Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 8
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I did so, not at first aware what was his intention; but when I saw him lift and poise the book and stand in act to hurl it, I instinctively started aside with a cry of alarm: not soon enough, however; the volume was flung, it hit me, and I fell, striking my head against the door and cutting it.
Lo hice así, sin ser consciente al principio de cuál era su intención; pero cuando lo vi levantar y sopesar el libro y ponerse en actitud de arrojarlo, instintivamente me aparté a un lado con un grito de alarma: sin embargo, no fue suficientemente rápido; el volumen fue lanzado, me golpeó, y caí, golpeándome la cabeza contra la puerta y haciéndome un corte.
The cut bled, the pain was sharp: my terror had passed its climax; other feelings succeeded.
La herida sangró, el dolor era agudo: mi terror había superado su punto culminante; otros sentimientos le sucedieron.
"Wicked and cruel boy!" I said.
«¡Muchacho malvado y cruel!», dije.
"You are like a murderer—you are like a slave-driver—you are like the Roman emperors!"
«¡Eres como un asesino, eres como un capataz de esclavos, eres como los emperadores romanos!»
I had read Goldsmith's History of Rome, and had formed my opinion of Nero, Caligula, &c.
Había leído la Historia de Roma de Goldsmith y me había formado mi opinión sobre Nerón, Calígula, etc.
Also I had drawn parallels in silence, which I never thought thus to have declared aloud.
También había trazado paralelismos en silencio, que nunca pensé haber declarado así en voz alta.
"What! what!" he cried.
«¡Cómo! ¡Cómo!», exclamó.
"Did she say that to me? Did you hear her, Eliza and Georgiana? Won't I tell mama? but first—"
«¿Me dijo eso a mí? ¿La oyeron, Eliza y Georgiana? ¿A que le digo a mamá? pero primero—»
He ran headlong at me: I felt him grasp my hair and my shoulder: he had closed with a desperate thing.
Se lanzó de cabeza hacia mí: lo sentí agarrarme del cabello y del hombro: se había enzarzado con algo desesperado.
I really saw in him a tyrant, a murderer.
Realmente vi en él a un tirano, a un asesino.
I felt a drop or two of blood from my head trickle down my neck, and was sensible of somewhat pungent suffering: these sensations for the time predominated over fear, and I received him in frantic sort.
Sentí una o dos gotas de sangre de mi cabeza deslizarse por mi cuello, y fui consciente de un sufrimiento algo punzante: estas sensaciones predominaron por el momento sobre el miedo, y lo recibí de manera frenética.
I don't very well know what I did with my hands, but he called me "Rat! Rat!" and bellowed out aloud.
No sé muy bien qué hice con mis manos, pero él me llamó «¡Rata! ¡Rata!» y gritó a pleno pulmón.
Vocabulary
- Lo
- It; him (direct object pronoun)
- hice
- I did; I made (past tense of hacer)
- así
- Thus; in this way; like this
- sin
- Without; lacking something
- ser
- To be; to exist (fundamental auxiliary verb)
- consciente
- Conscious; aware of something
- al
- To the; at the (contraction of a+el)
- principio
- Beginning; start; principle or rule
- de
- Of; from; about something or someone
- cuál
- Which; what (interrogative pronoun)
- era
- Was; used to be (past tense of ser)
- su
- His; her; your; their possessive adjective
- intención
- Intention; purpose; aim or goal
- pero
- But; however; yet or still
- cuando
- When; at the time that something happens
- vi
- I saw; I watched (past tense of ver)
- levantar
- To lift; to raise; to stand up
- sopesar
- To weigh; to consider carefully
- el
- The (masculine singular article)
- libro
- Book; written work with pages
- ponerse
- To put on; to become; to place oneself
- en
- In; on; at a location or time
- actitud
- Attitude; position or posture of body
- arrojarlo
- To throw it; to hurl it forcefully
- instintivamente
- Instinctively; by natural instinct without thought
- me
- Me; myself (indirect or direct object)
- aparté
- I moved aside; I stepped back
- un
- A; an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- lado
- Side; flank; lateral direction or position
- con
- With; along with; in company of
- grito
- Shout; cry; loud vocal exclamation
- alarma
- Alarm; warning; fear or anxiety
- embargo
- Embargo; seizure; however (sin embargo)
- no
- No; not; negation of statement
- fue
- Was; it happened (past tense of ser)
- suficientemente
- Sufficiently; adequately; enough or satisfactorily
- rápido
- Fast; quick; swift or speedy
- volumen
- Volume; book; amount of space occupied
- lanzado
- Thrown; hurled; launched or cast
- golpeó
- Hit; struck; bumped (past tense of golpear)
- caí
- I fell; I dropped (past tense of caer)
- golpeándome
- Hitting me; striking myself painfully
- la
- The; her (feminine singular article or pronoun)
- cabeza
- Head; top part of human body
- contra
- Against; opposite to; in contact with
- puerta
- Door; entrance; way in or out
- haciéndome
- Making me; causing me to have
- corte
- Cut; courtyard; royal court or palace
- La
- The (feminine singular article)
- herida
- Wound; injury; damage to skin
- sangró
- Bled; lost blood (past tense of sangrar)
- dolor
- Pain; ache; suffering or hurt
- agudo
- Sharp; acute; intense or severe
- mi
- My; mine (possessive adjective)
- terror
- Terror; extreme fear; dread or horror
- había
- Had; used to have (past of haber)
- superado
- Exceeded; surpassed; overcome or gone beyond
- punto
- Point; dot; exact moment in time
- culminante
- Culminating; highest; most important or peak
- otros
- Others; other people or things
- sentimientos
- Feelings; emotions; sensations or affections
- le
- Him; her; to him or her
- sucedieron
- Followed; succeeded; came after something
- Muchacho
- Boy; young man; lad or youth
- malvado
- Evil; wicked; villainous or depraved
- cruel
- Cruel; unkind; causing pain or suffering
- dije
- I said; I spoke (past tense of decir)
- Eres
- You are; you exist (present of ser)
- como
- Like; as; similar to or approximately
- asesino
- Murderer; killer; one who kills
- capataz
- Foreman; overseer; supervisor of workers
- esclavos
- Slaves; enslaved people; bondsmen or servants
- los
- The; them (masculine plural article or pronoun)
- emperadores
- Emperors; supreme rulers of empires
- romanos
- Romans; people from ancient Rome
- Había
- Had; used to have (past of haber)
- leído
- Read; past participle of leer
- Historia
- History; account of past events or times
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