Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 4
"Of course not," Alice replied very readily: "but that's because it stays the same year for such a long time together."
"Por supuesto que no," respondió Alicia muy rápidamente: "pero eso es porque permanece el mismo año durante mucho tiempo seguido."
"Which is just the case with _mine_," said the Hatter.
"Que es justo el caso con _el mío_," dijo el Sombrerero.
Alice felt dreadfully puzzled, The Hatter's remark seemed to have no sort of meaning in it, and yet it was certainly English.
Alicia se sintió terriblemente desconcertada. El comentario del Sombrerero parecía no tener ningún tipo de sentido, y sin embargo era ciertamente inglés.
"I don't quite understand you," she said, as politely as she could.
"No te entiendo del todo," dijo ella, tan cortésmente como pudo.
"The Dormouse is asleep again," said the Hatter, and he poured a little hot tea upon its nose.
"El Lirón está dormido otra vez," dijo el Sombrerero, y vertió un poco de té caliente sobre su nariz.
The Dormouse shook its head impatiently, and said, without opening its eyes, "Of course, of course; just what I was going to remark myself."
El Lirón sacudió su cabeza impacientemente, y dijo, sin abrir sus ojos, "Por supuesto, por supuesto; justo lo que iba a comentar yo mismo."
"Have you guessed the riddle yet?" the Hatter said, turning to Alice again.
"¿Has adivinado el acertijo ya?" dijo el Sombrerero, volviéndose hacia Alicia otra vez.
"No, I give it up," Alice replied: "what's the answer?"
"No, me rindo," respondió Alicia: "¿cuál es la respuesta?"
"I haven't the slightest idea," said the Hatter.
"No tengo la más mínima idea," dijo el Sombrerero.
"Nor I," said the March Hare.
"Ni yo," dijo la Liebre de Marzo.
Alice sighed wearily.
Alicia suspiró cansadamente.
"I think you might do something better with the time," she said, "than waste it in asking riddles that have no answers."
"Creo que podrían hacer algo mejor con el tiempo," dijo ella, "que desperdiciarlo haciendo acertijos que no tienen respuestas."
"If you knew Time as well as I do," said the Hatter, "you wouldn't talk about wasting _it_. It's _him_."
"Si conocieras al Tiempo tan bien como yo," dijo el Sombrerero, "no hablarías de desperdiciar_lo_. Es _él_."
"I don't know what you mean," said Alice.
"No sé lo que quieres decir," dijo Alicia.
"Of course you don't!" the Hatter said, tossing his head contemptuously.
"¡Por supuesto que no!" dijo el Sombrerero, lanzando su cabeza con desprecio.
"I dare say you never even spoke to Time!"
"¡Me atrevo a decir que nunca has hablado siquiera con el Tiempo!"
"Perhaps not," Alice cautiously replied: "but I know I have to beat time when I learn music."
"Quizás no," respondió Alicia cautelosamente: "pero sé que tengo que marcar el compás cuando aprendo música."
"Ah!
"¡Ah!
Vocabulary
- Por
- For, by, through, or because of
- supuesto
- Supposed, assumed; in "por supuesto" means of course
- que
- That, which, who, or than
- no
- No, not
- respondió
- He/she/it responded, answered
- muy
- Very, quite
- rápidamente
- Rapidly, quickly, fast
- pero
- But, however
- eso
- That (neutral pronoun)
- es
- Is, he/she/it is
- porque
- Because, for the reason that
- permanece
- He/she/it remains, stays
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- mismo
- Same, self, very
- año
- Year
- durante
- During, for (duration of time)
- mucho
- Much, a lot, very
- tiempo
- Time, weather
- seguido
- Followed, consecutive, in a row
- justo
- Just, fair, exact, right
- caso
- Case, instance, situation
- con
- With
- mío
- Mine (possessive pronoun, masculine)
- dijo
- He/she/it said, told
- se
- Himself/herself/itself, oneself (reflexive pronoun)
- sintió
- He/she/it felt
- terriblemente
- Terribly, awfully, extremely
- desconcertada
- Disconcerted, confused, puzzled (feminine)
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article, capitalized)
- comentario
- Comment, remark, observation
- del
- Of the, from the (de + el)
- parecía
- He/she/it seemed, appeared
- tener
- To have, to possess
- ningún
- No, not any, none (masculine)
- tipo
- Type, kind, sort, guy
- de
- Of, from, about
- sentido
- Sense, meaning, feeling, direction
- y
- And
- sin
- Without
- embargo
- However; "sin embargo" means nevertheless
- era
- He/she/it was, used to be
- ciertamente
- Certainly, surely, definitely
- inglés
- English (language or person)
- No
- No, not
- te
- You (informal object pronoun)
- entiendo
- I understand, I comprehend
- todo
- All, everything, whole
- ella
- She, her
- tan
- So, as, such
- cortésmente
- Courteously, politely
- como
- As, like, how
- pudo
- He/she/it could, was able to
- está
- He/she/it is (location or temporary state)
- dormido
- Asleep, sleeping
- otra
- Other, another (feminine)
- vez
- Time, occasion, turn
- vertió
- He/she/it poured, spilled
- un
- A, an, one (masculine singular)
- poco
- Little, few, a bit
- té
- Tea
- caliente
- Hot, warm
- sobre
- On, over, about, above
- su
- His, her, its, your (formal), their
- nariz
- Nose
- sacudió
- He/she/it shook, shaken
- cabeza
- Head
- impacientemente
- Impatiently
- abrir
- To open
- sus
- His, her, its, your (formal), their (plural)
- ojos
- Eyes
- por
- For, by, through, per
- lo
- It, him (masculine object pronoun)
- iba
- He/she/it was going, used to go
- a
- To, at, for
- yo
- I (subject pronoun)
- ¿Has
- Have you (informal)
- adivinado
- Guessed, divined
- acertijo
- Riddle, puzzle
- ya
- Already, now, yet
- volviéndose
- Turning around, returning (gerund)
- hacia
- Toward, towards, to
- me
- Me, myself (object pronoun)
- rindo
- I give up, I surrender
- cuál
- Which, what
- la
- The (feminine singular), her, it
- respuesta
- Answer, response, reply
- tengo
- I have
- más
- More, most, plus
- mínima
- Minimum, minimal, slightest (feminine)
- idea
- Idea, notion, thought
- Ni
- Neither, nor, not even
- Liebre
- Hare (animal)
- Marzo
- March (month)
- suspiró
- He/she/it sighed
- cansadamente
- Tiredly, wearily
- Creo
- I think, I believe
- podrían
- They/you could, might, would be able to
- hacer
- To do, to make
- algo
- Something, anything, somewhat
- mejor
- Better, best
- desperdiciarlo
- To waste it, wasting it
- haciendo
- Doing, making (gerund)
- acertijos
- Riddles, puzzles
- tienen
- They/you have
- respuestas
- Answers, responses, replies
- Si
- If
- conocieras
- You knew, you were to know (subjunctive)
- al
- To the (a + el)
- Tiempo
- Time (when capitalized, personified)
- bien
- Well, good, fine
- hablarías
- You would speak, talk
- desperdiciar
- To waste, to squander
- Es
- He/she/it is, is
- él
- He, him
- sé
- I know, or be (imperative)
- quieres
- You want, you love
- decir
- To say, to tell, to mean
- lanzando
- Throwing, launching, casting (gerund)
- desprecio
- Contempt, scorn, disdain
- atrevo
- I dare
- nunca
- Never, ever
- has
- You have (auxiliary verb)
- hablado
- Spoken, talked
- siquiera
- Even, at least, not even
- Quizás
- Perhaps, maybe
- cautelosamente
- Cautiously, carefully
- marcar
- To mark, to dial, to score
- compás
- Beat, rhythm, compass
- cuando
- When, whenever
- aprendo
- I learn
- música
- Music
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