Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 8
They loved and sympathised with one another; and their joys, depending on each other, were not interrupted by the casualties that took place around them.
Se amaban y simpatizaban el uno con el otro; y sus alegrías, que dependían mutuamente, no eran interrumpidas por los infortunios que ocurrían a su alrededor.
The more I saw of them, the greater became my desire to claim their protection and kindness; my heart yearned to be known and loved by these amiable creatures; to see their sweet looks directed towards me with affection was the utmost limit of my ambition.
Cuanto más los observaba, mayor se volvía mi deseo de reclamar su protección y bondad; mi corazón anhelaba ser conocido y amado por estas amables criaturas; ver sus dulces miradas dirigidas hacia mí con afecto era el límite máximo de mi ambición.
I dared not think that they would turn them from me with disdain and horror.
No me atrevía a pensar que las apartarían de mí con desdén y horror.
The poor that stopped at their door were never driven away.
Los pobres que se detenían ante su puerta nunca eran rechazados.
I asked, it is true, for greater treasures than a little food or rest: I required kindness and sympathy; but I did not believe myself utterly unworthy of it.
Pedía, es cierto, tesoros mayores que un poco de comida o descanso: necesitaba bondad y simpatía; pero no me creía completamente indigno de ello.
"The winter advanced, and an entire revolution of the seasons had taken place since I awoke into life.
«El invierno avanzaba, y una revolución completa de las estaciones había tenido lugar desde que desperté a la vida.
My attention at this time was solely directed towards my plan of introducing myself into the cottage of my protectors.
Mi atención en ese momento estaba únicamente dirigida hacia mi plan de introducirme en la cabaña de mis protectores.
I revolved many projects, but that on which I finally fixed was to enter the dwelling when the blind old man should be alone.
Consideré muchos proyectos, pero aquel en el que finalmente me decidí fue entrar en la morada cuando el anciano ciego estuviera solo.
I had sagacity enough to discover that the unnatural hideousness of my person was the chief object of horror with those who had formerly beheld me.
Tenía suficiente sagacidad para descubrir que la antinatural fealdad de mi persona era el principal motivo de horror para quienes me habían visto anteriormente.
Vocabulary
- amaban
- They loved each other; past imperfect of amar
- simpatizaban
- They got along well; felt mutual affinity
- alegrías
- Joys; feelings of happiness and delight
- dependían
- They depended; relied on one another mutually
- mutuamente
- Mutually; in a reciprocal or shared manner
- interrumpidas
- Interrupted; broken off or disturbed by something
- infortunios
- Misfortunes; unfortunate events or bad luck
- ocurrían
- They occurred; events that were happening around
- alrededor
- Around; surrounding area nearby
- Cuanto
- The more; used in comparative constructions
- observaba
- I observed; watched carefully over time
- mayor
- Greater; larger; comparative of grande
- volvía
- Became; was becoming; past imperfect of volverse
- deseo
- Desire; strong wish or longing for something
- reclamar
- To claim; to demand or seek something rightfully
- protección
- Protection; shelter or defense from harm
- bondad
- Goodness; kindness of character or heart
- corazón
- Heart; organ or symbol of emotion and love
- anhelaba
- I longed for; yearned deeply for something
- conocido
- Known; recognized by others
- amado
- Loved; cherished or held dear by someone
- amables
- Kind; friendly and pleasant in manner
- criaturas
- Creatures; living beings or persons
- dulces
- Sweet; gentle and pleasing in nature
- miradas
- Looks; glances directed at someone or something
- dirigidas
- Directed; aimed or turned toward someone
- hacia
- Toward; in the direction of something
- afecto
- Affection; warm feeling of fondness for someone
- límite
- Limit; boundary or highest point of something
- máximo
- Maximum; greatest or highest possible degree
- ambición
- Ambition; strong desire to achieve or attain
- atrevía
- I dared; past imperfect of atreverse
- pensar
- To think; to consider or reflect on something
- apartarían
- They would push away; drive away or reject
- desdén
- Disdain; contemptuous disregard or scorn
- horror
- Horror; intense fear or repulsion toward something
- pobres
- The poor; people lacking money or resources
- detenían
- They stopped; halted at a particular place
- ante
- Before; in front of; preposition indicating position
- puerta
- Door; entrance to a building or room
- nunca
- Never; at no time or not ever
- rechazados
- Rejected; turned away or refused entry
- Pedía
- Asked for; requested something from someone
- cierto
- Certain; true; indeed; used as confirmation
- tesoros
- Treasures; precious or highly valued things
- mayores
- Greater; larger; plural comparative of grande
- poco
- A little; small amount of something
- comida
- Food; nourishment eaten to sustain life
- descanso
- Rest; break or relief from work or effort
- necesitaba
- I needed; past imperfect of necesitar
- simpatía
- Sympathy; compassionate understanding toward others
- creía
- I believed; past imperfect of creer
- completamente
- Completely; entirely or in a total manner
- indigno
- Unworthy; not deserving of something valued
- ello
- It; neuter pronoun referring to abstract concept
- invierno
- Winter; coldest season of the year
- avanzaba
- Was advancing; progressing forward over time
- revolución
- Revolution; complete cycle or major change
- completa
- Complete; full; entire without anything missing
- estaciones
- Seasons; the four periods of the year
- lugar
- Place; location; also used in tener lugar
- desde
- Since; from; indicating starting point in time
- desperté
- I woke up; past preterite of despertarse
- vida
- Life; existence of a living being
- atención
- Attention; focus of the mind on something
- momento
- Moment; a brief or specific point in time
- únicamente
- Only; solely; exclusively focused on one thing
- dirigida
- Directed; aimed toward a particular goal
- plan
- Plan; scheme or strategy for achieving something
- introducirme
- To introduce myself; to gain entry somewhere
- cabaña
- Cabin; small rural dwelling or hut
- protectores
- Protectors; those who shelter or defend others
- Consideré
- I considered; thought carefully about options
- muchos
- Many; a large number of things or people
- proyectos
- Projects; plans or schemes under consideration
- aquel
- That; masculine singular distant demonstrative adjective
- finalmente
- Finally; at last; after a long process
- decidí
- I decided; past preterite of decidir
- entrar
- To enter; to go inside a place
- morada
- Dwelling; home or place where someone lives
- cuando
- When; at the time that something happens
- anciano
- Elderly man; an old person
- ciego
- Blind; unable to see; lacking sight
- estuviera
- Were; past subjunctive of estar
- solo
- Alone; by oneself without others present
- suficiente
- Sufficient; enough of something needed
- sagacidad
- Sagacity; keen mental insight and good judgment
- descubrir
- To discover; to find or uncover something new
- antinatural
- Unnatural; contrary to what is normal or expected
- fealdad
- Ugliness; quality of being visually unappealing
- principal
- Principal; main or most important among others
- motivo
- Motive; reason or cause behind an action
- quienes
- Who; those who; relative pronoun for people
- visto
- Seen; past participle of ver
- anteriormente
- Previously; before a certain point in time
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