The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 79
As you decide, you shall be left as you were before, and neither richer nor wiser, unless the sense of service rendered to a man in mortal distress may be counted as a kind of riches of the soul.
Como usted decida, quedará tal como estaba antes, ni más rico ni más sabio, a menos que el sentido de servicio prestado a un hombre en angustia mortal pueda considerarse como una especie de riqueza del alma.
Or, if you shall so prefer to choose, a new province of knowledge and new avenues to fame and power shall be laid open to you, here, in this room, upon the instant; and your sight shall be blasted by a prodigy to stagger the unbelief of Satan.
O, si así prefiere elegir, una nueva provincia del conocimiento y nuevas avenidas hacia la fama y el poder se abrirán ante usted, aquí, en esta habitación, en el instante; y su vista será deslumbrada por un prodigio capaz de hacer tambalear la incredulidad de Satanás.
"Sir," said I, affecting a coolness that I was far from truly possessing, "you speak enigmas, and you will perhaps not wonder that I hear you with no very strong impression of belief.
"Señor," dije yo, afectando una frialdad que estaba lejos de poseer verdaderamente, "usted habla en enigmas, y quizás no se sorprenda de que lo escuche sin una impresión muy fuerte de credulidad.
But I have gone too far in the way of inexplicable services to pause before I see the end."
Pero he ido demasiado lejos en el camino de servicios inexplicables para detenerme antes de ver el final."
"It is well," replied my visitor.
"Está bien," respondió mi visitante.
"Lanyon, you remember your vows: what follows is under the seal of our profession.
"Lanyon, usted recuerda sus votos: lo que sigue está bajo el sello de nuestra profesión.
And now, you who have so long been bound to the most narrow and material views, you who have denied the virtue of transcendental medicine, you who have derided your superiors—behold!"
Y ahora, usted que ha estado tanto tiempo atado a las opiniones más estrechas y materiales, usted que ha negado la virtud de la medicina trascendental, usted que ha ridiculizado a sus superiores—¡contemple!"
He put the glass to his lips and drank at one gulp.
Se llevó el vaso a los labios y bebió de un trago.
Vocabulary
- Como
- As, like, how
- usted
- You (formal)
- decida
- Decide (subjunctive form)
- quedará
- Will remain, will stay
- tal
- Such, so
- como
- As, like, how
- estaba
- Was, used to be (imperfect tense)
- antes
- Before, previously
- ni
- Neither, nor, not even
- más
- More, most
- rico
- Rich, wealthy, delicious
- sabio
- Wise, learned person
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- menos
- Less, fewer, minus
- que
- That, which, than
- el
- The (masculine singular article)
- sentido
- Sense, meaning, direction
- de
- Of, from (preposition)
- servicio
- Service, duty
- prestado
- Lent, borrowed, provided
- un
- A, an, one (masculine indefinite article)
- hombre
- Man, human being
- en
- In, on, at
- angustia
- Anguish, distress, anxiety
- mortal
- Mortal, deadly, fatal
- pueda
- Can, may be able to (subjunctive)
- considerarse
- To be considered, to consider oneself
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- especie
- Species, kind, type
- riqueza
- Wealth, richness, riches
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- alma
- Soul, spirit
- O
- Or
- si
- If, whether
- así
- Thus, so, like this
- prefiere
- Prefer, prefers
- elegir
- To choose, to elect
- nueva
- New (feminine)
- provincia
- Province, region
- conocimiento
- Knowledge, understanding, awareness
- y
- And
- nuevas
- New (feminine plural)
- avenidas
- Avenues, ways, means
- hacia
- Toward, towards
- la
- The (feminine singular article)
- fama
- Fame, reputation
- poder
- Power, to be able to
- se
- Oneself, himself, herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- abrirán
- Will open (future tense)
- ante
- Before, in front of, faced with
- aquí
- Here
- esta
- This (feminine)
- habitación
- Room, bedroom
- instante
- Instant, moment
- su
- His, her, your, their (possessive)
- vista
- View, sight, vision
- será
- Will be (future tense)
- deslumbrada
- Dazzled, blinded by light
- por
- By, for, through, per
- prodigio
- Prodigy, wonder, marvel
- capaz
- Capable, able, competent
- hacer
- To do, to make
- tambalear
- To stagger, to totter, to shake
- incredulidad
- Disbelief, incredulity, skepticism
- Señor
- Sir, Mr., Lord
- dije
- I said (preterite tense)
- yo
- I (subject pronoun)
- afectando
- Affecting, feigning, pretending
- frialdad
- Coldness, coolness, indifference
- lejos
- Far, far away, distant
- poseer
- To possess, to own, to have
- verdaderamente
- Truly, really, genuinely
- habla
- Speech, speaks, language
- enigmas
- Enigmas, riddles, puzzles
- quizás
- Perhaps, maybe
- no
- No, not
- sorprenda
- Surprise (subjunctive), may surprise
- lo
- It, him (direct object pronoun)
- escuche
- Listen, hear (subjunctive form)
- sin
- Without
- impresión
- Impression, feeling, print
- muy
- Very, quite
- fuerte
- Strong, loud, intense
- credulidad
- Credulity, gullibility
- Pero
- But, however
- he
- I have (auxiliary verb)
- ido
- Gone (past participle of ir)
- demasiado
- Too much, too many, excessively
- camino
- Path, road, way
- servicios
- Services, duties
- inexplicables
- Inexplicable, unexplainable
- para
- For, to, in order to
- detenerme
- To stop myself, to halt
- ver
- To see, to watch
- final
- End, final, ending
- Está
- Is, it is (estar conjugation)
- bien
- Well, good, fine
- respondió
- Responded, answered, replied
- mi
- My (possessive adjective)
- visitante
- Visitor, guest
- recuerda
- Remember, remembers, recalls
- sus
- His, her, your, their (plural possessive)
- votos
- Vows, votes, pledges
- sigue
- Follows, continues, keeps on
- está
- Is, it is (estar conjugation)
- bajo
- Under, low, beneath
- sello
- Seal, stamp
- nuestra
- Our (feminine possessive)
- profesión
- Profession, occupation, career
- Y
- And
- ahora
- Now, right now
- ha
- Has, have (auxiliary verb)
- estado
- Been, state (past participle estar)
- tanto
- So much, so many, as much
- tiempo
- Time, weather
- atado
- Tied, bound, fastened
- las
- The (feminine plural article)
- opiniones
- Opinions, views
- estrechas
- Narrow, tight, close
- materiales
- Material, materials, physical
- negado
- Denied, refused, negated
- virtud
- Virtue, quality, power
- medicina
- Medicine, medical science
- trascendental
- Transcendental, momentous, important
- ridiculizado
- Ridiculed, mocked, made fun of
- superiores
- Superiors, superior, higher
- contemple
- Contemplate, behold (subjunctive/command)
- Se
- Oneself, himself, herself (reflexive pronoun)
- llevó
- Took, carried, brought
- vaso
- Glass, drinking vessel
- los
- The (masculine plural article)
- labios
- Lips
- bebió
- Drank (preterite tense)
- trago
- Sip, drink, gulp, swallow
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