The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 3
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Jim was only human—this attraction was too much for him.
Jim era solo un ser humano: esta atracción era demasiado para él.
He put down his pail, took the white alley, and bent over the toe with absorbing interest while the bandage was being unwound.
Dejó su cubo en el suelo, tomó la canica blanca y se inclinó sobre el dedo del pie con absorbente interés mientras se desenrollaba la venda.
In another moment he was flying down the street with his pail and a tingling rear, Tom was whitewashing with vigor, and Aunt Polly was retiring from the field with a slipper in her hand and triumph in her eye.
Un momento después, él corría calle abajo con su cubo y el trasero escociendo, Tom encalaba con vigor y la tía Polly se retiraba del campo con una zapatilla en la mano y el triunfo en los ojos.
But Tom's energy did not last.
Pero la energía de Tom no duró mucho.
He began to think of the fun he had planned for this day, and his sorrows multiplied.
Comenzó a pensar en la diversión que había planeado para ese día, y sus penas se multiplicaron.
Soon the free boys would come tripping along on all sorts of delicious expeditions, and they would make a world of fun of him for having to work—the very thought of it burnt him like fire.
Pronto los chicos libres vendrían trotando en toda clase de deliciosas expediciones, y se burlarían enormemente de él por tener que trabajar: el solo pensamiento le quemaba como el fuego.
He got out his worldly wealth and examined it—bits of toys, marbles, and trash; enough to buy an exchange of _work_, maybe, but not half enough to buy so much as half an hour of pure freedom.
Sacó su riqueza mundana y la examinó: trozos de juguetes, canicas y cachivaches; suficiente para comprar un intercambio de _trabajo_, quizás, pero ni la mitad de lo necesario para comprar siquiera media hora de pura libertad.
So he returned his straitened means to his pocket, and gave up the idea of trying to buy the boys.
Así que devolvió sus escasos recursos al bolsillo y abandonó la idea de intentar comprar a los chicos.
At this dark and hopeless moment an inspiration burst upon him!
¡En ese oscuro y desesperanzador momento, una inspiración se apoderó de él!
Nothing less than a great, magnificent inspiration.
Nada menos que una gran y magnífica inspiración.
He took up his brush and went tranquilly to work.
Tomó su brocha y se puso a trabajar tranquilamente.
Ben Rogers hove in sight presently—the very boy, of all boys, whose ridicule he had been dreading.
Ben Rogers apareció a la vista en ese momento: precisamente el chico, de entre todos los chicos, cuya burla había estado temiendo.
Ben's gait was the hop-skip-and-jump—proof enough that his heart was light and his anticipations high.
El andar de Ben era el de saltar y brincar: prueba suficiente de que su corazón estaba alegre y sus expectativas eran altas.
Vocabulary
- era
- was; used to express past state or condition
- solo
- alone; only; without accompaniment or company
- un
- a; an; indefinite article for masculine nouns
- ser
- to be; fundamental verb expressing existence or identity
- humano
- human; relating to or characteristic of people
- esta
- this; feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun form
- atracción
- attraction; appeal or fascination toward something
- demasiado
- too much; excessively; more than necessary or wanted
- para
- for; in order to; indicating purpose or destination
- él
- he; masculine third person singular pronoun
- Dejó
- left; abandoned; past tense of dejar
- su
- his; her; its; possessive adjective form
- cubo
- bucket; container for carrying or holding items
- en
- in; on; at; basic preposition of location
- el
- the; definite article for masculine singular nouns
- suelo
- ground; floor; soil or earth surface
- tomó
- took; grasped; past tense of tomar
- la
- the; definite article for feminine singular nouns
- blanca
- white; light-colored; feminine form of blanco
- se
- himself; herself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- inclinó
- bent; leaned; past tense of inclinar
- sobre
- over; above; on; preposition indicating position
- dedo
- finger; digit on hand or foot
- del
- of the; contraction of de and el
- pie
- foot; lower extremity of human body
- con
- with; accompanying; preposition showing association
- interés
- interest; curiosity; concern about something
- mientras
- while; during; at the same time as
- venda
- bandage; strip of cloth for binding wounds
- Un
- a; an; indefinite article for masculine nouns
- momento
- moment; brief period of time
- después
- after; later; following in time or sequence
- corría
- ran; was running; past tense of correr
- calle
- street; road; public way in town or city
- abajo
- down; below; downward; lower position
- trasero
- rear; back; buttocks; located behind
- vigor
- vigor; strength; energy and determination
- tía
- aunt; sister of parent or relative
- retiraba
- withdrew; removed; past tense of retirar
- campo
- field; open area of land or countryside
- zapatilla
- slipper; light shoe for indoor wear
- mano
- hand; upper limb ending in fingers
- triunfo
- triumph; victory; success or achievement
- los
- the; definite article for masculine plural nouns
- ojos
- eyes; organs of sight on face
- Pero
- but; however; expressing contrast or opposition
- energía
- energy; power; strength and vigor
- no
- no; not; negation or denial word
- duró
- lasted; continued; past tense of durar
- mucho
- much; a lot; great quantity or amount
- Comenzó
- began; started; past tense of comenzar
- pensar
- to think; to consider; to reflect mentally
- diversión
- amusement; fun; entertainment or enjoyment
- que
- that; which; relative or conjunction word
- había
- had; past tense of haber auxiliary verb
- planeado
- planned; arranged; past participle of planear
- ese
- that; masculine demonstrative adjective form
- día
- day; twenty-four hour period of time
- sus
- their; his; her; possessive adjective plural
- penas
- sorrows; griefs; hardships or troubles
- multiplicaron
- multiplied; increased; past tense of multiplicar
- Pronto
- soon; shortly; in the near future
- chicos
- boys; young men; children or lads
- libres
- free; unoccupied; not busy or constrained
- vendrían
- would come; conditional future tense of venir
- toda
- all; every; entire; feminine form of todo
- clase
- class; type; kind or category of things
- deliciosas
- delicious; delightful; very pleasant feminine plural
- expediciones
- expeditions; journeys; adventures or explorations
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