Great Expectations — Page 4

English → Spanish Chapter I. Level 8/10

"Darn me if I couldn't eat 'em," said the man, with a threatening shake of his head, "and if I han't half a mind to't!"

«Maldito sea yo si no pudiera comérmelos», dijo el hombre, con un amenazante movimiento de cabeza, «¡y si no tengo medias ganas de hacerlo!»

I earnestly expressed my hope that he wouldn't, and held tighter to the tombstone on which he had put me; partly, to keep myself upon it; partly, to keep myself from crying.

Expresé con fervor mi esperanza de que no lo hiciera, y me aferré con más fuerza a la lápida sobre la que él me había colocado; en parte, para mantenerme sobre ella; en parte, para contener el llanto.

"Now lookee here!" said the man. "Where's your mother?"

«¡Ahora escúchame bien!», dijo el hombre. «¿Dónde está tu madre?»

"There, sir!" said I.

«¡Allí, señor!», dije yo.

He started, made a short run, and stopped and looked over his shoulder.

Se sobresaltó, dio una breve carrera, se detuvo y miró por encima de su hombro.

"There, sir!" I timidly explained. "Also Georgiana. That's my mother."

«¡Allí, señor!», expliqué tímidamente. «También Georgiana. Esa es mi madre.»

"Oh!" said he, coming back. "And is that your father alonger your mother?"

«¡Oh!», dijo él, regresando. «¿Y ese que está junto a tu madre es tu padre?»

"Yes, sir," said I; "him too; late of this parish."

«Sí, señor», dije yo; «él también; difunto de esta parroquia.»

"Ha!" he muttered then, considering. "Who d'ye live with,—supposin' you're kindly let to live, which I han't made up my mind about?"

«¡Ja!», murmuró entonces, pensativo. «¿Con quién vives, suponiendo que se te permita amablemente seguir viviendo, cosa que aún no he decidido?»

"My sister, sir,—Mrs. Joe Gargery,—wife of Joe Gargery, the blacksmith, sir."

«Mi hermana, señor, la señora Joe Gargery, esposa de Joe Gargery, el herrero, señor.»

"Blacksmith, eh?" said he. And looked down at his leg.

«¿Herrero, eh?», dijo él. Y bajó la vista hacia su pierna.

After darkly looking at his leg and me several times, he came closer to my tombstone, took me by both arms, and tilted me back as far as he could hold me; so that his eyes looked most powerfully down into mine, and mine looked most helplessly up into his.

Después de mirar sombríamente su pierna y a mí varias veces, se acercó a mi lápida, me tomó por ambos brazos y me inclinó hacia atrás todo lo que pudo sostenerme; de modo que sus ojos miraban con gran intensidad hacia los míos, y los míos miraban con gran impotencia hacia los suyos.

"Now lookee here," he said, "the question being whether you're to be let to live. You know what a file is?"

«Ahora escúchame bien», dijo, «la cuestión es si se te va a permitir seguir viviendo. ¿Sabes lo que es una lima?»

"Yes, sir.

«Sí, señor.

Vocabulary

Maldito: Cursed; damned; expressing anger or frustration.
sea: May be; subjunctive form of 'ser' expressing wish.
yo: I; first person singular pronoun.
si: If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause.
no: No; negation or refusal.
pudiera: Could; might; subjunctive past of 'poder'.
dijo: Said; past tense of 'decir'.
el: The; masculine singular definite article.
hombre: Man; adult male person.
con: With; indicating accompaniment or association.
un: A; an; masculine singular indefinite article.
amenazante: Threatening; menacing; expressing danger or hostility.
movimiento: Movement; motion; action or gesture.
de: Of; preposition indicating possession or relation.
cabeza: Head; upper part of human body.
tengo: I have; present tense of 'tener'.
medias: Half; partial; or stockings; hosiery.
ganas: Desires; wishes; inclinations to do something.
Expresé: I expressed; past tense of 'expresar'.
fervor: Fervor; intense enthusiasm or passion.
mi: My; possessive adjective, first person singular.
esperanza: Hope; expectation of something desired.
que: That; which; relative or subordinating conjunction.
lo: It; third person masculine singular object pronoun.
me: Me; first person singular object pronoun.
aferré: I clung; past tense of 'aferrarse'.
más: More; greater quantity or degree.
fuerza: Force; strength; physical or moral power.
la: The; feminine singular definite article.
lápida: Tombstone; gravestone; monument over a burial.
sobre: On; upon; over; preposition indicating position.
él: He; third person masculine singular pronoun.
había: Had; was; past tense of 'haber'.
colocado: Placed; positioned; past participle of 'colocar'.
en: In; on; preposition indicating position or time.
parte: Part; portion; section of something.
para: For; in order to; preposition of purpose.
ella: She; third person feminine singular pronoun.
contener: Contain; hold back; restrain or suppress.
llanto: Weeping; crying; tears or lamentation.
Ahora: Now; at the present time or moment.
escúchame: Listen to me; imperative form with pronoun.
bien: Well; good; in a satisfactory manner.
Dónde: Where; at what place or location.
está: Is; present tense of 'estar'.
tu: Your; possessive adjective, second person singular.
madre: Mother; female parent.
Allí: There; at that place or location.
señor: Sir; mister; man; title of respect.
dije: I said; past tense of 'decir'.
Se: Himself; herself; reflexive pronoun third person.
sobresaltó: Startled; jumped; past tense of 'sobresaltarse'.
dio: Gave; past tense of 'dar'.
una: A; an; feminine singular indefinite article.
breve: Brief; short; lasting a short time.
carrera: Race; career; running or course of action.
se: Himself; herself; reflexive pronoun third person.
detuvo: Stopped; halted; past tense of 'detenerse'.
miró: Looked; gazed; past tense of 'mirar'.
por: By; through; preposition of agency or means.
encima: Above; on top of; over something.
su: His; her; its; your; possessive adjective.
hombro: Shoulder; upper limb between neck and arm.
expliqué: I explained; past tense of 'explicar'.
tímidamente: Timidly; shyly; in a fearful manner.
También: Also; too; likewise; in addition.
Esa: That; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun.
es: Is; present tense of 'ser'.
regresando: Returning; coming back; present participle of 'regresar'.
ese: That; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun.
junto: Together; near; next to; close by.
padre: Father; male parent.
Sí: Yes; affirmative response or agreement.
también: Also; too; likewise; in addition.

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