Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 4
Miss Watson would say, "Don't put your feet up there, Huckleberry;" and "Don't scrunch up like that, Huckleberry—set up straight;" and pretty soon she would say, "Don't gap and stretch like that, Huckleberry—why don't you try to behave?"
La señorita Watson decía: «No pongas los pies ahí, Huckleberry»; y «No te encojas así, Huckleberry, siéntate derecho»; y al poco rato decía: «No bosteces ni te estires así, Huckleberry, ¿por qué no intentas comportarte?»
Then she told me all about the bad place, and I said I wished I was there.
Luego me habló largo y tendido del lugar malo, y yo dije que ojalá estuviera allí.
She got mad then, but I didn't mean no harm.
Entonces se enfadó, pero yo no tenía mala intención.
All I wanted was to go somewheres; all I wanted was a change, I warn't particular.
Lo único que quería era ir a algún sitio; lo único que quería era un cambio, no me importaba dónde.
She said it was wicked to say what I said; said she wouldn't say it for the whole world; she was going to live so as to go to the good place.
Dijo que era una maldad decir lo que yo había dicho; dijo que ella no lo diría ni por todo el oro del mundo; que iba a vivir de tal manera que pudiera ir al lugar bueno.
Well, I couldn't see no advantage in going where she was going, so I made up my mind I wouldn't try for it.
Bueno, yo no le veía ninguna ventaja a ir adonde ella iba, así que decidí que no iba a esforzarme por eso.
But I never said so, because it would only make trouble, and wouldn't do no good.
Pero nunca lo dije, porque solo traería problemas y no serviría de nada.
Now she had got a start, and she went on and told me all about the good place.
Ahora que había empezado, siguió adelante y me habló largo y tendido del lugar bueno.
She said all a body would have to do there was to go around all day long with a harp and sing, forever and ever.
Dijo que todo lo que uno tendría que hacer allí era andar todo el día con un arpa y cantar, por siempre jamás.
So I didn't think much of it.
Así que no me pareció gran cosa.
But I never said so.
Pero nunca lo dije.
I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said not by a considerable sight.
Le pregunté si creía que Tom Sawyer iría allí, y dijo que ni mucho menos.
I was glad about that, because I wanted him and me to be together.
Me alegré de eso, porque quería que él y yo estuviéramos juntos.
Vocabulary
- señorita
- Young woman or unmarried woman; Miss
- decía
- Past imperfect of 'decir'; was saying or used to say
- pongas
- Subjunctive of 'poner'; don't put or place
- pies
- Plural of 'pie'; feet, lower limbs of the body
- ahí
- Adverb meaning 'there' at a nearby location
- encojas
- Subjunctive of 'encogerse'; to hunch or shrink oneself
- así
- Adverb meaning 'like this' or 'in this way'
- siéntate
- Imperative of 'sentarse'; sit down command
- derecho
- Straight or upright; also means right or law
- poco
- Small amount; a little bit of something
- rato
- Short period of time; a while or moment
- bosteces
- Subjunctive of 'bostezar'; to yawn
- ni
- Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'not even'
- estires
- Subjunctive of 'estirar'; to stretch out limbs
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'because of'
- intentas
- Second person of 'intentar'; you try or attempt
- comportarte
- Infinitive reflexive 'comportarse'; to behave yourself
- Luego
- Adverb meaning 'then,' 'later,' or 'afterwards'
- habló
- Preterite of 'hablar'; he/she spoke or talked
- largo
- Long in duration or length; extensively
- tendido
- Stretched out; used in 'largo y tendido' meaning at length
- lugar
- Place or location where something exists
- malo
- Bad or evil; negative quality or character
- dije
- Preterite of 'decir'; I said or told
- ojalá
- Expression of wish meaning 'hopefully' or 'I wish'
- estuviera
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'estar'; were or would be
- allí
- Adverb meaning 'there' at a distant location
- Entonces
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'at that moment'
- enfadó
- Preterite of 'enfadarse'; became angry or upset
- tenía
- Imperfect of 'tener'; had or used to have
- mala
- Feminine form of 'malo'; bad or evil intention
- intención
- Intent or purpose behind an action or thought
- único
- Only or sole; the one and only thing
- quería
- Imperfect of 'querer'; wanted or desired something
- era
- Imperfect of 'ser'; was or used to be
- ir
- Infinitive meaning 'to go' from place to place
- algún
- Indefinite adjective meaning 'some' or 'any'
- sitio
- Place or spot; a specific location or site
- cambio
- Change or exchange; alteration of something
- importaba
- Imperfect of 'importar'; mattered or was important
- dónde
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'where'
- Dijo
- Preterite of 'decir'; he/she said or stated
- maldad
- Wickedness or evil; malicious quality or act
- decir
- Infinitive meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'
- había
- Imperfect of 'haber'; had as auxiliary verb
- dicho
- Past participle of 'decir'; said or spoken
- dijo
- Preterite of 'decir'; he/she said
- diría
- Conditional of 'decir'; would say or tell
- todo
- All or everything; the entirety of something
- oro
- Gold; precious yellow metal or its value
- mundo
- World; the earth or all people in it
- iba
- Imperfect of 'ir'; was going or used to go
- vivir
- Infinitive meaning 'to live' or 'to reside'
- tal
- Such or so; of a particular kind or manner
- manera
- Manner or way of doing something
- pudiera
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'poder'; could or might
- bueno
- Good; positive quality or favorable condition
- Bueno
- Interjection meaning 'well' or 'okay'
- veía
- Imperfect of 'ver'; saw or used to see
- ninguna
- Feminine of 'ninguno'; no or not any
- ventaja
- Advantage or benefit gained in a situation
- adonde
- Relative adverb meaning 'where' or 'to where'
- decidí
- Preterite of 'decidir'; I decided or resolved
- esforzarme
- Reflexive infinitive 'esforzarse'; to make an effort
- eso
- Neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'
- nunca
- Adverb meaning 'never' at no time
- porque
- Conjunction meaning 'because' giving a reason
- solo
- Only or alone; without others or just
- traería
- Conditional of 'traer'; would bring or cause
- problemas
- Plural of 'problema'; problems or difficulties
- serviría
- Conditional of 'servir'; would serve or be useful
- nada
- Nothing; not anything or zero amount
- Ahora
- Adverb meaning 'now' at the present moment
- empezado
- Past participle of 'empezar'; begun or started
- siguió
- Preterite of 'seguir'; continued or kept going
- adelante
- Forward or ahead; onward in space or time
- uno
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one' or 'someone'
- tendría
- Conditional of 'tener'; would have to do
- hacer
- Infinitive meaning 'to do' or 'to make'
- andar
- To walk or go around; move from place to place
- día
- Day; a 24-hour period of time
- arpa
- Harp; a stringed musical instrument
- cantar
- Infinitive meaning 'to sing' vocally
- siempre
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'all the time'
- jamás
- Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever' with emphasis
- Así
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'in this way'
- pareció
- Preterite of 'parecer'; seemed or appeared to be
- gran
- Short form of 'grande'; great or large in scope
- cosa
- Thing; an object or matter of some kind
- pregunté
- Preterite of 'preguntar'; I asked a question
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'whether'
- creía
- Imperfect of 'creer'; believed or used to believe
- iría
- Conditional of 'ir'; would go somewhere
- mucho
- Much or a lot; large quantity or degree
- menos
- Less or fewer; smaller amount or degree
- alegré
- Preterite of 'alegrarse'; I felt glad or happy
- estuviéramos
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'estar'; we were together
- juntos
- Together; in company with one another
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