Treasure Island — Page 5
Now the leg would be cut off at the knee, now at the hip; now he was a monstrous kind of a creature who had never had but the one leg, and that in the middle of his body.
Ahora la pierna sería cortada por la rodilla, ahora por la cadera; ahora era una especie de criatura monstruosa que nunca había tenido más que una sola pierna, y esa en el centro de su cuerpo.
To see him leap and run and pursue me over hedge and ditch was the worst of nightmares.
Verle saltar y correr y perseguirme por setos y zanjas era la peor de las pesadillas.
And altogether I paid pretty dear for my monthly fourpenny piece, in the shape of these abominable fancies.
Y en total pagué bastante caro por mi moneda mensual de cuatro peniques, en forma de estas abominables fantasías.
But though I was so terrified by the idea of the seafaring man with one leg, I was far less afraid of the captain himself than anybody else who knew him.
Pero aunque estaba tan aterrorizado por la idea del marinero con una sola pierna, le tenía mucho menos miedo al capitán en sí que cualquier otra persona que lo conociera.
There were nights when he took a deal more rum and water than his head would carry; and then he would sometimes sit and sing his wicked, old, wild sea-songs, minding nobody; but sometimes he would call for glasses round and force all the trembling company to listen to his stories or bear a chorus to his singing.
Había noches en que bebía mucho más ron con agua de lo que su cabeza podía aguantar; y entonces a veces se sentaba y cantaba sus perversas, viejas y salvajes canciones marineras, sin prestar atención a nadie; pero otras veces pedía una ronda de copas y obligaba a toda la temblorosa concurrencia a escuchar sus historias o a corear sus canciones.
Often I have heard the house shaking with "Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum," all the neighbours joining in for dear life, with the fear of death upon them, and each singing louder than the other to avoid remark.
A menudo he oído la casa temblar con «Yo-ho-ho, y una botella de ron», con todos los vecinos uniéndose con todas sus fuerzas, con el miedo a la muerte encima, y cada uno cantando más fuerte que el otro para pasar desapercibido.
Vocabulary
- Ahora
- Now, at the present time or moment.
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- pierna
- Leg, limb from hip to foot.
- sería
- Would be (conditional form of ser).
- cortada
- Cut, severed, or broken off.
- por
- By, for, through, or per.
- rodilla
- Knee, joint between thigh and shin.
- cadera
- Hip, pelvic bone area.
- era
- Was (preterite form of ser).
- una
- A or one (feminine indefinite article).
- especie
- Species, kind, or type of thing.
- de
- Of, from, or belonging to.
- criatura
- Creature, being, or living organism.
- monstruosa
- Monstrous, grotesque, or horribly ugly.
- que
- That, which, or who (relative pronoun).
- nunca
- Never, not ever at any time.
- había
- Had (imperfect form of haber).
- tenido
- Had, possessed (past participle of tener).
- más
- More, additional, or greater quantity.
- sola
- Alone, solitary, or unaccompanied.
- esa
- That (feminine singular demonstrative adjective).
- en
- In, on, at, or within.
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- centro
- Center, middle, or heart of thing.
- su
- His, her, its, or their.
- cuerpo
- Body, physical form of person.
- Verle
- To see him or to see it.
- saltar
- To jump, leap, or spring upward.
- correr
- To run, move quickly or rapidly.
- perseguirme
- To chase me or pursue me.
- setos
- Hedges, hedge fences or shrub barriers.
- zanjas
- Ditches, trenches, or excavated channels.
- peor
- Worse, more bad or inferior.
- pesadillas
- Nightmares, bad or distressing dreams.
- total
- Total, complete, or overall amount.
- pagué
- I paid (preterite form of pagar).
- bastante
- Enough, sufficient, or quite a lot.
- caro
- Expensive, costly, or dear price.
- mi
- My (possessive adjective, singular).
- moneda
- Coin or currency money unit.
- mensual
- Monthly, occurring or paid each month.
- cuatro
- Four, numerical value or quantity.
- peniques
- Pennies, British monetary coins or units.
- forma
- Form, shape, or way of thing.
- estas
- These (feminine plural demonstrative adjective).
- abominables
- Abominable, detestable, or extremely unpleasant.
- fantasías
- Fantasies, imaginative ideas or illusions.
- Pero
- But, however, or yet conjunction.
- aunque
- Although, even though, or despite.
- estaba
- Was (imperfect form of estar).
- tan
- So, such, or very much.
- aterrorizado
- Terrorized, frightened, or filled with terror.
- idea
- Idea, thought, or concept notion.
- marinero
- Sailor, seaman, or maritime worker.
- con
- With, accompanied by, or alongside.
- le
- Him, her, it (indirect object pronoun).
- tenía
- Had (imperfect form of tener).
- mucho
- Much, a lot, or very.
- menos
- Less, fewer, or smaller amount.
- miedo
- Fear, fright, or feeling afraid.
- al
- To the, at the (al=a+el).
- capitán
- Captain, military or nautical commander officer.
- sí
- Yes, affirmative response or agreement.
- cualquier
- Any, any one, or whichever.
- otra
- Other, another, or different one.
- persona
- Person, human individual or being.
- lo
- It, him (masculine singular object pronoun).
- conociera
- Knew (imperfect subjunctive of conocer).
- Había
- There were or there was.
- noches
- Nights, periods of darkness.
- bebía
- Drank (imperfect form of beber).
- ron
- Rum, alcoholic spirit from sugarcane.
- agua
- Water, liquid essential for life.
- cabeza
- Head, uppermost part of body.
- podía
- Could, was able to or might.
- aguantar
- To endure, tolerate, or bear something.
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