Anne of Green Gables — Page 11
It's so seldom Matthew sets his mind on anything that when he does I always feel it's my duty to give in.
Es tan raro que Matthew se decida por algo que cuando lo hace, siempre siento que es mi deber ceder.
And as for the risk, there's risks in pretty near everything a body does in this world.
Y en cuanto al riesgo, hay riesgos en casi todo lo que uno hace en este mundo.
There's risks in people's having children of their own if it comes to that--they don't always turn out well.
Hay riesgos en que la gente tenga sus propios hijos, si a eso vamos; no siempre salen bien.
And then Nova Scotia is right close to the Island.
Y además, Nueva Escocia está muy cerca de la Isla.
It isn't as if we were getting him from England or the States.
No es como si lo estuviéramos trayendo de Inglaterra o de los Estados Unidos.
He can't be much different from ourselves."
No puede ser muy diferente a nosotros."
"Well, I hope it will turn out all right," said Mrs. Rachel in a tone that plainly indicated her painful doubts.
«Bueno, espero que todo salga bien», dijo la señora Rachel en un tono que indicaba claramente sus penosas dudas.
"Only don't say I didn't warn you if he burns Green Gables down or puts strychnine in the well--I heard of a case over in New Brunswick where an orphan asylum child did that and the whole family died in fearful agonies.
«Solo no digan que no les advertí si quema Green Gables o pone estricnina en el pozo; oí hablar de un caso en New Brunswick donde un niño del orfanato hizo eso y toda la familia murió en terribles agonías.
Only, it was a girl in that instance."
Solo que, en ese caso, era una niña.»
"Well, we're not getting a girl," said Marilla, as if poisoning wells were a purely feminine accomplishment and not to be dreaded in the case of a boy.
«Bueno, no vamos a traer a una niña», dijo Marilla, como si envenenar pozos fuera un logro puramente femenino y no hubiera que temerlo en el caso de un niño.
"I'd never dream of taking a girl to bring up.
«Jamás soñaría con acoger a una niña para criarla.
I wonder at Mrs. Alexander Spencer for doing it.
Me sorprende la señora Alexander Spencer por haberlo hecho.
But there, _she_ wouldn't shrink from adopting a whole orphan asylum if she took it into her head."
Pero bueno, _ella_ no dudaría en adoptar un orfanato entero si se le metiera en la cabeza.»
Mrs. Rachel would have liked to stay until Matthew came home with his imported orphan.
A la señora Rachel le habría gustado quedarse hasta que Matthew llegara a casa con su huérfano importado.
Vocabulary
- tan
- So, as; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs.
- raro
- Strange, odd, or unusual; rare.
- decida
- Present subjunctive of 'decidir'; to decide on something.
- algo
- Something; an indefinite pronoun referring to an unspecified thing.
- siempre
- Always; at all times, on every occasion.
- siento
- I feel or I sense; first person of 'sentir'.
- deber
- Duty, obligation; also an infinitive meaning 'must' or 'should'.
- ceder
- To yield, give in, or concede to someone or something.
- cuanto
- As much as, how much; used in expressions like 'en cuanto a'.
- riesgo
- Risk, danger; a possibility of loss or negative outcome.
- hay
- There is, there are; impersonal form of 'haber'.
- riesgos
- Risks, dangers; plural of 'riesgo'.
- casi
- Almost, nearly; indicating something close but not complete.
- mundo
- World; the earth or a sphere of human experience.
- gente
- People, folks; a collective noun referring to persons generally.
- tenga
- Present subjunctive of 'tener'; that someone may have.
- propios
- Own; belonging specifically to oneself, plural masculine form.
- hijos
- Sons, children; plural of 'hijo', meaning son or child.
- vamos
- We go, let's go; first person plural of 'ir'.
- salen
- They come out, turn out; third person plural of 'salir'.
- además
- Furthermore, besides, also; additive adverb connecting ideas.
- Escocia
- Scotland; the northern part of Great Britain.
- cerca
- Near, close by; adverb or preposition indicating proximity.
- Isla
- Island; a landmass surrounded by water on all sides.
- estuviéramos
- Past subjunctive of 'estar'; as if we were somewhere or doing something.
- trayendo
- Bringing; present participle of 'traer'.
- Inglaterra
- England; the southern part of Great Britain.
- Estados
- States; plural of 'estado', as in United States.
- Unidos
- United; past participle of 'unir', used in 'Estados Unidos'.
- diferente
- Different, distinct; not the same as something else.
- Bueno
- Well, good; interjection or adjective meaning good or okay.
- espero
- I hope, I wait; first person singular present of 'esperar'.
- salga
- Present subjunctive of 'salir'; that it may turn out or leave.
- dijo
- Said; third person singular preterite of 'decir'.
- señora
- Mrs., ma'am; respectful title for a woman or married woman.
- tono
- Tone; quality or character of voice, sound, or expression.
- indicaba
- Indicated, showed; imperfect past tense of 'indicar'.
- claramente
- Clearly, plainly; adverb formed from 'claro' with '-mente'.
- penosas
- Painful, distressing; feminine plural adjective from 'penoso'.
- dudas
- Doubts, uncertainties; plural of 'duda'.
- Solo
- Only, just, alone; adverb or adjective indicating singularity.
- digan
- Present subjunctive of 'decir'; that they may say or tell.
- advertí
- I warned; first person singular preterite of 'advertir'.
- quema
- Burns; third person singular present of 'quemar'; a burning.
- pone
- Puts, places; third person singular present of 'poner'.
- estricnina
- Strychnine; a highly toxic poison derived from plants.
- pozo
- Well; a deep hole dug to access underground water.
- oí
- I heard; first person singular preterite of 'oír'.
- caso
- Case, instance; a specific situation or legal matter.
- donde
- Where; relative adverb indicating location or place.
- niño
- Boy, child; young male person or child generally.
- orfanato
- Orphanage; institution that houses and cares for orphans.
- hizo
- Did, made; third person singular preterite of 'hacer'.
- familia
- Family; a group of related people living together.
- murió
- Died; third person singular preterite of 'morir'.
- terribles
- Terrible, dreadful; plural adjective for something extremely bad.
- agonías
- Agonies; plural of 'agonía', intense suffering or pain.
- niña
- Girl, little girl; young female child.
- traer
- To bring; verb meaning to carry or fetch something.
- envenenar
- To poison; to make someone ill or kill using poison.
- pozos
- Wells; plural of 'pozo', holes dug for water access.
- fuera
- Were (subjunctive); also means 'outside' or 'away' contextually.
- logro
- Achievement, accomplishment; something successfully attained or done.
- puramente
- Purely, solely; adverb meaning in a pure or exclusive way.
- femenino
- Feminine; relating to women or female gender characteristics.
- hubiera
- Past subjunctive of 'haber'; used in hypothetical or conditional clauses.
- temerlo
- To fear it; infinitive 'temer' with object pronoun 'lo' attached.
- Jamás
- Never, ever; strong negation word emphasizing impossibility.
- soñaría
- Would dream; conditional tense of 'soñar'.
- acoger
- To take in, welcome, shelter; to receive someone into one's home.
- criarla
- To raise her; infinitive 'criar' with attached feminine pronoun.
- sorprende
- It surprises; third person singular present of 'sorprender'.
- haberlo
- To have done it; infinitive 'haber' with object pronoun 'lo'.
- hecho
- Done, made; past participle of 'hacer'.
- dudaría
- Would hesitate, would doubt; conditional tense of 'dudar'.
- adoptar
- To adopt; to legally take a child into one's family.
- entero
- Entire, whole; adjective meaning complete or undivided.
- metiera
- Past subjunctive of 'meter'; that she might put or insert.
- cabeza
- Head; the upper part of the human body.
- habría
- There would be; conditional of 'haber'; also would have.
- gustado
- Pleased, liked; past participle of 'gustar', used with 'haber'.
- quedarse
- To stay, remain; reflexive infinitive of 'quedar'.
- hasta
- Until, up to; preposition indicating a limit in time or space.
- llegara
- Past subjunctive of 'llegar'; that he/she might arrive.
- casa
- House, home; a building where people live.
- huérfano
- Orphan; a child whose parents have died or are absent.
- importado
- Imported; past participle of 'importar', brought from elsewhere.
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