A Room with a View — Page 1
The Bertolini
El Bertolini
"The Signora had no business to do it," said Miss Bartlett, "no business at all. She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart. Oh, Lucy!"
«La Signora no tenía ningún derecho a hacer eso», dijo la señorita Bartlett, «ningún derecho en absoluto. Nos prometió habitaciones al sur con vistas, una junto a la otra, y en cambio aquí tenemos habitaciones al norte, que dan a un patio interior, y muy separadas. ¡Oh, Lucy!»
"And a Cockney, besides!" said Lucy, who had been further saddened by the Signora's unexpected accent. "It might be London." She looked at the two rows of English people who were sitting at the table; at the row of white bottles of water and red bottles of wine that ran between the English people; at the portraits of the late Queen and the late Poet Laureate that hung behind the English people, heavily framed; at the notice of the English church (Rev. Cuthbert Eager, M. A. Oxon.), that was the only other decoration of the wall. "Charlotte, don't you feel, too, that we might be in London? I can hardly believe that all kinds of other things are just outside. I suppose it is one's being so tired."
«¡Y además una cockney!», dijo Lucy, a quien el inesperado acento de la Signora había entristecido aún más. «Podría ser Londres.» Miró las dos hileras de ingleses que estaban sentados a la mesa; la hilera de botellas blancas de agua y botellas rojas de vino que se extendía entre los ingleses; los retratos de la difunta Reina y el difunto Poeta Laureado que colgaban detrás de los ingleses, con pesados marcos; el anuncio de la iglesia anglicana (Rev. Cuthbert Eager, M. A. Oxon.), que era el único otro adorno de la pared. «Charlotte, ¿no sientes tú también que podríamos estar en Londres? Apenas puedo creer que justo ahí fuera haya todo tipo de otras cosas. Supongo que es el agotamiento que una siente.»
"This meat has surely been used for soup," said Miss Bartlett, laying down her fork.
«Esta carne seguramente se ha usado para hacer sopa», dijo la señorita Bartlett, dejando su tenedor sobre la mesa.
"I want so to see the Arno. The rooms the Signora promised us in her letter would have looked over the Arno. The Signora had no business to do it at all. Oh, it is a shame!"
«Tengo tantas ganas de ver el Arno. Las habitaciones que la Signora nos prometió en su carta habrían dado al Arno. La Signora no tenía ningún derecho a hacer eso. ¡Oh, es una vergüenza!»
"Any nook does for me," Miss Bartlett continued; "but it does seem hard that you shouldn't have a view.
«A mí me vale cualquier rincón», continuó la señorita Bartlett; «pero sí parece una injusticia que tú no tengas vistas.
Vocabulary
- tenía
- Past imperfect of 'tener'; meaning 'had' or 'used to have'.
- ningún
- Adjective meaning 'no' or 'not any' before masculine noun.
- derecho
- Noun or adjective meaning 'right', 'law', or 'straight'.
- hacer
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'.
- eso
- Neutral demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'.
- dijo
- Preterite form of 'decir'; meaning 'said'.
- señorita
- Honorific title for an unmarried woman; 'Miss'.
- absoluto
- Adjective meaning 'absolute'; in phrase 'en absoluto' means 'not at all'.
- Nos
- First person plural indirect or direct object pronoun 'us'.
- prometió
- Preterite form of 'prometer'; meaning 'promised'.
- habitaciones
- Plural noun meaning 'rooms', typically in a hotel.
- sur
- Noun meaning 'south', a cardinal direction.
- vistas
- Plural noun meaning 'views' or 'overlooks'.
- junto
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'together', 'next to'.
- otra
- Feminine adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'.
- cambio
- Noun meaning 'change'; in phrase 'en cambio' means 'instead'.
- aquí
- Adverb meaning 'here', indicating a nearby location.
- tenemos
- First person plural of 'tener'; meaning 'we have'.
- norte
- Noun meaning 'north', a cardinal direction.
- dan
- Third person plural of 'dar'; meaning 'they give' or 'they face'.
- patio
- Noun meaning 'courtyard' or 'patio' of a building.
- interior
- Adjective or noun meaning 'interior' or 'inner'.
- muy
- Adverb meaning 'very', intensifying adjectives or adverbs.
- separadas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'separated' or 'apart'.
- además
- Adverb meaning 'furthermore', 'also', or 'in addition'.
- quien
- Relative pronoun meaning 'who' referring to a person.
- inesperado
- Adjective meaning 'unexpected' or 'unforeseen'.
- acento
- Noun meaning 'accent', referring to a manner of speaking.
- había
- Imperfect form of 'haber'; used in past perfect constructions.
- entristecido
- Past participle of 'entristecer'; meaning 'saddened'.
- aún
- Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet'; also 'even'.
- más
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most', indicating greater degree.
- Podría
- Conditional form of 'poder'; meaning 'could' or 'might'.
- ser
- Infinitive meaning 'to be', indicating inherent qualities.
- Miró
- Preterite of 'mirar'; meaning 'looked at' or 'gazed at'.
- dos
- Numeral meaning 'two'.
- hileras
- Plural noun meaning 'rows' or 'lines' of objects.
- ingleses
- Plural noun or adjective meaning 'English people' or 'English'.
- estaban
- Imperfect form of 'estar'; meaning 'were' (temporary state).
- sentados
- Past participle of 'sentar'; meaning 'seated' or 'sitting'.
- mesa
- Noun meaning 'table', a piece of furniture.
- hilera
- Singular noun meaning 'row' or 'line' of objects.
- botellas
- Plural noun meaning 'bottles', containers for liquids.
- blancas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'white'.
- agua
- Noun meaning 'water', essential liquid for drinking.
- rojas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'red'.
- vino
- Noun meaning 'wine'; also preterite of 'venir' meaning 'came'.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive constructions.
- extendía
- Imperfect form of 'extender'; meaning 'extended' or 'stretched'.
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'.
- retratos
- Plural noun meaning 'portraits' or 'painted likenesses'.
- difunta
- Adjective or noun meaning 'deceased' or 'late' (feminine).
- Reina
- Noun meaning 'Queen', a female monarch.
- difunto
- Adjective or noun meaning 'deceased' or 'late' (masculine).
- Poeta
- Noun meaning 'poet', a person who writes poetry.
- Laureado
- Adjective meaning 'laureate', honored with an award.
- colgaban
- Imperfect of 'colgar'; meaning 'were hanging' on a surface.
- detrás
- Adverb meaning 'behind' or 'in back of'.
- pesados
- Plural adjective meaning 'heavy' or 'burdensome'.
- marcos
- Plural noun meaning 'frames', as for pictures or mirrors.
- anuncio
- Noun meaning 'announcement', 'notice', or 'advertisement'.
- iglesia
- Noun meaning 'church', a place of Christian worship.
- anglicana
- Adjective meaning 'Anglican', relating to the Church of England.
- era
- Imperfect form of 'ser'; meaning 'was' or 'used to be'.
- único
- Adjective meaning 'only' or 'unique', sole of its kind.
- otro
- Masculine adjective meaning 'other' or 'another'.
- adorno
- Noun meaning 'ornament' or 'decoration' in a space.
- pared
- Noun meaning 'wall', the vertical side of a room.
- sientes
- Second person singular of 'sentir'; meaning 'you feel'.
- tú
- Second person singular subject pronoun meaning 'you'.
- también
- Adverb meaning 'also', 'too', or 'as well'.
- podríamos
- Conditional first person plural of 'poder'; meaning 'we could'.
- estar
- Infinitive meaning 'to be', indicating states or locations.
- Apenas
- Adverb meaning 'barely', 'hardly', or 'scarcely'.
- puedo
- First person singular of 'poder'; meaning 'I can'.
- creer
- Infinitive meaning 'to believe' or 'to think'.
- justo
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'just', 'fair', or 'right there'.
- ahí
- Adverb meaning 'there', indicating a nearby but not close place.
- fuera
- Adverb meaning 'outside'; also subjunctive of 'ser/estar'.
- haya
- Present subjunctive of 'haber'; meaning 'there may be'.
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all', 'every', or 'everything'.
- tipo
- Noun meaning 'type', 'kind', or 'sort' of something.
- otras
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'other' or 'another'.
- cosas
- Plural noun meaning 'things', objects or matters.
- Supongo
- First person singular of 'suponer'; meaning 'I suppose'.
- agotamiento
- Noun meaning 'exhaustion' or 'fatigue', extreme tiredness.
- siente
- Third person singular of 'sentir'; meaning 'feels' or 'senses'.
- Esta
- Feminine demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'.
- carne
- Noun meaning 'meat' or 'flesh', often food.
- seguramente
- Adverb meaning 'surely', 'certainly', or 'probably'.
- ha
- Third person singular of 'haber'; used in present perfect tense.
- usado
- Past participle of 'usar'; meaning 'used' or 'utilized'.
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', or 'toward'.
- sopa
- Noun meaning 'soup', a liquid food dish.
- dejando
- Gerund of 'dejar'; meaning 'leaving' or 'setting down'.
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'its', or 'their'.
- tenedor
- Noun meaning 'fork', a utensil used for eating.
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'.
- Tengo
- First person singular of 'tener'; meaning 'I have'.
- tantas
- Feminine plural meaning 'so many', expressing large quantity.
- ganas
- Plural noun meaning 'desire' or 'eagerness'; 'tener ganas de' = to want.
- ver
- Infinitive meaning 'to see' or 'to look at'.
- nos
- First person plural object pronoun meaning 'us'.
- carta
- Noun meaning 'letter', a written message sent to someone.
- habrían
- Conditional perfect of 'haber'; meaning 'they would have'.
- dado
- Past participle of 'dar'; meaning 'given'.
- vergüenza
- Noun meaning 'shame' or 'embarrassment'.
- mí
- First person singular prepositional pronoun meaning 'me'.
- me
- First person singular object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'to me'.
- vale
- Expression meaning 'it's worth' or colloquially 'okay', 'fine'.
- cualquier
- Adjective meaning 'any' or 'whatever', used before a noun.
- rincón
- Noun meaning 'corner' or 'nook' of a room or space.
- continuó
- Preterite of 'continuar'; meaning 'continued' or 'went on'.
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrasting clause.
- sí
- Adverb meaning 'yes' or emphatic 'indeed'.
- parece
- Third person singular of 'parecer'; meaning 'seems' or 'appears'.
- injusticia
- Noun meaning 'injustice' or 'unfairness'.
- tengas
- Present subjunctive of 'tener'; meaning 'that you have'.
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