The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 15
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"I don't weigh a bit more," said I, "nor as much; and my appetite may be better in the evening, when you are here, but it is worse in the morning when you are away."
"No peso ni un poco más", dije yo, "ni tanto; y mi apetito puede ser mejor por la noche, cuando estás aquí, pero es peor por la mañana cuando no estás."
"Bless her little heart!" said he with a big hug; "she shall be as sick as she pleases!
"¡Bendito sea su pequeño corazón!", dijo él con un gran abrazo; "¡podrá estar tan enferma como le plazca!
But now let's improve the shining hours by going to sleep, and talk about it in the morning!"
¡Pero ahora aprovechemos las horas luminosas durmiendo, y hablaremos de ello por la mañana!"
"And you won't go away?" I asked gloomily.
"¿Y no te irás?" pregunté con tristeza.
"Why, how can I, dear? It is only three weeks more and then we will take a nice little trip of a few days while Jennie is getting the house ready.
"Vamos, ¿cómo podría hacerlo, querida? Solo son tres semanas más y luego haremos un pequeño y agradable viaje de unos pocos días mientras Jennie prepara la casa.
Really, dear, you are better!"
¡De verdad, querida, estás mejorando!"
"Better in body perhaps"—I began, and stopped short, for he sat up straight and looked at me with such a stern, reproachful look that I could not say another word.
"Mejor en el cuerpo quizás" —comencé, y me detuve en seco, pues él se incorporó y me miró con una expresión tan severa y reprobatoria que no pude decir ni una palabra más.
"My darling," said he, "I beg of you, for my sake and for our child's sake, as well as for your own, that you will never for one instant let that idea enter your mind!
"Mi amor", dijo él, "te lo ruego, por mi bien y por el bien de nuestro hijo, así como por el tuyo propio, que nunca por un solo instante dejes que esa idea entre en tu mente.
There is nothing so dangerous, so fascinating, to a temperament like yours.
No hay nada tan peligroso, tan fascinante, para un temperamento como el tuyo.
It is a false and foolish fancy.
Es una fantasía falsa y absurda.
Can you not trust me as a physician when I tell you so?"
¿Acaso no puedes confiar en mí como médico cuando te lo digo?"
So of course I said no more on that score, and we went to sleep before long.
Así que, por supuesto, no dije nada más al respecto, y al poco tiempo nos dormimos.
Vocabulary
- peso
- Weight; burden; unit of currency in some countries
- ni
- Neither; nor; not even
- poco
- A little; a small amount of something
- más
- More; additional; used in comparisons
- dije
- First-person singular past tense of 'decir', to say
- tanto
- So much; so many; to such a degree
- apetito
- Appetite; desire or craving for food
- puede
- Third-person singular present of 'poder', can or may
- ser
- To be; permanent or essential states of being
- mejor
- Better; superior in quality or condition
- por
- Preposition meaning 'by', 'for', or 'through'
- noche
- Night; the dark hours after sunset
- cuando
- When; at the time that something happens
- estás
- Second-person singular present of 'estar', you are
- aquí
- Here; in this place or location
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but'; introduces contrast
- peor
- Worse; of lower quality or greater severity
- mañana
- Tomorrow; or morning; the next day
- Bendito
- Blessed; regarded with divine favor or grace
- sea
- Present subjunctive of 'ser', meaning 'may it be'
- pequeño
- Small; little in size or stature
- corazón
- Heart; the organ or center of emotion
- dijo
- Third-person singular past tense of 'decir', he/she said
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'; indicates accompaniment
- gran
- Great; large; important; used before nouns
- abrazo
- A hug; an embrace between people
- podrá
- Third-person singular future of 'poder', will be able
- estar
- To be; used for temporary states or conditions
- tan
- So; as; used in comparisons of equality
- enferma
- Sick; ill; in poor health (feminine form)
- como
- As; like; how; used in comparisons
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/you'
- plazca
- Present subjunctive of 'placer', meaning 'may it please'
- aprovechemos
- Let us take advantage of; make good use of
- horas
- Hours; units of time equal to sixty minutes
- luminosas
- Bright; luminous; full of light (feminine plural)
- durmiendo
- Sleeping; present participle of 'dormir'
- hablaremos
- We will talk; first-person plural future of 'hablar'
- ello
- It; neuter pronoun referring to a thing or idea
- pregunté
- I asked; first-person singular past of 'preguntar'
- tristeza
- Sadness; sorrow; a feeling of unhappiness
- Vamos
- Let's go; come on; first-person plural of 'ir'
- cómo
- How; in what way or manner
- podría
- Could; conditional form of 'poder'
- hacerlo
- To do it; infinitive 'hacer' with object pronoun
- querida
- Dear; beloved; affectionate term for someone loved
- Solo
- Only; just; alone; without others
- semanas
- Weeks; periods of seven consecutive days
- luego
- Then; later; afterward; next in sequence
- haremos
- We will make/do; first-person plural future of 'hacer'
- agradable
- Pleasant; agreeable; enjoyable or pleasing
- viaje
- Trip; journey; travel from one place to another
- unos
- Some; a few; indefinite masculine plural article
- pocos
- Few; not many; a small number of things
- días
- Days; periods of twenty-four hours
- mientras
- While; meanwhile; during the same time
- prepara
- Prepares; third-person singular present of 'preparar'
- casa
- House; home; a place where one lives
- verdad
- Truth; reality; something that is true
- mejorando
- Improving; getting better; present participle of 'mejorar'
- Mejor
- Better; superior in quality or condition
- cuerpo
- Body; the physical structure of a person
- quizás
- Perhaps; maybe; possibly; expressing uncertainty
- comencé
- I began; first-person singular past of 'comenzar'
- detuve
- I stopped; first-person singular past of 'detenerse'
- seco
- Dry; abrupt; suddenly and completely stopped
- pues
- Well; then; because; a filler or causal conjunction
- incorporó
- Sat up; raised oneself; third-person past of 'incorporarse'
- miró
- He/she looked at; third-person singular past of 'mirar'
- expresión
- Expression; look on one's face; way of showing feeling
- severa
- Severe; stern; strict; harsh in manner
- reprobatoria
- Disapproving; reproving; expressing condemnation or criticism
- pude
- I could; first-person singular past of 'poder'
- decir
- To say; to tell; to express in words
- palabra
- Word; a single unit of spoken or written language
- amor
- Love; deep affection; a term of endearment
- ruego
- I beg; I plead; first-person singular of 'rogar'
- bien
- Well; good; correctly; in a satisfactory manner
- nuestro
- Our; first-person plural possessive adjective
- hijo
- Son; a male child in relation to his parents
- así
- So; thus; in this way or manner
- tuyo
- Yours; second-person singular possessive pronoun
- propio
- Own; one's very own; belonging to oneself
- nunca
- Never; at no time; not ever
- solo
- Only; alone; just; without others
- instante
- Instant; moment; a very brief period of time
- dejes
- Let; allow; subjunctive of 'dejar', second person
- esa
- That; demonstrative adjective for feminine singular nouns
- idea
- Idea; thought; a concept formed in the mind
- entre
- Between; among; in the middle of two or more
- mente
- Mind; the faculty of thinking and reasoning
- hay
- There is; there are; third-person of 'haber'
- nada
- Nothing; not anything; absence of all things
- peligroso
- Dangerous; likely to cause harm or injury
- fascinante
- Fascinating; extremely interesting or captivating
- para
- For; in order to; toward a purpose or destination
- temperamento
- Temperament; a person's natural disposition or character
- fantasía
- Fantasy; imagination; something unreal or fanciful
- falsa
- False; untrue; not real or genuine
- absurda
- Absurd; ridiculous; completely unreasonable or illogical
- Acaso
- Perhaps; maybe; possibly; used in rhetorical questions
- puedes
- You can; second-person singular present of 'poder'
- confiar
- To trust; to have confidence in someone or something
- mí
- Me; first-person singular pronoun used after prepositions
- médico
- Doctor; physician; a medical professional
- digo
- I say; first-person singular present of 'decir'
- Así
- So; thus; in this way or manner
- supuesto
- Supposed; assumed; of course (in 'por supuesto')
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'
- respecto
- Regard; respect; with respect to a topic
- tiempo
- Time; weather; a period or duration
- nos
- Us; reflexive or object pronoun for first-person plural
- dormimos
- We slept; first-person plural past of 'dormir'
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