The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 102
There comes an end to all things; the most capacious measure is filled at last; and this brief condescension to my evil finally destroyed the balance of my soul.
Todo llega a su fin; la medida más capaz se llena al final; y esta breve condescendencia a mi maldad finalmente destruyó el equilibrio de mi alma.
And yet I was not alarmed; the fall seemed natural, like a return to the old days before I had made my discovery.
Y sin embargo no estaba alarmado; la caída parecía natural, como un regreso a los viejos tiempos antes de que hiciera mi descubrimiento.
It was a fine, clear, January day, wet under foot where the frost had melted, but cloudless overhead; and the Regent's Park was full of winter chirrupings and sweet with spring odours.
Era un día de enero hermoso y despejado, húmedo bajo los pies donde la escarcha se había derretido, pero sin nubes en lo alto; y el Regent's Park estaba lleno de gorjeos invernales y dulce con aromas primaverales.
I sat in the sun on a bench; the animal within me licking the chops of memory; the spiritual side a little drowsed, promising subsequent penitence, but not yet moved to begin.
Me senté al sol en un banco; el animal dentro de mí lamiendo las fauces de la memoria; el lado espiritual un poco adormecido, prometiendo penitencia posterior, pero aún no movido a comenzar.
After all, I reflected, I was like my neighbours; and then I smiled, comparing myself with other men, comparing my active good-will with the lazy cruelty of their neglect.
Después de todo, reflexioné, yo era como mis vecinos; y entonces sonreí, comparándome con otros hombres, comparando mi activa buena voluntad con la perezosa crueldad de su negligencia.
And at the very moment of that vainglorious thought, a qualm came over me, a horrid nausea and the most deadly shuddering.
Y en el mismo momento de ese pensamiento vanaglorioso, me invadió un malestar, una náusea horrible y el estremecimiento más mortal.
These passed away, and left me faint; and then as in its turn faintness subsided, I began to be aware of a change in the temper of my thoughts, a greater boldness, a contempt of danger, a solution of the bonds of obligation.
Estos pasaron y me dejaron desfallecido; y luego, a medida que el desfallecimiento cedía a su vez, comencé a ser consciente de un cambio en el temple de mis pensamientos, una mayor audacia, un desprecio por el peligro, una disolución de los lazos de obligación.
I looked down; my clothes hung formlessly on my shrunken limbs; the hand that lay on my knee was corded and hairy.
Miré hacia abajo; mi ropa colgaba sin forma sobre mis miembros encogidos; la mano que yacía sobre mi rodilla estaba venosa y velluda.
I was once more Edward Hyde.
Era una vez más Edward Hyde.
Vocabulary
- Todo
- Everything, all, every
- llega
- Arrives, reaches, comes (third person singular)
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- su
- His, her, its, your, their (possessive)
- fin
- End, conclusion, purpose
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- medida
- Measure, measurement, extent
- más
- More, most, plus
- capaz
- Capable, able, competent
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, themselves
- llena
- Fills, becomes full (third person singular)
- al
- To the, at the (contraction of a+el)
- final
- End, final, conclusion
- y
- And (conjunction)
- esta
- This (feminine singular demonstrative)
- breve
- Brief, short, concise
- condescendencia
- Condescension, indulgence, patronizing attitude
- mi
- My (possessive adjective)
- maldad
- Evil, wickedness, malice
- finalmente
- Finally, ultimately, at last
- destruyó
- Destroyed (third person singular preterite)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- equilibrio
- Balance, equilibrium, stability
- de
- Of, from, about (preposition)
- alma
- Soul, spirit, heart
- Y
- And (conjunction, capitalized)
- sin
- Without (preposition)
- embargo
- However, nevertheless (used in phrase sin embargo)
- no
- No, not (negation)
- estaba
- Was, used to be (imperfect tense)
- alarmado
- Alarmed, worried, concerned
- caída
- Fall, drop, decline
- parecía
- Seemed, appeared (imperfect tense)
- natural
- Natural, normal, innate
- como
- Like, as, how
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- regreso
- Return, comeback, going back
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- viejos
- Old, elderly, ancient
- tiempos
- Times, periods, eras
- antes
- Before, previously, earlier
- que
- That, which, than (conjunction/relative pronoun)
- hiciera
- Made, did (imperfect subjunctive, third person)
- descubrimiento
- Discovery, finding, revelation
- Era
- Was, era, age (verb or noun)
- día
- Day, daytime
- enero
- January (month)
- hermoso
- Beautiful, lovely, gorgeous
- despejado
- Clear, cloudless (weather); cleared
- húmedo
- Humid, damp, moist
- bajo
- Under, below, low, short
- pies
- Feet (plural of pie)
- donde
- Where, in which
- escarcha
- Frost, hoarfrost
- había
- There was/were, had (imperfect tense)
- derretido
- Melted, thawed (past participle)
- pero
- But, however, yet
- nubes
- Clouds (plural)
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- lo
- It, the (neuter article/pronoun)
- alto
- High, tall, loud
- lleno
- Full, filled, complete
- invernales
- Wintry, winter (adjective, plural)
- dulce
- Sweet, gentle, pleasant
- con
- With (preposition)
- aromas
- Aromas, scents, fragrances
- primaverales
- Spring-like, of spring (adjective, plural)
- Me
- Me, myself (reflexive/object pronoun)
- senté
- Sat down (first person preterite)
- sol
- Sun, sunshine
- banco
- Bench, bank (financial institution)
- animal
- Animal, beast
- dentro
- Inside, within, indoors
- mí
- Me (prepositional pronoun)
- lamiendo
- Licking (present participle)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- memoria
- Memory, remembrance, recollection
- lado
- Side, flank, aspect
- espiritual
- Spiritual, religious, of the spirit
- poco
- Little, few, not much
- adormecido
- Asleep, drowsy, numb, dormant
- prometiendo
- Promising (present participle)
- penitencia
- Penance, penitence, atonement
- posterior
- Subsequent, later, posterior, rear
- aún
- Still, yet, even
- movido
- Moved, motivated (past participle)
- comenzar
- To begin, to start, to commence
- Después
- After, afterwards, later
- todo
- All, everything, every (lowercase)
- reflexioné
- Reflected, pondered (first person preterite)
- yo
- I (subject pronoun)
- era
- Was, used to be (imperfect)
- mis
- My (plural possessive)
- vecinos
- Neighbors (plural)
- entonces
- Then, so, at that time
- sonreí
- Smiled (first person preterite)
- comparándome
- Comparing myself (present participle with reflexive pronoun)
- otros
- Others, other (plural)
- hombres
- Men, humans, people
- comparando
- Comparing (present participle)
- activa
- Active, energetic, lively
- buena
- Good, kind, nice (feminine)
- voluntad
- Will, willingness, goodwill
- perezosa
- Lazy, sluggish, slothful (feminine)
- crueldad
- Cruelty, harshness, brutality
- negligencia
- Negligence, carelessness, neglect
- mismo
- Same, self, very, itself
- momento
- Moment, instant, time
- ese
- That (masculine demonstrative)
- pensamiento
- Thought, thinking, idea
- me
- Me, myself (object/reflexive pronoun)
- invadió
- Invaded, overcame (third person preterite)
- malestar
- Discomfort, unease, malaise
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- náusea
- Nausea, sickness, disgust
- horrible
- Horrible, terrible, dreadful
- estremecimiento
- Shudder, shiver, tremor
- mortal
- Mortal, deadly, fatal
- Estos
- These (masculine plural demonstrative)
- pasaron
- Passed, happened (third person plural preterite)
- dejaron
- Left, allowed, let (third person plural preterite)
- luego
- Then, later, afterwards, soon
- cedía
- Yielded, gave way (imperfect tense)
- vez
- Time, occasion, turn
- comencé
- Began, started (first person preterite)
- ser
- To be (permanent state/identity)
- consciente
- Conscious, aware, mindful
- cambio
- Change, exchange, shift
- temple
- Temper, temperament, mood, courage
- pensamientos
- Thoughts, ideas, thinking (plural)
- mayor
- Greater, larger, older, major
- audacia
- Audacity, boldness, daring
- desprecio
- Contempt, scorn, disdain
- por
- For, by, through, because of
- peligro
- Danger, peril, risk
- disolución
- Dissolution, disintegration, breakup
- lazos
- Ties, bonds, links, laces
- obligación
- Obligation, duty, responsibility
- Miré
- Looked, watched (first person preterite)
- hacia
- Toward, towards (preposition)
- abajo
- Down, below, downstairs
- ropa
- Clothes, clothing, garments
- colgaba
- Hung, was hanging (imperfect tense)
- forma
- Form, shape, way, manner
- sobre
- On, over, about, above
- miembros
- Members, limbs, body parts
- encogidos
- Shrunken, shriveled, hunched
- mano
- Hand
- yacía
- Lay, was lying (imperfect tense)
- rodilla
- Knee
- velluda
- Hairy, shaggy (feminine)
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