The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 8
As he entered his eyes fell upon the stick in Holmes's hand, and he ran towards it with an exclamation of joy.
Al entrar, sus ojos cayeron sobre el bastón en la mano de Holmes, y corrió hacia él con una exclamación de alegría.
"I am so very glad," said he.
«Me alegro muchísimo», dijo él.
"I was not sure whether I had left it here or in the Shipping Office.
«No estaba seguro de si lo había dejado aquí o en la Oficina de Envíos.
I would not lose that stick for the world."
No perdería ese bastón por nada del mundo.»
"A presentation, I see," said Holmes.
«Un regalo, ya veo», dijo Holmes.
"Yes, sir."
«Sí, señor.»
"From Charing Cross Hospital?"
«¿Del Hospital de Charing Cross?»
"From one or two friends there on the occasion of my marriage."
«De uno o dos amigos de allí con motivo de mi matrimonio.»
"Dear, dear, that's bad!" said Holmes, shaking his head.
«¡Vaya, vaya, eso es malo!», dijo Holmes, sacudiendo la cabeza.
Dr. Mortimer blinked through his glasses in mild astonishment.
El doctor Mortimer parpadeó a través de sus gafas con leve asombro.
"Why was it bad?"
«¿Por qué era malo?»
"Only that you have disarranged our little deductions.
«Solo que ha trastocado nuestras pequeñas deducciones.
Your marriage, you say?"
¿Su matrimonio, dice usted?»
"Yes, sir.
«Sí, señor.
I married, and so left the hospital, and with it all hopes of a consulting practice.
Me casé, y por eso dejé el hospital, y con él todas las esperanzas de una consulta privada.
It was necessary to make a home of my own."
Era necesario establecer un hogar propio.»
"Come, come, we are not so far wrong, after all," said Holmes.
«Vamos, vamos, no estamos tan equivocados, después de todo», dijo Holmes.
"And now, Dr. James Mortimer—"
«Y ahora, doctor James Mortimer…»
"Mister, sir, Mister—a humble M.R.C.S."
«Señor, señor, Señor… un humilde M.R.C.S.»
"And a man of precise mind, evidently."
«Y un hombre de mente precisa, evidentemente.»
"A dabbler in science, Mr. Holmes, a picker up of shells on the shores of the great unknown ocean.
«Un aficionado a la ciencia, señor Holmes, un recolector de conchas en las orillas del gran océano desconocido.
I presume that it is Mr. Sherlock Holmes whom I am addressing and not—"
Supongo que es el señor Sherlock Holmes a quien me dirijo y no…»
"No, this is my friend Dr. Watson."
«No, este es mi amigo el doctor Watson.»
"Glad to meet you, sir.
«Encantado de conocerle, señor.
I have heard your name mentioned in connection with that of your friend.
He oído mencionar su nombre en relación con el de su amigo.
You interest me very much, Mr. Holmes.
Me interesa usted muchísimo, señor Holmes.
Vocabulary
- entrar
- To enter or go into a place
- sus
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'
- ojos
- Eyes, the organs used for seeing
- cayeron
- They fell; past tense of 'caer'
- sobre
- On, over, or about something
- bastón
- A walking stick or cane used for support
- mano
- Hand, the body part at the end of the arm
- corrió
- He or she ran; past tense of 'correr'
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- exclamación
- An exclamation or sudden cry of emotion
- alegría
- Joy, happiness, or delight
- alegro
- I am glad; first person of 'alegrarse'
- muchísimo
- Very much, an intensified form of 'mucho'
- dijo
- He or she said; past tense of 'decir'
- estaba
- He or she was; imperfect past tense of 'estar'
- seguro
- Sure, certain, or safe
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if' in conditional sentences
- había
- There was; past auxiliary form of 'haber'
- dejado
- Left behind; past participle of 'dejar'
- aquí
- Here, in this place
- Oficina
- Office, a place where administrative work is done
- Envíos
- Shipments or dispatches of goods or mail
- perdería
- Would lose; conditional tense of 'perder'
- ese
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' one
- nada
- Nothing, not anything at all
- mundo
- World, the earth or all of humanity
- regalo
- A gift or present given to someone
- ya
- Already, now, or soon depending on context
- veo
- I see; first person present tense of 'ver'
- señor
- Sir or mister, a respectful title for a man
- Hospital
- A medical facility where patients receive treatment
- uno
- The number one or an indefinite pronoun 'one'
- dos
- The number two
- amigos
- Friends, people with whom one has a friendship
- allí
- There, in that place over there
- motivo
- Reason, motive, or cause for something
- matrimonio
- Marriage, the union between two people
- Vaya
- Expression of surprise meaning 'well' or 'goodness'
- eso
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' thing or idea
- malo
- Bad, unpleasant, or of poor quality
- sacudiendo
- Shaking; present participle of 'sacudir'
- cabeza
- Head, the uppermost part of the human body
- doctor
- A physician or person holding a doctoral degree
- parpadeó
- Blinked; past tense of 'parpadear'
- través
- Through or across; used in 'a través de'
- gafas
- Eyeglasses or spectacles worn to aid vision
- leve
- Slight, mild, or gentle in degree
- asombro
- Astonishment, amazement, or great surprise
- era
- He, she, or it was; imperfect tense of 'ser'
- Solo
- Only, alone, or just one thing
- trastocado
- Disrupted or upset; past participle of 'trastocado'
- nuestras
- Our; possessive adjective for feminine plural nouns
- pequeñas
- Small or little; feminine plural adjective
- deducciones
- Deductions or logical conclusions drawn from evidence
- dice
- He or she says; present tense of 'decir'
- usted
- Formal second-person pronoun meaning 'you'
- casé
- I married; past tense of 'casarse'
- dejé
- I left or abandoned; past tense of 'dejar'
- hospital
- A medical facility for treating sick or injured people
- todas
- All or every; feminine plural form of 'todo'
- esperanzas
- Hopes or aspirations for the future
- consulta
- Medical consultation or a professional appointment
- privada
- Private, not public or restricted to certain people
- necesario
- Necessary, required, or essential for something
- establecer
- To establish or set up something new
- hogar
- Home, household, or one's place of residence
- propio
- Own, one's own belonging or characteristic
- Vamos
- Let's go; also used as 'come on' expression
- estamos
- We are; first person plural of 'estar'
- tan
- So or as; used in comparisons and intensification
- equivocados
- Wrong or mistaken; plural past participle of 'equivocarse'
- después
- After, afterward, or later in time
- todo
- All, everything, or the whole of something
- ahora
- Now, at this present moment
- Señor
- Sir or mister, a formal title for a man
- humilde
- Humble, modest, or not arrogant in manner
- hombre
- Man, an adult male human being
- mente
- Mind, the seat of thought and consciousness
- precisa
- Precise, exact, or highly accurate in detail
- evidentemente
- Evidently or obviously, in a clear and apparent manner
- aficionado
- An enthusiast or amateur devoted to a hobby
- ciencia
- Science, the systematic study of the natural world
- recolector
- Collector, someone who gathers or collects things
- conchas
- Shells, hard protective coverings of mollusks
- orillas
- Shores or banks at the edge of water
- gran
- Great or large; adjective before a noun
- océano
- Ocean, a vast body of salt water
- desconocido
- Unknown, unfamiliar, or not yet discovered
- Supongo
- I suppose or assume; first person of 'suponer'
- quien
- Who or whom; relative pronoun referring to a person
- dirijo
- I address or direct myself; from 'dirigirse'
- este
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'this'
- amigo
- Friend, a person one has a close bond with
- Encantado
- Pleased to meet you; delighted or charmed
- conocerle
- To meet or get to know him or her
- oído
- Heard; past participle of 'oír'
- mencionar
- To mention or bring something up in conversation
- nombre
- Name, the word used to identify a person
- relación
- Relationship, connection, or account of something
- interesa
- It interests or matters to someone
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