The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 26
"I do not care to hear more," said he.
"No me importa oír más," dijo él.
"This is a matter I thought we had agreed to drop."
"Este es un asunto que pensé habíamos acordado dejar."
"What I heard was abominable," said Utterson.
"Lo que oí fue abominable," dijo Utterson.
"It can make no change.
"No puede hacer ningún cambio.
You do not understand my position," returned the doctor, with a certain incoherency of manner.
No comprende usted mi posición," respondió el doctor, con cierta incoherencia de modales.
"I am painfully situated, Utterson; my position is a very strange—a very strange one.
"Estoy dolorosamente situado, Utterson; mi posición es muy extraña—muy extraña.
It is one of those affairs that cannot be mended by talking."
Es uno de esos asuntos que no pueden ser remediados hablando."
"Jekyll," said Utterson, "you know me: I am a man to be trusted.
"Jekyll," dijo Utterson, "usted me conoce: soy un hombre de confianza.
Make a clean breast of this in confidence; and I make no doubt I can get you out of it."
Confiéselo todo en confianza; y no tengo duda de que puedo sacarlo de esto."
"My good Utterson," said the doctor, "this is very good of you, this is downright good of you, and I cannot find words to thank you in.
"Mi buen Utterson," dijo el doctor, "esto es muy bueno de su parte, esto es francamente bueno de su parte, y no puedo encontrar palabras para agradecerle.
I believe you fully; I would trust you before any man alive, ay, before myself, if I could make the choice; but indeed it isn't what you fancy; it is not as bad as that; and just to put your good heart at rest, I will tell you one thing: the moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Hyde.
Le creo completamente; confiaría en usted antes que en cualquier hombre vivo, sí, antes que en mí mismo, si pudiera elegir; pero en verdad no es lo que usted se imagina; no es tan malo como eso; y solo para poner su buen corazón en paz, le diré una cosa: en el momento que yo elija, puedo deshacerme del señor Hyde.
I give you my hand upon that; and I thank you again and again; and I will just add one little word, Utterson, that I'm sure you'll take in good part: this is a private matter, and I beg of you to let it sleep.
Le doy mi palabra sobre eso; y le agradezco una y otra vez; y solo añadiré una pequeña palabra, Utterson, que estoy seguro tomará usted bien: este es un asunto privado, y le ruego que lo deje dormir.
Vocabulary
- No
- No, not
- me
- me, to me, myself
- importa
- it matters, it is important
- oír
- to hear
- más
- more, most
- dijo
- he/she said, past tense of decir
- él
- he, him
- Este
- this, this one (masculine)
- es
- is, third person singular of ser
- un
- a, an, one (masculine indefinite article)
- asunto
- matter, issue, affair, subject
- que
- that, which, who, than
- pensé
- I thought, past tense of pensar
- habíamos
- we had, imperfect of haber
- acordado
- agreed, past participle of acordar
- dejar
- to leave, to let, to allow
- Lo
- it, him (direct object pronoun)
- oí
- I heard, past tense of oír
- fue
- was, went, past tense of ser/ir
- abominable
- abominable, detestable, terrible
- puede
- can, is able to, third person poder
- hacer
- to do, to make
- ningún
- no, not any, none (masculine)
- cambio
- change, exchange
- comprende
- understands, comprehends, third person comprender
- usted
- you, formal singular
- mi
- my, possessive adjective
- posición
- position, stance, situation
- respondió
- responded, answered, past tense of responder
- el
- the, masculine singular definite article
- doctor
- doctor, physician
- con
- with
- cierta
- certain, some, a certain
- de
- of, from, about
- modales
- manners, behavior
- Estoy
- I am, first person estar
- dolorosamente
- painfully, sorrowfully
- situado
- situated, located, placed
- muy
- very, quite
- extraña
- strange, odd, weird (feminine)
- Es
- is, it is, third person ser
- uno
- one, a, someone
- esos
- those, plural masculine demonstrative
- asuntos
- matters, issues, affairs, subjects
- no
- no, not
- pueden
- they can, third person plural poder
- ser
- to be, infinitive form
- remediados
- remedied, fixed, solved
- hablando
- speaking, talking, gerund of hablar
- conoce
- knows, is acquainted with, third person conocer
- soy
- I am, first person ser
- hombre
- man, mankind, human
- confianza
- trust, confidence
- todo
- all, everything, whole
- en
- in, on, at
- y
- and
- tengo
- I have, first person tener
- duda
- doubt, uncertainty
- puedo
- I can, first person poder
- sacarlo
- to get him/it out, infinitive with pronoun
- esto
- this, this thing, neuter demonstrative
- Mi
- my, possessive adjective
- buen
- good, shortened form before masculine noun
- bueno
- good, well, okay
- su
- his, her, your, their, possessive
- parte
- part, portion, side
- francamente
- frankly, honestly, openly
- encontrar
- to find, to meet, to encounter
- palabras
- words
- para
- for, to, in order to
- agradecerle
- to thank him/her/you, infinitive with pronoun
- Le
- him, her, you, indirect object pronoun
- creo
- I believe, I think, first person creer
- completamente
- completely, entirely, fully
- confiaría
- I would trust, conditional of confiar
- antes
- before, earlier, previously
- cualquier
- any, whichever, whatever
- vivo
- alive, living, lively
- sí
- yes, indeed
- mí
- me, myself, prepositional pronoun
- mismo
- same, self, own
- si
- if, whether
- pudiera
- could, might, imperfect subjunctive of poder
- elegir
- to choose, to select, to elect
- pero
- but, however
- verdad
- truth, reality
- lo
- it, him, the (masculine article/pronoun)
- se
- himself, herself, themselves, reflexive pronoun
- imagina
- imagines, thinks, third person imaginar
- tan
- so, as, such
- malo
- bad, evil, ill
- como
- as, like, how
- eso
- that, that thing, neuter demonstrative
- solo
- only, alone, just
- poner
- to put, to place, to set
- corazón
- heart
- paz
- peace, calm, tranquility
- le
- him, her, you, indirect object pronoun
- diré
- I will say, future tense of decir
- una
- a, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- cosa
- thing, matter
- momento
- moment, instant
- yo
- I, subject pronoun
- elija
- choose, subjunctive of elegir
- deshacerme
- to get rid of, infinitive with pronoun
- del
- of the, contraction of de + el
- señor
- mister, sir, lord, gentleman
- doy
- I give, first person dar
- palabra
- word, promise
- sobre
- about, on, over, upon
- agradezco
- I thank, first person agradecer
- otra
- other, another (feminine)
- vez
- time, occasion, instance
- añadiré
- I will add, future tense of añadir
- pequeña
- small, little (feminine)
- estoy
- I am, first person estar
- seguro
- sure, certain, safe
- tomará
- will take, future tense of tomar
- bien
- well, good, fine, right
- este
- this, this one (masculine)
- privado
- private, personal
- ruego
- request, plea, first person rogar
- deje
- let, allow, leave, subjunctive of dejar
- dormir
- to sleep
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