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English → Spanish Chapter XV. Level 4/10

"HOOK OR ME THIS TIME"

"GARFIO O YO ESTA VEZ"

Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

Cosas extrañas nos suceden a todos en nuestro camino por la vida sin que nos demos cuenta por un tiempo de que han ocurrido.

Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don't know how long, but, say, half an hour.

Así, por ejemplo, de repente descubrimos que hemos estado sordos de un oído durante no sabemos cuánto tiempo, digamos, media hora.

Now such an experience had come that night to Peter.

Pues bien, esa noche Peter había tenido una experiencia de ese tipo.

When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

La última vez que lo vimos, se escabullía por la isla con un dedo en los labios y su daga lista para usar.

He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.

Había visto pasar al cocodrilo sin notar nada peculiar en él, pero poco a poco recordó que no había estado haciendo tictac.

At first he thought this eerie, but soon concluded rightly that the clock had run down.

Al principio le pareció inquietante, pero pronto llegó a la acertada conclusión de que el reloj se había parado.

Without giving a thought to what might be the feelings of a fellow-creature thus abruptly deprived of its closest companion, Peter began to consider how he could turn the catastrophe to his own use; and he decided to tick, so that wild beasts should believe he was the crocodile and let him pass unmolested.

Sin pensar en lo que podría sentir una criatura a la que se le privaba tan abruptamente de su compañero más íntimo, Peter comenzó a considerar cómo podría sacar provecho de la catástrofe; y decidió hacer tictac, para que las bestias salvajes creyeran que era el cocodrilo y lo dejaran pasar sin molestarlo.

He ticked superbly, but with one unforeseen result.

Hizo el tictac de manera soberbia, pero con un resultado imprevisto.

The crocodile was among those who heard the sound, and it followed him, though whether with the purpose of regaining what it had lost, or merely as a friend under the belief that it was again ticking itself, will never be certainly known, for, like slaves to a fixed idea, it was a stupid beast.

El cocodrilo estaba entre los que escucharon el sonido, y lo siguió, aunque si fue con el propósito de recuperar lo que había perdido, o simplemente como un amigo bajo la creencia de que volvía a hacer tictac por sí mismo, nunca se sabrá con certeza, pues, como esclavo de una idea fija, era una bestia estúpida.

Vocabulary

GARFIO: Hook; a curved metal fastening device
O: Or; conjunction indicating alternatives
YO: I; first person singular pronoun
ESTA: This; demonstrative adjective for feminine nouns
VEZ: Time; an instance or occurrence of something
Cosas: Things; physical or abstract objects or matters
extrañas: Strange; unusual or surprising in nature
nos: Us; first person plural object pronoun
suceden: Happen; events occur or take place
a: To; preposition indicating direction or recipient
todos: Everyone; all people without exception
en: In; preposition indicating location or time
nuestro: Our; first person plural possessive adjective
camino: Path; a road or journey through life
por: Through; preposition indicating cause or movement
la: The; feminine singular definite article
vida: Life; the existence of a living being
sin: Without; preposition indicating absence of something
que: That; conjunction or relative pronoun connecting clauses
demos: We give; subjunctive form of dar, to give
cuenta: Account; awareness or realization of something
un: A; masculine singular indefinite article
tiempo: Time; a period or duration of existence
de: Of; preposition indicating possession or origin
han: Have; third person plural auxiliary verb haber
ocurrido: Occurred; past participle of ocurrir, to happen
Así: Thus; in this way or manner
ejemplo: Example; a representative instance illustrating a point
repente: Sudden; used in de repente meaning suddenly
descubrimos: We discover; to find out or realize something
hemos: We have; first person plural of haber
estado: Been; past participle indicating a state or condition
sordos: Deaf; unable to hear sounds or noises
oído: Ear; organ of hearing, or heard as participle
durante: During; throughout a period of time
no: No; negation word denying or refusing something
sabemos: We know; to be aware of a fact
cuánto: How much; interrogative for quantity or duration
digamos: Let us say; subjunctive used to introduce approximations
media: Half; denoting one of two equal parts
hora: Hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes
Pues: Well; discourse marker expressing reasoning or continuation
bien: Well; adverb indicating something done properly
esa: That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
noche: Night; the dark period after sunset
había: Had; imperfect form of haber for past perfect
tenido: Had; past participle of tener, to have
una: A; feminine singular indefinite article
experiencia: Experience; knowledge or skill gained through events
ese: That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
tipo: Type; a kind or category of something
La: The; feminine singular definite article
última: Last; the final one in a series
vez: Time; an occasion or instance of something
lo: Him/it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
vimos: We saw; preterite of ver, to see
se: Himself/herself; reflexive pronoun for third person
escabullía: Was sneaking away; slipping off stealthily
isla: Island; a landmass surrounded by water
dedo: Finger; one of the digits of the hand
los: The; masculine plural definite article
labios: Lips; the soft edges of the mouth
y: And; conjunction linking words or phrases
su: His/her/its; third person singular possessive adjective
daga: Dagger; a short pointed double-edged blade
lista: Ready; prepared and available for immediate use
para: For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient
usar: To use; to employ something for a purpose
Había: Had; imperfect of haber used in past perfect
visto: Seen; past participle of ver, to see
pasar: To pass; to move by or go through
al: To the; contraction of a and el
cocodrilo: Crocodile; a large reptile living near water
notar: To notice; to observe or become aware of
nada: Nothing; not anything, absence of all things
peculiar: Peculiar; strange or unusual in a notable way
él: He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
poco: Little; a small amount or degree of something
recordó: Remembered; preterite of recordar, to recall
haciendo: Making/doing; present participle of hacer
tictac: Tick-tock; the rhythmic sound of a clock
Al: At the; contraction of a and el
principio: Beginning; the start or initial point of something
le: Him/her; indirect object pronoun for third person
pareció: Seemed; preterite of parecer, to appear or seem
inquietante: Disturbing; causing unease or worry in someone
pronto: Soon; in a short time, quickly
llegó: Arrived; preterite of llegar, to reach or arrive
acertada: Correct; accurate or right in judgment
conclusión: Conclusion; a final decision or logical deduction
el: The; masculine singular definite article
reloj: Clock/watch; a device for measuring time
parado: Stopped; not moving or functioning anymore
Sin: Without; preposition indicating absence of something
pensar: To think; to use the mind to reason
podría: Could; conditional form of poder, to be able
sentir: To feel; to perceive through senses or emotion
criatura: Creature; a living being, animal or person
privaba: Was depriving; imperfect of privar, to deprive
tan: So; adverb indicating degree or intensity
abruptamente: Abruptly; suddenly and unexpectedly without warning
compañero: Companion; a close associate or fellow traveler
más: More; greater in quantity, degree, or importance
íntimo: Intimate; very close and deeply personal
comenzó: Began; preterite of comenzar, to start
considerar: To consider; to think carefully about something
cómo: How; interrogative or relative adverb of manner
sacar: To take out; to extract or obtain something
provecho: Benefit; advantage gained from a situation
catástrofe: Catastrophe; a sudden great disaster or misfortune
decidió: Decided; preterite of decidir, to make a decision
hacer: To make/do; to perform an action or create
las: The; feminine plural definite article
bestias: Beasts; wild or dangerous animals
salvajes: Wild; living in nature, untamed or uncivilized
creyeran: Believed; imperfect subjunctive of creer, to believe
era: Was; imperfect form of ser, to be
dejaran: Would leave; imperfect subjunctive of dejar
molestarlo: To bother him; to disturb or annoy someone
Hizo: Did/made; preterite of hacer, to do
manera: Manner; a way or method of doing something
soberbia: Superb/arrogance; magnificent or haughty pride
resultado: Result; the outcome or consequence of an action
imprevisto: Unforeseen; unexpected and not planned for
El: The; masculine singular definite article
estaba: Was; imperfect of estar, indicating a state
entre: Between/among; preposition indicating position
escucharon: They heard; preterite of escuchar, to listen
sonido: Sound; vibrations perceived by the sense of hearing
siguió: Continued/followed; preterite of seguir
aunque: Although; conjunction indicating concession or contrast
si: If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause
fue: Was/went; preterite of ser or ir
propósito: Purpose; an intention or goal behind an action
recuperar: To recover; to get back something lost
perdido: Lost; past participle, no longer found or held
simplemente: Simply; in a plain or uncomplicated manner
amigo: Friend; a person one has a close bond with
bajo: Under; below or beneath something else
creencia: Belief; an acceptance that something is true
volvía: Was returning; imperfect of volver, to come back
sí: Himself/yes; reflexive pronoun or affirmative word
mismo: Same/himself; emphasizing identity or sameness
nunca: Never; at no time, not ever
sabrá: Will know; future tense of saber
certeza: Certainty; the quality of being absolutely sure
pues: Well/since; discourse particle or causal conjunction
esclavo: Slave; one completely dominated by a force or idea
idea: Idea; a thought or mental concept
fija: Fixed; firmly set or obsessively focused on something
bestia: Beast; a wild or brutish animal
estúpida: Stupid; lacking intelligence or good sense

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