Won from the Waves — Page 8
She was already on a wind when again the mist closed over the ocean, and she was hidden from sight.
Ya navegaba con el viento cuando de nuevo la niebla se cerró sobre el océano, y quedó oculta a la vista.
"We will keep the _Nancy_ where she is," said Halliburt; "we don't know what may happen.
«Mantendremos el _Nancy_ donde está», dijo Halliburt; «no sabemos lo que puede ocurrir.
If yonder ship drives on the sands--and she has but a poor chance of keeping off them, I fear--we cannot let her people perish without trying to save them;
Si aquel barco encalla en los bancos de arena —y tiene pocas posibilidades de mantenerse alejado de ellos, me temo— no podemos dejar que su tripulación perezca sin intentar salvarla;
and though it may be a hard job to get alongside the wreck, yet some of the poor fellows may be drifted away from her on rafts or spars, and we may be able to pick them up.
y aunque puede ser difícil llegar hasta el naufragio, algunos de esos pobres hombres pueden haber sido arrastrados lejos de él en balsas o maderos, y puede que podamos recogerlos.
Whatever happens, we must do our best."
Pase lo que pase, debemos hacer todo lo posible.»
"Ay, ay, Adam," answered several of his hardy crew, who stood around him; "where you think fit to go we are ready to go too."
«Sí, sí, Adam», respondieron varios de su valerosa tripulación, que estaban de pie a su alrededor; «adonde usted considere conveniente ir, nosotros estamos dispuestos a ir también.»
The party had not long to wait before their worst apprehensions were realised.
El grupo no tuvo que esperar mucho antes de que sus peores temores se hicieran realidad.
The dull report of a gun, which their practised ears told them came from Norton Sands, was heard;
Se oyó el apagado estampido de un cañón, que sus oídos experimentados les indicaron que provenía de Norton Sands;
in another minute the sound of a second gun boomed over the waters;
al cabo de otro minuto, el sonido de un segundo cañón retumbó sobre las aguas;
a third followed even before the same interval had elapsed.
un tercero siguió incluso antes de que hubiera transcurrido el mismo intervalo.
Vocabulary
- Ya
- Already; now; at this moment in time.
- navegaba
- Was sailing; navigated through water.
- con
- With; accompanied by; in the company of.
- el
- The; definite article for masculine nouns.
- viento
- Wind; moving air; air current.
- cuando
- When; at the time that; during.
- de
- Of; from; about; preposition indicating possession.
- nuevo
- Again; new; once more; afresh.
- la
- The; definite article for feminine nouns.
- niebla
- Fog; mist; thick cloud near ground.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; himself; herself; itself.
- cerró
- Closed; shut; enclosed; surrounded completely.
- sobre
- On; upon; over; above; concerning.
- océano
- Ocean; large body of salt water.
- quedó
- Remained; stayed; was left; became.
- oculta
- Hidden; concealed; out of sight; obscured.
- vista
- Sight; view; vision; ability to see.
- Mantendremos
- We will maintain; we will keep; support.
- donde
- Where; in which place; at what location.
- está
- Is; located; positioned; situated at place.
- dijo
- Said; told; spoke; stated; remarked.
- no
- No; not; negation; denial of statement.
- sabemos
- We know; we are aware; we understand.
- lo
- It; the thing; that which; direct object.
- que
- What; which; that; relative pronoun.
- puede
- Can; is able to; may; might.
- ocurrir
- To occur; to happen; to take place.
- Si
- If; in case that; supposing that condition.
- aquel
- That; that one; those yonder; far.
- barco
- Ship; boat; vessel; watercraft for sailing.
- encalla
- Runs aground; becomes stranded on rocks.
- en
- In; into; at; on; within location.
- los
- The; definite article for masculine plural.
- bancos
- Banks; benches; shallow areas underwater; shoals.
- arena
- Sand; fine particles; sandy beach area.
- tiene
- Has; possesses; owns; contains; holds.
- pocas
- Few; small number; not many; scarce.
- posibilidades
- Possibilities; chances; opportunities; potential outcomes.
- mantenerse
- To maintain oneself; to stay; to remain.
- alejado
- Far away; distant; remote; removed from.
- ellos
- They; them; those people; masculine plural.
- me
- Me; myself; to me; direct object.
- temo
- I fear; I am afraid; I dread.
- podemos
- We can; we are able; we might.
- dejar
- To leave; to let; to allow; to abandon.
- su
- His; her; its; their; possessive adjective.
- tripulación
- Crew; ship's company; sailors working ship.
- perezca
- May perish; might die; could be lost.
- sin
- Without; lacking; devoid of; absence.
- intentar
- To try; to attempt; to endeavor; effort.
- salvarla
- To save it; to rescue it; preserve.
- aunque
- Although; though; even though; despite.
- ser
- To be; to exist; to constitute identity.
- difícil
- Difficult; hard; challenging; not easy accomplish.
- llegar
- To arrive; to reach; to come to.
- hasta
- Until; till; up to; as far.
- naufragio
- Shipwreck; wreck; loss of ship at sea.
- algunos
- Some; certain; a few; several people.
- esos
- Those; those ones; those things; plural.
- pobres
- Poor; unfortunate; miserable; in poverty condition.
- hombres
- Men; males; mankind; human beings; people.
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb; to exist.
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser; existed.
- arrastrados
- Dragged; swept away; carried off; pulled.
- lejos
- Far; far away; at distance; remote.
- él
- He; him; that person; masculine pronoun.
- balsas
- Rafts; floating platforms; makeshift boats; buoys.
- maderos
- Logs; wooden beams; pieces of timber.
- podamos
- We can; we may; we are able.
- recogerlos
- To pick them up; to gather them.
- Pase
- Come in; pass; enter; proceed forward.
- debemos
- We must; we should; we ought.
- hacer
- To do; to make; to create; to perform.
- todo
- All; everything; whole; complete; entire.
- posible
- Possible; feasible; that can be done.
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative; positive response; agreement.
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