A Room with a View — Page 6
I am lucky to be appointed to such a charming neighbourhood."
Tengo suerte de haber sido destinado a un vecindario tan encantador."
"Oh, how glad I am!
"¡Oh, qué alegría me da!
The name of our house is Windy Corner."
El nombre de nuestra casa es Windy Corner."
Mr. Beebe bowed.
El señor Beebe hizo una reverencia.
"There is mother and me generally, and my brother, though it's not often we get him to ch—— The church is rather far off, I mean."
"Generalmente estamos mamá y yo, y mi hermano, aunque no es frecuente que lo tengamos en la igl—— La iglesia queda bastante lejos, quiero decir."
"Lucy, dearest, let Mr. Beebe eat his dinner."
"Lucy, querida, deja que el señor Beebe coma su cena."
"I am eating it, thank you, and enjoying it."
"La estoy comiendo, gracias, y la estoy disfrutando."
He preferred to talk to Lucy, whose playing he remembered, rather than to Miss Bartlett, who probably remembered his sermons.
Prefería hablar con Lucy, cuya forma de tocar recordaba, antes que con la señorita Bartlett, quien probablemente recordaba sus sermones.
He asked the girl whether she knew Florence well, and was informed at some length that she had never been there before.
Le preguntó a la joven si conocía bien Florencia, y se enteró con cierto detalle de que nunca había estado allí antes.
It is delightful to advise a newcomer, and he was first in the field.
Es un placer aconsejar a un recién llegado, y él fue el primero en hacerlo.
"Don't neglect the country round," his advice concluded.
«No descuide los alrededores», concluyó su consejo.
"The first fine afternoon drive up to Fiesole, and round by Settignano, or something of that sort."
«La primera tarde buena que haya, suba hasta Fiesole y dé la vuelta por Settignano, o algo por el estilo.»
"No!" cried a voice from the top of the table.
«¡No!», exclamó una voz desde la cabecera de la mesa.
"Mr. Beebe, you are wrong.
«Señor Beebe, está usted equivocado.
The first fine afternoon your ladies must go to Prato."
La primera tarde buena sus señoras deben ir a Prato.»
"That lady looks so clever," whispered Miss Bartlett to her cousin.
«Esa señora parece muy inteligente», le susurró la señorita Bartlett a su prima.
"We are in luck."
«Estamos de suerte.»
And, indeed, a perfect torrent of information burst on them.
Y, en efecto, un verdadero torrente de información se desató sobre ellas.
People told them what to see, when to see it, how to stop the electric trams, how to get rid of the beggars, how much to give for a vellum blotter, how much the place would grow upon them.
La gente les dijo qué ver, cuándo verlo, cómo detener los tranvías eléctricos, cómo librarse de los mendigos, cuánto dar por un secante de vitela, cuánto llegaría a gustarles aquel lugar.
Vocabulary
- Tengo
- I have; first person singular of tener
- suerte
- Luck; good fortune or chance
- de
- Of, from; common preposition indicating origin or possession
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used in perfect tenses
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- destinado
- Destined, assigned; fated to a particular place or role
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or recipient
- un
- A, an; indefinite article masculine singular
- vecindario
- Neighborhood; local residential area or community
- tan
- So, such; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb
- encantador
- Charming, delightful; pleasingly attractive or appealing
- qué
- What, how; exclamatory or interrogative word
- alegría
- Joy, happiness; feeling of great pleasure or delight
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- da
- Gives; third person singular present of dar
- El
- The; definite article masculine singular
- nombre
- Name; word by which something is known
- nuestra
- Our; first person plural possessive adjective feminine
- casa
- House, home; building where people live
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- señor
- Mister, sir; respectful title for a man
- hizo
- Did, made; third person singular preterite of hacer
- una
- A, an; indefinite article feminine singular
- reverencia
- Bow, reverence; respectful gesture of bending forward
- Generalmente
- Generally, usually; in most cases or situations
- estamos
- We are; first person plural present of estar
- mamá
- Mom, mother; informal term for one's mother
- y
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses
- yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- hermano
- Brother; male sibling
- aunque
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- no
- No, not; negation word
- frecuente
- Frequent; happening often or repeatedly
- que
- That, which; conjunction or relative pronoun
- lo
- It, him; third person singular neuter or masculine object pronoun
- tengamos
- We have; first person plural present subjunctive of tener
- en
- In, on, at; preposition of location or time
- la
- The; definite article feminine singular
- La
- The; definite article feminine singular
- iglesia
- Church; Christian place of worship or congregation
- queda
- Remains, is located; third person singular present of quedar
- bastante
- Quite, enough; adverb indicating a considerable degree
- lejos
- Far, far away; at a great distance
- quiero
- I want, I love; first person singular present of querer
- decir
- To say, to tell; verb of speech or expression
- querida
- Dear, beloved; affectionate term addressing someone
- deja
- Leave, let; second person singular imperative of dejar
- el
- The; definite article masculine singular
- coma
- Eat; third person singular present subjunctive of comer
- su
- His, her, its, your; third person possessive adjective
- cena
- Dinner, supper; the main evening meal
- estoy
- I am; first person singular present of estar
- comiendo
- Eating; present participle of comer
- gracias
- Thank you; expression of gratitude
- disfrutando
- Enjoying; present participle of disfrutar
- Prefería
- Preferred; third person singular imperfect of preferir
- hablar
- To speak, to talk; infinitive of speech verb
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- cuya
- Whose; feminine relative possessive pronoun
- forma
- Form, way, manner; shape or method of doing something
- tocar
- To play, to touch; to play an instrument or touch something
- recordaba
- Remembered; third person singular imperfect of recordar
- antes
- Before, previously; earlier in time
- señorita
- Miss; respectful title for an unmarried woman
- quien
- Who; relative or interrogative pronoun for people
- probablemente
- Probably; in all likelihood, most likely
- sus
- His, her, their, your; plural possessive adjective
- sermones
- Sermons; religious speeches given in church
- Le
- To him, to her; indirect object pronoun third person singular
- preguntó
- Asked; third person singular preterite of preguntar
- joven
- Young, youth; a young person
- si
- If, whether; conditional conjunction
- conocía
- Knew, was acquainted with; imperfect of conocer
- bien
- Well, good; adverb indicating quality or correctness
- Florencia
- Florence; the Italian city known for Renaissance art
- se
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun third person
- enteró
- Found out, learned; third person singular preterite of enterarse
- cierto
- Certain, a certain; adjective meaning sure or particular
- detalle
- Detail; a small particular fact or element
- nunca
- Never; at no time, not ever
- había
- Had; third person singular imperfect of haber
- estado
- Been, state; past participle of estar or a condition
- allí
- There; at or in that place
- Es
- It is; third person singular present of ser
- placer
- Pleasure; feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction
- aconsejar
- To advise, to counsel; to give guidance or recommendations
- recién
- Recently, newly; just arrived or just done
- llegado
- Arrived; past participle of llegar
- él
- He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
- fue
- Was, went; third person singular preterite of ser or ir
- primero
- First; ordinal number indicating position one
- hacerlo
- To do it; infinitive hacer with object pronoun lo
- No
- No, do not; negation or prohibition
- descuide
- Neglect, ignore; subjunctive of descuidar, to overlook
- los
- The; definite article masculine plural
- alrededores
- Surroundings, outskirts; areas around a place
- concluyó
- Concluded, finished; third person singular preterite of concluir
- consejo
- Advice, counsel; a recommendation or suggestion
- primera
- First; feminine ordinal number indicating position one
- tarde
- Afternoon, evening; the time after noon
- buena
- Good; feminine adjective indicating positive quality
- haya
- There be; present subjunctive of haber
- suba
- Go up, climb; present subjunctive of subir
- hasta
- Until, up to; preposition indicating a limit or endpoint
- dé
- Give; present subjunctive of dar
- vuelta
- Turn, return; a loop or trip back
- por
- By, through, for; preposition of means or passage
- o
- Or; disjunctive conjunction offering alternatives
- algo
- Something, somewhat; an indefinite thing or quantity
- estilo
- Style; a manner, fashion, or way of doing something
- exclamó
- Exclaimed; third person singular preterite of exclamar
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced by a person speaking
- desde
- From, since; preposition indicating starting point
- cabecera
- Head of the table; top or leading end of a table
- mesa
- Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture
- Señor
- Mister, sir; respectful title for a man
- está
- Is; third person singular present of estar
- usted
- You; formal second person singular pronoun
- equivocado
- Wrong, mistaken; adjective meaning incorrect or in error
- señoras
- Ladies, Mrs.; plural respectful title for women
- deben
- Should, must; third person plural present of deber
- ir
- To go; infinitive of motion verb
- Esa
- That; demonstrative adjective feminine singular
- señora
- Lady, Mrs.; respectful title for a woman
- parece
- Seems, appears; third person singular present of parecer
- muy
- Very; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb
- inteligente
- Intelligent, smart; having great mental ability
- le
- To him, to her; indirect object pronoun third person singular
- susurró
- Whispered; third person singular preterite of susurrar
- prima
- Female cousin; daughter of one's aunt or uncle
- Estamos
- We are; first person plural present of estar
- Y
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses
- efecto
- Effect; result or consequence of an action
- verdadero
- True, real; adjective meaning genuine or authentic
- torrente
- Torrent; a rapid, overwhelming flow or stream
- información
- Information; facts or data about something
- desató
- Unleashed, broke loose; third person singular preterite of desatar
- sobre
- About, over, on; preposition of topic or position
- ellas
- They; third person plural feminine subject pronoun
- gente
- People; a group of persons in general
- les
- To them; indirect object pronoun third person plural
- dijo
- Said, told; third person singular preterite of decir
- ver
- To see; infinitive of vision verb
- cuándo
- When; interrogative adverb of time
- verlo
- To see it; infinitive ver with object pronoun lo
- cómo
- How; interrogative adverb of manner
- detener
- To stop, to detain; to halt or hold something back
- tranvías
- Trams, streetcars; public rail vehicles on city streets
- eléctricos
- Electric; adjective describing electrically powered things
- librarse
- To free oneself, to get rid of; reflexive of librar
- mendigos
- Beggars; people who ask for money or charity
- cuánto
- How much; interrogative adjective or adverb of quantity
- dar
- To give; common verb of giving or handing over
- secante
- Blotting paper, drying; paper used to absorb ink
- vitela
- Vellum; fine parchment made from calfskin
- llegaría
- Would arrive; third person singular conditional of llegar
- gustarles
- To please them, to like; infinitive gustar with pronoun les
- aquel
- That; demonstrative adjective masculine singular for distant things
- lugar
- Place, location; a particular point or area in space
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