The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 61
Utterson; I'm book-learned enough for that; but a man has his feelings, and I give you my bible-word it was Mr. Hyde!"
Utterson; tengo suficiente cultura libresca para eso; pero un hombre tiene sus sentimientos, y le doy mi palabra sobre la Biblia de que era el señor Hyde!
"Ay, ay," said the lawyer.
"Sí, sí," dijo el abogado.
"My fears incline to the same point.
"Mis temores se inclinan hacia el mismo punto.
Evil, I fear, founded—evil was sure to come—of that connection.
El mal, me temo, fundado—el mal tenía que venir—de esa conexión.
Ay truly, I believe you; I believe poor Harry is killed; and I believe his murderer (for what purpose, God alone can tell) is still lurking in his victim's room.
Sí, en verdad, le creo; creo que el pobre Harry ha sido asesinado; y creo que su asesino (con qué propósito, sólo Dios puede decirlo) aún está al acecho en la habitación de su víctima.
Well, let our name be vengeance.
Bien, que nuestro nombre sea venganza.
Call Bradshaw."
Llame a Bradshaw."
The footman came at the summons, very white and nervous.
El lacayo acudió a la llamada, muy pálido y nervioso.
"Pull yourself together, Bradshaw," said the lawyer.
"Tranquilícese, Bradshaw," dijo el abogado.
"This suspense, I know, is telling upon all of you; but it is now our intention to make an end of it.
"Esta incertidumbre, lo sé, está afectando a todos ustedes; pero ahora es nuestra intención ponerle fin.
Poole, here, and I are going to force our way into the cabinet.
Poole, aquí presente, y yo vamos a forzar nuestra entrada al gabinete.
If all is well, my shoulders are broad enough to bear the blame.
Si todo sale bien, mis hombros son lo suficientemente anchos para cargar con la culpa.
Meanwhile, lest anything should really be amiss, or any malefactor seek to escape by the back, you and the boy must go round the corner with a pair of good sticks and take your post at the laboratory door.
Mientras tanto, no sea que algo esté realmente mal, o algún malhechor intente escapar por la parte trasera, usted y el muchacho deben dar la vuelta a la esquina con un par de buenos bastones y tomar su puesto en la puerta del laboratorio.
We give you ten minutes to get to your stations."
Les damos diez minutos para llegar a sus puestos."
As Bradshaw left, the lawyer looked at his watch.
Cuando Bradshaw se fue, el abogado miró su reloj.
"And now, Poole, let us get to ours," he said; and taking the poker under his arm, led the way into the yard.
"Y ahora, Poole, vayamos al nuestro," dijo; y tomando el atizador bajo el brazo, condujo el camino hacia el patio.
The scud had banked over the moon, and it was now quite dark.
Las nubes bajas se habían acumulado sobre la luna, y ahora estaba bastante oscuro.
Vocabulary
- tengo
- I have, first person singular present of tener
- suficiente
- Enough, sufficient, adequate amount
- cultura
- Culture, knowledge, education, cultivation
- libresca
- Book-related, bookish, acquired from reading
- para
- For, in order to, purpose or destination
- eso
- That, that thing, neutral demonstrative pronoun
- pero
- But, however, contrast conjunction
- un
- A, an, masculine singular indefinite article
- hombre
- Man, human being, adult male person
- tiene
- Has, third person singular present of tener
- sus
- His, her, their, its, possessive adjective plural
- sentimientos
- Feelings, emotions, sentiments
- y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- le
- To him, to her, indirect object pronoun
- doy
- I give, first person singular present of dar
- mi
- My, first person singular possessive adjective
- palabra
- Word, promise, term, vocabulary item
- sobre
- On, about, over, above, concerning
- la
- The, feminine singular definite article
- Biblia
- Bible, the Holy Scriptures
- de
- Of, from, about, preposition indicating possession
- que
- That, which, what, relative pronoun or conjunction
- era
- Was, third person singular imperfect of ser
- el
- The, masculine singular definite article
- señor
- Mister, sir, lord, gentleman
- Sí
- Yes, affirmative response
- dijo
- Said, third person singular preterite of decir
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney, legal professional
- Mis
- My, first person plural possessive adjective
- temores
- Fears, worries, anxieties
- se
- Reflexive pronoun, oneself, himself, herself, themselves
- inclinan
- Incline, lean, tend toward
- hacia
- Toward, in the direction of
- mismo
- Same, self, very, own
- punto
- Point, dot, period, place, moment
- El
- The, masculine singular definite article
- mal
- Evil, bad, wrong, illness, harm
- me
- Me, to me, first person object pronoun
- temo
- I fear, first person singular present of temer
- fundado
- Founded, based, well-grounded
- tenía
- Had, third person singular imperfect of tener
- venir
- To come, to arrive, infinitive verb
- esa
- That, feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- conexión
- Connection, link, relationship
- en
- In, on, at, preposition of location
- verdad
- Truth, reality, truly
- creo
- I believe, first person singular present of creer
- pobre
- Poor, unfortunate, lacking wealth
- ha
- Has, third person singular present perfect auxiliary
- sido
- Been, past participle of ser
- asesinado
- Murdered, assassinated, killed
- asesino
- Murderer, assassin, killer
- con
- With, accompanied by, preposition
- qué
- What, which, interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- propósito
- Purpose, intention, aim, goal
- sólo
- Only, just, alone, solely
- Dios
- God, deity, supreme being
- puede
- Can, is able to, third person singular of poder
- decirlo
- To say it, infinitive decir plus pronoun lo
- aún
- Still, yet, even, up to now
- está
- Is, third person singular present of estar
- al
- To the, contraction of a plus el
- acecho
- Lurking, lying in wait, ambush
- habitación
- Room, bedroom, chamber, living space
- víctima
- Victim, casualty, person harmed
- Bien
- Well, good, fine, correctly
- nuestro
- Our, first person plural possessive adjective
- nombre
- Name, noun, reputation
- sea
- Be, third person singular present subjunctive of ser
- venganza
- Vengeance, revenge, retaliation
- Llame
- Call, third person singular imperative of llamar
- a
- To, at, preposition indicating direction or indirect object
- lacayo
- Footman, lackey, servant
- acudió
- Came, responded, attended, preterite of acudir
- llamada
- Call, summons, telephone call
- muy
- Very, really, quite, intensifier adverb
- pálido
- Pale, pallid, lacking color
- nervioso
- Nervous, anxious, jittery, tense
- Tranquilícese
- Calm down, relax, imperative reflexive of tranquilizar
- Esta
- This, feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- incertidumbre
- Uncertainty, doubt, lack of certainty
- lo
- It, him, masculine direct object pronoun
- sé
- I know, first person singular present of saber
- afectando
- Affecting, impacting, gerund of afectar
- todos
- All, everyone, every, masculine plural
- ustedes
- You, second person plural formal pronoun
- ahora
- Now, at present, at this moment
- es
- Is, third person singular present of ser
- nuestra
- Our, feminine first person plural possessive adjective
- intención
- Intention, purpose, aim, plan
- ponerle
- To put to it, infinitive poner plus pronoun
- fin
- End, conclusion, finish, purpose
- aquí
- Here, in this place
- presente
- Present, current, here, gift
- yo
- I, first person singular subject pronoun
- vamos
- We go, let's go, first person plural of ir
- forzar
- To force, to break into, infinitive verb
- entrada
- Entrance, entry, admission, way in
- gabinete
- Cabinet, study, office, small room
- Si
- If, conditional conjunction
- todo
- All, everything, whole, entire
- sale
- Goes out, leaves, comes out, third person singular of salir
- bien
- Well, good, fine, properly
- mis
- My, first person plural possessive adjective
- hombros
- Shoulders, plural of hombro
- son
- Are, third person plural present of ser
- suficientemente
- Sufficiently, enough, adequately
- anchos
- Wide, broad, plural of ancho
- cargar
- To carry, to load, to charge
- culpa
- Blame, fault, guilt
- Mientras
- While, meanwhile, whereas
- tanto
- So much, as much, meanwhile
- no
- No, not, negation adverb
- algo
- Something, anything, somewhat
- esté
- Is, be, third person singular present subjunctive of estar
- realmente
- Really, actually, truly
- o
- Or, alternative conjunction
- algún
- Some, any, masculine singular apocopated form
- malhechor
- Evildoer, wrongdoer, criminal
- intente
- Try, attempt, third person singular present subjunctive of intentar
- escapar
- To escape, to flee, to run away
- por
- By, for, through, along, per
- parte
- Part, portion, side, share
- trasera
- Back, rear, posterior part
- usted
- You, second person singular formal pronoun
- muchacho
- Boy, young man, lad
- deben
- Must, should, third person plural present of deber
- dar
- To give, to provide, infinitive verb
- vuelta
- Turn, return, walk, lap, change
- esquina
- Corner, street corner, angle
- par
- Pair, couple, even number
- buenos
- Good, kind, well, plural masculine of bueno
- bastones
- Canes, walking sticks, staffs
- tomar
- To take, to drink, to grab
- puesto
- Position, post, place, job, past participle of poner
- puerta
- Door, gate, entrance
- del
- Of the, from the, contraction of de plus el
- laboratorio
- Laboratory, lab, research facility
- Les
- To them, to you plural, indirect object pronoun
- damos
- We give, first person plural present of dar
- diez
- Ten, number ten
- minutos
- Minutes, plural of minuto
- llegar
- To arrive, to reach, to get to
- puestos
- Positions, posts, places, jobs, plural
- Cuando
- When, at the time that, temporal conjunction
- fue
- Was, went, third person singular preterite of ser/ir
- miró
- Looked, watched, third person singular preterite of mirar
- reloj
- Clock, watch, timepiece
- Y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- vayamos
- Let's go, first person plural present subjunctive of ir
- tomando
- Taking, drinking, gerund of tomar
- atizador
- Poker, fire poker, stirring tool
- bajo
- Under, below, low, short
- brazo
- Arm, limb from shoulder to hand
- condujo
- Led, drove, conducted, preterite of conducir
- camino
- Path, road, way, route
- patio
- Patio, courtyard, yard
- Las
- The, feminine plural definite article
- nubes
- Clouds, plural of nube
- bajas
- Low, short, feminine plural of bajo
- habían
- Had, third person plural imperfect of haber
- acumulado
- Accumulated, gathered, piled up, past participle
- luna
- Moon, Earth's natural satellite
- estaba
- Was, third person singular imperfect of estar
- bastante
- Quite, enough, rather, fairly
- oscuro
- Dark, obscure, dim
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