The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 5
"It is simplicity itself," said he; "my eyes tell me that on the inside of your left shoe, just where the firelight strikes it, the leather is scored by six almost parallel cuts.
"Es la simplicidad misma", dijo él; "mis ojos me dicen que en el interior de su zapato izquierdo, justo donde la luz del fuego lo ilumina, el cuero está marcado por seis cortes casi paralelos.
Obviously they have been caused by someone who has very carelessly scraped round the edges of the sole in order to remove crusted mud from it.
Obviamente han sido causados por alguien que ha raspado muy descuidadamente alrededor de los bordes de la suela con el fin de quitarle el barro incrustado.
Hence, you see, my double deduction that you had been out in vile weather, and that you had a particularly malignant boot-slitting specimen of the London slavey.
De ahí, ya ve, mi doble deducción de que usted había estado fuera con un tiempo horrible, y que tenía un ejemplar particularmente maligno de la criada londinense que corta el calzado.
As to your practice, if a gentleman walks into my rooms smelling of iodoform, with a black mark of nitrate of silver upon his right forefinger, and a bulge on the right side of his top-hat to show where he has secreted his stethoscope, I must be dull, indeed, if I do not pronounce him to be an active member of the medical profession."
En cuanto a su consulta, si un caballero entra en mis habitaciones oliendo a yodoformo, con una marca negra de nitrato de plata en su dedo índice derecho, y un abultamiento en el lado derecho de su sombrero de copa que indica dónde ha guardado su estetoscopio, debo ser muy torpe, en verdad, si no lo declaro miembro activo de la profesión médica."
I could not help laughing at the ease with which he explained his process of deduction.
No pude evitar reírme de la facilidad con la que explicó su proceso de deducción.
"When I hear you give your reasons," I remarked, "the thing always appears to me to be so ridiculously simple that I could easily do it myself, though at each successive instance of your reasoning I am baffled until you explain your process.
"Cuando le escucho dar sus razones", observé, "el asunto siempre me parece tan ridículamente simple que yo mismo podría hacerlo fácilmente, aunque en cada caso sucesivo de su razonamiento me desconciert hasta que usted explica su proceso.
And yet I believe that my eyes are as good as yours."
Y sin embargo creo que mis ojos son tan buenos como los suyos."
"Quite so," he answered, lighting a cigarette, and throwing himself down into an armchair.
"Exactamente", respondió él, encendiendo un cigarrillo y dejándose caer en un sillón.
"You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.
"Usted ve, pero no observa. La distinción es clara.
Vocabulary
- Es
- Third person singular present of 'ser' (to be).
- la
- Definite article feminine singular; the.
- simplicidad
- The quality of being simple or uncomplicated.
- misma
- Same; identical; feminine form of 'mismo'.
- dijo
- Third person singular past tense of 'decir' (said).
- él
- He; masculine third person singular pronoun.
- mis
- My; first person possessive adjective plural.
- ojos
- Eyes; plural of 'ojo'.
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun.
- dicen
- They say; third person plural present of 'decir'.
- que
- That; which; relative pronoun or conjunction.
- en
- In; on; preposition indicating location or time.
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- interior
- Interior; inside; inner part of something.
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- su
- His, her, its, your; possessive adjective.
- zapato
- Shoe; footwear worn on the foot.
- izquierdo
- Left; opposite direction of right.
- justo
- Just; exactly; right; fair; proper.
- donde
- Where; at or in which place.
- luz
- Light; illumination; brightness.
- del
- Of the; contraction of 'de el'.
- fuego
- Fire; flame; heat and light from combustion.
- lo
- It; masculine singular direct object pronoun.
- ilumina
- Illuminates; lights up; third person singular present.
- cuero
- Leather; material made from animal skin.
- está
- Is; third person singular present of 'estar'.
- marcado
- Marked; having visible signs or impressions.
- por
- By; for; through; preposition of agency.
- seis
- Six; the number 6.
- cortes
- Cuts; incisions; plural of 'corte'.
- casi
- Almost; nearly; approximately.
- paralelos
- Parallel; running alongside without meeting.
- Obviamente
- Obviously; clearly; evidently.
- han
- Have; third person plural present of 'haber'.
- sido
- Been; past participle of 'ser'.
- causados
- Caused; brought about; plural masculine form.
- alguien
- Someone; anybody; unspecified person.
- ha
- Has; third person singular present of 'haber'.
- muy
- Very; to a great degree; adverb.
- alrededor
- Around; surrounding; approximately.
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- bordes
- Edges; borders; margins of something.
- suela
- Sole; bottom part of a shoe.
- con
- With; accompanied by; preposition.
- fin
- End; purpose; objective; goal.
- quitarle
- To remove from him; to take away.
- barro
- Mud; clay; dirty earth.
- De
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession.
- ahí
- There; in that place; from that.
- ya
- Already; yet; now; by this time.
- ve
- See; third person singular present of 'ver'.
- mi
- My; possessive adjective singular.
- doble
- Double; twofold; two times as much.
- deducción
- Deduction; reasoning from general to specific.
- usted
- You; formal second person singular pronoun.
- había
- Had; second person past imperfect of 'haber'.
- estado
- Been; state; condition; past participle of 'estar'.
- fuera
- Outside; out; away; past subjunctive of 'ser'.
- un
- A; an; indefinite article masculine singular.
- tiempo
- Time; weather; period; duration.
- horrible
- Horrible; dreadful; terrifying; very bad.
- tenía
- Had; third person singular past imperfect.
- ejemplar
- Exemplary; model; specimen; copy.
- particularmente
- Particularly; especially; in a special manner.
- maligno
- Malignant; evil; harmful; wicked.
- criada
- Maid; female servant; domestic worker.
- corta
- Short; brief; cuts; third person singular present.
- calzado
- Footwear; shoes; wearing shoes on feet.
- En
- In; on; preposition indicating location.
- cuanto
- As for; how much; regarding.
- consulta
- Consultation; advice sought; medical examination.
- si
- If; whether; conditional conjunction.
- caballero
- Gentleman; knight; man of honor.
- entra
- Enters; comes in; third person singular present.
- habitaciones
- Rooms; bedrooms; living spaces in a house.
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