Meditations — Page 2
Hence it came about that Antoninus, having no son, adopted Marcus, changing his name to that which he is known by, and betrothed him to his daughter Faustina.
De ahí que Antonino, no teniendo hijo, adoptara a Marco, cambiándole el nombre por aquel con el que se le conoce, y lo prometiera en matrimonio a su hija Faustina.
His education was conducted with all care.
Su educación fue llevada a cabo con todo esmero.
The ablest teachers were engaged for him, and he was trained in the strict doctrine of the Stoic philosophy, which was his great delight.
Los maestros más capaces fueron contratados para él, y fue instruido en la estricta doctrina de la filosofía estoica, que era su gran deleite.
He was taught to dress plainly and to live simply, to avoid all softness and luxury.
Se le enseñó a vestir con sencillez y a vivir con simplicidad, a evitar toda blandura y lujo.
His body was trained to hardihood by wrestling, hunting, and outdoor games; and though his constitution was weak, he showed great personal courage to encounter the fiercest boars.
Su cuerpo fue entrenado en la fortaleza mediante la lucha, la caza y los juegos al aire libre; y aunque su constitución era débil, mostró gran valentía personal para enfrentarse a los jabalíes más fieros.
At the same time he was kept from the extravagancies of his day.
Al mismo tiempo se le mantuvo alejado de las extravagancias de su época.
The great excitement in Rome was the strife of the Factions, as they were called, in the circus.
La gran agitación en Roma era la rivalidad de las Facciones, como se las llamaba, en el circo.
The racing drivers used to adopt one of four colours--red, blue, white, or green--and their partisans showed an eagerness in supporting them which nothing could surpass.
Los aurigas solían adoptar uno de cuatro colores —rojo, azul, blanco o verde— y sus partidarios mostraban un ardor al apoyarlos que nada podía superar.
Riot and corruption went in the train of the racing chariots; and from all these things Marcus held severely aloof.
El desorden y la corrupción seguían el rastro de los carros de carreras; y de todas estas cosas Marco se mantuvo severamente apartado.
In 140 Marcus was raised to the consulship, and in 145 his betrothal was consummated by marriage.
En el año 140 Marco fue elevado al consulado, y en el 145 su compromiso se consumó en matrimonio.
Two years later Faustina brought him a daughter; and soon after the tribunate and other imperial honours were conferred upon him.
Dos años después Faustina le dio una hija; y poco después le fueron conferidos el tribunado y otros honores imperiales.
Antoninus Pius died in 161, and Marcus assumed the imperial state.
Antonino Pío murió en el 161, y Marco asumió el poder imperial.
He at once associated with himself L.
Él de inmediato asoció consigo a L.
Vocabulary
- De
- Preposition indicating origin, possession, or cause
- ahí
- There, in that place or from that point
- que
- That, which; subordinating conjunction connecting clauses
- no
- No, not; negation word in Spanish
- teniendo
- Having; present participle of tener (to have)
- hijo
- Son, male child of a parent
- adoptara
- That he adopt; past subjunctive of adoptar
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or object
- cambiándole
- Changing for him; present participle with indirect pronoun
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- nombre
- Name, the word used to identify someone
- por
- For, by, through; preposition with multiple uses
- aquel
- That (one); demonstrative pronoun referring to distant thing
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or instrument
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs
- le
- Him, her, to him/her; indirect object pronoun
- conoce
- Knows, is known; third person singular of conocer
- y
- And; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses
- lo
- Him, it; masculine direct object pronoun
- prometiera
- That he promise; past subjunctive of prometer
- en
- In, on, at; preposition indicating location or time
- matrimonio
- Marriage, the union between two people
- su
- His, her, their, your; possessive adjective
- hija
- Daughter, female child of a parent
- Su
- His, her, their; possessive adjective (capitalized here)
- educación
- Education, the process of learning and instruction
- fue
- Was, went; third person singular preterite of ser/ir
- llevada
- Carried out, conducted; past participle of llevar
- cabo
- End, cabo in 'llevar a cabo' means to carry out
- todo
- All, every, everything; adjective or pronoun of totality
- esmero
- Care, diligence, great attention to detail
- Los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- maestros
- Teachers, masters; skilled instructors or experts
- más
- More, most; adverb indicating greater degree
- capaces
- Capable, able, competent; plural adjective
- fueron
- Were, went; third person plural preterite of ser/ir
- contratados
- Hired, contracted; past participle of contratar
- para
- For, in order to; preposition of purpose or recipient
- él
- He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun
- instruido
- Instructed, educated; past participle of instruir
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- estricta
- Strict, rigorous; feminine adjective describing discipline
- doctrina
- Doctrine, teaching, a set of beliefs or principles
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- filosofía
- Philosophy, the study of fundamental questions
- estoica
- Stoic; relating to Stoic philosophy of endurance
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- gran
- Great, large; adjective before masculine/feminine noun
- deleite
- Delight, pleasure, great enjoyment or satisfaction
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun; used to form reflexive or passive
- enseñó
- Taught; third person singular preterite of enseñar
- vestir
- To dress, to wear clothes; infinitive verb
- sencillez
- Simplicity, plainness, modesty in manner or dress
- vivir
- To live; infinitive verb describing existence
- simplicidad
- Simplicity, lack of complexity or excess
- evitar
- To avoid, to prevent something from happening
- toda
- All, every; feminine singular form of todo
- blandura
- Softness, weakness, lack of physical or moral toughness
- lujo
- Luxury, extravagance, expensive comfort
- cuerpo
- Body, the physical structure of a person
- entrenado
- Trained, conditioned; past participle of entrenar
- fortaleza
- Strength, fortitude; physical or mental toughness
- mediante
- Through, by means of; preposition indicating method
- lucha
- Wrestling, struggle, fight; combat or competition
- caza
- Hunting, the activity of pursuing wild animals
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- juegos
- Games, sports, recreational activities
- al
- To the; contraction of a + el
- aire
- Air; aire libre means outdoors or open air
- libre
- Free, open; aire libre means in the open air
- aunque
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- constitución
- Constitution, physical build or bodily makeup
- débil
- Weak, feeble; lacking strength or vigor
- mostró
- Showed, demonstrated; third person preterite of mostrar
- valentía
- Bravery, courage, valor in facing danger
- personal
- Personal, individual; relating to oneself
- enfrentarse
- To face, confront; reflexive infinitive of enfrentar
- jabalíes
- Wild boars; fierce wild pigs hunted for sport
- fieros
- Fierce, ferocious; aggressive and dangerous
- Al
- To the; contraction al, same time: al mismo tiempo
- mismo
- Same, himself; adjective emphasizing identity
- tiempo
- Time, weather; a measurable period or moment
- mantuvo
- Kept, maintained; third person preterite of mantener
- alejado
- Kept away, distanced; past participle of alejar
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- extravagancias
- Extravagances, excesses, lavish or wasteful behaviors
- época
- Era, epoch, a particular period in history
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- agitación
- Agitation, unrest, disturbance or excitement
- rivalidad
- Rivalry, competition or conflict between opposing sides
- Facciones
- Factions, groups competing against each other
- como
- As, like, how; comparison or explanation connector
- llamaba
- Called, was called; imperfect of llamar
- circo
- Circus, Roman arena for chariot racing and spectacles
- solían
- Used to; imperfect of soler indicating habitual action
- adoptar
- To adopt, to take on or embrace something
- uno
- One; masculine numeral or indefinite article
- cuatro
- Four; cardinal number
- colores
- Colors; plural of color, visual properties
- rojo
- Red; the color red
- azul
- Blue; the color blue
- blanco
- White; the color white
- o
- Or; disjunctive conjunction offering an alternative
- verde
- Green; the color green
- sus
- Their, his, her; plural possessive adjective
- partidarios
- Supporters, followers, partisans of a cause
- mostraban
- Showed, displayed; imperfect of mostrar
- un
- A, an; masculine indefinite article
- ardor
- Ardor, passion, intense enthusiasm or fervor
- apoyarlos
- To support them; infinitive apoyar with object pronoun
- nada
- Nothing; negation indicating absence of anything
- podía
- Could, was able to; imperfect of poder
- superar
- To surpass, overcome, exceed in degree
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article (capitalized)
- desorden
- Disorder, chaos, lack of order or discipline
- corrupción
- Corruption, dishonesty, moral decay
- seguían
- Followed, continued; imperfect of seguir
- rastro
- Trail, trace, track left behind by someone
- carros
- Carts, chariots, wheeled vehicles
- carreras
- Races, careers; plural of carrera
- todas
- All, every; feminine plural of todo
- estas
- These; feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- cosas
- Things, objects, matters; plural of cosa
- severamente
- Severely, strictly; adverb of strict manner
- apartado
- Kept apart, separated; past participle of apartar
- En
- In, on, at; preposition (capitalized at sentence start)
- año
- Year; a period of twelve months
- elevado
- Elevated, raised; past participle of elevar
- consulado
- Consulship, the office of Roman consul
- compromiso
- Engagement, commitment; formal promise or obligation
- consumó
- Consummated, completed; preterite of consumar
- Dos
- Two; cardinal number
- años
- Years; plural of año
- después
- After, afterward, later; adverb of time
- dio
- Gave; third person singular preterite of dar
- una
- A, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral
- poco
- Little, few, a small amount
- conferidos
- Conferred, granted; past participle of conferir
- otros
- Other, others; masculine plural of otro
- honores
- Honors, titles, marks of respect or distinction
- imperiales
- Imperial; relating to an emperor or empire
- murió
- Died; third person singular preterite of morir
- asumió
- Assumed, took on; preterite of asumir
- poder
- Power, ability; noun or infinitive of poder
- imperial
- Imperial; relating to empire or emperor
- Él
- He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
- inmediato
- Immediate, without delay; adjective of promptness
- asoció
- Associated, joined; preterite of asociar
- consigo
- With himself/herself/themselves; reflexive prepositional pronoun
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