Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 9
The summer months passed while I was thus engaged, heart and soul, in one pursuit.
Los meses de verano transcurrieron mientras yo estaba así entregado, en cuerpo y alma, a una sola empresa.
It was a most beautiful season; never did the fields bestow a more plentiful harvest or the vines yield a more luxuriant vintage, but my eyes were insensible to the charms of nature.
Era una estación hermosísima; jamás los campos ofrecieron una cosecha más abundante ni las vides produjeron una vendimia más espléndida, pero mis ojos eran insensibles a los encantos de la naturaleza.
And the same feelings which made me neglect the scenes around me caused me also to forget those friends who were so many miles absent, and whom I had not seen for so long a time.
Y los mismos sentimientos que me hacían descuidar los paisajes que me rodeaban me llevaban también a olvidar a aquellos amigos que se encontraban a tantas millas de distancia y a quienes no había visto desde hacía tanto tiempo.
I knew my silence disquieted them, and I well remembered the words of my father: "I know that while you are pleased with yourself you will think of us with affection, and we shall hear regularly from you.
Sabía que mi silencio los inquietaba, y recordaba bien las palabras de mi padre: «Sé que mientras estés satisfecho contigo mismo pensarás en nosotros con afecto, y tendremos noticias tuyas con regularidad.
You must pardon me if I regard any interruption in your correspondence as a proof that your other duties are equally neglected."
Debes perdonarme si considero cualquier interrupción en tu correspondencia como prueba de que tus demás obligaciones están igualmente descuidadas».
I knew well therefore what would be my father's feelings, but I could not tear my thoughts from my employment, loathsome in itself, but which had taken an irresistible hold of my imagination.
Sabía bien, por tanto, cuáles serían los sentimientos de mi padre, pero no podía apartar mis pensamientos de mi tarea, repugnante en sí misma, pero que se había apoderado de mi imaginación de manera irresistible.
I wished, as it were, to procrastinate all that related to my feelings of affection until the great object, which swallowed up every habit of my nature, should be completed.
Deseaba, por así decirlo, aplazar todo lo relacionado con mis sentimientos de afecto hasta que el gran objetivo, que absorbía cada hábito de mi naturaleza, quedara completado.
I then thought that my father would be unjust if he ascribed my neglect to vice or faultiness on my part, but I am now convinced that he was justified in conceiving that I should not be altogether free from blame.
Entonces pensé que mi padre sería injusto si atribuía mi negligencia a algún vicio o falta de mi parte, pero ahora estoy convencido de que estaba justificado al considerar que yo no estaría del todo libre de culpa.
Vocabulary
- meses
- Plural of 'mes'; months of the year
- verano
- The warmest season of the year; summer
- transcurrieron
- Past tense of 'transcurrir'; time passed or elapsed
- mientras
- Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'
- estaba
- Imperfect tense of 'estar'; was (state or condition)
- así
- Adverb meaning 'thus,' 'so,' or 'in this way'
- entregado
- Past participle of 'entregar'; devoted or given over to
- cuerpo
- The physical body of a person or animal
- alma
- The spiritual essence or soul of a person
- sola
- Adjective meaning 'alone,' 'single,' or 'only'
- empresa
- A task, undertaking, or business enterprise
- Era
- Imperfect tense of 'ser'; it was (permanent quality)
- estación
- A season of the year or a transit station
- hermosísima
- Superlative of 'hermosa'; extremely beautiful or lovely
- jamás
- Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever' (emphatic form)
- campos
- Plural of 'campo'; open fields or countryside areas
- ofrecieron
- Preterite of 'ofrecer'; they offered or presented something
- cosecha
- The harvest or yield of crops from fields
- abundante
- Adjective meaning plentiful, ample, or in great quantity
- ni
- Negative conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'not even'
- vides
- Plural of 'vid'; grapevines cultivated for wine production
- produjeron
- Preterite of 'producir'; they produced or yielded something
- vendimia
- The grape harvest; time for picking wine grapes
- espléndida
- Adjective meaning splendid, magnificent, or outstanding
- ojos
- Plural of 'ojo'; the eyes used for seeing
- eran
- Imperfect of 'ser'; they were (describing a past state)
- insensibles
- Adjective meaning insensitive, unresponsive, or indifferent
- encantos
- Plural of 'encanto'; charms, delights, or enchanting qualities
- naturaleza
- The natural world; nature and its phenomena
- mismos
- Adjective meaning 'same' or used for emphasis: 'themselves'
- sentimientos
- Plural of 'sentimiento'; feelings or emotional states
- hacían
- Imperfect of 'hacer'; they made or caused something
- descuidar
- To neglect, overlook, or fail to pay attention to
- paisajes
- Plural of 'paisaje'; landscapes or scenic natural views
- rodeaban
- Imperfect of 'rodear'; they surrounded or encircled something
- llevaban
- Imperfect of 'llevar'; they led, carried, or caused
- olvidar
- To forget; to fail to remember something or someone
- aquellos
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'those' (distant, masculine plural)
- amigos
- Plural of 'amigo'; friends or close companions
- encontraban
- Imperfect of 'encontrar'; they were located or found themselves
- tantas
- Feminine plural of 'tanto'; so many or as many
- millas
- Plural of 'milla'; miles, a unit of distance measurement
- distancia
- The space between two points; distance or remoteness
- quienes
- Relative pronoun meaning 'who' referring to people
- había
- Imperfect of 'haber'; auxiliary 'had' in past perfect tense
- visto
- Past participle of 'ver'; seen (used in perfect tenses)
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'since' or 'from' a point in time
- hacía
- Imperfect of 'hacer'; used in time expressions meaning 'ago'
- tanto
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'so much' or 'so long'
- tiempo
- Time in general, or the weather; a period of time
- Sabía
- Imperfect of 'saber'; knew (a fact or information)
- silencio
- The absence of sound or communication; silence
- inquietaba
- Imperfect of 'inquietar'; it worried or made someone uneasy
- recordaba
- Imperfect of 'recordar'; remembered or recalled something past
- palabras
- Plural of 'palabra'; words spoken or written
- padre
- Father; male parent of a child
- Sé
- Imperative of 'ser': 'be'; or first-person of 'saber': 'I know'
- estés
- Present subjunctive of 'estar'; that you are (subjunctive)
- satisfecho
- Adjective meaning satisfied, content, or pleased with oneself
- contigo
- Prepositional pronoun meaning 'with you' (second person singular)
- mismo
- Adjective meaning 'same' or used reflexively as 'yourself'
- pensarás
- Future tense of 'pensar'; you will think about someone
- afecto
- Warmth of feeling; affection toward another person
- tendremos
- Future tense of 'tener'; we will have something
- noticias
- Plural of 'noticia'; news, updates, or pieces of information
- tuyas
- Possessive pronoun, feminine plural: 'yours'
- regularidad
- The quality of being regular, consistent, or systematic
- Debes
- Second-person singular of 'deber'; you must or should do
- perdonarme
- Infinitive 'perdonar' with reflexive; to forgive me
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if,' introducing a conditional clause
- considero
- First-person singular of 'considerar'; I consider or regard
- cualquier
- Indefinite adjective meaning 'any' or 'whatever'
- interrupción
- A break or pause in continuity; an interruption
- correspondencia
- Written communication by letters; correspondence
- prueba
- Proof, evidence, or a test confirming something
- demás
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'the rest of' or 'other'
- obligaciones
- Plural of 'obligación'; duties, responsibilities, or obligations
- están
- Third-person plural of 'estar'; they are (state or condition)
- igualmente
- Adverb meaning 'equally,' 'likewise,' or 'in the same way'
- descuidadas
- Feminine plural past participle of 'descuidar'; neglected
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' 'through,' or 'because of'
- cuáles
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'which ones' or 'what'
- serían
- Conditional tense of 'ser'; they would be
- podía
- Imperfect of 'poder'; was able to or could do something
- apartar
- To separate, remove, or divert away from something
- pensamientos
- Plural of 'pensamiento'; thoughts or mental reflections
- tarea
- A task, assignment, or piece of work to be done
- repugnante
- Adjective meaning repugnant, disgusting, or deeply unpleasant
- sí
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'itself' or affirmative 'yes'
- misma
- Feminine form of 'mismo'; same, or used reflexively 'itself'
- apoderado
- Past participle of 'apoderarse'; having seized or taken hold
- imaginación
- The faculty of imagining or forming mental images
- manera
- A way, method, or manner of doing something
- irresistible
- Adjective meaning impossible to resist or overwhelmingly compelling
- Deseaba
- Imperfect of 'desear'; wished or desired something strongly
- decirlo
- Infinitive 'decir' with pronoun; to say or tell it
- aplazar
- To postpone, delay, or put off until a later time
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all,' 'everything,' or 'every'
- relacionado
- Past participle of 'relacionar'; related or connected to something
- hasta
- Preposition meaning 'until,' 'up to,' or 'as far as'
- gran
- Adjective meaning 'great' or 'grand' (before singular nouns)
- objetivo
- A goal, aim, or objective to be achieved
- absorbía
- Imperfect of 'absorber'; it absorbed or completely occupied attention
- cada
- Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every' individual item
- hábito
- A habit, custom, or regularly repeated behavior pattern
- quedara
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'quedar'; that it remained or was completed
- completado
- Past participle of 'completar'; completed or fully finished
- Entonces
- Adverb meaning 'then,' 'at that time,' or 'therefore'
- pensé
- Preterite of 'pensar'; I thought or reflected upon something
- sería
- Conditional of 'ser'; it would be (hypothetical situation)
- injusto
- Adjective meaning unjust, unfair, or not right
- atribuía
- Imperfect of 'atribuir'; attributed or assigned blame to someone
- negligencia
- Negligence; failure to take proper care or attention
- algún
- Indefinite adjective meaning 'some' or 'any' (masculine singular)
- vicio
- A vice, bad habit, or moral fault in a person
- falta
- A fault, mistake, shortcoming, or absence of something
- parte
- A part, portion, or side; also 'on the part of'
- ahora
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'
- estoy
- First-person singular of 'estar'; I am (state or condition)
- convencido
- Past participle of 'convencer'; convinced or persuaded of something
- justificado
- Past participle of 'justificar'; justified or having valid reason
- considerar
- To consider, reflect on, or take into account something
- estaría
- Conditional of 'estar'; I or it would be (hypothetical)
- libre
- Adjective meaning free, unrestricted, or clear of something
- culpa
- Blame, fault, or guilt attributed to someone
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