The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 8
The reason I will not exhibit this picture is that I am afraid that I have shown in it the secret of my own soul."
La razón por la que no exhibiré este cuadro es que me temo que he revelado en él el secreto de mi propia alma."
Lord Henry laughed. "And what is that?" he asked.
Lord Henry se rió. «¿Y qué es eso?», preguntó.
"I will tell you," said Hallward; but an expression of perplexity came over his face.
«Te lo diré», dijo Hallward; pero una expresión de perplejidad se dibujó en su rostro.
"I am all expectation, Basil," continued his companion, glancing at him.
«Soy todo expectación, Basil», continuó su compañero, mirándole de reojo.
"Oh, there is really very little to tell, Harry," answered the painter; "and I am afraid you will hardly understand it. Perhaps you will hardly believe it."
«Oh, en realidad hay muy poco que contar, Harry», respondió el pintor; «y me temo que apenas lo entenderás. Quizás apenas lo creerás».
Lord Henry smiled, and leaning down, plucked a pink-petalled daisy from the grass and examined it.
Lord Henry sonrió, y agachándose, arrancó una margarita de pétalos rosados de la hierba y la examinó.
"I am quite sure I shall understand it," he replied, gazing intently at the little golden, white-feathered disk, "and as for believing things, I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible."
«Estoy bastante seguro de que lo entenderé», respondió, mirando fijamente el pequeño disco dorado de plumas blancas, «y en cuanto a creer cosas, puedo creer cualquier cosa, siempre que sea del todo increíble».
The wind shook some blossoms from the trees, and the heavy lilac-blooms, with their clustering stars, moved to and fro in the languid air.
El viento sacudió algunas flores de los árboles, y las pesadas flores de lila, con sus racimos de estrellas, se mecían de un lado a otro en el aire lánguido.
A grasshopper began to chirrup by the wall, and like a blue thread a long thin dragon-fly floated past on its brown gauze wings.
Un saltamontes comenzó a chirriar junto a la pared, y como un hilo azul, una larga y delgada libélula pasó flotando sobre sus alas de gasa marrón.
Lord Henry felt as if he could hear Basil Hallward's heart beating, and wondered what was coming.
Lord Henry sintió como si pudiera oír el corazón de Basil Hallward latir, y se preguntó qué vendría a continuación.
"The story is simply this," said the painter after some time. "Two months ago I went to a crush at Lady Brandon's.
«La historia es simplemente esta», dijo el pintor después de un momento. «Hace dos meses fui a una reunión en casa de Lady Brandon.
Vocabulary
- razón
- Reason, motive, or justification for something
- exhibiré
- First person future tense of 'exhibir': to display or show
- cuadro
- A painting or picture hung on a wall
- temo
- First person singular present of 'temer': to fear
- revelado
- Past participle of 'revelar': revealed or disclosed something
- secreto
- A secret or piece of hidden information
- propia
- Adjective meaning 'own' or 'one's very own'
- alma
- The soul or innermost spiritual essence of a person
- rió
- Third person singular preterite of 'reírse': laughed
- preguntó
- Third person preterite of 'preguntar': asked a question
- diré
- First person future of 'decir': I will tell or say
- dijo
- Third person singular preterite of 'decir': said
- expresión
- A facial expression or verbal utterance conveying meaning
- perplejidad
- State of confusion or puzzlement about something unclear
- dibujó
- Third person preterite of 'dibujar': drew or traced across
- rostro
- The face or countenance of a person
- expectación
- State of eager anticipation or expectancy for something
- continuó
- Third person preterite of 'continuar': continued speaking or acting
- compañero
- A companion, partner, or close associate
- mirándole
- Gerund of 'mirar' plus pronoun: looking at him
- reojo
- Sidelong glance; used in phrase 'de reojo' meaning sideways
- realidad
- Reality or the actual truth of a situation
- contar
- To tell, narrate, or count something to someone
- respondió
- Third person preterite of 'responder': replied or answered
- pintor
- A painter or artist who creates paintings
- apenas
- Adverb meaning 'barely', 'scarcely', or 'hardly'
- entenderás
- Second person future of 'entender': you will understand
- Quizás
- Adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe' expressing uncertainty
- creerás
- Second person future of 'creer': you will believe
- sonrió
- Third person preterite of 'sonreír': smiled
- agachándose
- Reflexive gerund of 'agacharse': bending down or crouching
- arrancó
- Third person preterite of 'arrancar': pulled or plucked out
- margarita
- A daisy flower with white petals and yellow center
- pétalos
- The petals of a flower
- rosados
- Adjective meaning 'pink' or 'rosy' in color
- hierba
- Grass or herb growing on the ground
- examinó
- Third person preterite of 'examinar': examined or inspected closely
- bastante
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'quite', 'enough', or 'rather'
- seguro
- Adjective meaning 'sure', 'certain', or 'safe'
- entenderé
- First person future of 'entender': I will understand
- mirando
- Gerund of 'mirar': looking at or gazing at
- fijamente
- Adverb meaning 'fixedly' or 'steadily', staring without moving
- disco
- A disc or circular flat shape of something
- dorado
- Adjective meaning 'golden' or 'gold-colored'
- plumas
- Feathers of a bird or writing quills
- cuanto
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'as much as' or 'how much'
- creer
- Infinitive verb meaning to believe or think something true
- cualquier
- Indefinite adjective meaning 'any' or 'whichever'
- sea
- Third person singular present subjunctive of 'ser': be
- increíble
- Adjective meaning 'incredible' or 'unbelievable'
- viento
- The wind or moving air outdoors
- sacudió
- Third person preterite of 'sacudir': shook or rattled
- flores
- Plural of 'flor': flowers or blossoms
- árboles
- Plural of 'árbol': trees growing in nature
- pesadas
- Adjective meaning 'heavy' (feminine plural form)
- lila
- A lilac plant with fragrant purple flower clusters
- racimos
- Clusters or bunches of flowers or grapes
- estrellas
- Stars in the sky or star-shaped objects
- mecían
- Third person plural imperfect of 'mecerse': swayed or rocked gently
- lado
- A side or direction relative to a position
- aire
- Air or atmosphere; also refers to a general feeling
- lánguido
- Adjective meaning 'languid', slow, and lacking energy
- saltamontes
- A grasshopper, jumping insect found in grass
- comenzó
- Third person preterite of 'comenzar': began or started
- chirriar
- Infinitive meaning to chirp, creak, or make a shrill sound
- junto
- Preposition or adjective meaning 'next to' or 'together'
- pared
- A wall of a building or room
- hilo
- A thread or thin line of something
- delgada
- Adjective meaning 'thin' or 'slender' (feminine form)
- libélula
- A dragonfly, slender insect with transparent wings
- pasó
- Third person preterite of 'pasar': passed by or went past
- flotando
- Gerund of 'flotar': floating or drifting through the air
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'over', 'above', or 'on top of'
- alas
- Plural of 'ala': wings of a bird or insect
- gasa
- Gauze or thin, transparent fabric material
- marrón
- Adjective meaning 'brown' in color
- sintió
- Third person preterite of 'sentir': felt or sensed something
- pudiera
- Past subjunctive of 'poder': could or might be able to
- oír
- Infinitive meaning to hear sounds or listen
- corazón
- The heart, both physical organ and symbol of emotion
- latir
- Infinitive meaning to beat, as a heart does rhythmically
- vendría
- Third person conditional of 'venir': would come
- continuación
- Continuation or what follows next in a sequence
- historia
- A story, history, or narrative account of events
- simplemente
- Adverb meaning 'simply' or 'just', without complication
- momento
- A moment or brief period of time
- Hace
- Third person present of 'hacer' used to express time ago
- meses
- Plural of 'mes': months of the year
- fui
- First person singular preterite of 'ir': I went
- reunión
- A meeting, gathering, or social event of people
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