Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 12
This was not the light in which I hoed them.
Esta no era la perspectiva desde la que yo las cultivaba.
The stars are the apexes of what wonderful triangles!
¡Las estrellas son los vértices de qué maravillosos triángulos!
What distant and different beings in the various mansions of the universe are contemplating the same one at the same moment!
¡Qué seres tan distantes y diferentes, en las diversas mansiones del universo, están contemplando el mismo en este mismo momento!
Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions.
La naturaleza y la vida humana son tan variadas como nuestras distintas constituciones.
Who shall say what prospect life offers to another?
¿Quién puede decir qué perspectiva le ofrece la vida a otro?
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
¿Podría ocurrir un milagro mayor que el de mirar a través de los ojos del otro por un instante?
We should live in all the ages of the world in an hour; ay, in all the worlds of the ages.
Viviríamos en todas las épocas del mundo en una hora; ay, en todos los mundos de las épocas.
History, Poetry, Mythology!—I know of no reading of another's experience so startling and informing as this would be.
¡Historia, Poesía, Mitología! No conozco lectura de la experiencia ajena tan sorprendente e ilustradora como esta lo sería.
The greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behavior.
La mayor parte de lo que mis vecinos llaman bueno, yo lo creo en mi alma que es malo, y si me arrepiento de algo, es muy probable que sea de mi buen comportamiento.
What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?
¿Qué demonio me poseía para que me comportara tan bien?
You may say the wisest thing you can, old man,—you who have lived seventy years, not without honor of a kind,—I hear an irresistible voice which invites me away from all that.
Puedes decir lo más sabio que puedas, anciano, tú que has vivido setenta años, no sin cierto honor, pero yo escucho una voz irresistible que me invita a alejarme de todo eso.
One generation abandons the enterprises of another like stranded vessels.
Una generación abandona las empresas de otra como navíos encallados.
I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.
Creo que podemos confiar con seguridad mucho más de lo que lo hacemos.
We may waive just so much care of ourselves as we honestly bestow elsewhere.
Podemos prescindir del cuidado de nosotros mismos en la misma medida en que honestamente lo dedicamos a otros.
Nature is as well adapted to our weakness as to our strength.
La naturaleza está tan bien adaptada a nuestra debilidad como a nuestra fortaleza.
Vocabulary
- Esta
- This (feminine singular demonstrative pronoun).
- no
- No; not (negation particle).
- era
- Was (imperfect tense of ser).
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- perspectiva
- Perspective; point of view or outlook.
- desde
- From; since (preposition indicating origin).
- que
- That; which (relative pronoun or conjunction).
- yo
- I (first person singular pronoun).
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article).
- cultivaba
- Cultivated; developed (imperfect tense of cultivar).
- Las
- The (feminine plural definite article).
- estrellas
- Stars; celestial bodies visible in night sky.
- son
- Are (present tense of ser).
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article).
- vértices
- Vertices; corners or angles of geometric shapes.
- de
- Of; from (preposition indicating possession/origin).
- qué
- What (interrogative pronoun with accent).
- maravillosos
- Marvelous; wonderful or astonishing.
- triángulos
- Triangles; three-sided geometric shapes.
- Qué
- What (interrogative pronoun with accent).
- seres
- Beings; creatures or entities.
- tan
- So; such (adverb modifying adjectives).
- distantes
- Distant; far away or remote.
- diferentes
- Different; not the same as others.
- en
- In; on (preposition indicating location).
- diversas
- Diverse; various or different.
- mansiones
- Mansions; large houses or dwellings.
- del
- Of the; from the (contraction of de+el).
- universo
- Universe; all of existence and space.
- están
- Are (present tense of estar).
- contemplando
- Contemplating; viewing or thinking deeply about.
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- mismo
- Same; identical or very alike.
- este
- This (masculine singular demonstrative adjective).
- momento
- Moment; brief point in time.
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- naturaleza
- Nature; the natural world or environment.
- vida
- Life; existence or way of living.
- humana
- Human; pertaining to people or mankind.
- variadas
- Varied; diverse or assorted.
- como
- Like; as or similar to.
- nuestras
- Our (feminine plural possessive adjective).
- distintas
- Distinct; different or separate.
- constituciones
- Constitutions; physical structures or compositions.
- Quién
- Who (interrogative pronoun with accent).
- puede
- Can; is able to (present of poder).
- decir
- Say; to speak or express words.
- le
- Him; to him (indirect object pronoun).
- ofrece
- Offers; provides or presents to someone.
- otro
- Other; another or different one.
- Podría
- Could; would be able to (conditional).
- ocurrir
- Occur; to happen or take place.
- un
- A; an (masculine singular indefinite article).
- milagro
- Miracle; extraordinary and surprising event.
- mayor
- Greater; larger or more important.
- mirar
- Look; to see or observe.
- través
- Through; across or by way of.
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of sight.
- por
- By; through or for (preposition).
- instante
- Instant; very brief moment in time.
- Viviríamos
- We would live (conditional of vivir).
- todas
- All; every one (feminine plural).
- épocas
- Epochs; historical periods or eras.
- mundo
- World; the earth or sphere of life.
- una
- One; a (feminine singular indefinite article).
- hora
- Hour; period of sixty minutes.
- ay
- Oh; alas (interjection expressing emotion).
- todos
- All; every one (masculine plural).
- mundos
- Worlds; multiple spheres or realms.
- Historia
- History; record of past events.
- Poesía
- Poetry; literary expression in verse form.
- Mitología
- Mythology; stories of gods and heroes.
- No
- No; not (negation particle).
- conozco
- Know; to be familiar with.
- lectura
- Reading; act of reading or text.
- experiencia
- Experience; knowledge from direct involvement.
- ajena
- Foreign; belonging to another person.
- sorprendente
- Surprising; astonishing or unexpected.
- ilustradora
- Illustrating; providing enlightenment or examples.
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