The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 84
It was the curse of mankind that these incongruous faggots were thus bound together—that in the agonised womb of consciousness, these polar twins should be continuously struggling.
Era la maldición de la humanidad que estos haces incongruentes estuvieran así atados juntos—que en el vientre agonizante de la conciencia, estos gemelos polares debieran estar luchando continuamente.
How, then were they dissociated?
¿Cómo, entonces, fueron disociados?
I was so far in my reflections when, as I have said, a side light began to shine upon the subject from the laboratory table.
Estaba tan lejos en mis reflexiones cuando, como he dicho, una luz lateral comenzó a brillar sobre el tema desde la mesa del laboratorio.
I began to perceive more deeply than it has ever yet been stated, the trembling immateriality, the mistlike transience, of this seemingly so solid body in which we walk attired.
Comencé a percibir más profundamente de lo que jamás se ha dicho, la temblorosa inmaterialidad, la transitoriedad nebulosa, de este cuerpo aparentemente tan sólido con el que caminamos vestidos.
Certain agents I found to have the power to shake and pluck back that fleshly vestment, even as a wind might toss the curtains of a pavilion.
Ciertos agentes descubrí que tenían el poder de sacudir y arrancar esa vestimenta carnal, así como un viento podría agitar las cortinas de un pabellón.
For two good reasons, I will not enter deeply into this scientific branch of my confession.
Por dos buenas razones, no entraré profundamente en esta rama científica de mi confesión.
First, because I have been made to learn that the doom and burthen of our life is bound for ever on man's shoulders, and when the attempt is made to cast it off, it but returns upon us with more unfamiliar and more awful pressure.
Primero, porque se me ha hecho aprender que la condena y la carga de nuestra vida están atadas para siempre sobre los hombros del hombre, y cuando se intenta desecharla, no hace sino volver sobre nosotros con una presión más desconocida y más terrible.
Second, because, as my narrative will make, alas! too evident, my discoveries were incomplete.
Segundo, porque, como mi narración dejará, ¡ay! demasiado evidente, mis descubrimientos fueron incompletos.
Vocabulary
- Era
- It was; past tense of ser (to be)
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- maldición
- Curse, damnation, evil spell
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- humanidad
- Humanity, mankind, human race
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- estos
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- haces
- Bundles, beams; or you do/make (verb hacer)
- incongruentes
- Incongruous, inconsistent, incompatible
- estuvieran
- They/you were; imperfect subjunctive of estar
- así
- Thus, like this, in this way
- atados
- Tied, bound, fastened together
- juntos
- Together, joint, united
- en
- In, on, at; preposition of location
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- vientre
- Belly, womb, abdomen
- agonizante
- Agonizing, dying, in agony
- conciencia
- Conscience, consciousness, awareness
- gemelos
- Twins, cufflinks, binoculars
- polares
- Polar, opposite, extreme
- debieran
- They/you should, ought to; imperfect subjunctive of deber
- estar
- To be; verb for temporary states or location
- luchando
- Fighting, struggling, battling; gerund of luchar
- continuamente
- Continuously, constantly, without interruption
- Cómo
- How, in what way; interrogative adverb
- entonces
- Then, at that time, so
- fueron
- They/you were, went; preterite of ser or ir
- disociados
- Dissociated, separated, disconnected
- Estaba
- I/he/she was; imperfect tense of estar
- tan
- So, as, such; adverb of degree
- lejos
- Far, distant, far away
- mis
- My; plural possessive adjective
- reflexiones
- Reflections, thoughts, meditations
- cuando
- When, while; conjunction indicating time
- como
- As, like, how; conjunction or adverb
- he
- I have; present perfect auxiliary verb (haber)
- dicho
- Said, told; past participle of decir
- una
- A, an, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- luz
- Light, illumination, clarity
- lateral
- Lateral, side, sideways
- comenzó
- He/she/it began, started; preterite of comenzar
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- brillar
- To shine, gleam, sparkle
- sobre
- On, over, about, concerning
- tema
- Theme, topic, subject
- desde
- From, since; preposition indicating origin or time
- mesa
- Table, desk
- del
- Of the, from the; contraction of de + el
- laboratorio
- Laboratory, lab
- Comencé
- I began, started; preterite of comenzar
- percibir
- To perceive, sense, notice
- más
- More, most; comparative adverb
- profundamente
- Deeply, profoundly, thoroughly
- lo
- It, him; masculine direct object pronoun
- jamás
- Never, ever; emphatic negative adverb
- se
- Oneself, himself, herself; reflexive pronoun
- ha
- Has, have; third person singular of haber
- temblorosa
- Trembling, shaky, quivering (feminine)
- nebulosa
- Nebulous, vague, hazy, cloudy (feminine)
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- cuerpo
- Body, physique, corpus
- aparentemente
- Apparently, seemingly, ostensibly
- sólido
- Solid, firm, sturdy
- con
- With, by means of; preposition
- caminamos
- We walk, we are walking
- vestidos
- Dressed, clothed; or dresses, clothing
- Ciertos
- Certain, some, specific (plural masculine)
- agentes
- Agents, factors, substances
- descubrí
- I discovered, found out; preterite of descubrir
- tenían
- They/you had; imperfect tense of tener
- poder
- Power, ability; or to be able to
- sacudir
- To shake, jolt, jerk
- y
- And; coordinating conjunction
- arrancar
- To pull out, tear off, uproot, start
- esa
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- vestimenta
- Clothing, garments, attire, dress
- carnal
- Carnal, fleshly, bodily
- un
- A, an, one; masculine singular indefinite article
- viento
- Wind, breeze
- podría
- Could, might, would be able to; conditional of poder
- agitar
- To shake, stir, wave, agitate
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- cortinas
- Curtains, drapes
- pabellón
- Pavilion, canopy, flag, banner
- Por
- By, for, through, because of; preposition
- dos
- Two; cardinal number
- buenas
- Good, fine; feminine plural adjective
- razones
- Reasons, grounds, motives
- no
- No, not; negative adverb
- entraré
- I will enter, go into; future of entrar
- esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- rama
- Branch, bough, field of study
- científica
- Scientific; feminine adjective
- mi
- My; singular possessive adjective
- confesión
- Confession, admission, acknowledgment
- Primero
- First, firstly; ordinal number or adverb
- porque
- Because, since; conjunction giving reason
- me
- Me, myself; first person object/reflexive pronoun
- hecho
- Done, made; past participle of hacer; or fact
- aprender
- To learn, master, memorize
- condena
- Condemnation, sentence, conviction
- carga
- Load, burden, charge, cargo
- nuestra
- Our; feminine singular possessive adjective
- vida
- Life, lifetime, livelihood
- están
- They/you are; present tense of estar
- atadas
- Tied, bound, fastened (feminine plural)
- para
- For, to, in order to; preposition
- siempre
- Always, forever, ever
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- hombros
- Shoulders
- hombre
- Man, mankind, human being
- intenta
- He/she tries, attempts; present tense of intentar
- desecharla
- To discard it, throw it away; infinitive plus pronoun
- hace
- He/she does, makes; or ago; present tense hacer
- sino
- But rather, except, only
- volver
- To return, come back, turn
- nosotros
- We, us; first person plural pronoun
- presión
- Pressure, stress, force
- desconocida
- Unknown, unfamiliar, strange (feminine)
- terrible
- Terrible, dreadful, awful
- Segundo
- Second, secondly; ordinal number or adverb
- narración
- Narration, narrative, account, story
- dejará
- Will leave, let, allow; future tense of dejar
- ay
- Oh, alas, ouch; interjection expressing pain or sorrow
- demasiado
- Too much, excessively, overly
- evidente
- Evident, obvious, clear
- descubrimientos
- Discoveries, findings
- incompletos
- Incomplete, unfinished (masculine plural)
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