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asleep: into a sleeping state (dormido)
you fellows: you pals, you my friends (que
ustedes amigos)
and be quick about it: and hurry up (apúrate,
date prisa)
before it's done: before you have finished with
the story (antes de haber terminado)
once upon a time there were: on one occasion
there were (había una vez)
at the bottom of a well: in the lowest part of
deep hole used to contain liquid (en el fondo de un pozo)
what did they live on?: pay attention to
preposition ON closing the question (¿de qué vivían, de
qué se alimentaban?)
treacle: cane syrup (melaza)
they lived on treacle: comi (vivían de, se
alimentaban de melaza)
they'd have been ill: they would have been ill (se
habrían enfermado)
so they were: and that is what happened exactly (y
así fue)
treacle-well: a well containing treacle (un
pozo de melaza)
there's not such thing: such thing does not exist (no
existe tal cosa)
sulkily remarking: adding with ill humor
(rezongando indignado)
civil: polite (educada)
you'd better: it would be better (sería mejor
que)
go on: continue, keep on
(prosigue, continúa) |
I dare say: I could possibly say that (yo diría que)
one, indeed!: of course, there exists one!
(¡claro que existe uno!)
to draw: this verb has two meanings: a) to
represent by making a drawing on a surface (dibujar);
b) to move along the ground by pulling
(extraer).
In his story, Carroll uses these two senses
like a word game.
where did they draw treacle from?: pay attention
to preposition FROM closing the question (¿de dónde
extraían la melaza?)
water-well: a well containing water (un pozo
de agua)
they were in the well (estaban dentro del
pozo) and they were well in (gozaban de
buena salud): Carroll uses these use two phrases
like word games: they were in the well means "they
were inside the well" and they were well in is a
slang expression (to be well in) meaning "to prosper,
to gain in health".
all manner of things: all kind, all sort of things (todo
tipo de cosas)
mouse-traps: a trap for catching mice (matarratas,
ratoneras)
the moon: the satellite of the Earth (la Luna)
muchness: greatness of quantity (mucho)
much of a muchness: one of famous Carroll's word
games (poco más o menos lo mismo)
rudeness: insulting manner (mala educación)
I was ever at: I have ever been to (a la que
haya asistido) |
