Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 6
We visited the wondrous cave and the little cabinets of natural history, where the curiosities are disposed in the same manner as in the collections at Servox and Chamounix.
Visitamos la maravillosa cueva y los pequeños gabinetes de historia natural, donde las curiosidades están dispuestas de la misma manera que en las colecciones de Servox y Chamounix.
The latter name made me tremble when pronounced by Henry, and I hastened to quit Matlock, with which that terrible scene was thus associated.
Este último nombre me hizo temblar cuando Henry lo pronunció, y me apresuré a abandonar Matlock, con el que aquella terrible escena quedaba así asociada.
From Derby, still journeying northwards, we passed two months in Cumberland and Westmorland.
Desde Derby, continuando el viaje hacia el norte, pasamos dos meses en Cumberland y Westmorland.
I could now almost fancy myself among the Swiss mountains.
Ahora casi podía imaginarme entre las montañas suizas.
The little patches of snow which yet lingered on the northern sides of the mountains, the lakes, and the dashing of the rocky streams were all familiar and dear sights to me.
Los pequeños manchones de nieve que aún persistían en las laderas septentrionales de las montañas, los lagos y el estruendo de los torrentes rocosos eran todas visiones familiares y queridas para mí.
Here also we made some acquaintances, who almost contrived to cheat me into happiness.
Aquí también hicimos algunas amistades, que casi lograron engañarme haciéndome creer que era feliz.
The delight of Clerval was proportionably greater than mine; his mind expanded in the company of men of talent, and he found in his own nature greater capacities and resources than he could have imagined himself to have possessed while he associated with his inferiors.
La alegría de Clerval era proporcionalmente mayor que la mía; su mente se expandía en compañía de hombres de talento, y descubrió en su propia naturaleza mayores capacidades y recursos de los que hubiera podido imaginar que poseía cuando se relacionaba con sus inferiores.
"I could pass my life here," said he to me; "and among these mountains I should scarcely regret Switzerland and the Rhine."
«Podría pasar mi vida aquí», me dijo; «y entre estas montañas apenas echaría de menos Suiza y el Rin».
But he found that a traveller's life is one that includes much pain amidst its enjoyments.
Pero descubrió que la vida de un viajero es una que incluye mucho dolor entre sus placeres.
Vocabulary
- Visitamos
- We visited a place or location together
- maravillosa
- Wonderful, marvelous, or amazing in quality
- cueva
- A natural underground hollow or cave
- pequeños
- Small or little in size; plural masculine adjective
- gabinetes
- Small rooms or cabinets used for displaying collections
- historia
- History or story; the study of past events
- natural
- Relating to nature; not artificial or man-made
- donde
- Relative adverb meaning 'where' indicating location
- curiosidades
- Curiosities; unusual or interesting objects on display
- están
- Third person plural of estar; 'they are' (state/location)
- dispuestas
- Arranged or laid out in a particular order
- misma
- Same; used to indicate identity or similarity
- manera
- Manner, way, or method of doing something
- colecciones
- Collections; groups of items gathered together systematically
- Este
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this'
- último
- Last or final; most recent in a sequence
- nombre
- Name; word used to identify a person or place
- hizo
- Third person singular past tense of hacer; 'made' or 'did'
- temblar
- To tremble or shake from fear or emotion
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when' in time
- pronunció
- He/she pronounced or uttered a word aloud
- apresuré
- I hurried or hastened to do something quickly
- abandonar
- To abandon or leave a place behind permanently
- aquella
- That; feminine demonstrative adjective referring to distant thing
- terrible
- Terrible or dreadful; causing great fear or distress
- escena
- Scene; a moment or setting of significant events
- quedaba
- Remained or stayed; imperfect tense of quedar
- así
- Thus, so, or in this way; adverb of manner
- asociada
- Associated or linked with something in memory
- Desde
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'since' a point
- continuando
- Continuing or proceeding onward without stopping
- viaje
- Trip or journey taken to a distant place
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- norte
- North; one of the four cardinal directions
- pasamos
- We spent or passed time in a location
- meses
- Months; plural of mes, units of calendar time
- Ahora
- Now; at the present moment in time
- casi
- Almost or nearly; very close to but not quite
- podía
- Could or was able to; imperfect of poder
- imaginarme
- To imagine myself in a particular situation or place
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among' multiple things
- montañas
- Mountains; large natural elevations of the earth
- suizas
- Swiss; feminine plural adjective relating to Switzerland
- manchones
- Large patches or spots of a substance or color
- nieve
- Snow; frozen precipitation falling from the sky
- aún
- Still or yet; indicating continuation of a state
- persistían
- They persisted or remained; imperfect tense of persistir
- laderas
- Hillsides or slopes of a mountain or hill
- septentrionales
- Northern; adjective relating to the northern direction
- lagos
- Lakes; large inland bodies of standing water
- estruendo
- Thunder or loud roar; a very loud crashing noise
- torrentes
- Torrents; fast-flowing streams rushing down slopes
- rocosos
- Rocky; covered with or made of rocks
- eran
- Were; third person plural imperfect of ser
- todas
- All; feminine plural pronoun meaning every one
- visiones
- Visions or sights seen by the eyes or mind
- familiares
- Familiar; well-known or recognized from past experience
- queridas
- Dear or beloved; cherished and held with affection
- Aquí
- Here; at this place or location
- también
- Also or too; indicating addition to previous statement
- hicimos
- We made or did; first person plural preterite of hacer
- algunas
- Some; feminine plural indefinite adjective meaning a few
- amistades
- Friendships; relationships of mutual affection and trust
- lograron
- They managed or succeeded in accomplishing something
- engañarme
- To deceive or trick me into believing something false
- haciéndome
- Making me; causing me to feel or become something
- creer
- To believe or think something is true
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect tense of ser
- feliz
- Happy; feeling or showing pleasure and contentment
- alegría
- Joy or happiness; a feeling of great pleasure
- proporcionalmente
- Proportionally; in a manner proportional to something else
- mayor
- Greater or larger; comparative adjective meaning bigger
- mía
- Mine; first person singular feminine possessive pronoun
- mente
- Mind; the faculty of thinking and reasoning
- expandía
- Was expanding or growing; imperfect of expandir
- compañía
- Company; the presence or association with other people
- hombres
- Men; plural of hombre, adult male humans
- talento
- Talent; a natural aptitude or skill in something
- descubrió
- He/she discovered or found out about something new
- propia
- Own; belonging to oneself; feminine adjective form
- naturaleza
- Nature; the inherent character or essential qualities
- mayores
- Greater or larger; comparative plural form of grande
- capacidades
- Capacities or abilities; potential to perform tasks
- recursos
- Resources; available means or assets to use
- hubiera
- Had; past subjunctive of haber used in conditionals
- podido
- Been able to; past participle of poder
- imaginar
- To imagine or picture something in one's mind
- poseía
- He/she possessed or owned; imperfect of poseer
- relacionaba
- He/she related to or associated with others
- inferiores
- Inferiors; those considered lower in rank or status
- Podría
- Could or would be able to; conditional of poder
- pasar
- To spend time or to pass by a place
- vida
- Life; the period of a living person's existence
- aquí
- Here; at or in this specific place or location
- dijo
- He/she said; third person singular preterite of decir
- estas
- These; feminine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- apenas
- Hardly, scarcely, or barely; almost not at all
- echaría
- Would miss or throw; conditional tense of echar
- menos
- Less or fewer; also used in echar de menos meaning miss
- Suiza
- Switzerland; a country in central Europe
- Pero
- But; conjunction introducing a contrast or exception
- viajero
- Traveler; a person who travels to different places
- incluye
- Includes or contains; third person singular of incluir
- mucho
- Much or a lot; indicating a large amount
- dolor
- Pain or sorrow; physical or emotional suffering
- placeres
- Pleasures; feelings of enjoyment and satisfaction
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