Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 6
—"There Leviathan, Hugest of living creatures, in the deep Stretched like a promontory sleeps or swims, And seems a moving land; and at his gills Draws in, and at his breath spouts out a sea." —_Ibid_.
—«Allí Leviatán, el más grande de los seres vivos, en las profundidades estirado como un promontorio duerme o nada, y parece una tierra en movimiento; y por sus branquias aspira, y por su aliento expulsa un mar.» —_Ibid_.
"The mighty whales which swim in a sea of water, and have a sea of oil swimming in them." —_Fuller's Profane and Holy State_.
«Las poderosas ballenas que nadan en un mar de agua, y llevan dentro un mar de aceite nadando en ellas.» —_Estado Profano y Santo de Fuller_.
"So close behind some promontory lie The huge Leviathan to attend their prey, And give no chance, but swallow in the fry, Which through their gaping jaws mistake the way." —_Dryden's Annus Mirabilis_.
«Tan cerca tras algún promontorio yace el enorme Leviatán aguardando su presa, sin dar oportunidad alguna, tragándose a los pececillos que se equivocan de camino por entre sus abiertas fauces.» —_Annus Mirabilis de Dryden_.
"While the whale is floating at the stern of the ship, they cut off his head, and tow it with a boat as near the shore as it will come; but it will be aground in twelve or thirteen feet water." —_Thomas Edge's Ten Voyages to Spitzbergen, in Purchas_.
«Mientras la ballena flota a popa del barco, le cortan la cabeza y la remolcan con un bote tan cerca de la orilla como sea posible; pero quedará encallada a doce o trece pies de profundidad.» —_Diez Viajes a Spitzbergen de Thomas Edge, en Purchas_.
"In their way they saw many whales sporting in the ocean, and in wantonness fuzzing up the water through their pipes and vents, which nature has placed on their shoulders." —_Sir T. Herbert's Voyages into Asia and Africa. Harris Coll_.
«En su camino vieron muchas ballenas retozando en el océano, y por juego agitando el agua a través de sus tubos y respiraderos, que la naturaleza ha colocado sobre sus lomos.» —_Viajes a Asia y África del Sir T. Herbert. Colección Harris_.
"Here they saw such huge troops of whales, that they were forced to proceed with a great deal of caution for fear they should run their ship upon them." —_Schouten's Sixth Circumnavigation_.
«Aquí vieron tan enormes manadas de ballenas, que se vieron obligados a avanzar con gran cautela por temor a que su barco chocara contra ellas.» —_Sexta Circunnavegación de Schouten_.
"We set sail from the Elbe, wind N.E. in the ship called The Jonas-in-the-Whale.... Some say the whale can't open his mouth, but that is a fable....
«Zarpamos del Elba, viento del N.E. en el barco llamado El Jonas-en-la-Ballena.... Algunos dicen que la ballena no puede abrir la boca, pero eso es una fábula....
Vocabulary
- Allí
- In that place; there.
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- más
- More; most.
- grande
- Large; big; great.
- de
- Of; from; by.
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article).
- seres
- Beings; creatures; living things.
- vivos
- Alive; living; lively.
- en
- In; on; at.
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article).
- profundidades
- Depths; deep places in water.
- estirado
- Stretched out; extended; elongated.
- como
- Like; as; how.
- un
- A; an (masculine singular article).
- duerme
- Sleeps; third person singular of dormir.
- nada
- Swims; nothing.
- parece
- Seems; appears; looks like.
- una
- A; an (feminine singular article).
- tierra
- Land; earth; ground; soil.
- movimiento
- Movement; motion; movement.
- por
- For; by; through; along.
- sus
- His; her; its; their (possessive).
- aspira
- Aspirates; breathes in; draws air.
- su
- His; her; its; their (possessive).
- aliento
- Breath; breathing; respiration.
- expulsa
- Expels; forces out; ejects.
- mar
- Sea; ocean.
- Las
- The (feminine plural definite article).
- poderosas
- Powerful; mighty; strong (feminine plural).
- ballenas
- Whales (plural).
- que
- That; which; who; what.
- nadan
- Swim; third person plural of nadar.
- agua
- Water.
- llevan
- Carry; wear; take; transport.
- dentro
- Inside; within; inner part.
- aceite
- Oil; whale oil; petroleum product.
- nadando
- Swimming; gerund of nadar.
- ellas
- They; them (feminine plural pronoun).
- Estado
- State; condition; status; government.
- Santo
- Holy; saint; sacred.
- Tan
- So; so much; as much.
- cerca
- Near; close; nearby; fence.
- tras
- After; behind; following.
- algún
- Some; any; a certain.
- yace
- Lies; is located; rests.
- enorme
- Enormous; huge; gigantic; immense.
- aguardando
- Waiting for; awaiting; in anticipation.
- presa
- Prey; victim; dam; captive.
- sin
- Without; lacking; minus.
- dar
- Give; provide; grant; deliver.
- oportunidad
- Opportunity; chance; occasion.
- alguna
- Some; any; a certain (feminine).
- tragándose
- Swallowing; devouring; gulping down.
- se
- Oneself; himself; herself; itself; themselves.
- equivocan
- Mistake; are mistaken; go astray.
- camino
- Road; path; way; route; journey.
- entre
- Between; among; amid; in midst.
- abiertas
- Open; opened; ajar (feminine plural).
- Mientras
- While; whilst; during; as long.
- flota
- Fleet; floats; third person singular.
- barco
- Ship; boat; vessel; craft.
- le
- Him; her; it; you (indirect object).
- cortan
- Cut; slice; sever; interrupt.
- cabeza
- Head; leadership; chief; top.
- remolcan
- Tow; drag; pull; haul away.
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