Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 12
I dare not expect such success, yet I cannot bear to look on the reverse of the picture.
No me atrevo a esperar tal éxito, pero no puedo soportar contemplar el reverso de la imagen.
Continue for the present to write to me by every opportunity: I may receive your letters on some occasions when I need them most to support my spirits.
Por ahora, sigue escribiéndome en cada oportunidad que tengas: puede que reciba tus cartas en algunos momentos en que más las necesite para mantener mi ánimo.
I love you very tenderly.
Te quiero con mucha ternura.
Remember me with affection, should you never hear from me again.
Recuérdame con cariño, en caso de que no vuelvas a saber de mí.
Your affectionate brother, Robert Walton
Tu afectuoso hermano, Robert Walton
Letter 3
Carta 3
To Mrs. Saville, England.
A la Sra. Saville, Inglaterra.
July 7th, 17—.
7 de julio de 17—.
My dear Sister,
Mi querida hermana:
I write a few lines in haste to say that I am safe—and well advanced on my voyage.
Escribo unas pocas líneas a toda prisa para decirte que estoy a salvo y muy avanzado en mi travesía.
This letter will reach England by a merchantman now on its homeward voyage from Archangel; more fortunate than I, who may not see my native land, perhaps, for many years.
Esta carta llegará a Inglaterra a bordo de un barco mercante que ahora regresa de Arcángel; más afortunado que yo, que quizás no vea mi tierra natal durante muchos años.
I am, however, in good spirits: my men are bold and apparently firm of purpose, nor do the floating sheets of ice that continually pass us, indicating the dangers of the region towards which we are advancing, appear to dismay them.
Sin embargo, estoy de buen ánimo: mis hombres son valientes y aparentemente firmes en su propósito, y las placas de hielo flotante que continuamente nos rodean, indicando los peligros de la región hacia la que avanzamos, no parecen desalentarlos.
We have already reached a very high latitude; but it is the height of summer, and although not so warm as in England, the southern gales, which blow us speedily towards those shores which I so ardently desire to attain, breathe a degree of renovating warmth which I had not expected.
Ya hemos alcanzado una latitud muy elevada; pero estamos en pleno verano, y aunque no hace tanto calor como en Inglaterra, los vientos del sur, que nos empujan velozmente hacia aquellas costas que tan ardientemente deseo alcanzar, traen consigo un grado de calor revitalizante que no esperaba.
No incidents have hitherto befallen us that would make a figure in a letter.
Hasta ahora no nos ha ocurrido ningún incidente que merezca ser relatado en una carta.
Vocabulary
- atrevo
- First person of atreverse, to dare to do something
- esperar
- To wait or to hope for something
- tal
- Such, such a, or so much
- éxito
- Success, a favorable or desired outcome
- soportar
- To bear, tolerate, or endure something difficult
- contemplar
- To contemplate, gaze at, or consider something carefully
- reverso
- The reverse side or opposite face of something
- imagen
- Image, picture, or mental representation of something
- sigue
- Third person singular of seguir, 'continues' or 'keep doing'
- escribiéndome
- Writing to me, gerund of escribir with pronoun
- oportunidad
- Opportunity, a favorable moment or chance
- tengas
- Subjunctive form of tener, 'that you have'
- reciba
- Subjunctive of recibir, 'may receive' something
- cartas
- Letters, written correspondence sent to someone
- momentos
- Moments, brief periods or instances of time
- necesite
- Subjunctive of necesitar, 'may need' something
- mantener
- To maintain, keep, or sustain something over time
- ánimo
- Spirit, morale, or encouragement to keep going
- ternura
- Tenderness, warmth, or gentle affection toward someone
- Recuérdame
- Remember me, imperative of recordar with pronoun
- cariño
- Affection, love, or a term of endearment
- caso
- Case, situation, or event; also 'in case'
- vuelvas
- Subjunctive of volver, 'you return' or 'go back'
- afectuoso
- Affectionate, warm, and loving in manner or feeling
- Carta
- Letter, written message sent to someone
- Sra
- Abbreviation of Señora, 'Mrs.' or 'Ms.'
- Inglaterra
- England, country in the United Kingdom
- julio
- July, the seventh month of the year
- querida
- Dear, beloved, affectionate address for a woman
- líneas
- Lines, rows of written text in a letter
- prisa
- Hurry, haste, rush to do something quickly
- salvo
- Safe, unharmed, out of danger
- avanzado
- Advanced, far along in progress or distance
- travesía
- Voyage, crossing, or journey across sea
- carta
- Letter, written message or correspondence
- llegará
- Will arrive, future tense of llegar
- bordo
- Board, as in aboard a ship or vessel
- barco
- Ship or boat, a large watercraft for sailing
- mercante
- Merchant, relating to trade or commercial shipping
- regresa
- Returns, third person singular of regresar
- Arcángel
- Archangel, a port city in northern Russia
- afortunado
- Lucky, fortunate, blessed with good circumstances
- quizás
- Perhaps, maybe, expressing uncertainty or possibility
- vea
- Subjunctive of ver, 'may see' something
- tierra
- Land, earth, or homeland
- natal
- Native, relating to one's place of birth
- durante
- During, throughout a period of time
- embargo
- Used in 'sin embargo', meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'
- valientes
- Brave, courageous, bold in facing danger
- aparentemente
- Apparently, seemingly, based on outward appearance
- firmes
- Firm, steady, resolute in purpose or stance
- propósito
- Purpose, goal, or intention one aims to achieve
- placas
- Plates or slabs, here referring to ice sheets
- hielo
- Ice, frozen water
- flotante
- Floating, drifting on the surface of water
- continuamente
- Continuously, without stopping, in an unbroken manner
- rodean
- They surround, third person plural of rodear
- indicando
- Indicating, showing, pointing out something clearly
- peligros
- Dangers, hazards, or threatening risks
- región
- Region, area, or geographic zone
- hacia
- Toward, in the direction of
- avanzamos
- We advance, first person plural of avanzar
- parecen
- They seem or appear, third person plural of parecer
- desalentarlos
- To discourage them, infinitive of desalentar with pronoun
- alcanzado
- Reached, achieved, past participle of alcanzar
- latitud
- Latitude, geographic coordinate measuring north-south position
- elevada
- High, elevated, raised above a reference point
- pleno
- Full, complete, in the middle or height of
- verano
- Summer, the warmest season of the year
- aunque
- Although, even though, expressing concession or contrast
- tanto
- So much, so many, to such a degree
- calor
- Heat, warmth, hot temperature
- vientos
- Winds, plural of viento, moving air currents
- sur
- South, one of the four cardinal directions
- empujan
- They push, drive, third person plural of empujar
- velozmente
- Swiftly, quickly, at high speed
- aquellas
- Those, feminine plural demonstrative adjective, distant
- costas
- Coasts, shorelines, edges of land meeting sea
- ardientemente
- Ardently, passionately, with intense desire or zeal
- deseo
- I desire or wish for something strongly
- alcanzar
- To reach, attain, or achieve a goal
- traen
- They bring, third person plural of traer
- consigo
- With them or with oneself, reflexive prepositional pronoun
- grado
- Degree, level, or grade of something
- revitalizante
- Revitalizing, refreshing, restoring energy or vitality
- esperaba
- I was expecting or hoping, imperfect of esperar
- ocurrido
- Occurred, happened, past participle of ocurrir
- ningún
- No, not any, masculine singular negative adjective
- incidente
- Incident, event, or occurrence worth noting
- merezca
- Subjunctive of merecer, 'deserves' or 'is worth'
- relatado
- Recounted, narrated, past participle of relatar
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