Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 8
and the breath of the whale is frequently attended with such an insupportable smell, as to bring on a disorder of the brain." —_Ulloa's South America_.
y el aliento de la ballena va frecuentemente acompañado de un olor tan insoportable, que puede provocar un trastorno del cerebro." —_América del Sur de Ulloa_.
"To fifty chosen sylphs of special note, We trust the important charge, the petticoat. Oft have we known that seven-fold fence to fail, Tho' stuffed with hoops and armed with ribs of whale." —_Rape of the Lock_.
«A cincuenta sílfides escogidas de especial renombre, confiamos la importante custodia, la enagua. Muchas veces hemos visto fallar esa valla séptuple, aunque rellena de aros y armada con ballenas de corsé.» —_El rizo robado_.
"If we compare land animals in respect to magnitude, with those that take up their abode in the deep, we shall find they will appear contemptible in the comparison. The whale is doubtless the largest animal in creation." —_Goldsmith, Nat. Hist_.
«Si comparamos los animales terrestres en cuanto a su tamaño con aquellos que habitan en las profundidades, comprobaremos que parecerán despreciables en la comparación. La ballena es sin duda el animal más grande de la creación.» —_Goldsmith, Historia Natural_.
"If you should write a fable for little fishes, you would make them speak like great whales." —_Goldsmith to Johnson_.
«Si escribieras una fábula para pececillos, los harías hablar como grandes ballenas.» —_Goldsmith a Johnson_.
"In the afternoon we saw what was supposed to be a rock, but it was found to be a dead whale, which some Asiatics had killed, and were then towing ashore. They seemed to endeavor to conceal themselves behind the whale, in order to avoid being seen by us." —_Cook's Voyages_.
«Por la tarde vimos lo que se suponía que era una roca, pero resultó ser una ballena muerta, que unos asiáticos habían matado y estaban remolcando hacia la orilla. Parecían esforzarse por ocultarse detrás de la ballena para evitar ser vistos por nosotros.» —_Los viajes de Cook_.
"The larger whales, they seldom venture to attack. They stand in so great dread of some of them, that when out at sea they are afraid to mention even their names, and carry dung, lime-stone, juniper-wood, and some other articles of the same nature in their boats, in order to terrify and prevent their too near approach.
«Las ballenas más grandes raramente se atreven a atacarlas. Les tienen tanto miedo a algunas de ellas, que cuando están en alta mar temen incluso mencionar sus nombres, y llevan en sus barcas estiércol, piedra caliza, madera de enebro y algunos otros artículos de la misma naturaleza, con el fin de aterrorizarlas y evitar que se acerquen demasiado.
Vocabulary
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- aliento
- Breath or breathing; also courage or encouragement
- de
- Of; from; indicating possession or origin
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- ballena
- Whale; large marine mammal
- va
- Goes; third person singular of 'ir'
- frecuentemente
- Frequently; often; habitually
- acompañado
- Accompanied; joined with; together with
- un
- A; an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- olor
- Smell; odor; scent
- tan
- So; such; as (in comparisons)
- insoportable
- Unbearable; intolerable; impossible to endure
- que
- That; which; what (relative pronoun)
- puede
- Can; is able to; third person singular of 'poder'
- provocar
- To provoke; to cause; to trigger
- trastorno
- Disorder; disturbance; disruption
- cerebro
- Brain; intelligence; mind
- América
- America; the continent
- Sur
- South; southern direction
- cincuenta
- Fifty; the number 50
- escogidas
- Chosen; selected; picked out
- especial
- Special; particular; distinctive
- renombre
- Renown; fame; reputation
- confiamos
- We trust; we confide; we rely on
- importante
- Important; significant; of great consequence
- custodia
- Custody; care; guardianship
- Muchas
- Many; a great number of (feminine)
- veces
- Times; occasions; instances
- hemos
- We have; first person plural of 'haber'
- visto
- Seen; past participle of 'ver'
- fallar
- To fail; to break; to miss
- esa
- That; that one (feminine singular)
- valla
- Fence; barrier; palisade
- aunque
- Although; even though; despite that
- rellena
- Fills; stuffs; pads (feminine)
- aros
- Rings; hoops; circular bands
- armada
- Armed; equipped (feminine); navy
- corsé
- Corset; tight-fitting bodice garment
- rizo
- Curl; ringlet; coil of hair
- robado
- Stolen; taken unlawfully
- Si
- If; whether; conditional conjunction
- comparamos
- We compare; first person plural of 'comparar'
- los
- The; those (masculine plural)
- animales
- Animals; creatures; living beings
- terrestres
- Terrestrial; land-dwelling; of earth
- cuanto
- How much; as much as; regarding
- su
- His; her; their; its (possessive)
- tamaño
- Size; dimensions; magnitude
- aquellos
- Those; those ones (masculine plural)
- habitan
- Inhabit; live in; dwell
- profundidades
- Depths; deep places; profundity
- comprobaremos
- We will verify; we shall check
- parecerán
- They will seem; will appear
- despreciables
- Despicable; contemptible; worthless
- comparación
- Comparison; act of comparing things
- es
- Is; third person singular of 'ser'
- sin
- Without; lacking; minus
- duda
- Doubt; uncertainty; suspicion
- animal
- Animal; creature; living organism
- más
- More; greater in quantity or degree
- grande
- Big; large; great; important
- creación
- Creation; thing created; universe
- Historia
- History; story; account of events
- Natural
- Natural; of nature; normal
- escribieras
- You would write; conditional form
- fábula
- Fable; story with moral lesson
- para
- For; in order to; toward
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