Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 6
I can summon her now under the great maples of the village street, a virginal figure, gray eyes that kindled the face shaded by the poke bonnet, and up you went above the clouds.
Puedo evocrarla ahora bajo los grandes arces de la calle del pueblo, una figura virginal, ojos grises que iluminaban el rostro ensombrecido por la cofia, y uno ascendía por encima de las nubes.
"What about fox and geese, Jock?" said Cynthia.
—¿Y qué hay del juego del zorro y los gansos, Jock? —dijo Cynthia.
"Jethro Bass," said Jock, who, by reason of his ability, was a privileged character.
—Jethro Bass —dijo Jock, quien, en virtud de su talento, era un personaje privilegiado.
"Mark my words, Cynthy, Jethro Bass is an all-fired sight smarter that folks in this town think he be.
—Escúchame bien, Cynthy, Jethro Bass es muchísimo más listo de lo que la gente de este pueblo cree.
They don't take notice of him, because he don't say much, and stutters.
No le prestan atención porque no habla mucho y tartamudea.
He hain't be'n eddicated a great deal, but I wouldn't be afeard to warrant he'd make a racket in the world some of these days."
No ha tenido mucha educación, pero no me daría miedo apostar a que va a causar revuelo en el mundo algún día.
"Jock Hallowell!" cried Cynthia, the gray beginning to dance, "I suppose you think Jethro's going to be President."
—¡Jock Hallowell! —exclamó Cynthia, con sus ojos grises comenzando a brillar de diversión—. Supongo que crees que Jethro va a ser Presidente.
"All right," said Jock, "you can laugh.
—Está bien —dijo Jock—, puedes reírte.
Ever talked with Jethro?"
¿Has hablado alguna vez con Jethro?
"I've hardly spoken two words to him in my life," she replied.
—Apenas le he dicho dos palabras en toda mi vida —respondió ella.
And it was true, although the little white parsonage was scarce two hundred yards from the tannery house.
Y era cierto, aunque la pequeña casa parroquial blanca estaba a escasas doscientas yardas de la tenería.
"Jethro's never ailed much," Jock remarked, having reference to Cynthia's proclivities for visiting the sick.
—Jethro nunca ha estado muy enfermo —observó Jock, haciendo alusión a la inclinación de Cynthia por visitar a los enfermos.
"I've seed a good many different men in my time, and I tell you, Cynthia Ware, that Jethro's got a kind of power you don't often come acrost.
—He conocido a muchos hombres distintos en mi vida, y te digo, Cynthia Ware, que Jethro posee una clase de poder con el que no te topas a menudo.
Folks don't suspicion it."
La gente no lo sospecha.
In spite of herself, Cynthia was impressed by the ring of sincerity in the builder's voice.
A su pesar, Cynthia quedó impresionada por el tono de sinceridad en la voz del constructor.
Vocabulary
- Puedo
- I can; I am able to do something.
- evocarla
- To evoke or recall her; to bring her to mind.
- ahora
- Now; at the present time.
- bajo
- Under; beneath; low in position or status.
- los
- The; plural masculine definite article.
- grandes
- Big; large; great in size or importance.
- de
- Of; from; indicates possession or origin.
- la
- The; singular feminine definite article.
- calle
- Street; a public road in town or city.
- del
- Of the; contraction of de + el.
- pueblo
- Town; village; people or population.
- una
- A; an; singular feminine indefinite article.
- figura
- Figure; shape; a person or character.
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of sight.
- grises
- Gray; plural of gris.
- que
- That; which; who; relative pronoun.
- iluminaban
- They illuminated; they lit up.
- el
- The; singular masculine definite article.
- rostro
- Face; countenance; facial features.
- por
- By; through; for; indicates agent or means.
- uno
- One; a number; someone or anybody.
- ascendía
- Ascended; rose up; went higher upward.
- encima
- Above; on top of; over.
- las
- The; plural feminine definite article.
- nubes
- Clouds; masses of water vapor in sky.
- ¿Y
- And?; what about?; interrogative conjunction.
- qué
- What?; which?; interrogative pronoun.
- hay
- There is; there are; exists.
- juego
- Game; play; set of matching items.
- zorro
- Fox; a cunning wild animal.
- gansos
- Geese; plural of ganso.
- dijo
- Said; spoke; past tense of decir.
- quien
- Who; whom; whoever; relative pronoun.
- en
- In; on; at; preposition of location.
- virtud
- Virtue; moral excellence; strength.
- su
- His; her; your; their; possessive adjective.
- talento
- Talent; natural ability or skill.
- era
- Was; past tense of ser.
- un
- A; an; singular masculine indefinite article.
- personaje
- Character; person in story or play.
- privilegiado
- Privileged; having special advantages or status.
- Escúchame
- Listen to me; hear me out.
- bien
- Well; good; in good manner.
- es
- Is; present tense of ser.
- muchísimo
- Very much; a very great deal.
- más
- More; greater in amount or degree.
- listo
- Smart; clever; quick-witted; intelligent.
- lo
- It; the; direct object pronoun masculine.
- gente
- People; persons; human beings collectively.
- este
- This; this one; demonstrative adjective.
- cree
- Believes; thinks; holds as true.
- No
- No; not; negation.
- le
- Him; her; you; indirect object pronoun.
- prestan
- They lend; they pay; they give.
- atención
- Attention; care; notice or regard.
- porque
- Because; for the reason that.
- habla
- Speaks; talks; communicates in words.
- mucho
- Much; a lot; great in quantity.
- ha
- Has; present perfect auxiliary verb.
- tenido
- Had; past participle of tener.
- educación
- Education; schooling; upbringing and training.
- me
- Me; myself; direct object pronoun.
- daría
- Would give; conditional of dar.
- miedo
- Fear; fright; feeling of being afraid.
- apostar
- To bet; to wager; to stake.
- va
- Goes; travels; proceeds forward.
- causar
- To cause; to bring about; to produce.
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