Anne of Green Gables — Page 8
" she demanded when voice returned to her.
—exigió ella cuando le volvió la voz.
"Yes, of course," said Marilla, as if getting boys from orphan asylums in Nova Scotia were part of the usual spring work on any well-regulated Avonlea farm instead of being an unheard of innovation.
—Sí, por supuesto —dijo Marilla, como si traer muchachos de orfanatos de Nueva Escocia fuera parte del trabajo habitual de primavera en cualquier granja bien organizada de Avonlea, en lugar de ser una innovación inaudita.
Mrs. Rachel felt that she had received a severe mental jolt.
La señora Rachel sintió que había recibido una sacudida mental considerable.
She thought in exclamation points.
Pensaba en signos de exclamación.
A boy!
¡Un muchacho!
Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert of all people adopting a boy!
¡Marilla y Matthew Cuthbert, precisamente ellos, adoptando a un muchacho!
From an orphan asylum!
¡De un orfanato!
Well, the world was certainly turning upside down!
¡Vaya, el mundo sin duda estaba dando vuelta al revés!
She would be surprised at nothing after this!
¡Después de esto nada podría sorprenderla!
Nothing!
¡Nada!
"What on earth put such a notion into your head?" she demanded disapprovingly.
—¿Cómo demonios se les ocurrió semejante idea? —exigió saber con desaprobación.
This had been done without her advice being asked, and must perforce be disapproved.
Aquello se había hecho sin pedirle consejo, y por fuerza debía ser desaprobado.
"Well, we've been thinking about it for some time--all winter in fact," returned Marilla.
—Bueno, llevamos pensándolo algún tiempo, todo el invierno de hecho —respondió Marilla.
"Mrs. Alexander Spencer was up here one day before Christmas and she said she was going to get a little girl from the asylum over in Hopeton in the spring.
—La señora Alexander Spencer estuvo aquí un día antes de Navidad y dijo que iba a traer a una niña del orfanato de Hopeton en primavera.
Her cousin lives there and Mrs. Spencer has visited her and knows all about it.
Su prima vive allí y la señora Spencer la ha visitado y sabe todo al respecto.
So Matthew and I have talked it over off and on ever since.
Así que Matthew y yo lo hemos estado hablando de vez en cuando desde entonces.
We thought we'd get a boy.
Pensamos que adoptaríamos a un muchacho.
Matthew is getting up in years, you know--he's sixty--and he isn't so spry as he once was.
Matthew está envejeciendo, ya sabes, tiene sesenta años, y no es tan ágil como antes.
His heart troubles him a good deal.
El corazón le da bastantes problemas.
And you know how desperate hard it's got to be to get hired help.
Y ya sabes lo tremendamente difícil que se ha vuelto conseguir peones contratados.
Vocabulary
- exigió
- He/she demanded or required something firmly.
- ella
- Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning she.
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning when in time.
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning to him, her, you.
- volvió
- He/she returned or turned back to something.
- voz
- The sound produced by speaking; voice.
- Sí
- Affirmative response meaning yes in Spanish.
- por
- Preposition meaning by, for, or through.
- supuesto
- Assumed or taken for granted; of course.
- dijo
- Past tense of decir; he/she said something.
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning as or like.
- si
- Conditional conjunction meaning if in Spanish.
- traer
- Infinitive verb meaning to bring something here.
- muchachos
- Plural noun referring to boys or young people.
- orfanatos
- Institutions that house and care for orphaned children.
- Nueva
- Feminine adjective meaning new, used in place names.
- Escocia
- Spanish name for the country Scotland.
- fuera
- Subjunctive of ser/estar; were or were part of.
- parte
- A portion, section, or component of something larger.
- trabajo
- Labor or task performed regularly; work or job.
- habitual
- Done routinely or customarily; usual or habitual.
- primavera
- The season between winter and summer; spring.
- cualquier
- Adjective meaning any or whichever before a noun.
- granja
- A rural property used for farming; a farm.
- bien
- Adverb meaning well or correctly; good.
- organizada
- Arranged or managed in an orderly, efficient manner.
- lugar
- A specific point or area in space; place.
- ser
- Infinitive of the verb to be permanently.
- innovación
- Introduction of something new or never done before.
- inaudita
- Unheard of; shocking or unprecedented in nature.
- señora
- Respectful title for a woman; Mrs. or ma'am.
- sintió
- He/she felt or perceived an emotion or sensation.
- había
- Past perfect auxiliary; there had been or had.
- recibido
- Past participle of recibir; received or gotten something.
- sacudida
- A jolt or shake; a sudden mental or physical shock.
- mental
- Relating to the mind or intellectual processes.
- considerable
- Large or significant enough to be worthy of notice.
- Pensaba
- She was thinking or used to think about something.
- signos
- Marks or symbols conveying information; signs.
- exclamación
- Punctuation or utterance expressing strong emotion; exclamation.
- muchacho
- A young male person; a boy or young man.
- precisamente
- Adverb meaning precisely, exactly, or of all people.
- ellos
- Third-person plural masculine pronoun meaning they or them.
- adoptando
- Present participle of adoptar; in the process of adopting.
- orfanato
- An institution that houses and cares for orphans.
- Vaya
- Exclamation expressing surprise or wonder; well or wow.
- mundo
- The planet Earth or all of human society; world.
- sin
- Preposition meaning without or lacking something entirely.
- duda
- Uncertainty or lack of conviction about something; doubt.
- estaba
- Imperfect of estar; was in a state or place.
- dando
- Present participle of dar; giving or in the act.
- vuelta
- A turn or rotation; also a return trip.
- revés
- The reverse or wrong side; upside down or backwards.
- Después
- Adverb meaning after or afterward in time sequence.
- esto
- Neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning this thing or matter.
- nada
- Pronoun or adverb meaning nothing or not anything.
- podría
- Conditional of poder; he/she/it could or would be able.
- sorprenderla
- Infinitive with pronoun; to surprise her unexpectedly.
- Nada
- Emphatic form of nothing; absolutely nothing at all.
- Cómo
- Interrogative adverb asking in what way; how.
- demonios
- Devils; used in exclamations like what the devil.
- se
- Reflexive or impersonal pronoun meaning themselves or oneself.
- les
- Indirect object pronoun meaning to them or you all.
- ocurrió
- It occurred or came to mind; happened to them.
- semejante
- Adjective meaning such a or similar; of that kind.
- idea
- A thought or concept formed in the mind.
- saber
- Infinitive meaning to know a fact or information.
- desaprobación
- The feeling or expression of disapproval or objection.
- Aquello
- Distant neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning that thing over there.
- hecho
- Past participle of hacer; done or made; also a fact.
- pedirle
- Infinitive with pronoun; to ask or request from him/her.
- consejo
- Guidance or recommendation given to help someone decide.
- fuerza
- Physical or moral strength; force or power.
- debía
- Imperfect of deber; should have or owed something.
- desaprobado
- Past participle meaning disapproved or not approved of.
- Bueno
- Adjective meaning good; also used as well or okay.
- llevamos
- We have been doing something for a period of time.
- pensándolo
- Gerund with pronoun; thinking about it for a while.
- algún
- Indefinite adjective meaning some or a certain amount.
- tiempo
- The passage of time; also weather in Spanish.
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all, every, or whole.
- invierno
- The coldest season of the year; winter.
- respondió
- He/she answered or replied to a question or statement.
- estuvo
- Preterite of estar; he/she was present at a place.
- aquí
- Adverb indicating this location; here or right here.
- día
- A 24-hour period of time; a day.
- antes
- Adverb meaning before or previously in time.
- Navidad
- The Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus; Christmas.
- iba
- Imperfect of ir; was going or used to go.
- niña
- A female child; a young girl.
- Su
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, your, or their.
- prima
- A female cousin; daughter of an aunt or uncle.
- vive
- Third-person singular of vivir; he/she lives somewhere.
- allí
- Adverb indicating a distant location; there or over there.
- ha
- Third-person singular of haber; has as auxiliary verb.
- visitado
- Past participle of visitar; having visited a place or person.
- sabe
- Third-person singular of saber; he/she knows a fact.
- respecto
- Regard or relation to a topic; with respect to.
- Así
- Adverb meaning thus, so, or in this way.
- yo
- First-person singular subject pronoun meaning I.
- lo
- Direct object pronoun meaning it or him.
- hemos
- First-person plural of haber; we have as auxiliary.
- estado
- Past participle of estar; been in a state or place.
- hablando
- Present participle of hablar; speaking or talking about.
- vez
- An instance or occurrence; time as in one time.
- desde
- Preposition meaning since or from a point in time.
- entonces
- Adverb meaning then or at that time previously.
- Pensamos
- We thought or we think; first-person plural of pensar.
- adoptaríamos
- Conditional of adoptar; we would adopt someone or something.
- está
- Third-person singular of estar; is in a state or place.
- envejeciendo
- Present participle of envejecer; growing old or aging.
- ya
- Adverb meaning already, now, or eventually in Spanish.
- sabes
- Second-person singular of saber; you know a fact.
- tiene
- Third-person singular of tener; he/she has or holds.
- sesenta
- The number sixty in Spanish.
- años
- Plural of año; years of age or calendar years.
- es
- Third-person singular of ser; is permanently or inherently.
- tan
- Adverb meaning so or as before an adjective.
- ágil
- Able to move quickly and easily; agile or nimble.
- corazón
- The muscular organ that pumps blood; heart.
- da
- Third-person singular of dar; gives or causes problems.
- bastantes
- Adjective or adverb meaning quite a few or enough.
- problemas
- Difficulties or issues requiring a solution; problems.
- tremendamente
- Adverb meaning tremendously or extremely to a great degree.
- difícil
- Adjective describing something not easy; difficult or hard.
- vuelto
- Past participle of volver; returned or become something again.
- conseguir
- Infinitive meaning to obtain, get, or manage to do.
- peones
- Unskilled laborers hired for manual farm or field work.
- contratados
- Past participle of contratar; hired or contracted for work.
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