A Tale of Two Cities — Page 11
The resemblance was not lessened by the accidental circumstance, that the mature Jerry bit and spat out straw, while the twinkling eyes of the youthful Jerry were as restlessly watchful of him as of everything else in Fleet-street.
El parecido no se veía disminuido por la circunstancia accidental de que el maduro Jerry mordisqueaba y escupía paja, mientras que los brillantes ojos del joven Jerry lo vigilaban a él con la misma inquieta atención que a todo lo demás en Fleet-street.
The head of one of the regular indoor messengers attached to Tellson's establishment was put through the door, and the word was given:
La cabeza de uno de los mensajeros internos habituales del establecimiento de Tellson asomó por la puerta, y se dio la voz:
"Porter wanted!"
«¡Se necesita mozo!»
"Hooray, father! Here's an early job to begin with!"
«¡Hurra, padre! ¡Este es un buen trabajo para empezar temprano!»
Having thus given his parent God speed, young Jerry seated himself on the stool, entered on his reversionary interest in the straw his father had been chewing, and cogitated.
Habiendo despedido así a su progenitor con buenos deseos, el joven Jerry se sentó en el taburete, tomó posesión de su interés hereditario en la paja que su padre había estado masticando, y se puso a cavilar.
"Al-ways rusty! His fingers is al-ways rusty!" muttered young Jerry.
«¡Siem-pre oxidados! ¡Sus dedos están siem-pre oxidados!», murmuró el joven Jerry.
"Where does my father get all that iron rust from? He don't get no iron rust here!
«¿De dónde saca mi padre todo ese óxido de hierro? ¡Aquí no consigue nada de óxido de hierro!
Vocabulary
- parecido
- Resemblance or similarity between two things.
- veía
- Past imperfect of 'ver'; was seeing or appeared.
- disminuido
- Diminished, reduced, or lessened in degree.
- circunstancia
- A condition or fact affecting a situation.
- accidental
- Happening by chance; not planned or intended.
- maduro
- Mature, ripe, or fully developed person or thing.
- mordisqueaba
- Was nibbling or gnawing repeatedly on something.
- escupía
- Was spitting; expelling saliva or matter from mouth.
- paja
- Straw; dried stalks of grain used as material.
- mientras
- While or whereas; indicating simultaneous actions.
- brillantes
- Bright, shining, or sparkling in appearance.
- ojos
- Eyes; the organs used for seeing.
- joven
- A young person; adjective meaning youthful.
- vigilaban
- Were watching or keeping a close eye on someone.
- misma
- Same; used to emphasize identity or similarity.
- inquieta
- Restless, uneasy, or anxious in manner.
- atención
- Attention; the act of focusing one's mind.
- demás
- The rest; referring to others or remaining things.
- cabeza
- Head; the uppermost part of a human body.
- mensajeros
- Messengers; people who carry and deliver messages.
- internos
- Internal; belonging to the inside of an organization.
- habituales
- Habitual or regular; occurring as a usual practice.
- establecimiento
- Establishment; a business or institution formally set up.
- asomó
- Peeked or appeared briefly through an opening.
- puerta
- Door; an entrance to a room or building.
- dio
- Past tense of 'dar'; gave or produced something.
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing.
- necesita
- Needs; requires something for a specific purpose.
- mozo
- A young man, waiter, or errand boy.
- Hurra
- Hurray; an exclamation of joy or encouragement.
- padre
- Father; a male parent or paternal figure.
- trabajo
- Work or job; a task performed for income.
- empezar
- To begin or start something new.
- temprano
- Early; occurring before the usual or expected time.
- Habiendo
- Having; gerund of 'haber,' used in compound tenses.
- despedido
- Dismissed or said goodbye; past participle of 'despedir'.
- así
- Thus or so; in this or that manner.
- progenitor
- Progenitor; an ancestor or parent of someone.
- deseos
- Wishes or desires; things one hopes to have.
- sentó
- Sat down; past tense of 'sentar'.
- taburete
- A stool; a seat without a back or armrests.
- tomó
- Took; past tense of 'tomar,' to take.
- posesión
- Possession; the state of owning or controlling something.
- interés
- Interest; a feeling of curiosity or financial stake.
- hereditario
- Hereditary; passed down through family generations.
- masticando
- Chewing; grinding food with the teeth.
- puso
- Put or placed; past tense of 'poner'.
- cavilar
- To ponder or ruminate deeply about something.
- Siem-pre
- Always; at all times without exception.
- oxidados
- Rusty or oxidized; covered with rust or corrosion.
- dedos
- Fingers or toes; digits of the hand or foot.
- siem-pre
- Always; at all times without exception.
- murmuró
- Murmured; spoke softly or indistinctly in low tones.
- dónde
- Where; interrogative adverb asking about a location.
- saca
- Takes out or extracts something from a place.
- óxido
- Rust or oxide; reddish corrosion on metal surfaces.
- hierro
- Iron; a common metallic element used in construction.
- Aquí
- Here; in or at this place or location.
- consigue
- Obtains or achieves; third-person singular of 'conseguir'.
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all.
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