Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 10
So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein—more, far more, will I achieve; treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation.
¡Tanto se ha logrado!, exclamó el alma de Frankenstein; ¡más, mucho más, lograré yo!; siguiendo los pasos ya marcados, abriré un nuevo camino, exploraré poderes desconocidos y revelaré al mundo los más profundos misterios de la creación.
I closed not my eyes that night.
No cerré los ojos en toda la noche.
My internal being was in a state of insurrection and turmoil; I felt that order would thence arise, but I had no power to produce it.
Mi ser interior se encontraba en un estado de insurrección y agitación; sentía que de allí surgiría el orden, pero no tenía poder para producirlo.
By degrees, after the morning's dawn, sleep came.
Poco a poco, tras el amanecer, llegó el sueño.
I awoke, and my yesternight's thoughts were as a dream.
Desperté, y los pensamientos de la noche anterior eran como un sueño.
There only remained a resolution to return to my ancient studies and to devote myself to a science for which I believed myself to possess a natural talent.
Solo quedaba en mí la resolución de volver a mis antiguos estudios y de dedicarme a una ciencia para la cual creía poseer un talento natural.
On the same day I paid M. Waldman a visit.
Ese mismo día visité al señor Waldman.
His manners in private were even more mild and attractive than in public, for there was a certain dignity in his mien during his lecture which in his own house was replaced by the greatest affability and kindness.
Sus modales en privado eran aún más suaves y agradables que en público, pues había cierta dignidad en su porte durante sus clases que en su propia casa era reemplazada por la mayor afabilidad y amabilidad.
I gave him pretty nearly the same account of my former pursuits as I had given to his fellow professor.
Le hice una relación casi idéntica de mis anteriores estudios a la que le había dado a su colega profesor.
He heard with attention the little narration concerning my studies and smiled at the names of Cornelius Agrippa and Paracelsus, but without the contempt that M. Krempe had exhibited.
Escuchó con atención el breve relato sobre mis estudios y sonrió ante los nombres de Cornelio Agrippa y Paracelso, pero sin el desprecio que el señor Krempe había demostrado.
He said that "These were men to whose indefatigable zeal modern philosophers were indebted for most of the foundations of their knowledge.
Dijo que «estos eran hombres a cuyo infatigable celo los filósofos modernos debían la mayor parte de los fundamentos de su conocimiento.
Vocabulary
- Tanto
- So much; indicating a large degree or amount.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with verbs in Spanish.
- ha
- Third person singular of haber; used in perfect tenses.
- logrado
- Achieved or accomplished something successfully.
- exclamó
- Exclaimed; uttered something with strong emotion.
- alma
- Soul; the spiritual or inner essence of a person.
- más
- More; indicating a greater quantity or degree.
- mucho
- Much or a lot; indicating a great amount.
- lograré
- I will achieve or accomplish something in the future.
- yo
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
- siguiendo
- Following or continuing along a path or course.
- pasos
- Steps; footsteps or stages in a process.
- ya
- Already or now; indicating something has occurred.
- marcados
- Marked or defined; clearly indicated or established.
- abriré
- I will open; to create access to something new.
- nuevo
- New; something that did not exist before.
- camino
- Road, path, or way toward a destination.
- exploraré
- I will explore; to investigate unknown territory or ideas.
- poderes
- Powers; abilities or forces of great strength or influence.
- desconocidos
- Unknown; things not yet discovered or understood.
- revelaré
- I will reveal; to make something hidden known publicly.
- mundo
- World; the entire earth or all of humanity.
- profundos
- Deep or profound; having great depth or significance.
- misterios
- Mysteries; things that are secret or not yet understood.
- creación
- Creation; the act of bringing something into existence.
- cerré
- I closed; past tense of closing something.
- ojos
- Eyes; the organs of sight in the face.
- toda
- All or entire; referring to the complete extent.
- noche
- Night; the period of darkness after sunset.
- ser
- Being; one's inner self or essence; also infinitive 'to be'.
- interior
- Inner; referring to the inside or inner self.
- encontraba
- Was finding itself; to be in a certain state.
- estado
- State or condition; a particular situation or mode.
- insurrección
- Insurrection; rebellion or uprising against authority.
- agitación
- Agitation; a state of anxiety, unrest, or disturbance.
- sentía
- Felt; imperfect tense of feeling an emotion or sensation.
- allí
- There; referring to a place previously mentioned.
- surgiría
- Would arise or emerge; conditional tense of surgir.
- orden
- Order; an organized or structured arrangement of things.
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
- tenía
- Had; imperfect tense of tener, to have or possess.
- poder
- Power or ability; capacity to do something.
- producirlo
- To produce it; to bring something about or create it.
- Poco
- Little or a small amount; not much.
- poco
- Little by little; gradually in small increments.
- tras
- After or behind; indicating sequence or position.
- amanecer
- Dawn; the time when daylight first appears.
- llegó
- Arrived or came; past tense of llegar.
- sueño
- Sleep or dream; the state of rest or dreaming.
- Desperté
- I woke up; past tense of despertarse, to awaken.
- pensamientos
- Thoughts; ideas or reflections produced by the mind.
- anterior
- Previous or former; referring to what came before.
- eran
- Were; imperfect tense of ser, to be.
- como
- Like or as; used for comparison or similarity.
- Solo
- Only or alone; without others or nothing more.
- quedaba
- Remained; was left; imperfect tense of quedar.
- mí
- Me; stressed first person singular pronoun after prepositions.
- resolución
- Resolution; a firm decision to do something.
- volver
- To return or go back to a previous state.
- antiguos
- Old or ancient; referring to earlier times or former things.
- estudios
- Studies; academic subjects or fields of learning pursued.
- dedicarme
- To dedicate myself; to commit oneself fully to something.
- ciencia
- Science; systematic study of the natural world.
- cual
- Which; relative pronoun referring to a previously mentioned noun.
- creía
- Believed; imperfect tense of creer, to believe or think.
- poseer
- To possess or have; to own or hold something.
- talento
- Talent; a natural ability or skill in something.
- natural
- Natural; occurring in nature or innate in a person.
- Ese
- That; demonstrative adjective referring to a specific thing.
- mismo
- Same; identical or the very one mentioned before.
- día
- Day; a 24-hour period of time.
- visité
- I visited; past tense of visitar, to visit someone.
- señor
- Mister or sir; respectful title for an adult man.
- modales
- Manners; social behavior and etiquette in interactions.
- privado
- Private; relating to personal or non-public settings.
- aún
- Still or even; indicating continuation or emphasis.
- suaves
- Gentle or soft; smooth and pleasant in manner.
- agradables
- Pleasant or agreeable; enjoyable and easy to be around.
- público
- Public; relating to open or official settings and audiences.
- pues
- Well or since; conjunction indicating cause or continuation.
- había
- There was or had; imperfect form of haber.
- cierta
- Certain or a certain; referring to something specific.
- dignidad
- Dignity; the quality of being worthy of respect.
- porte
- Bearing or demeanor; the way a person carries themselves.
- durante
- During; throughout the course of a period of time.
- clases
- Classes or lessons; sessions of teaching or instruction.
- propia
- Own; belonging to oneself, emphasizing personal possession.
- casa
- House or home; a building where people live.
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of ser, to be.
- reemplazada
- Replaced; substituted with something else instead.
- por
- By or for; preposition indicating agent, means, or exchange.
- mayor
- Greater or larger; comparative form of grande.
- afabilidad
- Affability; friendliness and ease in social interactions.
- amabilidad
- Kindness; the quality of being warm and considerate.
- Le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him', 'to her'.
- hice
- I made or did; preterite of hacer.
- relación
- Account or relation; a narrative or description of events.
- casi
- Almost or nearly; very close to but not quite.
- idéntica
- Identical; exactly the same as something else.
- anteriores
- Previous; occurring or existing before the current time.
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him' or 'to her'.
- dado
- Given; past participle of dar, to give.
- colega
- Colleague; a fellow professional or coworker.
- profesor
- Professor or teacher; someone who teaches at an institution.
- Escuchó
- Listened or heard; past tense of escuchar.
- atención
- Attention; focused awareness or careful listening.
- breve
- Brief or short; lasting only a short amount of time.
- relato
- Account or tale; a narrative description of events.
- sobre
- About or on; concerning a topic or resting on top.
- sonrió
- Smiled; past tense of sonreír, to smile.
- ante
- Before or in the face of; preposition indicating position.
- nombres
- Names; words used to identify people or things.
- sin
- Without; indicating the absence of something.
- desprecio
- Contempt or scorn; feeling that something is worthless.
- demostrado
- Demonstrated or shown; past participle of demostrar.
- Dijo
- Said or told; past tense of decir, to say.
- estos
- These; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby plural things.
- hombres
- Men; adult male human beings.
- cuyo
- Whose; relative possessive adjective linking nouns in clauses.
- infatigable
- Tireless or indefatigable; never becoming weary or exhausted.
- celo
- Zeal; great enthusiasm and dedication toward a goal.
- filósofos
- Philosophers; thinkers who study fundamental questions of existence.
- modernos
- Modern; relating to the present or recent times.
- debían
- Owed or were supposed to; imperfect of deber.
- parte
- Part; a portion or share of a whole thing.
- fundamentos
- Foundations or fundamentals; the basic principles of a subject.
- conocimiento
- Knowledge; information and understanding acquired through experience.
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