Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 4

English → Spanish CHAPTER I Level 7/10

The two ships becalmed on a torpid sea, I believed to be marine phantoms.

Los dos barcos encalmados en un mar lánguido, creí que eran fantasmas marinos.

The fiend pinning down the thief's pack behind him, I passed over quickly: it was an object of terror.

Al demonio que sujetaba el fardo del ladrón a sus espaldas, lo pasé por alto rápidamente: era un objeto de terror.

So was the black horned thing seated aloof on a rock, surveying a distant crowd surrounding a gallows.

Lo mismo ocurría con la negra figura cornuda sentada en solitario sobre una roca, contemplando a una muchedumbre lejana rodeando una horca.

Each picture told a story; mysterious often to my undeveloped understanding and imperfect feelings, yet ever profoundly interesting: as interesting as the tales Bessie sometimes narrated on winter evenings, when she chanced to be in good humour; and when, having brought her ironing-table to the nursery hearth, she allowed us to sit about it, and while she got up Mrs. Reed's lace frills, and crimped her nightcap borders, fed our eager attention with passages of love and adventure taken from old fairy tales and other ballads; or (as at a later period I discovered) from the pages of Pamela, and Henry, Earl of Moreland.

Cada imagen contaba una historia; misteriosa con frecuencia para mi entendimiento poco desarrollado y mis sentimientos imperfectos, pero siempre profundamente interesante: tan interesante como los cuentos que Bessie narraba a veces en las noches de invierno, cuando le daba por estar de buen humor; y cuando, habiendo traído su tabla de planchar al hogar del cuarto de los niños, nos permitía sentarnos a su alrededor, y mientras ella preparaba los volantes de encaje de la señora Reed y rizaba los bordes de su gorro de dormir, alimentaba nuestra ávida atención con pasajes de amor y aventura tomados de viejos cuentos de hadas y otras baladas; o (como descubrí en un período posterior) de las páginas de Pamela y Enrique, conde de Moreland.

With Bewick on my knee, I was then happy: happy at least in my way. I feared nothing but interruption, and that came too soon. The breakfast-room door opened.

Con Bewick en mi regazo, era entonces feliz: feliz al menos a mi manera. No temía nada salvo que me interrumpieran, y eso llegó demasiado pronto. La puerta del comedor del desayuno se abrió.

"Boh! Madam Mope!" cried the voice of John Reed; then he paused: he found the room apparently empty.

«¡Bah! ¡Señorita Melancólica!» gritó la voz de John Reed; luego hizo una pausa: encontró la habitación aparentemente vacía.

"Where the dickens is she!" he continued. "Lizzy! Georgy! (calling to his sisters) Joan is not here: tell mama she is run out into the rain—bad animal!

«¡Dónde diablos está!» continuó. «¡Lizzy! ¡Georgy! (llamando a sus hermanas) Joan no está aquí: dile a mamá que ha salido corriendo bajo la lluvia, ¡mala bestia!

Vocabulary

Los: The (masculine plural definite article).
dos: Two; the number 2.
barcos: Ships; boats used for water transportation.
en: In; on; at; preposition showing location.
un: A; an; masculine singular indefinite article.
mar: Sea; large body of salt water.
creí: I believed; I thought (past tense).
que: That; which; common conjunction or relative pronoun.
eran: They were; past tense of ser.
fantasmas: Ghosts; phantoms; supernatural spirits.
marinos: Marine; relating to the sea or ocean.
Al: To the; contraction of a + el.
demonio: Demon; devil; evil supernatural being.
sujetaba: Held; was holding (imperfect past tense).
el: The; masculine singular definite article.
del: Of the; contraction of de + el.
ladrón: Thief; person who steals.
sus: His; her; their; possessive adjective.
espaldas: Backs; rear parts of bodies.
lo: It; him; masculine singular direct object pronoun.
pasé: I passed; I overlooked (past tense).
por: By; for; through; common preposition.
alto: High; tall; or stop command.
rápidamente: Rapidly; quickly; at high speed.
era: Was; past tense of ser.
objeto: Object; thing; item.
de: Of; from; preposition showing possession.
terror: Terror; fear; intense fright.
Lo: The (neuter article); or it (pronoun).
mismo: Same; identical; very itself.
ocurría: Occurred; happened (imperfect past tense).
con: With; accompanying; preposition of association.
la: The; feminine singular definite article.
negra: Black; dark (feminine adjective).
figura: Figure; shape; form; appearance.
sentada: Seated; sitting (feminine adjective).
solitario: Solitary; alone; lonely.
sobre: On; upon; above; preposition.
una: A; an; feminine singular indefinite article.
roca: Rock; stone; boulder.
contemplando: Contemplating; observing; gazing at thoughtfully.
muchedumbre: Crowd; multitude; large gathering of people.
lejana: Distant; far away (feminine adjective).
rodeando: Surrounding; encircling; going around.
Cada: Each; every; one by one.
imagen: Image; picture; mental representation.
contaba: Told; counted; related (imperfect past).
historia: Story; history; narrative of events.
misteriosa: Mysterious; puzzling; enigmatic (feminine).
frecuencia: Frequency; often; rate of occurrence.
para: For; in order to; toward.
mi: My; mine; possessive adjective.
entendimiento: Understanding; comprehension; intellect.
poco: Little; small amount; few.
desarrollado: Developed; advanced; mature.
mis: My; mine (plural); possessive adjective.
sentimientos: Feelings; emotions; sentiments.
imperfectos: Imperfect; flawed; incomplete.
pero: But; however; conjunction.
siempre: Always; forever; at all times.
profundamente: Profoundly; deeply; intensely.
interesante: Interesting; engaging; worthy of interest.
tan: So; as; equally; to that degree.
como: Like; as; how; in the manner of.
cuentos: Stories; tales; narratives.
narraba: Narrated; told; recounted (imperfect past).
veces: Times; occasions; instances.
noches: Nights; evening hours until dawn.
invierno: Winter; cold season of the year.
cuando: When; at what time; during.
le: Him; her; you; indirect object pronoun.
daba: Gave; was giving (imperfect past).

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