Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 3
Often, after the rest of the family had retired for the night, I took the boat and passed many hours upon the water.
Con frecuencia, después de que el resto de la familia se había retirado por la noche, tomaba el bote y pasaba muchas horas sobre el agua.
Sometimes, with my sails set, I was carried by the wind; and sometimes, after rowing into the middle of the lake, I left the boat to pursue its own course and gave way to my own miserable reflections.
A veces, con las velas desplegadas, era llevado por el viento; y otras veces, después de remar hasta el centro del lago, dejaba el bote seguir su propio rumbo y me abandonaba a mis propias miserables reflexiones.
I was often tempted, when all was at peace around me, and I the only unquiet thing that wandered restless in a scene so beautiful and heavenly—if I except some bat, or the frogs, whose harsh and interrupted croaking was heard only when I approached the shore—often, I say, I was tempted to plunge into the silent lake, that the waters might close over me and my calamities for ever.
Con frecuencia me sentía tentado, cuando todo estaba en paz a mi alrededor, y yo era lo único inquieto que vagaba sin descanso en un escenario tan bello y celestial —si exceptúo algún murciélago, o las ranas, cuyo croar áspero e intermitente solo se escuchaba cuando me acercaba a la orilla— con frecuencia, digo, me sentía tentado a sumergirme en el silencioso lago, para que las aguas se cerraran sobre mí y mis calamidades para siempre.
But I was restrained, when I thought of the heroic and suffering Elizabeth, whom I tenderly loved, and whose existence was bound up in mine.
Pero me contenía cuando pensaba en la heroica y sufrida Elizabeth, a quien amaba tiernamente, y cuya existencia estaba ligada a la mía.
I thought also of my father and surviving brother; should I by my base desertion leave them exposed and unprotected to the malice of the fiend whom I had let loose among them?
Pensaba también en mi padre y en mi hermano superviviente; ¿debería yo, con mi vil deserción, dejarlos expuestos e indefensos a la malicia del demonio que había desatado entre ellos?
At these moments I wept bitterly and wished that peace would revisit my mind only that I might afford them consolation and happiness.
En esos momentos lloraba amargamente y deseaba que la paz volviera a mi mente tan solo para poder brindarles consuelo y felicidad.
But that could not be.
Pero eso no podía ser.
Remorse extinguished every hope.
El remordimiento extinguía toda esperanza.
I had been the author of unalterable evils, and I lived in daily fear lest the monster whom I had created should perpetrate some new wickedness.
Había sido el autor de males inalterables, y vivía con el temor cotidiano de que el monstruo que había creado perpetrara alguna nueva maldad.
Vocabulary
- frecuencia
- Frequency; how often something occurs.
- después
- After; later in time or order.
- resto
- The rest, remainder; what is left over.
- familia
- Family; a group of related people living together.
- retirado
- Retired, withdrawn; gone away to rest or seclusion.
- noche
- Night; the dark period after sunset.
- bote
- Boat; a small watercraft used for travel.
- horas
- Hours; units of time equal to sixty minutes.
- agua
- Water; the clear liquid essential for life.
- veces
- Times; instances or occasions of something occurring.
- velas
- Sails; fabric panels that catch wind to propel boats.
- desplegadas
- Unfurled, spread out; opened wide to catch wind.
- viento
- Wind; moving air, especially outdoors.
- remar
- To row; to propel a boat using oars.
- centro
- Center; the middle point of something.
- lago
- Lake; a large inland body of fresh water.
- seguir
- To follow, continue; to keep going in a direction.
- propio
- Own; belonging to oneself, self-directed.
- rumbo
- Course, heading; the direction of travel or drift.
- abandonaba
- Abandoned, surrendered; gave oneself over to something.
- miserables
- Miserable, wretched; deeply unhappy or distressing thoughts.
- reflexiones
- Reflections, musings; deep personal thoughts or meditations.
- tentado
- Tempted; feeling a strong urge to do something.
- paz
- Peace; a state of calm and freedom from disturbance.
- alrededor
- Around; in the surrounding area or vicinity.
- único
- Only, unique; the sole one of its kind.
- inquieto
- Restless, uneasy; unable to be still or calm.
- vagaba
- Wandered, roamed; moved without a fixed destination.
- descanso
- Rest; a pause or break from activity or worry.
- escenario
- Scene, setting; a place or environment as backdrop.
- bello
- Beautiful; visually pleasing and aesthetically attractive.
- celestial
- Heavenly, celestial; resembling or relating to the sky.
- exceptúo
- I except; first-person singular of exceptuar, to exclude.
- murciélago
- Bat; a nocturnal flying mammal with sonar navigation.
- ranas
- Frogs; small amphibians known for croaking sounds.
- cuyo
- Whose; relative possessive pronoun linking two clauses.
- croar
- To croak; the characteristic sound made by frogs.
- áspero
- Harsh, rough; unpleasant in sound or texture.
- intermitente
- Intermittent; occurring at irregular intervals, not continuous.
- acercaba
- Approached; imperfect tense of acercarse, to draw near.
- orilla
- Shore, bank; the edge or border of a body of water.
- sumergirme
- To submerge myself; to plunge beneath the water's surface.
- silencioso
- Silent, quiet; making little or no sound.
- aguas
- Waters; plural of agua, referring to a body of water.
- cerraran
- Would close; past subjunctive of cerrar, to close.
- calamidades
- Calamities, disasters; great misfortunes or catastrophic events.
- siempre
- Always; at all times, on every occasion.
- contenía
- Restrained, held back; imperfect of contener, to contain.
- heroica
- Heroic; showing great bravery and noble endurance.
- sufrida
- Long-suffering; enduring hardship with patience and fortitude.
- amaba
- Loved; imperfect tense of amar, to love deeply.
- tiernamente
- Tenderly; in a gentle, loving, and affectionate manner.
- cuya
- Whose; feminine relative possessive pronoun.
- existencia
- Existence; the fact or state of living or being.
- ligada
- Bound, tied; connected or linked closely to something.
- padre
- Father; a male parent or paternal figure.
- hermano
- Brother; a male sibling in a family.
- superviviente
- Survivor; a person who continues to live after hardship.
- debería
- Should; conditional of deber, expressing moral obligation.
- vil
- Vile, despicable; morally wicked or utterly contemptible.
- deserción
- Desertion; the act of abandoning duty or loved ones.
- expuestos
- Exposed, vulnerable; left unprotected to danger or harm.
- indefensos
- Defenseless; without protection against attack or harm.
- malicia
- Malice; the intention or desire to cause harm.
- demonio
- Demon; an evil supernatural being or devil figure.
- desatado
- Unleashed, unrestrained; freed from control or bondage.
- momentos
- Moments; brief periods or specific instants in time.
- lloraba
- Cried, wept; imperfect tense of llorar, to cry.
- amargamente
- Bitterly; in a way expressing grief or resentment.
- deseaba
- Wished, desired; imperfect of desear, to wish.
- volviera
- Would return; past subjunctive of volver, to return.
- mente
- Mind; the faculty of consciousness and thinking.
- brindarles
- To offer them; to provide or give something to others.
- consuelo
- Comfort, consolation; relief from grief or distress.
- felicidad
- Happiness; a state of joy and contentment.
- remordimiento
- Remorse; deep regret and guilt over past actions.
- extinguía
- Extinguished, snuffed out; imperfect of extinguir, to extinguish.
- esperanza
- Hope; an optimistic feeling about future possibilities.
- autor
- Author, creator; one responsible for bringing something about.
- males
- Evils, harms; plural of mal, referring to wrongdoings.
- inalterables
- Unalterable; impossible to change or undo permanently.
- temor
- Fear, dread; a strong feeling of apprehension or anxiety.
- cotidiano
- Daily, everyday; occurring as a routine each day.
- monstruo
- Monster; a terrifying creature causing fear and destruction.
- perpetrara
- Would commit; past subjunctive of perpetrar, to perpetrate.
- maldad
- Wickedness, evil deed; morally wrong or harmful action.
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