The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 7
A new-comer of any age or either sex was an impressive curiosity in the poor little shabby village of St. Petersburg.
Un recién llegado de cualquier edad o de cualquier sexo era una curiosidad impresionante en el pobre y pequeño y destartalado pueblo de San Petersburgo.
This boy was well dressed, too—well dressed on a week-day.
Este chico estaba bien vestido, además —bien vestido en un día de semana.
This was simply astounding.
Esto era sencillamente asombroso.
His cap was a dainty thing, his close-buttoned blue cloth roundabout was new and natty, and so were his pantaloons.
Su gorra era una cosa elegante, su chaquetilla de tela azul abotonada hasta arriba era nueva y pulcra, y lo mismo sus pantalones.
He had shoes on—and it was only Friday.
Llevaba zapatos puestos —y apenas era viernes.
He even wore a necktie, a bright bit of ribbon.
Incluso llevaba corbata, un vistoso trocito de cinta.
He had a citified air about him that ate into Tom's vitals.
Tenía un aire de ciudad que le royó las entrañas a Tom.
The more Tom stared at the splendid marvel, the higher he turned up his nose at his finery and the shabbier and shabbier his own outfit seemed to him to grow.
Cuanto más miraba Tom fijamente aquel espléndido prodigio, más arrugaba la nariz ante sus galas y más raída y raída le parecía su propia ropa.
Neither boy spoke.
Ninguno de los dos chicos habló.
If one moved, the other moved—but only sidewise, in a circle; they kept face to face and eye to eye all the time.
Si uno se movía, el otro se movía —pero solo de lado, en círculo; se mantuvieron cara a cara y ojo a ojo todo el tiempo.
Finally Tom said:
Finalmente Tom dijo:
"I can lick you!"
"¡Te puedo dar una paliza!"
"I'd like to see you try it."
"Me gustaría verte intentarlo."
"Well, I can do it."
"Bueno, puedo hacerlo."
"No you can't, either."
"No, no puedes, ni mucho menos."
"Yes I can."
"Sí que puedo."
"No you can't."
"No puedes."
"I can."
"Puedo."
"You can't."
"No puedes."
"Can!"
"¡Puedo!"
"Can't!"
"¡No puedes!"
An uncomfortable pause.
Una pausa incómoda.
Then Tom said:
Entonces Tom dijo:
"What's your name?"
"¿Cómo te llamas?"
"'Tisn't any of your business, maybe."
"Quizás no es asunto tuyo."
"Well I 'low I'll _make_ it my business."
"Pues yo me permito _hacerlo_ asunto mío."
"Well why don't you?"
"Pues ¿por qué no lo haces?"
"If you say much, I will."
"Si dices mucho más, lo haré."
"Much—much—_much_. There now."
"Mucho —mucho —_mucho_. Ahí tienes."
"Oh, you think you're mighty smart, _don't_ you?
"Oh, ¿crees que eres muy listo, _verdad_?
Vocabulary
- recién
- Recently, just, newly occurred
- llegado
- Arrived, having just come to a place
- cualquier
- Any, whichever, used before nouns
- edad
- Age, the number of years someone has lived
- sexo
- Sex, biological classification as male or female
- era
- Was, past tense of 'ser' (to be)
- curiosidad
- Curiosity, something unusual that attracts interest
- impresionante
- Impressive, striking, causing admiration or wonder
- pobre
- Poor, lacking wealth or resources
- pequeño
- Small, little in size or extent
- destartalado
- Ramshackle, dilapidated, poorly maintained and run-down
- pueblo
- Town, village, or small community of people
- Este
- This, demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby subject
- chico
- Boy, young male person or child
- estaba
- Was, past imperfect of 'estar' (to be)
- bien
- Well, good, indicating positive quality or manner
- vestido
- Dressed, wearing clothing in a particular manner
- además
- Furthermore, besides, in addition to something else
- día
- Day, a 24-hour period of time
- semana
- Week, a period of seven consecutive days
- Esto
- This, neuter demonstrative pronoun for general concepts
- sencillamente
- Simply, plainly, in a straightforward uncomplicated manner
- asombroso
- Astonishing, amazing, causing great surprise or wonder
- gorra
- Cap, a brimmed hat worn on the head
- cosa
- Thing, object or matter referred to generally
- elegante
- Elegant, stylish, showing refined taste and grace
- chaquetilla
- Short jacket, a small fitted jacket or coat
- tela
- Fabric, cloth material used for making clothing
- azul
- Blue, the color of the sky or sea
- abotonada
- Buttoned up, fastened with buttons all the way
- hasta
- Until, up to, as far as a point
- arriba
- Up, above, toward a higher position or place
- nueva
- New, recently made or not used before
- pulcra
- Neat, tidy, clean and carefully kept appearance
- mismo
- Same, identical, the very same thing or person
- pantalones
- Pants, trousers, garment covering the legs
- Llevaba
- Was wearing, carried, past imperfect of 'llevar'
- zapatos
- Shoes, footwear worn to protect the feet
- puestos
- Put on, worn, placed on the body
- apenas
- Hardly, barely, scarcely, almost not at all
- viernes
- Friday, the sixth day of the week
- Incluso
- Even, including, used to emphasize an addition
- llevaba
- Was wearing, was carrying, past imperfect form
- corbata
- Necktie, a strip of cloth worn around neck
- vistoso
- Colorful, showy, eye-catching and visually striking
- trocito
- Small piece, tiny bit of something
- cinta
- Ribbon, band, strip of fabric or material
- Tenía
- Had, past imperfect of 'tener' (to have)
- aire
- Air, manner, appearance, demeanor of a person
- ciudad
- City, a large urban settlement or metropolis
- royó
- Gnawed, ate away at, irritated deeply inside
- entrañas
- Entrails, guts, innermost feelings or emotions
- Cuanto
- The more, as much as, used in comparisons
- más
- More, to a greater degree or extent
- miraba
- Was looking at, past imperfect of 'mirar'
- fijamente
- Fixedly, steadily, staring without looking away
- aquel
- That, distant demonstrative adjective referring to something far
- espléndido
- Splendid, magnificent, impressively grand or excellent
- prodigio
- Prodigy, marvel, something extraordinarily wonderful or impressive
- arrugaba
- Was wrinkling, scrunching, past imperfect of 'arrugar'
- nariz
- Nose, the facial organ used for smelling
- ante
- Before, in front of, faced with something
- galas
- Finery, fancy clothes, festive or elegant attire
- raída
- Threadbare, worn out, tattered from heavy use
- parecía
- Seemed, appeared, past imperfect of 'parecer'
- propia
- Own, one's very own, belonging to oneself
- ropa
- Clothing, clothes, garments worn on the body
- Ninguno
- None, neither, not one of multiple options
- dos
- Two, the number 2
- chicos
- Boys, guys, young male people or children
- habló
- Spoke, talked, past preterite of 'hablar'
- Si
- If, conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation
- uno
- One, a single person or thing
- movía
- Moved, was moving, past imperfect of 'mover'
- otro
- Other, another, a different one
- pero
- But, however, conjunction showing contrast or exception
- solo
- Only, alone, by oneself without others
- lado
- Side, direction, one part of something
- círculo
- Circle, a round shape or path
- mantuvieron
- They maintained, kept, past preterite of 'mantener'
- cara
- Face, the front part of the head
- ojo
- Eye, the organ used for seeing
- todo
- All, everything, the whole of something
- tiempo
- Time, weather, a period or duration
- Finalmente
- Finally, at last, after a long wait or process
- dijo
- Said, told, past preterite of 'decir'
- puedo
- I can, I am able, first person of 'poder'
- dar
- To give, to deliver something to someone
- paliza
- Beating, thrashing, a severe physical defeat
- gustaría
- Would like, conditional of 'gustar' expressing desire
- verte
- To see you, infinitive with attached pronoun
- intentarlo
- To try it, to attempt it, infinitive with pronoun
- Bueno
- Well, good, interjection or adjective of approval
- hacerlo
- To do it, to perform it, infinitive with pronoun
- puedes
- You can, you are able, second person of 'poder'
- ni
- Nor, not even, used to intensify negation
- mucho
- Much, a lot, a large quantity or degree
- menos
- Less, fewer, used for comparison or reduction
- Puedo
- I can, I am able, from the verb 'poder'
- pausa
- Pause, a temporary stop or break in action
- incómoda
- Uncomfortable, awkward, causing discomfort or unease
- Entonces
- Then, so, at that time or consequently
- Cómo
- How, in what way or manner
- llamas
- You are called, second person of 'llamarse'
- Quizás
- Perhaps, maybe, expressing uncertainty or possibility
- asunto
- Matter, issue, business, affair to deal with
- tuyo
- Yours, possessive pronoun for second person singular
- Pues
- Well, then, so, discourse filler or connector
- permito
- I allow myself, first person of 'permitirse'
- mío
- Mine, possessive pronoun for first person singular
- por
- For, by, through, because of, preposition
- qué
- What, why, interrogative or exclamatory word
- haces
- You do, you make, second person of 'hacer'
- dices
- You say, you tell, second person of 'decir'
- haré
- I will do, I will make, future of 'hacer'
- Mucho
- Much, a lot, used to emphasize a large degree
- Ahí
- There, in that place, nearby location
- tienes
- You have, second person singular of 'tener'
- crees
- You think, you believe, second person of 'creer'
- eres
- You are, second person singular of 'ser'
- muy
- Very, extremely, used to intensify adjectives or adverbs
- listo
- Clever, smart, ready, intelligent or prepared
- verdad
- Truth, right, used to seek or express agreement
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