Heart of Darkness — Page 13
I am ready to do anything, anything for you.
Estoy dispuesta a hacer cualquier cosa, cualquier cosa por ti.
It is a glorious idea.
Es una idea gloriosa.
I know the wife of a very high personage in the Administration, and also a man who has lots of influence with,' etc.
Conozco a la esposa de un personaje muy importante en la Administración, y también a un hombre que tiene mucha influencia con,' etc.
She was determined to make no end of fuss to get me appointed skipper of a river steamboat, if such was my fancy.
Estaba decidida a hacer todo lo posible para que me nombraran capitán de un barco de vapor fluvial, si eso era lo que yo deseaba.
"I got my appointment—of course; and I got it very quick.
"Obtuve mi nombramiento, por supuesto; y lo obtuve muy rápido.
It appears the Company had received news that one of their captains had been killed in a scuffle with the natives.
Al parecer, la Compañía había recibido noticias de que uno de sus capitanes había sido asesinado en una reyerta con los nativos.
This was my chance, and it made me the more anxious to go.
Esta era mi oportunidad, y eso me hizo sentir aún más ansioso por ir.
It was only months and months afterwards, when I made the attempt to recover what was left of the body, that I heard the original quarrel arose from a misunderstanding about some hens.
Fue solo meses y meses después, cuando intenté recuperar lo que quedaba del cuerpo, que me enteré de que la disputa original surgió de un malentendido sobre unas gallinas.
Yes, two black hens.
Sí, dos gallinas negras.
Fresleven—that was the fellow's name, a Dane—thought himself wronged somehow in the bargain, so he went ashore and started to hammer the chief of the village with a stick.
Fresleven, ese era el nombre del individuo, un danés, se consideró perjudicado de algún modo en el trato, así que desembarcó y comenzó a golpear al jefe de la aldea con un palo.
Oh, it didn't surprise me in the least to hear this, and at the same time to be told that Fresleven was the gentlest, quietest creature that ever walked on two legs.
Oh, no me sorprendió en absoluto escuchar esto, y al mismo tiempo que me dijeran que Fresleven era la criatura más apacible y tranquila que jamás había caminado sobre dos piernas.
No doubt he was; but he had been a couple of years already out there engaged in the noble cause, you know, and he probably felt the need at last of asserting his self-respect in some way.
Sin duda lo era; pero ya llevaba un par de años allá fuera entregado a la noble causa, ya saben, y probablemente sintió al fin la necesidad de afirmar su amor propio de algún modo.
Vocabulary
- Estoy
- First-person singular present tense of 'estar,' meaning 'I am'
- dispuesta
- Willing or ready to do something
- a
- Preposition indicating direction, purpose, or indirect object
- hacer
- To do or to make something
- cualquier
- Any or whichever; used before singular nouns
- cosa
- A thing or object of any kind
- por
- Preposition meaning for, by, through, or because of
- ti
- Second-person singular pronoun used after prepositions, meaning 'you'
- Es
- Third-person singular present of 'ser,' meaning 'it is'
- una
- Indefinite feminine article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- idea
- A thought, concept, or plan in one's mind
- gloriosa
- Glorious; magnificent or worthy of great praise
- Conozco
- First-person singular present of 'conocer,' meaning 'I know'
- la
- Definite feminine singular article meaning 'the'
- esposa
- Wife; a married female partner
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- un
- Indefinite masculine singular article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- personaje
- A notable or important person; a character or figure
- muy
- Adverb meaning 'very,' intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- importante
- Important; significant or of great consequence
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'
- Administración
- Administration; management or governing body of an organization
- también
- Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'
- hombre
- Man; an adult male human being
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'who'
- tiene
- Third-person singular present of 'tener,' meaning 'has'
- mucha
- Feminine form of 'mucho,' meaning 'a lot of' or 'much'
- influencia
- Influence; power to affect people or decisions
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- Estaba
- Third-person singular imperfect of 'estar,' meaning 'was'
- decidida
- Determined or resolved to do something
- todo
- Everything or all; the entirety of something
- lo
- Neuter or masculine direct object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'him'
- posible
- Possible; able to happen or be done
- nombraran
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'nombrar,' meaning 'they would appoint'
- capitán
- Captain; leader or commander of a ship or team
- barco
- A boat or ship used for water transportation
- vapor
- Steam; also refers to a steamship or steam vessel
- fluvial
- Relating to rivers; riverine or river-based
- si
- Conditional conjunction meaning 'if'
- eso
- Neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'
- era
- Third-person singular imperfect of 'ser,' meaning 'was'
- yo
- First-person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'
- deseaba
- Third-person singular imperfect of 'desear,' meaning 'desired'
- Obtuve
- First-person singular preterite of 'obtener,' meaning 'I obtained'
- mi
- First-person singular possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- nombramiento
- An appointment or nomination to an official position
- supuesto
- Of course; assumed or supposed to be true
- rápido
- Fast or quickly; with speed
- Al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el,' meaning 'to the'
- parecer
- To seem or appear; also used in 'al parecer' meaning 'apparently'
- Compañía
- Company; a business or commercial organization
- había
- Third-person singular pluperfect auxiliary of 'haber,' meaning 'had'
- recibido
- Past participle of 'recibir,' meaning 'received'
- noticias
- News or pieces of information about recent events
- sus
- Third-person possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'their'
- capitanes
- Plural of 'capitán'; captains of ships or teams
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser,' meaning 'been'
- asesinado
- Murdered or assassinated; killed intentionally
- reyerta
- A brawl or violent quarrel between people
- los
- Definite masculine plural article meaning 'the'
- nativos
- Native inhabitants; people indigenous to a region
- Esta
- Feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this'
- oportunidad
- An opportunity or favorable chance to do something
- hizo
- Third-person singular preterite of 'hacer,' meaning 'made' or 'did'
- sentir
- To feel or sense an emotion or physical sensation
- aún
- Still or even; used to emphasize degree or continuation
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- ansioso
- Anxious or eager; feeling nervous anticipation
- ir
- To go; the infinitive of movement to a place
- Fue
- Third-person singular preterite of 'ser' or 'ir,' meaning 'was' or 'went'
- solo
- Only or alone; without others or just one
- meses
- Plural of 'mes'; months of the year
- después
- Afterward or after; indicating a later point in time
- cuando
- When; conjunction referring to a point in time
- intenté
- First-person singular preterite of 'intentar,' meaning 'I tried'
- recuperar
- To recover or retrieve something lost
- quedaba
- Imperfect of 'quedar,' meaning 'remained' or 'was left'
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el,' meaning 'of the'
- cuerpo
- Body; the physical form of a person or animal
- enteré
- First-person preterite of 'enterarse,' meaning 'I found out'
- disputa
- A dispute or argument between two parties
- original
- Original; the first or initial version of something
- surgió
- Third-person preterite of 'surgir,' meaning 'arose' or 'emerged'
- malentendido
- A misunderstanding; an incorrect interpretation of something
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'about,' 'over,' or 'on top of'
- unas
- Indefinite feminine plural article meaning 'some' or 'a few'
- gallinas
- Hens or chickens; female domestic birds
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response to a question
- dos
- The number two
- negras
- Feminine plural of 'negro'; meaning black in color
- ese
- Masculine demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'that'
- el
- Definite masculine singular article meaning 'the'
- nombre
- A name given to a person, place, or thing
- individuo
- An individual; a single person distinct from others
- danés
- Danish; relating to Denmark or its people
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or impersonal verbs
- consideró
- Third-person preterite of 'considerar,' meaning 'considered'
- perjudicado
- Harmed or wronged; someone who suffered damage or injustice
- algún
- Some or any; indefinite adjective before masculine nouns
- modo
- A way or manner of doing something
- trato
- Treatment or deal; the way someone is treated
- así
- Like this or like that; in this manner
- desembarcó
- Third-person preterite of 'desembarcar,' meaning 'disembarked'
- comenzó
- Third-person preterite of 'comenzar,' meaning 'began'
- golpear
- To hit or strike someone or something
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el,' meaning 'to the'
- jefe
- Chief, boss, or leader of a group or community
- aldea
- A small village or rural community
- palo
- A stick, pole, or wooden rod
- no
- No; negation or refusal
- sorprendió
- Third-person preterite of 'sorprender,' meaning 'surprised'
- absoluto
- Absolute; total or complete, as in 'en absoluto' meaning 'not at all'
- escuchar
- To listen or hear something attentively
- esto
- Neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
- mismo
- Same or itself; used for emphasis or identity
- tiempo
- Time or weather; a measure of duration
- dijeran
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'decir,' meaning 'they would say'
- criatura
- A creature or being; also used for a child
- apacible
- Gentle, calm, or peaceful in nature
- tranquila
- Calm or quiet; free from agitation or disturbance
- jamás
- Never or ever; a strong negative adverb of time
- caminado
- Past participle of 'caminar,' meaning 'walked'
- piernas
- Legs; the lower limbs used for walking
- Sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- duda
- Doubt; uncertainty about something's truth or reality
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but,' introducing a contrast
- llevaba
- Imperfect of 'llevar,' meaning 'had been carrying' or 'had spent time'
- par
- A pair or couple; two of the same thing
- años
- Years; plural of 'año,' a unit of time
- allá
- Over there; referring to a distant location
- fuera
- Outside or away; also subjunctive of 'ser/ir'
- entregado
- Devoted or dedicated; past participle of 'entregar'
- noble
- Noble; honorable, dignified, or of high moral character
- causa
- A cause or reason; a goal or principle fought for
- saben
- Third-person plural present of 'saber,' meaning 'they know'
- probablemente
- Probably; indicating something is likely to be true
- sintió
- Third-person preterite of 'sentir,' meaning 'felt'
- fin
- End or finally; the conclusion of something
- necesidad
- Necessity or need; something essential or required
- afirmar
- To affirm or assert; to state something with confidence
- su
- His, her, its, or their; third-person possessive adjective
- amor
- Love; a deep affection for someone or something
- propio
- Own or self; belonging to oneself, as in 'amor propio'
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