Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 3
The ascent is precipitous, but the path is cut into continual and short windings, which enable you to surmount the perpendicularity of the mountain.
El ascenso es precipitado, pero el camino está trazado en continuos y cortos zigzags, que te permiten superar la verticalidad de la montaña.
It is a scene terrifically desolate.
Es un paisaje terriblemente desolado.
In a thousand spots the traces of the winter avalanche may be perceived, where trees lie broken and strewed on the ground, some entirely destroyed, others bent, leaning upon the jutting rocks of the mountain or transversely upon other trees.
En mil lugares pueden percibirse las huellas del alud invernal, donde los árboles yacen rotos y esparcidos por el suelo, algunos completamente destruidos, otros doblados, apoyados sobre las rocas salientes de la montaña o transversalmente sobre otros árboles.
The path, as you ascend higher, is intersected by ravines of snow, down which stones continually roll from above; one of them is particularly dangerous, as the slightest sound, such as even speaking in a loud voice, produces a concussion of air sufficient to draw destruction upon the head of the speaker.
El camino, a medida que se asciende, está atravesado por barrancos de nieve, por los que las piedras ruedan continuamente desde arriba; uno de ellos es particularmente peligroso, ya que el menor ruido, como incluso hablar en voz alta, produce una sacudida de aire suficiente para atraer la destrucción sobre la cabeza del que habla.
The pines are not tall or luxuriant, but they are sombre and add an air of severity to the scene.
Los pinos no son altos ni frondosos, pero son sombríos y añaden un aire de severidad al paisaje.
I looked on the valley beneath; vast mists were rising from the rivers which ran through it and curling in thick wreaths around the opposite mountains, whose summits were hid in the uniform clouds, while rain poured from the dark sky and added to the melancholy impression I received from the objects around me.
Contemplé el valle que se extendía abajo; vastas nieblas se elevaban de los ríos que lo atravesaban y se enroscaban en espesas volutas alrededor de las montañas opuestas, cuyos cimas estaban ocultas en las nubes uniformes, mientras la lluvia caía del oscuro cielo y se sumaba a la melancólica impresión que me producían los objetos a mi alrededor.
Alas! Why does man boast of sensibilities superior to those apparent in the brute; it only renders them more necessary beings.
¡Ay! Por qué se jacta el hombre de tener sensibilidades superiores a las que se aprecian en la bestia; eso solo los convierte en seres más necesitados.
Vocabulary
- ascenso
- Climb or rise to a higher place or rank.
- precipitado
- Done hastily or steeply; abrupt and rushed.
- camino
- Path or road traveled to reach a destination.
- trazado
- Laid out or mapped; describing a planned route.
- continuos
- Uninterrupted and repeated without stopping.
- zigzags
- Series of sharp alternating turns in a path.
- permiten
- They allow or permit someone to do something.
- superar
- To overcome or surpass an obstacle or challenge.
- verticalidad
- Quality of being vertical; extreme steepness of terrain.
- paisaje
- Natural scenery visible over a wide area; landscape.
- terriblemente
- Extremely or terribly; to a frightening degree.
- desolado
- Bleak and empty; showing no signs of life.
- percibirse
- To be perceived or noticed by the senses.
- huellas
- Tracks, footprints, or traces left behind.
- alud
- A sudden mass of snow sliding down a mountain; avalanche.
- invernal
- Relating to or characteristic of winter.
- yacen
- They lie flat; third person plural of 'yacer'.
- rotos
- Broken or shattered into pieces; damaged.
- esparcidos
- Scattered or spread out across an area.
- suelo
- The ground or floor; earth's surface.
- completamente
- Completely; in a total or absolute manner.
- destruidos
- Completely ruined or demolished beyond repair.
- doblados
- Bent or folded over under pressure or force.
- apoyados
- Leaning or resting against something for support.
- rocas
- Rocks; large solid masses of stone.
- salientes
- Protruding or jutting outward from a surface.
- transversalmente
- Crosswise or at a right angle to the main direction.
- medida
- Measure; used in 'a medida que' meaning 'as'.
- asciende
- One climbs or ascends to a higher elevation.
- atravesado
- Crossed or passed through a space or obstacle.
- barrancos
- Ravines or deep gullies carved by water erosion.
- ruedan
- They roll; objects moving downward by rotating.
- continuamente
- Continuously; without stopping or interruption.
- particularmente
- Particularly; especially or in a specific way.
- peligroso
- Dangerous; likely to cause harm or injury.
- menor
- Smaller or lesser in size, degree, or importance.
- ruido
- Noise; any unwanted or loud sound.
- incluso
- Even; used to emphasize an extreme or surprising case.
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced when speaking.
- produce
- Produces or causes something to happen.
- sacudida
- A shake or jolt; a sudden vibration or tremor.
- suficiente
- Sufficient or enough to meet a requirement.
- atraer
- To attract or draw something toward oneself.
- destrucción
- Destruction; the act of causing severe damage.
- habla
- Speech or talk; also third person of 'hablar'.
- pinos
- Pine trees; evergreen conifers with needle-like leaves.
- ni
- Neither/nor; negative conjunction linking two elements.
- frondosos
- Leafy or lush; having thick abundant foliage.
- sombríos
- Gloomy, dark, or shaded; casting deep shadows.
- añaden
- They add; contribute something to an existing whole.
- severidad
- Severity or harshness; strict and unrelenting quality.
- Contemplé
- I contemplated or gazed at something thoughtfully.
- valle
- Valley; low area between hills or mountains.
- extendía
- Was extending or stretching out over an area.
- vastas
- Vast or immense; covering a very large area.
- nieblas
- Mists or fogs; low-lying clouds reducing visibility.
- elevaban
- Were rising or lifting upward into the air.
- atravesaban
- They were crossing or passing through an area.
- enroscaban
- Were coiling or winding around something in spirals.
- espesas
- Thick or dense; closely packed together.
- volutas
- Spiraling swirls or coils, as of smoke or mist.
- alrededor
- Around; in a circular area surrounding something.
- opuestas
- Opposite; situated or facing on the other side.
- cuyos
- Whose; relative possessive pronoun linking two clauses.
- cimas
- Summits or peaks; highest points of mountains.
- ocultas
- Hidden or concealed from view.
- uniformes
- Uniform or consistent; having the same form throughout.
- mientras
- While or whereas; indicating simultaneous actions.
- caía
- Was falling; past imperfect of 'caer'.
- oscuro
- Dark; lacking light or brightness.
- sumaba
- Was adding to or contributing to a total effect.
- melancólica
- Melancholic; causing or expressing deep sadness.
- impresión
- Impression; feeling or effect produced on the mind.
- producían
- They were producing or causing a certain effect.
- Ay
- Interjection expressing pain, grief, or lamentation.
- jacta
- Boasts or brags; shows off superiority proudly.
- sensibilidades
- Sensibilities; capacity to feel or appreciate deeply.
- superiores
- Superior; higher in quality, rank, or ability.
- aprecian
- They appreciate or value something positively.
- bestia
- Beast or animal; a creature lacking human reason.
- convierte
- Converts or turns something into something else.
- seres
- Beings or creatures; entities that exist.
- necesitados
- Those in need; people lacking essential resources.
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