The Great Gatsby — Page 13
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"I'm a bond man."
"Soy corredor de bonos."
"Who with?"
"¿Con quién?"
I told him.
Se lo dije.
"Never heard of them," he remarked decisively.
"Nunca he oído hablar de ellos", comentó con decisión.
This annoyed me.
Esto me irritó.
"You will," I answered shortly. "You will if you stay in the East."
"Ya lo hará", respondí secamente. "Lo hará si se queda en el Este."
"Oh, I'll stay in the East, don't you worry," he said, glancing at Daisy and then back at me, as if he were alert for something more. "I'd be a God damned fool to live anywhere else."
"Oh, me quedaré en el Este, no se preocupe", dijo, mirando a Daisy y luego de vuelta a mí, como si estuviera alerta ante algo más. "Sería un maldito idiota vivir en cualquier otro lugar."
At this point Miss Baker said: "Absolutely!" with such suddenness that I started—it was the first word she had uttered since I came into the room.
En ese momento la señorita Baker dijo: "¡Absolutamente!" con tal brusquedad que me sobresalté—fue la primera palabra que había pronunciado desde que entré en la habitación.
Evidently it surprised her as much as it did me, for she yawned and with a series of rapid, deft movements stood up into the room.
Evidentemente la sorprendió tanto como a mí, pues bostezó y con una serie de movimientos rápidos y hábiles se puso de pie en medio de la habitación.
"I'm stiff," she complained, "I've been lying on that sofa for as long as I can remember."
"Estoy entumecida", se quejó, "llevo tumbada en ese sofá desde que tengo memoria."
"Don't look at me," Daisy retorted, "I've been trying to get you to New York all afternoon."
"No me mires a mí", replicó Daisy, "he estado intentando llevarte a Nueva York toda la tarde."
"No, thanks," said Miss Baker to the four cocktails just in from the pantry. "I'm absolutely in training."
"No, gracias", le dijo la señorita Baker a los cuatro cócteles que acababan de llegar de la despensa. "Estoy en pleno entrenamiento."
Her host looked at her incredulously.
Su anfitrión la miró con incredulidad.
"You are!" He took down his drink as if it were a drop in the bottom of a glass. "How you ever get anything done is beyond me."
"¡Ah, sí!" Apuró su copa como si fuera una gota en el fondo de un vaso. "Cómo consigue hacer algo en su vida me supera."
I looked at Miss Baker, wondering what it was she "got done." I enjoyed looking at her.
Miré a la señorita Baker, preguntándome qué era lo que ella "conseguía hacer". Me gustaba mirarla.
Vocabulary
- Soy
- I am (present tense of ser)
- corredor
- Broker; runner; one who runs or deals
- de
- Of; from; belonging to
- bonos
- Bonds; financial securities or vouchers
- Con
- With; accompanied by or in company
- quién
- Who; which person or persons
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; himself; herself
- lo
- It; direct object pronoun (masculine)
- dije
- I said (past tense of decir)
- Nunca
- Never; at no time whatsoever
- he
- I have (auxiliary verb, present perfect)
- oído
- Heard; past participle of oír
- hablar
- To speak; to talk or communicate
- ellos
- They; masculine plural pronoun
- comentó
- He/she commented; remarked or observed
- con
- With; accompanied by or in company
- decisión
- Decision; determination or resolve
- Esto
- This; this thing or matter
- me
- Me; indirect or direct object pronoun
- irritó
- Irritated; annoyed or made angry
- Ya
- Already; now or by this time
- hará
- Will make; future tense of hacer
- respondí
- I responded; answered or replied
- Lo
- It; direct object pronoun (masculine)
- si
- If; conditional conjunction or whether
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; himself; herself
- queda
- Remains; stays or is left
- en
- In; inside or within a place
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- Este
- This; this one (masculine)
- quedaré
- I will remain; will stay
- no
- No; not or negative response
- preocupe
- Worry; be concerned or troubled
- dijo
- He/she said; past tense of decir
- mirando
- Looking; watching or gazing at
- luego
- Then; later or afterwards
- vuelta
- Turn; return or a turning around
- mí
- Me; myself (prepositional pronoun)
- como
- Like; as or in the manner of
- estuviera
- Were; subjunctive past of estar
- alerta
- Alert; watchful or on guard
- ante
- Before; in front of or facing
- algo
- Something; anything or some thing
- más
- More; greater quantity or degree
- Sería
- Would be; conditional of ser
- un
- A; an (masculine singular article)
- maldito
- Damned; cursed or accursed
- idiota
- Idiot; foolish or stupid person
- vivir
- To live; to exist or reside
- cualquier
- Any; whichever or any at all
- otro
- Other; another or different one
- lugar
- Place; location or position
- En
- In; inside or within a place
- ese
- That; that one (masculine)
- momento
- Moment; instant or brief time
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- señorita
- Miss; young woman or lady
- Absolutamente
- Absolutely; completely or entirely
- tal
- Such; this or that kind of
- que
- That; which or what
- fue
- Was; past tense of ser
- primera
- First; coming before others
- palabra
- Word; unit of spoken or written language
- había
- Had; past of haber (auxiliary)
- pronunciado
- Pronounced; uttered or articulated
- desde
- Since; from or beginning at
- entré
- I entered; went into
- habitación
- Room; bedroom or chamber
- Evidentemente
- Evidently; obviously or clearly
- sorprendió
- Surprised; astonished or took aback
- tanto
- So much; such a great amount
- pues
- Well; since or therefore
- bostezó
- Yawned; opened mouth widely in tiredness
- una
- A; an (feminine singular article)
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