Harrigan — Page 3
He strolled out to the pier and watched the last ropes cast loose.
Caminó tranquilamente hasta el muelle y observó cómo soltaban las últimas amarras.
The ship was not large, and even in the dark it seemed dingy and dilapidated.
El barco no era grande, y aun en la oscuridad parecía sucio y destartalado.
He guessed that, big or small, this boat would carry her crew to some distant quarter of the world, and therefore to a place to be desired.
Supuso que, grande o pequeño, ese barco llevaría a su tripulación a algún rincón lejano del mundo, y por lo tanto a un lugar deseable.
A strong voice gave an order from the deck--a hard voice with a ring in it like the striking of iron against iron.
Una voz fuerte dio una orden desde la cubierta, una voz dura con un timbre como el choque del hierro contra el hierro.
Harrigan glanced up with a start of recognition, and by the light of a swinging lantern he saw McTee.
Harrigan levantó la vista con un sobresalto de reconocimiento, y a la luz de un farol oscilante vio a McTee.
If he were in command, this ship was certainly going to a far port.
Si él estaba al mando, ese barco iba sin duda a un puerto lejano.
Black water showed between the dock and the ship.
El agua oscura se veía entre el muelle y el barco.
In a moment more it would be beyond reach, and that thought decided Harrigan.
En un momento más estaría fuera de su alcance, y ese pensamiento decidió a Harrigan.
He made a few paces back, noted the aperture in the rail of the ship where the gangplank was being drawn in, then ran at full speed and leaped high in the air.
Retrocedió unos pasos, observó la abertura en la borda del barco por donde estaban recogiendo la pasarela, luego corrió a toda velocidad y saltó alto en el aire.
The three sailors at the rail shouted their astonishment as Harrigan struck the edge of the gangplank, reeled, and then pitched forward to his knees.
Los tres marineros en la borda gritaron asombrados cuando Harrigan golpeó el borde de la pasarela, tambaleó y luego cayó de rodillas hacia adelante.
He rose and shook himself like a cat that has dropped from a high fence to the ground.
Se levantó y se sacudió como un gato que ha caído desde una cerca alta al suelo.
"What're you?"
"¿Quién eres tú?"
"I'm the extra hand."
"Soy el marinero de más."
And Harrigan ran up the steps to the bridge.
Y Harrigan subió corriendo los escalones hasta el puente de mando.
There he found McTee with the first and second mates.
Allí encontró a McTee con el primer y segundo oficial.
Vocabulary
- Caminó
- He/she walked to a destination
- tranquilamente
- Calmly, in a peaceful or quiet manner
- hasta
- Until or up to a point
- muelle
- A dock or pier for boats
- observó
- He/she observed or watched carefully
- cómo
- How; used to introduce a manner clause
- soltaban
- They were releasing or letting loose ropes
- últimas
- Last or final ones (feminine plural)
- amarras
- Mooring lines or ropes that tie a boat
- barco
- A ship or large boat
- era
- Was; past imperfect form of 'ser'
- grande
- Large or big in size
- aun
- Even; used to emphasize a concession
- oscuridad
- Darkness or absence of light
- parecía
- It seemed or appeared a certain way
- sucio
- Dirty or unclean in appearance
- destartalado
- Ramshackle, run-down, or poorly maintained
- Supuso
- He/she supposed or assumed something
- pequeño
- Small or little in size
- ese
- That; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- llevaría
- Would carry or take someone somewhere
- tripulación
- The crew of a ship or aircraft
- algún
- Some or any (masculine singular indefinite adjective)
- rincón
- A corner or remote nook of a place
- lejano
- Distant or far away from here
- mundo
- The world or global community
- tanto
- So much; used in 'por lo tanto' meaning therefore
- lugar
- A place or location
- deseable
- Desirable or worth wanting
- voz
- A voice or the sound of speaking
- fuerte
- Strong, loud, or powerful
- dio
- Gave; past tense of 'dar'
- orden
- A command or instruction given authoritatively
- desde
- From or since a specific place or time
- cubierta
- The deck of a ship
- dura
- Hard or harsh in quality or tone
- timbre
- Tone quality or timbre of a sound
- como
- Like or as; used for comparisons
- choque
- A clash, impact, or collision of objects
- hierro
- Iron, the metal material
- contra
- Preposition meaning 'against'
- levantó
- Raised or lifted something upward
- vista
- Sight, gaze, or one's field of view
- sobresalto
- A start or sudden feeling of surprise
- reconocimiento
- Recognition or acknowledgment of something known
- luz
- Light or illumination
- farol
- A lantern or street lamp
- oscilante
- Swinging or oscillating back and forth
- vio
- Saw; past tense of 'ver'
- Si
- If; conditional conjunction
- estaba
- Was; past imperfect form of 'estar'
- mando
- Command or control of a group or vessel
- iba
- Was going; past imperfect of 'ir'
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- duda
- Doubt or uncertainty about something
- puerto
- A port or harbor for ships
- agua
- Water in general
- oscura
- Dark or dim in appearance (feminine)
- veía
- Could be seen; past imperfect of 'ver'
- entre
- Between or among two or more things
- momento
- A moment or brief period of time
- más
- More or additional amount
- estaría
- Would be; conditional of 'estar'
- fuera
- Outside or beyond a boundary
- alcance
- Reach or range of access
- pensamiento
- A thought or idea in one's mind
- decidió
- Decided or made a firm choice
- Retrocedió
- Stepped back or moved backward
- unos
- Some or a few (masculine plural)
- pasos
- Steps or paces taken while walking
- abertura
- An opening or gap in a surface
- borda
- The side rail or gunwale of a ship
- donde
- Where; relative adverb of place
- recogiendo
- Gathering or pulling in something
- pasarela
- A gangway or walkway connecting ship to dock
- luego
- Then or afterwards in a sequence
- corrió
- Ran; past tense of 'correr'
- toda
- All or entire (feminine singular)
- velocidad
- Speed or rate of movement
- saltó
- Jumped or leaped through the air
- alto
- High or tall; also a command to halt
- aire
- Air or open space above the ground
- tres
- The number three
- marineros
- Sailors or seamen on a vessel
- gritaron
- They shouted or cried out loudly
- asombrados
- Astonished or amazed by something unexpected
- cuando
- When; temporal conjunction
- golpeó
- Hit or struck something with force
- borde
- An edge or rim of a surface
- tambaleó
- Staggered or swayed unsteadily
- cayó
- Fell; past tense of 'caer'
- rodillas
- Knees; joints in the middle of the legs
- hacia
- Toward or in the direction of
- adelante
- Forward or ahead in direction
- sacudió
- Shook or jolted; past tense of 'sacudir'
- gato
- A cat or a jack for lifting vehicles
- caído
- Fallen; past participle of 'caer'
- cerca
- Near or close to something
- alta
- High or tall (feminine singular)
- suelo
- The ground or floor surface
- Quién
- Who; interrogative pronoun for a person
- eres
- You are; second person singular of 'ser'
- Soy
- I am; first person singular of 'ser'
- marinero
- A sailor or seaman on a vessel
- subió
- Climbed or went up; past tense of 'subir'
- corriendo
- Running; present participle of 'correr'
- escalones
- Steps or stairs on a staircase
- puente
- A bridge; also a ship's navigation bridge
- Allí
- There; refers to a place over there
- encontró
- Found or met someone or something
- primer
- First; ordinal adjective before a noun
- segundo
- Second in order or rank
- oficial
- An officer or official in a hierarchy
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