A Tale of Two Cities — Page 9
In the meantime, his son, whose head was garnished with tenderer spikes, and whose young eyes stood close by one another, as his father's did, kept the required watch upon his mother.
Mientras tanto, su hijo, cuya cabeza estaba adornada con púas más tiernas, y cuyos jóvenes ojos estaban muy juntos entre sí, como los de su padre, mantenía la vigilancia requerida sobre su madre.
He greatly disturbed that poor woman at intervals, by darting out of his sleeping closet, where he made his toilet, with a suppressed cry of "You are going to flop, mother. --Halloa, father!" and, after raising this fictitious alarm, darting in again with an undutiful grin.
Perturbaba enormemente a aquella pobre mujer a intervalos, lanzándose fuera de su pequeño dormitorio, donde hacía su aseo, con un grito sofocado de «Va usted a caerse, madre. ¡Eh, padre!», y, tras provocar esta falsa alarma, volviendo a entrar con una sonrisa irrespetuosa.
Mr. Cruncher's temper was not at all improved when he came to his breakfast.
El humor del señor Cruncher no había mejorado en absoluto cuando llegó a desayunar.
He resented Mrs. Cruncher's saying grace with particular animosity.
Recibió con particular animosidad el hecho de que la señora Cruncher bendijera la mesa.
"Now, Aggerawayter! What are you up to? At it again?"
«¡Vamos, fastidiosa! ¿Qué estás haciendo? ¿Otra vez con lo mismo?»
His wife explained that she had merely "asked a blessing."
Su esposa explicó que simplemente había «pedido una bendición».
"Don't do it!" said Mr. Cruncher, looking about, as if he rather expected to see the loaf disappear under the efficacy of his wife's petitions.
«¡No lo hagas!», dijo el señor Cruncher, mirando a su alrededor, como si esperara ver desaparecer el pan gracias a la eficacia de las plegarias de su esposa.
"I ain't a going to be blest out of house and home. I won't have my wittles blest off my table. Keep still!"
«No voy a dejar que me bendigan hasta dejarme sin casa ni hogar. No permitiré que bendigan mis víveres hasta sacarlos de mi mesa. ¡Estate quieta!»
Exceedingly red-eyed and grim, as if he had been up all night at a party which had taken anything but a convivial turn, Jerry Cruncher worried his breakfast rather than ate it, growling over it like any four-footed inmate of a menagerie.
Con los ojos muy enrojecidos y el semblante hosco, como si hubiera pasado la noche en vela en una reunión que había resultado de todo menos festiva, Jerry Cruncher masticó su desayuno más que comerlo, gruñendo sobre él como cualquier habitante cuadrúpedo de una menagerie.
Towards nine o'clock he smoothed his ruffled aspect, and, presenting as respectable and business-like an exterior as he could overlay his natural self with, issued forth to the occupation of the day.
Hacia las nueve de la mañana alisó su agitado aspecto y, mostrando una apariencia tan respetable y formal como le era posible superponer a su ser natural, salió a las ocupaciones del día.
Vocabulary
- Mientras
- While; during the time that something occurs.
- tanto
- So much; as much; a certain amount or degree.
- su
- His, her, its, your (formal), or their possessive.
- hijo
- Son; male child or offspring of parents.
- cuya
- Whose; feminine form indicating possession or relationship.
- cabeza
- Head; upper part of body with brain.
- estaba
- Was; past tense of estar indicating location or state.
- adornada
- Adorned; decorated; embellished with ornamental items.
- con
- With; indicating accompaniment or association with something.
- más
- More; greater in quantity, degree, or importance.
- tiernas
- Tender; soft; delicate or young in age.
- cuyos
- Whose; masculine plural form showing possession or relation.
- jóvenes
- Young; youthful; not old in age or years.
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of sight for seeing things.
- muy
- Very; extremely; to a great degree or extent.
- juntos
- Together; united in place, time, or action.
- entre
- Between; among; in the space separating two things.
- sí
- Himself; herself; oneself; reflexive pronoun for emphasis.
- como
- Like; as; in the manner or way similar.
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article for nouns.
- de
- Of; from; indicating possession, origin, or composition.
- padre
- Father; male parent of a child or offspring.
- mantenía
- Maintained; kept; preserved in a particular condition.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article for nouns.
- vigilancia
- Surveillance; watchfulness; careful observation of someone or something.
- requerida
- Required; needed; necessary for a specific purpose.
- sobre
- On; upon; concerning; regarding a particular topic.
- madre
- Mother; female parent of a child or offspring.
- Perturbaba
- Disturbed; troubled; upset or agitated mentally or emotionally.
- enormemente
- Enormously; greatly; to a very large extent.
- aquella
- That; feminine form referring to distant object.
- pobre
- Poor; lacking money; deserving sympathy or compassion.
- mujer
- Woman; female adult person or spouse of man.
- intervalos
- Intervals; spaces between two events or objects.
- lanzándose
- Throwing oneself; rushing; moving suddenly and forcefully.
- fuera
- Outside; out; exterior location or direction from inside.
- pequeño
- Small; tiny; of little size or extent.
- dormitorio
- Bedroom; sleeping room where people rest at night.
- donde
- Where; in which place; at what location.
- hacía
- Made; did; performed or created an action.
- aseo
- Cleaning; grooming; personal hygiene or tidying up.
- un
- A; an; indefinite article for masculine singular nouns.
- grito
- Scream; shout; loud cry expressing emotion or alarm.
- sofocado
- Stifled; suppressed; held back or prevented from expressing.
- Va
- Goes; moves; proceeds from one place to another.
- usted
- You; formal second person singular pronoun for respect.
- caerse
- Fall; tumble; lose footing and drop to ground.
- tras
- After; following; subsequent to in time or order.
- provocar
- Provoke; incite; cause deliberately a reaction or response.
- esta
- This; feminine form of demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
- falsa
- False; untrue; incorrect or not genuine in nature.
- alarma
- Alarm; warning of danger or urgent situation.
- volviendo
- Returning; turning; going back to previous state.
- entrar
- Enter; go inside; come into a space.
- una
- A; an; indefinite article for feminine singular nouns.
- sonrisa
- Smile; facial expression showing happiness or amusement.
- irrespetuosa
- Disrespectful; rude; lacking proper respect or courtesy.
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article for nouns.
- humor
- Mood; temperament; state of mind or disposition.
- señor
- Mr.; man; title of respect for male person.
- no
- No; not; negation or denial of statement.
- había
- Had; was; past tense of haber auxiliary verb.
- mejorado
- Improved; bettered; enhanced or made better in quality.
- en
- In; inside; located within a particular place.
- absoluto
- Absolute; complete; total without any exception or qualification.
- cuando
- When; at what time; during which period.
- llegó
- Arrived; came; reached a destination or location.
- desayunar
- Breakfast; eat first meal of day in morning.
- Recibió
- Received; got; accepted something given or offered.
- particular
- Particular; special; specific or distinguished from others.
- animosidad
- Animosity; hostility; feeling of strong dislike or hatred.
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article for nouns.
- hecho
- Fact; deed; actual event or thing that occurred.
- que
- That; which; relative pronoun connecting clauses together.
- señora
- Mrs.; woman; title of respect for female person.
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