Middlemarch — Page 3
Here and there a cygnet is reared uneasily among the ducklings in the brown pond, and never finds the living stream in fellowship with its own oary-footed kind.
Aquí y allá un cisne joven es criado con inquietud entre los patitos en el estanque pardusco, y nunca encuentra la corriente viva en comunión con los de su propia especie de pies palmeados.
Here and there is born a Saint Theresa, foundress of nothing, whose loving heart-beats and sobs after an unattained goodness tremble off and are dispersed among hindrances, instead of centring in some long-recognizable deed.
Aquí y allá nace una Santa Teresa, fundadora de nada, cuyos amorosos latidos del corazón y sollozos por una bondad no alcanzada se desvanecen y se dispersan entre obstáculos, en lugar de concentrarse en algún acto reconocible desde hace mucho tiempo.
Vocabulary
- Aquí
- In this place; here
- y
- Conjunction connecting two words or phrases: and
- allá
- Over there; in that distant place
- un
- Indefinite article: a, an (masculine)
- cisne
- A large white aquatic bird: swan
- joven
- Of few years; young person or adjective
- es
- Third-person singular present of ser: is
- criado
- Raised or brought up; also a servant
- con
- Preposition indicating accompaniment or means: with
- inquietud
- A feeling of unease or restlessness; anxiety
- entre
- In the middle of; among or between
- los
- Definite article, masculine plural: the
- patitos
- Small young ducks; ducklings
- en
- Preposition indicating location or time: in, on
- el
- Definite article, masculine singular: the
- estanque
- A small body of still water; pond
- pardusco
- Having a dull brownish or grayish color
- nunca
- Not at any time; never
- encuentra
- Third-person singular of encontrar: finds, encounters
- la
- Definite article, feminine singular: the
- corriente
- A flowing stream; also common or current
- viva
- Lively, alive; vibrant or vivid
- comunión
- Deep sharing or fellowship; spiritual communion
- de
- Preposition indicating origin or possession: of, from
- su
- Possessive adjective: his, her, its, their
- propia
- Belonging to oneself; own (feminine form)
- especie
- A biological category; kind or species
- pies
- The lower extremities of the body: feet
- palmeados
- Having webbing between toes; webbed
- nace
- Third-person singular of nacer: is born
- una
- Indefinite article, feminine singular: a, an
- Santa
- A female holy person; saint (feminine)
- fundadora
- A woman who establishes an institution: founder
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all
- cuyos
- Relative possessive pronoun, masculine plural: whose
- amorosos
- Full of love or affection; loving
- latidos
- Rhythmic beats of the heart; heartbeats
- del
- Contraction of de + el: of the
- corazón
- The organ that pumps blood; heart
- sollozos
- Convulsive sounds of weeping; sobs
- por
- Preposition indicating cause or exchange: for, by
- bondad
- The quality of being good; goodness, kindness
- no
- Negation word: no, not
- alcanzada
- Reached or attained (feminine past participle)
- se
- Reflexive or impersonal pronoun: oneself, itself
- desvanecen
- They fade away, vanish, or dissipate
- dispersan
- They scatter or spread in different directions
- obstáculos
- Things that block progress; obstacles, impediments
- lugar
- A specific area or spot; place
- concentrarse
- To focus one's attention or gather together
- algún
- An unspecified one; some (masculine before noun)
- acto
- A deed or action; act
- reconocible
- Able to be identified or recognized
- desde
- Preposition indicating starting point: since, from
- hace
- Third-person singular of hacer; ago or makes
- mucho
- A large amount or degree; much, a lot
- tiempo
- The continuous passage of events; time
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