The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 1
The pills are good for nothing--I might as well swallow snowballs to cool my reins--I have told you over and over how hard I am to move; and at this time of day, I ought to know something of my own constitution.
Las píldoras no sirven para nada--bien podría tragarme bolas de nieve para enfriar mis entrañas--te he dicho una y otra vez lo difícil que soy de tratar; y a estas alturas de mi vida, debería saber algo de mi propia constitución.
Why will you be so positive?
¿Por qué has de ser tan categórico?
Prithee send me another prescription--I am as lame and as much tortured in all my limbs as if I was broke upon the wheel: indeed, I am equally distressed in mind and body--As if I had not plagues enough of my own, those children of my sister are left me for a perpetual source of vexation--what business have people to get children to plague their neighbours?
Te ruego que me envíes otra receta--estoy tan cojo y tan atormentado en todos mis miembros como si me hubieran roto en la rueda: en verdad, estoy igualmente afligido en mente y cuerpo--Como si no tuviera ya suficientes plagas propias, los hijos de mi hermana me son dejados como fuente perpetua de molestias--¿qué necesidad tienen las personas de tener hijos para atormentar a sus vecinos?
A ridiculous incident that happened yesterday to my niece Liddy, has disordered me in such a manner, that I expect to be laid up with another fit of the gout--perhaps, I may explain myself in my next.
Un incidente ridículo que le ocurrió ayer a mi sobrina Liddy me ha trastornado de tal manera, que espero quedar postrado con otro ataque de gota--quizás me explique en mi próxima carta.
I shall set out tomorrow morning for the Hot Well at Bristol, where I am afraid I shall stay longer than I could wish.
Partiré mañana por la mañana hacia el balneario de Bristol, donde me temo que me quedaré más tiempo del que desearía.
On the receipt of this send Williams thither with my saddle-horse and the demi pique.
Al recibo de esta carta, envía a Williams allá con mi caballo de montar y la silla de media pica.
Tell Barns to thresh out the two old ricks, and send the corn to market, and sell it off to the poor at a shilling a bushel under market price.
Dile a Barns que trille los dos almiares viejos, y envíe el grano al mercado, y véndalo a los pobres a un chelín por fanega por debajo del precio de mercado.
--I have received a snivelling letter from Griffin, offering to make a public submission and pay costs.
--He recibido una carta llorosa de Griffin, ofreciéndose a hacer una sumisión pública y pagar las costas.
Vocabulary
- píldoras
- Pills or tablets for medical treatment
- sirven
- They serve or are useful for something
- podría
- Could or might; conditional form of poder
- tragarme
- To swallow; to gulp down something
- bolas
- Balls; spheres or round objects
- nieve
- Snow; frozen precipitation from clouds
- enfriar
- To cool or chill something down
- entrañas
- Entrails; intestines or inner depths
- dicho
- Said; past participle of decir
- otra
- Other; another; different one feminine
- difícil
- Difficult; hard; challenging to accomplish
- tratar
- To treat; to deal with something
- estas
- These; feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- alturas
- Heights; at this stage or point
- debería
- Should or ought to; conditional obligation
- propia
- Own; characteristic of oneself feminine
- constitución
- Constitution; physical makeup or structure
- tan
- So; such; to such degree
- categórico
- Categorical; definite; absolute without exception
- ruego
- I beg; I request or implore
- envíes
- You send; subjunctive form of enviar
- receta
- Recipe; prescription for medicine
- cojo
- Lame; limping; unable to walk properly
- atormentado
- Tormented; tortured; suffering greatly mentally
- miembros
- Members; limbs; parts of organization
- hubieran
- Had; subjunctive past perfect tense
- roto
- Broken; fractured; damaged condition
- rueda
- Wheel; circular object that rotates
- verdad
- Truth; reality; factual accurate statement
- igualmente
- Equally; likewise; in same manner
- afligido
- Afflicted; distressed; suffering great sorrow
- mente
- Mind; mental faculty; intellect
- tuviera
- Had; subjunctive past tense of tener
- suficientes
- Sufficient; enough; adequate amount needed
- plagas
- Plagues; pests; calamities afflicting
- propias
- Own; characteristic of oneself feminine plural
- dejados
- Left; abandoned; neglected; forsaken
- fuente
- Fountain; source; spring of water
- perpetua
- Perpetual; eternal; lasting forever always
- molestias
- Troubles; annoyances; bothers; inconveniences
- necesidad
- Necessity; need; requirement; essential thing
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