Little Women — Page 2
I agree not to expect anything from Mother or you, but I do want to buy _Undine and Sintran_ for myself.
Acepto no esperar nada de mamá ni de vosotras, pero sí quiero comprarme _Undine y Sintran_ para mí.
I've wanted it so long," said Jo, who was a bookworm.
Lo he deseado durante tanto tiempo —dijo Jo, que era una ratona de biblioteca.
"I planned to spend mine in new music," said Beth, with a little sigh, which no one heard but the hearth brush and kettle-holder.
—Yo pensaba gastar el mío en música nueva —dijo Beth, con un pequeño suspiro que nadie oyó salvo el cepillo de la chimenea y el agarrador de la tetera.
"I shall get a nice box of Faber's drawing pencils; I really need them," said Amy decidedly.
—Yo voy a comprarme una bonita caja de lápices de dibujo Faber; realmente los necesito —dijo Amy con decisión.
"Mother didn't say anything about our money, and she won't wish us to give up everything.
—Mamá no dijo nada sobre nuestro dinero, y no querrá que lo sacrifiquemos todo.
Let's each buy what we want, and have a little fun; I'm sure we work hard enough to earn it," cried Jo, examining the heels of her shoes in a gentlemanly manner.
Que cada una compre lo que quiera y nos divirtamos un poco; estoy segura de que trabajamos bastante para merecérnoslo —exclamó Jo, examinando los tacones de sus zapatos con aire de caballero.
"I know I do—teaching those tiresome children nearly all day, when I'm longing to enjoy myself at home," began Meg, in the complaining tone again.
—Eso es lo que hago yo, enseñando a esos niños tan pesados casi todo el día, cuando lo que anhelo es disfrutar en casa —comenzó Meg, volviendo al tono quejumbroso.
"You don't have half such a hard time as I do," said Jo.
—Tú no lo pasas ni la mitad de mal que yo —dijo Jo.
"How would you like to be shut up for hours with a nervous, fussy old lady, who keeps you trotting, is never satisfied, and worries you till you're ready to fly out the window or cry?"
—¿Cómo te gustaría estar encerrada durante horas con una anciana nerviosa y quisquillosa, que te tiene en continuo ajetreo, nunca está satisfecha y te preocupa hasta que estás a punto de salir volando por la ventana o echarte a llorar?
"It's naughty to fret, but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world.
—Está mal quejarse, pero creo que fregar los platos y mantener todo en orden es el peor trabajo del mundo.
It makes me cross, and my hands get so stiff, I can't practice well at all.
Me pone de mal humor, y mis manos se quedan tan agarrotadas que no puedo practicar bien en absoluto.
Vocabulary
- Acepto
- I accept or agree to something.
- no
- No; negation or refusal.
- esperar
- To wait for or to hope for something.
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all.
- de
- Of; from; indicates possession or origin.
- mamá
- Mother; mom or mommy.
- ni
- Neither; nor; used in negations.
- vosotras
- You (feminine plural, Spain).
- pero
- But; however; expresses contrast.
- sí
- Yes; affirmative response or oneself.
- quiero
- I want; first person singular of querer.
- comprarme
- To buy for myself; reflexive form.
- para
- For; in order to; indicates purpose.
- mí
- Me; myself; prepositional form of yo.
- Lo
- It; the masculine singular direct object pronoun.
- he
- I have; present perfect auxiliary verb.
- deseado
- Desired; wished for; past participle.
- durante
- During; throughout a period of time.
- tanto
- So much; so many; such a lot.
- tiempo
- Time; period; weather or season.
- dijo
- Said; third person singular past tense.
- que
- That; which; who; relative pronoun.
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect past.
- una
- A; one (feminine article).
- biblioteca
- Library; place where books are kept.
- Yo
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- pensaba
- I thought; first person imperfect past.
- gastar
- To spend; to use up money.
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- mío
- Mine; belonging to me possessive pronoun.
- en
- In; on; at; preposition indicating location.
- música
- Music; organized sounds and melodies.
- nueva
- New; recent or not old.
- con
- With; alongside; accompanied by.
- un
- A; one (masculine article).
- pequeño
- Small; little; tiny or diminutive.
- suspiro
- Sigh; breathing out audibly.
- nadie
- Nobody; no one; not anyone.
- oyó
- Heard; third person singular past tense.
- salvo
- Except; save; unless; excluding.
- cepillo
- Brush; tool for brushing hair.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- chimenea
- Fireplace; chimney for smoke.
- tetera
- Teapot; pot for brewing tea.
- voy
- I go; first person singular present.
- bonita
- Pretty; beautiful; attractive.
- caja
- Box; container for storing things.
- lápices
- Pencils; writing instruments plural.
- dibujo
- Drawing; sketch; art of drawing.
- realmente
- Really; truly; in reality or fact.
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- necesito
- I need; first person singular present.
- decisión
- Decision; choice made between options.
- Mamá
- Mother; mom or mommy.
- sobre
- On; about; concerning; regarding something.
- nuestro
- Our; belonging to us.
- dinero
- Money; currency; financial resources.
- querrá
- Will want; third person singular future.
- lo
- It; masculine singular direct object pronoun.
- sacrifiquemos
- Let us sacrifice; first person plural subjunctive.
- todo
- Everything; all; every thing.
- Que
- That; which; in order that.
- cada
- Each; every single one.
- compre
- Buys; third person singular subjunctive.
- quiera
- Wants; third person singular subjunctive.
- nos
- Us; ourselves; first person plural object.
- divirtamos
- Let us have fun; subjunctive form.
- poco
- Little; small amount; not much.
- estoy
- I am; first person singular present.
- segura
- Sure; certain; confident about something.
- trabajamos
- We work; first person plural present.
- bastante
- Enough; quite; sufficient or adequate.
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