Crime and Punishment — Page 3
He had shown signs of some obscure nervous disease before his arrest and this now developed into violent attacks of epilepsy, from which he suffered for the rest of his life.
Había mostrado signos de una oscura enfermedad nerviosa antes de su arresto, y esta se desarrolló en violentos ataques de epilepsia, de los cuales sufrió por el resto de su vida.
The fits occurred three or four times a year and were more frequent in periods of great strain.
Los ataques ocurrían tres o cuatro veces al año y eran más frecuentes en períodos de gran tensión.
In 1859 he was allowed to return to Russia.
En 1859 se le permitió regresar a Rusia.
He started a journal--"Vremya," which was forbidden by the Censorship through a misunderstanding.
Fundó una revista llamada «Vremya», que fue prohibida por la Censura debido a un malentendido.
In 1864 he lost his first wife and his brother Mihail.
En 1864 perdió a su primera esposa y a su hermano Mihail.
He was in terrible poverty, yet he took upon himself the payment of his brother's debts.
Se encontraba en una pobreza terrible, y aun así asumió el pago de las deudas de su hermano.
He started another journal--"The Epoch," which within a few months was also prohibited.
Fundó otra revista llamada «La Época», que en pocos meses también fue prohibida.
He was weighed down by debt, his brother's family was dependent on him, he was forced to write at heart-breaking speed, and is said never to have corrected his work.
Estaba agobiado por las deudas, la familia de su hermano dependía de él, se veía obligado a escribir a una velocidad desgarradora, y se dice que nunca corrigió su obra.
The later years of his life were much softened by the tenderness and devotion of his second wife.
Los últimos años de su vida fueron muy suavizados por la ternura y la devoción de su segunda esposa.
In June 1880 he made his famous speech at the unveiling of the monument to Pushkin in Moscow and he was received with extraordinary demonstrations of love and honour.
En junio de 1880 pronunció su famoso discurso en la inauguración del monumento a Pushkin en Moscú y fue recibido con extraordinarias muestras de amor y honor.
A few months later Dostoevsky died.
Unos meses después murió Dostoievski.
He was followed to the grave by a vast multitude of mourners, who "gave the hapless man the funeral of a king."
Una vasta multitud de dolientes lo acompañó hasta la tumba, quienes «le dieron al desdichado el funeral de un rey».
He is still probably the most widely read writer in Russia.
Probablemente sigue siendo el escritor más leído en Rusia.
Vocabulary
- Había
- Past perfect auxiliary verb 'had' in Spanish
- mostrado
- Past participle of mostrar; shown or displayed
- signos
- Signs or symptoms indicating something
- oscura
- Dark, obscure, or mysterious in nature
- enfermedad
- Illness or disease affecting someone
- nerviosa
- Nervous or related to the nervous system
- antes
- Before or previously in time
- arresto
- Arrest or detention by authorities
- desarrolló
- Developed or progressed into something worse
- violentos
- Violent or intense in force or nature
- ataques
- Attacks or seizures of a sudden onset
- epilepsia
- Epilepsy, a neurological seizure disorder
- cuales
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'whom'
- sufrió
- Suffered or endured pain or hardship
- resto
- The rest or remainder of something
- vida
- Life or lifetime of a person
- ocurrían
- Were occurring or happening repeatedly over time
- veces
- Times or instances of something happening
- año
- Year, a period of twelve months
- eran
- Third person plural imperfect of 'ser'; were
- más
- More or most in degree or quantity
- frecuentes
- Frequent or occurring often over time
- períodos
- Periods or intervals of time
- gran
- Great or significant in size or intensity
- tensión
- Tension, stress, or emotional strain
- permitió
- Permitted or allowed someone to do something
- regresar
- To return or go back to a place
- Rusia
- Russia, a country in Eastern Europe and Asia
- Fundó
- Founded or established an organization or publication
- revista
- Magazine or journal published periodically
- llamada
- Called or named a particular thing
- fue
- Third person singular preterite of 'ser'; was
- prohibida
- Prohibited or banned by an authority
- Censura
- Censorship or governmental control of publications
- debido
- Due to or because of something
- malentendido
- Misunderstanding or mistaken interpretation of something
- perdió
- Lost someone or something important
- primera
- First in order or sequence (feminine)
- esposa
- Wife or female spouse
- hermano
- Brother or male sibling
- encontraba
- Was in a state or situation (imperfect tense)
- pobreza
- Poverty or state of being very poor
- terrible
- Terrible or extremely severe and distressing
- aun
- Even or still, used for emphasis
- así
- So or thus, in this manner
- asumió
- Assumed or took on a responsibility
- pago
- Payment or act of paying a debt
- deudas
- Debts or financial obligations owed to others
- Época
- Era or epoch; a period of historical time
- pocos
- Few or not many in number
- meses
- Months, units of time in a calendar year
- también
- Also or too, indicating addition
- Estaba
- Was in a state or condition (imperfect tense)
- agobiado
- Overwhelmed or burdened by responsibilities or worries
- familia
- Family or group of related people
- dependía
- Depended on someone or something for support
- veía
- Saw or felt oneself in a situation
- obligado
- Obliged or forced to do something
- escribir
- To write or compose texts
- velocidad
- Speed or velocity at which something is done
- desgarradora
- Heartbreaking or agonizingly painful pace
- dice
- Says or it is said (third person singular)
- nunca
- Never, at no time whatsoever
- corrigió
- Corrected or revised written work
- obra
- Work or literary or artistic creation
- últimos
- Last or final ones in a sequence
- años
- Years, plural of año
- fueron
- Were, third person plural preterite of 'ser'
- muy
- Very, used to intensify adjectives or adverbs
- suavizados
- Softened or mellowed in character or tone
- ternura
- Tenderness or gentle affection toward others
- devoción
- Devotion or deep dedication to someone
- segunda
- Second in order or sequence (feminine)
- junio
- June, the sixth month of the year
- pronunció
- Delivered or gave a speech formally
- famoso
- Famous or well-known to many people
- discurso
- Speech or formal address delivered publicly
- inauguración
- Inauguration or official opening ceremony of something
- monumento
- Monument or memorial structure honoring someone
- Moscú
- Moscow, the capital city of Russia
- recibido
- Received or welcomed in a particular manner
- extraordinarias
- Extraordinary or exceptional beyond normal expectations
- muestras
- Displays or demonstrations of feeling or quality
- amor
- Love or deep affection for someone
- honor
- Honor or great respect given to someone
- Unos
- Some or a few (masculine plural)
- después
- After or afterward in time
- murió
- Died or passed away
- vasta
- Vast or enormous in size or extent
- multitud
- Multitude or large crowd of people
- dolientes
- Mourners grieving at a funeral
- acompañó
- Accompanied or went along with someone
- hasta
- Until or up to a point in time or place
- tumba
- Tomb or grave where someone is buried
- quienes
- Who or those who (relative pronoun, plural)
- dieron
- Gave, third person plural preterite of 'dar'
- desdichado
- Unfortunate or wretched, marked by misfortune
- funeral
- Funeral or burial ceremony for a deceased person
- rey
- King or a monarch of a kingdom
- Probablemente
- Probably or most likely in estimation
- sigue
- Continues or keeps doing something (present tense)
- siendo
- Being, present participle of 'ser'
- escritor
- Writer or author of literary works
- leído
- Read, past participle of 'leer'
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