The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 106
I received Lanyon's condemnation partly in a dream; it was partly in a dream that I came home to my own house and got into bed.
Recibí la condena de Lanyon en parte como en un sueño; fue en parte como en un sueño que llegué a casa, a mi propia casa, y me metí en la cama.
I slept after the prostration of the day, with a stringent and profound slumber which not even the nightmares that wrung me could avail to break.
Dormí después de la postración del día, con un sueño riguroso y profundo que ni siquiera las pesadillas que me atormentaban pudieron quebrantar.
I awoke in the morning shaken, weakened, but refreshed.
Desperté por la mañana sacudido, debilitado, pero renovado.
I still hated and feared the thought of the brute that slept within me, and I had not of course forgotten the appalling dangers of the day before; but I was once more at home, in my own house and close to my drugs; and gratitude for my escape shone so strong in my soul that it almost rivalled the brightness of hope.
Todavía odiaba y temía el pensamiento de la bestia que dormía dentro de mí, y no había olvidado por supuesto los peligros espantosos del día anterior; pero estaba una vez más en casa, en mi propia casa y cerca de mis drogas; y la gratitud por mi escape brillaba tan fuerte en mi alma que casi rivalizaba con el resplandor de la esperanza.
I was stepping leisurely across the court after breakfast, drinking the chill of the air with pleasure, when I was seized again with those indescribable sensations that heralded the change; and I had but the time to gain the shelter of my cabinet, before I was once again raging and freezing with the passions of Hyde.
Caminaba tranquilamente por el patio después del desayuno, bebiendo el frío del aire con placer, cuando fui invadido otra vez por esas sensaciones indescriptibles que anunciaban el cambio; y apenas tuve tiempo de ganar el refugio de mi gabinete, antes de estar una vez más enfurecido y helado con las pasiones de Hyde.
It took on this occasion a double dose to recall me to myself; and alas! six hours after, as I sat looking sadly in the fire, the pangs returned, and the drug had to be re-administered.
En esta ocasión se necesitó una dosis doble para devolverme a mí mismo; y ¡ay! seis horas después, mientras estaba sentado mirando tristemente el fuego, las punzadas volvieron, y la droga tuvo que ser administrada de nuevo.
Vocabulary
- Recibí
- I received (first person preterite of recibir)
- la
- the (feminine singular definite article)
- condena
- condemnation, sentence, conviction
- de
- of, from (preposition)
- en
- in, on, at (preposition)
- parte
- part, portion, section
- como
- like, as, how
- un
- a, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- sueño
- dream, sleep
- fue
- it was, he/she was (preterite of ser)
- que
- that, which, who (relative pronoun/conjunction)
- llegué
- I arrived (first person preterite of llegar)
- a
- to, at (preposition)
- casa
- house, home
- mi
- my (possessive adjective)
- propia
- own, proper (feminine adjective)
- y
- and (conjunction)
- me
- myself (reflexive pronoun)
- metí
- I put, I got into (preterite of meter)
- cama
- bed
- Dormí
- I slept (first person preterite of dormir)
- después
- after, afterward, later
- del
- of the (contraction of de + el)
- día
- day
- con
- with (preposition)
- riguroso
- rigorous, strict, harsh
- profundo
- deep, profound
- ni
- neither, nor, not even
- siquiera
- even, not even, at least
- las
- the (feminine plural definite article)
- pesadillas
- nightmares
- atormentaban
- they tormented (imperfect of atormentar)
- pudieron
- they could, were able to (preterite of poder)
- Desperté
- I woke up (first person preterite of despertar)
- por
- by, for, through (preposition)
- mañana
- morning, tomorrow
- sacudido
- shaken (past participle of sacudir)
- debilitado
- weakened, debilitated
- pero
- but, however
- renovado
- renewed, refreshed
- Todavía
- still, yet, even
- odiaba
- I hated (imperfect of odiar)
- temía
- I feared (imperfect of temer)
- el
- the (masculine singular definite article)
- pensamiento
- thought, thinking
- bestia
- beast, animal
- dormía
- I/he/she slept, was sleeping (imperfect of dormir)
- dentro
- inside, within
- mí
- me (prepositional pronoun)
- no
- no, not
- había
- there was, I/he/she had (imperfect of haber)
- olvidado
- forgotten (past participle of olvidar)
- supuesto
- supposed, assumed; supposition
- los
- the (masculine plural definite article)
- peligros
- dangers, perils
- espantosos
- frightening, dreadful, horrifying
- anterior
- previous, former, earlier
- estaba
- I/he/she was (imperfect of estar)
- una
- a, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- vez
- time, occasion (as in once)
- más
- more, most, plus
- cerca
- near, close
- mis
- my (plural possessive adjective)
- drogas
- drugs, medicines
- gratitud
- gratitude, thankfulness
- escape
- escape, getaway
- brillaba
- it shone, was shining (imperfect of brillar)
- tan
- so, as, such
- fuerte
- strong, loud, intense
- alma
- soul, spirit
- casi
- almost, nearly
- esperanza
- hope, expectation
- Caminaba
- I/he/she walked, was walking (imperfect of caminar)
- tranquilamente
- calmly, peacefully, quietly
- patio
- courtyard, patio, yard
- desayuno
- breakfast
- bebiendo
- drinking (gerund of beber)
- frío
- cold, cool
- aire
- air, wind
- placer
- pleasure, delight
- cuando
- when, whenever
- fui
- I was, I went (preterite of ser/ir)
- invadido
- invaded, overcome (past participle of invadir)
- otra
- other, another (feminine)
- esas
- those (feminine plural demonstrative)
- sensaciones
- sensations, feelings
- anunciaban
- they announced, were announcing (imperfect of anunciar)
- cambio
- change, exchange
- apenas
- barely, scarcely, hardly
- tuve
- I had (preterite of tener)
- tiempo
- time, weather
- ganar
- to win, earn, gain
- refugio
- refuge, shelter
- gabinete
- cabinet, office, study
- antes
- before, earlier
- estar
- to be (location/state)
- enfurecido
- enraged, furious, infuriated
- helado
- frozen, ice-cold; ice cream
- pasiones
- passions, emotions
- En
- in, on, at (preposition)
- esta
- this (feminine demonstrative adjective)
- ocasión
- occasion, opportunity, time
- se
- oneself, himself, herself (reflexive pronoun)
- necesitó
- it needed, was needed (preterite of necesitar)
- dosis
- dose, dosage
- doble
- double, twice
- para
- for, to, in order to
- devolverme
- to return me, bring me back (infinitive+pronoun)
- mismo
- same, self, very
- ay
- alas, oh (exclamation of pain or sorrow)
- seis
- six
- horas
- hours
- mientras
- while, meanwhile, whereas
- sentado
- seated, sitting (past participle of sentar)
- mirando
- looking, watching (gerund of mirar)
- tristemente
- sadly, sorrowfully
- fuego
- fire
- volvieron
- they returned, came back (preterite of volver)
- droga
- drug, medicine
- tuvo
- he/she/it had (preterite of tener)
- ser
- to be (essence/identity)
- administrada
- administered, given (feminine past participle)
- nuevo
- new, again
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