The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 3
Without, therefore, for a moment pretending to think that scholars generally acquiesce in my conclusions, I shall act as thinking them little likely so to gainsay me as that it will be incumbent upon me to reply, and shall confine myself to translating the "Odyssey" for English readers, with such notes as I think will be found useful.
Sin pretender, por tanto, ni por un momento que los estudiosos en general suscriben mis conclusiones, actuaré pensando que es poco probable que me contradigan de tal manera que me vea obligado a responder, y me limitaré a traducir la «Odisea» para los lectores ingleses, con las notas que considero serán de utilidad.
Among these I would especially call attention to one on xxii. 465-473 which Lord Grimthorpe has kindly allowed me to make public.
Entre estas, quisiera llamar especialmente la atención sobre una relativa al canto XXII, versos 465-473, que Lord Grimthorpe ha tenido la amabilidad de permitirme hacer pública.
I have repeated several of the illustrations used in "The Authoress of the Odyssey", and have added two which I hope may bring the outer court of Ulysses' house more vividly before the reader.
He repetido varias de las ilustraciones utilizadas en «La autora de la Odisea», y he añadido dos que espero puedan presentar con mayor viveza ante el lector el patio exterior de la casa de Ulises.
I should like to explain that the presence of a man and a dog in one illustration is accidental, and was not observed by me till I developed the negative.
Quisiera aclarar que la presencia de un hombre y un perro en una de las ilustraciones es accidental, y no la observé hasta que revelé el negativo.
In an appendix I have also reprinted the paragraphs explanatory of the plan of Ulysses' house, together with the plan itself.
En un apéndice he reimpreso asimismo los párrafos explicativos del plano de la casa de Ulises, junto con el plano en sí.
The reader is recommended to study this plan with some attention.
Se recomienda al lector que estudie este plano con cierta atención.
Vocabulary
- sin
- Without; lacking or deprived of something.
- pretender
- To claim or intend; to attempt or try to do.
- por
- By; through; for; expressing reason or motive.
- tanto
- So much; therefore; as a result or consequence.
- ni
- Nor; neither; used to negate multiple items.
- un
- A or an; indefinite article for singular masculine nouns.
- momento
- Moment; instant; a very brief period of time.
- que
- That; which; who; relative or subordinating conjunction.
- los
- The; definite article for plural masculine nouns.
- estudiosos
- Scholars or studious people; those devoted to study.
- en
- In; on; inside; preposition indicating location or time.
- general
- General; overall; covering most or all instances.
- mis
- My; possessive adjective for first person singular.
- conclusiones
- Conclusions; final decisions or determinations reached.
- actuaré
- I will act; first person singular future tense.
- pensando
- Thinking; considering; present participle of pensar.
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser.
- poco
- Little; small in quantity or amount.
- probable
- Probable; likely; having good chance of occurring.
- me
- Me; direct or indirect object pronoun first person.
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- tal
- Such; of that kind or manner.
- manera
- Manner; way; method or mode of doing.
- vea
- See; first or third person singular subjunctive.
- obligado
- Obliged; compelled; forced to do something.
- responder
- To respond; to answer or reply to something.
- limitaré
- I will limit; first person singular future tense.
- traducir
- To translate; to convert text from one language.
- la
- The; definite article for singular feminine nouns.
- para
- For; in order to; preposition indicating purpose.
- lectores
- Readers; people who read or are reading.
- ingleses
- English; relating to England or English people.
- con
- With; accompanied by; preposition indicating association.
- las
- The; definite article for plural feminine nouns.
- notas
- Notes; annotations; written remarks or explanations.
- considero
- I consider; first person singular present of considerar.
- serán
- Will be; third person plural future of ser.
- utilidad
- Utility; usefulness; practical value or benefit.
- Entre
- Between; among; preposition indicating spatial relationships.
- estas
- These; plural feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
- quisiera
- I would like; conditional form of querer.
- llamar
- To call; to summon or name something.
- especialmente
- Especially; particularly; in a special manner.
- atención
- Attention; the act of focusing on something.
- sobre
- On; over; about; preposition indicating position.
- una
- A or an; indefinite article for singular feminine.
- relativa
- Relative; corresponding; related or comparative in nature.
- al
- To the; contraction of preposition a and article.
- canto
- Canto; a division or section of a poem.
- versos
- Verses; lines of poetry or metrical writing.
- ha
- Has; third person singular present of haber.
- tenido
- Had; past participle of tener.
- amabilidad
- Kindness; friendliness; the quality of being kind.
- permitirme
- To allow me; to permit or let me.
- hacer
- To make; to do; fundamental verb of action.
- pública
- Public; open to general view or access.
- He
- I have; first person singular present of haber.
- repetido
- Repeated; done or said again multiple times.
- varias
- Various; several; more than one or two.
- ilustraciones
- Illustrations; pictures or drawings explaining the text.
- utilizadas
- Used; utilized; employed for a specific purpose.
- La
- The; definite article for singular feminine nouns.
- autora
- Author; female writer of a literary work.
- he
- I have; first person singular present of haber.
- añadido
- Added; included or appended as a supplement.
- dos
- Two; the number 2; a pair.
- espero
- I hope; first person singular present of esperar.
- puedan
- Can; third person plural subjunctive of poder.
- presentar
- To present; to show or introduce something.
- mayor
- Greater; larger; superior in size or importance.
- viveza
- Vividness; liveliness; quality of being lively or bright.
- ante
- Before; in front of; preposition showing position.
- el
- The; definite article for singular masculine nouns.
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