Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 3
If these propositions can be proved, they will solve many problems which now perplex mankind; they will confirm in many respects the statements in the opening chapters of Genesis; they will widen the area of human history; they will explain the remarkable resemblances which exist between the ancient civilizations found upon the opposite shores of the Atlantic Ocean, in the old and new worlds; and they will aid us to rehabilitate the fathers of our civilization, our blood, and our fundamental ideas-the men who lived, loved, and labored ages before the Aryans descended upon India, or the Phoenician had settled in Syria, or the Goth had reached the shores of the Baltic.
Si estas proposiciones pueden probarse, resolverán muchos problemas que ahora desconciertan a la humanidad; confirmarán en muchos aspectos las afirmaciones de los capítulos iniciales del Génesis; ampliarán el ámbito de la historia humana; explicarán las notables semejanzas que existen entre las antiguas civilizaciones halladas en las costas opuestas del Océano Atlántico, en el viejo y el nuevo mundo; y nos ayudarán a rehabilitar a los padres de nuestra civilización, de nuestra sangre y de nuestras ideas fundamentales: los hombres que vivieron, amaron y trabajaron siglos antes de que los arios descendieran sobre la India, o de que el fenicio se hubiera asentado en Siria, o de que el godo hubiera alcanzado las costas del Báltico.
The fact that the story of Atlantis was for thousands of years regarded as a fable proves nothing.
El hecho de que la historia de la Atlántida fuera considerada durante miles de años como una fábula no prueba nada.
There is an unbelief which grows out of ignorance, as well as a scepticism which is born of intelligence.
Existe una incredulidad que nace de la ignorancia, así como un escepticismo que es fruto de la inteligencia.
The people nearest to the past are not always those who are best informed concerning the past.
Las personas más cercanas al pasado no son siempre las mejor informadas acerca del pasado.
For a thousand years it was believed that the legends of the buried cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were myths: they were spoken of as "the fabulous cities."
Durante mil años se creyó que las leyendas de las ciudades sepultadas de Pompeya y Herculano eran mitos: se hablaba de ellas como "las ciudades fabulosas".
For a thousand years the educated world did not credit the accounts given by Herodotus of the wonders of the ancient civilizations of the Nile and of Chaldea.
Durante mil años el mundo ilustrado no dio crédito a los relatos que ofreció Heródoto sobre las maravillas de las antiguas civilizaciones del Nilo y de Caldea.
He was called "the father of liars."
Se le llamó "el padre de los mentirosos".
Even Plutarch sneered at him.
Incluso Plutarco se burló de él.
Vocabulary
- Si
- If; in case that; conditional conjunction.
- estas
- These (feminine plural demonstrative pronoun or adjective).
- proposiciones
- Propositions; statements or theories presented for consideration.
- pueden
- Can; are able to; third person plural of poder.
- probarse
- To be proven; to demonstrate truth or validity.
- resolverán
- Will resolve; will solve; future tense of resolver.
- muchos
- Many; a large number or quantity of things.
- problemas
- Problems; difficulties or questions requiring solutions.
- que
- That; which; relative pronoun connecting clauses.
- ahora
- Now; at the present time or moment.
- desconciertan
- Disconcert; confuse or perplex; third person plural.
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- humanidad
- Humanity; mankind or the human race collectively.
- confirmarán
- Will confirm; will verify as true; future tense.
- en
- In; on; within; preposition indicating location or time.
- aspectos
- Aspects; particular ways of considering or viewing things.
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article).
- afirmaciones
- Affirmations; statements asserted as true.
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article).
- capítulos
- Chapters; divisions of a book or text.
- iniciales
- Initial; first or beginning; introductory.
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el.
- ampliarán
- Will expand; will enlarge; future tense of ampliar.
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- ámbito
- Scope; sphere; domain or field of activity.
- historia
- History; account of past events and developments.
- humana
- Human; relating to or characteristic of mankind.
- explicarán
- Will explain; will clarify; future tense of explicar.
- notables
- Notable; remarkable or worthy of attention.
- semejanzas
- Similarities; resemblances or likenesses between things.
- existen
- Exist; are present; third person plural of existir.
- entre
- Between; among; preposition indicating position or space.
- antiguas
- Ancient; old; from a distant past period.
- civilizaciones
- Civilizations; advanced human societies with complex cultures.
- halladas
- Found; discovered; past participle feminine of hallar.
- costas
- Coasts; shores of sea or ocean.
- opuestas
- Opposite; facing each other on opposite sides.
- Océano
- Ocean; vast body of saltwater.
- viejo
- Old; ancient; belonging to former times.
- nuevo
- New; recently made or discovered; modern.
- mundo
- World; the earth and all its inhabitants.
- nos
- Us; to us; indirect or direct object pronoun.
- ayudarán
- Will help; will assist; future tense of ayudar.
- rehabilitar
- To rehabilitate; to restore to former status.
- padres
- Fathers; male parents or ancestors.
- nuestra
- Our; possessive adjective feminine singular.
- sangre
- Blood; bodily fluid; also means lineage.
- nuestras
- Our; possessive adjective feminine plural.
- ideas
- Ideas; thoughts or concepts in the mind.
- fundamentales
- Fundamental; essential or basic; of great importance.
- hombres
- Men; adult male humans; mankind.
- vivieron
- Lived; past tense third person plural of vivir.
- amaron
- Loved; past tense third person plural of amar.
- trabajaron
- Worked; past tense third person plural of trabajar.
- siglos
- Centuries; periods of one hundred years each.
- antes
- Before; previously; prior to a time.
- descendieran
- Descended; past subjunctive of descender.
- sobre
- On; over; about; preposition of position.
- se
- Himself; herself; reflexive pronoun; passive marker.
- hubiera
- Had; past subjunctive of haber; conditional form.
- asentado
- Settled; established; past participle of asentar.
- alcanzado
- Reached; attained; past participle of alcanzar.
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- hecho
- Fact; event; accomplished deed; past participle.
- fuera
- Were; past subjunctive of ser; outside.
- considerada
- Considered; regarded; past participle feminine.
- durante
- During; throughout; preposition of time duration.
- miles
- Thousands; plural of mil; very many.
- años
- Years; periods of twelve months each.
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