Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 7
Now, this has the form of a myth, but really signifies a declination of the bodies moving around the earth and in the heavens, and a great conflagration of things upon the earth recurring at long intervals of time:
Ahora bien, esto tiene la forma de un mito, pero en realidad significa una declinación de los cuerpos que se mueven alrededor de la tierra y en los cielos, y una gran conflagración de las cosas sobre la tierra que se repite a largos intervalos de tiempo:
when this happens, those who live upon the mountains and in dry and lofty places are more liable to destruction than those who dwell by rivers or on the sea-shore;
cuando esto sucede, quienes viven en las montañas y en lugares secos y elevados son más propensos a la destrucción que quienes habitan junto a los ríos o en la orilla del mar;
and from this calamity the Nile, who is our never-failing savior, saves and delivers us.
y de esta calamidad el Nilo, que es nuestro salvador infalible, nos salva y nos libra.
When, on the other hand, the gods purge the earth with a deluge of water, among you herdsmen and shepherds on the mountains are the survivors, whereas those of you who live in cities are carried by the rivers into the sea;
Cuando, por otro lado, los dioses purifican la tierra con un diluvio de agua, entre vosotros los pastores y zagales de las montañas son los supervivientes, mientras que quienes vivís en las ciudades son arrastrados por los ríos hacia el mar;
but in this country neither at that time nor at any other does the water come from above on the fields, having always a tendency to come up from below, for which reason the things preserved here are said to be the oldest.
pero en este país ni en ese momento ni en ningún otro el agua cae desde arriba sobre los campos, teniendo siempre la tendencia a brotar desde abajo, razón por la cual las cosas conservadas aquí se dicen ser las más antiguas.
The fact is, that wherever the extremity of winter frost or of summer sun does not prevent, the human race is always increasing at times, and at other times diminishing in numbers.
El hecho es que, dondequiera que el rigor del frío invernal o del sol estival no lo impida, la raza humana siempre está aumentando en ciertos momentos y en otros disminuyendo en número.
Vocabulary
- Ahora
- At this time; currently happening right now
- bien
- Well; expressing agreement or transition in speech
- esto
- This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing
- tiene
- Has; third person singular of tener
- la
- The; feminine definite article in Spanish
- forma
- Form, shape, or manner of something
- de
- Of, from; common Spanish preposition indicating origin
- un
- A, an; masculine indefinite article in Spanish
- mito
- Myth; a traditional story or legend
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- en
- In, on, at; common Spanish preposition of location
- realidad
- Reality; the actual state of things
- significa
- Means, signifies; third person singular of significar
- una
- A, an; feminine indefinite article in Spanish
- declinación
- Decline, deterioration; a gradual decrease or weakening
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article in Spanish
- cuerpos
- Bodies; physical forms of people or celestial objects
- que
- That, which, who; versatile conjunction or pronoun
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; used for reflexive or passive constructions
- mueven
- Move; third person plural of mover
- alrededor
- Around; indicating circular movement or position
- tierra
- Earth, land, ground; the planet or soil
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements
- cielos
- Skies, heavens; the atmosphere or celestial realm
- gran
- Great, large; adjective indicating size or importance
- conflagración
- Conflagration; a large destructive fire or disaster
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article in Spanish
- cosas
- Things; general term for objects or matters
- sobre
- On, over, about; preposition indicating position or topic
- repite
- Repeats; third person singular of repetir
- a
- To, at; common Spanish preposition of direction
- largos
- Long; adjective describing extended duration or length
- intervalos
- Intervals; periods of time between repeated events
- tiempo
- Time, weather; duration or atmospheric conditions
- cuando
- When; conjunction introducing a time clause
- sucede
- Happens, occurs; third person singular of suceder
- quienes
- Who, those who; relative pronoun referring to people
- viven
- Live; third person plural of vivir
- montañas
- Mountains; large elevated landforms of rock
- lugares
- Places, locations; specific areas or spots
- secos
- Dry; adjective describing lack of moisture
- elevados
- Elevated, high; raised above the surrounding area
- son
- Are; third person plural of ser
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- propensos
- Prone, likely; inclined or susceptible to something
- destrucción
- Destruction; the act of ruining or demolishing something
- habitan
- Inhabit, live in; third person plural of habitar
- junto
- Next to, together; preposition indicating closeness
- ríos
- Rivers; large natural streams of flowing water
- o
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option
- orilla
- Shore, bank, edge; the border of water
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- mar
- Sea; large body of salt water
- esta
- This; feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- calamidad
- Calamity; a serious disaster causing great suffering
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article in Spanish
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- nuestro
- Our; first person plural possessive adjective
- salvador
- Savior; one who rescues or saves from harm
- infalible
- Infallible; incapable of making errors or failing
- nos
- Us; first person plural object pronoun
- salva
- Saves, rescues; third person singular of salvar
- libra
- Frees, delivers; third person singular of librar
- Cuando
- When; conjunction introducing a temporal clause
- por
- By, through, for; versatile Spanish preposition
- otro
- Other, another; adjective indicating a different one
- lado
- Side; one of two or more opposing directions
- dioses
- Gods; plural of dios, divine supernatural beings
- purifican
- Purify; third person plural of purificar
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- diluvio
- Flood, deluge; an overwhelming rush of water
- agua
- Water; the essential liquid for life
- entre
- Between, among; preposition indicating middle position
- vosotros
- You all; second person plural pronoun used in Spain
- pastores
- Shepherds; people who tend and herd sheep
- zagales
- Young shepherds; adolescent boys who tend flocks
- supervivientes
- Survivors; people who remain alive after disaster
- mientras
- While, whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- vivís
- You all live; second person plural of vivir
- ciudades
- Cities; large urban settlements with many inhabitants
- arrastrados
- Dragged, swept away; carried off by force
- hacia
- Toward; preposition indicating direction of movement
- este
- This; masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- país
- Country, nation; a sovereign political territory
- ni
- Nor, not even; negative conjunction joining clauses
- ese
- That; masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- momento
- Moment; a brief, specific point in time
- ningún
- No, none; adjective indicating absence of something
- cae
- Falls; third person singular of caer
- desde
- From, since; preposition indicating starting point
- arriba
- Above, up; adverb indicating higher position
- campos
- Fields, countryside; open rural agricultural land
- teniendo
- Having; gerund form of tener
- siempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- tendencia
- Tendency; an inclination or disposition toward something
- brotar
- To sprout, spring up; to emerge from below
- abajo
- Below, down; adverb indicating lower position
- razón
- Reason; a cause, explanation, or rational thought
- cual
- Which, that; relative pronoun referring to things
- conservadas
- Preserved, conserved; kept in good condition over time
- aquí
- Here; adverb indicating this specific place
- dicen
- Say, tell; third person plural of decir
- ser
- To be; infinitive of fundamental Spanish verb
- antiguas
- Ancient, old; adjective describing great age
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article in Spanish
- hecho
- Fact, deed; something done or established as true
- dondequiera
- Wherever; in any place, no matter where
- rigor
- Rigor, severity; extreme harshness of conditions
- frío
- Cold; low temperature or sensation of coldness
- invernal
- Wintry, of winter; relating to the winter season
- sol
- Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- estival
- Estival, of summer; relating to the summer season
- no
- No, not; basic negation word in Spanish
- lo
- It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- impida
- Prevents, impedes; subjunctive form of impedir
- raza
- Race, species; a group sharing common characteristics
- humana
- Human; relating to or characteristic of people
- está
- Is; third person singular of estar
- aumentando
- Increasing, growing; gerund of aumentar
- ciertos
- Certain; specific but unspecified ones among many
- momentos
- Moments; brief specific points or periods of time
- otros
- Others; different or additional ones among many
- disminuyendo
- Decreasing, diminishing; gerund of disminuir
- número
- Number; a mathematical quantity or count
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