Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 2
Two began in a low voice, "Why the fact is, you see, Miss, this here ought to have been a _red_ rose-tree, and we put a white one in by mistake; and if the Queen was to find it out, we should all have our heads cut off, you know.
Dos comenzó en voz baja: "Pues verá usted, señorita, el caso es que este rosal debería haber sido _rojo_, y nosotros pusimos uno blanco por equivocación; y si la Reina llegara a descubrirlo, nos cortarían la cabeza a todos, ya sabe.
So you see, Miss, we're doing our best, afore she comes, to—" At this moment Five, who had been anxiously looking across the garden, called out "The Queen!
Así que ya ve, señorita, estamos haciendo todo lo posible, antes de que ella venga, para—" En ese momento Cinco, que había estado mirando ansiosamente a través del jardín, gritó: "¡La Reina!
The Queen!" and the three gardeners instantly threw themselves flat upon their faces.
¡La Reina!" y los tres jardineros instantáneamente se arrojaron de bruces al suelo.
There was a sound of many footsteps, and Alice looked round, eager to see the Queen.
Se oyó un sonido de muchos pasos, y Alicia miró alrededor, ansiosa por ver a la Reina.
First came ten soldiers carrying clubs; these were all shaped like the three gardeners, oblong and flat, with their hands and feet at the corners: next the ten courtiers; these were ornamented all over with diamonds, and walked two and two, as the soldiers did.
Primero vinieron diez soldados portando mazas; todos tenían la misma forma que los tres jardineros, oblongos y planos, con sus manos y pies en las esquinas: luego los diez cortesanos; estos estaban adornados por completo con diamantes, y caminaban de dos en dos, como los soldados.
After these came the royal children; there were ten of them, and the little dears came jumping merrily along hand in hand, in couples: they were all ornamented with hearts.
Después de estos vinieron los niños reales; había diez de ellos, y los queridos pequeños venían saltando alegremente de la mano, en parejas: todos estaban adornados con corazones.
Next came the guests, mostly Kings and Queens, and among them Alice recognised the White Rabbit: it was talking in a hurried nervous manner, smiling at everything that was said, and went by without noticing her.
Luego vinieron los invitados, en su mayoría Reyes y Reinas, y entre ellos Alicia reconoció al Conejo Blanco: estaba hablando de manera apresurada y nerviosa, sonriendo a todo lo que se decía, y pasó sin notarla.
Then followed the Knave of Hearts, carrying the King's crown on a crimson velvet cushion; and, last of all this grand procession, came THE KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTS.
Luego siguió la Sota de Corazones, llevando la corona del Rey sobre un cojín de terciopelo carmesí; y, al final de toda esta gran procesión, venían EL REY Y LA REINA DE CORAZONES.
Vocabulary
- Dos
- Two, the number 2
- comenzó
- He/she/it began, started (preterite of comenzar)
- en
- In, on, at
- voz
- Voice
- baja
- Low, quiet (feminine adjective)
- Pues
- Well, then (discourse marker)
- verá
- You will see (future tense of ver)
- usted
- You (formal)
- señorita
- Miss, young lady (formal address)
- el
- The (masculine definite article)
- caso
- Case, matter, situation
- es
- Is (third person singular of ser)
- que
- That, which, who (relative pronoun/conjunction)
- este
- This (masculine demonstrative adjective/pronoun)
- rosal
- Rosebush, rose plant
- debería
- Should, ought to (conditional of deber)
- haber
- To have (auxiliary verb)
- sido
- Been (past participle of ser)
- _rojo_
- Red (masculine adjective, emphasized)
- y
- And
- nosotros
- We, us (first person plural pronoun)
- pusimos
- We put, placed (preterite of poner)
- uno
- One, a (masculine indefinite article/number)
- blanco
- White (masculine adjective)
- por
- By, for, through, because of
- equivocación
- Mistake, error
- si
- If (conjunction)
- la
- The (feminine definite article); her, it
- Reina
- Queen
- llegara
- Arrived, were to arrive (imperfect subjunctive of llegar)
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- descubrirlo
- To discover it (infinitive descubrir plus pronoun lo)
- nos
- Us, to us (object pronoun)
- cortarían
- They would cut (conditional of cortar)
- cabeza
- Head
- todos
- All, everyone (masculine plural)
- ya
- Already, now, yet
- sabe
- You know, he/she knows (present of saber)
- Así
- So, thus, like this
- ve
- You see, he/she sees (present of ver)
- estamos
- We are (present of estar)
- haciendo
- Doing, making (gerund of hacer)
- todo
- All, everything, whole
- lo
- It, him (masculine object pronoun); the
- posible
- Possible
- antes
- Before, earlier
- de
- Of, from, about
- ella
- She, her (feminine pronoun)
- venga
- Comes, come (present subjunctive of venir)
- para
- For, to, in order to
- En
- In, on, at
- ese
- That (masculine demonstrative adjective)
- momento
- Moment, instant
- Cinco
- Five, the number 5
- había
- There was/were; had (imperfect of haber)
- estado
- Been, state (past participle of estar; noun)
- mirando
- Looking, watching (gerund of mirar)
- ansiosamente
- Anxiously, eagerly
- través
- Through (used in phrase a través de)
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- jardín
- Garden
- gritó
- He/she shouted, yelled (preterite of gritar)
- La
- The (feminine definite article); her, it
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article); them
- tres
- Three, the number 3
- jardineros
- Gardeners
- instantáneamente
- Instantly, immediately
- se
- Himself, herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- arrojaron
- They threw themselves, they hurled (preterite of arrojarse)
- bruces
- Face down (used in phrase de bruces)
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- suelo
- Ground, floor
- Se
- Himself, herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun); one
- oyó
- Was heard (preterite of oír)
- un
- A, an (masculine indefinite article)
- sonido
- Sound
- muchos
- Many (masculine plural)
- pasos
- Steps, footsteps
- miró
- He/she looked (preterite of mirar)
- alrededor
- Around, surrounding
- ansiosa
- Anxious, eager (feminine adjective)
- ver
- To see
- Primero
- First, firstly
- vinieron
- They came (preterite of venir)
- diez
- Ten, the number 10
- soldados
- Soldiers
- portando
- Carrying, bearing (gerund of portar)
- mazas
- Clubs, maces
- tenían
- They had (imperfect of tener)
- misma
- Same (feminine adjective)
- forma
- Shape, form, way
- planos
- Flat, planes (masculine plural adjective/noun)
- con
- With
- sus
- His, her, their, your (possessive adjective)
- manos
- Hands
- pies
- Feet
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article); them
- esquinas
- Corners
- luego
- Then, later, afterward
- cortesanos
- Courtiers
- estos
- These (masculine plural demonstrative)
- estaban
- They were (imperfect of estar)
- adornados
- Adorned, decorated (past participle of adornar)
- completo
- Complete, full, whole
- diamantes
- Diamonds
- caminaban
- They were walking (imperfect of caminar)
- dos
- Two, the number 2
- como
- Like, as, how
- Después
- After, afterward, then
- niños
- Children, boys
- reales
- Royal (plural adjective)
- ellos
- They, them (masculine plural pronoun)
- queridos
- Dear, beloved (masculine plural adjective)
- pequeños
- Small, little (masculine plural adjective)
- venían
- They were coming (imperfect of venir)
- saltando
- Jumping, hopping (gerund of saltar)
- alegremente
- Happily, cheerfully
- mano
- Hand
- parejas
- Pairs, couples
- corazones
- Hearts
- Luego
- Then, later, afterward
- invitados
- Guests, invited (masculine plural noun/adjective)
- su
- His, her, their, your (possessive adjective)
- mayoría
- Majority, most
- Reyes
- Kings
- Reinas
- Queens
- entre
- Between, among
- reconoció
- He/she recognized (preterite of reconocer)
- Conejo
- Rabbit
- Blanco
- White (masculine adjective); White (surname)
- hablando
- Talking, speaking (gerund of hablar)
- manera
- Manner, way
- apresurada
- Hurried, rushed (feminine adjective)
- nerviosa
- Nervous (feminine adjective)
- sonriendo
- Smiling (gerund of sonreír)
- decía
- He/she was saying (imperfect of decir)
- pasó
- He/she passed, happened (preterite of pasar)
- sin
- Without
- notarla
- To notice her (infinitive notar plus pronoun la)
- siguió
- He/she continued, followed (preterite of seguir)
- Sota
- Jack (playing card), knave
- Corazones
- Hearts (card suit or plural of heart)
- llevando
- Carrying, wearing (gerund of llevar)
- corona
- Crown
- Rey
- King
- sobre
- On, over, about
- cojín
- Cushion, pillow
- terciopelo
- Velvet
- carmesí
- Crimson, deep red
- final
- End, final
- toda
- All, whole, entire (feminine adjective)
- esta
- This (feminine demonstrative adjective)
- gran
- Great, big, grand (shortened before singular noun)
- procesión
- Procession
- EL
- The (masculine definite article, capitalized)
- REY
- King (capitalized)
- Y
- And (capitalized)
- LA
- The (feminine definite article, capitalized)
- REINA
- Queen (capitalized)
- DE
- Of, from (capitalized)
- CORAZONES
- Hearts (capitalized)
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