Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3
"It _is_ the same thing with you," said the Hatter, and here the conversation dropped, and the party sat silent for a minute, while Alice thought over all she could remember about ravens and writing-desks, which wasn't much.
"Es lo mismo contigo", dijo el Sombrerero, y aquí la conversación decayó, y el grupo se sentó en silencio por un minuto, mientras Alicia repasaba todo lo que podía recordar sobre cuervos y escritorios, que no era mucho.
The Hatter was the first to break the silence.
El Sombrerero fue el primero en romper el silencio.
"What day of the month is it?" he said, turning to Alice: he had taken his watch out of his pocket, and was looking at it uneasily, shaking it every now and then, and holding it to his ear.
"¿Qué día del mes es?", dijo, volviéndose hacia Alicia: había sacado su reloj de su bolsillo, y lo estaba mirando con inquietud, sacudiéndolo de vez en cuando, y sosteniéndolo contra su oído.
Alice considered a little, and then said "The fourth."
Alicia reflexionó un poco, y luego dijo "El cuatro".
"Two days wrong!" sighed the Hatter.
"¡Dos días de error!", suspiró el Sombrerero.
"I told you butter wouldn't suit the works!" he added looking angrily at the March Hare.
"¡Te dije que la mantequilla no serviría para el mecanismo!", añadió mirando enojado a la Liebre de Marzo.
"It was the _best_ butter," the March Hare meekly replied.
"Era la mejor mantequilla", respondió dócilmente la Liebre de Marzo.
"Yes, but some crumbs must have got in as well," the Hatter grumbled: "you shouldn't have put it in with the bread-knife."
"Sí, pero algunas migas deben haber entrado también", refunfuñó el Sombrerero: "no debiste haberla puesto con el cuchillo del pan".
The March Hare took the watch and looked at it gloomily: then he dipped it into his cup of tea, and looked at it again: but he could think of nothing better to say than his first remark, "It was the _best_ butter, you know."
La Liebre de Marzo tomó el reloj y lo miró con tristeza: luego lo sumergió en su taza de té, y lo miró de nuevo: pero no pudo pensar en nada mejor que decir que su primer comentario, "Era la mejor mantequilla, sabes".
Alice had been looking over his shoulder with some curiosity.
Alicia había estado mirando por encima de su hombro con cierta curiosidad.
"What a funny watch!" she remarked.
"¡Qué reloj tan gracioso!", comentó ella.
"It tells the day of the month, and doesn't tell what o'clock it is!"
"¡Indica el día del mes, y no dice qué hora es!"
"Why should it?" muttered the Hatter.
"¿Por qué debería?", murmuró el Sombrerero.
"Does _your_ watch tell you what year it is?
"¿Tu reloj te dice qué año es?
Vocabulary
- Es
- It is; third person singular of 'ser'
- lo
- It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- mismo
- Same, itself; adjective indicating identity or similarity
- contigo
- With you; prepositional phrase for informal singular
- dijo
- Said, told; preterite third person of 'decir'
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- aquí
- Here; adverb indicating this place or location
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- conversación
- Conversation; verbal exchange between two or more people
- decayó
- Declined, waned; preterite third person of 'decaer'
- grupo
- Group; collection of people or things together
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, themselves
- sentó
- Sat down; preterite third person of 'sentarse'
- en
- In, on, at; preposition indicating location
- silencio
- Silence; absence of sound or speech
- por
- For, by, through; preposition with multiple meanings
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- minuto
- Minute; unit of time equal to seconds
- mientras
- While, meanwhile; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- repasaba
- Was reviewing, going over; imperfect of 'repasar'
- todo
- All, everything; adjective or pronoun for totality
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- podía
- Could, was able; imperfect third person 'poder'
- recordar
- To remember, recall; infinitive verb for memory
- sobre
- About, on, over; preposition indicating topic or position
- cuervos
- Ravens, crows; plural of large black birds
- escritorios
- Desks, writing tables; plural of furniture for work
- no
- No, not; negation adverb
- era
- Was, used to be; imperfect third person 'ser'
- mucho
- Much, a lot; adjective or adverb quantity
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- fue
- Was, went; preterite third person of 'ser/ir'
- primero
- First; ordinal number or adjective for sequence
- romper
- To break; infinitive verb for breaking or interrupting
- Qué
- What; interrogative pronoun asking for information
- día
- Day; twenty-four hour period or daytime
- del
- Of the; contraction of 'de' plus 'el'
- mes
- Month; division of the year, approximately weeks
- es
- Is; third person singular present of 'ser'
- volviéndose
- Turning; gerund of reflexive verb 'volverse'
- hacia
- Toward, towards; preposition indicating direction
- había
- Had, there was; imperfect third person 'haber'
- sacado
- Taken out; past participle of 'sacar'
- su
- His, her, your, their; possessive adjective
- reloj
- Watch, clock; device for telling time
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- bolsillo
- Pocket; small pouch in clothing for items
- estaba
- Was; imperfect third person of 'estar'
- mirando
- Looking, watching; gerund of verb 'mirar'
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- inquietud
- Uneasiness, anxiety; state of worry or restlessness
- sacudiéndolo
- Shaking it; gerund of 'sacudir' with pronoun
- vez
- Time, occasion; instance or occurrence of something
- cuando
- When; adverb or conjunction for time
- sosteniéndolo
- Holding it; gerund of 'sostener' with pronoun
- contra
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or contact
- oído
- Ear, heard; noun for organ or participle
- reflexionó
- Reflected, pondered; preterite third person of 'reflexionar'
- poco
- Little, few; adjective or adverb for quantity
- luego
- Then, later; adverb indicating subsequent time
- cuatro
- Four; cardinal number after three
- Dos
- Two; cardinal number after one
- días
- Days; plural of day, twenty-four hour periods
- error
- Error, mistake; something incorrect or wrong
- suspiró
- Sighed; preterite third person of 'suspirar'
- Te
- You; informal singular object pronoun
- dije
- I told, I said; preterite first person 'decir'
- mantequilla
- Butter; dairy product made from cream
- serviría
- Would serve; conditional third person of 'servir'
- para
- For, to; preposition indicating purpose or destination
- mecanismo
- Mechanism; system of parts working together
- añadió
- Added; preterite third person of 'añadir'
- enojado
- Angry, annoyed; adjective describing anger state
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or location
- Liebre
- Hare; large rabbit-like animal, character name
- Marzo
- March; third month of the year
- Era
- Was, era; imperfect 'ser' or noun period
- mejor
- Better, best; comparative or superlative adjective
- respondió
- Responded, answered; preterite third person of 'responder'
- dócilmente
- Meekly, docilely; adverb indicating obedient manner
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response or adverb
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- algunas
- Some; feminine plural indefinite adjective
- migas
- Crumbs; small pieces of bread or food
- deben
- Must, should; third person plural of 'deber'
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb or existence verb
- entrado
- Entered; past participle of verb 'entrar'
- también
- Also, too; adverb indicating addition or inclusion
- refunfuñó
- Grumbled, muttered; preterite third person of 'refunfuñar'
- debiste
- You should have; preterite second person 'deber'
- haberla
- To have it; infinitive 'haber' with feminine pronoun
- puesto
- Put, placed; past participle of verb 'poner'
- cuchillo
- Knife; cutting utensil with sharp blade
- pan
- Bread; baked food made from flour
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- tomó
- Took, grabbed; preterite third person of 'tomar'
- miró
- Looked, watched; preterite third person of 'mirar'
- tristeza
- Sadness; state of being sad or sorrowful
- sumergió
- Submerged, dipped; preterite third person of 'sumergir'
- taza
- Cup; container for drinking beverages
- té
- Tea; beverage made from infused leaves
- nuevo
- New, again; adjective for novelty or adverb
- pudo
- Could, was able; preterite third person 'poder'
- pensar
- To think; infinitive verb for mental process
- nada
- Nothing; pronoun indicating absence of things
- decir
- To say, tell; infinitive verb for speaking
- primer
- First; shortened form of 'primero' before masculine
- comentario
- Comment, remark; spoken or written observation
- sabes
- You know; second person singular of 'saber'
- estado
- Been, state; past participle of 'estar' or noun
- encima
- Above, on top; adverb indicating position
- hombro
- Shoulder; upper joint connecting arm to body
- cierta
- Certain; feminine adjective indicating some or particular
- curiosidad
- Curiosity; desire to know or learn something
- tan
- So, such; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- gracioso
- Funny, amusing; adjective describing humor or wit
- comentó
- Commented, remarked; preterite third person of 'comentar'
- ella
- She, her; feminine third person subject pronoun
- Indica
- Indicates, shows; third person singular of 'indicar'
- dice
- Says, tells; third person singular of 'decir'
- qué
- What; interrogative pronoun or exclamation word
- hora
- Hour, time; unit of time or o'clock
- Por
- By, for; preposition with multiple contextual meanings
- debería
- Should, ought to; conditional third person 'deber'
- murmuró
- Murmured, whispered; preterite third person of 'murmurar'
- Tu
- Your; informal possessive adjective without accent
- te
- You; informal singular object pronoun
- año
- Year; period of twelve months or days
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