Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 5
I saw few human beings besides them, and if any other happened to enter the cottage, their harsh manners and rude gait only enhanced to me the superior accomplishments of my friends.
Vi pocos seres humanos además de ellos, y si algún otro llegaba a entrar en la cabaña, sus modales toscos y su andar rudo solo realzaban para mí los superiores logros de mis amigos.
The old man, I could perceive, often endeavoured to encourage his children, as sometimes I found that he called them, to cast off their melancholy.
El anciano, podía percibir, a menudo se esforzaba por animar a sus hijos, como a veces los llamaba, a sacudirse su melancolía.
He would talk in a cheerful accent, with an expression of goodness that bestowed pleasure even upon me.
Hablaba con un tono alegre, con una expresión de bondad que me brindaba placer incluso a mí.
Agatha listened with respect, her eyes sometimes filled with tears, which she endeavoured to wipe away unperceived; but I generally found that her countenance and tone were more cheerful after having listened to the exhortations of her father.
Agatha escuchaba con respeto, sus ojos a veces llenos de lágrimas, que se esforzaba por enjugar sin ser vista; pero generalmente encontraba que su semblante y tono eran más alegres después de haber escuchado las exhortaciones de su padre.
It was not thus with Felix.
No era así con Félix.
He was always the saddest of the group, and even to my unpractised senses, he appeared to have suffered more deeply than his friends.
Él era siempre el más triste del grupo, e incluso para mis sentidos inexpertos, parecía haber sufrido más profundamente que sus amigos.
But if his countenance was more sorrowful, his voice was more cheerful than that of his sister, especially when he addressed the old man.
Pero si su semblante era más apesadumbrado, su voz era más alegre que la de su hermana, especialmente cuando se dirigía al anciano.
"I could mention innumerable instances which, although slight, marked the dispositions of these amiable cottagers.
«Podría mencionar innumerables casos que, aunque pequeños, revelaban las disposiciones de estos amables aldeanos.
In the midst of poverty and want, Felix carried with pleasure to his sister the first little white flower that peeped out from beneath the snowy ground.
En medio de la pobreza y la necesidad, Félix llevó con placer a su hermana la primera pequeña flor blanca que asomó bajo la tierra nevada.
Vocabulary
- Vi
- First person singular past tense of 'ver' (to see)
- pocos
- Few, not many
- seres
- Beings, living creatures
- humanos
- Humans, relating to human beings
- además
- Furthermore, in addition, besides
- si
- If; conditional conjunction
- algún
- Some, any; indefinite adjective before masculine noun
- otro
- Another, other
- llegaba
- Was arriving, used to arrive; imperfect of llegar
- entrar
- To enter, to go in
- cabaña
- Cabin, hut, small rustic shelter
- modales
- Manners, social behavior and etiquette
- toscos
- Rough, crude, coarse, unrefined
- andar
- Gait, walk; the way someone walks
- rudo
- Rude, rough, harsh, uncouth
- solo
- Only, alone, just
- realzaban
- Enhanced, highlighted; imperfect of realzar
- superiores
- Superior, higher, better than others
- logros
- Achievements, accomplishments, attainments
- amigos
- Friends, companions
- anciano
- Elderly man, old man
- podía
- Could, was able to; imperfect of poder
- percibir
- To perceive, to notice, to sense
- menudo
- Often, frequently (a menudo = often)
- esforzaba
- Was striving, making an effort; imperfect of esforzarse
- animar
- To encourage, to cheer up, to animate
- hijos
- Children, sons and daughters
- veces
- Times, occasions (a veces = sometimes)
- llamaba
- Called, used to call; imperfect of llamar
- sacudirse
- To shake off, to rid oneself of something
- melancolía
- Melancholy, deep sadness, gloom
- Hablaba
- Spoke, used to speak; imperfect of hablar
- tono
- Tone, manner of speaking or style
- alegre
- Cheerful, happy, lively
- expresión
- Expression, look on one's face
- bondad
- Kindness, goodness, benevolence
- brindaba
- Offered, provided, gave; imperfect of brindar
- placer
- Pleasure, enjoyment, delight
- incluso
- Even, including, even so
- escuchaba
- Listened, used to listen; imperfect of escuchar
- respeto
- Respect, regard, reverence
- ojos
- Eyes
- llenos
- Full, filled with
- lágrimas
- Tears, drops of water from crying
- enjugar
- To wipe away, to dry tears or moisture
- sin
- Without; preposition of absence or lack
- ser
- To be; fundamental Spanish verb of existence
- vista
- Sight, view; also past participle of ver
- pero
- But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- generalmente
- Generally, usually, in most cases
- encontraba
- Found, used to find; imperfect of encontrar
- semblante
- Countenance, facial expression, appearance
- eran
- Were; third person plural imperfect of ser
- más
- More, most; comparative adverb
- alegres
- Cheerful, happy; plural of alegre
- después
- After, afterwards, later
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used in compound tenses
- escuchado
- Listened; past participle of escuchar
- exhortaciones
- Exhortations, earnest urging or encouragement
- padre
- Father, dad
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- así
- Thus, so, in this way, like that
- siempre
- Always, at all times
- triste
- Sad, sorrowful, unhappy
- grupo
- Group, set of people or things
- e
- And; variant of 'y' before i- or hi- sounds
- sentidos
- Senses; faculties of perception
- inexpertos
- Inexperienced, unskilled, novice
- parecía
- Seemed, appeared; imperfect of parecer
- sufrido
- Suffered; past participle of sufrir
- profundamente
- Deeply, profoundly, intensely
- Pero
- But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- apesadumbrado
- Grieved, saddened, weighed down by sorrow
- voz
- Voice, the sound produced in speaking
- hermana
- Sister
- especialmente
- Especially, particularly, above all
- cuando
- When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- dirigía
- Directed, addressed; imperfect of dirigir
- Podría
- Could, would be able to; conditional of poder
- mencionar
- To mention, to bring up, to refer to
- innumerables
- Innumerable, countless, too many to count
- casos
- Cases, instances, examples
- aunque
- Although, even though, even if
- pequeños
- Small, little, minor in size or importance
- revelaban
- Revealed, showed; imperfect of revelar
- disposiciones
- Dispositions, temperaments, inclinations
- estos
- These; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun
- amables
- Kind, friendly, amiable
- aldeanos
- Villagers, inhabitants of a village
- medio
- Middle, midst; in the middle of
- pobreza
- Poverty, state of being poor
- necesidad
- Need, necessity, urgent requirement
- llevó
- Brought, took, carried; preterite of llevar
- primera
- First; feminine ordinal number adjective
- pequeña
- Small, little; feminine form of pequeño
- flor
- Flower, blossom
- blanca
- White; feminine form of blanco
- asomó
- Appeared, peeked out; preterite of asomar
- bajo
- Under, beneath; preposition of position
- tierra
- Earth, ground, soil, land
- nevada
- Snow-covered, blanketed with snow
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