Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 10
This piece of rudeness was more than Alice could bear: she got up in great disgust, and walked off; the Dormouse fell asleep instantly, and neither of the others took the least notice of her going, though she looked back once or twice, half hoping that they would call after her: the last time she saw them, they were trying to put the Dormouse into the teapot.
Esta grosería fue más de lo que Alicia pudo soportar: se levantó muy disgustada y se marchó; el Lirón se quedó dormido al instante, y ninguno de los otros prestó la menor atención a su partida, aunque ella miró hacia atrás una o dos veces, esperando a medias que la llamaran: la última vez que los vio, estaban tratando de meter al Lirón en la tetera.
"At any rate I'll never go _there_ again!" said Alice as she picked her way through the wood.
"¡En cualquier caso nunca volveré allí!" dijo Alicia mientras se abría paso por el bosque.
"It's the stupidest tea-party I ever was at in all my life!"
"¡Es la merienda más estúpida en la que he estado en toda mi vida!"
Just as she said this, she noticed that one of the trees had a door leading right into it.
Justo cuando dijo esto, notó que uno de los árboles tenía una puerta que conducía directamente a su interior.
"That's very curious!" she thought.
"¡Eso es muy curioso!" pensó.
"But everything's curious today.
"Pero todo es curioso hoy.
I think I may as well go in at once." And in she went.
Creo que bien puedo entrar de una vez." Y entró.
Once more she found herself in the long hall, and close to the little glass table.
Una vez más se encontró en el largo vestíbulo, y cerca de la mesita de cristal.
"Now, I'll manage better this time," she said to herself, and began by taking the little golden key, and unlocking the door that led into the garden.
"Ahora, lo haré mejor esta vez," se dijo a sí misma, y empezó tomando la pequeña llave dorada y abriendo la puerta que conducía al jardín.
Then she went to work nibbling at the mushroom (she had kept a piece of it in her pocket) till she was about a foot high: then she walked down the little passage: and _then_—she found herself at last in the beautiful garden, among the bright flower-beds and the cool fountains.
Luego se puso a mordisquear el hongo (había guardado un pedazo en su bolsillo) hasta que tuvo cerca de un pie de altura: luego caminó por el pequeño pasillo: y entonces—se encontró por fin en el hermoso jardín, entre los brillantes macizos de flores y las frescas fuentes.
Vocabulary
- Esta
- This (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)
- grosería
- Rudeness, vulgarity, offensive remark or behavior
- fue
- Was, went (preterite of ser/ir)
- más
- More, most, plus
- de
- Of, from, about
- lo
- It, him, the (masculine direct object pronoun)
- que
- That, which, who, than
- pudo
- Could, was able to (preterite of poder)
- soportar
- To bear, tolerate, endure, stand
- se
- Himself, herself, oneself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- levantó
- Stood up, got up, raised (preterite of levantar)
- muy
- Very, quite, really
- disgustada
- Upset, displeased, annoyed (feminine adjective)
- y
- And
- marchó
- Left, went away, departed (preterite of marchar)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- quedó
- Remained, stayed, was left (preterite of quedar)
- dormido
- Asleep, sleeping (past participle of dormir)
- al
- To the, at the (contraction of a+el)
- instante
- Instant, moment
- ninguno
- None, no one, not any
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- otros
- Others, other ones
- prestó
- Lent, paid (attention), rendered (preterite of prestar)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- menor
- Least, slightest, younger, minor
- atención
- Attention, care, notice
- a
- To, at, for
- su
- His, her, its, their, your (formal possessive)
- partida
- Departure, game, match
- aunque
- Although, even though, though
- ella
- She, her
- miró
- Looked, watched, glanced (preterite of mirar)
- hacia
- Toward, towards, around (time)
- atrás
- Back, backward, behind
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- o
- Or
- dos
- Two
- veces
- Times, occasions (plural of vez)
- esperando
- Hoping, waiting, expecting (gerund of esperar)
- medias
- Stockings, socks, halfway, medium (feminine plural)
- llamaran
- Would call, called (imperfect subjunctive of llamar)
- última
- Last, latest, final (feminine adjective)
- vez
- Time, occasion, turn
- vio
- Saw (preterite of ver)
- estaban
- Were, they/you were (imperfect of estar)
- tratando
- Trying, treating, dealing (gerund of tratar)
- meter
- To put in, insert, place inside
- en
- In, on, at
- tetera
- Teapot
- En
- In, on, at
- cualquier
- Any, whatever, whichever
- caso
- Case, situation, instance
- nunca
- Never, ever
- volveré
- I will return, I will go back
- allí
- There, over there
- dijo
- Said, told (preterite of decir)
- mientras
- While, meanwhile, whereas
- abría
- Was opening, opened (imperfect of abrir)
- paso
- Step, passage, way, pass
- por
- By, for, through, along
- bosque
- Forest, woods
- Es
- Is (third person singular of ser)
- merienda
- Snack, afternoon tea, picnic
- estúpida
- Stupid, foolish (feminine adjective)
- he
- I have (first person singular of haber)
- estado
- Been, state (past participle of estar)
- toda
- All, entire, whole (feminine adjective)
- mi
- My (possessive adjective)
- vida
- Life
- Justo
- Just, exactly, fair, right
- cuando
- When
- esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- notó
- Noticed, noted (preterite of notar)
- uno
- One, a, an
- árboles
- Trees (plural of árbol)
- tenía
- Had, was having (imperfect of tener)
- puerta
- Door, gate, doorway
- conducía
- Led, drove, conducted (imperfect of conducir)
- directamente
- Directly, straight
- interior
- Interior, inside, inner
- Eso
- That (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- es
- Is (third person singular of ser)
- curioso
- Curious, odd, strange
- pensó
- Thought (preterite of pensar)
- Pero
- But, however
- todo
- All, everything, whole
- hoy
- Today
- Creo
- I think, I believe
- bien
- Well, good, fine, right
- puedo
- I can, I am able to
- entrar
- To enter, go in, come in
- Y
- And
- entró
- Entered, went in (preterite of entrar)
- Una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- encontró
- Found, met, encountered (preterite of encontrar)
- largo
- Long, lengthy
- vestíbulo
- Vestibule, lobby, hall, entrance hall
- cerca
- Near, close, nearby
- mesita
- Little table, small table (diminutive of mesa)
- cristal
- Crystal, glass
- Ahora
- Now
- haré
- I will do, I will make
- mejor
- Better, best
- esta
- This (feminine demonstrative adjective/pronoun)
- sí
- Yes, indeed, himself/herself (reflexive)
- misma
- Same, self, very (feminine adjective)
- empezó
- Began, started (preterite of empezar)
- tomando
- Taking, drinking, having (gerund of tomar)
- pequeña
- Small, little (feminine adjective)
- llave
- Key
- dorada
- Golden, gilded (feminine adjective)
- abriendo
- Opening (gerund of abrir)
- jardín
- Garden, yard
- Luego
- Then, later, afterwards
- puso
- Put, placed (preterite of poner)
- mordisquear
- To nibble, munch, gnaw
- hongo
- Mushroom, fungus
- había
- There was, there were, had (imperfect of haber)
- guardado
- Kept, saved, stored (past participle of guardar)
- un
- A, an, one (masculine indefinite article)
- pedazo
- Piece, bit, chunk
- bolsillo
- hasta
- Until, up to, even
- tuvo
- Had (preterite of tener)
- pie
- Foot
- altura
- Height, altitude
- luego
- Then, later, afterwards
- caminó
- Walked (preterite of caminar)
- pequeño
- Small, little (masculine adjective)
- pasillo
- Hallway, corridor, passage, aisle
- entonces
- Then, so, at that time
- fin
- End, finish, purpose
- hermoso
- Beautiful, lovely, gorgeous (masculine adjective)
- entre
- Between, among, amid
- brillantes
- Bright, shiny, brilliant (plural adjective)
- macizos
- Flower beds, solid masses, clumps
- flores
- Flowers (plural of flor)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- frescas
- Fresh, cool (feminine plural adjective)
- fuentes
- Fountains, sources, springs
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