Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 9
" which produced another dead silence.
" lo cual produjo otro silencio absoluto.
Alice noticed with some surprise that the pebbles were all turning into little cakes as they lay on the floor, and a bright idea came into her head.
Alicia notó con cierta sorpresa que los guijarros se estaban convirtiendo en pequeños pasteles mientras yacían en el suelo, y una idea brillante vino a su cabeza.
"If I eat one of these cakes," she thought, "it's sure to make _some_ change in my size; and as it can't possibly make me larger, it must make me smaller, I suppose."
"Si como uno de estos pasteles," pensó, "seguramente producirá _algún_ cambio en mi tamaño; y como no puede posiblemente hacerme más grande, debe hacerme más pequeña, supongo."
So she swallowed one of the cakes, and was delighted to find that she began shrinking directly.
Así que se tragó uno de los pasteles, y se deleitó al descubrir que comenzó a encogerse inmediatamente.
As soon as she was small enough to get through the door, she ran out of the house, and found quite a crowd of little animals and birds waiting outside.
Tan pronto como fue lo suficientemente pequeña para pasar por la puerta, salió corriendo de la casa, y encontró toda una multitud de pequeños animales y pájaros esperando afuera.
The poor little Lizard, Bill, was in the middle, being held up by two guinea-pigs, who were giving it something out of a bottle.
El pobre lagartito, Bill, estaba en el medio, siendo sostenido por dos conejillos de Indias, que le estaban dando algo de una botella.
They all made a rush at Alice the moment she appeared; but she ran off as hard as she could, and soon found herself safe in a thick wood.
Todos se abalanzaron sobre Alicia en el momento en que apareció; pero ella salió corriendo tan rápido como pudo, y pronto se encontró a salvo en un bosque espeso.
"The first thing I've got to do," said Alice to herself, as she wandered about in the wood, "is to grow to my right size again; and the second thing is to find my way into that lovely garden.
"Lo primero que tengo que hacer," se dijo Alicia a sí misma, mientras deambulaba por el bosque, "es crecer hasta mi tamaño correcto otra vez; y lo segundo es encontrar mi camino hacia ese jardín encantador.
I think that will be the best plan.
Creo que ese será el mejor plan.
Vocabulary
- lo
- It, him; masculine direct object pronoun
- cual
- Which, who; relative pronoun
- produjo
- Produced, caused; past tense of producir
- otro
- Other, another; masculine adjective or pronoun
- silencio
- Silence, quiet, absence of sound
- absoluto
- Absolute, complete, total
- notó
- Noticed, noted; past tense of notar
- con
- With, accompanying or by means of
- cierta
- Certain, some; feminine form of cierto
- sorpresa
- Surprise, unexpected event or feeling
- que
- That, which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- los
- The, them; masculine plural definite article or pronoun
- guijarros
- Pebbles, small smooth stones
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, themselves, each other
- estaban
- Were, they/you were; past imperfect of estar
- convirtiendo
- Converting, turning into; present participle of convertir
- en
- In, into, on; preposition of location or transformation
- pequeños
- Small, little; masculine plural adjective
- pasteles
- Cakes, pastries; plural noun
- mientras
- While, meanwhile, during the time that
- yacían
- Lay, were lying; past imperfect of yacer
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- suelo
- Floor, ground, soil, surface of earth
- y
- And; coordinating conjunction
- una
- A, an, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- idea
- Idea, thought, concept, notion
- brillante
- Brilliant, bright, shiny, clever
- vino
- Came, arrived; past tense of venir
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or location
- su
- His, her, your, their; possessive adjective
- cabeza
- Head, mind, top part of body
- Si
- If, whether; conditional conjunction
- como
- Like, as, how; comparison or manner
- uno
- One, a single unit; masculine numeral or pronoun
- de
- Of, from, about; preposition showing possession or origin
- estos
- These; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- pensó
- Thought, believed; past tense of pensar
- seguramente
- Surely, certainly, probably, most likely
- producirá
- Will produce, will cause; future tense of producir
- _algún_
- Some, any; masculine form of alguno before noun
- cambio
- Change, alteration, modification, exchange
- mi
- My, belonging to me; possessive adjective
- tamaño
- Size, dimension, magnitude
- no
- No, not; negation adverb
- puede
- Can, is able to; third person singular of poder
- posiblemente
- Possibly, perhaps, maybe, potentially
- hacerme
- To make me, to do to me; infinitive plus pronoun
- más
- More, most, plus; comparative adverb
- grande
- Big, large, great, grand
- debe
- Must, should, ought to; third person singular of deber
- pequeña
- Small, little; feminine adjective
- supongo
- I suppose, I assume; first person singular of suponer
- Así
- So, thus, therefore, in this way
- tragó
- Swallowed; past tense of tragar
- deleitó
- Delighted, pleased; past tense of deleitar
- al
- To the, at the; contraction of a + el
- descubrir
- To discover, to find out, to uncover
- comenzó
- Began, started; past tense of comenzar
- encogerse
- To shrink, to contract, to become smaller
- inmediatamente
- Immediately, right away, at once
- Tan
- So, as, such; intensifying adverb
- pronto
- Soon, quickly, early, ready
- fue
- Was, went; past tense of ser or ir
- suficientemente
- Sufficiently, enough, adequately
- para
- For, to, in order to; preposition of purpose
- pasar
- To pass, to happen, to go through
- por
- By, through, for, per; preposition indicating means or place
- la
- The, her, it; feminine singular definite article or pronoun
- puerta
- Door, doorway, gate, entrance
- salió
- Left, went out; past tense of salir
- corriendo
- Running; present participle of correr
- casa
- House, home, dwelling
- encontró
- Found, encountered; past tense of encontrar
- toda
- All, whole, entire; feminine singular adjective
- multitud
- Multitude, crowd, throng, large number
- animales
- Animals, living creatures, beasts
- pájaros
- Birds, feathered flying creatures
- esperando
- Waiting, hoping; present participle of esperar
- afuera
- Outside, outdoors, out
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- pobre
- Poor, unfortunate, lacking resources
- lagartito
- Little lizard; diminutive of lagarto
- medio
- Half, middle, medium, means
- siendo
- Being; present participle of ser
- sostenido
- Held, sustained, supported; past participle of sostener
- dos
- Two, the number 2
- conejillos
- Little rabbits, guinea pigs; diminutive of conejos
- Indias
- Indies, Indian; often used in conejillos de Indias
- le
- Him, her, you, to him/her; indirect object pronoun
- dando
- Giving; present participle of dar
- algo
- Something, anything, somewhat
- botella
- Bottle, container for liquids
- Todos
- All, everyone, everybody; masculine plural pronoun
- abalanzaron
- Rushed, lunged, threw themselves; past tense of abalanzarse
- sobre
- On, over, about, upon; preposition
- momento
- Moment, instant, time, point in time
- apareció
- Appeared, showed up; past tense of aparecer
- pero
- But, however, yet; adversative conjunction
- ella
- She, her; third person feminine singular pronoun
- tan
- So, as, such; intensifying adverb
- rápido
- Fast, quick, rapid, swift
- pudo
- Could, was able to; past tense of poder
- salvo
- Except, safe, saved; preposition or past participle of salvar
- un
- A, an, one; masculine singular indefinite article
- bosque
- Forest, woods, wooded area
- espeso
- Thick, dense, heavy, concentrated
- Lo
- It, the; masculine definite article or pronoun
- primero
- First, primary, initial, foremost
- tengo
- I have; first person singular of tener
- hacer
- To do, to make, to perform
- dijo
- Said, told; past tense of decir
- sí
- Yes, oneself, itself; affirmation or reflexive pronoun
- misma
- Same, self, very; feminine adjective
- deambulaba
- Was wandering, was roaming; past imperfect of deambular
- es
- Is, it is; third person singular of ser
- crecer
- To grow, to increase, to develop
- hasta
- Until, up to, as far as, even
- correcto
- Correct, right, proper, accurate
- otra
- Other, another; feminine adjective or pronoun
- vez
- Time, occasion, turn, instance
- segundo
- Second, next, following; ordinal number or noun
- encontrar
- To find, to encounter, to meet
- camino
- Road, path, way, route
- hacia
- Toward, towards, in the direction of
- ese
- That, that one; masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- jardín
- Garden, yard, park
- encantador
- Charming, delightful, lovely, enchanting
- Creo
- I believe, I think; first person singular of creer
- será
- Will be; future tense of ser
- mejor
- Better, best, improved; comparative adjective
- plan
- Plan, scheme, design, strategy
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