Treasure Island — Page 9
But by this time we had all long ceased to pay any particular notice to the song; it was new, that night, to nobody but Dr. Livesey, and on him I observed it did not produce an agreeable effect, for he looked up for a moment quite angrily before he went on with his talk to old Taylor, the gardener, on a new cure for the rheumatics.
Pero para entonces todos habíamos dejado de prestar atención particular a la canción desde hacía mucho tiempo; aquella noche no era nueva para nadie excepto para el Dr. Livesey, y en él observé que no producía un efecto agradable, pues levantó la vista por un momento con bastante enojo antes de continuar su conversación con el viejo Taylor, el jardinero, sobre un nuevo remedio para el reumatismo.
In the meantime, the captain gradually brightened up at his own music, and at last flapped his hand upon the table before him in a way we all knew to mean silence.
Mientras tanto, el capitán fue animándose gradualmente con su propia música, y por fin dio un manotazo sobre la mesa que tenía delante de una manera que todos sabíamos que significaba silencio.
The voices stopped at once, all but Dr. Livesey's; he went on as before speaking clear and kind and drawing briskly at his pipe between every word or two.
Las voces se detuvieron de inmediato, todas excepto la del Dr. Livesey; él continuó como antes, hablando con claridad y amabilidad y dando enérgicas caladas a su pipa entre cada palabra o dos.
The captain glared at him for a while, flapped his hand again, glared still harder, and at last broke out with a villainous, low oath, "Silence, there, between decks!"
El capitán lo miró fijamente durante un momento, volvió a dar un manotazo, lo miró con aún más dureza, y por fin estalló con un ruin y soez juramento: «¡Silencio, allí, entre cubiertas!»
"Were you addressing me, sir?" says the doctor; and when the ruffian had told him, with another oath, that this was so, "I have only one thing to say to you, sir," replies the doctor, "that if you keep on drinking rum, the world will soon be quit of a very dirty scoundrel!"
«¿Se estaba usted dirigiendo a mí, señor?», dice el doctor; y cuando el rufián le dijo, con otro juramento, que así era, «Solo tengo una cosa que decirle, señor», replica el doctor, «y es que si sigue bebiendo ron, el mundo pronto se verá libre de un grandísimo canalla.»
The old fellow's fury was awful.
La furia del viejo individuo era terrible.
He sprang to his feet, drew and opened a sailor's clasp-knife, and balancing it open on the palm of his hand, threatened to pin the doctor to the wall.
Se puso de pie de un salto, sacó y abrió una navaja de marinero, y equilibrándola abierta sobre la palma de su mano, amenazó con clavar al doctor en la pared.
Vocabulary
- pero
- but; however; yet
- para
- for; in order to; to
- entonces
- then; at that time; so
- todos
- all; everyone; everybody
- habíamos
- we had (past perfect indicative)
- dejado
- left; stopped; ceased (past participle)
- de
- of; from; by
- prestar
- to lend; to pay; to give
- atención
- attention; care; notice
- particular
- particular; private; specific; special
- la
- the (feminine singular article)
- canción
- song; piece of music
- desde
- since; from; for (temporal)
- hacía
- ago; was making (imperfect tense)
- mucho
- much; a lot; many
- tiempo
- time; weather; period
- aquella
- that; that one (feminine)
- noche
- night; nighttime; evening
- no
- no; not; negation
- era
- was; being (imperfect indicative)
- nueva
- new; fresh; novel (feminine)
- nadie
- nobody; no one; anyone
- excepto
- except; excluding; save for
- el
- the (masculine singular article)
- observé
- I observed; I noticed (preterite)
- que
- that; which; who
- producía
- produced; caused; made (imperfect)
- un
- a; an; one (masculine)
- efecto
- effect; result; impression
- agradable
- pleasant; agreeable; nice
- pues
- then; well; since
- levantó
- lifted; raised; stood up (preterite)
- vista
- view; sight; glance
- por
- by; for; through; per
- momento
- moment; instant; while
- con
- with; alongside; in
- bastante
- enough; quite; rather
- enojo
- anger; annoyance; displeasure
- antes
- before; previously; rather
- continuar
- to continue; to go on; to persist
- su
- his; her; their; its
- conversación
- conversation; chat; dialogue
- viejo
- old; ancient; aged
- jardinero
- gardener; one who tends gardens
- sobre
- about; on; over; on top of
- nuevo
- new; fresh; recent
- remedio
- remedy; cure; medicine
- Mientras
- while; meanwhile; during
- tanto
- so much; as much; meanwhile
- capitán
- captain; military or naval officer
- fue
- was; went (preterite)
- animándose
- becoming lively; cheering up (gerund)
- gradualmente
- gradually; step by step; slowly
- propia
- own; proper; fitting (feminine)
- música
- music; musical composition; sound
- fin
- end; purpose; conclusion
- dio
- gave; struck; hit (preterite)
- mesa
- table; desk; counter
- tenía
- had; was having (imperfect)
- delante
- in front; ahead; before
- manera
- manner; way; method
- sabíamos
- we knew (imperfect indicative)
- significaba
- meant; signified; indicated (imperfect)
- silencio
- silence; quiet; stillness
- Las
- the (feminine plural article)
- voces
- voices; sounds; tones
- se
- oneself; itself; reflexive marker
- detuvieron
- stopped; halted; ceased (preterite)
- inmediato
- immediately; at once; instantly
- todas
- all; every; all of them (fem)
- del
- of the; from the (contraction)
- continuó
- continued; went on; resumed (preterite)
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