Los Diarios de Ad�n y Eva / The Diaries of Adam and Eve: Tranzlaty Espa�ol English

by Mark Twain, Lester Ralph (Illustrator), Tranzlaty (Translator)

Overview

Dice que no eran manzanas, sino castañas

she says they weren't apples, but instead that they were chestnuts

Le dije que era inocente porque no había comido castañas

I said I was innocent since I had not eaten any chestnuts

pero la Serpiente le informó que "castaño" también podía tener un significado figurado

but the Serpent informed her that "chestnut" could also have a figurative meaning

Dice que una castaña puede ser una broma envejecida y mohosa

she says a chestnut can be an aged and mouldy joke

Me puse pálido ante esta definición

I turned pale at this definition

porque he hecho muchos chistes para pasar el tiempo cansado

because I have made many jokes to pass the weary time

y algunos de ellos mis chistes podrían haber sido de la variedad castaña

and some of them my jokes could have been of the chestnut variety

pero honestamente había supuesto que eran chistes nuevos cuando los hice

but I had honestly supposed that they were new jokes when I made them

Me preguntó si había hecho alguna broma justo en el momento de la catástrofe

She asked me if I had made any jokes just at the time of the catastrophe

Me vi obligado a admitir que me había hecho una broma a mí mismo

I was obliged to admit that I had made a joke to myself

aunque no hice la broma en voz alta

although I did not make the joke aloud

este era el chiste que estaba pensando para mí mismo:

this was the joke I was thinking to myself:

Estaba pensando en las cascadas

I was thinking about the waterfalls

"¡Qué maravilloso es ver caer esa vasta masa de agua allí abajo!"

"How wonderful it is to see that vast body of water tumble down there!"

Entonces, en un instante, un pensamiento brillante brilló en mi cabeza

Then in an instant a bright thought flashed into my head

"¡Sería mucho más maravilloso ver el agua caer por la cascada!"

"It would be a great deal more wonderful to see the water tumble up the waterfall!"

Estaba a punto de morir de la risa cuando toda la naturaleza se desató

I was just about to die from laughing when all nature broke loose

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781835661819
Publisher:	Tranzlaty
Publication date:	10/05/2023
Series:	Espa�ol English
Pages:	138
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.35(d)
Language:	Spanish

About the Author

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), best known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an author and humorist noted for the novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (which has been called "The Great American Novel") and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, among many other books. Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and he spent time as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before finding fame as a writer.

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut