The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 58
It was but for one minute that I saw him, but the hair stood upon my head like quills.
Fue solo por un minuto que lo vi, pero el cabello se me erizó como púas.
Sir, if that was my master, why had he a mask upon his face?
Señor, si ese era mi amo, ¿por qué tenía una máscara sobre su rostro?
If it was my master, why did he cry out like a rat, and run from me?
Si era mi amo, ¿por qué gritó como una rata y huyo de mí?
I have served him long enough.
Le he servido suficiente tiempo.
And then..." The man paused and passed his hand over his face.
Y entonces..." El hombre hizo una pausa y pasó su mano sobre su rostro.
"These are all very strange circumstances," said Mr. Utterson, "but I think I begin to see daylight.
"Estas son circunstancias muy extrañas", dijo el Sr. Utterson, "pero creo que empiezo a ver luz.
Your master, Poole, is plainly seized with one of those maladies that both torture and deform the sufferer; hence, for aught I know, the alteration of his voice; hence the mask and the avoidance of his friends; hence his eagerness to find this drug, by means of which the poor soul retains some hope of ultimate recovery—God grant that he be not deceived!
Su amo, Poole, está claramente afectado por una de esas enfermedades que torturan y deforman al que las padece; de ahí, por lo que sé, la alteración de su voz; de ahí la máscara y evitar a sus amigos; de ahí su ansia por encontrar esta droga, por medio de la cual la pobre alma conserva alguna esperanza de recuperación final—¡Dios quiera que no esté engañado!
There is my explanation; it is sad enough, Poole, ay, and appalling to consider; but it is plain and natural, hangs well together, and delivers us from all exorbitant alarms."
Esa es mi explicación; es bastante triste, Poole, sí, y espantosa de considerar; pero es clara y natural, tiene coherencia, y nos libra de todas las alarmas exorbitantes."
"Sir," said the butler, turning to a sort of mottled pallor, "that thing was not my master, and there's the truth.
"Señor", dijo el mayordomo, tornándose de una palidez moteada, "esa cosa no era mi amo, y esa es la verdad.
My master"—here he looked round him and began to whisper—"is a tall, fine build of a man, and this was more of a dwarf."
Mi amo"—aquí miró a su alrededor y comenzó a susurrar—"es un hombre alto, de buena complexión, y esto era más bien un enano."
Utterson attempted to protest.
Utterson intentó protestar.
"O, sir," cried Poole, "do you think I do not know my master after twenty years?
"Oh, señor", exclamó Poole, "¿cree usted que no conozco a mi amo después de veinte años?
Vocabulary
- Fue
- Third person singular preterite of ser/ir: was/went
- solo
- Alone, only, just, single
- por
- For, by, through, because of
- un
- A, an (masculine indefinite article)
- minuto
- Minute (unit of time)
- que
- That, which, who, than
- lo
- Him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
- vi
- First person singular preterite of ver: I saw
- pero
- But, however, yet
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- cabello
- Hair (on the head)
- se
- Reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, themselves, oneself
- me
- Me, to me (first person object pronoun)
- como
- Like, as, how
- Señor
- Sir, Mr., gentleman, lord
- si
- If, whether
- ese
- That (masculine demonstrative adjective/pronoun)
- era
- Third person singular imperfect of ser: was, used to be
- mi
- My (possessive adjective)
- amo
- Master, owner, employer
- qué
- What, which (interrogative or exclamatory)
- tenía
- Third person singular imperfect of tener: had, used to have
- una
- A, an (feminine indefinite article)
- máscara
- Mask, disguise
- sobre
- On, upon, over, about
- su
- His, her, its, their, your (possessive)
- rostro
- Face, countenance
- Si
- If, whether (alternate form)
- gritó
- Third person preterite of gritar: shouted, yelled, screamed
- rata
- Rat, rodent
- y
- And
- huyo
- First person present of huir: I flee (should be huyó)
- de
- Of, from, about
- mí
- Me (prepositional pronoun after prepositions)
- Le
- Him, her, you (indirect object pronoun)
- he
- First person singular present of haber: I have (auxiliary verb)
- servido
- Past participle of servir: served
- suficiente
- Sufficient, enough, adequate
- tiempo
- Time, period, weather
- Y
- And (capitalized)
- entonces
- Then, so, at that time
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article, capitalized)
- hombre
- Man, human being
- hizo
- Third person preterite of hacer: did, made
- pausa
- Pause, break, rest
- pasó
- Third person preterite of pasar: passed, happened, went by
- mano
- Hand
- Estas
- These (feminine plural demonstrative adjective/pronoun)
- son
- Third person plural present of ser: are
- circunstancias
- Circumstances, situations, conditions
- muy
- Very, quite, really
- extrañas
- Strange, odd, weird (feminine plural)
- dijo
- Third person preterite of decir: said, told
- Sr
- Abbreviation for Señor: Mr., Sir
- creo
- First person present of creer: I believe, I think
- empiezo
- First person present of empezar: I begin, I start
- a
- To, at, in (preposition)
- ver
- To see, to watch
- luz
- Light, illumination, electricity
- Su
- Your, his, her, their (possessive, capitalized)
- está
- Third person singular present of estar: is, is located
- claramente
- Clearly, obviously, evidently
- afectado
- Affected, afflicted, impacted
- esas
- Those (feminine plural demonstrative adjective)
- enfermedades
- Illnesses, diseases, sicknesses
- torturan
- Third person plural present of torturar: torture, torment
- deforman
- Third person plural present of deformar: deform, distort
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article), them (pronoun)
- padece
- Third person singular present of padecer: suffers, endures
- ahí
- There, over there, in that place
- sé
- First person present of saber: I know (facts)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article), her, it (pronoun)
- alteración
- Alteration, change, disturbance
- voz
- Voice, sound
- evitar
- To avoid, to prevent, to evade
- sus
- His, her, its, their, your (plural possessive)
- amigos
- Friends, companions
- ansia
- Third person present of ansiar: longs for, yearns; anxiety
- encontrar
- To find, to meet, to encounter
- esta
- This (feminine singular demonstrative adjective/pronoun)
- droga
- Drug, medication, narcotic
- medio
- Middle, half, means, medium, environment
- cual
- Which, who (relative pronoun)
- pobre
- Poor, unfortunate, pitiful
- alma
- Soul, spirit, heart
- conserva
- Third person present of conservar: preserves, keeps, maintains
- alguna
- Some, any (feminine singular)
- esperanza
- Hope, expectation
- recuperación
- Recovery, recuperation, restoration
- final
- Final, end, conclusion
- Dios
- God, deity
- quiera
- Third person present subjunctive of querer: may want, may wish
- no
- No, not
- esté
- Third person present subjunctive of estar: may be, is
- engañado
- Past participle of engañar: deceived, tricked, fooled
- Esa
- That (feminine singular demonstrative adjective/pronoun)
- es
- Third person singular present of ser: is
- explicación
- Explanation, clarification
- bastante
- Enough, quite, rather, fairly
- triste
- Sad, sorrowful, unfortunate
- sí
- Yes, indeed (affirmative)
- espantosa
- Frightful, dreadful, horrifying (feminine)
- considerar
- To consider, to think about, to regard
- clara
- Clear, bright, obvious (feminine)
- natural
- Natural, normal, innate
- tiene
- Third person singular present of tener: has, have
- coherencia
- Coherence, consistency, logic
- nos
- Us, to us (first person plural object pronoun)
- libra
- Third person present of librar: frees, delivers; pound (currency)
- todas
- All, every (feminine plural)
- alarmas
- Alarms, alerts, warnings
- mayordomo
- Butler, steward, majordomo
- esa
- That (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)
- cosa
- Thing, object, matter
- verdad
- Truth, reality, true
- Mi
- My (possessive adjective, capitalized)
- aquí
- Here, in this place
- miró
- Third person preterite of mirar: looked, watched
- alrededor
- Around, about, approximately
- comenzó
- Third person preterite of comenzar: began, started
- susurrar
- To whisper, to murmur
- alto
- Tall, high, loud
- buena
- Good, kind, nice (feminine)
- esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- más
- More, most, plus
- bien
- Well, good, right, very
- intentó
- Third person preterite of intentar: tried, attempted
- protestar
- To protest, to object, to complain
- Oh
- Oh (interjection)
- señor
- Sir, Mr., gentleman, lord (lowercase)
- exclamó
- Third person preterite of exclamar: exclaimed, cried out
- cree
- Third person present of creer: believes, thinks
- usted
- You (formal singular)
- conozco
- First person present of conocer: I know (people/places)
- después
- After, afterwards, later, then
- veinte
- Twenty
- años
- Years, age
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