Won from the Waves — Page 13
Several minutes at length elapsed, and no report was heard.
Transcurrieron varios minutos y no se escuchó ningún disparo.
Adam listened--not another came.
Adán escuchó, pero no llegó ninguno más.
The crew of the _Nancy_, however, persevered, but even Adam, as he observed the slow progress they had made, became convinced that their efforts would prove of no avail.
La tripulación del _Nancy_, sin embargo, perseveró, pero incluso Adán, al observar el lento progreso que habían logrado, llegó a la convicción de que sus esfuerzos no servirían de nada.
The gale continued to increase, the foaming seas leaped and roared around them more wildly than before.
El temporal siguió arreciando, y los mares espumosos saltaban y rugían a su alrededor con más furia que antes.
Even to return would now be an operation of danger, but Adam with sorrow saw that it must be attempted.
Incluso regresar sería ahora una operación peligrosa, pero Adán comprendió con pesar que debía intentarse.
For an hour or more no headway had been made.
Durante una hora o más no habían logrado avanzar.
He waited for a lull, then giving the word, the boat was rapidly pulled round, and surrounded by hissing masses of foam, she rapidly shot back within the shelter of the harbour.
Esperó una calma, luego dio la orden, el bote fue virado rápidamente, y rodeada de silbantes masas de espuma, regresó velozmente al amparo del puerto.
The sinews of her crew were too well strung to feel much fatigue under ordinary circumstances, but the strongest had to acknowledge that they could not have pulled much longer.
Los nervios de su tripulación estaban demasiado bien templados para sentir mucha fatiga en circunstancias ordinarias, pero los más fuertes tuvieron que reconocer que no habrían podido remar mucho más.
"We must not give it up, though, lads," said Adam.
—No debemos abandonarlo, muchachos —dijo Adán.
"I am sure no beachmen will be able to launch their boats to-night along the coast.
—Estoy seguro de que ningún marinero de playa podrá lanzar sus botes esta noche a lo largo de la costa.
If the wind goes down ever so little, we must try it again; you will not think of deserting the poor people if there is a chance of saving them, I know that."
Si el viento amaina aunque sea un poco, debemos intentarlo de nuevo; no pensaréis en abandonar a esa pobre gente si hay alguna posibilidad de salvarlos, eso lo sé.
His crew responded to his appeal, and agreed to wait for the chance of being able to get off later in the night.
Su tripulación respondió a su llamamiento y acordó esperar la oportunidad de poder zarpar más tarde en la noche.
Vocabulary
- Transcurrieron
- They passed or elapsed, referring to time going by
- varios
- Several or various, indicating more than two things
- minutos
- Minutes, units of time equal to sixty seconds
- escuchó
- Heard or listened to something in the past
- ningún
- No or none, negating a masculine singular noun
- disparo
- A gunshot or the act of firing a weapon
- llegó
- Arrived or reached a destination in the past
- ninguno
- None or not one, a pronoun negating quantity
- más
- More, indicating a greater amount or degree
- tripulación
- Crew, the team operating a ship or vessel
- sin
- Without, indicating the absence of something
- embargo
- In sin embargo, means however or nevertheless
- perseveró
- Persevered, continued steadfastly despite difficulties
- incluso
- Even or including, emphasizing an unexpected case
- observar
- To observe or watch something carefully
- lento
- Slow, describing a low speed or pace
- progreso
- Progress, forward movement or advancement toward a goal
- habían
- They had, auxiliary verb in past perfect tense
- logrado
- Achieved or accomplished a goal or result
- convicción
- Conviction or firm belief in something
- esfuerzos
- Efforts, attempts or exertions made to achieve something
- servirían
- Would serve, conditional tense of to serve or be useful
- nada
- Nothing, indicating absence of anything
- temporal
- A storm or tempest with strong winds and rain
- siguió
- Continued or followed, kept doing something persistently
- arreciando
- Intensifying or worsening, growing stronger as a storm
- mares
- Seas, large bodies of saltwater
- espumosos
- Foamy or frothy, covered with sea foam or bubbles
- saltaban
- Were jumping or leaping, describes waves rising violently
- rugían
- Were roaring, making a loud powerful continuous sound
- alrededor
- Around or surrounding, indicating nearby or encircling
- furia
- Fury or rage, intense violent force or anger
- antes
- Before or previously, referring to an earlier time
- Incluso
- Even, used to emphasize a surprising or extreme case
- regresar
- To return or go back to a previous place
- sería
- Would be, conditional tense of the verb to be
- ahora
- Now, referring to the current moment in time
- operación
- Operation, a planned activity or procedure carried out
- peligrosa
- Dangerous or hazardous, involving significant risk of harm
- comprendió
- Understood or realized something clearly in the past
- pesar
- In a pesar, means despite or in spite of something
- debía
- Should or had to, expressing obligation or duty
- intentarse
- To be attempted, reflexive infinitive of to try
- Durante
- During, a preposition indicating time something occurs
- hora
- Hour, a unit of time equal to sixty minutes
- avanzar
- To advance or move forward toward a destination
- Esperó
- He/she waited or hoped for something in the past
- calma
- Calm, a state of tranquility or stillness
- luego
- Then or afterward, indicating a subsequent action or time
- dio
- Gave, past tense of the verb to give
- orden
- Order or command given to be carried out
- bote
- Boat, a small vessel used for water travel
- virado
- Turned around or reversed direction, as a vessel
- rápidamente
- Quickly or rapidly, done at a fast speed
- rodeada
- Surrounded or encircled by something on all sides
- silbantes
- Whistling or hissing, making a sharp high-pitched sound
- masas
- Masses or large quantities of a substance or group
- espuma
- Foam or froth, as seen on breaking waves
- regresó
- Returned or came back to a place in the past
- velozmente
- Swiftly or at great speed, moving very fast
- amparo
- Shelter or protection, safety from danger or harm
- puerto
- Port or harbor, a sheltered place for ships
- nervios
- Nerves, referring to emotional steadiness under pressure
- demasiado
- Too or too much, exceeding a suitable amount
- bien
- Well or good, indicating a satisfactory condition
- templados
- Tempered or hardened, steady and disciplined under stress
- sentir
- To feel or sense an emotion or physical sensation
- mucha
- Much or a lot of, indicating a large quantity
- fatiga
- Fatigue or exhaustion, extreme tiredness from exertion
- circunstancias
- Circumstances, the conditions surrounding a situation
- ordinarias
- Ordinary or normal, not exceptional or unusual
- fuertes
- Strong or powerful, having great strength or intensity
- tuvieron
- They had to or they had, past tense of tener
- reconocer
- To recognize or acknowledge something as true
- habrían
- They would have, conditional perfect auxiliary verb form
- podido
- Been able to, past participle of poder
- remar
- To row, to propel a boat using oars
- mucho
- Much or a lot, indicating a large degree or amount
- debemos
- We must or should, expressing obligation or duty
- abandonarlo
- To abandon him or it, to leave someone behind
- muchachos
- Boys or guys, informal address to a group of people
- dijo
- Said or told, past tense of the verb to say
- seguro
- Sure or certain, having no doubt about something
- marinero
- Sailor or seaman, a person who works on a ship
- playa
- Beach, a sandy or pebbly shore beside the water
- podrá
- Will be able to, future tense of poder
- lanzar
- To launch or throw, to send something forward forcefully
- botes
- Boats, small vessels used for water travel
- noche
- Night, the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
- largo
- Long or along, describing length or extent
- costa
- Coast or coastline, land bordering the sea
- Si
- If, a conjunction introducing a conditional clause
- viento
- Wind, moving air especially felt as a natural force
- amaina
- Dies down or lessens, referring to wind becoming calmer
- aunque
- Although or even though, introducing a concessive clause
- sea
- May be or is, present subjunctive of ser
- poco
- A little or a bit, a small amount of something
- intentarlo
- To try it or to attempt it, infinitive with pronoun
- nuevo
- New, or in de nuevo meaning again or anew
- pensaréis
- You all will think, future tense second person plural
- abandonar
- To abandon or leave behind, to give up on someone
- pobre
- Poor or unfortunate, describing someone in a difficult situation
- gente
- People, a group of persons considered collectively
- hay
- There is or there are, indicating existence of something
- alguna
- Some or any, an indefinite adjective for feminine nouns
- posibilidad
- Possibility, a chance that something might happen
- salvarlos
- To save them, infinitive with object pronoun attached
- eso
- That, a neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- sé
- I know, first person present tense of saber
- respondió
- Responded or replied to something said in the past
- llamamiento
- Call or appeal, an urgent request directed at someone
- acordó
- Agreed or decided, past tense of acordar
- esperar
- To wait or to hope for something to happen
- oportunidad
- Opportunity or chance, a favorable moment to act
- poder
- To be able to or power, expressing capability
- zarpar
- To set sail or depart, as a ship leaving port
- tarde
- Late or afternoon, either a time of day or tardiness
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