The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 14
The two oarsmen bent to their work, and the little boat glided away as rapidly as possible in the midst of the thousand vessels which choke up the narrow way which leads between the two rows of ships from the mouth of the harbor to the Quai d'Orléans.
Los dos remeros se inclinaron sobre su trabajo, y el pequeño bote se deslizó tan rápidamente como fue posible en medio de los miles de embarcaciones que obstruyen el estrecho paso que conduce entre las dos hileras de barcos desde la boca del puerto hasta el Quai d'Orléans.
The shipowner, smiling, followed him with his eyes until he saw him spring out on the quay and disappear in the midst of the throng, which from five o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock at night, swarms in the famous street of La Canebière,—a street of which the modern Phocéens are so proud that they say with all the gravity in the world, and with that accent which gives so much character to what is said, "If Paris had La Canebière, Paris would be a second Marseilles."
El armador, sonriendo, lo siguió con los ojos hasta que lo vio saltar al muelle y desaparecer en medio de la multitud, que desde las cinco de la mañana hasta las nueve de la noche, hormiguea en la famosa calle de La Canebière,—una calle de la que los modernos focenses están tan orgullosos que dicen con toda la gravedad del mundo, y con ese acento que da tanto carácter a lo que se dice, «Si París tuviera La Canebière, París sería una segunda Marsella».
On turning round the owner saw Danglars behind him, apparently awaiting orders, but in reality also watching the young sailor,—but there was a great difference in the expression of the two men who thus followed the movements of Edmond Dantès.
Al darse la vuelta, el armador vio a Danglars detrás de él, aparentemente esperando órdenes, pero en realidad también observando al joven marinero,—pero había una gran diferencia en la expresión de los dos hombres que así seguían los movimientos de Edmond Dantès.
Chapter 2.
Capítulo 2.
Vocabulary
- remeros
- Rowers; people who row a boat.
- inclinaron
- They leaned or bent forward over something.
- bote
- A small boat or dinghy.
- deslizó
- Glided or slid smoothly through water.
- embarcaciones
- Vessels or watercraft of various sizes.
- obstruyen
- They obstruct or block a passage or route.
- estrecho
- Narrow or tight; a confined passage.
- paso
- A passage, step, or narrow channel.
- conduce
- Leads or conducts toward a specific direction.
- hileras
- Rows or lines of objects arranged in sequence.
- boca
- Mouth; also the entrance or opening of something.
- puerto
- Port or harbor where ships dock.
- armador
- Shipowner; person who owns or operates ships.
- sonriendo
- Smiling; expressing happiness with the face.
- saltar
- To jump or leap onto something.
- muelle
- Dock or wharf where boats are moored.
- desaparecer
- To disappear or vanish from sight.
- multitud
- A crowd or large group of people.
- hormiguea
- Swarms or teems with many bustling people.
- focenses
- Phocaeans; ancient Greek founders of Marseille.
- orgullosos
- Proud; feeling pride about something or someone.
- gravedad
- Seriousness or gravity; a solemn demeanor.
- acento
- Accent; distinctive way of pronouncing a language.
- carácter
- Character or personality; distinctive quality of something.
- tuviera
- Subjunctive past of 'tener'; if it had something.
- sería
- Would be; conditional tense of 'ser'.
- darse
- Reflexive form of 'dar'; to give oneself or turn.
- vuelta
- Turn; act of turning around or returning.
- detrás
- Behind; positioned at the back of something.
- aparentemente
- Apparently; seeming to be true on the surface.
- órdenes
- Orders or commands given to another person.
- realidad
- Reality; the actual state of things.
- observando
- Observing or watching carefully with attention.
- marinero
- Sailor or seaman who works aboard a ship.
- diferencia
- Difference; the way things are unlike each other.
- expresión
- Expression; a look or feeling shown on one's face.
- seguían
- They followed or continued tracking someone.
- movimientos
- Movements; the acts of moving from place to place.
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