Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 5
that accounts for it," said the Hatter.
eso lo explica," dijo el Sombrerero.
"He won't stand beating.
"Él no soporta que le peguen.
Now, if you only kept on good terms with him, he'd do almost anything you liked with the clock.
Ahora bien, si tan solo mantuvieras buenas relaciones con él, haría casi cualquier cosa que quisieras con el reloj.
For instance, suppose it were nine o'clock in the morning, just time to begin lessons: you'd only have to whisper a hint to Time, and round goes the clock in a twinkling!
Por ejemplo, supón que fueran las nueve de la mañana, justo la hora de empezar las lecciones: solo tendrías que susurrarle una insinuación al Tiempo, ¡y el reloj daría la vuelta en un abrir y cerrar de ojos!
Half-past one, time for dinner!"
¡La una y media, hora de cenar!"
("I only wish it was," the March Hare said to itself in a whisper.)
("Ojalá fuera así," dijo la Liebre de Marzo para sí misma en un susurro.)
"That would be grand, certainly," said Alice thoughtfully: "but then—I shouldn't be hungry for it, you know."
"Eso sería estupendo, ciertamente," dijo Alicia pensativamente: "pero entonces—no tendría hambre para ello, sabes."
"Not at first, perhaps," said the Hatter: "but you could keep it to half-past one as long as you liked."
"No al principio, quizás," dijo el Sombrerero: "pero podrías mantenerlo en la una y media tanto tiempo como quisieras."
"Is that the way _you_ manage?" Alice asked.
"¿Es así como _tú_ lo manejas?" preguntó Alicia.
The Hatter shook his head mournfully.
El Sombrerero sacudió la cabeza tristemente.
"Not I!" he replied.
"¡Yo no!" respondió.
"We quarrelled last March—just before _he_ went mad, you know—" (pointing with his tea spoon at the March Hare,) "—it was at the great concert given by the Queen of Hearts, and I had to sing
"Nos peleamos el marzo pasado—justo antes de que _él_ se volviera loco, sabes—" (señalando con su cuchara de té a la Liebre de Marzo,) "—fue en el gran concierto ofrecido por la Reina de Corazones, y tuve que cantar
'Twinkle, twinkle, little bat!
'¡Brilla, brilla, pequeño murciélago!
How I wonder what you're at!'
¡Cómo me pregunto qué estarás haciendo!'
You know the song, perhaps?"
¿Conoces la canción, quizás?"
"I've heard something like it," said Alice.
"He oído algo parecido," dijo Alicia.
"It goes on, you know," the Hatter continued, "in this way:—
"Continúa, sabes," prosiguió el Sombrerero, "de esta manera:—
'Up above the world you fly,
'Allá arriba sobre el mundo vuelas,
Like a tea-tray in the sky.
Como una bandeja de té en el cielo.
Vocabulary
- eso
- that (pronoun referring to something previously mentioned)
- lo
- it, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- explica
- explains (third person singular present of explicar)
- dijo
- said (third person singular preterite of decir)
- el
- the (masculine singular definite article)
- Él
- He (masculine subject pronoun, capitalized)
- no
- no, not (negation adverb)
- soporta
- tolerates, stands (third person singular present of soportar)
- que
- that (conjunction or relative pronoun)
- le
- him, her, it (indirect object pronoun)
- peguen
- hit, strike (third person plural present subjunctive of pegar)
- Ahora
- now (adverb of time)
- bien
- well, good (adverb or adjective)
- si
- if (conditional conjunction)
- tan
- so, as (adverb of degree)
- solo
- only, just, alone (adverb or adjective)
- mantuvieras
- maintained, kept (second person singular imperfect subjunctive of mantener)
- buenas
- good (feminine plural adjective)
- relaciones
- relations, relationships (feminine plural noun)
- con
- with (preposition)
- él
- him, it (masculine prepositional pronoun)
- haría
- would do, would make (third person conditional of hacer)
- casi
- almost, nearly (adverb)
- cualquier
- any, whatever (apocopated form of cualquiera)
- cosa
- thing (feminine noun)
- quisieras
- wanted, wished (second person singular imperfect subjunctive of querer)
- reloj
- clock, watch (masculine noun)
- Por
- for, by, through (preposition)
- ejemplo
- example (masculine noun, often used in por ejemplo)
- supón
- suppose (second person singular imperative of suponer)
- fueran
- were (third person plural imperfect subjunctive of ser/ir)
- las
- the (feminine plural definite article)
- nueve
- nine (cardinal number)
- de
- of, from (preposition)
- la
- the (feminine singular definite article)
- mañana
- morning (feminine noun, or tomorrow as adverb)
- justo
- just, exactly, fair (adverb or adjective)
- hora
- hour, time (feminine noun)
- empezar
- to begin, to start (infinitive verb)
- lecciones
- lessons (feminine plural noun)
- tendrías
- you would have (second person singular conditional of tener)
- susurrarle
- to whisper to him/her/it (infinitive susurrar plus pronoun)
- una
- a, an (feminine singular indefinite article)
- insinuación
- hint, insinuation (feminine noun)
- al
- to the (contraction of a plus el)
- Tiempo
- Time (masculine noun, capitalized here as personified)
- y
- and (conjunction)
- daría
- would give (third person singular conditional of dar)
- vuelta
- turn, return (feminine noun)
- en
- in, on, at (preposition)
- un
- a, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- abrir
- to open (infinitive verb)
- cerrar
- to close, to shut (infinitive verb)
- ojos
- eyes (masculine plural noun)
- La
- the (feminine singular definite article, capitalized)
- media
- half, middle, stocking (feminine noun or adjective)
- cenar
- to have dinner, to dine (infinitive verb)
- Ojalá
- I wish, if only, hopefully (interjection expressing desire)
- fuera
- were, outside (imperfect subjunctive of ser/ir or adverb/preposition)
- así
- like this, so, thus (adverb)
- Marzo
- March (masculine noun, month)
- para
- for, to, in order to (preposition)
- sí
- yes, oneself, himself, herself (adverb or pronoun)
- misma
- same, self (feminine singular adjective/pronoun)
- susurro
- whisper (masculine noun or first person singular present)
- Eso
- That (pronoun, capitalized)
- sería
- would be (third person singular conditional of ser)
- estupendo
- great, wonderful, stupendous (adjective)
- ciertamente
- certainly, surely (adverb)
- pensativamente
- thoughtfully, pensively (adverb)
- pero
- but (adversative conjunction)
- entonces
- then, at that time (adverb)
- tendría
- would have (first/third person singular conditional of tener)
- hambre
- hunger (feminine noun)
- ello
- it (neuter pronoun referring to abstract things)
- sabes
- you know (second person singular present of saber)
- No
- No, not (negation word, capitalized)
- principio
- beginning, principle, start (masculine noun)
- quizás
- maybe, perhaps (adverb of doubt)
- podrías
- you could (second person singular conditional of poder)
- mantenerlo
- to keep it, to maintain it (infinitive plus pronoun)
- tanto
- so much, as much (adverb or pronoun)
- tiempo
- time, weather (masculine noun)
- como
- like, as, how (adverb, conjunction, or preposition)
- Es
- is (third person singular present of ser)
- _tú_
- you (subject pronoun, emphasized with underscores)
- manejas
- you manage, drive, handle (second person singular present)
- preguntó
- asked (third person singular preterite of preguntar)
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article, capitalized)
- sacudió
- shook (third person singular preterite of sacudir)
- cabeza
- head (feminine noun)
- tristemente
- sadly (adverb derived from triste)
- Yo
- I (first person subject pronoun, capitalized)
- respondió
- responded, answered (third person singular preterite of responder)
- Nos
- Us, ourselves (first person plural object/reflexive pronoun, capitalized)
- peleamos
- we fought, argued (first person plural preterite of pelear)
- marzo
- March (masculine noun, month)
- pasado
- past, last (adjective or past participle)
- antes
- before (adverb or preposition)
- _él_
- he, him (pronoun emphasized with underscores)
- se
- himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive/object pronoun)
- volviera
- turned, became (third person singular imperfect subjunctive of volver)
- loco
- crazy, mad (masculine adjective)
- señalando
- pointing, indicating (present participle of señalar)
- su
- his, her, its, their (possessive adjective)
- cuchara
- spoon (feminine noun)
- té
- tea (masculine noun)
- a
- to, at (preposition)
- fue
- was, went (third person singular preterite of ser/ir)
- gran
- great, big (apocopated form of grande before singular noun)
- concierto
- concert (masculine noun)
- ofrecido
- offered (past participle of ofrecer)
- por
- by, for, through (preposition)
- Reina
- Queen (feminine noun)
- Corazones
- Hearts (masculine plural noun)
- tuve
- I had (first person singular preterite of tener)
- cantar
- to sing (infinitive verb)
- Brilla
- shines, sparkles (third person singular present of brillar)
- pequeño
- small, little (masculine adjective)
- murciélago
- bat (masculine noun, the flying animal)
- Cómo
- How (interrogative adverb, capitalized)
- me
- me, myself (first person object/reflexive pronoun)
- pregunto
- I wonder, I ask (first person singular present)
- qué
- what (interrogative pronoun or adjective with accent)
- estarás
- you will be (second person singular future of estar)
- haciendo
- doing, making (present participle of hacer)
- Conoces
- you know (second person singular present of conocer)
- canción
- song (feminine noun)
- He
- I have (first person singular present of haber)
- oído
- heard (past participle of oír)
- algo
- something, somewhat (indefinite pronoun or adverb)
- parecido
- similar, resembling (adjective or past participle of parecer)
- Continúa
- continues, go on (third person singular present or imperative)
- prosiguió
- continued, went on (third person singular preterite of proseguir)
- esta
- this (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)
- manera
- way, manner (feminine noun)
- Allá
- over there, yonder (adverb of place)
- arriba
- up, above, upstairs (adverb of place)
- sobre
- on, above, about (preposition)
- mundo
- world (masculine noun)
- vuelas
- you fly (second person singular present of volar)
- Como
- Like, as (preposition or conjunction, capitalized)
- bandeja
- tray (feminine noun)
- cielo
- sky, heaven (masculine noun)
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