A Room with a View — Page 3
He was probably trying to become acquainted with them before they got into the swim.
Probablemente estaba tratando de conocerlas antes de que se pusieran al corriente.
So she assumed a dazed expression when he spoke to her, and then said: "A view? Oh, a view! How delightful a view is!"
Así que ella adoptó una expresión aturdida cuando él le habló, y luego dijo: «¿Una vista? ¡Oh, una vista! ¡Qué deliciosa es una vista!»
"This is my son," said the old man; "his name's George. He has a view too."
«Este es mi hijo», dijo el anciano; «se llama George. Él también tiene vista».
"Ah," said Miss Bartlett, repressing Lucy, who was about to speak.
«Ah», dijo la señorita Bartlett, reprimiendo a Lucy, que estaba a punto de hablar.
"What I mean," he continued, "is that you can have our rooms, and we'll have yours. We'll change."
«Lo que quiero decir», continuó, «es que ustedes pueden quedarse con nuestras habitaciones, y nosotros nos quedaremos con las de ustedes. Cambiaremos».
The better class of tourist was shocked at this, and sympathized with the new-comers.
Los turistas de mejor clase quedaron escandalizados ante esto, y simpatizaron con los recién llegados.
Miss Bartlett, in reply, opened her mouth as little as possible, and said "Thank you very much indeed; that is out of the question."
La señorita Bartlett, en respuesta, abrió la boca lo menos posible y dijo: «Muchas gracias; eso está fuera de toda consideración».
"Why?" said the old man, with both fists on the table.
«¿Por qué?», dijo el anciano, con ambos puños sobre la mesa.
"Because it is quite out of the question, thank you."
«Porque está completamente fuera de toda consideración, gracias».
"You see, we don't like to take—" began Lucy. Her cousin again repressed her.
«Verá, no nos gusta aceptar—» comenzó Lucy. Su prima volvió a reprimirla.
"But why?" he persisted. "Women like looking at a view; men don't."
«¿Pero por qué?», insistió él. «A las mujeres les gusta contemplar una vista; a los hombres no».
And he thumped with his fists like a naughty child, and turned to his son, saying, "George, persuade them!"
Y golpeó con los puños como un niño travieso, y se volvió hacia su hijo diciendo: «¡George, convéncelas!»
"It's so obvious they should have the rooms," said the son. "There's nothing else to say."
«Es tan obvio que ellas deberían quedarse con las habitaciones», dijo el hijo. «No hay nada más que decir».
He did not look at the ladies as he spoke, but his voice was perplexed and sorrowful.
No miró a las damas mientras hablaba, pero su voz sonaba perpleja y apesadumbrada.
Vocabulary
- Probablemente
- Likely or probably; expresses probability or likelihood
- estaba
- Was; past imperfect form of 'estar'
- tratando
- Trying or attempting to do something
- de
- Of, from, or about; common preposition
- conocerlas
- To meet or get to know them (feminine)
- antes
- Before; earlier in time or order
- que
- That, which, or than; common conjunction
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- pusieran
- Put or placed; past subjunctive of 'poner'
- al
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'el'
- corriente
- Current, up to date, or informed about something
- Así
- So, thus, or in this way
- ella
- She; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- adoptó
- Adopted or assumed; took on a manner or expression
- una
- A or an; indefinite article, feminine form
- expresión
- Expression; look or appearance on someone's face
- aturdida
- Dazed, stunned, or bewildered; confused in appearance
- cuando
- When; at the time that something occurs
- él
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- le
- To him, to her; indirect object pronoun
- habló
- Spoke; past tense of 'hablar'
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- luego
- Then, later, or afterwards in sequence
- dijo
- Said; past tense of 'decir'
- Una
- A or one; indefinite article feminine form
- vista
- View or sight; what can be seen from a place
- Qué
- What or how; used in exclamations of emotion
- deliciosa
- Delicious or delightful; wonderfully pleasing
- es
- Is; third-person singular present of 'ser'
- Este
- This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun, masculine
- mi
- My; first-person singular possessive adjective
- hijo
- Son; male child in relation to parents
- anciano
- Elderly man; old or aged person
- llama
- Calls or names; third-person singular of 'llamar'
- también
- Also or too; indicates addition or agreement
- tiene
- Has; third-person singular present of 'tener'
- la
- The; definite article, feminine singular form
- señorita
- Miss; polite title for an unmarried woman
- reprimiendo
- Suppressing or restraining; holding back someone's actions
- a
- To or at; basic Spanish preposition
- punto
- Point or moment; on the verge of doing something
- hablar
- To speak or talk; common Spanish verb
- Lo
- It or him; direct object pronoun, masculine
- quiero
- I want or I love; first-person present of 'querer'
- decir
- To say or tell; very common Spanish verb
- continuó
- Continued; went on speaking or doing something
- ustedes
- You all; second-person plural pronoun, formal
- pueden
- Can or are able to; third-person plural of 'poder'
- quedarse
- To stay or remain in a place
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or possession
- nuestras
- Our; first-person plural possessive adjective, feminine
- habitaciones
- Rooms; spaces in a building for living or sleeping
- nosotros
- We or us; first-person plural pronoun
- nos
- Us; first-person plural reflexive or object pronoun
- quedaremos
- We will stay; future tense of 'quedarse'
- las
- The; definite article, feminine plural form
- Cambiaremos
- We will change or swap; future of 'cambiar'
- Los
- The; definite article, masculine plural form
- turistas
- Tourists; people traveling for pleasure or sightseeing
- mejor
- Better or best; comparative or superlative adjective
- clase
- Class or type; category of social standing
- quedaron
- Stayed or remained; preterite of 'quedar'
- escandalizados
- Scandalized or shocked by something offensive or improper
- ante
- Before or in front of; facing a situation
- esto
- This; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- simpatizaron
- Sympathized or felt empathy; showed understanding for others
- recién
- Recently or newly; just arrived or just done
- llegados
- Arrivals; those who have just arrived somewhere
- La
- The; definite article, feminine singular form
- en
- In or at; common Spanish preposition of location
- respuesta
- Answer or response; reply to a question or situation
- abrió
- Opened; past tense of 'abrir'
- boca
- Mouth; the opening on a face for speaking and eating
- lo
- It or him; direct object pronoun, masculine singular
- menos
- Less or fewer; indicates reduction or minimum degree
- posible
- Possible; able to happen or be done
- Muchas
- Many or much; large quantity, feminine plural form
- gracias
- Thank you; expression of gratitude
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- está
- Is; third-person singular present of 'estar'
- fuera
- Outside or out of; beyond the scope of something
- toda
- All or every; totality, feminine singular form
- consideración
- Consideration; thoughtful regard or contemplation of something
- Por
- For, by, or because of; versatile Spanish preposition
- qué
- Why or what; used in questions and exclamations
- ambos
- Both; referring to two things or people together
- puños
- Fists; closed hands, often in anger or emphasis
- sobre
- On, over, or about; preposition of position or topic
- mesa
- Table; flat-surfaced furniture used for dining or working
- Porque
- Because; introduces a reason or explanation
- completamente
- Completely or entirely; to the fullest degree possible
- Verá
- You see or you will see; used to introduce explanation
- no
- No or not; basic negation word
- gusta
- Likes or pleases; third-person singular of 'gustar'
- aceptar
- To accept; to receive or agree to something offered
- comenzó
- Began or started; past tense of 'comenzar'
- Su
- His, her, or your; third-person possessive adjective
- prima
- Female cousin; a relative on one's family side
- volvió
- Returned or did again; past tense of 'volver'
- reprimirla
- To restrain or suppress her; hold her back
- Pero
- But; conjunction showing contrast or exception
- por
- For, by, through; common multipurpose preposition
- insistió
- Insisted; persisted firmly on a point or action
- A
- To or at; basic Spanish preposition
- mujeres
- Women; adult female human beings
- les
- To them; indirect object pronoun, plural
- contemplar
- To contemplate or observe; look at something carefully
- hombres
- Men; adult male human beings
- Y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- golpeó
- Hit or struck; past tense of 'golpear'
- como
- Like or as; used for comparisons
- un
- A or an; indefinite article, masculine singular
- niño
- Boy or child; young male person
- travieso
- Naughty or mischievous; playfully badly behaved
- hacia
- Toward or towards; in the direction of something
- su
- His, her, its, or your; possessive adjective
- diciendo
- Saying; present participle of 'decir'
- convéncelas
- Convince them (feminine); persuade those women
- Es
- Is; third-person singular present of 'ser'
- tan
- So or as; used in comparisons and exclamations
- obvio
- Obvious; clearly apparent or easily understood
- ellas
- They; third-person plural feminine pronoun
- deberían
- Should or ought to; conditional of 'deber'
- No
- No or not; basic negation word
- hay
- There is or there are; existential verb form
- nada
- Nothing; absence of anything at all
- más
- More or most; indicates greater degree or quantity
- miró
- Looked at; past tense of 'mirar'
- damas
- Ladies; polite term for women in a group
- mientras
- While or whereas; during the time that something happens
- hablaba
- Was speaking; past imperfect of 'hablar'
- pero
- But; conjunction showing contrast or exception
- voz
- Voice; sound produced when a person speaks or sings
- sonaba
- Sounded; past imperfect of 'sonar'
- perpleja
- Perplexed or puzzled; confused and unsure what to think
- apesadumbrada
- Saddened or sorrowful; weighed down by grief or regret
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