Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 7
She waited for some time without hearing anything more: at last came a rumbling of little cartwheels, and the sound of a good many voices all talking together: she made out the words: "Where's the other ladder?—Why, I hadn't to bring but one; Bill's got the other—Bill! fetch it here, lad!—Here, put 'em up at this corner—No, tie 'em together first—they don't reach half high enough yet—Oh! they'll do well enough; don't be particular—Here, Bill! catch hold of this rope—Will the roof bear?—Mind that loose slate—Oh, it's coming down! Heads below!" (a loud crash)—"Now, who did that?—It was Bill, I fancy—Who's to go down the chimney?—Nay, _I_ shan't! _You_ do it!—_That_ I won't, then!—Bill's to go down—Here, Bill! the master says you're to go down the chimney!"
Esperó durante un rato sin oír nada más: por fin llegó un traqueteo de ruedecillas de carreta, y el sonido de muchas voces hablando todas a la vez: pudo distinguir las palabras: "¿Dónde está la otra escalera?—Vaya, yo no tenía que traer más que una; Bill tiene la otra—¡Bill! tráela aquí, muchacho!—Aquí, ponedlas en esta esquina—No, atadlas primero—aún no llegan ni a la mitad de alto—¡Oh! servirán bastante bien; no seáis exigentes—¡Aquí, Bill! agarra esta cuerda—¿Aguantará el tejado?—Cuidado con esa pizarra suelta—¡Oh, se está cayendo! ¡Cuidado abajo!" (un fuerte estruendo)—"Ahora, ¿quién ha hecho eso?—Fue Bill, me parece—¿Quién va a bajar por la chimenea?—¡Desde luego, yo no! ¡Hazlo tú!—¡Eso no lo haré, entonces!—Bill tiene que bajar—¡Aquí, Bill! el amo dice que tienes que bajar por la chimenea!"
"Oh! So Bill's got to come down the chimney, has he?" said Alice to herself.
"¡Oh! Así que Bill tiene que bajar por la chimenea, ¿verdad?" se dijo Alicia para sí misma.
"Shy, they seem to put everything upon Bill! I wouldn't be in Bill's place for a good deal: this fireplace is narrow, to be sure; but I _think_ I can kick a little!"
"Vaya, ¡parece que le echan todo encima a Bill! No me gustaría estar en el lugar de Bill por nada del mundo: esta chimenea es estrecha, desde luego; ¡pero creo que puedo dar una pequeña patada!"
She drew her foot as far down the chimney as she could, and waited till she heard a little animal (she couldn't guess of what sort it was) scratching and scrambling about in the chimney close above her: then, saying to herself "This is Bill," she gave one sharp kick, and waited to see what would happen next.
Metió su pie tan abajo en la chimenea como pudo, y esperó hasta que oyó a un animalito (no podía adivinar de qué tipo era) arañando y reptando en la chimenea justo encima de ella: entonces, diciéndose para sí "Este es Bill", dio una fuerte patada, y esperó a ver qué pasaría después.
Vocabulary
- Esperó
- He/she waited, or formal you waited
- durante
- During, throughout, for a period of time
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- rato
- A while, short period of time
- sin
- Without, lacking something
- oír
- To hear, perceive sounds
- nada
- Nothing, not anything
- más
- More, additional, else
- por
- By, for, through, because of
- fin
- End, conclusion, finally
- llegó
- He/she/it arrived, came, reached
- de
- Of, from, about
- y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- sonido
- Sound, noise, audible vibration
- muchas
- Many, a lot (feminine plural)
- voces
- Voices, shouts, plural of voice
- hablando
- Speaking, talking, present participle of hablar
- todas
- All, every (feminine plural)
- a
- To, at, preposition indicating direction
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- vez
- Time, occasion, turn, instance
- pudo
- He/she/it could, was able to, preterite poder
- distinguir
- To distinguish, differentiate, make out
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- palabras
- Words, terms, utterances
- Dónde
- Where, in what place, interrogative adverb
- está
- Is, he/she/it is located, estar conjugation
- otra
- Another, other (feminine singular)
- escalera
- Ladder, stairs, staircase
- Vaya
- Well, wow, go (subjunctive of ir)
- yo
- I, first person singular pronoun
- no
- No, not, negation word
- tenía
- I/he/she had, used to have, imperfect tener
- que
- That, which, conjunction or relative pronoun
- traer
- To bring, carry something to a place
- una
- A, an, one (feminine singular indefinite article)
- tiene
- He/she has, you have, third person tener
- tráela
- Bring it (feminine), imperative with pronoun attached
- aquí
- Here, in this place, at this location
- muchacho
- Boy, young man, lad
- Aquí
- Here, in this place, at this location
- en
- In, on, at, preposition of location
- esta
- This (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)
- esquina
- Corner, angle of two intersecting surfaces
- No
- No, not, negation word
- primero
- First, firstly, in the beginning
- aún
- Still, yet, even now
- llegan
- They arrive, reach, they get to
- ni
- Nor, not even, neither
- mitad
- Half, middle part of something
- alto
- High, tall, elevated in height
- servirán
- They will serve, will be useful, future servir
- bastante
- Enough, quite, sufficiently, rather
- bien
- Well, good, fine, correctly
- agarra
- Grab, grasp, seize, imperative or present tense
- cuerda
- Rope, cord, string
- Aguantará
- It will hold, endure, withstand, future aguantar
- tejado
- Roof, rooftop of a building
- Cuidado
- Careful, watch out, caution, care
- con
- With, together with, accompanied by
- esa
- That (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)
- suelta
- Loose, free, not attached or fixed
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or passive marker
- cayendo
- Falling, dropping, present participle of caer
- abajo
- Down, below, downstairs, underneath
- fuerte
- Strong, loud, intense, powerful
- Ahora
- Now, at this moment, at present
- quién
- Who, whom, interrogative pronoun for person
- ha
- Has, auxiliary verb for present perfect
- hecho
- Done, made, fact, past participle of hacer
- eso
- That, that thing, neuter demonstrative pronoun
- Fue
- It was, he/she went, preterite ser/ir
- me
- Me, to me, indirect or direct object pronoun
- parece
- It seems, appears, looks like, parecer conjugation
- Quién
- Who, whom, interrogative pronoun for person
- va
- Goes, is going, third person ir conjugation
- bajar
- To go down, descend, lower
- chimenea
- Chimney, fireplace, smokestack
- Desde
- From, since, starting from a point
- luego
- Then, later, of course, certainly
- Hazlo
- Do it, make it, imperative with pronoun
- tú
- You (informal singular subject pronoun)
- Eso
- That, that thing, neuter demonstrative pronoun
- lo
- It, him, masculine direct object pronoun
- haré
- I will do, I will make, future hacer
- entonces
- Then, at that time, in that case
- amo
- Master, owner, or I love (first person amar)
- dice
- Says, tells, third person decir conjugation
- tienes
- You have, second person tener conjugation
- Así
- Like this, thus, so, in this way
- verdad
- Truth, true, reality, fact
- dijo
- Said, told, preterite third person decir
- para
- For, to, in order to, towards
- sí
- Yes, oneself, himself, herself
- misma
- Same, self (feminine), very, herself
- le
- Him, her, you, indirect object pronoun
- echan
- They throw, cast, put, present echar conjugation
- todo
- Everything, all, entire, whole
- encima
- On top, above, over, overhead
- gustaría
- Would like, conditional form of gustar
- estar
- To be (temporary state or location)
- lugar
- Place, location, site, spot
- del
- Of the, from the (contraction de + el)
- mundo
- World, earth, globe, universe
- es
- Is, he/she/it is, third person ser
- estrecha
- Narrow, tight, close, confined (feminine)
- desde
- From, since, starting from a point
- pero
- But, however, yet, nevertheless
- creo
- I believe, think, suppose, first person creer
- puedo
- I can, I am able to, first person poder
- dar
- To give, hand, deliver
- pequeña
- Small, little, tiny (feminine)
- patada
- Kick, stamp with the foot
- Metió
- He/she put in, inserted, stuck, preterite meter
- su
- His, her, its, your, possessive adjective
- pie
- Foot, base, bottom
- tan
- So, as, such, very
- como
- Like, as, how, since
- esperó
- He/she waited, or formal you waited
- hasta
- Until, up to, as far as, even
- oyó
- He/she heard, preterite third person oír
- animalito
- Little animal, small creature, diminutive animal
- podía
- Could, was able to, imperfect poder conjugation
- adivinar
- To guess, figure out, predict, divine
- qué
- What, which, how, interrogative or exclamatory
- tipo
- Type, kind, sort, guy
- era
- Was, used to be, imperfect ser conjugation
- justo
- Just, fair, exactly, right, precise
- ella
- She, her, third person feminine pronoun
- diciéndose
- Saying to oneself, telling oneself, reflexive participle
- Este
- This (masculine singular demonstrative)
- dio
- Gave, handed, preterite third person dar
- ver
- To see, look at, watch
- pasaría
- Would happen, would pass, conditional pasar
- después
- After, afterwards, later, then
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