Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3
Alice was rather doubtful whether she ought not to lie down on her face like the three gardeners, but she could not remember ever having heard of such a rule at processions; "and besides, what would be the use of a procession," thought she, "if people had all to lie down upon their faces, so that they couldn't see it?"
Alicia dudaba bastante si debía o no tenderse boca abajo como los tres jardineros, pero no podía recordar haber oído nunca hablar de semejante regla en las procesiones; "y además, ¿de qué serviría una procesión", pensó, "si la gente tuviera que tenderse boca abajo, de modo que no pudieran verla?"
So she stood still where she was, and waited.
Así que se quedó quieta donde estaba, y esperó.
When the procession came opposite to Alice, they all stopped and looked at her, and the Queen said severely "Who is this?"
Cuando la procesión llegó frente a Alicia, todos se detuvieron y la miraron, y la Reina dijo severamente "¿Quién es esta?"
She said it to the Knave of Hearts, who only bowed and smiled in reply.
Se lo dijo a la Sota de Corazones, quien solo hizo una reverencia y sonrió como respuesta.
"Idiot!" said the Queen, tossing her head impatiently; and, turning to Alice, she went on, "What's your name, child?"
"¡Idiota!" dijo la Reina, sacudiendo la cabeza con impaciencia; y, volviéndose hacia Alicia, continuó, "¿Cómo te llamas, niña?"
"My name is Alice, so please your Majesty," said Alice very politely; but she added, to herself, "Why, they're only a pack of cards, after all. I needn't be afraid of them!"
"Mi nombre es Alicia, si place a Su Majestad", dijo Alicia muy educadamente; pero añadió, para sí misma, "Vaya, después de todo solo son un paquete de naipes. ¡No tengo por qué tenerles miedo!"
"And who are _these?_" said the Queen, pointing to the three gardeners who were lying round the rose-tree; for, you see, as they were lying on their faces, and the pattern on their backs was the same as the rest of the pack, she could not tell whether they were gardeners, or soldiers, or courtiers, or three of her own children.
"¿Y quiénes son _estos?_" dijo la Reina, señalando a los tres jardineros que yacían alrededor del rosal; pues, como estaban tendidos boca abajo, y el dibujo en sus espaldas era el mismo que el del resto del paquete, ella no podía distinguir si eran jardineros, o soldados, o cortesanos, o tres de sus propios hijos.
"How should _I_ know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage.
"¿Cómo voy _yo_ a saberlo?" dijo Alicia, sorprendida de su propio valor.
"It's no business of _mine_.
"No es asunto _mío_.
Vocabulary
- dudaba
- was doubting, was hesitating
- bastante
- quite, rather, enough
- si
- if, whether
- debía
- should, ought to, was supposed to
- o
- or
- no
- no, not
- tenderse
- to lie down, to stretch out
- boca
- mouth; face down (in "boca abajo")
- abajo
- down, below, downstairs
- como
- like, as, how
- los
- the (masculine plural definite article)
- tres
- three
- jardineros
- gardeners
- pero
- but, however
- podía
- could, was able to
- recordar
- to remember, to recall
- haber
- to have (auxiliary verb); there to be
- oído
- heard (past participle of oír)
- nunca
- never
- hablar
- to speak, to talk
- de
- of, from, about
- semejante
- such, similar
- regla
- rule, ruler
- en
- in, on, at
- las
- the (feminine plural definite article)
- procesiones
- processions
- y
- and
- además
- besides, moreover, in addition
- qué
- what, which
- serviría
- would serve, would be useful for
- una
- a, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- procesión
- procession
- pensó
- thought (third person singular preterite of pensar)
- la
- the (feminine singular definite article); her
- gente
- people
- tuviera
- had (imperfect subjunctive of tener)
- que
- that, which, who; than
- modo
- way, manner, mode
- pudieran
- could (imperfect subjunctive of poder, third person plural)
- verla
- to see her/it
- Así
- so, thus, like this
- se
- reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, themselves
- quedó
- stayed, remained
- quieta
- still, quiet, motionless (feminine)
- donde
- where
- estaba
- was, were (imperfect of estar)
- esperó
- waited, hoped (preterite of esperar)
- Cuando
- when
- llegó
- arrived, reached, came
- frente
- front; opposite, facing
- a
- to, at
- todos
- all, everyone (masculine plural)
- detuvieron
- stopped, detained (third person plural preterite)
- miraron
- looked at, watched (preterite of mirar)
- Reina
- Queen
- dijo
- said, told (preterite of decir)
- severamente
- severely, sternly
- Quién
- who, whom
- es
- is (third person singular of ser/estar)
- esta
- this (feminine demonstrative)
- Se
- reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, themselves
- lo
- it, him (direct object pronoun)
- Sota
- Jack, Knave (playing card)
- Corazones
- Hearts (card suit)
- quien
- who, whom (relative pronoun)
- solo
- only, alone, single
- hizo
- did, made (preterite of hacer)
- reverencia
- bow, curtsy, reverence
- sonrió
- smiled (preterite of sonreír)
- respuesta
- answer, response, reply
- Idiota
- idiot, fool
- sacudiendo
- shaking (gerund of sacudir)
- cabeza
- head
- con
- with
- impaciencia
- impatience
- volviéndose
- turning (reflexive gerund of volver)
- hacia
- towards, toward
- continuó
- continued (preterite of continuar)
- Cómo
- how, what
- te
- you (informal object/reflexive pronoun)
- llamas
- call yourself, are named (present tense llamarse)
- niña
- girl, child (feminine)
- Mi
- my (possessive adjective)
- nombre
- name
- place
- please, is pleasing (third person singular placer)
- Su
- your, his, her, their (formal possessive)
- Majestad
- Majesty (royal title)
- muy
- very, quite
- educadamente
- politely, courteously
- añadió
- added (preterite of añadir)
- para
- for, to, in order to
- sí
- yes; himself, herself, itself
- misma
- same, self (feminine)
- Vaya
- go (subjunctive); well!, wow! (interjection)
- después
- after, afterwards, later
- todo
- all, everything, whole
- son
- are (third person plural of ser)
- un
- a, an, one (masculine indefinite article)
- paquete
- package, packet, bundle
- naipes
- playing cards
- No
- no, not
- tengo
- I have (first person singular of tener)
- por
- for, by, through, because of
- tenerles
- to have them (infinitive with pronoun)
- miedo
- fear
- Y
- and
- quiénes
- who (plural), whom
- _estos
- these (masculine plural, italicized in text)
- señalando
- pointing, indicating (gerund of señalar)
- yacían
- were lying (imperfect of yacer)
- alrededor
- around, surrounding
- del
- of the (contraction: de + el)
- rosal
- rosebush
- pues
- well, then, since, because
- estaban
- were (third person plural imperfect of estar)
- tendidos
- lying down, stretched out (masculine plural participle)
- el
- the (masculine singular definite article)
- dibujo
- drawing, design, pattern
- sus
- his, her, their, your (possessive plural)
- espaldas
- backs (plural of espalda)
- era
- was, were (third person singular imperfect ser)
- mismo
- same, very, self
- resto
- rest, remainder
- ella
- she, her
- distinguir
- to distinguish, to make out
- eran
- were (third person plural imperfect of ser)
- soldados
- soldiers
- cortesanos
- courtiers
- propios
- own, proper (masculine plural)
- hijos
- sons, children
- voy
- I go, I am going (first person ir)
- _yo_
- I, me (first person pronoun, italicized)
- saberlo
- to know it (infinitive with pronoun)
- sorprendida
- surprised (feminine past participle)
- su
- his, her, their, your (possessive singular)
- propio
- own, proper, self
- valor
- courage, valor, value
- asunto
- matter, affair, subject, business
- _mío_
- mine (possessive pronoun, italicized)
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