Heart of Darkness — Page 14

English → Spanish Full Text Level 9/10

Therefore he whacked the old nigger mercilessly, while a big crowd of his people watched him, thunderstruck, till some man—I was told the chief's son—in desperation at hearing the old chap yell, made a tentative jab with a spear at the white man—and of course it went quite easy between the shoulder-blades.

Por eso golpeó al viejo negro sin piedad, mientras una gran multitud de su gente lo observaba, atónita, hasta que un hombre —me dijeron que era el hijo del jefe— desesperado al oír gritar al viejo, intentó clavar una lanza en el hombre blanco —y por supuesto entró con toda facilidad entre los omóplatos.

Then the whole population cleared into the forest, expecting all kinds of calamities to happen, while, on the other hand, the steamer Fresleven commanded left also in a bad panic, in charge of the engineer, I believe.

Entonces toda la población huyó hacia el bosque, esperando que ocurrieran toda clase de calamidades, mientras que, por otro lado, el vapor que comandaba Fresleven también partió presa de un gran pánico, al mando del ingeniero, según creo.

Afterwards nobody seemed to trouble much about Fresleven's remains, till I got out and stepped into his shoes.

Después nadie pareció preocuparse demasiado por los restos de Fresleven, hasta que yo llegué y ocupé su lugar.

I couldn't let it rest, though; but when an opportunity offered at last to meet my predecessor, the grass growing through his ribs was tall enough to hide his bones.

Sin embargo, no pude dejarlo así; pero cuando por fin se presentó la oportunidad de encontrarme con mi predecesor, la hierba que crecía entre sus costillas era lo suficientemente alta como para ocultar sus huesos.

They were all there.

Estaban todos allí.

The supernatural being had not been touched after he fell.

El ser sobrenatural no había sido tocado desde que cayó.

And the village was deserted, the huts gaped black, rotting, all askew within the fallen enclosures.

Y el poblado estaba desierto, las chozas se abrían negras, pudriéndose, todas torcidas dentro de los cercados derrumbados.

A calamity had come to it, sure enough.

Una calamidad había caído sobre él, sin duda alguna.

The people had vanished.

La gente había desaparecido.

Mad terror had scattered them, men, women, and children, through the bush, and they had never returned.

El terror enloquecido los había dispersado, hombres, mujeres y niños, por la espesura, y nunca habían regresado.

What became of the hens I don't know either.

Qué fue de las gallinas tampoco lo sé.

I should think the cause of progress got them, anyhow.

Me imagino que la causa del progreso acabó con ellas, de todos modos.

However, through this glorious affair I got my appointment, before I had fairly begun to hope for it.

Sin embargo, gracias a este glorioso asunto obtuve mi nombramiento, antes de que hubiera empezado siquiera a esperarlo.

Vocabulary

Por: For; by; through; because of.
eso: That; that thing; for that reason.
golpeó: He/she struck or hit forcefully.
al: To the; at the (contraction of 'a el').
viejo: Old; aged; elderly person.
negro: Black; dark-colored; black person.
sin: Without; lacking; in the absence of.
piedad: Pity; compassion; mercy; sympathy.
mientras: While; during; meanwhile; as long as.
una: A; an; one (feminine form).
gran: Great; large; big; of great importance.
multitud: Multitude; crowd; large group of people.
de: Of; from; about; belonging to.
su: His; her; its; your (formal); their.
gente: People; folks; persons; individuals collectively.
lo: It; him; the (neuter direct object).
observaba: He/she was observing or watching closely.
atónita: Astonished; amazed; stunned; dumbfounded (feminine).
hasta: Until; up to; even; as far as.
que: That; which; who; what; because.
un: A; an; one (masculine form).
hombre: Man; male; human being; person.
me: Me; to me; myself (object pronoun).
dijeron: They said; they told; they spoke.
era: He/she was; it was (past tense).
el: The (masculine singular article).
hijo: Son; male child; descendant.
del: Of the; from the (contraction).
jefe: Chief; boss; leader; head of group.
desesperado: Desperate; hopeless; reckless; in despair.
oír: To hear; to listen; to perceive sound.
gritar: To shout; to yell; to cry out.
intentó: He/she attempted; he/she tried to do.
clavar: To nail; to drive in; to thrust.
lanza: Spear; lance; javelin; weapon.
en: In; on; at; into; during.
blanco: White; blank; target; objective.
por supuesto: Of course; certainly; naturally; obviously.
entró: He/she entered; he/she came in.
con: With; along with; by means of.
toda: All; every; whole; entire (feminine).
facilidad: Ease; facility; simplicity; lack of difficulty.
entre: Between; among; amid; in the midst.
Entonces: Then; at that time; therefore.
la: The (feminine singular article).
población: Population; town; settlement; community.
huyó: He/she fled; he/she escaped; ran away.
hacia: Toward; towards; in the direction of.
bosque: Forest; woods; wooded area; wilderness.
esperando: Hoping; expecting; waiting for; anticipating.
ocurrieran: Would occur; might happen; could take place.
clase: Class; kind; type; sort; category.
calamidades: Calamities; disasters; misfortunes; catastrophes (plural).
otro: Other; another; different; additional one.
lado: Side; flank; direction; edge.
vapor: Steamship; steamer; steam; vapor; mist.
comandaba: He/she commanded; he/she was in charge.
también: Also; too; likewise; as well.
partió: He/she departed; he/she left; set out.
presa: Prey; victim; seized; gripped by.
pánico: Panic; fear; alarm; dread.
mando: Command; control; leadership; authority.
ingeniero: Engineer; technical professional; builder.
según: According to; as per; depending on.
creo: I believe; I think; I suppose.
Después: After; afterwards; later; subsequently.
nadie: Nobody; no one; not anybody.
pareció: He/she seemed; appeared; looked; seemed like.
preocuparse: To worry; to be concerned; to care.
demasiado: Too much; too; excessively; overly.
restos: Remains; leftovers; remnants; ruins (plural).
yo: I; me (subject pronoun).
llegué: I arrived; I came; I reached.
ocupé: I occupied; I took; I held.
lugar: Place; location; spot; position; rank.
Sin: Without; lacking; in the absence of.

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