Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 8
Several new kinds of plants sprang up in the garden, which they dressed; and these signs of comfort increased daily as the season advanced.
Varias nuevas especies de plantas brotaron en el jardín, que ellos cultivaban; y estas señales de bienestar aumentaban diariamente a medida que avanzaba la estación.
"The old man, leaning on his son, walked each day at noon, when it did not rain, as I found it was called when the heavens poured forth its waters.
"El anciano, apoyado en su hijo, caminaba cada día al mediodía, cuando no llovía, como descubrí que se llamaba cuando los cielos derramaban sus aguas.
This frequently took place, but a high wind quickly dried the earth, and the season became far more pleasant than it had been.
Esto ocurría con frecuencia, pero un viento fuerte secaba rápidamente la tierra, y la estación se volvió mucho más agradable de lo que había sido.
"My mode of life in my hovel was uniform.
"Mi modo de vida en mi cabaña era uniforme.
During the morning I attended the motions of the cottagers, and when they were dispersed in various occupations, I slept; the remainder of the day was spent in observing my friends.
Durante la mañana observaba los movimientos de los habitantes de la cabaña, y cuando se dispersaban en diversas ocupaciones, yo dormía; el resto del día lo pasaba observando a mis amigos.
When they had retired to rest, if there was any moon or the night was star-light, I went into the woods and collected my own food and fuel for the cottage.
Cuando se habían retirado a descansar, si había luna o la noche era estrellada, me adentraba en el bosque y recogía mi propio alimento y combustible para la cabaña.
When I returned, as often as it was necessary, I cleared their path from the snow and performed those offices that I had seen done by Felix.
Cuando regresaba, con tanta frecuencia como era necesario, despejaba su camino de nieve y realizaba aquellas tareas que había visto hacer a Félix.
I afterwards found that these labours, performed by an invisible hand, greatly astonished them; and once or twice I heard them, on these occasions, utter the words _good spirit, wonderful_; but I did not then understand the signification of these terms.
Después descubrí que estas labores, realizadas por una mano invisible, los asombraban enormemente; y una o dos veces los escuché, en estas ocasiones, pronunciar las palabras _buen espíritu, maravilloso_; pero yo no comprendía entonces el significado de estos términos.
"My thoughts now became more active, and I longed to discover the motives and feelings of these lovely creatures; I was inquisitive to know why Felix appeared so miserable and Agatha so sad.
"Mis pensamientos se volvieron ahora más activos, y anhelaba descubrir los motivos y sentimientos de estas encantadoras criaturas; sentía curiosidad por saber por qué Félix parecía tan desdichado y Agatha tan triste.
Vocabulary
- Varias
- Several or various items of a kind
- nuevas
- New or recently appeared things
- especies
- Species or types of living organisms
- plantas
- Plants, living organisms that grow in soil
- brotaron
- Sprouted or budded from the ground
- jardín
- Garden where plants and flowers are grown
- cultivaban
- Were cultivating or tending plants regularly
- señales
- Signs or signals indicating something notable
- bienestar
- Wellbeing or general state of wellness
- aumentaban
- Were increasing or growing in amount
- diariamente
- Daily, happening every single day
- medida
- Measure; used in phrase a medida que
- avanzaba
- Was advancing or progressing forward in time
- estación
- Season of the year or a station
- anciano
- Elderly man or old person
- apoyado
- Supported or leaning on something or someone
- hijo
- Son, male child of a parent
- caminaba
- Was walking at a regular pace
- cada
- Each or every one individually
- día
- Day, a 24-hour period of time
- mediodía
- Noon or midday, middle of the day
- llovía
- Was raining, past imperfect of llover
- descubrí
- I discovered or found out something new
- llamaba
- Was called or named something specific
- cielos
- Skies or heavens above the earth
- derramaban
- Were pouring or spilling liquid downward
- aguas
- Waters or liquid falling from clouds
- ocurría
- Was occurring or happening regularly
- frecuencia
- Frequency, how often something happens
- viento
- Wind, moving air in the atmosphere
- fuerte
- Strong, powerful, or intense in force
- secaba
- Was drying or removing moisture from something
- rápidamente
- Quickly or rapidly in a fast manner
- tierra
- Earth or soil on the ground
- volvió
- Became or returned to a previous state
- agradable
- Pleasant or agreeable to the senses
- modo
- Mode or manner of doing something
- vida
- Life or way of living
- cabaña
- Cabin or small rustic dwelling structure
- uniforme
- Uniform or consistent without variation
- Durante
- Preposition meaning during a period of time
- mañana
- Morning or the next day
- observaba
- Was observing or watching attentively
- movimientos
- Movements or motions of people or things
- habitantes
- Inhabitants or residents of a place
- dispersaban
- Were dispersing or spreading out in different directions
- diversas
- Various or diverse, of different kinds
- ocupaciones
- Occupations or tasks people engage in
- dormía
- Was sleeping or in a state of sleep
- resto
- Rest or remainder of something
- pasaba
- Was spending time or passing by
- observando
- Observing or watching something continuously
- amigos
- Friends or companions one is close to
- retirado
- Retired or withdrawn to rest somewhere
- descansar
- To rest or take a break from activity
- luna
- Moon, the natural satellite of Earth
- noche
- Night, the dark period after sunset
- estrellada
- Starry, full of visible stars at night
- adentraba
- Was venturing or going deep into somewhere
- bosque
- Forest or woodland area with many trees
- recogía
- Was gathering or collecting things from surroundings
- propio
- Own, belonging to oneself specifically
- alimento
- Food or nourishment for sustaining life
- combustible
- Fuel used to produce heat or energy
- regresaba
- Was returning or coming back to a place
- tanta
- So much or as much as needed
- necesario
- Necessary or required for a purpose
- despejaba
- Was clearing or removing obstacles from a path
- camino
- Path or road used for traveling
- nieve
- Snow, frozen precipitation falling from clouds
- realizaba
- Was carrying out or performing various tasks
- aquellas
- Demonstrative adjective meaning those (feminine, distant)
- tareas
- Tasks or chores that need to be done
- hacer
- To do or to make something
- Después
- Afterward or after a certain point in time
- labores
- Labors or tasks performed with effort
- realizadas
- Carried out or accomplished, past participle feminine plural
- mano
- Hand, part of the human body
- invisible
- Invisible, unable to be seen by eyes
- asombraban
- Were astonishing or greatly surprising someone
- enormemente
- Enormously or to a very great degree
- veces
- Times, instances of something occurring
- escuché
- I listened to or heard something spoken
- ocasiones
- Occasions or specific moments in time
- pronunciar
- To pronounce or utter words aloud
- palabras
- Words, units of spoken or written language
- buen
- Good, positive in quality or character
- espíritu
- Spirit or supernatural being of goodness
- maravilloso
- Marvelous or wonderfully impressive and admirable
- comprendía
- Was understanding or grasping the meaning
- entonces
- Then or at that time in context
- significado
- Meaning or significance of a word or phrase
- términos
- Terms or specific words used in context
- pensamientos
- Thoughts or ideas passing through the mind
- volvieron
- Became or returned to a previous condition
- ahora
- Now or at the present moment
- activos
- Active or energetically engaged in something
- anhelaba
- Was longing or yearning for something deeply
- descubrir
- To discover or uncover something previously unknown
- motivos
- Motives or reasons behind actions or feelings
- sentimientos
- Feelings or emotions experienced internally
- encantadoras
- Enchanting or charming in an appealing way
- criaturas
- Creatures or living beings of any kind
- sentía
- Was feeling or experiencing an emotion
- curiosidad
- Curiosity or desire to know more
- saber
- To know facts or information about something
- parecía
- Seemed or appeared to be a certain way
- desdichado
- Unhappy or unfortunate, suffering from misfortune
- triste
- Sad or sorrowful in mood or expression
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