The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 5
I have undertaken this duty with great diffidence, from a sense of my own deficiencies and his extensive knowledge; but I have felt that I could at least insure the correctness of the text, and a scrupulous adherence to his wishes.
He asumido este deber con gran timidez, por un sentido de mis propias deficiencias y su extenso conocimiento; pero he sentido que podía al menos garantizar la corrección del texto, y una escrupulosa adhesión a sus deseos.
The present edition is printed, without any variations of my own (except those which are marked as such, and have been submitted to Mr. Lane), from a copy of the first and complete edition, with corrections and additions made by Mr. Lane, from time to time, since its first publication.
La presente edición está impresa, sin ninguna variación propia (excepto aquellas que están marcadas como tales, y han sido sometidas al Sr. Lane), a partir de una copia de la primera edición completa, con correcciones y adiciones realizadas por el Sr. Lane, de vez en cuando, desde su primera publicación.
These, however, from the accuracy with which the translation was made, and the fulness of the Notes, are not very numerous.
Estas, sin embargo, dada la precisión con la que se realizó la traducción y la exhaustividad de las Notas, no son muy numerosas.
The same reasons have also caused my own notes to be few: I believe that my Uncle's notes are complete in themselves; and that I have sometimes erred, even in the rare exceptions I have made, on the side of unnecessary addition.
Las mismas razones han hecho también que mis propias notas sean escasas: creo que las notas de mi tío son completas en sí mismas; y que a veces he errado, incluso en las raras excepciones que he hecho, por el lado de la adición innecesaria.
An edition of any book not superintended by the author is sometimes regarded with distrust.
Una edición de cualquier libro no supervisada por el autor es considerada a veces con desconfianza.
I would therefore assure the reader that in this instance he may depend even on the punctuation; the whole having been laboriously collated with Mr. Lane's annotated copy, notwithstanding the great delay which this process has occasioned in the printing of the work.
Por lo tanto, quisiera asegurarle al lector que en este caso puede confiar incluso en la puntuación; habiendo sido el conjunto laboriosamente cotejado con la copia anotada del Sr. Lane, a pesar del gran retraso que este proceso ha ocasionado en la impresión de la obra.
I have called this a _complete_ edition, to distinguish it from two others which have been published without Mr. Lane's notes or his method of writing oriental words, and with other variations from the standard edition.
He llamado a esta una edición _completa_, para distinguirla de otras dos que han sido publicadas sin las notas del Sr. Lane ni su método de escritura de palabras orientales, y con otras variaciones respecto a la edición estándar.
Vocabulary
- He
- I have (present perfect auxiliary verb)
- asumido
- Assumed, taken on, or undertaken responsibility
- este
- This or this one (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)
- deber
- Duty, obligation, or must (verb/noun)
- con
- With (preposition indicating accompaniment or manner)
- gran
- Great, large, or of considerable size or importance
- timidez
- Shyness, timidity, or lack of confidence
- por
- For, by, or through (preposition)
- un
- A, an, or one (indefinite article)
- sentido
- Sense, feeling, or meaning (noun/adjective)
- de
- Of, from, or belonging to (preposition)
- mis
- My (possessive adjective, plural or singular)
- propias
- Own or proper (feminine plural possessive adjective)
- deficiencias
- Deficiencies, shortcomings, or lacks in something
- su
- His, her, its, or your (possessive adjective)
- extenso
- Extensive, broad, or comprehensive in scope
- conocimiento
- Knowledge, understanding, or awareness of something
- pero
- But (conjunction indicating contrast or exception)
- que
- That, which, or what (relative pronoun)
- podía
- Could or was able to (past tense of poder)
- al
- To the or at the (contraction of a+el)
- menos
- Less, least, or at least (adverb)
- garantizar
- To guarantee or assure something will happen
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- corrección
- Correction, accuracy, or proper behavior
- del
- Of the or from the (contraction)
- texto
- Text, written content, or passage
- una
- A, an, or one (feminine indefinite article)
- escrupulosa
- Scrupulous, meticulous, or extremely careful
- adhesión
- Adherence, support, or agreement with something
- deseos
- Wishes, desires, or wants (plural noun)
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- presente
- Present, current, or existing at this time
- edición
- Edition, version, or published copy of work
- está
- Is or are (third person singular of estar)
- impresa
- Printed or published (feminine past participle)
- sin
- Without (preposition indicating absence)
- ninguna
- No, not any, or none (feminine)
- variación
- Variation, change, or difference
- propia
- Own or proper (feminine singular adjective)
- excepto
- Except, excluding, or apart from
- aquellas
- Those or those ones (feminine plural demonstrative)
- están
- Are (third person plural of estar)
- marcadas
- Marked, labeled, or indicated (feminine plural)
- como
- As, like, or how (conjunction/adverb)
- tales
- Such, like that, or of that kind
- han
- Have (third person plural auxiliary verb)
- sido
- Been (past participle of ser)
- sometidas
- Submitted or subjected (feminine plural)
- partir
- To leave, depart, or start from
- copia
- Copy, manuscript, or transcript of original
- primera
- First or earliest (feminine singular)
- completa
- Complete, entire, or whole (feminine)
- correcciones
- Corrections, amendments, or changes made
- adiciones
- Additions, supplements, or extra material
- realizadas
- Accomplished, carried out, or performed
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- vez
- Time, occasion, or instance (noun)
- en
- In, on, or at (preposition)
- cuando
- When, during the time that (conjunction)
- desde
- Since, from, or beginning at (preposition)
- publicación
- Publication, release, or public distribution
- Estas
- These or these ones (feminine plural)
- embargo
- Embargo, seizure, or however (in sin embargo)
- dada
- Given or considering (feminine past participle)
- precisión
- Precision, accuracy, or exactness
- realizó
- Carried out, accomplished, or performed (past)
- traducción
- Translation, conversion to another language
- exhaustividad
- Exhaustiveness, thoroughness, or completeness
- Notas
- Notes, annotations, or footnotes
- son
- Are (third person plural of ser)
- muy
- Very, greatly, or to great degree
- numerosas
- Numerous, many, or plentiful (feminine)
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