Pride and Prejudice — Page 15
I sometimes wish that the exigencies of the story had permitted Miss Austen to unite these personages, and thus at once achieve a notable mating and soothe poor Mrs. Bennet's anguish over the entail._
A veces deseo que las exigencias de la historia hubieran permitido a la señorita Austen unir a estos personajes, y así lograr de una vez un notable emparejamiento y calmar la angustia de la pobre señora Bennet por el mayorazgo.
_The Bingleys and the Gardiners and the Lucases, Miss Darcy and Miss de Bourgh, Jane, Wickham, and the rest, must pass without special comment, further than the remark that Charlotte Lucas (her egregious papa, though delightful, is just a little on the thither side of the line between comedy and farce) is a wonderfully clever study in drab of one kind, and that Wickham (though something of Miss Austen's hesitation of touch in dealing with young men appears) is a not much less notable sketch in drab of another.
Los Bingley y los Gardiner y los Lucas, la señorita Darcy y la señorita de Bourgh, Jane, Wickham y el resto, deben pasar sin comentario especial, más allá de la observación de que Charlotte Lucas (su egregio papá, aunque delicioso, está justo un poco del lado de allá de la línea entre la comedia y la farsa) es un estudio admirablemente ingenioso en lo apagado de un tipo, y que Wickham (aunque se aprecia algo de la vacilación de toque de la señorita Austen al tratar con hombres jóvenes) es un boceto no mucho menos notable en lo apagado de otro.
Only genius could have made Charlotte what she is, yet not disagreeable; Wickham what he is, without investing him either with a cheap Don Juanish attractiveness or a disgusting rascality.
Solo el genio podría haber hecho de Charlotte lo que es, y sin embargo no desagradable; de Wickham lo que es, sin dotarle ni de un barato atractivo donjuanesco ni de una repugnante picardía.
But the hero and the heroine are not tints to be dismissed._
Pero el héroe y la heroína no son matices que deban descartarse.
_Darcy has always seemed to me by far the best and most interesting of Miss Austen's heroes; the only possible competitor being Henry Tilney, whose part is so slight and simple that it hardly enters into comparison.
Darcy siempre me ha parecido con mucho el mejor y más interesante de los héroes de la señorita Austen; siendo el único posible competidor Henry Tilney, cuyo papel es tan leve y sencillo que apenas entra en comparación.
It has sometimes, I believe, been urged that his pride is unnatural at first in its expression and later in its yielding, while his falling in love at all is not extremely probable.
Se ha argumentado a veces, creo yo, que su orgullo es antinatural al principio en su expresión y más tarde en su rendición, mientras que el hecho de que se enamore en absoluto no es extremadamente probable.
Here again I cannot go with the objectors.
Aquí tampoco puedo estar de acuerdo con los objetores.
Vocabulary
- veces
- Times; used in 'a veces' meaning sometimes
- deseo
- Wish, desire, or longing for something
- exigencias
- Demands, requirements, or exacting expectations
- historia
- History or story; narrative of past events
- hubieran
- Past subjunctive of haber; had (in hypothetical clauses)
- permitido
- Allowed, permitted; past participle of permitir
- señorita
- Miss; title for an unmarried woman
- unir
- To unite, join, or bring together
- personajes
- Characters, figures, or personages in a story
- así
- Thus, so, in this way
- lograr
- To achieve, manage to do, or accomplish something
- vez
- Time, instance; used in phrases like 'una vez'
- notable
- Notable, remarkable, or noteworthy
- emparejamiento
- Pairing, matching, or coupling of two people
- calmar
- To calm, soothe, or ease anxiety or distress
- angustia
- Anguish, distress, or deep anxiety
- pobre
- Poor; evoking pity or lacking resources
- señora
- Mrs., madam; title for a married or older woman
- mayorazgo
- Entailed estate inherited by the eldest son
- resto
- Rest, remainder; what is left over
- deben
- Must, should; third person plural of deber
- pasar
- To pass, happen, or go by
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence
- comentario
- Comment, commentary, or remark on a topic
- especial
- Special, particular, or out of the ordinary
- más
- More; comparative adverb or adjective
- allá
- There, beyond; indicating a distant place or extent
- observación
- Observation, remark, or act of noticing something
- egregio
- Illustrious, distinguished, or eminent; often used ironically
- papá
- Dad, father; informal term for one's father
- aunque
- Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- delicioso
- Delicious, delightful; extremely pleasing or entertaining
- justo
- Just, exactly, or right on the border of something
- poco
- A little, few; small amount or degree
- lado
- Side; lateral part or edge of something
- línea
- Line; a boundary, row, or drawn mark
- entre
- Between, among; preposition indicating a middle position
- comedia
- Comedy; a humorous play or story
- farsa
- Farce; an absurd or broadly comic theatrical work
- estudio
- Study; careful analysis or examination of a subject
- admirablemente
- Admirably, in a wonderfully impressive manner
- ingenioso
- Ingenious, clever, or witty in design or expression
- apagado
- Subdued, dull, muted; lacking brightness or intensity
- tipo
- Type, kind, or sort; also informal word for guy
- aprecia
- One appreciates or notices; from apreciar
- algo
- Something, somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- vacilación
- Hesitation, wavering, or indecision
- toque
- Touch, hint, or slight trace of something
- tratar
- To treat, deal with, or handle a subject or person
- hombres
- Men; plural of hombre
- jóvenes
- Young people; plural of joven
- boceto
- Sketch, rough draft, or preliminary outline
- mucho
- Much, a lot; large quantity or degree
- menos
- Less, fewer; comparative of little
- otro
- Other, another; different or additional one
- Solo
- Only, alone, or just; sole or solitary
- genio
- Genius; exceptional natural talent or intelligence
- podría
- Could, might; conditional of poder
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used to form perfect tenses
- hecho
- Done, made; past participle of hacer
- embargo
- Sin embargo means nevertheless or however
- desagradable
- Unpleasant, disagreeable, or unlikeable
- dotarle
- To endow him with qualities or attributes
- ni
- Nor, neither; negative conjunction linking alternatives
- barato
- Cheap, inexpensive; low in cost or quality
- atractivo
- Attractive, appealing; having charm or good looks
- donjuanesco
- Don Juan-like; characteristic of a seductive womanizer
- repugnante
- Repugnant, repulsive, or deeply offensive
- picardía
- Roguishness, cunning mischief, or sly trickery
- héroe
- Hero; male protagonist or admired leading character
- heroína
- Heroine; female protagonist or admired leading character
- matices
- Nuances, shades, or subtle distinctions of meaning
- deban
- Should; present subjunctive of deber
- descartarse
- To be discarded, dismissed, or ruled out
- siempre
- Always, ever; at all times without exception
- parecido
- Seemed, appeared; past participle of parecer
- mejor
- Better, best; comparative or superlative of bueno
- interesante
- Interesting, engaging, or worthy of attention
- héroes
- Heroes; plural of héroe, leading male characters
- siendo
- Being; gerund of ser
- único
- Unique, only, sole; one of a kind
- posible
- Possible; capable of happening or existing
- competidor
- Competitor, rival; one who competes for the same goal
- cuyo
- Whose; relative possessive pronoun
- papel
- Role, part, or paper; character's function in a story
- tan
- So, as; adverb of degree used in comparisons
- leve
- Slight, light, or minor; of little weight or importance
- sencillo
- Simple, straightforward, or unassuming
- apenas
- Barely, hardly, scarcely; almost not at all
- entra
- Enters, comes into; third person singular of entrar
- comparación
- Comparison; act of examining similarities and differences
- argumentado
- Argued, contended; past participle of argumentar
- creo
- I believe, I think; first person singular of creer
- orgullo
- Pride; strong sense of self-worth or dignity
- antinatural
- Unnatural, contrary to nature or normal feeling
- principio
- Principle, beginning; fundamental rule or starting point
- expresión
- Expression; a word, phrase, or outward showing of feeling
- tarde
- Late; after the expected time; also afternoon
- rendición
- Surrender, yielding; act of giving in to something
- mientras
- While, whereas; simultaneous or contrasting conjunction
- enamore
- Falls in love; present subjunctive of enamorarse
- absoluto
- Absolute, complete, total; without qualification
- extremadamente
- Extremely, exceedingly; to a very great degree
- probable
- Probable, likely; having a good chance of occurring
- Aquí
- Here; indicating this place or current point
- tampoco
- Neither, nor either; negative agreement with another
- puedo
- I can; first person singular present of poder
- estar
- To be; expresses state, condition, or location
- acuerdo
- Agreement; en acuerdo means in agreement
- objetores
- Objectors; those who raise objections or disagree
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