Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 2
He is now sixteen and full of activity and spirit.
Ahora tiene dieciséis años y está lleno de actividad y espíritu.
He is desirous to be a true Swiss and to enter into foreign service, but we cannot part with him, at least until his elder brother returns to us.
Desea ser un verdadero suizo y entrar al servicio extranjero, pero no podemos separarnos de él, al menos hasta que su hermano mayor regrese con nosotros.
My uncle is not pleased with the idea of a military career in a distant country, but Ernest never had your powers of application.
A mi tío no le agrada la idea de una carrera militar en un país lejano, pero Ernesto nunca tuvo tu capacidad de aplicación.
He looks upon study as an odious fetter; his time is spent in the open air, climbing the hills or rowing on the lake.
Considera el estudio como un odioso grillete; pasa su tiempo al aire libre, escalando las colinas o remando en el lago.
I fear that he will become an idler unless we yield the point and permit him to enter on the profession which he has selected.
Temo que se vuelva un holgazán a menos que cedamos en este punto y le permitamos dedicarse a la profesión que ha elegido.
"Little alteration, except the growth of our dear children, has taken place since you left us.
«Pocos cambios, salvo el crecimiento de nuestros queridos hijos, han ocurrido desde que nos dejaste.
The blue lake and snow-clad mountains—they never change; and I think our placid home and our contented hearts are regulated by the same immutable laws.
El lago azul y las montañas cubiertas de nieve nunca cambian; y creo que nuestro plácido hogar y nuestros corazones satisfechos están regidos por las mismas leyes inmutables.
My trifling occupations take up my time and amuse me, and I am rewarded for any exertions by seeing none but happy, kind faces around me.
Mis pequeñas ocupaciones llenan mi tiempo y me entretienen, y soy recompensada por cualquier esfuerzo al ver a mi alrededor solo rostros felices y bondadosos.
Since you left us, but one change has taken place in our little household.
Desde que nos dejaste, solo un cambio ha tenido lugar en nuestro pequeño hogar.
Do you remember on what occasion Justine Moritz entered our family?
¿Recuerdas en qué ocasión Justine Moritz entró en nuestra familia?
Probably you do not; I will relate her history, therefore in a few words.
Probablemente no; por ello relataré su historia en pocas palabras.
Madame Moritz, her mother, was a widow with four children, of whom Justine was the third.
La señora Moritz, su madre, era una viuda con cuatro hijos, de los cuales Justine era la tercera.
Vocabulary
- Ahora
- At this moment; right now
- tiene
- He/she/it has; third person singular of tener
- dieciséis
- The number sixteen
- años
- Years; units of time equal to twelve months
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- está
- He/she/it is; form of estar indicating state
- lleno
- Full; completely filled with something
- de
- Of or from; common Spanish preposition
- actividad
- Activity; energetic action or movement
- espíritu
- Spirit; inner energy, soul, or disposition
- Desea
- He/she desires or wishes for something
- ser
- To be; infinitive expressing identity or essence
- un
- A or an; masculine indefinite article
- verdadero
- True, real, or genuine; not false
- suizo
- Swiss; relating to or from Switzerland
- entrar
- To enter; to go or come into a place
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- servicio
- Service; work done for others or a cause
- extranjero
- Foreign; relating to another country or abroad
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- no
- No or not; word of negation
- podemos
- We can; first person plural of poder
- separarnos
- To separate ourselves; to part from each other
- él
- He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- menos
- Less or fewer; indicating a smaller amount
- hasta
- Until or up to; preposition indicating a limit
- que
- That or which; common conjunction or relative pronoun
- su
- His, her, its, or their; possessive adjective
- hermano
- Brother; male sibling
- mayor
- Older or greater; comparative adjective of size or age
- regrese
- Returns; subjunctive form of regresar, to come back
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- nosotros
- We or us; first person plural pronoun
- tío
- Uncle; parent's brother or male relative
- le
- To him/her; indirect object pronoun
- agrada
- Pleases; something is pleasing to someone
- la
- The; feminine definite article
- idea
- Idea; a thought, plan, or concept
- una
- A or an; feminine indefinite article
- carrera
- Career or race; professional path or course
- militar
- Military; relating to armed forces or soldiers
- en
- In or on; common Spanish preposition of location
- país
- Country; a nation or sovereign territory
- lejano
- Distant or far away; remote in space
- nunca
- Never; at no time, not ever
- tuvo
- Had; third person singular preterite of tener
- tu
- Your; informal possessive adjective
- capacidad
- Capacity or ability; skill or aptitude for something
- aplicación
- Application or diligence; dedicated effort in studies
- Considera
- He/she considers; regards something in a certain way
- el
- The; masculine definite article
- estudio
- Study; the act of learning or a room for work
- como
- As or like; used in comparisons or manner
- odioso
- Hateful or odious; extremely unpleasant or detestable
- pasa
- He/she spends time or passes; third person of pasar
- tiempo
- Time or weather; duration or atmospheric conditions
- aire
- Air; the atmosphere or open outdoor space
- libre
- Free; unrestricted, open, or at liberty
- escalando
- Climbing; scaling a hill, mountain, or wall
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- colinas
- Hills; small elevated landforms or mounds
- o
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice
- remando
- Rowing; paddling a boat across water
- lago
- Lake; a large body of inland water
- Temo
- I fear; first person singular of temer
- se
- Himself/herself/itself; reflexive or impersonal pronoun
- vuelva
- Becomes or returns; subjunctive of volver
- holgazán
- Lazy or idle person; one who avoids work
- cedamos
- We yield or give in; subjunctive of ceder
- este
- This; demonstrative adjective for nearby masculine noun
- punto
- Point; a specific matter, dot, or argument
- permitamos
- Let us allow; subjunctive of permitir
- dedicarse
- To dedicate oneself; to devote time to something
- profesión
- Profession; a formal occupation requiring specialized skill
- ha
- Has; auxiliary verb form of haber
- elegido
- Chosen; past participle of elegir, to choose
- Pocos
- Few; a small number of things or people
- cambios
- Changes; alterations or transformations in something
- salvo
- Except or save; excluding something from a statement
- crecimiento
- Growth; the process of increasing in size or maturity
- nuestros
- Our; first person plural possessive adjective
- queridos
- Dear or beloved; cherished people or things
- hijos
- Children or sons; offspring of parents
- han
- Have; third person plural auxiliary of haber
- ocurrido
- Occurred; happened; past participle of ocurrir
- desde
- Since or from; indicating starting point in time
- nos
- Us; first person plural object pronoun
- dejaste
- You left; second person singular preterite of dejar
- azul
- Blue; the color of a clear sky
- montañas
- Mountains; large natural elevations of the earth
- cubiertas
- Covered; past participle feminine plural of cubrir
- nieve
- Snow; frozen precipitation that falls from clouds
- cambian
- They change; third person plural of cambiar
- creo
- I believe or think; first person of creer
- nuestro
- Our; first person plural possessive adjective
- plácido
- Placid or calm; peaceful and undisturbed
- hogar
- Home; one's place of residence or family dwelling
- corazones
- Hearts; plural of corazón, the seat of emotion
- satisfechos
- Satisfied; content or pleased with a situation
- están
- They are; third person plural of estar
- por
- By or for; preposition indicating cause or agent
- mismas
- Same; feminine plural adjective meaning identical
- leyes
- Laws; rules established by authority or nature
- Mis
- My; first person plural possessive adjective
- pequeñas
- Small or little; feminine plural of pequeño
- ocupaciones
- Occupations or tasks; regular activities keeping one busy
- llenan
- They fill; third person plural of llenar
- me
- Me; first person singular reflexive or object pronoun
- entretienen
- They entertain or amuse; keep someone pleasantly occupied
- soy
- I am; first person singular of ser
- recompensada
- Rewarded; feminine past participle of recompensar
- cualquier
- Any; whichever one from a group
- esfuerzo
- Effort; exertion of energy toward a goal
- ver
- To see; to perceive with the eyes
- alrededor
- Around; in the surrounding area or vicinity
- solo
- Only or alone; without others present
- rostros
- Faces; the front part of a person's head
- felices
- Happy; feeling or showing pleasure and contentment
- bondadosos
- Kind or good-natured; generously warm toward others
- Desde
- Since or from; marks a point of beginning
- cambio
- Change; an alteration or transformation
- tenido
- Had; past participle of tener
- lugar
- Place; a specific location or site
- pequeño
- Small or little; of limited size
- Recuerdas
- Do you remember; second person singular of recordar
- qué
- What; interrogative pronoun asking for information
- ocasión
- Occasion; a particular time or opportunity
- entró
- Entered; third person singular preterite of entrar
- nuestra
- Our; first person plural feminine possessive adjective
- familia
- Family; a group of related people living together
- Probablemente
- Probably; with a likelihood of being true
- ello
- It; neuter third person pronoun for abstract references
- relataré
- I will recount; future tense of relatar
- historia
- History or story; a narrative or account of events
- pocas
- Few; a small number, feminine plural of poco
- palabras
- Words; units of language used in communication
- señora
- Mrs. or lady; polite title for a woman
- madre
- Mother; a female parent
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- viuda
- Widow; a woman whose husband has died
- cuatro
- Four; the number 4
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- cuales
- Which; plural relative pronoun referring to things or people
- tercera
- Third; ordinal number, feminine form
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