Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 5
Guess he'll build his'n tight, whatever it is," said Jock, looking after him as Jethro made his way to the little tannery near by.
—Apuesto a que lo construirá bien sólido, sea lo que sea —dijo Jock, mirándolo mientras Jethro se dirigía a la pequeña tenería cercana.
Let it be known that there was such a thing as social rank in Coniston; and something which, for the sake of an advantageous parallel, we may call an Established Church.
Que conste que en Coniston existía algo así como la jerarquía social, y algo que, a efectos de un paralelo conveniente, podríamos llamar una Iglesia Establecida.
Coniston was a Congregational town still, and the deacons and dignitaries of that church were likewise the pillars of the state.
Coniston seguía siendo una ciudad congregacionalista, y los diáconos y dignatarios de esa iglesia eran asimismo los pilares del estado.
Not many years before the time of which we write actual disestablishment had occurred, when the town ceased--as a town--to pay the salary of Priest Ware, as the minister was called.
No muchos años antes de la época de la que escribimos había ocurrido una verdadera separación entre la iglesia y el estado, cuando la ciudad dejó de pagar —en cuanto ciudad— el salario del Pastor Ware, como se llamaba al ministro.
The father of Jethro Bass, Nathan the currier, had once, in a youthful lapse, permitted a Baptist preacher to immerse him in Coniston Water.
El padre de Jethro Bass, Nathan el zurrador, había permitido en cierta ocasión, en un desliz juvenil, que un predicador baptista lo sumergiera en las aguas de Coniston.
This had been the extent of Nathan's religion; Jethro had none at all, and was, for this and other reasons, somewhere near the bottom of the social scale.
Esa había sido toda la religiosidad de Nathan; Jethro no tenía ninguna, y se encontraba, por esta y otras razones, en algún lugar cercano al peldaño más bajo de la escala social.
"Fox and geese!" repeated Jock, with his eyes still on Jethro's retreating back.
—¡Zorros y gansos! —repitió Jock, con los ojos aún fijos en la espalda de Jethro mientras este se alejaba.
The builder of the meetinghouse rubbed a great, brown arm, scratched his head, and turned and came face to face with Cynthia Ware, in a poke bonnet.
El constructor del templo se frotó su enorme brazo bronceado, se rascó la cabeza, se dio la vuelta y se encontró cara a cara con Cynthia Ware, tocada con una cofia de visera.
Contrast is a favorite trick of authors, and no greater contrast is to be had in Coniston than that between Cynthia Ware and Jethro Bass.
El contraste es un recurso predilecto de los escritores, y ningún contraste hay más notable en Coniston que el existente entre Cynthia Ware y Jethro Bass.
In the first place; Cynthia was the minister's daughter, and twenty-one.
En primer lugar, Cynthia era la hija del pastor, y tenía veintiún años.
Vocabulary
- Apuesto
- I bet; expressing confident assumption about something.
- construirá
- He/she will build or construct something in the future.
- sólido
- Solid, sturdy, or firmly built and reliable.
- sea
- Subjunctive form of ser meaning may it be or whether.
- dijo
- He/she said; past tense of decir.
- mirándolo
- Looking at him; present participle of mirar with pronoun.
- mientras
- While or as; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions.
- dirigía
- Was heading or making one's way toward a place.
- tenería
- A tannery where animal hides are processed into leather.
- cercana
- Nearby or close; feminine adjective indicating proximity.
- conste
- Let it be known or noted; subjunctive of constar.
- existía
- There existed or there was something in the past.
- jerarquía
- Hierarchy; a ranked system of authority or social order.
- efectos
- Effects or results produced by a cause or action.
- paralelo
- Parallel; running alongside or analogous to something else.
- conveniente
- Convenient or suitable; appropriate for a purpose.
- podríamos
- We could; conditional tense of poder.
- llamar
- To call or to name someone or something.
- Iglesia
- Church; a Christian religious institution or building.
- Establecida
- Established; officially recognized or formally set up.
- seguía
- Continued or kept on; imperfect tense of seguir.
- siendo
- Being; present participle of ser used in progressive forms.
- ciudad
- City or town; an urban populated settlement.
- congregacionalista
- Congregationalist; relating to an independent Protestant denomination.
- diáconos
- Deacons; lay or ordained church officials assisting clergy.
- dignatarios
- Dignitaries; persons holding high rank or official position.
- iglesia
- Church; a place of Christian worship and community.
- asimismo
- Likewise or also; adverb meaning in the same way.
- pilares
- Pillars; supporting columns or key figures in society.
- estado
- State; a political entity or condition of something.
- época
- Era or epoch; a distinct period of historical time.
- escribimos
- We write or we wrote; present or preterite of escribir.
- ocurrido
- Occurred or happened; past participle of ocurrir.
- verdadera
- True or real; feminine adjective emphasizing authenticity.
- separación
- Separation; the act of dividing or parting ways.
- dejó
- Stopped or left; preterite of dejar.
- pagar
- To pay; to give money in exchange for something.
- cuanto
- As much as or whatever amount; relative pronoun.
- salario
- Salary or wage; regular payment for work performed.
- Pastor
- Pastor or minister; a Christian religious leader.
- llamaba
- Called or used to call; imperfect tense of llamar.
- ministro
- Minister; a religious or government official leader.
- zurrador
- Tanner or currier; one who dresses and finishes leather.
- permitido
- Allowed or permitted; past participle of permitir.
- cierta
- A certain or particular; feminine adjective indicating specificity.
- ocasión
- Occasion or opportunity; a particular time or event.
- desliz
- Slip or lapse; a minor error or youthful indiscretion.
- juvenil
- Juvenile or youthful; relating to youth or young people.
- predicador
- Preacher; someone who delivers religious sermons publicly.
- baptista
- Baptist; relating to the Baptist Protestant Christian denomination.
- sumergiera
- Submerge or immerse; past subjunctive of sumergir.
- aguas
- Waters; plural of agua referring to bodies of water.
- religiosidad
- Religiosity; strong devotion to religious faith and practice.
- ninguna
- None or not any; feminine negative indefinite adjective.
- encontraba
- Found or was found; imperfect tense of encontrar.
- razones
- Reasons; plural noun for causes or justifications.
- algún
- Some or any; masculine indefinite adjective before a noun.
- lugar
- Place or location; a specific area or spot.
- cercano
- Nearby or close; masculine adjective indicating short distance.
- peldaño
- Rung or step; one step of a ladder or staircase.
- bajo
- Low or lower; adjective indicating inferior position or rank.
- escala
- Scale or ladder; a graded system or ranking structure.
- Zorros
- Foxes; plural of zorro, a cunning wild animal.
- gansos
- Geese; plural of ganso, a large waterfowl bird.
- repitió
- Repeated; preterite tense of repetir meaning said again.
- aún
- Still or yet; adverb indicating continuation up to now.
- fijos
- Fixed or set; adjective describing an unmoving steady gaze.
- espalda
- Back; the rear part of the human body.
- alejaba
- Was moving away; imperfect of alejarse indicating departure.
- constructor
- Builder or constructor; a person who constructs buildings.
- templo
- Temple; a building dedicated to religious worship.
- frotó
- Rubbed; preterite of frotar meaning to rub a surface.
- enorme
- Enormous or huge; adjective indicating very large size.
- brazo
- Arm; the upper limb of the human body.
- bronceado
- Tanned or bronzed; adjective describing sun-darkened skin.
- rascó
- Scratched; preterite of rascar meaning to scratch oneself.
- cabeza
- Head; the uppermost part of the human body.
- dio
- Gave or turned; preterite of dar in various expressions.
- vuelta
- Turn; a rotation or reversal of direction.
- encontró
- Found or encountered; preterite of encontrar.
- cara
- Face; the front part of a person's head.
- tocada
- Wearing a headpiece; adjective from tocar meaning adorned.
- cofia
- Cap or coif; a close-fitting cloth head covering worn traditionally.
- visera
- Visor or peak; the brim of a cap shading eyes.
- contraste
- Contrast; a notable difference between two things compared.
- recurso
- Resource or device; a means or tool used for something.
- predilecto
- Favorite or preferred; adjective indicating strong personal preference.
- escritores
- Writers or authors; people who write literary works professionally.
- ningún
- No or none; masculine indefinite adjective before a noun.
- notable
- Notable or remarkable; worthy of attention or distinction.
- existente
- Existing; present participle adjective meaning currently in existence.
- hija
- Daughter; a female child in relation to her parents.
- pastor
- Pastor or shepherd; a religious leader or livestock herder.
- veintiún
- Twenty-one; the number 21 used before a noun.
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