Wuthering Heights — Page 6
People familiar with these moors often miss their road on such evenings; and I can tell you there is no chance of a change at present.
Las personas familiarizadas con estos páramos a menudo pierden su camino en tales noches; y puedo decirle que no hay posibilidad de que esto cambie por ahora.
"Perhaps I can get a guide among your lads, and he might stay at the Grange till morning—could you spare me one?"
«Quizás pueda conseguir un guía entre sus muchachos, y podría quedarse en la Granja hasta la mañana, ¿podría prescindir de uno?»
"No, I could not."
«No, no podría.»
"Oh, indeed! Well, then, I must trust to my own sagacity."
«¡Oh, de verdad! Bien, entonces, debo confiar en mi propia sagacidad.»
"Umph!"
«¡Mmm!»
"Are you going to mak' the tea?" demanded he of the shabby coat, shifting his ferocious gaze from me to the young lady.
«¿Va a preparar el té?», exigió el del abrigo raído, desviando su feroz mirada de mí hacia la joven.
"Is _he_ to have any?" she asked, appealing to Heathcliff.
«¿Va a tomar _él_ también?», preguntó ella, dirigiéndose a Heathcliff.
"Get it ready, will you?" was the answer, uttered so savagely that I started.
«¿Lo prepara de una vez?», fue la respuesta, pronunciada con tal violencia que me sobresalté.
The tone in which the words were said revealed a genuine bad nature.
El tono con el que se pronunciaron las palabras revelaba una genuina mala naturaleza.
I no longer felt inclined to call Heathcliff a capital fellow.
Ya no me sentía inclinado a llamar a Heathcliff un tipo excelente.
When the preparations were finished, he invited me with—"Now, sir, bring forward your chair."
Cuando los preparativos estuvieron listos, me invitó con un: «Ahora, señor, acerque su silla».
And we all, including the rustic youth, drew round the table: an austere silence prevailing while we discussed our meal.
Y todos, incluido el joven rústico, nos reunimos alrededor de la mesa: un austero silencio reinaba mientras consumíamos nuestra comida.
I thought, if I had caused the cloud, it was my duty to make an effort to dispel it.
Pensé que, si yo había causado aquella tensión, era mi deber esforzarme por disiparla.
They could not every day sit so grim and taciturn; and it was impossible, however ill-tempered they might be, that the universal scowl they wore was their every-day countenance.
No podían sentarse todos los días tan hoscos y taciturnos; y era imposible, por muy mal humor que tuvieran, que el ceño fruncido generalizado que mostraban fuera su semblante cotidiano.
Vocabulary
- Las
- The (feminine plural article).
- personas
- People; individuals or human beings.
- familiarizadas
- Familiar; acquainted or well-known with something.
- con
- With; used to indicate accompaniment or association.
- estos
- These; referring to things nearby or just mentioned.
- páramos
- Barren plateaus; high, treeless, windswept highland regions.
- menudo
- Often; frequently or commonly occurring.
- pierden
- Lose; to no longer have or become unable to find.
- su
- His, her, its, their; possessive adjective indicating ownership.
- camino
- Road, path, or way; a route or direction.
- en
- In, on, at; preposition indicating location or time.
- tales
- Such; of that kind or character.
- noches
- Nights; plural of noche, darkness hours.
- puedo
- I can; first person singular of poder.
- decirle
- Tell him/her; to communicate or inform someone.
- que
- That; relative or subordinating conjunction.
- no
- No, not; negation or refusal.
- hay
- There is, there are; from haber.
- posibilidad
- Possibility; chance or likelihood of something happening.
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or possession.
- esto
- This; neuter pronoun referring to a thing.
- cambie
- Change; subjunctive form meaning to alter.
- por
- For, by; preposition indicating reason or means.
- ahora
- Now; at the present time or moment.
- Quizás
- Perhaps; possibly or maybe something might happen.
- pueda
- Can, may; subjunctive form of poder.
- conseguir
- Obtain, get; to acquire or secure something.
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article.
- guía
- Guide; person who shows the way.
- entre
- Among, between; preposition indicating position.
- sus
- His, her, their; plural possessive adjective.
- muchachos
- Boys, young men; male children or youths.
- podría
- Could; conditional form of poder.
- quedarse
- Stay, remain; to continue in a place.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- Granja
- Farm; agricultural land with buildings and animals.
- hasta
- Until; preposition indicating a limit or point.
- mañana
- Tomorrow; the day after today.
- prescindir
- Do without; to manage without something.
- uno
- One; the number or indefinite pronoun.
- No
- No; negation or refusal.
- verdad
- Truth; that which is factual and real.
- Bien
- Well; good or satisfactory manner.
- entonces
- Then; at that time or consequently.
- debo
- I must; first person singular of deber.
- confiar
- Trust, rely; to depend on or believe.
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective.
- propia
- Own; belonging to oneself or itself.
- Va
- Goes; third person singular of ir.
- preparar
- Prepare, make ready; to get something ready.
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- té
- Tea; hot beverage made from leaves.
- exigió
- Demanded; past tense of exigir.
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el.
- abrigo
- Coat, shelter; clothing or protection from cold.
- desviando
- Diverting; turning away or redirecting attention.
- feroz
- Fierce, ferocious; wild or violent.
- mirada
- Gaze, look; the act of looking.
- mí
- Me; first person singular object pronoun.
- hacia
- Toward; preposition indicating direction.
- joven
- Young; youthful or a young person.
- tomar
- Take; to grasp or consume something.
- _él_
- He; masculine third person singular pronoun.
- también
- Also, too; in addition to something.
- preguntó
- Asked; past tense of preguntar.
- ella
- She; feminine third person singular pronoun.
- dirigiéndose
- Addressing; speaking to or directing toward.
- Lo
- It; masculine singular direct object pronoun.
- prepara
- Prepares; third person singular of preparar.
- una
- A, one; feminine singular indefinite article.
- vez
- Time, occasion; an instance or occurrence.
- fue
- Was; past tense of ser or ir.
- respuesta
- Answer, response; a reply to something.
- pronunciada
- Pronounced; uttered or spoken aloud.
- tal
- Such, so; of that kind or character.
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