The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 3
I'm a laying up sin and suffering for us both, I know.
Estoy acumulando pecado y sufrimiento para los dos, lo sé.
He's full of the Old Scratch, but laws-a-me! he's my own dead sister's boy, poor thing, and I ain't got the heart to lash him, somehow.
Está lleno del diablo, ¡pero Dios mío! es el hijo de mi propia hermana difunta, pobrecito, y no tengo corazón para azotarle, no sé cómo.
Every time I let him off, my conscience does hurt me so, and every time I hit him my old heart most breaks.
Cada vez que lo dejo escapar, mi conciencia me atormenta, y cada vez que le pego, mi viejo corazón casi se rompe.
Well-a-well, man that is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble, as the Scripture says, and I reckon it's so.
Bueno, el hombre nacido de mujer es de pocos días y lleno de tribulaciones, como dice la Sagrada Escritura, y supongo que es así.
He'll play hookey this evening,[*] and I'll just be obleeged to make him work, tomorrow, to punish him.
Esta tarde hará novillos, y me veré obligada a hacerle trabajar mañana para castigarle.
It's mighty hard to make him work Saturdays, when all the boys is having holiday, but he hates work more than he hates anything else, and I've got to do some of my duty by him, or I'll be the ruination of the child.
Es muy difícil hacerle trabajar los sábados, cuando todos los chicos están de vacaciones, pero odia el trabajo más que cualquier otra cosa, y tengo que cumplir con parte de mi deber para con él, o acabaré arruinando al muchacho.
[*] Southwestern for "afternoon"
[*] En el dialecto del suroeste equivale a "tarde"
Tom did play hookey, and he had a very good time.
Tom sí hizo novillos, y se lo pasó muy bien.
He got back home barely in season to help Jim, the small colored boy, saw next-day's wood and split the kindlings before supper—at least he was there in time to tell his adventures to Jim while Jim did three-fourths of the work.
Llegó a casa apenas a tiempo para ayudar a Jim, el pequeño chico de color, a serrar la leña del día siguiente y partir la astilla antes de cenar; al menos llegó a tiempo para contarle sus aventuras a Jim mientras Jim hacía las tres cuartas partes del trabajo.
Tom's younger brother (or rather half-brother) Sid was already through with his part of the work (picking up chips), for he was a quiet boy, and had no adventurous, trouble-some ways.
El hermano menor de Tom (o más bien hermanastro), Sid, ya había terminado su parte del trabajo (recoger astillas), pues era un chico tranquilo y no tenía costumbres aventureras ni problemáticas.
Vocabulary
- Estoy
- I am (present indicative of estar)
- acumulando
- accumulating; gathering or collecting together
- pecado
- sin; transgression against religious or moral law
- sufrimiento
- suffering; pain or distress endured
- para
- for; used to indicate purpose or destination
- los
- the (masculine plural definite article)
- dos
- two; the number 2
- lo
- it; the (masculine singular direct object pronoun)
- sé
- I know (present indicative of saber)
- Está
- he/she/it is; is located (estar)
- lleno
- full; completely filled or occupied
- del
- of the; contraction of de + el
- diablo
- devil; evil spirit or malevolent supernatural being
- pero
- but; used to contrast or introduce objection
- Dios
- God; supreme divine being in monotheistic religions
- mío
- mine; belonging to me
- es
- is; third person singular present of ser
- el
- the (masculine singular definite article)
- hijo
- son; male child or offspring
- de
- of; used to indicate possession or relation
- mi
- my; possessive adjective first person singular
- propia
- own; belonging exclusively to oneself
- hermana
- sister; female sibling
- difunta
- deceased; dead woman
- no
- no; not; used to negate statements
- tengo
- I have; present indicative of tener
- corazón
- heart; organ of emotion and compassion
- cómo
- how; in what manner or way
- Cada
- each; every one of a group
- vez
- time; instance or occurrence
- que
- that; which; used in relative clauses
- dejo
- I let; allow or permit
- escapar
- to escape; flee from or get away
- conciencia
- conscience; moral sense of right and wrong
- me
- me; first person singular object pronoun
- atormenta
- torments; causes severe distress or anguish
- le
- him; third person singular indirect object pronoun
- pego
- I hit; strike or beat
- viejo
- old; advanced in age
- casi
- almost; nearly or approximately
- se
- oneself; reflexive pronoun third person
- rompe
- breaks; bursts or shatters
- Bueno
- good; of high quality or morally right
- hombre
- man; adult male human being
- nacido
- born; brought into existence
- mujer
- woman; adult female human being
- pocos
- few; small number of something
- días
- days; 24-hour periods
- como
- like; as or similar to
- la
- the (feminine singular definite article)
- Sagrada
- Sacred; holy and deserving reverence
- Escritura
- Scripture; religious text or holy writings
- supongo
- I suppose; assume or presume
- así
- thus; in this way or manner
- Esta
- this (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)
- tarde
- afternoon; time between noon and evening
- hará
- he/she will make; future tense of hacer
- veré
- I will see; future tense of ver
- obligada
- obliged; forced or compelled to do
- hacerle
- to make him; force him to do
- trabajar
- to work; engage in labor or employment
- mañana
- tomorrow; the day after today
- castigarle
- to punish him; subject to penalty
- muy
- very; to a great extent or degree
- difícil
- difficult; hard to do or understand
- sábados
- Saturdays; seventh day of the week
- cuando
- when; at what time or occasion
- todos
- all; every one without exception
- chicos
- boys; male children or young men
- están
- they are; third person plural of estar
- vacaciones
- vacation; period away from work or school
- odia
- hates; feels intense dislike for
- trabajo
- work; labor or employment
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