The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 13
My elder brother won't die,
Mi hermano mayor no quiere morirse,
and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else."
y mis hermanos menores parecen no hacer nunca otra cosa».
"Harry!" exclaimed Hallward, frowning.
—¡Harry! —exclamó Hallward, frunciendo el ceño.
"My dear fellow, I am not quite serious.
—Querido amigo, no hablo del todo en serio.
But I can't help detesting my relations.
Pero no puedo evitar detestar a mis parientes.
I suppose it comes from the fact that none of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves.
Supongo que se debe al hecho de que ninguno de nosotros puede soportar que los demás tengan los mismos defectos que uno mismo.
I quite sympathize with the rage of the English democracy against what they call the vices of the upper orders.
Comprendo perfectamente la indignación de la democracia inglesa contra lo que ella llama los vicios de las clases superiores.
The masses feel that drunkenness, stupidity, and immorality should be their own special property, and that if any one of us makes an ass of himself, he is poaching on their preserves.
Las masas sienten que la embriaguez, la estupidez y la inmoralidad deberían ser patrimonio exclusivo suyo, y que si alguno de nosotros hace el ridículo, está cazando furtivamente en sus cotos.
When poor Southwark got into the divorce court, their indignation was quite magnificent.
Cuando el pobre Southwark llegó al tribunal de divorcios, su indignación fue verdaderamente magnífica.
And yet I don't suppose that ten per cent of the proletariat live correctly."
Y sin embargo, no creo que el diez por ciento del proletariado viva correctamente».
"I don't agree with a single word that you have said, and, what is more, Harry, I feel sure you don't either."
—No estoy de acuerdo con ni una sola palabra de lo que has dicho, y, es más, Harry, estoy seguro de que tú tampoco lo estás.
Lord Henry stroked his pointed brown beard and tapped the toe of his patent-leather boot with a tasselled ebony cane.
Lord Henry se acarició su puntiaguda barba castaña y golpeó la punta de su bota de charol con un bastón de ébano con borlas.
"How English you are Basil!
—¡Qué inglés eres, Basil!
That is the second time you have made that observation.
Es la segunda vez que haces esa observación.
If one puts forward an idea to a true Englishman—always a rash thing to do—he never dreams of considering whether the idea is right or wrong.
Si uno le propone una idea a un verdadero inglés —siempre algo imprudente—, jamás se le ocurre considerar si la idea es correcta o incorrecta.
The only thing he considers of any importance is whether one believes it oneself.
Lo único que le parece importante es si uno mismo la cree.
Vocabulary
- hermano
- Male sibling; brother
- mayor
- Older or larger; elder sibling
- quiere
- Third person singular of querer; wants or loves
- morirse
- Reflexive verb meaning to die
- hermanos
- Male siblings or mixed-gender siblings; brothers
- menores
- Younger or smaller; minor siblings
- parecen
- Third person plural of parecer; seem or appear
- hacer
- Infinitive verb meaning to do or make
- nunca
- Adverb meaning never
- otra
- Feminine adjective meaning other or another
- cosa
- Noun meaning thing or object
- exclamó
- Past tense of exclamar; exclaimed loudly
- frunciendo
- Gerund of fruncir; furrowing or wrinkling the brow
- ceño
- Brow or frown; expression of displeasure
- Querido
- Adjective meaning dear or beloved friend
- amigo
- Noun meaning friend
- hablo
- First person singular of hablar; I speak
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all or everything
- serio
- Adjective meaning serious or earnest
- puedo
- First person singular of poder; I can
- evitar
- Infinitive verb meaning to avoid or prevent
- detestar
- Infinitive verb meaning to detest or hate
- parientes
- Noun meaning relatives or family members
- Supongo
- First person singular of suponer; I suppose
- debe
- Third person singular of deber; must or is due
- hecho
- Noun or past participle meaning fact or done
- ninguno
- Indefinite pronoun meaning none or not any
- puede
- Third person singular of poder; can or is able
- soportar
- Infinitive verb meaning to bear or tolerate
- demás
- Pronoun meaning the others or the rest
- tengan
- Subjunctive of tener; that they have
- mismos
- Adjective meaning same; identical ones
- defectos
- Noun meaning defects or faults
- mismo
- Adjective meaning same or oneself
- Comprendo
- First person singular of comprender; I understand
- perfectamente
- Adverb meaning perfectly or completely
- indignación
- Noun meaning indignation or moral outrage
- democracia
- Noun meaning democracy; system of popular governance
- inglesa
- Feminine adjective meaning English
- contra
- Preposition meaning against or opposed to
- llama
- Third person singular of llamar; calls or names
- vicios
- Noun meaning vices or bad habits
- clases
- Noun meaning classes or social groups
- superiores
- Adjective meaning upper or superior; higher classes
- masas
- Noun meaning the masses or common people
- sienten
- Third person plural of sentir; they feel
- embriaguez
- Noun meaning drunkenness or intoxication
- estupidez
- Noun meaning stupidity or foolishness
- inmoralidad
- Noun meaning immorality or unethical behavior
- deberían
- Conditional of deber; they should or ought to
- ser
- Infinitive of to be; permanent or essential being
- patrimonio
- Noun meaning heritage, patrimony, or exclusive property
- exclusivo
- Adjective meaning exclusive or solely belonging to
- suyo
- Possessive pronoun meaning his, hers, or theirs
- alguno
- Indefinite pronoun meaning someone or any one
- hace
- Third person singular of hacer; does or makes
- ridículo
- Adjective meaning ridiculous or absurd
- cazando
- Gerund of cazar; hunting or poaching
- furtivamente
- Adverb meaning furtively or stealthily
- cotos
- Noun meaning reserves or protected hunting grounds
- Cuando
- Conjunction meaning when
- pobre
- Adjective meaning poor or unfortunate
- llegó
- Third person singular preterite of llegar; arrived
- tribunal
- Noun meaning court or tribunal
- divorcios
- Noun meaning divorces; legal dissolution of marriage
- fue
- Preterite of ser or ir; was or went
- verdaderamente
- Adverb meaning truly or genuinely
- magnífica
- Adjective meaning magnificent or splendid
- sin
- Preposition meaning without
- embargo
- Noun used in sin embargo meaning nevertheless or however
- creo
- First person singular of creer; I believe
- ciento
- Noun meaning one hundred; used in percentages
- proletariado
- Noun meaning the proletariat or working class
- viva
- Subjunctive of vivir; that one lives correctly
- correctamente
- Adverb meaning correctly or properly
- acuerdo
- Noun meaning agreement; used in estar de acuerdo
- ni
- Conjunction meaning nor or not even
- sola
- Adjective meaning alone, single, or only one
- palabra
- Noun meaning word
- has
- Second person singular of haber; you have (auxiliary)
- dicho
- Past participle of decir; said or told
- más
- Adverb meaning more or most
- seguro
- Adjective meaning sure, safe, or certain
- tampoco
- Adverb meaning neither or not either
- acarició
- Preterite of acariciar; stroked or caressed gently
- puntiaguda
- Adjective meaning pointed or sharp-tipped
- barba
- Noun meaning beard or chin
- castaña
- Adjective meaning chestnut-colored or brown
- golpeó
- Preterite of golpear; struck or tapped something
- punta
- Noun meaning tip, point, or end
- bota
- Noun meaning boot or tall shoe
- charol
- Noun meaning patent leather; shiny lacquered leather
- bastón
- Noun meaning cane or walking stick
- ébano
- Noun meaning ebony; dark tropical hardwood
- borlas
- Noun meaning tassels or decorative fringes
- inglés
- Adjective or noun meaning English or Englishman
- segunda
- Feminine ordinal adjective meaning second
- vez
- Noun meaning time or occasion
- haces
- Second person singular of hacer; you do or make
- observación
- Noun meaning observation or remark
- propone
- Third person singular of proponer; proposes or suggests
- idea
- Noun meaning idea or thought
- verdadero
- Adjective meaning true, genuine, or real
- siempre
- Adverb meaning always
- algo
- Indefinite pronoun meaning something or somewhat
- imprudente
- Adjective meaning imprudent, reckless, or unwise
- jamás
- Adverb meaning never or ever (emphatic)
- ocurre
- Third person singular of ocurrir; occurs or happens
- considerar
- Infinitive meaning to consider or think about
- correcta
- Feminine adjective meaning correct or right
- incorrecta
- Feminine adjective meaning incorrect or wrong
- único
- Adjective meaning unique or only one
- parece
- Third person singular of parecer; seems or appears
- importante
- Adjective meaning important or significant
- cree
- Third person singular of creer; believes or thinks
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