Wuthering Heights — Page 3
Heathcliff, the door must bear the consequence of your servants' leisure attendance: I had hard work to make them hear me."
Heathcliff, la puerta debe sufrir las consecuencias de la negligente atención de sus criados: me costó mucho trabajo lograr que me oyeran."
She never opened her mouth.
Ella no abrió la boca en ningún momento.
I stared—she stared also: at any rate, she kept her eyes on me in a cool, regardless manner, exceedingly embarrassing and disagreeable.
Yo la miré fijamente, y ella me miró también: en cualquier caso, mantuvo los ojos fijos en mí de una manera fría e indiferente, sumamente desconcertante y desagradable.
"Sit down," said the young man, gruffly.
—Siéntese —dijo el joven, bruscamente.
"He'll be in soon."
—Llegará pronto.
I obeyed; and hemmed, and called the villain Juno, who deigned, at this second interview, to move the extreme tip of her tail, in token of owning my acquaintance.
Obedecí; carraspeé y llamé a la bribona de Juno, quien se dignó, en este segundo encuentro, a mover la punta extrema de su cola, en señal de reconocer mi presencia.
"A beautiful animal!" I commenced again.
—¡Un hermoso animal! —volví a comenzar.
"Do you intend parting with the little ones, madam?"
—¿Tiene usted intención de deshacerse de las crías, señora?
"They are not mine," said the amiable hostess, more repellingly than Heathcliff himself could have replied.
—No son mías —dijo la amable anfitriona, con un tono más repelente del que el propio Heathcliff hubiera podido emplear.
"Ah, your favourites are among these?" I continued, turning to an obscure cushion full of something like cats.
—¿Ah, sus preferidos están entre estos? —continué, volviéndome hacia un oscuro cojín lleno de algo parecido a gatos.
"A strange choice of favourites!" she observed scornfully.
—¡Una extraña elección de favoritos! —observó ella con desdén.
Unluckily, it was a heap of dead rabbits.
Por desgracia, era un montón de conejos muertos.
I hemmed once more, and drew closer to the hearth, repeating my comment on the wildness of the evening.
Carraspeé una vez más y me acerqué a la chimenea, repitiendo mi comentario sobre lo inclemente de la noche.
"You should not have come out," she said, rising and reaching from the chimney-piece two of the painted canisters.
—No debería haber salido —dijo ella, levantándose y tomando de la repisa de la chimenea dos de los botes pintados.
Her position before was sheltered from the light; now, I had a distinct view of her whole figure and countenance.
Su posición anterior la resguardaba de la luz; ahora tenía una visión clara de toda su figura y su semblante.
Vocabulary
- la
- The (feminine singular article)
- puerta
- Door or gate entrance
- debe
- Must, should, or ought to do
- sufrir
- To suffer or endure pain or hardship
- las
- The (feminine plural article)
- consecuencias
- Consequences or results of actions
- de
- Of, from, or belonging to
- negligente
- Negligent, careless, or inattentive
- atención
- Attention, care, or consideration
- sus
- His, her, their, or your (formal)
- criados
- Servants or domestic staff members
- me
- Me (direct or indirect object pronoun)
- costó
- Cost or required effort to achieve
- mucho
- Much, a lot, or very great amount
- trabajo
- Work, job, or labor effort
- lograr
- To achieve, accomplish, or succeed in
- que
- That, which, or what (relative pronoun)
- oyeran
- (They) heard or listened to something
- Ella
- She or her (feminine personal pronoun)
- no
- Not or no (negation)
- abrió
- Opened or opened up something
- boca
- Mouth or opening to speak
- en
- In, on, or at a location
- ningún
- No, not any, or none at all
- momento
- Moment, instant, or brief period time
- Yo
- I or me (first person singular pronoun)
- miré
- Looked or gazed at something
- fijamente
- Fixedly, steadily, or with fixed gaze
- ella
- She or her (feminine personal pronoun)
- miró
- Looked or gazed at something
- también
- Also, too, or likewise
- cualquier
- Any or any kind of something
- caso
- Case, situation, or instance
- mantuvo
- Maintained, kept, or held steady
- los
- The (masculine plural article)
- ojos
- Eyes or organs of sight
- fijos
- Fixed, steady, or not moving
- mí
- Me (object of preposition)
- una
- A or an (feminine indefinite article)
- manera
- Manner, way, or method of doing
- fría
- Cold or lacking warmth emotion
- indiferente
- Indifferent or showing lack concern
- sumamente
- Extremely, very much, or exceedingly
- desagradable
- Disagreeable, unpleasant, or displeasing
- Siéntese
- Sit down (formal command)
- dijo
- Said or spoke something
- el
- The (masculine singular article)
- joven
- Young person or youth
- bruscamente
- Abruptly, suddenly, or in brusque manner
- Llegará
- Will arrive or come soon
- pronto
- Soon, quickly, or presently
- Obedecí
- Obeyed or complied with command
- llamé
- Called or summoned someone
- quien
- Who or whom (relative pronoun)
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or passive voice marker
- este
- This or this one (demonstrative)
- segundo
- Second or next in order
- encuentro
- Encounter, meeting, or confrontation
- mover
- To move or cause motion
- punta
- Point, tip, or extremity
- extrema
- Extreme or furthest end
- su
- His, her, their, or your (formal)
- cola
- Tail or rear part of animal
- señal
- Sign, signal, or indication
- reconocer
- To recognize or acknowledge something
- presencia
- Presence or state of being there
- Un
- A or an (masculine indefinite article)
- hermoso
- Beautiful, handsome, or lovely
- animal
- Animal or living creature
- volví
- Turned back or returned to place
- comenzar
- To begin, start, or commence
- Tiene
- Has or possesses something
- usted
- You (formal singular pronoun)
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