The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 88
Evil besides (which I must still believe to be the lethal side of man) had left on that body an imprint of deformity and decay.
El mal además (que todavía debo creer que es el lado letal del hombre) había dejado en aquel cuerpo una huella de deformidad y decadencia.
And yet when I looked upon that ugly idol in the glass, I was conscious of no repugnance, rather of a leap of welcome.
Y sin embargo, cuando miré aquel ídolo feo en el espejo, no fui consciente de repugnancia alguna, sino más bien de un salto de bienvenida.
This, too, was myself.
Esto, también, era yo mismo.
It seemed natural and human.
Parecía natural y humano.
In my eyes it bore a livelier image of the spirit, it seemed more express and single, than the imperfect and divided countenance I had been hitherto accustomed to call mine.
A mis ojos portaba una imagen más vívida del espíritu, parecía más expresa y singular, que el semblante imperfecto y dividido que hasta entonces había acostumbrado llamar mío.
And in so far I was doubtless right.
Y hasta ese punto sin duda tenía razón.
I have observed that when I wore the semblance of Edward Hyde, none could come near to me at first without a visible misgiving of the flesh.
He observado que cuando llevaba la apariencia de Edward Hyde, ninguno podía acercarse a mí al principio sin un recelo visible de la carne.
This, as I take it, was because all human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil: and Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil.
Esto, según lo entiendo, era porque todos los seres humanos, tal como los encontramos, están mezclados de bien y mal: y Edward Hyde, solo entre las filas de la humanidad, era pura maldad.
I lingered but a moment at the mirror: the second and conclusive experiment had yet to be attempted; it yet remained to be seen if I had lost my identity beyond redemption and must flee before daylight from a house that was no longer mine; and hurrying back to my cabinet, I once more prepared and drank the cup, once more suffered the pangs of dissolution, and came to myself once more with the character, the stature and the face of Henry Jekyll.
Me demoré solo un momento en el espejo: el segundo y conclusivo experimento aún debía ser intentado; aún quedaba por ver si había perdido mi identidad sin remedio y debía huir antes del amanecer de una casa que ya no era mía; y apresurándome de vuelta a mi gabinete, una vez más preparé y bebí la copa, una vez más sufrí los dolores de la disolución, y volví en mí una vez más con el carácter, la estatura y el rostro de Henry Jekyll.
That night I had come to the fatal cross-roads.
Aquella noche había llegado a la encrucijada fatal.
Vocabulary
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- mal
- Bad, evil, wrong, illness
- además
- Furthermore, moreover, in addition, besides
- que
- That, which, who, than
- todavía
- Still, yet, even
- debo
- I must, I owe, I should
- creer
- To believe, to think
- es
- Is (third person singular of ser/estar)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- lado
- Side, flank
- letal
- Lethal, deadly, fatal
- del
- Of the, from the (de + el)
- hombre
- Man, human being
- había
- There was/were, had (imperfect of haber)
- dejado
- Left, abandoned, allowed (past participle of dejar)
- en
- In, on, at
- aquel
- That (masculine singular demonstrative adjective)
- cuerpo
- Body, corps
- una
- A, an, one (feminine singular indefinite article)
- huella
- Trace, mark, footprint, impression
- de
- Of, from, about
- deformidad
- Deformity, malformation
- y
- And
- decadencia
- Decadence, decay, decline
- Y
- And (capitalized)
- sin
- Without
- embargo
- However, nevertheless (usually in phrase sin embargo)
- cuando
- When
- miré
- I looked (preterite of mirar)
- ídolo
- Idol, icon
- feo
- Ugly, unattractive
- espejo
- Mirror
- no
- No, not
- fui
- I was, I went (preterite of ser/ir)
- consciente
- Conscious, aware
- repugnancia
- Repugnance, disgust, revulsion
- alguna
- Some, any (feminine singular)
- sino
- But, rather, except
- más
- More, most, plus
- bien
- Well, good, quite
- un
- A, an, one (masculine singular indefinite article)
- salto
- Jump, leap, bound
- bienvenida
- Welcome (feminine noun or adjective)
- Esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- también
- Also, too, as well
- era
- Was, were (imperfect of ser)
- yo
- I, me (subject pronoun)
- mismo
- Same, self, very
- Parecía
- It seemed, appeared (imperfect of parecer)
- natural
- Natural, normal
- humano
- Human, humane
- A
- To, at, for
- mis
- My (plural possessive adjective)
- ojos
- Eyes
- portaba
- Carried, bore (imperfect of portar)
- imagen
- Image, picture
- vívida
- Vivid, lively
- espíritu
- Spirit, soul
- parecía
- Seemed, appeared (imperfect of parecer)
- expresa
- Expresses, express (verb or adjective)
- singular
- Singular, unique, peculiar
- semblante
- Face, countenance, expression
- imperfecto
- Imperfect, flawed
- dividido
- Divided, split (past participle of dividir)
- hasta
- Until, up to, even
- entonces
- Then, at that time
- acostumbrado
- Accustomed, used to (past participle of acostumbrar)
- llamar
- To call, to name
- mío
- Mine (masculine possessive pronoun)
- ese
- That (masculine demonstrative adjective/pronoun)
- punto
- Point, dot, period
- duda
- Doubt, question
- tenía
- Had, possessed (imperfect of tener)
- razón
- Reason, right (to be correct)
- He
- I have (present perfect auxiliary verb)
- observado
- Observed, watched (past participle of observar)
- llevaba
- Wore, carried (imperfect of llevar)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- apariencia
- Appearance, looks
- ninguno
- None, no one, not any
- podía
- Could, was able to (imperfect of poder)
- acercarse
- To approach, to come near (reflexive verb)
- a
- To, at
- mí
- Me (prepositional pronoun)
- al
- To the, at the (a + el)
- principio
- Beginning, principle, start
- recelo
- Suspicion, mistrust, wariness
- visible
- Visible, evident
- carne
- Meat, flesh
- según
- According to, depending on
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- entiendo
- I understand (present of entender)
- porque
- Because
- todos
- All, every, everyone (masculine plural)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- seres
- Beings, creatures
- humanos
- Humans, human beings
- tal
- Such, so, as
- como
- As, like, how
- encontramos
- We find, we meet (present of encontrar)
- están
- Are (third person plural of estar)
- mezclados
- Mixed, blended (past participle of mezclar)
- solo
- Only, alone, just
- entre
- Between, among
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- filas
- Rows, ranks, lines
- humanidad
- Humanity, mankind
- pura
- Pure, sheer
- maldad
- Evil, wickedness, badness
- Me
- Me, myself (reflexive or object pronoun)
- demoré
- I delayed, I took time (preterite of demorar)
- momento
- Moment, instant
- segundo
- Second, next
- conclusivo
- Conclusive, decisive
- experimento
- Experiment, test
- aún
- Still, yet, even
- debía
- Should, must, owed (imperfect of deber)
- ser
- To be (infinitive)
- intentado
- Tried, attempted (past participle of intentar)
- quedaba
- Remained, was left (imperfect of quedar)
- por
- By, for, through, because of
- ver
- To see
- si
- If, whether
- perdido
- Lost (past participle of perder)
- mi
- My (singular possessive adjective)
- identidad
- Identity
- remedio
- Remedy, solution, cure
- huir
- To flee, to escape
- antes
- Before, previously
- amanecer
- Dawn, sunrise, daybreak
- casa
- House, home
- ya
- Already, now, yet
- mía
- Mine (feminine possessive pronoun)
- apresurándome
- Hurrying myself, rushing myself (gerund of apresurarse)
- vuelta
- Return, turn, round
- gabinete
- Cabinet, study, office
- vez
- Time, occasion, turn
- preparé
- I prepared (preterite of preparar)
- bebí
- I drank (preterite of beber)
- copa
- Cup, glass, goblet
- sufrí
- I suffered (preterite of sufrir)
- dolores
- Pains, aches
- disolución
- Dissolution, disintegration
- volví
- I returned, I came back (preterite of volver)
- con
- With
- carácter
- Character, nature, personality
- estatura
- Stature, height
- rostro
- Face, countenance
- Aquella
- That (feminine demonstrative adjective)
- noche
- Night, evening
- llegado
- Arrived, reached (past participle of llegar)
- encrucijada
- Crossroads, junction
- fatal
- Fatal, deadly, disastrous
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