Great Expectations — Page 8
On the edge of the river I could faintly make out the only two black things in all the prospect that seemed to be standing upright; one of these was the beacon by which the sailors steered,—like an unhooped cask upon a pole,—an ugly thing when you were near it; the other, a gibbet, with some chains hanging to it which had once held a pirate.
En la orilla del río podía distinguir apenas las únicas dos cosas negras en todo el paisaje que parecían estar erguidas; una de ellas era la baliza por la que se guiaban los marineros, —como un tonel sin aros sobre un palo,— una cosa horrible cuando uno se acercaba a ella; la otra, una horca, con algunas cadenas colgando de ella que en otro tiempo habían sujetado a un pirata.
The man was limping on towards this latter, as if he were the pirate come to life, and come down, and going back to hook himself up again.
El hombre avanzaba cojeando hacia esta última, como si fuera el pirata vuelto a la vida, que había bajado y regresaba para colgarse de nuevo.
It gave me a terrible turn when I thought so; and as I saw the cattle lifting their heads to gaze after him, I wondered whether they thought so too.
Me produjo un espanto terrible cuando lo pensé; y al ver que el ganado levantaba la cabeza para mirarlo, me pregunté si ellos pensarían lo mismo.
I looked all round for the horrible young man, and could see no signs of him.
Miré a todos lados en busca del horrible joven, pero no pude ver ninguna señal de él.
But now I was frightened again, and ran home without stopping.
Pero en ese momento volví a sentir miedo y corrí a casa sin detenerme.
Vocabulary
- orilla
- The edge or bank of a river or shore.
- río
- A river or large flowing body of water.
- distinguir
- To distinguish or tell apart different things.
- apenas
- Barely or scarcely; only just perceivable.
- únicas
- The only ones; singular or unique feminine plural.
- paisaje
- A landscape or scenic view of surrounding terrain.
- erguidas
- Upright or standing straight; raised vertically.
- baliza
- A buoy or navigational marker used at sea.
- guiaban
- They guided themselves or navigated using something.
- marineros
- Sailors or seamen who work on ships.
- tonel
- A large barrel or cask for storing liquids.
- aros
- Rings or hoops, as on a barrel.
- palo
- A stick, pole, or wooden post.
- acercaba
- Was approaching or getting closer to something.
- horca
- A gallows used for hanging condemned criminals.
- cadenas
- Chains; linked metal rings used for binding.
- colgando
- Hanging down; suspended from above.
- sujetado
- Held or fastened; past participle of 'sujetar'.
- pirata
- A pirate; a person who robs at sea.
- avanzaba
- Was advancing or moving forward toward something.
- cojeando
- Limping; walking unevenly due to injury.
- regresaba
- Was returning or coming back to a place.
- colgarse
- To hang oneself; reflexive form of 'colgar'.
- produjo
- Produced or caused; past tense of 'producir'.
- espanto
- Fright or terror; a feeling of intense fear.
- ganado
- Livestock or cattle kept on a farm.
- levantaba
- Was raising or lifting up its head.
- lados
- Sides or directions around a point or place.
- busca
- Search; the act of looking for something.
- ninguna
- None or not any; negative feminine indefinite pronoun.
- señal
- A signal or sign indicating something.
- miedo
- Fear; a feeling of anxiety or dread.
- detenerme
- To stop myself; reflexive infinitive of 'detener'.
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