On Liberty — Page 9
Every one will judge for himself of this romantic episode in Mill's career, according to such experience as he may possess of the philosophic mind and of the value of these curious but not infrequent relationships.
Cada uno juzgará por sí mismo este romántico episodio en la carrera de Mill, de acuerdo con la experiencia que pueda tener de la mente filosófica y del valor de estas curiosas pero no infrecuentes relaciones.
It may have been a piece of infatuation, or, if we prefer to say so, it may have been the most gracious and the most human page in Mill's career.
Pudo haber sido un acto de infatuación, o, si preferimos decirlo así, pudo haber sido la página más graciosa y más humana en la carrera de Mill.
Mrs. Mill may have flattered her husband's vanity by echoing his opinions, or she may have indeed been an Egeria, full of inspiration and intellectual helpfulness.
La señora Mill pudo haber adulado la vanidad de su esposo haciéndose eco de sus opiniones, o bien pudo haber sido en verdad una Egeria, llena de inspiración y de ayuda intelectual.
What usually happens in these cases,--although the philosopher himself, through his belief in the equality of the sexes, was debarred from thinking so,--is the extremely valuable action and reaction of two different classes and orders of mind.
Lo que suele ocurrir en estos casos —aunque el propio filósofo, debido a su creencia en la igualdad de los sexos, estaba impedido de pensarlo así— es la acción y reacción sumamente valiosa de dos clases y órdenes distintos de mente.
To any one whose thoughts have been occupied with the sphere of abstract speculation, the lively and vivid presentment of concrete fact comes as a delightful and agreeable shock.
Para cualquiera cuyo pensamiento haya estado ocupado en la esfera de la especulación abstracta, la presentación viva y animada del hecho concreto llega como una sorpresa deliciosa y agradable.
The instinct of the woman often enables her not only to apprehend but to illustrate a truth for which she would be totally unable to give the adequate philosophic reasoning.
El instinto de la mujer a menudo le permite no solo captar sino también ilustrar una verdad para la cual sería totalmente incapaz de ofrecer el razonamiento filosófico adecuado.
On the other hand, the man, with the more careful logical methods and the slow processes of formal reasoning, is apt to suppose that the happy intuition which leaps to the conclusion is really based on the intellectual processes of which he is conscious in his own case.
Por otro lado, el hombre, con sus métodos lógicos más cuidadosos y los lentos procesos del razonamiento formal, tiende a suponer que la feliz intuición que salta a la conclusión está realmente basada en los procesos intelectuales de los que él es consciente en su propio caso.
Thus both parties to the happy contract are equally pleased.
Así, ambas partes del feliz contrato quedan igualmente satisfechas.
Vocabulary
- Cada
- Each or every item in a group
- uno
- One; referring to a single person or thing
- juzgará
- Will judge; future tense of juzgar
- por
- By, for, or through; common preposition
- sí
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- mismo
- Same; himself/itself used for emphasis
- este
- This; demonstrative adjective for nearby things
- romántico
- Romantic; relating to love or idealism
- episodio
- Episode; a distinct event or incident
- en
- In, on, at; common Spanish preposition
- carrera
- Career, race, or course of study
- acuerdo
- Agreement, accord; also used in de acuerdo
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- experiencia
- Experience; knowledge gained through practice
- pueda
- May be able to; subjunctive of poder
- tener
- To have; fundamental Spanish verb of possession
- mente
- Mind; the intellectual or cognitive faculty
- filosófica
- Philosophical; relating to philosophy or deep thought
- valor
- Value, worth, or courage
- estas
- These; feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- curiosas
- Curious, strange, or interesting feminine plural
- pero
- But; common adversative conjunction
- infrecuentes
- Infrequent, uncommon; not happening often
- relaciones
- Relationships, relations, or connections between people
- Pudo
- Could, was able to; preterite of poder
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used in compound tenses
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- acto
- Act, action; a deed or formal event
- infatuación
- Infatuation; intense but shallow romantic obsession
- si
- If; conditional conjunction in Spanish
- preferimos
- We prefer; first person plural of preferir
- decirlo
- To say it; infinitive with attached pronoun
- así
- Thus, so, like this; adverb of manner
- página
- Page; a single side of a document
- más
- More; comparative adverb used frequently
- graciosa
- Graceful, charming, or funny; feminine adjective
- humana
- Human; relating to humanity or people
- señora
- Lady, Mrs.; respectful title for a woman
- adulado
- Flattered; past participle of adular
- vanidad
- Vanity; excessive pride in one's appearance or abilities
- su
- His, her, your, their; possessive adjective
- esposo
- Husband; a married male partner
- haciéndose
- Making oneself; reflexive gerund of hacerse
- eco
- Echo; repetition or reflection of sound or ideas
- sus
- His, her, their; plural possessive adjective
- opiniones
- Opinions; personal views or judgments
- bien
- Well, good; common adverb or adjective
- verdad
- Truth; factual or honest information
- llena
- Full of; feminine adjective indicating fullness
- inspiración
- Inspiration; creative or intellectual motivation
- ayuda
- Help, aid, assistance given to someone
- intelectual
- Intellectual; relating to the mind or reasoning
- Lo
- It, that which; neuter direct object pronoun
- suele
- Usually does; third person of soler
- ocurrir
- To occur, to happen; common Spanish verb
- casos
- Cases, instances; plural of caso
- aunque
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- propio
- Own, proper; emphasizing belonging or identity
- filósofo
- Philosopher; one who studies fundamental questions
- debido
- Due to, owing to; past participle of deber
- creencia
- Belief; something accepted as true
- igualdad
- Equality; the state of being equal
- sexos
- Sexes; biological categories of male and female
- estaba
- Was; imperfect tense of estar
- impedido
- Prevented, hindered; past participle of impedir
- pensarlo
- To think it; infinitive with attached pronoun
- acción
- Action; an act or process of doing something
- reacción
- Reaction; a response to an action or stimulus
- sumamente
- Extremely, supremely; intensifying adverb
- valiosa
- Valuable, precious; feminine adjective of worth
- clases
- Classes, types, kinds; plural of clase
- órdenes
- Orders, categories; plural of orden
- distintos
- Distinct, different; plural adjective of distinction
- Para
- For, in order to; preposition of purpose
- cualquiera
- Anyone, whichever; indefinite pronoun or adjective
- cuyo
- Whose; relative possessive adjective
- pensamiento
- Thought, thinking; the process of intellectual reflection
- haya
- Has; present subjunctive of haber
- estado
- Been; past participle of estar; also state
- ocupado
- Occupied, busy; engaged with a task or thought
- esfera
- Sphere, realm; a domain or field of activity
- especulación
- Speculation; thinking or theorizing without firm evidence
- abstracta
- Abstract; not concrete, theoretical in nature
- presentación
- Presentation; the act of showing or introducing something
- viva
- Vivid, lively; feminine adjective of vitality
- animada
- Animated, lively; full of energy or expression
- hecho
- Fact, deed; past participle of hacer
- concreto
- Concrete, specific; real and tangible
- llega
- Arrives, reaches; third person of llegar
- como
- As, like, how; common comparison word
- sorpresa
- Surprise; an unexpected event or feeling
- deliciosa
- Delicious, delightful; feminine adjective of pleasure
- agradable
- Pleasant, agreeable; causing a good feeling
- instinto
- Instinct; an innate natural impulse or tendency
- mujer
- Woman; adult female person
- menudo
- Often; used in a menudo meaning frequently
- le
- Him, her, you; indirect object pronoun
- permite
- Allows, permits; third person of permitir
- solo
- Only, alone; adverb or adjective of solitude
- captar
- To grasp, capture; to understand or perceive something
- sino
- But rather; used after negation for contrast
- también
- Also, too; additive adverb in Spanish
- ilustrar
- To illustrate; to explain or clarify with examples
- cual
- Which, who; relative pronoun after preposition
- sería
- Would be; conditional tense of ser
- totalmente
- Totally, completely; adverb of complete degree
- incapaz
- Incapable, unable; lacking ability or capacity
- ofrecer
- To offer; to present or provide something
- razonamiento
- Reasoning; the process of logical thought
- filosófico
- Philosophical; relating to philosophy or deep inquiry
- adecuado
- Adequate, appropriate; sufficient for a purpose
- Por
- By, for, because of; versatile preposition
- otro
- Other, another; referring to a different one
- lado
- Side; one of two opposite parts or directions
- hombre
- Man; adult male person
- métodos
- Methods; systematic procedures or techniques
- lógicos
- Logical; following principles of reasoning
- cuidadosos
- Careful, thorough; taking care and attention
- lentos
- Slow; taking more time than expected
- procesos
- Processes; series of actions toward a result
- formal
- Formal; following established rules or structures
- tiende
- Tends to; third person of tender
- suponer
- To suppose, assume; to take something for granted
- feliz
- Happy; also meaning fortunate or fitting
- intuición
- Intuition; direct understanding without conscious reasoning
- salta
- Jumps, leaps; third person of saltar
- conclusión
- Conclusion; final result or judgment reached
- está
- Is; third person singular present of estar
- realmente
- Really, truly; adverb emphasizing reality
- basada
- Based; feminine past participle of basar
- intelectuales
- Intellectual; relating to the mind or reasoning
- él
- He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- consciente
- Conscious, aware; having knowledge of something
- caso
- Case, instance; a particular situation or example
- Así
- Thus, so; in this way or manner
- ambas
- Both; feminine referring to two things together
- partes
- Parts, parties; portions or participants in something
- contrato
- Contract; a formal binding agreement between parties
- quedan
- Remain, are left; third person plural of quedar
- igualmente
- Equally, likewise; in the same manner or degree
- satisfechas
- Satisfied; feminine plural past participle of satisfacer
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