Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 4
The Queen turned crimson with fury, and, after glaring at her for a moment like a wild beast, screamed "Off with her head! Off—"
La Reina se puso carmesí de furia, y, después de mirarla fijamente por un momento como una bestia salvaje, gritó "¡Que le corten la cabeza! ¡Que—"
"Nonsense!" said Alice, very loudly and decidedly, and the Queen was silent.
"¡Tonterías!" dijo Alicia, muy alto y decididamente, y la Reina quedó en silencio.
The King laid his hand upon her arm, and timidly said "Consider, my dear: she is only a child!"
El Rey puso su mano sobre el brazo de ella, y tímidamente dijo "Considera, querida: ¡ella es sólo una niña!"
The Queen turned angrily away from him, and said to the Knave "Turn them over!"
La Reina se apartó de él con enojo, y le dijo a la Sota "¡Dadles la vuelta!"
The Knave did so, very carefully, with one foot.
La Sota lo hizo así, muy cuidadosamente, con un pie.
"Get up!" said the Queen, in a shrill, loud voice, and the three gardeners instantly jumped up, and began bowing to the King, the Queen, the royal children, and everybody else.
"¡Levantaos!" dijo la Reina, con una voz aguda y fuerte, y los tres jardineros saltaron instantáneamente, y empezaron a hacer reverencias al Rey, la Reina, los niños reales, y todos los demás.
"Leave off that!" screamed the Queen. "You make me giddy."
"¡Dejad eso!" gritó la Reina. "Me mareáis."
And then, turning to the rose-tree, she went on, "What _have_ you been doing here?"
Y entonces, volviéndose hacia el rosal, continuó, "¿Qué habéis estado haciendo aquí?"
"May it please your Majesty," said Two, in a very humble tone, going down on one knee as he spoke, "we were trying—"
"Si place a su Majestad," dijo Dos, en un tono muy humilde, arrodillándose sobre una rodilla mientras hablaba, "estábamos intentando—"
"_I_ see!" said the Queen, who had meanwhile been examining the roses. "Off with their heads!"
"¡Ya veo!" dijo la Reina, que mientras tanto había estado examinando las rosas. "¡Que les corten las cabezas!"
and the procession moved on, three of the soldiers remaining behind to execute the unfortunate gardeners, who ran to Alice for protection.
y la procesión siguió adelante, quedándose atrás tres de los soldados para ejecutar a los desafortunados jardineros, que corrieron hacia Alicia en busca de protección.
"You shan't be beheaded!" said Alice, and she put them into a large flower-pot that stood near.
"¡No seréis decapitados!" dijo Alicia, y los metió en una maceta grande que estaba cerca.
The three soldiers wandered about for a minute or two, looking for them, and then quietly marched off after the others.
Los tres soldados anduvieron por allí durante un minuto o dos, buscándolos, y luego se marcharon tranquilamente tras los demás.
"Are their heads off?
"¿Les han cortado las cabezas?
Vocabulary
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- Reina
- Queen (female monarch or king's wife)
- se
- Reflexive pronoun (herself, himself, themselves)
- puso
- Put, became (preterite of poner)
- carmesí
- Crimson (deep red color)
- de
- Of, from (preposition indicating possession or origin)
- furia
- Fury, rage (intense anger)
- y
- And (conjunction connecting words or phrases)
- después
- After, afterwards (temporal adverb)
- mirarla
- To look at her (infinitive with pronoun)
- fijamente
- Fixedly, intently (staring without moving eyes)
- por
- For, by, through (preposition with multiple meanings)
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- momento
- Moment (brief period of time)
- como
- Like, as (comparison or manner)
- una
- A, an (feminine singular indefinite article)
- bestia
- Beast, animal (wild creature)
- salvaje
- Wild, savage (untamed or fierce)
- gritó
- Shouted, screamed (preterite of gritar)
- Que
- That (conjunction or relative pronoun)
- le
- Him, her, it (indirect object pronoun)
- corten
- Cut, chop (subjunctive of cortar)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article or pronoun)
- cabeza
- Head (body part above neck)
- Tonterías
- Nonsense, foolishness (silly or stupid things)
- dijo
- Said, told (preterite of decir)
- muy
- Very (adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs)
- alto
- Loud, high (volume or height)
- decididamente
- Decidedly, firmly (with determination or resolve)
- quedó
- Remained, stayed (preterite of quedar)
- en
- In, on (preposition indicating location)
- silencio
- Silence (absence of sound or speech)
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- Rey
- King (male monarch)
- su
- His, her, its, their (possessive adjective)
- mano
- Hand (body part at end of arm)
- sobre
- On, upon, over (preposition indicating position)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- brazo
- Arm (upper limb of body)
- ella
- She, her (feminine subject or object pronoun)
- tímidamente
- Timidly, shyly (in a hesitant manner)
- Considera
- Consider (imperative or present tense of considerar)
- querida
- Dear, darling (term of endearment)
- es
- Is (third person singular of ser/estar)
- sólo
- Only, just (exclusively or merely)
- niña
- Girl, child (young female person)
- apartó
- Pushed away, moved aside (preterite of apartar)
- él
- He, him (masculine subject or object pronoun)
- con
- With (preposition indicating accompaniment or means)
- enojo
- Anger, annoyance (feeling of displeasure)
- a
- To, at (preposition indicating direction or location)
- Sota
- Jack, knave (playing card below queen)
- Dadles
- Give them (imperative of dar with pronouns)
- vuelta
- Turn, return (rotation or coming back)
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- hizo
- Did, made (preterite of hacer)
- así
- Thus, like this (in this manner)
- cuidadosamente
- Carefully (with caution and attention)
- pie
- Foot (body part at end of leg)
- Levantaos
- Get up, stand up (imperative plural reflexive)
- voz
- Voice (sound produced by speaking)
- aguda
- Sharp, shrill (high-pitched or acute)
- fuerte
- Strong, loud (powerful or intense)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article or pronoun)
- tres
- Three (number 3)
- jardineros
- Gardeners (people who tend gardens)
- saltaron
- Jumped, leaped (preterite of saltar)
- instantáneamente
- Instantly, immediately (without any delay)
- empezaron
- Started, began (preterite of empezar)
- hacer
- To do, to make (infinitive verb)
- reverencias
- Bows, curtsies (respectful gestures)
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- niños
- Children, boys (young people)
- reales
- Royal (relating to monarchy or kings)
- todos
- All, everyone (plural of todo)
- demás
- Others, rest (remaining people or things)
- Dejad
- Stop, leave (imperative plural of dejar)
- eso
- That (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- Me
- Me (first person direct or indirect object)
- mareáis
- Make dizzy (second person plural of marear)
- Y
- And (conjunction connecting words or phrases)
- entonces
- Then, at that time (temporal adverb)
- volviéndose
- Turning around (gerund of volverse)
- hacia
- Toward, towards (preposition indicating direction)
- rosal
- Rosebush (plant that produces roses)
- continuó
- Continued (preterite of continuar)
- Qué
- What (interrogative pronoun)
- habéis
- Have (second person plural of haber)
- estado
- Been (past participle of estar)
- haciendo
- Doing, making (gerund of hacer)
- aquí
- Here (in this place)
- Si
- If (conditional conjunction)
- place
- Pleases (third person singular of placer)
- Majestad
- Majesty (title for royalty)
- Dos
- Two (number 2)
- tono
- Tone, manner (quality of voice or sound)
- humilde
- Humble, modest (showing low self-importance)
- arrodillándose
- Kneeling down (gerund of arrodillarse)
- rodilla
- Knee (joint in middle of leg)
- mientras
- While, during (temporal conjunction)
- hablaba
- Was speaking (imperfect of hablar)
- estábamos
- We were (first person plural imperfect of estar)
- intentando
- Trying, attempting (gerund of intentar)
- Ya
- Already, now (temporal adverb)
- veo
- See (first person singular of ver)
- que
- That, which (conjunction or relative pronoun)
- tanto
- So much, as much (quantity adverb)
- había
- Had, there was (imperfect of haber)
- examinando
- Examining (gerund of examinar)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article or pronoun)
- rosas
- Roses (flowers with thorny stems)
- les
- Them (indirect object pronoun plural)
- cabezas
- Heads (plural of cabeza)
- procesión
- Procession (organized group moving forward)
- siguió
- Continued, followed (preterite of seguir)
- adelante
- Forward, ahead (in front direction)
- quedándose
- Staying, remaining (gerund of quedarse)
- atrás
- Behind, back (in rear position)
- soldados
- Soldiers (military personnel)
- para
- For, to (preposition indicating purpose)
- ejecutar
- Execute, carry out (perform or kill)
- desafortunados
- Unfortunate ones (unlucky people)
- corrieron
- Ran (preterite of correr)
- busca
- Search, seeks (noun or third person singular)
- protección
- Protection (act of keeping safe)
- No
- No, not (negation)
- seréis
- You will be (second person plural future)
- decapitados
- Beheaded (past participle of decapitar)
- metió
- Put in, inserted (preterite of meter)
- maceta
- Flowerpot (container for plants)
- grande
- Big, large (considerable size)
- estaba
- Was, were (imperfect of estar)
- cerca
- Near, close (in proximity)
- Los
- The (masculine plural definite article or pronoun)
- anduvieron
- Walked, went (preterite of andar)
- allí
- There (in that place)
- durante
- During, for (preposition indicating duration)
- minuto
- Minute (sixty seconds)
- o
- Or (conjunction presenting alternatives)
- dos
- Two (number 2)
- buscándolos
- Searching for them (gerund with pronoun)
- luego
- Then, later (temporal adverb)
- marcharon
- Marched, left (preterite of marchar)
- tranquilamente
- Calmly, peacefully (in a quiet manner)
- tras
- After, behind (preposition indicating position or sequence)
- Les
- Them (indirect object pronoun plural)
- han
- Have (third person plural of haber)
- cortado
- Cut (past participle of cortar)
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