A Room with a View — Page 5

English → Spanish Chapter I Level 6/10

Lucy, who had not yet acquired decency, at once rose to her feet, exclaiming: "Oh, oh! Why, it's Mr. Beebe! Oh, how perfectly lovely! Oh, Charlotte, we must stop now, however bad the rooms are. Oh!"

Lucy, que aún no había adquirido la decencia necesaria, se puso de pie de inmediato, exclamando: «¡Oh, oh! ¡Pero si es el señor Beebe! ¡Oh, qué maravilla! Oh, Charlotte, tenemos que quedarnos aquí, por muy malas que sean las habitaciones. ¡Oh!»

Miss Bartlett said, with more restraint:

La señorita Bartlett dijo, con mayor compostura:

"How do you do, Mr. Beebe? I expect that you have forgotten us: Miss Bartlett and Miss Honeychurch, who were at Tunbridge Wells when you helped the Vicar of St. Peter's that very cold Easter."

«¿Cómo está usted, señor Beebe? Supongo que nos habrá olvidado: la señorita Bartlett y la señorita Honeychurch, que estábamos en Tunbridge Wells cuando usted ayudó al vicario de San Pedro aquella Pascua tan fría.»

The clergyman, who had the air of one on a holiday, did not remember the ladies quite as clearly as they remembered him.

El clérigo, que tenía el aire de alguien de vacaciones, no recordaba a las señoras con tanta claridad como ellas lo recordaban a él.

But he came forward pleasantly enough and accepted the chair into which he was beckoned by Lucy.

Pero se acercó con suficiente amabilidad y aceptó la silla hacia la que Lucy le indicó que se sentara.

"I _am_ so glad to see you," said the girl, who was in a state of spiritual starvation, and would have been glad to see the waiter if her cousin had permitted it.

«Me alegro muchísimo de verle», dijo la joven, que se encontraba en un estado de inanición espiritual, y que habría agradecido ver hasta al camarero si su prima lo hubiera permitido.

"Just fancy how small the world is. Summer Street, too, makes it so specially funny."

«Qué pequeño es el mundo, ¿verdad? Y que sea precisamente Summer Street lo hace especialmente curioso.»

"Miss Honeychurch lives in the parish of Summer Street," said Miss Bartlett, filling up the gap, "and she happened to tell me in the course of conversation that you have just accepted the living—"

«La señorita Honeychurch vive en la parroquia de Summer Street», dijo la señorita Bartlett, llenando el silencio, «y se dio la casualidad de que me contó en el transcurso de una conversación que usted acaba de aceptar el beneficio eclesiástico—»

"Yes, I heard from mother so last week. She didn't know that I knew you at Tunbridge Wells; but I wrote back at once, and I said: 'Mr. Beebe is—'"

«Sí, me lo comunicó mi madre la semana pasada. Ella no sabía que yo les conocía de Tunbridge Wells; pero le respondí de inmediato, y le dije: "El señor Beebe es—"»

"Quite right," said the clergyman. "I move into the Rectory at Summer Street next June.

«Exactamente», dijo el clérigo. «Me mudo a la rectoría de Summer Street el próximo mes de junio.

Vocabulary

que: Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'.
aún: Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet' in a sentence.
no: Adverb of negation meaning 'no' or 'not'.
había: Past perfect auxiliary verb 'had' from haber.
adquirido: Past participle of adquirir; meaning 'acquired' or 'obtained'.
la: Definite article 'the' used with feminine singular nouns.
decencia: Noun meaning 'decency' or proper social behavior.
necesaria: Adjective meaning 'necessary' or 'required', feminine form.
se: Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or pronominal verbs.
puso: Preterite third-person singular of poner; meaning 'put' or 'stood'.
de: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.
pie: Noun meaning 'foot'; ponerse de pie means 'to stand up'.
inmediato: Adjective or adverb meaning 'immediate' or 'right away'.
exclamando: Gerund of exclamar; meaning 'exclaiming' or 'crying out'.
Pero: Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrasting clause.
si: Conjunction meaning 'if'; also used for emphasis in exclamations.
es: Third-person singular present of ser; meaning 'is'.
el: Definite article 'the' used with masculine singular nouns.
señor: Noun meaning 'mister', 'sir', or 'gentleman'.
qué: Exclamatory or interrogative word meaning 'what' or 'how'.
maravilla: Noun meaning 'wonder', 'marvel', or something amazing.
tenemos: First-person plural present of tener; meaning 'we have'.
quedarnos: Reflexive infinitive of quedar; meaning 'to stay' or 'remain'.
aquí: Adverb of place meaning 'here'.
por: Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', 'through', or 'because of'.
muy: Adverb of degree meaning 'very' or 'quite'.
malas: Adjective meaning 'bad' or 'poor', feminine plural form.
sean: Subjunctive third-person plural of ser; meaning 'may be'.
las: Definite article 'the', feminine plural form.
habitaciones: Plural noun meaning 'rooms', especially in a hotel or house.
La: Definite article 'the', feminine singular, used before nouns.
señorita: Noun meaning 'miss' or 'young woman', polite address.
dijo: Preterite third-person singular of decir; meaning 'said'.
con: Preposition meaning 'with'.
mayor: Adjective meaning 'greater', 'older', or 'more'.
compostura: Noun meaning 'composure', 'calmness', or 'self-control'.
Cómo: Interrogative adverb meaning 'how'.
está: Third-person singular present of estar; meaning 'is' (state).
usted: Formal second-person singular pronoun meaning 'you'.
Supongo: First-person singular present of suponer; meaning 'I suppose'.
nos: First-person plural object pronoun meaning 'us' or 'ourselves'.
habrá: Future third-person singular of haber; meaning 'will have'.
olvidado: Past participle of olvidar; meaning 'forgotten'.
y: Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
estábamos: First-person plural imperfect of estar; meaning 'we were'.
en: Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'.
cuando: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
ayudó: Preterite third-person singular of ayudar; meaning 'helped'.
al: Contraction of 'a' and 'el'; meaning 'to the'.
vicario: Noun meaning 'vicar' or 'curate', a church official.
San: Abbreviated form of santo; meaning 'Saint' before a name.
aquella: Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' for distant feminine nouns.
Pascua: Noun meaning 'Easter' or 'Passover', a religious holiday.
tan: Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such', indicating degree.
fría: Adjective meaning 'cold', feminine singular form.
El: Definite article 'the', masculine singular, used before nouns.
clérigo: Noun meaning 'clergyman' or 'cleric', a religious minister.
tenía: Imperfect third-person singular of tener; meaning 'had'.
aire: Noun meaning 'air'; also used figuratively meaning 'look' or 'manner'.
alguien: Indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'somebody'.
vacaciones: Plural noun meaning 'vacation' or 'holidays'.
recordaba: Imperfect third-person singular of recordar; meaning 'remembered'.
a: Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or used before direct objects.
señoras: Plural noun meaning 'ladies' or 'women', polite form.
tanta: Adjective meaning 'so much' or 'such', feminine singular form.
claridad: Noun meaning 'clarity', 'clearness', or 'brightness'.
como: Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'.
ellas: Third-person plural feminine pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'.
lo: Neuter or masculine object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'him'.
recordaban: Imperfect third-person plural of recordar; meaning 'they remembered'.
él: Third-person masculine singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.
acercó: Preterite third-person singular of acercarse; meaning 'approached'.
suficiente: Adjective or adverb meaning 'sufficient', 'enough'.
amabilidad: Noun meaning 'kindness', 'friendliness', or 'amiability'.
aceptó: Preterite third-person singular of aceptar; meaning 'accepted'.
silla: Noun meaning 'chair', a piece of furniture for sitting.
hacia: Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'towards'.
le: Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him', 'to her', or 'to you'.
indicó: Preterite third-person singular of indicar; meaning 'indicated'.
sentara: Imperfect subjunctive of sentar; meaning '(that he/she) sit down'.
Me: First-person singular object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'.
alegro: First-person singular present of alegrarse; meaning 'I am glad'.
muchísimo: Superlative adverb meaning 'very much' or 'enormously'.
verle: Infinitive ver plus pronoun; meaning 'to see him' or 'you'.
joven: Adjective or noun meaning 'young' or 'young person'.
encontraba: Imperfect of encontrarse; meaning 'was finding oneself' or 'was'.
un: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an', masculine singular.
estado: Noun meaning 'state' or 'condition'; also past participle of estar.
inanición: Noun meaning 'starvation', 'inanition', or severe weakness.
espiritual: Adjective meaning 'spiritual', relating to the spirit or soul.
habría: Conditional third-person singular of haber; meaning 'would have'.
agradecido: Adjective or past participle meaning 'grateful' or 'thankful'.
ver: Infinitive meaning 'to see'.
hasta: Preposition meaning 'until', 'up to', or 'even'.
camarero: Noun meaning 'waiter' or 'server' in a restaurant or hotel.
su: Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'your', or 'their'.
prima: Noun meaning 'cousin', specifically a female cousin.
hubiera: Imperfect subjunctive of haber; meaning 'had' in conditional clauses.
permitido: Past participle of permitir; meaning 'permitted' or 'allowed'.
Qué: Exclamatory word meaning 'what' or 'how', expressing surprise.
pequeño: Adjective meaning 'small', 'little', or 'tiny'.
mundo: Noun meaning 'world'; qué mundo pequeño means 'small world'.
verdad: Noun meaning 'truth'; used as 'right?' or 'isn't it?' in conversation.
Y: Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
sea: Present subjunctive third-person singular of ser; meaning 'may be'.
precisamente: Adverb meaning 'precisely', 'exactly', or 'just'.
hace: Third-person singular present of hacer; meaning 'makes' or 'does'.
especialmente: Adverb meaning 'especially' or 'particularly'.
curioso: Adjective meaning 'curious', 'odd', or 'interesting'.
vive: Third-person singular present of vivir; meaning 'lives'.
parroquia: Noun meaning 'parish', a local church community or district.
llenando: Gerund of llenar; meaning 'filling' or 'filling up'.
silencio: Noun meaning 'silence' or 'quiet'.
dio: Preterite third-person singular of dar; meaning 'gave'.
casualidad: Noun meaning 'coincidence' or 'chance'; por casualidad means 'by chance'.
me: First-person singular object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'to me'.
contó: Preterite third-person singular of contar; meaning 'told' or 'counted'.
transcurso: Noun meaning 'course' or 'passage' of time.
una: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an', feminine singular.
conversación: Noun meaning 'conversation' or 'talk'.
acaba: Third-person singular present of acabar; meaning 'has just' done something.
aceptar: Infinitive meaning 'to accept' or 'to agree to'.
beneficio: Noun meaning 'benefit', 'living', or ecclesiastical appointment.
eclesiástico: Adjective meaning 'ecclesiastical', relating to the church.
Sí: Affirmative adverb meaning 'yes'.
comunicó: Preterite third-person singular of comunicar; meaning 'communicated' or 'informed'.
mi: First-person singular possessive adjective meaning 'my'.
madre: Noun meaning 'mother'.
semana: Noun meaning 'week'.
pasada: Adjective meaning 'last' or 'past', feminine singular form.
Ella: Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'.
sabía: Imperfect third-person singular of saber; meaning 'knew'.
yo: First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
les: Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to them' or 'to you' (plural).
conocía: Imperfect third-person singular of conocer; meaning 'knew' (people).
pero: Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrasting idea.
respondí: Preterite first-person singular of responder; meaning 'I replied'.
dije: Preterite first-person singular of decir; meaning 'I said'.
Exactamente: Adverb meaning 'exactly' or 'precisely'.
mudo: Adjective meaning 'mute', 'silent', or 'speechless'.
rectoría: Noun meaning 'rectory', the residence of a rector or priest.
próximo: Adjective meaning 'next' or 'upcoming', referring to time or order.
mes: Noun meaning 'month'.
junio: Noun meaning 'June', the sixth month of the year.

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