Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 5
I was extremely tired, and with that, and the heat of the weather, and about half a pint of brandy that I drank as I left the ship, I found myself much inclined to sleep.
Estaba extremadamente cansado, y con eso, y el calor del tiempo, y aproximadamente medio cuartillo de brandy que bebí al dejar el barco, me encontré muy inclinado a dormir.
I lay down on the grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever I remembered to have done in my life, and, as I reckoned, about nine hours; for when I awaked, it was just day-light.
Me eché sobre la hierba, que era muy corta y suave, donde dormí más profundamente de lo que jamás recordaba haber dormido en mi vida, y, según calculé, unas nueve horas; pues cuando desperté, apenas amanecía.
I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir: for, as I happened to lie on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same manner.
Intenté levantarme, pero no pude moverme: pues, como estaba tendido de espaldas, descubrí que mis brazos y piernas estaban firmemente sujetos a cada lado al suelo; y mi cabello, que era largo y espeso, atado de la misma manera.
I likewise felt several slender ligatures across my body, from my arm-pits to my thighs.
Asimismo sentí varias ligaduras delgadas cruzando mi cuerpo, desde las axilas hasta los muslos.
I could only look upwards; the sun began to grow hot, and the light offended my eyes.
Solo podía mirar hacia arriba; el sol comenzaba a calentar, y la luz me molestaba en los ojos.
I heard a confused noise about me; but in the posture I lay, could see nothing except the sky.
Escuché un ruido confuso a mi alrededor; pero en la postura en que estaba tendido, no podía ver nada excepto el cielo.
In a little time I felt something alive moving on my left leg, which advancing gently forward over my breast, came almost up to my chin; when, bending my eyes downwards as much as I could, I perceived it to be a human creature not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands, and a quiver at his back.
Al cabo de un momento sentí algo vivo moviéndose sobre mi pierna izquierda, que avanzando suavemente hacia adelante sobre mi pecho, llegó casi hasta mi barbilla; entonces, bajando los ojos todo lo que pude, percibí que era una criatura humana de no más de seis pulgadas de altura, con un arco y una flecha en las manos, y una aljaba a la espalda.
Vocabulary
- Estaba
- Past tense of 'estar'; he/she/it was
- extremadamente
- To an extreme degree; extremely
- cansado
- Feeling tired or fatigued
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- eso
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'
- el
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine)
- calor
- Warmth or heat from a source
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el' meaning 'of the'
- tiempo
- Weather or time depending on context
- aproximadamente
- Roughly or about a certain amount
- medio
- Half or middle of something
- cuartillo
- Small unit of liquid measure, about a pint
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that/which'
- bebí
- First-person past tense of 'beber'; I drank
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el' meaning 'to the'
- dejar
- To leave or to let something go
- barco
- A vessel used for traveling on water
- me
- Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me/myself'
- encontré
- First-person past tense of 'encontrar'; I found
- muy
- Adverb meaning 'very' intensifying adjectives
- inclinado
- Inclined or disposed toward something
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- dormir
- To sleep; the act of resting unconsciously
- Me
- Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me/myself'
- eché
- First-person past tense of 'echar'; I lay down
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on' or 'over'
- la
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine)
- hierba
- Grass or herb growing on the ground
- era
- Past tense of 'ser'; it was (imperfect)
- corta
- Short in length or height
- suave
- Soft or smooth to the touch
- donde
- Relative adverb meaning 'where'
- dormí
- First-person past tense of 'dormir'; I slept
- más
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'
- profundamente
- Deeply or thoroughly in manner or degree
- lo
- Neutral object pronoun meaning 'it'
- jamás
- Never or not ever; strong negation
- recordaba
- Imperfect of 'recordar'; used to remember
- haber
- Auxiliary verb 'to have' used in perfect tenses
- dormido
- Past participle of 'dormir'; having slept
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'on'
- mi
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- vida
- The existence of a living being; life
- según
- Preposition meaning 'according to'
- calculé
- First-person past tense of 'calcular'; I calculated
- unas
- Indefinite article meaning 'some' (feminine plural)
- nueve
- The number nine
- horas
- Units of time equal to sixty minutes each
- pues
- Conjunction meaning 'since,' 'well,' or 'then'
- cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when' indicating time
- desperté
- First-person past tense of 'despertar'; I woke up
- apenas
- Adverb meaning 'barely' or 'just'
- amanecía
- Imperfect of 'amanecer'; it was dawning
- Intenté
- First-person past tense of 'intentar'; I tried
- levantarme
- Reflexive infinitive meaning 'to get myself up'
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but' showing contrast
- no
- Negation adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'
- pude
- First-person past tense of 'poder'; I could
- moverme
- Reflexive infinitive meaning 'to move myself'
- como
- Conjunction meaning 'as' or 'since'
- estaba
- Imperfect of 'estar'; I/he/she was (state)
- tendido
- Lying stretched out flat on a surface
- espaldas
- The back side of a person's torso
- descubrí
- First-person past tense of 'descubrir'; I discovered
- mis
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (plural)
- brazos
- The upper limbs of the human body; arms
- piernas
- Lower limbs used for walking; legs
- estaban
- Imperfect third-person plural of 'estar'; they were
- firmemente
- In a firm or secure manner; firmly
- sujetos
- Held or fastened securely in place
- cada
- Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every'
- lado
- A side or lateral part of something
- suelo
- The ground or floor beneath one's feet
- cabello
- Hair growing on a person's head
- largo
- Long in length or duration
- espeso
- Thick or dense in texture or growth
- atado
- Tied or bound with a rope or cord
- misma
- Same; identical to what was previously mentioned
- manera
- A way or method of doing something
- Asimismo
- Likewise or also; in the same way
- sentí
- First-person past tense of 'sentir'; I felt
- varias
- Several or various of something (feminine plural)
- ligaduras
- Bindings or cords tied around something
- delgadas
- Thin or slender in width or size
- cruzando
- Present participle of 'cruzar'; crossing over something
- cuerpo
- The physical structure of a living being
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'from' indicating a starting point
- las
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine plural)
- axilas
- The hollow area under the arm; armpits
- hasta
- Preposition meaning 'until' or 'up to'
- los
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural)
- muslos
- The upper part of the leg; thighs
- Solo
- Adverb meaning 'only' or adjective meaning 'alone'
- podía
- Imperfect of 'poder'; was able to do
- mirar
- To look at or watch something
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' a direction
- arriba
- Upward direction or above something
- sol
- The star at the center of our solar system
- comenzaba
- Imperfect of 'comenzar'; was beginning to do
- calentar
- To warm or heat something up
- luz
- Visible electromagnetic radiation; light
- molestaba
- Imperfect of 'molestar'; was bothering or annoying
- ojos
- The organs used for seeing; eyes
- Escuché
- First-person past tense of 'escuchar'; I heard
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- ruido
- An unwanted or loud sound; noise
- confuso
- Mixed up or unclear; confused or muddled
- alrededor
- Around or surrounding a particular point
- postura
- The position or posture of a body
- ver
- Infinitive meaning 'to see'
- nada
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'
- excepto
- Preposition meaning 'except' or 'apart from'
- cielo
- The sky or heaven above the earth
- Al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el' meaning 'to the'
- cabo
- End or tip; 'al cabo de' means 'after'
- momento
- A brief period of time; a moment
- algo
- Pronoun meaning 'something' or 'anything'
- vivo
- Alive or living; full of energy
- moviéndose
- Reflexive gerund of 'mover'; moving itself along
- pierna
- One lower limb used for walking; leg
- izquierda
- The left side or direction
- avanzando
- Present participle of 'avanzar'; moving forward
- suavemente
- In a gentle or soft manner; gently
- adelante
- Forward or ahead in direction
- pecho
- The front upper part of the torso; chest
- llegó
- Third-person past tense of 'llegar'; it arrived
- casi
- Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'
- barbilla
- The protruding lower part of the face; chin
- entonces
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'at that moment'
- bajando
- Present participle of 'bajar'; going or coming down
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everything'
- percibí
- First-person past tense of 'percibir'; I perceived
- una
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' (feminine)
- criatura
- A living being or creature, often small
- humana
- Relating to or characteristic of a human being
- seis
- The number six
- pulgadas
- Units of length equal to about 2.54 centimeters; inches
- altura
- The measurement of how tall something is; height
- arco
- A curved weapon for shooting arrows; bow
- flecha
- A slender projectile shot from a bow; arrow
- manos
- The body parts at the end of arms; hands
- aljaba
- A case for carrying arrows; quiver
- espalda
- The rear surface of the human torso; back
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