The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 11
I know a little of the principle of design, and I know this thing was not arranged on any laws of radiation, or alternation, or repetition, or symmetry, or anything else that I ever heard of.
Sé algo sobre el principio del diseño, y sé que esta cosa no fue organizada según ninguna ley de radiación, ni de alternancia, ni de repetición, ni de simetría, ni de ninguna otra cosa que yo haya oído mencionar.
It is repeated, of course, by the breadths, but not otherwise.
Se repite, por supuesto, en los anchos, pero no de ninguna otra manera.
Looked at in one way each breadth stands alone, the bloated curves and flourishes—a kind of "debased Romanesque" with delirium tremens—go waddling up and down in isolated columns of fatuity.
Visto de una manera, cada ancho está por sí solo, las curvas hinchadas y los florituras —una especie de «románico degradado» con delirium tremens— van bamboleándose arriba y abajo en columnas aisladas de necedad.
But, on the other hand, they connect diagonally, and the sprawling outlines run off in great slanting waves of optic horror, like a lot of wallowing seaweeds in full chase.
Pero, por otro lado, se conectan en diagonal, y los contornos desparramados se extienden en grandes olas inclinadas de horror óptico, como un montón de algas revolcándose en plena persecución.
The whole thing goes horizontally, too, at least it seems so, and I exhaust myself in trying to distinguish the order of its going in that direction.
Todo el conjunto también transcurre horizontalmente, al menos eso parece, y me agoto intentando distinguir el orden en que se desarrolla en esa dirección.
They have used a horizontal breadth for a frieze, and that adds wonderfully to the confusion.
Han usado un ancho horizontal a modo de friso, y eso añade maravillosamente a la confusión.
There is one end of the room where it is almost intact, and there, when the cross-lights fade and the low sun shines directly upon it, I can almost fancy radiation after all,—the interminable grotesques seem to form around a common centre and rush off in headlong plunges of equal distraction.
Hay un extremo de la habitación donde está casi intacto, y allí, cuando las luces cruzadas se desvanecen y el sol bajo brilla directamente sobre él, casi puedo imaginar una radiación después de todo —los interminables grotescos parecen formarse alrededor de un centro común y lanzarse en precipitadas zambullidas de igual distracción.
It makes me tired to follow it. I will take a nap, I guess.
Me cansa seguirlo. Creo que voy a echar una siesta.
I don't know why I should write this.
No sé por qué debería escribir esto.
I don't want to.
No quiero hacerlo.
I don't feel able.
No me siento capaz.
And I know John would think it absurd.
Y sé que John lo consideraría absurdo.
Vocabulary
- Sé
- I know (first person singular present of saber)
- algo
- Something; anything; somewhat
- sobre
- About; on; over; concerning a topic
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- principio
- Beginning; principle; start of something
- del
- Of the; from the (contraction)
- diseño
- Design; plan; artistic or technical creation
- sé
- I know (first person singular present of saber)
- que
- That; which; who; relative pronoun
- esta
- This (feminine singular demonstrative)
- cosa
- Thing; object; matter; something
- no
- No; not; negation
- fue
- Was (third person singular preterite of ser)
- organizada
- Organized; arranged; structured
- según
- According to; following; depending on
- ninguna
- No; not any; none (feminine singular)
- ley
- Law; rule; principle governing behavior
- de
- Of; from; belonging to; about
- ni
- Neither; nor; not even
- repetición
- Repetition; repeating something multiple times
- simetría
- Symmetry; balanced proportions or arrangement
- otra
- Other; another (feminine singular)
- yo
- I; first person singular pronoun
- haya
- May have; subjunctive form of haber
- oído
- Heard; past participle of oír; ear
- mencionar
- To mention; to refer to; to name
- Se
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun third person
- repite
- Repeats; occurs again (third person singular)
- por
- For; by; through; per; because of
- supuesto
- Supposed; assumed; of course; naturally
- en
- In; on; at; inside; within
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- anchos
- Wide; broad; spaces or widths
- pero
- But; however; yet; conjunction
- manera
- Way; manner; method; form of doing
- Visto
- Seen; viewed; observed; apparent
- una
- A; one (feminine singular article)
- cada
- Each; every; one by one
- ancho
- Wide; broad; width; breadth of object
- está
- Is; exists (third person singular of estar)
- sí
- Yes; himself; herself; oneself; reflexive
- solo
- Only; sole; alone; by oneself
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- curvas
- Curves; bends; curved lines or shapes
- especie
- Species; kind; type; sort of thing
- con
- With; together with; accompanied by
- van
- Go; travel; move (third person plural)
- arriba
- Up; upward; above; on top
- abajo
- Down; downward; below; underneath
- columnas
- Columns; pillars; vertical supporting structures
- aisladas
- Isolated; separated; standing alone
- Pero
- But; however; yet; conjunction
- otro
- Other; another; different; additional one
- lado
- Side; flank; edge; lateral aspect
- se
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun third person
- conectan
- Connect; link together; join; attach
- diagonal
- Diagonal; slanting line or direction
- contornos
- Contours; outlines; boundaries; edges of forms
- extienden
- Extend; stretch out; spread; reach
- grandes
- Large; big; great; of considerable size
- olas
- Waves; undulating movements of water
- inclinadas
- Inclined; tilted; leaning at angle
- horror
- Horror; dread; fear; extreme disgust
- óptico
- Optical; relating to vision or light
- como
- Like; as; how; in the manner of
- un
- A; one (masculine singular article)
- montón
- Heap; pile; stack; large quantity
- algas
- Seaweed; algae; aquatic plants
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