The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 4
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"To that extent."
"Hasta ese punto."
"But that was all."
"Pero eso era todo."
"No, no, my dear Watson, not all—by no means all.
"No, no, mi querido Watson, no todo, ni mucho menos.
I would suggest, for example, that a presentation to a doctor is more likely to come from a hospital than from a hunt, and that when the initials 'C.C.' are placed before that hospital the words 'Charing Cross' very naturally suggest themselves."
Le sugeriría, por ejemplo, que es más probable que un obsequio a un médico provenga de un hospital que de una cacería, y que cuando las iniciales 'C.C.' se colocan antes de ese hospital, las palabras 'Charing Cross' se sugieren de manera muy natural."
"You may be right."
"Puede que tenga razón."
"The probability lies in that direction.
"La probabilidad apunta en esa dirección.
And if we take this as a working hypothesis we have a fresh basis from which to start our construction of this unknown visitor."
Y si tomamos esto como hipótesis de trabajo, tenemos una nueva base desde la cual comenzar nuestra reconstrucción de este visitante desconocido."
"Well, then, supposing that 'C.C.H.' does stand for 'Charing Cross Hospital,' what further inferences may we draw?"
"Bien, entonces, suponiendo que 'C.C.H.' efectivamente significa 'Charing Cross Hospital', ¿qué otras inferencias podemos extraer?"
"Do none suggest themselves? You know my methods. Apply them!"
"¿No se sugiere ninguna? Usted conoce mis métodos. ¡Aplíquelos!"
"I can only think of the obvious conclusion that the man has practised in town before going to the country."
"Solo puedo pensar en la conclusión obvia de que el hombre ejerció en la ciudad antes de irse al campo."
"I think that we might venture a little farther than this.
"Creo que podríamos aventurarnos un poco más allá de esto.
Look at it in this light.
Considérelo desde esta perspectiva.
On what occasion would it be most probable that such a presentation would be made?
¿En qué ocasión sería más probable que se hiciera tal obsequio?
When would his friends unite to give him a pledge of their good will?
¿Cuándo se unirían sus amigos para darle una muestra de su buena voluntad?
Obviously at the moment when Dr. Mortimer withdrew from the service of the hospital in order to start a practice for himself.
Obviamente en el momento en que el Dr. Mortimer se retiró del servicio del hospital para establecer su propia consulta.
We know there has been a presentation.
Sabemos que hubo un obsequio.
We believe there has been a change from a town hospital to a country practice.
Creemos que hubo un cambio de un hospital en la ciudad a una consulta en el campo.
Vocabulary
- Hasta
- Up to; until; as far as a certain point
- ese
- That; that one (masculine singular demonstrative)
- punto
- Point; dot; period; issue or matter under discussion
- Pero
- But; however; used to introduce contrast
- eso
- That; that thing (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- era
- Was; past tense of ser for third person singular
- todo
- All; everything; the whole of something
- No
- No; not; negative response or negation
- no
- Not; negation particle in sentences
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- querido
- Dear; beloved; cherished person or thing
- ni
- Neither; nor; not even
- mucho
- Much; a lot of; great in quantity
- menos
- Less; minus; except; the least
- Le
- To him; to her; indirect object pronoun
- sugeriría
- Would suggest; conditional form of sugerir
- por
- By; for; through; indicating cause or reason
- ejemplo
- Example; instance; specimen for illustration
- que
- That; which; what; relative or subordinate conjunction
- es
- Is; present tense of ser, third person
- más
- More; plus; greater in quantity or degree
- probable
- Probable; likely; having good chance of happening
- un
- A; an; indefinite article masculine singular
- obsequio
- Gift; present; token of respect or affection
- médico
- Medical; doctor; physician or health professional
- provenga
- Come from; originate; subjunctive of provenir
- de
- Of; from; belonging to; expressing possession
- hospital
- Hospital; medical institution for treating patients
- una
- A; an; indefinite article feminine singular
- cacería
- Hunt; hunting expedition; the act of hunting
- cuando
- When; at what time; during which period
- las
- The; definite article feminine plural
- iniciales
- Initials; first letters of names or words
- se
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun; passive voice marker
- colocan
- Are placed; put; positioned; third person plural
- antes
- Before; previously; in front of something
- palabras
- Words; terms; units of language or speech
- sugieren
- Suggest; indicate; point toward; third person plural
- manera
- Manner; way; method; fashion or mode
- muy
- Very; much; greatly; intensifies adjectives
- natural
- Natural; normal; occurring in nature
- Puede
- Can; may; is able to; third person singular
- tenga
- Have; may have; subjunctive of tener
- razón
- Reason; right; correct understanding or judgment
- La
- The; definite article feminine singular
- probabilidad
- Probability; likelihood; chance of something occurring
- apunta
- Points; aims; indicates; third person singular
- en
- In; on; at; preposition showing location
- dirección
- Direction; address; management or leadership
- si
- If; whether; conditional conjunction
- tomamos
- We take; we assume; first person plural present
- esto
- This; this thing; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- como
- As; like; how; in the capacity of
- hipótesis
- Hypothesis; assumption; proposed explanation for testing
- trabajo
- Work; job; labor; effort or activity
- tenemos
- We have; we possess; first person plural
- nueva
- New; novel; recent or freshly created
- base
- Base; foundation; basis for something
- desde
- From; since; starting point in space or time
- cual
- Which; what; that; relative pronoun
- comenzar
- To begin; to start; to commence
- nuestra
- Our; ours; first person plural possessive
- reconstrucción
- Reconstruction; rebuilding; act of reconstructing
- este
- This; this one; masculine singular demonstrative
- visitante
- Visitor; guest; person who visits somewhere
- desconocido
- Unknown; stranger; unfamiliar person or thing
- Bien
- Well; good; fine; expression of agreement
- entonces
- Then; at that time; therefore
- suponiendo
- Supposing; assuming; on the assumption that
- efectivamente
- Effectively; indeed; in fact; actually or really
- significa
- Means; signifies; indicates; third person singular
- Hospital
- Hospital; medical institution for treating patients
- qué
- What; which; interrogative pronoun
- otras
- Others; other; different; additional feminine plural
- inferencias
- Inferences; conclusions; deductions made from evidence
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