Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 8
Why, I haven't had a wink of sleep these three weeks!
¡Vaya, no he pegado ojo en tres semanas!
"I'm very sorry you've been annoyed," said Alice, who was beginning to see its meaning.
"Lamento mucho que la hayan molestado", dijo Alicia, que empezaba a comprender su significado.
"And just as I'd taken the highest tree in the wood," continued the Pigeon, raising its voice to a shriek, "and just as I was thinking I should be free of them at last, they must needs come wriggling down from the sky!
"Y justo cuando había tomado el árbol más alto del bosque", continuó la Paloma, elevando su voz hasta un chillido, "y justo cuando pensaba que estaría libre de ellas por fin, ¡tienen que venir serpenteando desde el cielo!
Ugh, Serpent!"
¡Uf, Serpiente!"
"But I'm _not_ a serpent, I tell you!" said Alice.
"¡Pero yo no soy una serpiente, se lo digo!" dijo Alicia.
"I'm a—I'm a—"
"Soy una—Soy una—"
"Well! _What_ are you?" said the Pigeon.
"¡Bien! ¿Qué eres tú?" dijo la Paloma.
"I can see you're trying to invent something!"
"¡Veo que estás tratando de inventar algo!"
"I—I'm a little girl," said Alice, rather doubtfully, as she remembered the number of changes she had gone through that day.
"Yo—Yo soy una niña", dijo Alicia, con bastante duda, mientras recordaba la cantidad de cambios por los que había pasado ese día.
"A likely story indeed!" said the Pigeon in a tone of the deepest contempt.
"¡Vaya cuento más probable!" dijo la Paloma en un tono de profundo desprecio.
"I've seen a good many little girls in my time, but never _one_ with such a neck as that!
"He visto muchas niñas en mi tiempo, pero nunca una con un cuello como ese!
No, no!
¡No, no!
You're a serpent; and there's no use denying it.
Eres una serpiente; y no sirve de nada negarlo.
I suppose you'll be telling me next that you never tasted an egg!"
¡Supongo que ahora me dirás que nunca has probado un huevo!"
"I _have_ tasted eggs, certainly," said Alice, who was a very truthful child; "but little girls eat eggs quite as much as serpents do, you know."
"Sí he probado huevos, ciertamente", dijo Alicia, que era una niña muy sincera; "pero las niñas comen huevos tanto como las serpientes, ¿sabes?"
"I don't believe it," said the Pigeon; "but if they do, why then they're a kind of serpent, that's all I can say.
"No lo creo", dijo la Paloma; "pero si lo hacen, entonces son una especie de serpiente, eso es todo lo que puedo decir.
Vocabulary
- Vaya
- interjection expressing surprise or emphasis; wow, well
- no
- not, no; negation word
- he
- first person singular present perfect auxiliary; I have
- pegado
- past participle of pegar; stuck, glued, hit
- ojo
- eye; organ of sight
- en
- in, on, at; preposition indicating location or time
- tres
- three; the number 3
- semanas
- weeks; plural of semana, seven-day periods
- Lamento
- I regret, I am sorry; first person lament
- mucho
- much, a lot, very; indicates large quantity
- que
- that, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- la
- the; feminine singular definite article
- hayan
- third person plural present subjunctive of haber; they have
- molestado
- past participle of molestar; bothered, annoyed, disturbed
- dijo
- third person singular preterite of decir; he/she said
- empezaba
- third person singular imperfect of empezar; was beginning
- a
- to, at; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- comprender
- to understand, to comprehend; infinitive verb
- su
- his, her, its, their; possessive adjective
- significado
- meaning, significance; noun indicating sense or definition
- Y
- and; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- justo
- just, exactly, fair; adverb or adjective
- cuando
- when; conjunction or adverb indicating time
- había
- third person imperfect of haber; there was, he had
- tomado
- past participle of tomar; taken, drunk, grabbed
- el
- the; masculine singular definite article
- árbol
- tree; woody plant with trunk and branches
- más
- more, most; comparative adverb
- alto
- tall, high; adjective describing height or elevation
- del
- of the; contraction of de plus el
- bosque
- forest, woods; area with many trees
- continuó
- third person preterite of continuar; he/she continued
- Paloma
- dove, pigeon; also a proper female name
- elevando
- present participle of elevar; raising, lifting, elevating
- voz
- voice; sound produced by speaking or singing
- hasta
- until, up to, even; preposition indicating limit
- un
- a, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- chillido
- shriek, scream, screech; high-pitched loud sound
- y
- and; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- pensaba
- third person imperfect of pensar; was thinking, thought
- estaría
- third person conditional of estar; would be
- libre
- free; not imprisoned, liberated, available
- de
- of, from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- ellas
- them, they; feminine plural pronoun
- por
- for, by, through; preposition with multiple meanings
- fin
- end; conclusion or purpose
- tienen
- third person plural present of tener; they have
- venir
- to come; infinitive verb indicating movement toward
- serpenteando
- present participle of serpentear; winding, snaking, meandering
- desde
- from, since; preposition indicating starting point
- cielo
- sky, heaven; the atmosphere above earth
- Uf
- ugh, oof; interjection expressing disgust or exhaustion
- Serpiente
- snake, serpent; reptile without legs
- Pero
- but, however; conjunction indicating contrast
- yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- soy
- first person present of ser; I am
- una
- a, an, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- serpiente
- snake, serpent; legless reptile
- se
- reflexive pronoun or indirect object; himself, herself
- lo
- it, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- digo
- first person present of decir; I say, tell
- Soy
- first person present of ser; I am
- Bien
- well, good, fine; adverb or interjection
- Qué
- what, which; interrogative pronoun
- eres
- second person present of ser; you are
- tú
- you; informal second person singular subject pronoun
- Veo
- first person present of ver; I see
- estás
- second person present of estar; you are
- tratando
- present participle of tratar; trying, treating, attempting
- inventar
- to invent, to make up, to fabricate
- algo
- something, anything; indefinite pronoun
- Yo
- I; first person singular pronoun, emphasized
- niña
- girl, child; young female person
- con
- with; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- bastante
- quite, enough, fairly; adverb indicating sufficiency
- duda
- doubt; uncertainty or hesitation
- mientras
- while, meanwhile; conjunction indicating simultaneous action
- recordaba
- third person imperfect of recordar; was remembering, recalled
- cantidad
- quantity, amount; measure of how much
- cambios
- changes; plural of cambio, alterations or modifications
- los
- the; masculine plural definite article
- pasado
- past, passed; past tense or previous time
- ese
- that; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- día
- day; 24-hour period or daylight hours
- cuento
- story, tale; also first person present of contar
- probable
- probable, likely; adjective indicating high likelihood
- tono
- tone, pitch; quality of sound or manner
- profundo
- deep, profound; adjective indicating great depth
- desprecio
- contempt, scorn; feeling of disdain or disrespect
- He
- first person present perfect auxiliary; I have
- visto
- past participle of ver; seen, witnessed
- muchas
- many, a lot of; feminine plural adjective
- niñas
- girls; plural of niña, young female children
- mi
- my; first person singular possessive adjective
- tiempo
- time, weather; duration or atmospheric conditions
- pero
- but, however; conjunction showing contrast
- nunca
- never; adverb indicating not at any time
- cuello
- neck; part of body connecting head and torso
- como
- like, as, how; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- No
- no, not; negation word, capitalized for emphasis
- Eres
- second person present of ser; you are
- sirve
- third person present of servir; serves, is useful
- nada
- nothing, anything; negative pronoun
- negarlo
- to deny it; infinitive negar plus pronoun lo
- Supongo
- first person present of suponer; I suppose, assume
- ahora
- now; adverb indicating present time
- me
- me; first person singular object pronoun
- dirás
- second person future of decir; you will say
- has
- second person present perfect auxiliary; you have
- probado
- past participle of probar; tried, tasted, proven
- huevo
- egg; oval reproductive body laid by birds
- Sí
- yes; affirmative response word
- huevos
- eggs; plural of huevo
- ciertamente
- certainly, surely; adverb indicating strong affirmation
- era
- third person imperfect of ser; was, used to be
- muy
- very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- sincera
- sincere, honest; feminine adjective describing truthfulness
- las
- the, them; feminine plural article or pronoun
- comen
- third person plural present of comer; they eat
- tanto
- so much, as much; adverb indicating quantity
- serpientes
- snakes, serpents; plural of serpiente
- sabes
- second person present of saber; you know
- creo
- first person present of creer; I believe, think
- si
- if, whether; conjunction introducing conditional clause
- hacen
- third person plural present of hacer; they do, make
- entonces
- then, so; adverb indicating consequence or time
- son
- third person plural present of ser; they are
- especie
- species, kind, sort; type or category
- eso
- that; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- es
- third person present of ser; is, he/she is
- todo
- all, everything; adjective or pronoun indicating totality
- puedo
- first person present of poder; I can, am able
- decir
- to say, to tell; infinitive verb of communication
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