Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 5
A sod covers his gentle form, and he knows no pain.
Un césped cubre su dulce forma, y ya no siente dolor.
He can no longer be a subject for pity; we must reserve that for his miserable survivors."
Él ya no puede ser objeto de lástima; debemos reservar esa para sus desdichados supervivientes."
Clerval spoke thus as we hurried through the streets; the words impressed themselves on my mind and I remembered them afterwards in solitude.
Así habló Clerval mientras atravesábamos apresuradamente las calles; las palabras se grabaron en mi mente y las recordé después en soledad.
But now, as soon as the horses arrived, I hurried into a cabriolet, and bade farewell to my friend.
Pero entonces, en cuanto llegaron los caballos, me apresuré a subir a un cabriolé y me despedí de mi amigo.
My journey was very melancholy.
Mi viaje fue muy melancólico.
At first I wished to hurry on, for I longed to console and sympathise with my loved and sorrowing friends; but when I drew near my native town, I slackened my progress.
Al principio deseaba apresurarme, pues anhelaba consolar y compartir el dolor de mis queridos y afligidos amigos; pero cuando me acerqué a mi ciudad natal, aminoré el paso.
I could hardly sustain the multitude of feelings that crowded into my mind.
Apenas podía soportar la multitud de sentimientos que se agolpaban en mi mente.
I passed through scenes familiar to my youth, but which I had not seen for nearly six years.
Atravesé parajes familiares de mi juventud, pero que no había visto en casi seis años.
How altered every thing might be during that time!
¡Cuánto podría haber cambiado todo durante ese tiempo!
One sudden and desolating change had taken place; but a thousand little circumstances might have by degrees worked other alterations, which, although they were done more tranquilly, might not be the less decisive.
Un cambio repentino y devastador había tenido lugar; pero mil pequeñas circunstancias podrían haber producido gradualmente otras alteraciones que, aunque se hubieran producido de manera más tranquila, no serían menos decisivas.
Fear overcame me; I dared no advance, dreading a thousand nameless evils that made me tremble, although I was unable to define them.
El miedo me invadió; no me atreví a avanzar, temiendo mil males innombrables que me hacían temblar, aunque era incapaz de definirlos.
I remained two days at Lausanne, in this painful state of mind.
Permanecí dos días en Lausana, en este doloroso estado de ánimo.
I contemplated the lake: the waters were placid; all around was calm; and the snowy mountains, "the palaces of nature," were not changed.
Contemplé el lago: las aguas estaban plácidas; todo alrededor estaba en calma; y las montañas nevadas, «los palacios de la naturaleza», no habían cambiado.
Vocabulary
- césped
- Grass or lawn covering the ground
- cubre
- Covers or conceals something
- dulce
- Sweet or gentle in nature
- forma
- Shape, form, or manner of something
- ya
- Already or no longer, depending on context
- siente
- Feels or experiences an emotion or sensation
- dolor
- Pain or suffering, physical or emotional
- ser
- To be; indicates identity or permanent state
- objeto
- Object or subject of an action or feeling
- lástima
- Pity or compassion felt toward someone suffering
- debemos
- We must or we should do something
- reservar
- To reserve or save something for later use
- desdichados
- Wretched or unfortunate people experiencing great misfortune
- supervivientes
- Survivors who remain alive after a tragedy
- Así
- Thus or in this way, indicating manner
- habló
- Spoke; past tense of hablar, to speak
- mientras
- While or as something else happens simultaneously
- atravesábamos
- We were crossing or passing through a place
- apresuradamente
- Hurriedly or quickly, in a rushed manner
- calles
- Streets or roads in a town or city
- palabras
- Words spoken or written in communication
- grabaron
- Were engraved or recorded firmly in memory
- mente
- Mind or intellect where thoughts are formed
- recordé
- I remembered or recalled something from the past
- después
- Afterward or later in time
- soledad
- Solitude or loneliness, state of being alone
- entonces
- Then or at that moment in time
- cuanto
- As soon as or when something occurs
- llegaron
- They arrived or came to a place
- caballos
- Horses used for riding or pulling carriages
- apresuré
- I hurried or rushed to do something quickly
- subir
- To get in, board, or climb up
- cabriolé
- A light two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage
- despedí
- I said goodbye or took leave of someone
- amigo
- Friend, a person one has a close bond with
- viaje
- Journey or trip taken to another place
- melancólico
- Melancholic or deeply sad and gloomy
- principio
- Beginning or start of something
- deseaba
- I desired or wished for something strongly
- apresurarme
- To hurry myself or rush to do something
- pues
- Since, because, or well, used for explanation
- anhelaba
- I longed for or yearned after something deeply
- consolar
- To console or comfort someone in distress
- compartir
- To share something with others
- queridos
- Dear or beloved people one holds affection for
- afligidos
- Afflicted or grief-stricken people suffering sorrow
- amigos
- Friends, plural of amigo
- cuando
- When, referring to a specific time or moment
- acerqué
- I approached or drew near to a place
- ciudad
- City or large urban settlement
- natal
- Native or relating to one's place of birth
- aminoré
- I slowed down or reduced speed or pace
- paso
- Step or pace; also a passage or crossing
- Apenas
- Hardly or barely, indicating something is difficult
- soportar
- To bear, endure, or tolerate something difficult
- multitud
- Multitude or crowd of many people or things
- sentimientos
- Feelings or emotions experienced internally
- agolpaban
- Crowded or rushed together overwhelming the senses
- Atravesé
- I crossed or passed through a place
- parajes
- Places or spots, often in a landscape
- familiares
- Familiar or well-known from previous experience
- juventud
- Youth or the period of being young
- visto
- Seen; past participle of ver, to see
- casi
- Almost or nearly but not quite
- años
- Years, units of time equal to twelve months
- Cuánto
- How much or how many, expressing quantity or degree
- podría
- Could or might; conditional form of poder
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used in compound tenses
- cambiado
- Changed; past participle of cambiar, to change
- todo
- Everything or all, referring to the whole
- durante
- During or throughout a period of time
- tiempo
- Time or weather, depending on context
- cambio
- Change or transformation in state or condition
- repentino
- Sudden or abrupt, happening without prior warning
- devastador
- Devastating or causing great destruction and sorrow
- lugar
- Place or location where something occurs
- pequeñas
- Small or little, feminine plural adjective
- circunstancias
- Circumstances or conditions surrounding an event
- podrían
- They could or might; conditional form of poder
- producido
- Produced or brought about; past participle of producir
- gradualmente
- Gradually or step by step over time
- alteraciones
- Alterations or changes affecting a situation or state
- aunque
- Although or even though, introducing a concession
- hubieran
- They had; past subjunctive of haber
- manera
- Manner or way in which something is done
- tranquila
- Calm or peaceful, free from agitation
- serían
- They would be; conditional form of ser
- decisivas
- Decisive or conclusive, having a determining outcome
- miedo
- Fear or fright felt in response to danger
- invadió
- Invaded or overtook; past tense of invadir
- atreví
- I dared; past tense of atreverse, to dare
- avanzar
- To advance or move forward toward a destination
- temiendo
- Fearing or dreading; present participle of temer
- males
- Evils or ills, harmful or bad things
- innombrables
- Unnameable or unspeakable, too dreadful to name
- temblar
- To tremble or shake from fear or cold
- incapaz
- Incapable or unable to do something
- definirlos
- To define them; infinitive with pronoun attached
- Permanecí
- I remained or stayed in a place or state
- días
- Days, plural of día, unit of time
- doloroso
- Painful or sorrowful, causing great distress
- estado
- State or condition someone is in
- ánimo
- Mood, spirit, or frame of mind
- Contemplé
- I contemplated or gazed at something thoughtfully
- lago
- Lake, a large body of still water
- aguas
- Waters, plural of agua, referring to bodies of water
- plácidas
- Placid or calm, undisturbed and peaceful
- alrededor
- Around or surrounding a place or object
- calma
- Calm or tranquility, absence of disturbance
- montañas
- Mountains, large natural elevations of the earth
- nevadas
- Snow-capped or covered with snow
- palacios
- Palaces, grand and magnificent buildings or structures
- naturaleza
- Nature or the natural world around us
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