A Room with a View — Page 9

English → Spanish Chapter I Level 6/10

" Again he hesitated, and then said gently: "I think he would not take advantage of your acceptance, nor expect you to show gratitude.

" De nuevo vaciló, y luego dijo suavemente: "Creo que él no se aprovecharía de su aceptación, ni esperaría que usted le mostrara gratitud.

He has the merit—if it is one—of saying exactly what he means.

Tiene el mérito —si es que lo es— de decir exactamente lo que piensa.

He has rooms he does not value, and he thinks you would value them.

Tiene habitaciones que no valora, y cree que usted sí las valoraría.

He no more thought of putting you under an obligation than he thought of being polite.

No pensó en ponerla a usted en deuda del mismo modo que no pensó en ser cortés.

It is so difficult—at least, I find it difficult—to understand people who speak the truth."

Es tan difícil —al menos yo lo encuentro difícil— entender a las personas que dicen la verdad."

Lucy was pleased, and said: "I was hoping that he was nice; I do so always hope that people will be nice."

Lucy se alegró, y dijo: "Esperaba que fuera simpático; siempre espero que la gente sea simpática."

"I think he is; nice and tiresome.

"Creo que lo es; simpático y fastidioso.

I differ from him on almost every point of any importance, and so, I expect—I may say I hope—you will differ.

Difiero de él en casi todos los puntos de importancia, y así, creo —puedo decir que espero— que usted también diferirá.

But his is a type one disagrees with rather than deplores.

Pero él es del tipo con el que uno discrepa más que deplora.

When he first came here he not unnaturally put people's backs up.

Cuando llegó aquí por primera vez, no fue extraño que irritara a la gente.

He has no tact and no manners—I don't mean by that that he has bad manners—and he will not keep his opinions to himself.

No tiene tacto ni modales —no quiero decir con eso que tenga malos modales— y no es capaz de guardarse sus opiniones para sí mismo.

We nearly complained about him to our depressing Signora, but I am glad to say we thought better of it."

Casi nos quejamos de él a nuestra deprimente Signora, pero me alegra decir que lo reconsideramos."

"Am I to conclude," said Miss Bartlett, "that he is a Socialist?"

"¿Debo concluir," dijo la señorita Bartlett, "que es un socialista?"

Mr. Beebe accepted the convenient word, not without a slight twitching of the lips.

El señor Beebe aceptó la conveniente palabra, no sin un leve temblor de labios.

"And presumably he has brought up his son to be a Socialist, too?

"¿Y presumiblemente ha criado a su hijo para que también sea socialista?

Vocabulary

De: Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from' in Spanish.
nuevo: Adjective/adverb meaning 'new' or 'again'.
vaciló: He/she hesitated or wavered momentarily.
luego: Adverb meaning 'then' or 'later' in sequence.
dijo: Past tense of 'decir'; he/she said something.
suavemente: Adverb meaning 'softly' or 'gently' in manner.
Creo: First person singular of 'creer'; I believe or think.
se: Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs.
aprovecharía: Conditional tense; he/she would take advantage of something.
aceptación: Noun meaning 'acceptance' or 'approval' of something.
ni: Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'not even' in negation.
esperaría: Conditional tense; he/she would wait or expect.
usted: Formal second person singular pronoun meaning 'you'.
le: Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/you'.
mostrara: Past subjunctive of 'mostrar'; that you would show.
gratitud: Noun meaning 'gratitude' or thankfulness toward someone.
Tiene: Third person singular of 'tener'; he/she has something.
mérito: Noun meaning 'merit' or worthiness of recognition.
decir: Infinitive verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'.
exactamente: Adverb meaning 'exactly' or 'precisely' without deviation.
piensa: Third person singular of 'pensar'; he/she thinks.
habitaciones: Plural noun meaning 'rooms' in a house or hotel.
valora: Third person singular of 'valorar'; he/she values something.
cree: Third person singular of 'creer'; he/she believes.
sí: Affirmative word meaning 'yes' or reflexive pronoun 'oneself'.
valoraría: Conditional tense; he/she would value or appreciate something.
pensó: Preterite of 'pensar'; he/she thought about something.
ponerla: Infinitive 'poner' plus pronoun; to put her in something.
deuda: Noun meaning 'debt' or financial or moral obligation.
mismo: Adjective meaning 'same' or 'himself/itself' for emphasis.
modo: Noun meaning 'way' or 'manner' of doing something.
ser: Infinitive verb meaning 'to be' in a permanent sense.
cortés: Adjective meaning 'polite' or 'courteous' toward others.
tan: Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' used in comparisons.
difícil: Adjective meaning 'difficult' or 'hard' to accomplish.
menos: Adverb meaning 'less' or used in 'at least' phrases.
encuentro: First person singular of 'encontrar'; I find or encounter.
entender: Infinitive verb meaning 'to understand' or comprehend something.
personas: Plural noun meaning 'people' or 'persons' in general.
dicen: Third person plural of 'decir'; they say or tell.
verdad: Noun meaning 'truth' or something factually accurate.
alegró: Preterite of 'alegrarse'; he/she became happy or pleased.
Esperaba: Imperfect of 'esperar'; he/she was hoping or waiting.
fuera: Past subjunctive of 'ser/ir'; that he/she were something.
simpático: Adjective meaning 'nice', 'likeable', or 'friendly' person.
siempre: Adverb meaning 'always' indicating habitual or constant action.
espero: First person singular of 'esperar'; I hope or wait.
gente: Collective noun meaning 'people' or a group of persons.
sea: Present subjunctive of 'ser'; that he/she/it may be.
fastidioso: Adjective meaning 'annoying', 'fussy', or 'irritating' person.
Difiero: First person singular of 'diferir'; I disagree or differ.
casi: Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly' something in degree.
todos: Adjective/pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everyone' without exception.
puntos: Plural noun meaning 'points' or specific topics discussed.
importancia: Noun meaning 'importance' or significance of something.
así: Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'.
puedo: First person singular of 'poder'; I can or am able.
también: Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too' adding more information.
diferirá: Future tense of 'diferir'; he/she will differ or disagree.
Pero: Conjunction meaning 'but' introducing a contrast or exception.
tipo: Noun meaning 'type', 'guy', or 'kind' of person.
uno: Pronoun/number meaning 'one' or impersonal 'one/you'.
discrepa: Third person singular of 'discrepar'; he/she disagrees with.
más: Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most' in degree or quantity.
deplora: Third person singular of 'deplorar'; he/she deplores something.
Cuando: Conjunction meaning 'when' introducing a time clause.
llegó: Preterite of 'llegar'; he/she arrived at a place.
aquí: Adverb meaning 'here' indicating a nearby location.
por: Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through' various contexts.
primera: Feminine ordinal adjective meaning 'first' in a sequence.
vez: Noun meaning 'time' or 'instance' in a sequence.
fue: Preterite of 'ser/ir'; it was or he/she went.
extraño: Adjective meaning 'strange', 'odd', or 'foreign' in character.
irritara: Past subjunctive of 'irritar'; that he/she would irritate.
tiene: Third person singular of 'tener'; he/she has something.
tacto: Noun meaning 'tact' or sensitivity in social situations.
modales: Plural noun meaning 'manners' or social behavioral etiquette.
quiero: First person singular of 'querer'; I want or love.
eso: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' referring to something nearby.
tenga: Present subjunctive of 'tener'; that he/she may have.
malos: Plural adjective meaning 'bad' or 'poor' in quality.
capaz: Adjective meaning 'capable' or 'able' to do something.
guardarse: Reflexive infinitive meaning 'to keep' opinions to oneself.
sus: Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their' things.
opiniones: Plural noun meaning 'opinions' or personal views expressed.
para: Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', or purpose.
Casi: Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly' to a degree.
nos: First person plural reflexive/object pronoun meaning 'us'.
quejamos: First person plural of 'quejarse'; we complained about something.
nuestra: Feminine possessive adjective meaning 'our' belonging to us.
deprimente: Adjective meaning 'depressing' or causing sadness and gloom.
pero: Conjunction meaning 'but' introducing contrast or exception.
alegra: Third person singular of 'alegrar'; it makes one happy.
reconsideramos: First person plural of 'reconsiderar'; we reconsidered our decision.
Debo: First person singular of 'deber'; I must or should do.
concluir: Infinitive meaning 'to conclude' or reach a final decision.
señorita: Honorific meaning 'Miss' for an unmarried woman.
socialista: Noun/adjective meaning 'socialist' relating to socialist ideology.
señor: Honorific noun meaning 'Mr.' or 'sir' for a man.
aceptó: Preterite of 'aceptar'; he/she accepted or agreed to something.
conveniente: Adjective meaning 'convenient', 'suitable', or 'appropriate' in context.
palabra: Noun meaning 'word' or a spoken or written term.
sin: Preposition meaning 'without' indicating absence of something.
leve: Adjective meaning 'slight', 'mild', or 'faint' in degree.
temblor: Noun meaning 'tremor' or slight shaking of the body.
labios: Plural noun meaning 'lips' as part of the mouth.
presumiblemente: Adverb meaning 'presumably' or 'supposedly' based on assumption.
ha: Third person singular of 'haber'; auxiliary verb 'has'.
criado: Past participle of 'criar'; raised or brought up someone.
hijo: Noun meaning 'son' or 'child' in a family.

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