Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 8
In another minute the whole head appeared, and then Alice put down her flamingo, and began an account of the game, feeling very glad she had someone to listen to her.
En otro minuto apareció la cabeza entera, y entonces Alicia dejó su flamenco y comenzó un relato del juego, sintiéndose muy contenta de tener a alguien que la escuchara.
The Cat seemed to think that there was enough of it now in sight, and no more of it appeared.
El Gato pareció pensar que ya había suficiente de él a la vista, y no apareció más.
"I don't think they play at all fairly," Alice began, in rather a complaining tone, "and they all quarrel so dreadfully one can't hear oneself speak—and they don't seem to have any rules in particular; at least, if there are, nobody attends to them—and you've no idea how confusing it is all the things being alive; for instance, there's the arch I've got to go through next walking about at the other end of the ground—and I should have croqueted the Queen's hedgehog just now, only it ran away when it saw mine coming!"
"No creo que jueguen limpiamente en absoluto," comenzó Alicia, en un tono bastante quejumbroso, "y todos riñen tan terriblemente que uno no puede oírse hablar—y no parecen tener ninguna regla en particular; al menos, si las hay, nadie les presta atención—y no tienes idea de lo confuso que es que todas las cosas estén vivas; por ejemplo, está el arco por el que tengo que pasar después caminando por el otro extremo del campo—y debería haber croqueado al erizo de la Reina hace un momento, sólo que salió corriendo cuando vio venir el mío!"
"How do you like the Queen?" said the Cat in a low voice.
"¿Qué te parece la Reina?" dijo el Gato en voz baja.
"Not at all," said Alice: "she's so extremely—" Just then she noticed that the Queen was close behind her, listening: so she went on, "—likely to win, that it's hardly worth while finishing the game."
"En absoluto," dijo Alicia: "ella es tan extremadamente—" Justo entonces notó que la Reina estaba cerca detrás de ella, escuchando: así que continuó, "—probable que gane, que apenas vale la pena terminar el juego."
The Queen smiled and passed on.
La Reina sonrió y siguió adelante.
"Who _are_ you talking to?" said the King, going up to Alice, and looking at the Cat's head with great curiosity.
"¿Con quién estás hablando?" dijo el Rey, acercándose a Alicia y mirando la cabeza del Gato con gran curiosidad.
"It's a friend of mine—a Cheshire Cat," said Alice: "allow me to introduce it.
"Es un amigo mío—un Gato de Cheshire," dijo Alicia: "permítame presentarlo.
Vocabulary
- En
- In, on, at
- otro
- Another, other
- minuto
- Minute
- apareció
- Appeared, showed up
- la
- The (feminine singular)
- cabeza
- Head
- entera
- Entire, whole (feminine)
- y
- And
- entonces
- Then, so, at that time
- dejó
- Left, stopped, quit
- su
- His, her, its, your, their
- comenzó
- Began, started
- un
- A, an (masculine singular)
- relato
- Story, account, tale
- del
- Of the, from the (de + el)
- juego
- Game, play
- sintiéndose
- Feeling (reflexive gerund)
- muy
- Very, really
- contenta
- Happy, pleased, content (feminine)
- de
- Of, from, about
- tener
- To have, to hold
- a
- To, at, personal 'a'
- alguien
- Someone, somebody
- que
- That, which, who
- escuchara
- Would listen, might listen (imperfect subjunctive)
- El
- The (masculine singular)
- Gato
- Cat
- pareció
- Seemed, appeared
- pensar
- To think
- ya
- Already, now, anymore
- había
- There was/were, had
- suficiente
- Enough, sufficient
- él
- He, him
- vista
- View, sight, seen
- no
- No, not
- más
- More, most, anymore
- No
- No, not
- creo
- I think, I believe
- jueguen
- Play, they/you play (subjunctive)
- limpiamente
- Cleanly, fairly
- en
- In, on, at
- absoluto
- Absolute, at all
- tono
- Tone, pitch
- bastante
- Quite, enough, rather
- todos
- All, everyone, everybody
- riñen
- Quarrel, fight, argue (they/you)
- tan
- So, as, such
- terriblemente
- Terribly, awfully
- uno
- One, someone
- puede
- Can, is able to, may
- oírse
- To hear oneself, be heard
- hablar
- To speak, to talk
- parecen
- Seem, appear (they/you)
- ninguna
- None, no, not any (feminine)
- regla
- Rule, regulation
- particular
- Particular, specific, private
- al
- To the, at the (a + el)
- menos
- Less, least, at least
- si
- If, whether
- las
- The, them (feminine plural)
- hay
- There is, there are
- nadie
- Nobody, no one
- les
- To them, to you (indirect object)
- presta
- Lends, pays (attention)
- atención
- Attention
- tienes
- You have
- idea
- Idea, notion
- lo
- It, the, him
- confuso
- Confusing, confused
- es
- Is, it is
- todas
- All, every (feminine plural)
- cosas
- Things
- estén
- Are, be (subjunctive)
- vivas
- Alive, living (feminine plural)
- por
- For, by, through, per
- ejemplo
- Example
- está
- Is, is located
- el
- The (masculine singular)
- arco
- Arch, bow, hoop
- tengo
- I have
- pasar
- To pass, to happen, to go through
- después
- After, afterwards, later
- caminando
- Walking, going on foot
- extremo
- End, extreme
- campo
- Field, countryside
- debería
- Should, ought to
- haber
- To have, there to be
- Reina
- Queen
- hace
- Makes, does, ago
- momento
- Moment, instant
- sólo
- Only, just, alone
- salió
- Left, went out, came out
- corriendo
- Running
- cuando
- When
- vio
- Saw
- venir
- To come
- mío
- Mine, my
- Qué
- What, which
- te
- You, to you (object pronoun)
- parece
- Seems, appears, thinks
- dijo
- Said, told
- voz
- Voice
- baja
- Low, short, quiet
- ella
- She, her
- extremadamente
- Extremely
- Justo
- Just, fair, right, exactly
- notó
- Noticed, noted
- estaba
- Was, was being
- cerca
- Near, close
- detrás
- Behind
- escuchando
- Listening
- así
- Thus, so, like this
- continuó
- Continued
- probable
- Probable, likely
- gane
- Win, earn (subjunctive)
- apenas
- Hardly, barely, scarcely
- vale
- Is worth, costs, OK
- pena
- Pity, sorrow, worth
- terminar
- To finish, to end
- La
- The, her, it (feminine singular)
- sonrió
- Smiled
- siguió
- Continued, followed
- adelante
- Forward, ahead, go ahead
- Con
- With
- quién
- Who, whom
- estás
- You are
- hablando
- Speaking, talking
- Rey
- King
- acercándose
- Approaching, getting close
- mirando
- Looking, watching
- con
- With
- gran
- Great, big, grand
- curiosidad
- Curiosity
- Es
- Is, it is
- amigo
- Friend (masculine)
- permítame
- Allow me, permit me
- presentarlo
- To introduce him/it
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