Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 2
The difference of manners which he observed was to him an inexhaustible source of instruction and amusement.
La diferencia de costumbres que él observaba era para él una fuente inagotable de instrucción y entretenimiento.
He was also pursuing an object he had long had in view.
También perseguía un objetivo que había tenido en mente durante mucho tiempo.
His design was to visit India, in the belief that he had in his knowledge of its various languages, and in the views he had taken of its society, the means of materially assisting the progress of European colonization and trade.
Su propósito era visitar la India, con la convicción de que poseía, en su conocimiento de sus diversas lenguas y en las perspectivas que había adquirido de su sociedad, los medios para contribuir materialmente al progreso de la colonización y el comercio europeos.
In Britain only could he further the execution of his plan.
Solo en Gran Bretaña podía impulsar la ejecución de su plan.
He was for ever busy, and the only check to his enjoyments was my sorrowful and dejected mind.
Estaba siempre ocupado, y el único freno a sus placeres era mi ánimo triste y abatido.
I tried to conceal this as much as possible, that I might not debar him from the pleasures natural to one who was entering on a new scene of life, undisturbed by any care or bitter recollection.
Intenté ocultarlo en la medida de lo posible, para no privarle de los placeres propios de quien se adentraba en una nueva etapa de la vida, sin perturbación alguna de preocupación ni de amargo recuerdo.
I often refused to accompany him, alleging another engagement, that I might remain alone.
Con frecuencia me negaba a acompañarle, alegando otro compromiso, para poder quedarme solo.
I now also began to collect the materials necessary for my new creation, and this was to me like the torture of single drops of water continually falling on the head.
Por entonces comencé también a reunir los materiales necesarios para mi nueva creación, y esto era para mí como la tortura de gotas de agua cayendo continuamente sobre la cabeza.
Every thought that was devoted to it was an extreme anguish, and every word that I spoke in allusion to it caused my lips to quiver, and my heart to palpitate.
Cada pensamiento dedicado a ello era una angustia extrema, y cada palabra que pronunciaba en alusión a ello hacía temblar mis labios y palpitar mi corazón.
After passing some months in London, we received a letter from a person in Scotland who had formerly been our visitor at Geneva.
Tras pasar algunos meses en Londres, recibimos una carta de una persona en Escocia que anteriormente había sido nuestro visitante en Ginebra.
Vocabulary
- diferencia
- A distinction or contrast between two things.
- costumbres
- Customs or habitual practices of a culture.
- observaba
- Was observing or noticing something carefully.
- fuente
- A source or origin of something.
- inagotable
- Inexhaustible; never running out or depleting.
- instrucción
- Instruction or the process of learning and teaching.
- entretenimiento
- Entertainment or amusement that occupies one's time.
- perseguía
- Was pursuing or chasing a goal or objective.
- objetivo
- An objective or goal one aims to achieve.
- mente
- The mind or mental faculty of a person.
- durante
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'for' a period.
- propósito
- Purpose or intention behind an action.
- visitar
- To visit or go to see a place or person.
- convicción
- A firm belief or strong personal conviction.
- poseía
- Was possessing or owned something.
- conocimiento
- Knowledge or awareness of a subject.
- diversas
- Various or diverse; of different kinds.
- lenguas
- Languages or tongues spoken by people.
- perspectivas
- Perspectives or viewpoints on a subject.
- adquirido
- Acquired or obtained through effort or experience.
- sociedad
- Society or a community of people living together.
- medios
- Means or resources available to achieve something.
- contribuir
- To contribute or give support to a cause.
- materialmente
- Materially or in a substantial, physical manner.
- progreso
- Progress or forward advancement in development.
- colonización
- Colonization or the establishment of colonies.
- comercio
- Commerce or trade between people or nations.
- europeos
- Europeans; people or things from Europe.
- impulsar
- To drive forward or promote an initiative.
- ejecución
- Execution or carrying out of a plan.
- ocupado
- Busy or occupied with tasks or activities.
- único
- The only one; unique or singular.
- freno
- A brake or restraint that limits something.
- placeres
- Pleasures or enjoyable experiences.
- ánimo
- Spirit, mood, or emotional state of a person.
- triste
- Sad or feeling sorrow and unhappiness.
- abatido
- Downcast or dejected; feeling low in spirits.
- Intenté
- First-person past tense of 'intentar', meaning 'I tried'.
- ocultarlo
- To hide or conceal it from others.
- medida
- Measure or extent; used in 'en la medida' (as much as).
- privarle
- To deprive him of something he enjoys.
- propios
- One's own; belonging to oneself.
- adentraba
- Was venturing into or going deeper into something.
- etapa
- A stage or phase in a process or journey.
- perturbación
- Disturbance or disruption of peace or order.
- preocupación
- Worry or concern about something uncertain.
- amargo
- Bitter in taste or emotionally painful.
- recuerdo
- A memory or souvenir from the past.
- frecuencia
- Frequency; how often something occurs.
- negaba
- Was refusing or declining to do something.
- acompañarle
- To accompany him or go somewhere with him.
- alegando
- Alleging or claiming something as a reason.
- compromiso
- A commitment, obligation, or prior engagement.
- quedarme
- To stay or remain somewhere by oneself.
- entonces
- Then or at that time in the past.
- comencé
- First-person past tense meaning 'I began' or 'I started'.
- reunir
- To gather or collect things or people together.
- materiales
- Materials or resources needed for a project.
- necesarios
- Necessary or required for a purpose.
- creación
- Creation or the act of making something new.
- tortura
- Torture or extreme mental or physical suffering.
- gotas
- Drops of liquid falling one by one.
- cayendo
- Falling or dropping downward continuously.
- continuamente
- Continuously or without stopping or interruption.
- cabeza
- The head; the top part of the body.
- pensamiento
- A thought or idea formed in the mind.
- dedicado
- Dedicated or devoted to a purpose or person.
- angustia
- Anguish or deep emotional distress and anxiety.
- extrema
- Extreme or very intense in degree.
- pronunciaba
- Was pronouncing or uttering words aloud.
- alusión
- An allusion or indirect reference to something.
- temblar
- To tremble or shake from fear or emotion.
- labios
- Lips; the fleshy parts surrounding the mouth.
- palpitar
- To palpitate or beat rapidly, as the heart.
- corazón
- The heart; the organ or center of emotions.
- Tras
- Preposition meaning 'after' or 'behind'.
- recibimos
- We received something, such as a letter.
- carta
- A letter written and sent to someone.
- anteriormente
- Previously or at an earlier point in time.
- visitante
- A visitor or guest who comes to see someone.
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