Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 8
I was guiltless, but I had indeed drawn down a horrible curse upon my head, as mortal as that of crime.
Yo era inocente, pero en verdad había atraído sobre mi cabeza una horrible maldición, tan mortal como la del crimen.
I visited Edinburgh with languid eyes and mind; and yet that city might have interested the most unfortunate being.
Visité Edimburgo con ojos y mente lánguidos; y sin embargo, esa ciudad podría haber interesado al ser más desafortunado.
Clerval did not like it so well as Oxford, for the antiquity of the latter city was more pleasing to him.
A Clerval no le gustó tanto como Oxford, pues la antigüedad de esta última ciudad le resultaba más agradable.
But the beauty and regularity of the new town of Edinburgh, its romantic castle and its environs, the most delightful in the world, Arthur's Seat, St. Bernard's Well, and the Pentland Hills, compensated him for the change and filled him with cheerfulness and admiration.
Pero la belleza y regularidad de la nueva ciudad de Edimburgo, su romántico castillo y sus alrededores, los más encantadores del mundo, el Asiento de Arturo, el Pozo de San Bernardo y las Colinas de Pentland, le compensaron por el cambio y le llenaron de alegría y admiración.
But I was impatient to arrive at the termination of my journey.
Pero yo estaba impaciente por llegar al término de mi viaje.
We left Edinburgh in a week, passing through Coupar, St. Andrew's, and along the banks of the Tay, to Perth, where our friend expected us.
Dejamos Edimburgo en una semana, pasando por Coupar, St. Andrew's, y a lo largo de las orillas del Tay, hasta Perth, donde nuestro amigo nos esperaba.
But I was in no mood to laugh and talk with strangers or enter into their feelings or plans with the good humour expected from a guest; and accordingly I told Clerval that I wished to make the tour of Scotland alone.
Pero yo no estaba de humor para reír y hablar con extraños ni para compartir sus sentimientos o planes con la buena disposición que se espera de un huésped; y por ello le dije a Clerval que deseaba recorrer Escocia solo.
"Do you," said I, "enjoy yourself, and let this be our rendezvous.
«Tú», le dije, «diviértete, y que este sea nuestro punto de encuentro.
I may be absent a month or two; but do not interfere with my motions, I entreat you; leave me to peace and solitude for a short time; and when I return, I hope it will be with a lighter heart, more congenial to your own temper.
Puede que esté ausente un mes o dos; pero no te entrometas en mis movimientos, te lo ruego; déjame en paz y soledad por un breve tiempo; y cuando regrese, espero que sea con el corazón más aliviado, más acorde con tu propio carácter.
Vocabulary
- era
- Past tense of 'ser'; was, used for states
- inocente
- Free from guilt or wrongdoing; innocent
- verdad
- The quality of being true; truth, reality
- había
- Imperfect form of 'haber'; there was, had
- atraído
- Past participle of 'atraer'; attracted, drawn toward
- cabeza
- The uppermost part of the human body; head
- horrible
- Causing horror or disgust; terrible, dreadful
- maldición
- A supernatural spell bringing harm; curse
- mortal
- Capable of causing death; deadly, fatal
- crimen
- A serious illegal act; crime
- Visité
- First person preterite of 'visitar'; I visited
- ojos
- Organs used for seeing; eyes
- mente
- The faculty of thought and reason; mind
- lánguidos
- Lacking energy or enthusiasm; languid, listless
- embargo
- Used in phrase 'sin embargo'; nevertheless, however
- ciudad
- A large populated urban settlement; city
- podría
- Conditional form of 'poder'; could, would be able
- haber
- Auxiliary verb used in compound tenses; to have
- interesado
- Past participle of 'interesar'; interested, intrigued
- desafortunado
- Having bad luck or misfortune; unfortunate, unlucky
- gustó
- Preterite of 'gustar'; pleased, was liked by
- tanto
- Adverb or adjective indicating degree; so much, as much
- pues
- Conjunction or filler meaning since, well, then
- antigüedad
- The quality of being old or ancient; antiquity, age
- última
- Feminine form of último; last, latter
- resultaba
- Imperfect of 'resultar'; turned out, proved to be
- agradable
- Giving pleasure or satisfaction; pleasant, agreeable
- belleza
- The quality of being beautiful; beauty
- regularidad
- The quality of being regular or orderly; regularity
- romántico
- Relating to romance or a romantic style; romantic
- castillo
- A large medieval fortified building; castle
- alrededores
- Areas surrounding a place; surroundings, outskirts
- encantadores
- Extremely pleasing or delightful; charming, enchanting
- Asiento
- A seat or place to sit; seat, throne
- Pozo
- A deep hole dug for water; well, pit
- Colinas
- Plural of 'colina'; hills, small elevations of land
- compensaron
- Preterite of 'compensar'; compensated, made up for
- cambio
- Used in 'en cambio'; on the other hand, in exchange
- llenaron
- Preterite of 'llenar'; filled, filled up
- alegría
- A feeling of great happiness; joy, happiness
- admiración
- A feeling of wonder and approval; admiration
- impaciente
- Unable to wait calmly; impatient, eager
- llegar
- To reach or arrive at a destination; to arrive
- término
- The end point or conclusion of something; end, term
- viaje
- A trip or journey from one place to another; trip, journey
- Dejamos
- Preterite of 'dejar'; we left, we departed from
- semana
- A period of seven consecutive days; week
- pasando
- Gerund of 'pasar'; passing through, going through
- largo
- Used in 'a lo largo de'; along, throughout
- orillas
- The edges of a river or body of water; banks, shores
- esperaba
- Imperfect of 'esperar'; was waiting for, expected
- humor
- A mood or state of mind at a given time; mood, humor
- reír
- To make sounds expressing amusement; to laugh
- hablar
- To communicate using spoken language; to speak, to talk
- extraños
- Unfamiliar or unusual things or people; strangers, strange things
- ni
- Negative conjunction linking items; neither, nor, not even
- compartir
- To use or experience something jointly; to share
- sentimientos
- Emotional states or reactions; feelings, emotions
- planes
- Intentions or arrangements for future actions; plans
- disposición
- A person's tendency or readiness to act; disposition, mood
- espera
- Present of 'esperar'; expects, waits for
- huésped
- A person staying as a guest; guest, host
- ello
- Neuter pronoun referring to an idea or situation; it
- dije
- First person preterite of 'decir'; I said, I told
- deseaba
- Imperfect of 'desear'; desired, wished, wanted
- recorrer
- To travel through or across an area; to travel, to tour
- solo
- Without company; alone, on one's own
- diviértete
- Reflexive imperative of 'divertirse'; have fun, enjoy yourself
- sea
- Present subjunctive of 'ser'; be, may be
- punto
- A specific location or moment; point, spot
- encuentro
- A meeting or gathering between people; meeting, encounter
- Puede
- Third person singular of 'poder'; can, may, is possible
- esté
- Present subjunctive of 'estar'; be, may be (state)
- ausente
- Not present in a place; absent, away
- mes
- One of the twelve divisions of the year; month
- entrometas
- Present subjunctive of 'entrometerse'; meddle, interfere, pry
- movimientos
- Acts of moving or changing position; movements
- ruego
- First person of 'rogar'; I beg, I request, I plead
- déjame
- Imperative of 'dejar' with pronoun; leave me, let me
- paz
- A state free from disturbance; peace
- soledad
- The state of being alone; solitude, loneliness
- breve
- Lasting only a short time; brief, short
- regrese
- Present subjunctive of 'regresar'; return, come back
- espero
- First person of 'esperar'; I hope, I expect, I wait
- corazón
- The organ that pumps blood; heart, also emotions
- aliviado
- Past participle of 'aliviar'; relieved, comforted
- acorde
- In agreement or harmony with something; in tune with
- propio
- Belonging to oneself; own, one's own
- carácter
- The mental and moral qualities of a person; character
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