Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 7
However, that's none of my business; I am sent to nurse you and get you well; I do my duty with a safe conscience; it were well if everybody did the same."
Sin embargo, eso no es asunto mío; me han enviado para cuidarle y hacer que se recupere; cumplo con mi deber con la conciencia tranquila; sería bueno que todos hicieran lo mismo."
I turned with loathing from the woman who could utter so unfeeling a speech to a person just saved, on the very edge of death; but I felt languid and unable to reflect on all that had passed.
Me aparté con repugnancia de la mujer que podía pronunciar un discurso tan insensible ante una persona recién salvada, al mismo borde de la muerte; pero me sentía lánguido e incapaz de reflexionar sobre todo lo que había pasado.
The whole series of my life appeared to me as a dream; I sometimes doubted if indeed it were all true, for it never presented itself to my mind with the force of reality.
Toda la serie de mi vida me parecía un sueño; a veces dudaba de si todo era verdad, pues nunca se presentaba a mi mente con la fuerza de la realidad.
As the images that floated before me became more distinct, I grew feverish; a darkness pressed around me; no one was near me who soothed me with the gentle voice of love; no dear hand supported me.
A medida que las imágenes que flotaban ante mí se volvían más nítidas, me fui poniendo febril; una oscuridad me oprimía por todos lados; nadie estaba cerca de mí que me calmara con la dulce voz del amor; ninguna mano querida me sostenía.
The physician came and prescribed medicines, and the old woman prepared them for me; but utter carelessness was visible in the first, and the expression of brutality was strongly marked in the visage of the second.
El médico vino y recetó medicamentos, y la anciana los preparó para mí; pero una completa negligencia era visible en el primero, y la expresión de brutalidad estaba fuertemente marcada en el semblante de la segunda.
Who could be interested in the fate of a murderer but the hangman who would gain his fee?
¿Quién podría interesarse por el destino de un asesino sino el verdugo que ganaría su paga?
These were my first reflections, but I soon learned that Mr. Kirwin had shown me extreme kindness.
Estas fueron mis primeras reflexiones, pero pronto supe que el señor Kirwin me había mostrado una bondad extrema.
He had caused the best room in the prison to be prepared for me (wretched indeed was the best); and it was he who had provided a physician and a nurse.
Había mandado preparar para mí la mejor habitación de la prisión (miserable era, en verdad, la mejor); y fue él quien había proporcionado un médico y una enfermera.
Vocabulary
- Sin
- Without; used in prepositional phrases
- embargo
- Embargo; in 'sin embargo' means 'however'
- eso
- That; neutral demonstrative pronoun
- no
- No; negation word
- es
- Is; third person singular of 'ser'
- asunto
- Matter, affair, or issue
- mío
- Mine; first person possessive pronoun
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- han
- Have; third person plural of 'haber'
- enviado
- Sent; past participle of 'enviar'
- para
- For, in order to; preposition of purpose
- cuidarle
- To take care of him or her
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- hacer
- To do or make; common infinitive verb
- que
- That, which; subordinating conjunction or pronoun
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with many verbs
- recupere
- Recovers; subjunctive of 'recuperar'
- cumplo
- I fulfill; first person singular of 'cumplir'
- con
- With; common Spanish preposition
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- deber
- Duty, obligation; also infinitive 'to owe'
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- conciencia
- Conscience or consciousness; moral awareness
- tranquila
- Calm, peaceful; feminine adjective
- sería
- Would be; conditional of 'ser'
- bueno
- Good; common positive adjective
- todos
- Everyone, all; plural pronoun or adjective
- hicieran
- Would do; imperfect subjunctive of 'hacer'
- lo
- It; neuter or masculine object pronoun
- mismo
- Same; adjective indicating sameness or identity
- Me
- Me; first person singular reflexive or object pronoun
- aparté
- I moved away; preterite of 'apartar'
- repugnancia
- Repugnance, disgust, strong aversion
- de
- Of, from; very common Spanish preposition
- mujer
- Woman; adult female person
- podía
- Could; imperfect of 'poder'
- pronunciar
- To pronounce or deliver a speech
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- discurso
- Speech, discourse; formal verbal address
- tan
- So, such; adverb of degree
- insensible
- Insensitive, unfeeling; lacking compassion
- ante
- Before, in front of; preposition
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- persona
- Person; individual human being
- recién
- Recently, just; adverb of recent time
- salvada
- Saved, rescued; feminine past participle
- al
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'el'
- borde
- Edge, brink; used in 'al borde de'
- muerte
- Death; end of life
- pero
- But; common adversative conjunction
- sentía
- Felt; imperfect of 'sentir'
- lánguido
- Languid, weak, listless; lacking energy
- e
- And; variant of 'y' before 'i' sound
- incapaz
- Incapable, unable; lacking ability
- reflexionar
- To reflect, think deeply about something
- sobre
- About, over; common Spanish preposition
- todo
- Everything, all; pronoun or adjective
- había
- Had; imperfect of 'haber', auxiliary verb
- pasado
- Happened, passed; past participle of 'pasar'
- Toda
- All, entire; feminine adjective of totality
- serie
- Series, sequence; succession of events
- vida
- Life; existence of a living being
- parecía
- Seemed, appeared; imperfect of 'parecer'
- sueño
- Dream or sleep; vision during rest
- a
- To, at; very common Spanish preposition
- veces
- Times; used in 'a veces' meaning sometimes
- dudaba
- Doubted; imperfect of 'dudar'
- si
- If; conditional conjunction
- era
- Was; imperfect of 'ser'
- verdad
- Truth; factual reality
- pues
- Since, well, because; causal connector
- nunca
- Never; negative adverb of time
- presentaba
- Presented, showed; imperfect of 'presentar'
- mente
- Mind; the thinking faculty
- fuerza
- Force, strength; physical or mental power
- realidad
- Reality; actual state of things
- A
- To, at; preposition starting a phrase
- medida
- Measure; in 'a medida que' means as, while
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- imágenes
- Images, pictures; mental or visual representations
- flotaban
- Floated; imperfect of 'flotar'
- mí
- Me; first person singular prepositional pronoun
- volvían
- Returned, became; imperfect of 'volver'
- más
- More; comparative adverb
- nítidas
- Clear, sharp, vivid; feminine plural adjective
- fui
- I went or I was; preterite of 'ir'/'ser'
- poniendo
- Putting, becoming; gerund of 'poner'
- febril
- Feverish; relating to or like a fever
- oscuridad
- Darkness; absence of light
- oprimía
- Oppressed, weighed down; imperfect of 'oprimir'
- por
- By, through, for; common Spanish preposition
- lados
- Sides; plural of 'lado'
- nadie
- Nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun
- estaba
- Was; imperfect of 'estar'
- cerca
- Near, close; adverb of proximity
- calmara
- Would calm; imperfect subjunctive of 'calmar'
- dulce
- Sweet, gentle; pleasant adjective
- voz
- Voice; sound produced when speaking
- del
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'el'
- amor
- Love; deep affection or romantic feeling
- ninguna
- None, no; feminine negative adjective or pronoun
- mano
- Hand; part of the body
- querida
- Dear, beloved; feminine adjective of affection
- sostenía
- Held, supported; imperfect of 'sostener'
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- médico
- Doctor, physician; medical professional
- vino
- Came; preterite of 'venir'
- recetó
- Prescribed; preterite of 'recetar'
- medicamentos
- Medications, medicines; pharmaceutical drugs
- anciana
- Elderly woman; old female person
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- preparó
- Prepared; preterite of 'preparar'
- completa
- Complete, total; feminine adjective
- negligencia
- Negligence, carelessness; failure to take care
- visible
- Visible, noticeable; able to be seen
- en
- In, on, at; common location preposition
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- primero
- First; ordinal number adjective
- expresión
- Expression; look on a face or verbal phrase
- brutalidad
- Brutality; savage cruelty or harshness
- fuertemente
- Strongly, heavily; adverb of strong intensity
- marcada
- Marked, pronounced; feminine past participle
- semblante
- Face, countenance; expression on one's face
- segunda
- Second; feminine ordinal number adjective
- Quién
- Who; interrogative pronoun
- podría
- Could; conditional of 'poder'
- interesarse
- To take interest in something or someone
- destino
- Destiny, fate; one's predetermined outcome
- asesino
- Murderer, assassin; one who kills another
- sino
- But rather; adversative conjunction after negation
- verdugo
- Executioner; one who carries out death sentences
- ganaría
- Would earn; conditional of 'ganar'
- su
- His, her, their; third person possessive adjective
- paga
- Pay, wages; money received for work
- Estas
- These; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun
- fueron
- Were; preterite of 'ser' or 'ir'
- mis
- My; first person plural possessive adjective
- primeras
- First; feminine plural ordinal adjective
- reflexiones
- Reflections, thoughts; plural of 'reflexión'
- pronto
- Soon, quickly; adverb of time
- supe
- I found out; preterite of 'saber'
- señor
- Mister, sir; title of respect for a man
- mostrado
- Shown, demonstrated; past participle of 'mostrar'
- bondad
- Kindness, goodness; quality of being benevolent
- extrema
- Extreme; feminine adjective of great degree
- Había
- There had been; imperfect of 'haber'
- mandado
- Ordered, sent; past participle of 'mandar'
- preparar
- To prepare; to make ready in advance
- mejor
- Better, best; comparative or superlative adjective
- habitación
- Room; enclosed space in a building
- prisión
- Prison, jail; place of confinement
- miserable
- Miserable, wretched; in a very poor state
- fue
- Was, went; preterite of 'ser' or 'ir'
- él
- He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- quien
- Who, whom; relative or interrogative pronoun
- proporcionado
- Provided, supplied; past participle of 'proporcionar'
- enfermera
- Nurse; female healthcare caregiver
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