Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 12
The horse was walking now, and suddenly Jethro Bass faced around, and her heart stood still.
El caballo caminaba ahora, y de repente Jethro Bass se dio la vuelta, y el corazón de ella se detuvo.
"H-how be you, Cynthy?" he asked.
—¿C-cómo estás, Cynthy? —preguntó él.
"How do you do, Jethro?"
—¿Cómo estás, Jethro?
A thrush in the woods began to sing a hymn, and they listened.
Un zorzal en el bosque comenzó a cantar un himno, y ellos escucharon.
After that a silence, save for the notes of answering birds quickened by the song, the minister's horse nibbling at the bushes.
Después de eso, un silencio, salvo por las notas de los pájaros que respondían animados por el canto, el caballo del pastor mordisqueando los arbustos.
Cynthia herself could not have explained why she lingered.
La propia Cynthia no habría podido explicar por qué se demoraba.
Suddenly he shot a question at her.
De repente él le lanzó una pregunta.
"Where be you goin'?"
—¿A dónde vas?
"To Brampton, to get Miss Lucretia to change this book," and she held it up from her lap.
—A Brampton, para que la señorita Lucretia me cambie este libro —y lo levantó desde su regazo.
It was a very large book.
Era un libro muy grande.
"Wh-what's it about," he demanded.
—¿D-de qué trata? —exigió saber él.
"Napoleon Bonaparte."
—Napoleón Bonaparte.
"Who was be?"
—¿Quién era ese?
"He was a very strong man.
—Era un hombre muy poderoso.
He began life poor and unknown, and fought his way upward until he conquered the world."
Comenzó la vida siendo pobre y desconocido, y se abrió camino hacia arriba hasta que conquistó el mundo.
"C-conquered the world, did you say? Conquered the world?"
—¿C-conquistó el mundo, dijiste? ¿Conquistó el mundo?
"Yes."
—Sí.
Jethro pondered.
Jethro reflexionó.
"Guess there's somethin' wrong about that book--somethin' wrong.
—Supongo que hay algo malo en ese libro, algo malo.
Conquer the United States?"
¿Conquistar los Estados Unidos?
Cynthia smiled.
Cynthia sonrió.
She herself did not realize that we were not a part of the world, then.
Ella misma no se daba cuenta de que nosotros no éramos parte del mundo, entonces.
"He conquered Europe; where all the kings and queens are, and became a king himself--an emperor."
—Conquistó Europa; donde están todos los reyes y reinas, y él mismo se convirtió en rey, en emperador.
"I want to-know!" said Jethro.
—¡Vaya, eso sí que es nuevo! —dijo Jethro.
"You said he was a poor boy?"
—¿Dijiste que era un chico pobre?
"Why don't you read the book, Jethro?" Cynthia answered.
—¿Por qué no lees el libro, Jethro? —respondió Cynthia.
"I am sure I can get Miss Lucretia to let you have it."
—Estoy segura de que puedo conseguir que la señorita Lucretia te lo preste.
Vocabulary
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- caballo
- Horse; a large domesticated animal used for riding
- caminaba
- Was walking; past imperfect tense of caminar
- ahora
- Now; at the present time or moment
- de
- Of; from; used to show possession or origin
- repente
- Sudden; used in phrase 'de repente' meaning suddenly
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, themselves
- dio
- Gave; past tense of dar, to give
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article); her
- vuelta
- Turn; a rotation or change in direction
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article); he
- corazón
- Heart; the organ pumping blood; center of emotion
- ella
- She; feminine singular personal pronoun
- detuvo
- Stopped; past tense of detener, to stop
- cómo
- How; in what way or manner
- estás
- Are; second person singular present of estar
- preguntó
- Asked; past tense of preguntar, to ask
- él
- He; masculine singular personal pronoun
- Cómo
- How; in what way or manner (capitalized)
- Un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article
- en
- In; on; used to show location or position
- bosque
- Forest; woods; area covered with trees
- comenzó
- Began; past tense of comenzar, to begin
- cantar
- To sing; to produce musical sounds with voice
- un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article
- himno
- Hymn; a religious or patriotic song
- ellos
- They; masculine plural personal pronoun
- escucharon
- Listened; past tense of escuchar, to listen
- Después
- After; afterward; following in time or order
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- silencio
- Silence; absence of sound or noise
- salvo
- Except; besides; excluding; save for
- por
- By; for; through; used to show agency
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- notas
- Notes; musical sounds or written remarks
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- pájaros
- Birds; feathered animals that fly
- que
- That; which; who; relative pronoun
- respondían
- Responded; past imperfect of responder, answered
- animados
- Animated; lively; encouraged; full of energy
- canto
- Song; singing; a melody or musical piece
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- pastor
- Pastor; shepherd; a religious clergy person
- mordisqueando
- Nibbling; eating small bites of something
- arbustos
- Bushes; shrubs; woody plants smaller than trees
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- propia
- Own; self; proper; the very same
- no
- No; not; used to negate
- habría
- Would have; conditional past of haber
- podido
- Could; past participle of poder, able
- explicar
- To explain; to make clear or understandable
- qué
- What; which thing; interrogative pronoun
- demoraba
- Delayed; past imperfect of demorar, to delay
- De
- Of; from; used to show possession or origin
- le
- Him; her; to him; indirect object pronoun
- lanzó
- Threw; launched; past tense of lanzar
- una
- A; an; feminine singular indefinite article
- pregunta
- Question; a query or inquiry
- dónde
- Where; in what place or location
- vas
- Go; second person singular of ir
- para
- For; toward; in order to; purpose
- señorita
- Miss; young lady; unmarried woman title
- me
- Me; myself; first person object pronoun
- cambie
- Changed; past tense of cambiar, to change
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun
- libro
- Book; written work bound in pages
- lo
- It; him; masculine singular object pronoun
- levantó
- Lifted; raised; past tense of levantar
- desde
- From; since; starting point in space
- su
- His; her; your; their; possessive adjective
- regazo
- Lap; the area on legs when sitting
- Era
- Was; past imperfect of ser, to be
- muy
- Very; much; to a great degree
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