Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3
"Repeat, '_You are old, Father William_,'" said the Caterpillar.
"Repite, '_Eres viejo, Padre William_,'" dijo la Oruga.
Alice folded her hands, and began:—
Alicia juntó sus manos, y comenzó:—
"You are old, Father William," the young man said, "And your hair has become very white; And yet you incessantly stand on your head— Do you think, at your age, it is right?"
"Eres viejo, Padre William," dijo el joven, "Y tu cabello se ha vuelto muy blanco; Y sin embargo incesantemente te paras sobre tu cabeza— ¿Crees que, a tu edad, es correcto?"
"In my youth," Father William replied to his son, "I feared it might injure the brain; But, now that I'm perfectly sure I have none, Why, I do it again and again."
"En mi juventud," respondió Padre William a su hijo, "Temía que pudiera dañar el cerebro; Pero, ahora que estoy perfectamente seguro de que no tengo ninguno, Pues, lo hago una y otra vez."
"You are old," said the youth, "as I mentioned before, And have grown most uncommonly fat; Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door— Pray, what is the reason of that?"
"Eres viejo," dijo el joven, "como mencioné antes, Y has engordado de manera muy poco común; Sin embargo diste una voltereta hacia atrás en la puerta— Por favor, ¿cuál es la razón de eso?"
"In my youth," said the sage, as he shook his grey locks, "I kept all my limbs very supple By the use of this ointment—one shilling the box— Allow me to sell you a couple?"
"En mi juventud," dijo el sabio, mientras sacudía sus canas, "Mantuve todos mis miembros muy flexibles Con el uso de este ungüento—un chelín la caja— ¿Me permites venderte un par?"
"You are old," said the youth, "and your jaws are too weak For anything tougher than suet; Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak— Pray, how did you manage to do it?"
"Eres viejo," dijo el joven, "y tus mandíbulas son demasiado débiles Para cualquier cosa más dura que el sebo; Sin embargo terminaste el ganso, con los huesos y el pico— Por favor, ¿cómo te las arreglaste para hacerlo?"
"In my youth," said his father, "I took to the law, And argued each case with my wife; And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw, Has lasted the rest of my life.
"En mi juventud," dijo su padre, "me dediqué a la ley, Y discutí cada caso con mi esposa; Y la fuerza muscular, que le dio a mi mandíbula, Ha durado el resto de mi vida.
Vocabulary
- Repite
- Command form: repeat, say again
- Eres
- You are (informal singular)
- viejo
- Old, elderly; also means old man
- Padre
- Father, dad; also priest
- dijo
- He/she said, past tense of decir
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- Oruga
- Caterpillar; also tank tread
- juntó
- He/she joined, put together, gathered
- sus
- His, her, their, your (formal) possessive
- manos
- Hands, plural of mano
- y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- comenzó
- He/she began, started, past tense
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- joven
- Young, youthful; also means young person
- Y
- And, conjunction (capitalized)
- tu
- Your (informal singular possessive)
- cabello
- Hair (on head)
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves
- ha
- Has, auxiliary verb for present perfect
- vuelto
- Become, turned, past participle of volver
- muy
- Very, quite, extremely
- blanco
- White; also blank or target
- sin
- Without, lacking
- embargo
- However (in phrase sin embargo)
- incesantemente
- Incessantly, constantly, without stopping
- te
- You, yourself (informal object/reflexive pronoun)
- paras
- You stop, you stand (informal)
- sobre
- On, upon, over, about
- cabeza
- Head (body part)
- Crees
- You believe, you think (informal)
- que
- That, which, than (conjunction/relative pronoun)
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- edad
- Age, how old someone is
- es
- Is, third person singular of ser
- correcto
- Correct, right, proper
- En
- In, on, at (preposition)
- mi
- My (possessive adjective)
- juventud
- Youth, young age, adolescence
- respondió
- He/she responded, answered, replied
- su
- His, her, its, their, your (possessive)
- hijo
- Son, child (male)
- Temía
- I feared, I was afraid (imperfect)
- pudiera
- Could, might (imperfect subjunctive of poder)
- dañar
- To damage, harm, hurt
- cerebro
- Brain (organ)
- Pero
- But, however (conjunction)
- ahora
- Now, at present
- estoy
- I am (first person estar)
- perfectamente
- Perfectly, completely, flawlessly
- seguro
- Sure, certain; also safe, secure
- de
- Of, from, about (preposition)
- no
- No, not (negation)
- tengo
- I have (first person tener)
- ninguno
- None, not any, no one
- Pues
- Well, then, so (filler/conjunction)
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- hago
- I do, I make (first person)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- otra
- Another, other (feminine)
- vez
- Time, occasion; once
- como
- Like, as, how
- mencioné
- I mentioned, I said (preterite)
- antes
- Before, previously, earlier
- has
- You have (informal auxiliary verb)
- engordado
- Fattened, gained weight, become fat
- manera
- Way, manner, mode
- poco
- Little, few, not much
- común
- Common, usual, ordinary
- Sin
- Without (preposition)
- diste
- You gave (informal preterite of dar)
- voltereta
- Somersault, flip, tumble
- hacia
- Toward, towards (preposition)
- atrás
- Back, backward, behind
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- puerta
- Door, doorway, gate
- Por
- For, by, through, because of
- favor
- Favor; please (in por favor)
- cuál
- Which, what (interrogative with accent)
- razón
- Reason, cause; also right, correctness
- eso
- That (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- sabio
- Wise, sage; wise person
- mientras
- While, meanwhile, whereas
- sacudía
- He/she shook, was shaking (imperfect)
- canas
- Gray/white hairs, gray hair
- Mantuve
- I kept, I maintained (preterite)
- todos
- All, every, everyone (masculine plural)
- mis
- My (plural possessive)
- miembros
- Members; also limbs (body parts)
- flexibles
- Flexible, supple, bendable
- Con
- With (preposition)
- uso
- Use, usage; I use
- este
- This (masculine demonstrative)
- ungüento
- Ointment, salve, unguent
- un
- A, an, one (masculine indefinite)
- caja
- Box, case, crate
- Me
- Me, myself (object/reflexive pronoun)
- permites
- You allow, you permit (informal)
- venderte
- To sell to you (infinitive plus pronoun)
- par
- Pair, couple, even number
- tus
- Your (informal plural possessive)
- mandíbulas
- Jaws, jawbones
- son
- Are, they/you are (plural ser)
- demasiado
- Too much, excessively, overly
- débiles
- Weak, feeble, frail (plural)
- Para
- For, in order to, to
- cualquier
- Any, whichever, whatever
- cosa
- Thing, matter, object
- más
- More, most, plus
- dura
- Hard, tough; lasts (feminine/verb)
- terminaste
- You finished, you ended (informal preterite)
- ganso
- Goose (bird)
- con
- With (preposition)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- huesos
- Bones (plural of hueso)
- pico
- Beak, peak, bit
- cómo
- How, what way (interrogative with accent)
- las
- The, them (feminine plural article/pronoun)
- arreglaste
- You fixed, arranged, managed (informal preterite)
- para
- For, to, in order to
- hacerlo
- To do it (infinitive plus pronoun)
- padre
- Father, dad; also priest
- me
- Me, myself (object/reflexive pronoun)
- dediqué
- I dedicated myself, I devoted (preterite)
- ley
- Law, statute, rule
- discutí
- I argued, I discussed (preterite)
- cada
- Each, every
- caso
- Case, instance, situation
- esposa
- Wife, spouse (female)
- fuerza
- Force, strength, power
- muscular
- Muscular, relating to muscles
- le
- To him, to her, to you (indirect object)
- dio
- He/she gave (preterite of dar)
- mandíbula
- Jaw, jawbone
- Ha
- Has, he/she has (auxiliary verb)
- durado
- Lasted, endured (past participle of durar)
- resto
- Rest, remainder, leftover
- vida
- Life, lifetime, living
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