Anne of Green Gables — Page 5
"It's no wonder Matthew and Marilla are both a little odd, living away back here by themselves.
«No es de extrañar que Matthew y Marilla sean un poco raros los dos, viviendo aquí atrás solos.
Trees aren't much company, though dear knows if they were there'd be enough of them.
Los árboles no son muy buena compañía, aunque Dios sabe que si lo fueran, habría suficientes.
I'd ruther look at people.
Preferiría ver gente.
To be sure, they seem contented enough; but then, I suppose, they're used to it.
Es verdad que parecen bastante contentos; pero supongo que están acostumbrados.
A body can get used to anything, even to being hanged, as the Irishman said."
Uno puede acostumbrarse a todo, incluso a que lo ahorquen, como decía el irlandés.»
With this Mrs. Rachel stepped out of the lane into the backyard of Green Gables.
Con esto, la señora Rachel salió del camino y entró en el patio trasero de Green Gables.
Very green and neat and precise was that yard, set about on one side with great patriarchal willows and on the other with prim Lombardies.
Muy verde, ordenado y cuidado era aquel patio, rodeado por un lado de grandes y patriarcales sauces y por el otro de esbeltos y formales lombardos.
Not a stray stick nor stone was to be seen, for Mrs. Rachel would have seen it if there had been.
No se veía ni un palo ni una piedra fuera de lugar, pues la señora Rachel los habría visto de haberlos habido.
Privately she was of the opinion that Marilla Cuthbert swept that yard over as often as she swept her house.
En su fuero interno, opinaba que Marilla Cuthbert barría aquel patio tan a menudo como barría su casa.
One could have eaten a meal off the ground without overbrimming the proverbial peck of dirt.
Uno podría haber comido directamente del suelo sin sobrepasar el proverbial mínimo de suciedad.
Mrs. Rachel rapped smartly at the kitchen door and stepped in when bidden to do so.
La señora Rachel llamó con decisión a la puerta de la cocina y entró cuando le dijeron que pasara.
The kitchen at Green Gables was a cheerful apartment--or would have been cheerful if it had not been so painfully clean as to give it something of the appearance of an unused parlor.
La cocina de Green Gables era una estancia alegre, o lo habría sido de no estar tan dolorosamente limpia como para darle cierto aspecto de salón sin usar.
Vocabulary
- extrañar
- To miss someone or find something strange or surprising.
- sean
- Present subjunctive of 'ser'; meaning 'be' (they).
- raros
- Meaning 'odd,' 'strange,' or 'rare'; describes unusual people.
- viviendo
- Gerund of 'vivir'; meaning 'living' (currently residing).
- atrás
- Adverb meaning 'behind' or 'back'; indicates rear position.
- solos
- Adjective meaning 'alone' or 'by themselves'; isolated.
- árboles
- Plural noun meaning 'trees'; tall woody plants.
- compañía
- Noun meaning 'company'; the state of being with others.
- aunque
- Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'; concessive.
- Dios
- Noun meaning 'God'; the supreme divine being.
- fueran
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'ser'; meaning 'were' (they).
- habría
- Conditional of 'haber'; meaning 'there would be'.
- suficientes
- Adjective meaning 'enough' or 'sufficient'; adequate quantity.
- Preferiría
- Conditional of 'preferir'; meaning 'I would prefer'.
- gente
- Noun meaning 'people'; a group of human beings.
- verdad
- Noun meaning 'truth'; something factually correct or real.
- parecen
- Third person plural of 'parecer'; meaning 'they seem'.
- bastante
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'quite' or 'enough'.
- contentos
- Adjective meaning 'happy' or 'content'; feeling satisfied.
- supongo
- First person singular of 'suponer'; meaning 'I suppose'.
- acostumbrados
- Past participle of 'acostumbrar'; meaning 'accustomed' or 'used to'.
- acostumbrarse
- Reflexive verb meaning 'to get used to' something.
- incluso
- Adverb meaning 'even' or 'including'; adds emphasis.
- ahorquen
- Present subjunctive of 'ahorcar'; meaning 'they hang (someone)'.
- irlandés
- Adjective or noun meaning 'Irish'; relating to Ireland.
- señora
- Noun meaning 'Mrs.' or 'lady'; polite title for a woman.
- salió
- Preterite of 'salir'; meaning 'she left' or 'went out'.
- camino
- Noun meaning 'road,' 'path,' or 'way'; a route traveled.
- entró
- Preterite of 'entrar'; meaning 'she entered' or 'went in'.
- patio
- Noun meaning 'yard,' 'courtyard,' or 'patio'; outdoor space.
- trasero
- Adjective meaning 'back' or 'rear'; located at the behind.
- verde
- Adjective meaning 'green'; describes the color of plants.
- ordenado
- Adjective meaning 'tidy,' 'orderly,' or 'well-organized'.
- cuidado
- Noun or adjective meaning 'care' or 'carefully tended'.
- aquel
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (distant); masculine singular.
- rodeado
- Past participle of 'rodear'; meaning 'surrounded' by something.
- lado
- Noun meaning 'side'; one part or flank of something.
- patriarcales
- Adjective meaning 'patriarchal'; grand, ancient, and authoritative.
- sauces
- Plural noun meaning 'willow trees'; tall graceful trees.
- esbeltos
- Adjective meaning 'slender' or 'slim'; tall and graceful.
- formales
- Adjective meaning 'formal'; stiff, proper, and well-structured.
- lombardos
- Adjective meaning 'Lombardy' (as in Lombardy poplars); tall trees.
- ni
- Conjunction meaning 'neither' or 'nor'; used in negations.
- palo
- Noun meaning 'stick,' 'pole,' or 'piece of wood'.
- piedra
- Noun meaning 'stone' or 'rock'; a hard natural material.
- fuera
- Expression meaning 'out of place' or subjunctive of 'ser/estar'.
- lugar
- Noun meaning 'place,' 'spot,' or 'location'; a specific site.
- pues
- Conjunction meaning 'well,' 'then,' or 'since'; connects ideas.
- visto
- Past participle of 'ver'; meaning 'seen'; used in perfect tenses.
- haberlos
- Infinitive 'haber' with pronoun; meaning 'there being them'.
- habido
- Past participle of 'haber'; meaning 'been' or 'existed'.
- fuero
- Noun meaning 'inner self'; used in 'en su fuero interno' (inwardly).
- interno
- Adjective meaning 'internal' or 'inner'; located inside.
- opinaba
- Imperfect of 'opinar'; meaning 'she was of the opinion'.
- barría
- Imperfect of 'barrer'; meaning 'swept'; cleaned with a broom.
- menudo
- In 'a menudo' means 'often'; frequently or repeatedly done.
- podría
- Conditional of 'poder'; meaning 'could' or 'would be able'.
- haber
- Auxiliary infinitive meaning 'to have'; used in perfect tenses.
- comido
- Past participle of 'comer'; meaning 'eaten'; consumed food.
- directamente
- Adverb meaning 'directly'; straight without deviation or stops.
- suelo
- Noun meaning 'floor' or 'ground'; the surface underfoot.
- sobrepasar
- Verb meaning 'to exceed' or 'to surpass'; go beyond a limit.
- proverbial
- Adjective meaning 'proverbial'; widely known and often referenced.
- mínimo
- Adjective or noun meaning 'minimum' or 'least'; smallest amount.
- suciedad
- Noun meaning 'dirt,' 'filth,' or 'dirtiness'; unclean state.
- llamó
- Preterite of 'llamar'; meaning 'she called' or 'knocked'.
- decisión
- Noun meaning 'decision' or 'resolve'; a determined choice made.
- puerta
- Noun meaning 'door'; an entrance or exit panel.
- cocina
- Noun meaning 'kitchen'; the room where food is prepared.
- dijeron
- Preterite of 'decir'; meaning 'they told' or 'they said'.
- pasara
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'pasar'; meaning 'to come in' or 'pass'.
- estancia
- Noun meaning 'room' or 'stay'; a space inside a building.
- alegre
- Adjective meaning 'cheerful,' 'bright,' or 'happy'; lively place.
- dolorosamente
- Adverb meaning 'painfully'; in an extremely or excessively clean way.
- limpia
- Adjective meaning 'clean'; free of dirt or mess.
- darle
- Infinitive 'dar' with pronoun; meaning 'to give it' to someone.
- cierto
- Adjective meaning 'certain' or 'a certain'; specific but unnamed.
- aspecto
- Noun meaning 'appearance' or 'aspect'; the look of something.
- salón
- Noun meaning 'living room' or 'parlor'; formal reception room.
- usar
- Infinitive meaning 'to use'; to make use of something.
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →