Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 11
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"Oh, Justine! Forgive me for having for one moment distrusted you.
«¡Oh, Justine! Perdóname por haber dudado de ti un solo momento.
Why did you confess? But do not mourn, dear girl. Do not fear. I
¿Por qué confesaste? Pero no te lamentes, querida. No temas. Yo
will proclaim, I will prove your innocence. I will melt the stony
proclamaré, probaré tu inocencia. Ablandaré los duros
hearts of your enemies by my tears and prayers. You shall not die!
corazones de tus enemigos con mis lágrimas y súplicas. ¡No morirás!
You, my playfellow, my companion, my sister, perish on the scaffold!
¡Tú, mi compañera de juegos, mi amiga, mi hermana, perecer en el cadalso!
No! No! I never could survive so horrible a misfortune."
¡No! ¡No! Jamás podría sobrevivir a una desgracia tan horrible».
Justine shook her head mournfully. "I do not fear to die," she said;
Justine sacudió la cabeza con tristeza. «No temo morir», dijo;
"that pang is past. God raises my weakness and gives me courage to
«ese dolor ha pasado. Dios eleva mi debilidad y me da valor para
endure the worst. I leave a sad and bitter world; and if you remember
soportar lo peor. Dejo un mundo triste y amargo; y si me recuerdas
me and think of me as of one unjustly condemned, I am resigned to the
y piensas en mí como en alguien injustamente condenada, me resigno a la
fate awaiting me. Learn from me, dear lady, to submit in patience to
suerte que me espera. Aprende de mí, querida señora, a someterte con paciencia a
the will of heaven!"
la voluntad del cielo».
During this conversation I had retired to a corner of the prison room,
Durante esta conversación me había retirado a un rincón de la celda,
where I could conceal the horrid anguish that possessed me. Despair!
donde podía ocultar la horrible angustia que me dominaba. ¡Desesperación!
Who dared talk of that? The poor victim, who on the morrow was to pass
¿Quién se atrevía a hablar de eso? La pobre víctima, que al día siguiente debía cruzar
the awful boundary between life and death, felt not, as I did, such
la terrible frontera entre la vida y la muerte, no sentía, como yo, tan
deep and bitter agony. I gnashed my teeth and ground them together,
profunda y amarga agonía. Rechine los dientes y los aprete con fuerza,
uttering a groan that came from my inmost soul. Justine started.
lanzando un gemido que surgió de lo más hondo de mi alma. Justine se sobresaltó.
Vocabulary
- Perdóname
- Forgive me; a plea for forgiveness.
- por
- For, by, through; common preposition with many uses.
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used in perfect tenses.
- dudado
- Doubted; past participle of dudar, to doubt.
- ti
- You; second-person singular pronoun after prepositions.
- solo
- Only, alone, single; adjective or adverb.
- momento
- Moment; a brief period of time.
- Por
- For, by, through; common Spanish preposition.
- qué
- What, why; interrogative pronoun or adverb.
- confesaste
- You confessed; past tense of confesar, to confess.
- Pero
- But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast.
- lamentes
- Lament, grieve; subjunctive of lamentarse, to regret.
- querida
- Dear, beloved; affectionate feminine adjective.
- temas
- Fear; subjunctive of temer, do not be afraid.
- proclamaré
- I will proclaim; future tense of proclamar.
- probaré
- I will prove; future tense of probar, to prove.
- inocencia
- Innocence; state of being free from guilt.
- Ablandaré
- I will soften; future tense of ablandar.
- duros
- Hard, tough, harsh; masculine plural adjective.
- corazones
- Hearts; plural of corazón, heart.
- enemigos
- Enemies; plural of enemigo, foe or opponent.
- lágrimas
- Tears; plural of lágrima, teardrop.
- súplicas
- Pleas, supplications; earnest requests or entreaties.
- morirás
- You will die; future tense of morir.
- compañera
- Companion, partner; feminine noun for a close friend.
- juegos
- Games, play; plural of juego.
- amiga
- Friend; feminine noun for a close female friend.
- hermana
- Sister; female sibling.
- perecer
- To perish, to die; infinitive verb.
- cadalso
- Scaffold; platform used for executions.
- Jamás
- Never, ever; strong negation adverb.
- podría
- Could, would be able; conditional of poder.
- sobrevivir
- To survive; to continue living after a hardship.
- desgracia
- Misfortune, disgrace; unfortunate or shameful event.
- tan
- So, such, as; adverb of degree.
- horrible
- Horrible, dreadful; causing horror or disgust.
- sacudió
- Shook; past tense of sacudir, to shake.
- cabeza
- Head; the upper part of the human body.
- tristeza
- Sadness, sorrow; state of feeling unhappy.
- temo
- I fear; first-person present tense of temer.
- morir
- To die; infinitive verb meaning to cease living.
- dijo
- Said, told; past tense of decir.
- ese
- That; demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
- dolor
- Pain, sorrow; physical or emotional suffering.
- pasado
- Passed, past; past participle of pasar.
- Dios
- God; the supreme being in monotheistic religions.
- eleva
- Elevates, raises; present tense of elevar.
- debilidad
- Weakness; lack of strength or resolve.
- da
- Gives; third-person present tense of dar.
- valor
- Courage, valor; bravery in facing difficulty.
- para
- For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose.
- soportar
- To endure, bear; to tolerate something difficult.
- peor
- Worse, worst; comparative or superlative of malo.
- Dejo
- I leave; first-person present tense of dejar.
- mundo
- World; the earth or human society in general.
- triste
- Sad, sorrowful; feeling or causing unhappiness.
- amargo
- Bitter; having a sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling.
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition.
- recuerdas
- You remember; present tense of recordar.
- piensas
- You think; present tense of pensar.
- mí
- Me; first-person singular pronoun used after prepositions.
- como
- Like, as, how; conjunction or comparative preposition.
- alguien
- Someone, somebody; indefinite pronoun referring to a person.
- injustamente
- Unjustly, unfairly; adverb meaning without justice.
- condenada
- Condemned, sentenced; past participle of condenar.
- resigno
- I resign myself; present tense of resignarse.
- suerte
- Fate, luck; one's destiny or fortune.
- espera
- Awaits, waits; present tense of esperar.
- Aprende
- Learn; imperative or present tense of aprender.
- señora
- Ma'am, lady, Mrs.; respectful feminine title.
- someterte
- To submit yourself; reflexive infinitive of someter.
- paciencia
- Patience; ability to endure waiting or hardship calmly.
- voluntad
- Will, desire; one's intention or determined wish.
- cielo
- Sky, heaven; the heavens or afterlife realm.
- Durante
- During; preposition indicating a period of time.
- conversación
- Conversation; a spoken exchange between two people.
- había
- Had; imperfect tense of haber, auxiliary verb.
- retirado
- Withdrawn, retired; past participle of retirar.
- rincón
- Corner; an inside corner of a room or space.
- celda
- Cell; a small room in a prison or monastery.
- donde
- Where; relative adverb indicating a place.
- podía
- Could, was able; imperfect tense of poder.
- ocultar
- To hide, conceal; to keep something out of sight.
- angustia
- Anguish, distress; intense emotional pain or worry.
- dominaba
- Dominated, overwhelmed; imperfect tense of dominar.
- Desesperación
- Desperation, despair; hopeless or frantic emotional state.
- Quién
- Who; interrogative pronoun referring to a person.
- atrevía
- Dared; imperfect tense of atreverse, to dare.
- hablar
- To speak, talk; infinitive of common communication verb.
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun.
- pobre
- Poor, unfortunate; lacking money or inspiring pity.
- víctima
- Victim; person harmed by crime, misfortune, or injustice.
- día
- Day; a 24-hour period.
- siguiente
- Following, next; adjective meaning the one after.
- debía
- Had to, owed; imperfect tense of deber.
- cruzar
- To cross; to pass from one side to another.
- terrible
- Terrible, dreadful; causing terror or great fear.
- frontera
- Border, frontier; boundary between two territories or states.
- entre
- Between, among; preposition indicating position or relationship.
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive.
- muerte
- Death; the end of life.
- sentía
- Felt, sensed; imperfect tense of sentir.
- profunda
- Deep, profound; going far below the surface.
- amarga
- Bitter, painful; causing emotional distress or sharp feeling.
- agonía
- Agony; extreme suffering or the process of dying.
- Rechine
- Grind, gnash; present subjunctive of rechinar.
- dientes
- Teeth; hard structures in the mouth used for chewing.
- aprete
- Clenched, squeezed; past or subjunctive of apretar.
- fuerza
- Force, strength; physical or moral power.
- lanzando
- Launching, letting out; gerund of lanzar.
- gemido
- Groan, moan; sound expressing pain or anguish.
- surgió
- Arose, emerged; past tense of surgir.
- más
- More, most; adverb or adjective of quantity.
- hondo
- Deep; going far below or inward.
- alma
- Soul, spirit; the immaterial essence of a person.
- sobresaltó
- Startled, jolted; past tense of sobresaltar.
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