The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 44
"Yes," he thought; "he is a doctor, he must know his own state and that his days are counted; and the knowledge is more than he can bear."
"Sí", pensó; "es un médico, debe conocer su propio estado y que sus días están contados; y el conocimiento es más de lo que puede soportar."
And yet when Utterson remarked on his ill looks, it was with an air of great firmness that Lanyon declared himself a doomed man.
Y sin embargo, cuando Utterson comentó sobre su aspecto enfermizo, fue con un aire de gran firmeza que Lanyon se declaró un hombre condenado.
"I have had a shock," he said, "and I shall never recover.
"He tenido un shock", dijo, "y nunca me recuperaré.
It is a question of weeks.
Es cuestión de semanas.
Well, life has been pleasant; I liked it; yes, sir, I used to like it.
Bueno, la vida ha sido agradable; me gustaba; sí, señor, solía gustarme.
I sometimes think if we knew all, we should be more glad to get away."
A veces pienso que si supiéramos todo, estaríamos más contentos de irnos."
"Jekyll is ill, too," observed Utterson.
"Jekyll está enfermo, también", observó Utterson.
"Have you seen him?"
"¿Lo has visto?"
But Lanyon's face changed, and he held up a trembling hand.
Pero el rostro de Lanyon cambió, y levantó una mano temblorosa.
"I wish to see or hear no more of Dr. Jekyll," he said in a loud, unsteady voice.
"No deseo ver ni oír más del Dr. Jekyll", dijo con una voz fuerte e insegura.
"I am quite done with that person; and I beg that you will spare me any allusion to one whom I regard as dead."
"He terminado completamente con esa persona; y le ruego que me ahorre cualquier alusión a alguien a quien considero muerto."
"Tut, tut!" said Mr. Utterson; and then after a considerable pause, "Can't I do anything?" he inquired.
"¡Vamos, vamos!" dijo el Sr. Utterson; y luego después de una pausa considerable, "¿No puedo hacer nada?" preguntó.
"We are three very old friends, Lanyon; we shall not live to make others."
"Somos tres amigos muy viejos, Lanyon; no viviremos para hacer otros."
"Nothing can be done," returned Lanyon; "ask himself."
"No se puede hacer nada", respondió Lanyon; "pregúntele a él mismo."
"He will not see me," said the lawyer.
"No me verá", dijo el abogado.
"I am not surprised at that," was the reply.
"No me sorprende eso", fue la respuesta.
"Some day, Utterson, after I am dead, you may perhaps come to learn the right and wrong of this.
"Algún día, Utterson, después de que yo muera, quizás llegues a conocer lo correcto y lo incorrecto de esto.
I cannot tell you.
No puedo decírtelo.
Vocabulary
- Sí
- Yes, affirmative response
- pensó
- He/she/it thought, past tense of pensar
- es
- He/she/it is, third person singular of ser
- un
- A, an, indefinite article masculine singular
- médico
- Doctor, physician, medical professional
- debe
- He/she must, should, ought to
- conocer
- To know, to be acquainted with
- su
- His, her, its, your, their possessive
- propio
- Own, one's own, proper
- estado
- State, condition, status
- y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- que
- That, which, who, relative pronoun or conjunction
- sus
- His, her, its, your, their possessive plural
- días
- Days, plural of día
- están
- They are, third person plural of estar
- contados
- Counted, numbered, limited in number
- el
- The, definite article masculine singular
- conocimiento
- Knowledge, understanding, awareness
- más
- More, most, plus
- de
- Of, from, about, preposition
- lo
- It, him, the, neuter article or pronoun
- puede
- He/she/it can, is able to
- soportar
- To endure, bear, tolerate, withstand
- Y
- And, conjunction connecting sentences or clauses
- sin
- Without, lacking, preposition
- embargo
- However, nevertheless, used in sin embargo
- cuando
- When, at the time that
- comentó
- He/she commented, remarked, past tense
- sobre
- About, on, over, concerning
- aspecto
- Aspect, appearance, look
- enfermizo
- Sickly, unhealthy, unwell-looking
- fue
- He/she/it was, went, preterite of ser/ir
- con
- With, accompanying, preposition
- aire
- Air, manner, appearance
- gran
- Great, large, big, apocopated form of grande
- firmeza
- Firmness, steadiness, resolve
- se
- Himself, herself, itself, reflexive pronoun
- declaró
- He/she declared, stated, proclaimed
- hombre
- Man, human being, male person
- condenado
- Condemned, doomed, damned
- He
- I have, first person singular present perfect auxiliary
- tenido
- Had, past participle of tener
- shock
- Shock, sudden disturbance or upset
- dijo
- He/she said, told, past tense of decir
- nunca
- Never, not ever, at no time
- me
- Me, myself, first person object pronoun
- recuperaré
- I will recover, future tense of recuperarse
- Es
- It is, third person singular of ser
- cuestión
- Question, matter, issue
- semanas
- Weeks, plural of semana
- Bueno
- Well, good, okay, interjection
- la
- The, definite article feminine singular
- vida
- Life, existence, living
- ha
- Has, have, third person singular auxiliary verb
- sido
- Been, past participle of ser
- agradable
- Pleasant, agreeable, nice
- gustaba
- It pleased, was pleasing, imperfect of gustar
- sí
- Yes, affirmative, emphatic form
- señor
- Sir, mister, gentleman, respectful title
- solía
- Used to, was in the habit of
- gustarme
- To please me, to be pleasing to me
- A
- To, at, preposition indicating direction or location
- veces
- Times, occasions, plural of vez
- pienso
- I think, first person singular of pensar
- si
- If, whether, conditional conjunction
- supiéramos
- We knew, imperfect subjunctive of saber
- todo
- Everything, all, whole
- estaríamos
- We would be, conditional of estar
- contentos
- Happy, content, pleased, masculine plural
- irnos
- To leave, to go away, infinitive with reflexive
- está
- He/she/it is, third person singular of estar
- enfermo
- Sick, ill, unwell
- también
- Also, too, as well
- observó
- He/she observed, noticed, remarked
- Lo
- Him, it, masculine direct object pronoun
- has
- You have, second person singular auxiliary verb
- visto
- Seen, past participle of ver
- Pero
- But, however, contrasting conjunction
- rostro
- Face, countenance, visage
- cambió
- He/she/it changed, past tense of cambiar
- levantó
- He/she/it raised, lifted, past tense
- una
- A, an, one, feminine indefinite article
- mano
- Hand, body part
- temblorosa
- Trembling, shaking, tremulous
- No
- No, not, negative adverb
- deseo
- I wish, desire, want
- ver
- To see, to watch, to view
- ni
- Nor, neither, negative conjunction
- oír
- To hear, to listen
- del
- Of the, from the, contraction de+el
- Dr
- Doctor, abbreviated title for medical professional
- voz
- Voice, sound of speaking
- fuerte
- Strong, loud, powerful
- e
- And, variant of y before i/hi sound
- insegura
- Insecure, uncertain, unsteady
- terminado
- Finished, ended, completed
- completamente
- Completely, totally, entirely
- esa
- That, demonstrative adjective feminine
- persona
- Person, individual, human being
- le
- To him, to her, indirect object pronoun
- ruego
- I beg, plead, request earnestly
- ahorre
- Spare, save, subjunctive of ahorrar
- cualquier
- Any, whatever, whichever
- alusión
- Allusion, reference, mention
- a
- To, at, preposition
- alguien
- Someone, somebody, indefinite pronoun
- quien
- Who, whom, relative pronoun
- considero
- I consider, regard, think
- muerto
- Dead, deceased, lifeless
- Vamos
- Let's go, come on, interjection
- Sr
- Mister, sir, abbreviated title for man
- luego
- Then, later, afterwards
- después
- After, afterwards, later
- pausa
- Pause, break, interruption
- considerable
- Considerable, significant, substantial
- puedo
- I can, am able to
- hacer
- To do, to make
- nada
- Nothing, anything in negative context
- preguntó
- He/she asked, questioned, past tense
- Somos
- We are, first person plural of ser
- tres
- Three, number 3
- amigos
- Friends, companions, plural of amigo
- muy
- Very, quite, highly
- viejos
- Old, elderly, aged, masculine plural
- no
- No, not, negative particle
- viviremos
- We will live, future tense of vivir
- para
- For, to, in order to
- otros
- Others, other ones, masculine plural
- respondió
- He/she responded, answered, replied
- pregúntele
- Ask him/her, command form with indirect object
- él
- He, him, third person masculine pronoun
- mismo
- Same, himself, very, self
- verá
- He/she/you will see, future tense of ver
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney, advocate
- sorprende
- Surprises, amazes, third person singular
- eso
- That, demonstrative pronoun neuter
- respuesta
- Answer, response, reply
- Algún
- Some, any, apocopated form of alguno
- día
- Day, daytime, 24-hour period
- yo
- I, first person singular subject pronoun
- muera
- I die, subjunctive of morir
- quizás
- Perhaps, maybe, possibly
- llegues
- You arrive, subjunctive of llegar
- correcto
- Correct, right, proper
- incorrecto
- Incorrect, wrong, improper
- esto
- This, demonstrative pronoun neuter
- decírtelo
- To tell it to you, infinitive with pronouns
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