The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 8
So far as we may judge from the other personages of Count Fathom, even this interesting Amazon would sooner or later have turned into a wooden figure, with a label giving the necessary information as to her character.
Por lo que podemos juzgar a partir de los demás personajes del Conde Fathom, incluso esta interesante Amazona se habría convertido tarde o temprano en una figura de madera, con una etiqueta que proporcionara la información necesaria sobre su carácter.
Such certainly is her son, Fathom, the hero of the book.
Tal es ciertamente su hijo, Fathom, el héroe del libro.
Because he is placarded, "Shrewd villain of monstrous inhumanity," we are fain to accept him for what his creator intended; but seldom in word or deed is he a convincingly real villain.
Debido a que está etiquetado como «astuto villano de monstruosa inhumanidad», nos vemos obligados a aceptarlo por lo que su creador pretendía; pero pocas veces, de palabra o de obra, resulta ser un villano convincentemente real.
His friend and foil, the noble young Count de Melvil, is no more alive than he; and equally wooden are Joshua, the high-minded, saint-like Jew, and that tedious, foolish Don Diego.
Su amigo y contraste, el noble y joven Conde de Melvil, no está más vivo que él; e igualmente inexpresivos son Joshua, el judío de elevados ideales y aspecto de santo, y ese tedioso y necio Don Diego.
Neither is the heroine alive, the peerless Monimia, but then, in her case, want of vitality is not surprising; the presence of it would amaze us.
Tampoco está viva la heroína, la incomparable Monimia, pero en su caso, la falta de vitalidad no sorprende; su presencia nos asombraría.
If she were a woman throbbing with life, she would be different from Smollett's other heroines.
Si fuera una mujer rebosante de vida, sería diferente a las demás heroínas de Smollett.
The "second lady" of the melodrama, Mademoiselle de Melvil, though by no means vivified, is yet more real than her sister-in-law.
La «segunda dama» del melodrama, Mademoiselle de Melvil, aunque de ningún modo está dotada de vida, es sin embargo más real que su cuñada.
The fact that they are mostly inanimate figures is not the only surprise given us by the personages of Count Fathom.
El hecho de que sean en su mayoría figuras inanimadas no es la única sorpresa que nos deparan los personajes del Conde Fathom.
It is a surprise to find few of them strikingly whimsical; it is a surprise to find them in some cases far more distinctly conceived than any of the people in Roderick Random or Peregrine Pickle.
Sorprende encontrar a pocos de ellos llamativamente caprichosos; sorprende encontrarlos en algunos casos concebidos de manera mucho más definida que cualquiera de los personajes de Roderick Random o Peregrine Pickle.
Vocabulary
- Por
- For; by; through; used to express cause or reason.
- lo
- It; the neuter article; direct object pronoun.
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun connecting clauses.
- podemos
- We can; first person plural of poder.
- juzgar
- To judge; to assess or form an opinion about.
- partir
- To leave; to depart; to start from a point.
- de
- Of; from; indicates possession or origin.
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- demás
- The rest; the others; remaining people or things.
- personajes
- Characters; people in a story or narrative.
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el.
- incluso
- Even; including; moreover; used for emphasis.
- esta
- This; feminine form of este.
- interesante
- Interesting; engaging; arousing curiosity or attention.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; used with reflexive verbs.
- habría
- Would have; conditional past of haber.
- convertido
- Converted; changed; past participle of convertir.
- tarde
- Late; afternoon; sooner or later in time.
- temprano
- Early; soon; happening before expected time.
- en
- In; on; at; preposition indicating location.
- una
- A; an; feminine singular indefinite article.
- figura
- Figure; shape; image; person of importance.
- madera
- Wood; wooden; material from trees.
- con
- With; accompanied by; in the company of.
- etiqueta
- Label; tag; etiquette; formal dress code.
- proporcionara
- Provided; gave; supplied; past subjunctive of proporcionar.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- información
- Information; data; knowledge communicated or received.
- necesaria
- Necessary; required; needed; essential or obligatory.
- sobre
- On; about; over; concerning; regarding.
- su
- His; her; its; your; possessive adjective.
- carácter
- Character; personality; nature; distinctive qualities.
- Tal
- Such; as; like; of this kind.
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser.
- ciertamente
- Certainly; surely; undoubtedly; in a definite manner.
- hijo
- Son; male child; offspring of parents.
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- héroe
- Hero; brave person; protagonist of a story.
- libro
- Book; written work; bound pages with text.
- Debido
- Due; owed; caused by; on account of.
- está
- Is; third person singular of estar.
- etiquetado
- Labeled; tagged; having a label attached.
- como
- Like; as; how; in the manner of.
- astuto
- Astute; shrewd; clever; showing keen judgment.
- villano
- Villain; evil person; antagonist in a story.
- monstruosa
- Monstrous; horrible; atrociously wicked or evil.
- inhumanidad
- Inhumanity; cruelty; lack of compassion or mercy.
- nos
- Us; ourselves; first person plural pronoun.
- vemos
- We see; first person plural of ver.
- obligados
- Obliged; forced; compelled; required by duty.
- aceptarlo
- Accept it; to agree to or receive willingly.
- creador
- Creator; author; maker; one who creates.
- pretendía
- Pretended; claimed; alleged; past tense of pretender.
- pero
- But; however; yet; expressing contrast.
- pocas
- Few; a small number of; scarce.
- veces
- Times; occasions; instances; frequency multiplied.
- palabra
- Word; utterance; spoken or written expression.
- obra
- Work; deed; literary or artistic creation.
- resulta
- Results; turns out; proves to be.
- ser
- To be; to exist; fundamental existence verb.
- convincentemente
- Convincingly; persuasively; in a believable manner.
- real
- Real; actual; genuine; not imaginary.
- Su
- His; her; its; your; possessive adjective.
- amigo
- Friend; companion; person with whom one is close.
- contraste
- Contrast; difference; comparison showing unlikeness.
- noble
- Noble; aristocratic; of high moral character.
- joven
- Young; youthful; of early age or stage.
- no
- No; not; negation; expressing denial or refusal.
- más
- More; greater in quantity; additional.
- vivo
- Alive; living; lively; showing vitality.
- él
- He; him; third person masculine pronoun.
- igualmente
- Equally; likewise; in the same manner.
- inexpresivos
- Inexpressive; blank; lacking expression or emotion.
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