The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 39
The newsboys, as he went, were crying themselves hoarse along the footways: "Special edition.
Los vendedores de periódicos, mientras él pasaba, se desgañitaban a lo largo de las aceras: "Edición especial.
Shocking murder of an M.P." That was the funeral oration of one friend and client; and he could not help a certain apprehension lest the good name of another should be sucked down in the eddy of the scandal.
Asesinato escandaloso de un diputado". Esa era la oración fúnebre de un amigo y cliente; y no pudo evitar cierta aprehensión de que el buen nombre de otro fuera arrastrado en el remolino del escándalo.
It was, at least, a ticklish decision that he had to make; and self-reliant as he was by habit, he began to cherish a longing for advice.
Era, al menos, una decisión delicada la que tenía que tomar; y por muy autosuficiente que fuera por hábito, empezó a sentir un anhelo de consejo.
It was not to be had directly; but perhaps, he thought, it might be fished for.
No se podía obtener directamente; pero quizás, pensó, se podría sonsacar.
Presently after, he sat on one side of his own hearth, with Mr. Guest, his head clerk, upon the other, and midway between, at a nicely calculated distance from the fire, a bottle of a particular old wine that had long dwelt unsunned in the foundations of his house.
Poco después, se sentó a un lado de su propia chimenea, con el señor Guest, su secretario principal, al otro lado, y a medio camino entre ambos, a una distancia cuidadosamente calculada del fuego, una botella de un vino viejo particular que había permanecido largo tiempo sin sol en los cimientos de su casa.
The fog still slept on the wing above the drowned city, where the lamps glimmered like carbuncles; and through the muffle and smother of these fallen clouds, the procession of the town's life was still rolling in through the great arteries with a sound as of a mighty wind.
La niebla aún dormía en suspensión sobre la ciudad sumergida, donde las lámparas relucían como carbunclos; y a través del apagamiento y sofoco de estas nubes caídas, la procesión de la vida de la ciudad seguía fluyendo por las grandes arterias con un sonido como de un viento poderoso.
But the room was gay with firelight.
Pero la habitación era alegre con la luz del fuego.
In the bottle the acids were long ago resolved; the imperial dye had softened with time, as the colour grows richer in stained windows; and the glow of hot autumn afternoons on hillside vineyards, was ready to be set free and to disperse the fogs of London.
En la botella los ácidos se habían disuelto hace tiempo; el tinte imperial se había suavizado con el tiempo, como el color se enriquece en las vidrieras; y el resplandor de las calurosas tardes de otoño en los viñedos de las colinas, estaba listo para liberarse y disipar las nieblas de Londres.
Vocabulary
- Los
- Masculine plural definite article: the
- vendedores
- Sellers, vendors, salespeople
- de
- Preposition: of, from, about
- periódicos
- Newspapers
- mientras
- Conjunction: while, whereas, meanwhile
- él
- Personal pronoun: he, him
- pasaba
- Imperfect tense of pasar: was passing, used to pass
- se
- Reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, themselves, oneself
- a
- Preposition: to, at, in
- lo
- Masculine singular direct object pronoun: it, him
- largo
- Long, lengthy; along (in phrase a lo largo)
- las
- Feminine plural definite article: the
- aceras
- Sidewalks, pavements
- Edición
- Edition, publication, printing
- especial
- Special, particular, extraordinary
- Asesinato
- Murder, assassination, homicide
- escandaloso
- Scandalous, shocking, outrageous
- un
- Masculine singular indefinite article: a, an
- diputado
- Deputy, representative, member of parliament
- Esa
- Feminine demonstrative pronoun/adjective: that
- era
- Imperfect tense of ser: was, used to be
- la
- Feminine singular definite article: the
- oración
- Sentence, prayer, oration
- amigo
- Friend, companion
- y
- Conjunction: and
- cliente
- Client, customer
- no
- Adverb: no, not
- pudo
- Preterite of poder: could, was able to
- evitar
- To avoid, prevent, evade
- cierta
- Certain, some, a particular
- que
- Relative pronoun/conjunction: that, which, who
- el
- Masculine singular definite article: the
- buen
- Good (apocopated form of bueno before masculine noun)
- nombre
- Name, noun, reputation
- otro
- Other, another
- fuera
- Imperfect subjunctive of ser/ir: were, was; outside
- arrastrado
- Past participle of arrastrar: dragged, pulled, swept along
- en
- Preposition: in, on, at
- del
- Contraction of de + el: of the, from the
- escándalo
- Scandal, outrage, uproar
- Era
- Imperfect of ser: was, used to be; era
- al
- Contraction of a + el: to the, at the
- menos
- Less, fewer; at least
- una
- Feminine singular indefinite article: a, an, one
- decisión
- Decision, determination, resolution
- delicada
- Delicate, sensitive, fragile
- tenía
- Imperfect of tener: had, used to have
- tomar
- To take, drink, have, seize
- por
- Preposition: for, by, through, because of
- muy
- Adverb: very, quite, really
- hábito
- Habit, custom, routine
- empezó
- Preterite of empezar: started, began
- sentir
- To feel, sense, regret, hear
- consejo
- Advice, counsel, council
- No
- Adverb: no, not
- podía
- Imperfect of poder: could, was able to
- obtener
- To obtain, get, acquire
- directamente
- Directly, straight, immediately
- pero
- Conjunction: but, however, yet
- quizás
- Perhaps, maybe, possibly
- pensó
- Preterite of pensar: thought, considered
- podría
- Conditional of poder: could, would be able to
- Poco
- Little, few, not much
- después
- Adverb: after, afterwards, later, then
- sentó
- Preterite of sentar: sat, seated, suited
- lado
- Side, flank, next to
- su
- Possessive adjective: his, her, its, their, your
- propia
- Own, self, proper, characteristic
- chimenea
- Chimney, fireplace, hearth
- con
- Preposition: with, along with
- señor
- Mister, sir, gentleman, lord
- secretario
- Secretary, clerk
- principal
- Main, principal, chief, primary
- medio
- Half, middle, medium, means
- camino
- Road, path, way, route
- entre
- Preposition: between, among
- ambos
- Both, the two
- distancia
- Distance, gap, interval
- cuidadosamente
- Carefully, cautiously, attentively
- calculada
- Past participle of calcular: calculated, computed, estimated
- fuego
- Fire, flame, heat
- botella
- Bottle
- vino
- Wine; preterite of venir: came
- viejo
- Old, aged, ancient
- particular
- Particular, private, special, peculiar
- había
- Imperfect of haber: there was/were, had
- permanecido
- Past participle of permanecer: remained, stayed
- tiempo
- Time, weather, period
- sin
- Preposition: without, lacking
- sol
- Sun, sunlight
- los
- Masculine plural definite article: the
- casa
- House, home
- La
- Feminine singular definite article: the
- niebla
- Fog, mist, haze
- aún
- Adverb: still, yet, even
- dormía
- Imperfect of dormir: was sleeping, slept
- sobre
- Preposition: on, over, about, above
- ciudad
- City, town
- sumergida
- Past participle of sumergir: submerged, immersed, sunk
- donde
- Adverb/conjunction: where, in which
- lámparas
- Lamps, lights
- como
- Adverb/conjunction: like, as, how
- través
- Through (in phrase a través de)
- estas
- Feminine plural demonstrative: these
- nubes
- Clouds
- caídas
- Past participle of caer: fallen, dropped
- vida
- Life, living, existence
- seguía
- Imperfect of seguir: was continuing, following, kept on
- grandes
- Big, large, great, grand
- sonido
- Sound, noise
- viento
- Wind, breeze
- poderoso
- Powerful, mighty, strong
- Pero
- Conjunction: but, however, yet
- habitación
- Room, bedroom, dwelling
- alegre
- Happy, cheerful, joyful, bright
- luz
- Light, electricity, daylight
- En
- Preposition: in, on, at
- habían
- Imperfect of haber: had, there were
- hace
- Present of hacer: does, makes; ago
- color
- Color, hue, shade
- calurosas
- Hot, warm, heated
- tardes
- Afternoons, evenings
- otoño
- Autumn, fall
- colinas
- Hills
- estaba
- Imperfect of estar: was, used to be
- listo
- Ready, prepared, clever, smart
- para
- Preposition: for, to, in order to
- liberarse
- Reflexive infinitive: to free oneself, be released
- nieblas
- Fogs, mists
- Londres
- London (proper noun)
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