Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 23
You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been.
Usted busca conocimiento y sabiduría, como yo lo hice alguna vez; y espero ardientemente que la satisfacción de sus deseos no sea una serpiente que lo pique, como lo ha sido para mí.
I do not know that the relation of my disasters will be useful to you; yet, when I reflect that you are pursuing the same course, exposing yourself to the same dangers which have rendered me what I am, I imagine that you may deduce an apt moral from my tale, one that may direct you if you succeed in your undertaking and console you in case of failure.
No sé si el relato de mis desgracias le será útil; sin embargo, cuando reflexiono que usted está siguiendo el mismo camino, exponiéndose a los mismos peligros que me han convertido en lo que soy, imagino que puede deducir una moraleja adecuada de mi historia, una que pueda guiarle si tiene éxito en su empresa y consolarle en caso de fracaso.
Prepare to hear of occurrences which are usually deemed marvellous.
Prepárese para escuchar sucesos que generalmente se consideran maravillosos.
Were we among the tamer scenes of nature I might fear to encounter your unbelief, perhaps your ridicule; but many things will appear possible in these wild and mysterious regions which would provoke the laughter of those unacquainted with the ever-varied powers of nature; nor can I doubt but that my tale conveys in its series internal evidence of the truth of the events of which it is composed."
Si estuviéramos entre los paisajes más apacibles de la naturaleza, podría temer encontrarme con su incredulidad, quizás con su burla; pero muchas cosas parecerán posibles en estas regiones salvajes y misteriosas que provocarían la risa de quienes no conocen los siempre variados poderes de la naturaleza; ni puedo dudar de que mi relato transmite en su serie evidencia interna de la verdad de los sucesos de los que está compuesto."
You may easily imagine that I was much gratified by the offered communication, yet I could not endure that he should renew his grief by a recital of his misfortunes.
Puede usted imaginar fácilmente que quedé muy complacido por la comunicación ofrecida, aunque no podía soportar que él renovara su dolor con el relato de sus desgracias.
I felt the greatest eagerness to hear the promised narrative, partly from curiosity and partly from a strong desire to ameliorate his fate if it were in my power.
Sentí el mayor anhelo de escuchar la narración prometida, en parte por curiosidad y en parte por un fuerte deseo de mejorar su destino si estuviera en mi poder.
I expressed these feelings in my answer.
Expresé estos sentimientos en mi respuesta.
Vocabulary
- Usted
- Formal second-person singular pronoun meaning 'you'
- busca
- Seeks or looks for something
- conocimiento
- Knowledge or awareness of facts and information
- sabiduría
- Wisdom gained through experience and reflection
- como
- As or like; used for comparison
- lo
- Neutral direct object pronoun meaning 'it'
- hice
- Past tense of hacer; 'I did' or 'I made'
- alguna
- Some or any; feminine form of alguno
- vez
- Time or occasion; once upon a time
- espero
- I hope or I wait for something
- ardientemente
- Ardently or passionately; with great intensity
- satisfacción
- Satisfaction or fulfillment of a desire
- deseos
- Desires or wishes one hopes to fulfill
- sea
- Subjunctive form of ser meaning 'be'
- serpiente
- Snake or serpent; a reptile
- pique
- Subjunctive of picar; that it stings or bites
- ha
- Third-person singular of haber; 'has'
- sido
- Past participle of ser meaning 'been'
- sé
- First-person singular of saber; 'I know'
- si
- Conditional conjunction meaning 'if'
- relato
- Account or story narrating events
- desgracias
- Misfortunes or unfortunate events
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to you' or 'to him'
- será
- Future tense of ser; 'will be'
- útil
- Useful or helpful for a purpose
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- embargo
- Used in 'sin embargo' meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- reflexiono
- I reflect or think deeply about something
- está
- Third-person singular of estar; 'is' (state)
- siguiendo
- Following or continuing along a path
- mismo
- Same or self; indicating identity or sameness
- camino
- Road, path, or way toward a destination
- exponiéndose
- Exposing oneself to risk or danger
- mismos
- Same (masculine plural); the very same ones
- peligros
- Dangers or hazards that threaten safety
- han
- Third-person plural of haber; 'have'
- convertido
- Converted or transformed into something else
- soy
- First-person singular of ser; 'I am'
- imagino
- I imagine or suppose something mentally
- puede
- Third-person singular of poder; 'can' or 'is able'
- deducir
- To deduce or infer a conclusion from evidence
- moraleja
- Moral or lesson drawn from a story
- adecuada
- Adequate or appropriate for a situation
- historia
- Story, history, or personal narrative
- pueda
- Subjunctive of poder; 'may be able to'
- guiarle
- To guide you; to lead or direct someone
- tiene
- Third-person singular of tener; 'has' or 'have'
- éxito
- Success or favorable outcome of an endeavor
- empresa
- Enterprise, undertaking, or company venture
- consolarle
- To console or comfort you in difficult times
- caso
- Case or instance of a situation
- fracaso
- Failure or unsuccessful outcome of an attempt
- Prepárese
- Prepare yourself; imperative form of prepararse
- escuchar
- To listen or hear attentively
- sucesos
- Events or occurrences that have taken place
- generalmente
- Generally or usually; in most cases
- consideran
- Are considered or regarded by others
- maravillosos
- Marvelous or wonderful; causing amazement
- estuviéramos
- Imperfect subjunctive of estar; 'if we were'
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'among' or 'between'
- paisajes
- Landscapes or scenic natural views
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- apacibles
- Peaceful, calm, or tranquil in character
- naturaleza
- Nature or the natural world around us
- podría
- Conditional of poder; 'could' or 'would be able'
- temer
- To fear or dread something or someone
- encontrarme
- To find myself or encounter something unexpectedly
- incredulidad
- Incredulity or disbelief toward something stated
- quizás
- Perhaps or maybe; expressing uncertainty
- burla
- Mockery or ridicule directed at someone
- parecerán
- Future tense of parecer; 'will seem'
- posibles
- Possible or feasible; able to occur
- regiones
- Regions or areas of a territory
- salvajes
- Wild or savage; untamed and primitive
- misteriosas
- Mysterious or enigmatic; full of mystery
- provocarían
- Would provoke or cause a reaction
- risa
- Laughter or the act of laughing
- quienes
- Who; relative pronoun referring to people
- conocen
- Know or are acquainted with someone or something
- siempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- variados
- Varied or diverse; consisting of many types
- poderes
- Powers or abilities possessed by someone
- ni
- Neither or nor; negative conjunction
- puedo
- First-person singular of poder; 'I can'
- dudar
- To doubt or question the truth of something
- transmite
- Transmits or conveys information to others
- serie
- Series or sequence of related items or events
- evidencia
- Evidence or proof supporting a claim
- interna
- Internal or inner; belonging to the inside
- verdad
- Truth or reality; what is actually true
- compuesto
- Composed or made up of various elements
- imaginar
- To imagine or picture something mentally
- fácilmente
- Easily or without difficulty
- quedé
- Past tense of quedarse; 'I remained' or 'I became'
- complacido
- Pleased or satisfied with something received
- comunicación
- Communication or message exchanged between people
- ofrecida
- Offered or provided; given as an offer
- aunque
- Although or even though; concessive conjunction
- podía
- Imperfect of poder; 'could' or 'was able to'
- soportar
- To bear, endure, or tolerate something difficult
- renovara
- Imperfect subjunctive of renovar; 'would renew'
- dolor
- Pain or grief; physical or emotional suffering
- Sentí
- Past tense of sentir; 'I felt' something
- mayor
- Greater or larger; comparative of grande
- anhelo
- Longing or yearning for something desired deeply
- narración
- Narration or account of events told in sequence
- prometida
- Promised; something that was pledged beforehand
- parte
- Part or portion of a whole
- curiosidad
- Curiosity or desire to know about something
- fuerte
- Strong or powerful; having great strength
- deseo
- Desire or wish for something
- mejorar
- To improve or make better
- destino
- Destiny or fate; also destination
- estuviera
- Imperfect subjunctive of estar; 'were' or 'would be'
- poder
- Power or ability; also infinitive 'to be able'
- Expresé
- Past tense of expresar; 'I expressed' thoughts
- sentimientos
- Feelings or emotions experienced internally
- respuesta
- Answer or response to a question or message
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