Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 14
As far as rum was concerned, he was a creature after Aunt Lucy's own heart, for he never touched it: true, gaunt Deacon Ira Perkins, tithing-man, had once chided him for breaking the Sabbath--shooting at a fox.
En lo que respecta al ron, era una persona según el corazón de la tía Lucy, pues nunca lo probaba: cierto es que el enjuto diácono Ira Perkins, recaudador del diezmo, le había reprendido una vez por quebrantar el Sabbath —disparando a un zorro.
To return to the book.
Volviendo al libro.
As long as he lived, Jethro looked back to the joy of the monumental task of mastering its contents.
Mientras vivió, Jethro recordó con alegría la monumental tarea de dominar su contenido.
In his mind, Napoleon became a rough Yankee general; of the cities, villages, and fortress he formed as accurate a picture as a resident of Venice from Marco Polo's account of Tartary.
En su mente, Napoleón se convirtió en un tosco general yanqui; de las ciudades, aldeas y fortalezas se formó una imagen tan precisa como la que podría tener un habitante de Venecia a partir del relato de Marco Polo sobre Tartaria.
Jethro had learned to read, after a fashion, to write, add, multiply, and divide.
Jethro había aprendido a leer, a su manera, a escribir, sumar, multiplicar y dividir.
He knew that George Washington and certain barefooted companions had forced a proud Britain to her knees, and much of the warring in the book took color from Captain Timothy Prescott's stories of General Stark and his campaigns, heard at Jonah Winch's store.
Sabía que George Washington y ciertos compañeros descalzos habían obligado a una orgullosa Gran Bretaña a doblar las rodillas, y gran parte de las guerras narradas en el libro cobraban color gracias a las historias del capitán Timothy Prescott sobre el general Stark y sus campañas, escuchadas en la tienda de Jonah Winch.
What Paris looked like, or Berlin, or the Hospice of St. Bernard--though imaged by a winter Coniston--troubled Jethro not at all; the thing that stuck in his mind was that Napoleon--for a considerable time, at least--compelled men to do his bidding.
El aspecto de París, o de Berlín, o del Hospicio de San Bernardo —aunque imaginado a través de un Coniston invernal— no inquietaba en absoluto a Jethro; lo que se quedó grabado en su mente fue que Napoleón —durante un tiempo considerable, al menos— obligaba a los hombres a obedecer sus órdenes.
Constitutions crumble before the Strong.
Las constituciones se desmoronan ante los Fuertes.
Not that Jethro philosophized about constitutions.
No es que Jethro filosofara sobre las constituciones.
Existing conditions presented themselves, and it occurred to him that there were crevices in the town system, and ways into power through the crevices for men clever enough to find them.
Las condiciones existentes se le presentaban, y se le ocurrió que había grietas en el sistema municipal, y caminos hacia el poder a través de esas grietas para los hombres lo suficientemente astutos como para encontrarlas.
Vocabulary
- En
- In, on, or at a specific location or time.
- lo
- The (neuter article); it or that which.
- que
- That, which, or what in relative clauses.
- al
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'el'.
- ron
- Rum; an alcoholic spirit made from sugarcane.
- era
- Was; past tense of ser or estar.
- una
- A or an; feminine singular indefinite article.
- persona
- Person; an individual human being.
- según
- According to; depending on or as stated by.
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- corazón
- Heart; the organ or center of emotions.
- de
- Of, from, or belonging to; preposition.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- tía
- Aunt; a parent's sister or relative.
- pues
- Well, then, or since; conjunction or interjection.
- nunca
- Never; at no time or on no occasion.
- probaba
- Tasted or tried; past tense of probar.
- cierto
- Certain, true, or sure; definite or accurate.
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser.
- del
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'el'.
- le
- Him, her, or you; indirect object pronoun.
- había
- Had; past tense of haber.
- reprendido
- Scolded or rebuked; past participle of reprender.
- vez
- Time or occasion; an instance or occurrence.
- por
- By, for, or through; common preposition.
- disparando
- Shooting or firing; present participle of disparar.
- un
- A or an; masculine singular indefinite article.
- zorro
- Fox; a cunning carnivorous animal.
- Volviendo
- Returning or turning back; present participle of volver.
- libro
- Book; a written or printed literary work.
- Mientras
- While, during, or meanwhile; temporal conjunction.
- vivió
- Lived; past tense of vivir.
- recordó
- Remembered; past tense of recordar.
- con
- With; a preposition indicating accompaniment.
- alegría
- Joy or happiness; a feeling of delight.
- tarea
- Task or homework; a piece of work assigned.
- dominar
- To dominate or master; to control or command.
- su
- His, her, its, or your; possessive adjective.
- contenido
- Content; the subject matter or substance.
- mente
- Mind; the seat of consciousness or intelligence.
- se
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun or passive voice marker.
- convirtió
- Converted or became; past tense of convertirse.
- en
- In or into; preposition indicating transformation.
- general
- General; military rank or widespread characteristic.
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article.
- ciudades
- Cities; plural of ciudad or urban centers.
- aldeas
- Villages; plural of aldea or small rural towns.
- formó
- Formed or created; past tense of formar.
- imagen
- Image or picture; a visual representation.
- tan
- So or as; used in comparisons or emphasis.
- precisa
- Precise or accurate; exactly defined or specified.
- como
- As, like, or how; comparison or manner.
- podría
- Could or would be able; conditional of poder.
- tener
- To have or possess; common verb.
- habitante
- Inhabitant or resident; a person living somewhere.
- partir
- To leave or depart; to split or divide.
- relato
- Account or narrative; a spoken or written story.
- sobre
- On, about, or over; preposition.
- aprendido
- Learned; past participle of aprender.
- leer
- To read; to look at written text.
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