Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 2
But, as he began it late, he ended his life before the work, so that the more the reader is delighted with the part that is written, the more regret he has to find it unfinished."
Pero, como lo comenzó tarde, terminó su vida antes que la obra, de modo que cuanto más se deleita el lector con la parte que está escrita, mayor es el pesar que siente al encontrarla inacabada."
There can be no question that Solon visited Egypt.
No cabe duda de que Solón visitó Egipto.
The causes of his departure from Athens, for a period of ten years, are fully explained by Plutarch.
Las causas de su partida de Atenas, por un período de diez años, son explicadas detalladamente por Plutarco.
He dwelt, he tells us,
Él habitó, nos dice,
"On the Canopian shore, by Nile's deep mouth."
"En la orilla canópica, junto a la profunda desembocadura del Nilo."
There he conversed upon points of philosophy and history with the most learned of the Egyptian priests.
Allí conversó sobre cuestiones de filosofía e historia con los más sabios de los sacerdotes egipcios.
He was a man of extraordinary force and penetration of mind, as his laws and his sayings, which have been preserved to us, testify.
Era un hombre de extraordinaria fuerza y agudeza mental, como atestiguan sus leyes y sus máximas, que nos han sido conservadas.
There is no improbability in the statement that he commenced in verse a history and description of Atlantis, which he left unfinished at his death;
No hay improbabilidad alguna en la afirmación de que comenzó en verso una historia y descripción de la Atlántida, que dejó inacabada a su muerte;
and it requires no great stretch of the imagination to believe that this manuscript reached the hands of his successor and descendant, Plato;
y no se requiere un gran esfuerzo de imaginación para creer que este manuscrito llegó a manos de su sucesor y descendiente, Platón;
a scholar, thinker, and historian like himself, and, like himself, one of the profoundest minds of the ancient world.
un erudito, pensador e historiador como él mismo, y, como él mismo, una de las mentes más profundas del mundo antiguo.
Vocabulary
- Pero
- But; however; yet; used to introduce contrast.
- como
- As; like; how; in the manner that something happens.
- lo
- It; the; direct object pronoun for masculine singular noun.
- comenzó
- He/she/it began; started; commenced doing something.
- tarde
- Late; afternoon; tardily; occurring after expected time.
- terminó
- He/she/it finished; ended; completed; brought to conclusion.
- su
- His; her; its; your; possessive adjective for third person.
- vida
- Life; existence; duration of living; way of living.
- antes
- Before; previously; earlier; prior to something happening.
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun; conjunction.
- la
- The; her; direct object pronoun for feminine singular.
- obra
- Work; piece; creation; artistic or literary production; opus.
- de
- Of; from; by; indicates possession or relationship.
- modo
- Way; manner; mode; method; fashion of doing things.
- cuanto
- How much; as much as; all that; everything.
- más
- More; greater; additional; increased amount or quantity.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; third person reflexive particle.
- el
- The; he; masculine singular article or pronoun.
- lector
- Reader; one who reads; person engaged in reading.
- con
- With; together with; accompanied by; in company.
- parte
- Part; portion; piece; share; section of whole.
- está
- Is; he/she/it is; located; situated; present tense.
- escrita
- Written; feminine past participle of escribir; composed.
- mayor
- Greater; larger; oldest; senior; major; comparative degree.
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser; exists.
- pesar
- Sorrow; grief; regret; weight; burden; to weigh.
- siente
- He/she/it feels; experiences sensation or emotion.
- al
- To the; at the; contraction of a+el.
- encontrarla
- To find it; to encounter her; to discover.
- No
- No; not; negative; denies; refuses affirmation.
- cabe
- Fits; there is; it is possible; has room.
- duda
- Doubt; uncertainty; question; hesitation about something.
- visitó
- He/she/it visited; called upon; went to see.
- Egipto
- Egypt; ancient civilization; North African country on Nile.
- Las
- The; feminine plural article; those things or people.
- causas
- Causes; reasons; motives; grounds; origins of events.
- partida
- Departure; leaving; trip; journey; exit from place.
- Atenas
- Athens; capital of Greece; ancient city-state in Greece.
- por
- By; for; through; on behalf of; during.
- un
- A; an; one; masculine singular indefinite article.
- período
- Period; span of time; era; duration; interval.
- diez
- Ten; number 10; cardinal numeral; decade.
- años
- Years; periods of twelve months; ages; time.
- son
- Are; they are; third person plural present tense.
- explicadas
- Explained; clarified; made clear; feminine plural past participle.
- Él
- He; him; third person masculine singular pronoun.
- habitó
- He/she/it inhabited; lived in; dwelt; resided.
- nos
- Us; to us; ourselves; indirect object pronoun.
- dice
- He/she/it says; tells; speaks; third person singular.
- En
- In; on; at; within; inside; indicates location.
- orilla
- Bank; shore; edge; border; margin of water.
- junto
- Together; next to; near; beside; adjoining; united.
- profunda
- Deep; profound; bottomless; extending far down; intense.
- del
- Of the; from the; contraction of de+el.
- Nilo
- Nile; major river in Africa; Egyptian river.
- Allí
- There; in that place; at that location.
- conversó
- He/she/it conversed; talked; discussed; engaged in dialogue.
- sobre
- About; on; over; concerning; regarding; above.
- cuestiones
- Questions; issues; matters; topics; problems; subjects.
- filosofía
- Philosophy; study of wisdom; pursuit of knowledge.
- historia
- History; story; narrative; account of past events.
- los
- The; them; masculine plural article or pronoun.
- sabios
- Wise men; sages; learned persons; knowledgeable people.
- sacerdotes
- Priests; religious officials; clergy; ecclesiastical persons; ministers.
- egipcios
- Egyptian; of Egypt; relating to ancient Egypt.
- Era
- Was; he/she/it was; past tense of ser.
- hombre
- Man; male person; mankind; human being; individual.
- extraordinaria
- Extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional; unusual; outstanding; remarkable.
- fuerza
- Force; strength; power; vigor; might; physical power.
- mental
- Mental; of mind; psychological; intellectual; cognitive.
- sus
- His; her; their; its; possessive adjective plural.
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