The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 83
Others will follow, others will outstrip me on the same lines; and I hazard the guess that man will be ultimately known for a mere polity of multifarious, incongruous and independent denizens.
Otros seguirán, otros me superarán en las mismas líneas; y me atrevo a conjeturar que el hombre será finalmente conocido como una mera agrupación de habitantes multifarios, incongruentes e independientes.
I, for my part, from the nature of my life, advanced infallibly in one direction and in one direction only.
Yo, por mi parte, por la naturaleza de mi vida, avancé infaliblemente en una dirección y en una sola dirección.
It was on the moral side, and in my own person, that I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both; and from an early date, even before the course of my scientific discoveries had begun to suggest the most naked possibility of such a miracle, I had learned to dwell with pleasure, as a beloved daydream, on the thought of the separation of these elements.
Fue en el lado moral, y en mi propia persona, que aprendí a reconocer la completa y primitiva dualidad del hombre; vi que, de las dos naturalezas que contendían en el campo de mi conciencia, incluso si pudiera decirse correctamente que yo era una u otra, era solo porque yo era radicalmente ambas; y desde una fecha temprana, incluso antes de que el curso de mis descubrimientos científicos hubiera comenzado a sugerir la más desnuda posibilidad de tal milagro, había aprendido a recrearme con placer, como un ensueño amado, en el pensamiento de la separación de estos elementos.
If each, I told myself, could be housed in separate identities, life would be relieved of all that was unbearable; the unjust might go his way, delivered from the aspirations and remorse of his more upright twin; and the just could walk steadfastly and securely on his upward path, doing the good things in which he found his pleasure, and no longer exposed to disgrace and penitence by the hands of this extraneous evil.
Si cada uno, me dije a mí mismo, pudiera alojarse en identidades separadas, la vida se vería aliviada de todo lo que era insoportable; el injusto podría seguir su camino, liberado de las aspiraciones y el remordimiento de su gemelo más recto; y el justo podría caminar firmemente y con seguridad en su camino ascendente, haciendo las cosas buenas en las que encontraba su placer, y ya no expuesto a la desgracia y la penitencia por manos de este mal extraño.
Vocabulary
- Otros
- Others; different people or things
- seguirán
- They will follow or continue
- otros
- Others; different people or things
- me
- Me; first person object pronoun
- superarán
- They will surpass or overcome
- en
- In; on; at; preposition of location
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- mismas
- Same; identical (feminine plural)
- líneas
- Lines; rows or written text
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- atrevo
- I dare; first person present of atreverse
- a
- To; at; preposition indicating direction
- conjeturar
- To conjecture; to guess or speculate
- que
- That; which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- hombre
- Man; human being or male person
- será
- Will be; third person future of ser
- finalmente
- Finally; at last or eventually
- conocido
- Known; recognized or understood
- como
- As; like; how; comparative conjunction
- una
- A; one; feminine singular indefinite article
- mera
- Mere; simple or nothing more than
- agrupación
- Grouping; collection or assembly of things
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession
- habitantes
- Inhabitants; residents or dwellers
- incongruentes
- Incongruent; inconsistent or not matching
- e
- And; variant of y before i/hi sounds
- independientes
- Independent; self-reliant or autonomous
- Yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- por
- For; by; through; preposition with multiple meanings
- mi
- My; first person possessive adjective
- parte
- Part; portion or side
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- naturaleza
- Nature; natural world or essential quality
- vida
- Life; existence or living state
- avancé
- I advanced; first person preterite of avanzar
- infaliblemente
- Infallibly; without fail or error
- dirección
- Direction; course or way of movement
- sola
- Alone; single (feminine)
- Fue
- Was; it was; third person preterite of ser
- lado
- Side; edge or flank
- moral
- Moral; ethical or relating to right and wrong
- propia
- Own; one's own or proper
- persona
- Person; individual human being
- aprendí
- I learned; first person preterite of aprender
- reconocer
- To recognize; to acknowledge or identify
- completa
- Complete; whole or finished
- primitiva
- Primitive; original or basic
- dualidad
- Duality; state of being dual or double
- del
- Of the; contraction of de + el
- vi
- I saw; first person preterite of ver
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- naturalezas
- Natures; essential qualities or characteristics
- contendían
- They contended; third person imperfect of contender
- campo
- Field; countryside or area of activity
- conciencia
- Conscience; awareness or moral sense
- incluso
- Even; including or also
- si
- If; conditional conjunction
- pudiera
- Could; might; imperfect subjunctive of poder
- decirse
- To say oneself; to be said
- correctamente
- Correctly; in a proper or right manner
- yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- era
- Was; I/he/she was; imperfect of ser
- u
- Or; variant of o before o/ho sounds
- otra
- Other; another (feminine)
- solo
- Only; alone or just
- porque
- Because; for the reason that
- radicalmente
- Radically; fundamentally or extremely
- ambas
- Both; the two (feminine plural)
- desde
- From; since; preposition indicating starting point
- fecha
- Date; specific day or time
- temprana
- Early; occurring near the beginning
- antes
- Before; previously or earlier
- curso
- Course; direction or academic class
- mis
- My; first person plural possessive adjective
- descubrimientos
- Discoveries; findings or revelations
- científicos
- Scientific; relating to science
- hubiera
- Had; would have; imperfect subjunctive of haber
- comenzado
- Begun; started; past participle of comenzar
- sugerir
- To suggest; to propose or hint
- más
- More; most; comparative adverb
- desnuda
- Bare; naked or uncovered (feminine)
- posibilidad
- Possibility; chance or potential
- tal
- Such; so or of that kind
- milagro
- Miracle; extraordinary or divine event
- había
- There was; had; imperfect of haber
- aprendido
- Learned; past participle of aprender
- recrearme
- To recreate myself; to amuse or entertain oneself
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- placer
- Pleasure; enjoyment or delight
- un
- A; one; masculine singular indefinite article
- ensueño
- Daydream; reverie or fantasy
- amado
- Loved; beloved or cherished
- pensamiento
- Thought; idea or thinking
- separación
- Separation; division or parting
- estos
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective
- elementos
- Elements; components or basic parts
- Si
- If; conditional conjunction
- cada
- Each; every individual one
- uno
- One; a single item or person
- dije
- I said; first person preterite of decir
- mí
- Me; myself; prepositional pronoun
- mismo
- Same; self; own
- alojarse
- To lodge; to stay or be housed
- identidades
- Identities; distinct personalities or characteristics
- separadas
- Separated; divided or apart
- se
- Oneself; himself/herself; reflexive pronoun
- vería
- Would see; conditional of ver
- aliviada
- Relieved; eased or alleviated
- todo
- All; everything or whole
- lo
- It; the; masculine singular object pronoun
- insoportable
- Unbearable; intolerable or insufferable
- injusto
- Unjust; unfair or wrong
- podría
- Could; would be able; conditional of poder
- seguir
- To follow; to continue or pursue
- su
- His; her; its; their; possessive adjective
- camino
- Path; road or way
- liberado
- Freed; liberated or released
- aspiraciones
- Aspirations; ambitions or goals
- remordimiento
- Remorse; guilt or regret
- gemelo
- Twin; duplicate or matching pair
- recto
- Straight; upright or righteous
- justo
- Just; fair or righteous
- caminar
- To walk; to move on foot
- firmemente
- Firmly; steadily or resolutely
- seguridad
- Security; safety or certainty
- ascendente
- Ascending; upward or rising
- haciendo
- Doing; making; present participle of hacer
- cosas
- Things; objects or matters
- buenas
- Good; fine or beneficial (feminine plural)
- encontraba
- Found; encountered; imperfect of encontrar
- ya
- Already; now or anymore
- no
- No; not; negation adverb
- expuesto
- Exposed; vulnerable or displayed
- desgracia
- Disgrace; misfortune or shame
- penitencia
- Penance; punishment or atonement
- manos
- Hands; body parts for grasping
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- mal
- Bad; evil or poorly
- extraño
- Strange; odd or foreign
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