Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 3
It was a bold question, and one which has ever been considered as a mystery; yet with how many things are we upon the brink of becoming acquainted, if cowardice or carelessness did not restrain our inquiries.
Era una pregunta audaz, y una que siempre ha sido considerada un misterio; sin embargo, con cuántas cosas estamos al borde de familiarizarnos, si la cobardía o la negligencia no frenaran nuestras investigaciones.
I revolved these circumstances in my mind and determined thenceforth to apply myself more particularly to those branches of natural philosophy which relate to physiology.
Reflexioné sobre estas circunstancias en mi mente y decidí desde entonces dedicarme más particularmente a aquellas ramas de la filosofía natural que se relacionan con la fisiología.
Unless I had been animated by an almost supernatural enthusiasm, my application to this study would have been irksome and almost intolerable.
A menos que me hubiera animado un entusiasmo casi sobrenatural, mi dedicación a este estudio habría sido fastidiosa y casi intolerable.
To examine the causes of life, we must first have recourse to death.
Para examinar las causas de la vida, debemos recurrir primero a la muerte.
I became acquainted with the science of anatomy, but this was not sufficient; I must also observe the natural decay and corruption of the human body.
Me familiaricé con la ciencia de la anatomía, pero esto no era suficiente; también debía observar la descomposición y corrupción natural del cuerpo humano.
In my education my father had taken the greatest precautions that my mind should be impressed with no supernatural horrors.
En mi educación, mi padre había tomado las mayores precauciones para que mi mente no fuera impresionada por ningún horror sobrenatural.
I do not ever remember to have trembled at a tale of superstition or to have feared the apparition of a spirit.
No recuerdo haber temblado jamás ante un relato de superstición ni haber temido la aparición de un espíritu.
Darkness had no effect upon my fancy, and a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life, which, from being the seat of beauty and strength, had become food for the worm.
La oscuridad no tenía ningún efecto sobre mi imaginación, y un cementerio era para mí simplemente el receptáculo de cuerpos privados de vida, que, de haber sido sede de belleza y fuerza, se habían convertido en alimento para el gusano.
Now I was led to examine the cause and progress of this decay and forced to spend days and nights in vaults and charnel-houses.
Ahora me vi llevado a examinar la causa y el progreso de esta descomposición y obligado a pasar días y noches en bóvedas y osarios.
My attention was fixed upon every object the most insupportable to the delicacy of the human feelings.
Mi atención se fijaba en cada objeto más insoportable para la delicadeza de los sentimientos humanos.
Vocabulary
- pregunta
- A question or inquiry posed to someone
- audaz
- Bold, daring, or audacious in character
- siempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- considerada
- Considered or regarded as something by others
- misterio
- A mystery; something unknown or unexplained
- embargo
- Used in 'sin embargo'; meaning nevertheless or however
- cuántas
- How many; interrogative adjective feminine plural
- cosas
- Things; plural of 'cosa'
- borde
- Edge or brink of something
- familiarizarnos
- To familiarize ourselves with something new
- cobardía
- Cowardice; lack of courage or bravery
- negligencia
- Negligence; failure to take proper care
- frenaran
- They would restrain or hold back something
- investigaciones
- Investigations or research efforts conducted systematically
- Reflexioné
- I reflected or thought deeply about something
- circunstancias
- Circumstances; conditions surrounding a situation
- mente
- Mind; the faculty of thought and reason
- decidí
- I decided; past tense of 'decidir'
- entonces
- Then; at that time or moment
- dedicarme
- To dedicate myself to a cause or study
- particularmente
- Particularly; especially or in a specific way
- ramas
- Branches; subdivisions of a field of study
- filosofía
- Philosophy; study of fundamental questions about existence
- natural
- Natural; relating to nature or the physical world
- relacionan
- They relate or are connected to something
- fisiología
- Physiology; study of functions of living organisms
- hubiera
- Past subjunctive of 'haber'; had (subjunctive)
- animado
- Animated or motivated; inspired to take action
- entusiasmo
- Enthusiasm; intense interest or excitement about something
- casi
- Almost; very nearly but not quite
- sobrenatural
- Supernatural; beyond the natural or physical world
- dedicación
- Dedication; commitment to a task or purpose
- estudio
- Study; the act of learning or a subject
- habría
- Conditional of 'haber'; would have
- fastidiosa
- Tedious or bothersome; causing annoyance or weariness
- intolerable
- Intolerable; impossible to endure or bear
- examinar
- To examine or inspect something carefully and thoroughly
- causas
- Causes; reasons or origins of something
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive
- recurrir
- To resort to or turn to something for help
- muerte
- Death; the end of life
- familiaricé
- I became familiar with something through study
- ciencia
- Science; systematic study of the natural world
- anatomía
- Anatomy; study of the structure of bodies
- suficiente
- Sufficient; enough to meet a requirement
- observar
- To observe or watch something carefully and attentively
- descomposición
- Decomposition; process of rotting or breaking down
- corrupción
- Corruption or decay; deterioration of matter or morality
- cuerpo
- Body; the physical structure of a person
- humano
- Human; relating to people or humankind
- educación
- Education; process of teaching and learning knowledge
- padre
- Father; male parent of a child
- mayores
- Greater or larger; comparative plural of 'mayor'
- precauciones
- Precautions; measures taken to avoid danger or harm
- impresionada
- Impressed or affected strongly by something
- ningún
- No, none; negative adjective before masculine nouns
- horror
- Horror; intense feeling of fear or disgust
- recuerdo
- I remember; or a memory or souvenir
- temblado
- Trembled; past participle of 'temblar'
- jamás
- Never; stronger negation than 'nunca'
- ante
- Before or in front of; preposition of position
- relato
- A story or account of events narrated
- superstición
- Superstition; irrational belief based on fear or ignorance
- ni
- Nor; negative conjunction connecting two elements
- temido
- Feared; past participle of 'temer'
- aparición
- Apparition; a ghost or supernatural appearance
- espíritu
- Spirit or ghost; non-physical essence of a being
- oscuridad
- Darkness; absence of light
- efecto
- Effect; result or impact of something
- imaginación
- Imagination; ability to form mental images or ideas
- cementerio
- Cemetery; a place where the dead are buried
- simplemente
- Simply; in a straightforward or uncomplicated manner
- receptáculo
- Receptacle; a container or place that holds things
- cuerpos
- Bodies; plural of 'cuerpo'
- privados
- Deprived or stripped of something; private
- sede
- Seat or headquarters; the location of something important
- belleza
- Beauty; the quality of being attractive or pleasing
- fuerza
- Strength or force; physical or moral power
- convertido
- Converted or transformed into something else
- alimento
- Food or nourishment; substance consumed for energy
- gusano
- Worm; a small crawling invertebrate animal
- llevado
- Carried or led; past participle of 'llevar'
- causa
- Cause; a reason or motivating force for action
- progreso
- Progress; forward movement or advancement toward a goal
- obligado
- Obligated or forced to do something
- pasar
- To pass or spend time; to happen
- noches
- Nights; plural of 'noche'
- bóvedas
- Vaults; arched chambers often used as tombs
- osarios
- Ossuaries; places where bones of the dead are stored
- atención
- Attention; the act of focusing the mind
- fijaba
- Was fixed or focused on; imperfect of 'fijar'
- objeto
- Object; a physical thing that can be observed
- insoportable
- Unbearable; impossible to tolerate or endure
- delicadeza
- Delicacy or sensitivity; refined and careful attention
- sentimientos
- Feelings or emotions experienced by a person
- humanos
- Human; relating to people or human beings
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