Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 5
While she was trying to fix on one, the cook took the cauldron of soup off the fire, and at once set to work throwing everything within her reach at the Duchess and the baby—the fire-irons came first; then followed a shower of saucepans, plates, and dishes.
Mientras ella trataba de decidirse por una, la cocinera retiró el caldero de sopa del fuego, y enseguida se puso a lanzar todo lo que tenía a su alcance contra la Duquesa y el bebé—primero vinieron los atizadores; luego siguió una lluvia de cacerolas, platos y fuentes.
The Duchess took no notice of them even when they hit her; and the baby was howling so much already, that it was quite impossible to say whether the blows hurt it or not.
La Duquesa no les prestó atención ni siquiera cuando le dieron; y el bebé aullaba ya tanto, que era del todo imposible decir si los golpes le dolían o no.
"Oh, _please_ mind what you're doing!" cried Alice, jumping up and down in an agony of terror.
"¡Oh, por favor, ten cuidado con lo que haces!" gritó Alicia, saltando arriba y abajo en una agonía de terror.
"Oh, there goes his _precious_ nose!" as an unusually large saucepan flew close by it, and very nearly carried it off.
"¡Oh, ahí va su preciosa nariz!" cuando una cacerola inusualmente grande voló cerca de ella, y casi se la llevó.
"If everybody minded their own business," the Duchess said in a hoarse growl, "the world would go round a deal faster than it does."
"Si todos se ocuparan de sus propios asuntos," dijo la Duquesa con un gruñido ronco, "el mundo daría vueltas mucho más rápido de lo que lo hace."
"Which would _not_ be an advantage," said Alice, who felt very glad to get an opportunity of showing off a little of her knowledge.
"Lo cual no sería una ventaja," dijo Alicia, quien se sintió muy contenta de tener la oportunidad de lucir un poco sus conocimientos.
"Just think of what work it would make with the day and night!
"¡Piensa solamente en el lío que causaría con el día y la noche!
You see the earth takes twenty-four hours to turn round on its axis—"
Verás, la tierra tarda veinticuatro horas en dar una vuelta sobre su eje—"
"Talking of axes," said the Duchess, "chop off her head!"
"Hablando de ejes," dijo la Duquesa, "¡córtenle la cabeza!"
Alice glanced rather anxiously at the cook, to see if she meant to take the hint; but the cook was busily stirring the soup, and seemed not to be listening, so she went on again: "Twenty-four hours, I _think_; or is it twelve?
Alicia miró con cierta ansiedad a la cocinera, para ver si pensaba seguir la insinuación; pero la cocinera estaba ocupada removiendo la sopa, y parecía no estar escuchando, así que continuó de nuevo: "Veinticuatro horas, creo; ¿o son doce?
Vocabulary
- Mientras
- while, meanwhile
- ella
- she, her
- trataba
- was trying, was attempting
- de
- of, from, to
- decidirse
- to decide, to make up one's mind
- por
- for, by, through
- una
- a, an, one (feminine)
- la
- the (feminine singular)
- cocinera
- cook, female chef
- retiró
- withdrew, removed, took away
- el
- the (masculine singular)
- caldero
- cauldron, large pot
- sopa
- soup
- del
- of the, from the (de + el)
- fuego
- fire, heat
- y
- and
- enseguida
- immediately, right away
- se
- herself, himself, itself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- puso
- put, placed, set
- a
- to, at
- lanzar
- to throw, to launch
- todo
- all, everything
- lo
- it, him (direct object pronoun)
- que
- that, which, who
- tenía
- had, possessed
- su
- his, her, its, their
- alcance
- reach, range, scope
- contra
- against
- vinieron
- came, arrived
- los
- the (masculine plural)
- luego
- then, later, afterwards
- siguió
- followed, continued
- lluvia
- rain
- cacerolas
- pots, saucepans
- platos
- plates, dishes
- fuentes
- platters, serving dishes, sources
- La
- the (feminine singular)
- no
- no, not
- les
- them, to them (indirect object pronoun)
- prestó
- lent, paid (attention)
- atención
- attention
- ni
- nor, not even
- siquiera
- even, not even
- cuando
- when
- le
- him, her, to him, to her
- dieron
- gave, hit
- bebé
- baby
- aullaba
- was howling, was wailing
- ya
- already, now
- tanto
- so much, so many
- era
- was, used to be
- imposible
- impossible
- decir
- to say, to tell
- si
- if, whether
- golpes
- blows, hits, knocks
- dolían
- hurt, were painful
- o
- or
- ¡Oh
- Oh! (exclamation)
- favor
- favor, please
- ten
- have (imperative of tener)
- cuidado
- care, caution, careful
- con
- with
- haces
- you do, you make
- gritó
- shouted, screamed, yelled
- saltando
- jumping, leaping
- arriba
- up, above, upstairs
- abajo
- down, below, downstairs
- en
- in, on, at
- agonía
- agony, anguish
- terror
- terror, horror
- ahí
- there
- va
- goes, is going
- preciosa
- precious, beautiful
- nariz
- nose
- cacerola
- pot, saucepan
- inusualmente
- unusually
- grande
- big, large, great
- voló
- flew
- cerca
- near, close
- casi
- almost, nearly
- llevó
- carried, took, wore
- Si
- if
- todos
- all, everyone, everybody
- ocuparan
- occupied, took care of (imperfect subjunctive)
- sus
- his, her, its, their (plural possessive)
- propios
- own
- asuntos
- matters, affairs, business
- dijo
- said, told
- un
- a, an, one (masculine)
- gruñido
- grunt, growl, grumble
- ronco
- hoarse, husky
- mundo
- world
- daría
- would give, would turn
- vueltas
- turns, revolutions, laps
- mucho
- much, a lot, very
- más
- more, most
- rápido
- fast, quick, rapidly
- hace
- does, makes, ago
- Lo
- it, the thing
- cual
- which, who
- sería
- would be
- ventaja
- advantage, benefit
- quien
- who, whom
- sintió
- felt
- muy
- very, quite
- contenta
- happy, pleased, content (feminine)
- tener
- to have
- oportunidad
- opportunity, chance
- lucir
- to show off, to shine, to look
- poco
- little, few, a bit
- conocimientos
- knowledge, understanding
- ¡Piensa
- Think! (imperative of pensar)
- solamente
- only, solely, just
- lío
- mess, trouble, confusion
- causaría
- would cause
- día
- day
- noche
- night
- Verás
- you will see
- tierra
- earth, land, ground
- tarda
- takes (time), is late, delays
- veinticuatro
- twenty-four
- horas
- hours
- dar
- to give
- vuelta
- turn, revolution, return
- sobre
- on, about, over
- Hablando
- speaking, talking
- ejes
- axes, axles
- cabeza
- head
- miró
- looked, watched
- cierta
- certain, sure (feminine)
- ansiedad
- anxiety, worry
- para
- for, to, in order to
- ver
- to see
- pensaba
- was thinking, thought
- seguir
- to follow, to continue
- insinuación
- hint, insinuation
- pero
- but
- estaba
- was, was being
- ocupada
- busy, occupied (feminine)
- removiendo
- stirring, removing
- parecía
- seemed, appeared
- estar
- to be
- escuchando
- listening
- así
- so, thus, like this
- continuó
- continued
- nuevo
- new, again
- Veinticuatro
- twenty-four
- creo
- I believe, I think
- son
- are, they are
- doce
- twelve
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