Great Expectations — Page 2
Ours was the marsh country, down by the river, within, as the river wound, twenty miles of the sea.
La nuestra era la región pantanosa, junto al río, a no más de veinte millas del mar, según los meandros del río.
My first most vivid and broad impression of the identity of things seems to me to have been gained on a memorable raw afternoon towards evening.
Mi primera impresión más vívida y amplia de la identidad de las cosas me parece que la obtuve en una memorable tarde cruda, al caer el día.
At such a time I found out for certain that this bleak place overgrown with nettles was the churchyard; and that Philip Pirrip, late of this parish, and also Georgiana wife of the above, were dead and buried; and that Alexander, Bartholomew, Abraham, Tobias, and Roger, infant children of the aforesaid, were also dead and buried; and that the dark flat wilderness beyond the churchyard, intersected with dikes and mounds and gates, with scattered cattle feeding on it, was the marshes; and that the low leaden line beyond was the river; and that the distant savage lair from which the wind was rushing was the sea; and that the small bundle of shivers growing afraid of it all and beginning to cry, was Pip.
Fue en tal momento cuando descubrí con certeza que aquel lúgubre lugar cubierto de ortigas era el cementerio; y que Philip Pirrip, difunto feligrés de esta parroquia, y también Georgiana, esposa del susodicho, estaban muertos y enterrados; y que Alexander, Bartholomew, Abraham, Tobias y Roger, hijos de corta edad de los antedichos, estaban también muertos y enterrados; y que la oscura y llana extensión yerma más allá del cementerio, cruzada por diques, montículos y portones, con ganado disperso pastando en ella, eran los pantanos; y que la baja y plomiza línea que se veía más allá era el río; y que el lejano y agreste refugio desde el cual el viento soplaba con furia era el mar; y que el pequeño bulto de temblores que empezaba a tener miedo de todo aquello y a romper en llanto era Pip.
"Hold your noise!" cried a terrible voice, as a man started up from among the graves at the side of the church porch.
«¡Cierra la boca!», gritó una voz terrible, cuando un hombre se levantó de entre las tumbas al lado del pórtico de la iglesia.
"Keep still, you little devil, or I'll cut your throat!"
«¡Quieto, pequeño diablo, o te corto el cuello!»
A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg.
Un hombre temible, vestido todo de burdo gris, con un gran grillete de hierro en la pierna.
A man with no hat, and with broken shoes, and with an old rag tied round his head.
Un hombre sin sombrero, con zapatos rotos y con un viejo trapo atado alrededor de la cabeza.
Vocabulary
- nuestra
- Our; first-person plural possessive adjective
- era
- Was; past imperfect tense of 'ser'
- región
- Region; a geographical or administrative area
- pantanosa
- Swampy; characterized by marshes or wetlands
- junto
- Next to; beside or together with something
- río
- River; a large natural flowing body of water
- más
- More; indicating a greater quantity or degree
- veinte
- Twenty; the number 20
- millas
- Miles; units of distance measurement
- mar
- Sea; large body of saltwater
- según
- According to; depending on a given reference
- meandros
- Meanders; winding curves of a river
- primera
- First; ordinal number indicating initial order
- impresión
- Impression; an initial feeling or perception of something
- vívida
- Vivid; intensely clear or bright in memory
- amplia
- Broad/wide; covering a large area or scope
- identidad
- Identity; the qualities defining who someone is
- cosas
- Things; objects or matters in general
- parece
- Seems; third-person singular of 'parecer'
- obtuve
- I obtained; past tense of 'obtener'
- memorable
- Memorable; worth remembering due to special qualities
- tarde
- Afternoon/evening; the later part of the day
- cruda
- Raw/harsh; unpleasantly cold or rough in nature
- caer
- To fall; to descend or drop downward
- día
- Day; a 24-hour period of time
- Fue
- It was; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'
- tal
- Such; of that kind or degree
- momento
- Moment; a brief or specific point in time
- cuando
- When; at the time that something occurred
- descubrí
- I discovered; past tense of 'descubrir'
- certeza
- Certainty; the state of being completely sure
- aquel
- That (over there); demonstrative adjective for distant things
- lúgubre
- Gloomy; dark, dismal, and depressing in atmosphere
- lugar
- Place; a specific location or spot
- cubierto
- Covered; having a layer or coating over something
- ortigas
- Nettles; stinging plants found in overgrown areas
- cementerio
- Cemetery; a burial ground for the deceased
- difunto
- Deceased; a person who has died
- feligrés
- Parishioner; a member of a church parish
- parroquia
- Parish; a local church community or district
- también
- Also/too; indicating addition to what was stated
- esposa
- Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband
- susodicho
- Aforementioned; previously mentioned person or thing
- estaban
- They were; past imperfect of 'estar'
- muertos
- Dead; those who have died
- enterrados
- Buried; placed in the ground after death
- hijos
- Children/sons; offspring of a parent
- corta
- Short; of little length or duration
- edad
- Age; the number of years someone has lived
- antedichos
- Aforementioned; previously mentioned people or things
- oscura
- Dark; lacking light or being dim in color
- llana
- Flat; a level, even stretch of land
- extensión
- Expanse; a wide, open stretch of land
- yerma
- Barren; desolate land lacking vegetation or life
- allá
- Over there; indicating a distant place
- cruzada
- Crossed; marked or traversed by lines or paths
- diques
- Dikes; embankments built to hold back water
- montículos
- Mounds; small natural or artificial hills of earth
- portones
- Gates; large doors or barriers at an entrance
- ganado
- Livestock/cattle; domesticated animals raised on farms
- disperso
- Scattered; spread out over a wide area
- pastando
- Grazing; animals eating grass in an open field
- eran
- They were; past imperfect of 'ser'
- pantanos
- Marshes/swamps; low-lying wetland areas
- baja
- Low; situated at a minimal height or level
- plomiza
- Leaden; dull grey like the color of lead
- línea
- Line; a long, narrow mark or boundary
- veía
- Could be seen; past imperfect of 'ver'
- lejano
- Distant/far; located far away in space
- agreste
- Wild/rustic; rough and uncultivated in nature
- refugio
- Shelter/refuge; a place offering protection from danger
- desde
- From/since; preposition indicating a starting point
- cual
- Which; relative pronoun referring to something mentioned
- viento
- Wind; moving air felt as a natural force
- soplaba
- Was blowing; past imperfect of 'soplar'
- furia
- Fury; intense, violent anger or force
- pequeño
- Small/little; of limited size or stature
- bulto
- Bundle/lump; a shapeless mass or form
- temblores
- Tremors/shivers; involuntary shaking of the body
- empezaba
- Was beginning; past imperfect of 'empezar'
- tener
- To have; to possess or hold something
- miedo
- Fear; an unpleasant emotion caused by danger
- todo
- Everything/all; the whole of something
- aquello
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun for distant things
- romper
- To break; to shatter or burst into something
- llanto
- Crying/weeping; the act of shedding tears
- Cierra
- Close/shut; imperative form of 'cerrar'
- boca
- Mouth; the opening in the face for eating/speaking
- gritó
- Shouted/yelled; past tense of 'gritar'
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced when a person speaks
- terrible
- Terrible; causing fear or extreme unpleasantness
- hombre
- Man; an adult male human being
- levantó
- Rose/stood up; past tense of 'levantarse'
- entre
- Between/among; in the middle of two or more things
- tumbas
- Graves/tombs; burial places for the deceased
- lado
- Side; the edge or flank of something
- pórtico
- Porch/portico; a covered entrance to a building
- iglesia
- Church; a building for Christian worship
- Quieto
- Still/quiet; an order to stop moving immediately
- diablo
- Devil; an evil supernatural being or scoundrel
- corto
- I'll cut; first-person of 'cortar' meaning to cut
- cuello
- Neck; the part connecting head and body
- temible
- Fearsome; inspiring great fear or dread
- vestido
- Dressed/dressed in; wearing a particular garment
- burdo
- Coarse/rough; made of crude or low-quality material
- gris
- Grey; a neutral color between black and white
- gran
- Great/large; of significant size or importance
- grillete
- Shackle; a metal restraint fastened around the leg
- hierro
- Iron; a strong metallic element or material
- pierna
- Leg; the lower limb of the human body
- sin
- Without; lacking or not having something
- sombrero
- Hat; a head covering worn outdoors
- zapatos
- Shoes; footwear worn to protect the feet
- rotos
- Broken/torn; damaged or worn out items
- viejo
- Old; having existed or been used for long
- trapo
- Rag; a torn or worn piece of cloth
- atado
- Tied/bound; fastened with string or rope
- alrededor
- Around; on all sides of something
- cabeza
- Head; the uppermost part of the body
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