Alice in Wonderland Bilingual EPUB & Word List
Lewis Carroll’s classic fantasy uses playful dialogue and vivid action verbs that suit CEFR A2–B1 readers. Preview the opening two chapters below, review six high-utility expressions in context, and download the bilingual EPUB or Anki deck.
- Original language
- English · Lewis Carroll
- First published
- 1865
- CEFR Level
- A2
- Public Domain & Translation Note
- Full original EPUB on Project Gutenberg
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Chapter 1 & 2 Bilingual Preview
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I · Down the Rabbit-HoleI · Por la madriguera del conejo
Original · English
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice “without pictures or conversations?”
Parallel translation
Alicia empezaba a cansarse mucho de estar sentada junto a su hermana en la orilla y de no tener nada que hacer. Una o dos veces había mirado el libro que leía su hermana, pero no tenía dibujos ni conversaciones. «¿Y de qué sirve un libro —pensó Alicia— sin dibujos ni conversaciones?»
Original · English
So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
Parallel translation
Así que estaba pensando (tan bien como podía, porque el calor le daba mucho sueño y la atontaba) si el placer de hacer una guirnalda de margaritas compensaría la molestia de levantarse a recogerlas, cuando de pronto pasó corriendo muy cerca de ella un Conejo Blanco de ojos rosados.
II · The Pool of TearsII · El charco de lágrimas
Original · English
Just then her head struck against the roof of the hall: in fact she was now more than nine feet high, and she at once took up the little golden key and hurried off to the garden door.
Parallel translation
Justo entonces, su cabeza chocó contra el techo de la sala: en realidad, ya medía más de nueve pies de altura. Enseguida recogió la llavecita de oro y se apresuró hacia la puerta del jardín.
Original · English
Poor Alice! It was as much as she could do, lying down on one side, to look through into the garden with one eye; but to get through was more hopeless than ever: she sat down and began to cry again.
Parallel translation
¡Pobre Alicia! Tumbada de lado, apenas conseguía mirar al jardín con un solo ojo; pero atravesar la puerta era más imposible que nunca. Se sentó y empezó a llorar de nuevo.
Core Vocabulary from Chapters 1 & 2
Key words and phrases in context from the opening chapters, ready to review or import into Anki.
| Word & Pronunciation | Meaning in Context | Sentence in Book |
|---|---|---|
| peep/piːp/v. | to look quickly or secretly through a small opening | Once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading. |
| daisy-chain/ˈdeɪzi tʃeɪn/n. | a string of daisies joined together by their stems as a garland | She was considering whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble. |
| worth the trouble/wɜːθ ðə ˈtrʌbəl/phr. | good or enjoyable enough to justify the effort required | Whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up. |
| strike against/straɪk əˈɡenst/phr. | to hit or bump hard against a surface | Just then her head struck against the roof of the hall. |
| hurry off/ˈhʌri ɒf/phr. | to leave quickly and in a rush toward another place | She at once took up the little golden key and hurried off to the garden door. |
| hopeless/ˈhəʊpləs/adj. | having no chance of success; impossible to solve | But to get through was more hopeless than ever: she sat down and began to cry again. |