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A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1-B2 Translation Books

A Doll's House | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1-B2 Translation Books

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ACTI
[SCENE.—Aroomfurnished
cómodamente
comfortablyandtastefully,butnotextravagantly.
At
la
theback,adoorto
la
therightleadstotheentrance-hall,
otra
anothertotheleftleadstoHelmer’s
estudio
study.
Betweenthedoorsstands
un
apiano.
Inthemiddleoftheleft-hand
pared
wallisadoor,andbeyondit
una
awindow.
Nearthewindowarearound
mesa
table,arm-chairsandasmall
sofá
sofa.
Intheright-handwall,atthe
más
fartherend,anotherdoor;
andonthe
mismo
sameside,nearerthefootlights,
una
astove,twoeasychairs
y
andarocking-chair;
betweenthe
estufa
stoveandthedoor,asmall
mesa
table.
Engravingsonthewalls;
un
acabinetwithchinaand
otros
othersmallobjects;
asmallbook-case
con
withwell-boundbooks.
Thefloorsarecarpeted,
y
andafireburnsinthe
estufa
stove.
Itiswinter.
A
campana
bellringsinthehall;
shortly
después
afterwardsthedoorisheardtoopen.
Entra
EnterNORA,hummingatune
y
andinhighspirits.
Sheisinoutdoordress
y
andcarriesanumberofparcels;
theseshe
pone
laysonthetableto
la
theright.
NORA.
Hidethe
Navidad
ChristmasTreecarefully,Helen.
Besure
los
thechildrendonotseeituntil
esta
thisevening,whenitis
vestido
dressed.
[TothePORTER,takingoutherpurse.]Howmuch?
PORTER.
Sixpence.
NORA.
Hay
Thereisashilling.
No,keep
el
thechange.
[ThePORTERthanksher,
y
andgoesout.
NORAshuts
la
thedoor.
Sheislaughingtoherself,asshetakesoffher
sombrero
hatandcoat.
Shetakesa
paquete
packetofmacaroonsfromher
bolsillo
pocketandeatsoneor
dos
two;
thengoescautiouslytoherhusband’s
puerta
doorandlistens.]Yes,heis
en
in.
HELMER.
[callsoutfromhisroom].
Is
esa
thatmylittlelarktwitteringoutthere?
NORA.
[busy
abriendo
openingsomeoftheparcels].
Sí
Yes,itis!
HELMER.
Isitmylittle
ardilla
squirrelbustlingabout?
NORA.
Yes!
HELMER.
Whendidmy
ardilla
squirrelcomehome?
NORA.
Just
ahora
now.
[Putsthebagofmacaroonsintoher
bolsillo
pocketandwipeshermouth.]Comein
aquí
here,Torvald,andseewhatI
he
havebought.
HELMER.
Don’tdisturb
me
me.
[Alittlelater,he
abre
opensthedoorandlooksinto
la
theroom,peninhand.]
Comprado
Bought,didyousay?
All
estas
thesethings?
Hasmylittlespendthriftbeenwasting
dinero
moneyagain?
NORA.
Yesbut,Torvald,
este
thisyearwereallycanletourselves
ir
goalittle.
Thisis
la
thefirstChristmasthatwehavenotneededtoeconomise.
HELMER.
Still,you
sabes
know,wecan’tspendmoneyrecklessly.
NORA.
Sí
Yes,Torvald,wemaybe
un
aweebitmorereckless
ahora
now,mayn’twe?
Justatinyweebit!
Youare
vas
goingtohaveabig
salario
salaryandearnlotsandlotsof
dinero
money.
HELMER.
Yes,afterthe
Nuevo
NewYear;
butthenit
sea
willbeawholequarterbefore
el
thesalaryisdue.
NORA.
Pooh!
we
podemos
canborrowuntilthen.
HELMER.
Nora!
[Goesuptoher
y
andtakesherplayfullyby
la
theear.]Thesamelittlefeatherhead!
Supongamos
Suppose,now,thatIborrowedfiftypounds
hoy
today,andyouspentit
todo
allintheChristmasweek,
y
andthenonNewYear’s
Víspera
Eveaslatefellonmy
cabeza
headandkilledme,and—.
NORA.
[puttingherhands
sobre
overhismouth].
Oh!
don’t
digas
saysuchhorridthings.
HELMER.
Still,
supongamos
supposethathappened,—whatthen?
NORA.
If
eso
thatweretohappen,Idon’t
supongo
supposeIshouldcarewhetherI
debía
owedmoneyornot.
HELMER.
Sí
Yes,butwhataboutthe
personas
peoplewhohadlentit?
NORA.
Ellos
They?
Whowouldbotheraboutthem?
I
debería
shouldnotknowwhotheywere.
HELMER.
Eso
Thatislikeawoman!
Pero
Butseriously,Nora,youknowwhatI
pienso
thinkaboutthat.
Nodebt,
no
noborrowing.
Therecanbe
no
nofreedomorbeautyabout
una
ahomelifethatdependsonborrowing
y
anddebt.
Wetwohavekept
valientemente
bravelyonthestraightroadsofar,
y
andwewillgoon
el
thesamewayforthe
corto
shorttimelongerthatthereneedbe
alguna
anystruggle.
NORA.
[movingtowards
la
thestove].
Asyouplease,Torvald.
HELMER.
[followingher].
Ven
Come,come,mylittleskylark
debe
mustnotdroopherwings.
Whatis
esto
this!
Ismylittlesquirrel
fuera
outoftemper?
[Takingouthispurse.]Nora,whatdoyou
crees
thinkIhavegothere?
NORA.
[turningroundquickly].
Dinero
Money!
HELMER.
Thereyouare.
[Giveshersomemoney.]Doyou
crees
thinkIdon’tknowwhatalotis
quiere
wantedforhousekeepingatChristmas-time?
NORA.
[counting].
Diez
Tenshillings—apound—twopounds!
Thankyou,
gracias
thankyou,Torvald;
thatwill
mantendrá
keepmegoingforalongtime.
HELMER.
Hecho
Indeeditmust.
NORA.
Yes,
sí
yes,itwill.
Butcome
aquí
hereandletmeshowyouwhatI
he
havebought.
Andallso
barato
cheap!
Look,hereisa
nuevo
newsuitforIvar,anda
espada
sword;
andahorseanda
trompeta
trumpetforBob;
anda
muñeca
dollanddolly’sbedsteadforEmmy,—theyare
muy
veryplain,butanywayshe
son
willsoonbreaktheminpieces.
Y
Andherearedress-lengthsandhandkerchiefsfor
las
themaids;
oldAnneoughtreallyto
tener
havesomethingbetter.
HELMER.
Andwhatisin
este
thisparcel?
NORA.
[cryingout].
No
No,no!
youmustn’tsee
eso
thatuntilthisevening.
HELMER.
Muy
Verywell.
Butnowtellme,you
extravagante
extravagantlittleperson,whatwouldyou
gustaría
likeforyourself?
NORA.
Formyself?
Oh,Iam
seguro
sureIdon’twantanything.
HELMER.
Sí
Yes,butyoumust.
Tellme
algo
somethingreasonablethatyouwould
en particular
particularlyliketohave.
NORA.
No
No,Ireallycan’tthinkofanything—unless,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Well?
NORA.
[playing
con
withhiscoatbuttons,and
sin
withoutraisinghereyestohis].
Si
Ifyoureallywanttogiveme
algo
something,youmight—youmight—.
HELMER.
Well,
fuera
outwithit!
NORA.
[speakingquickly].
You
podrías
mightgivememoney,Torvald.
Onlyjustasmuchasyou
puedas
canafford;
andthenoneof
estos
thesedaysIwillbuy
algo
somethingwithit.
HELMER.
But,Nora—.
NORA.
Oh,
hago
do!
dearTorvald;
please,pleasedo!
ThenIwill
envolveré
wrapitupinbeautifulgilt
papel
paperandhangiton
el
theChristmasTree.
Wouldn’tthatbe
divertido
fun?
HELMER.
Whatarelittle
gente
peoplecalledthatarealwayswasting
dinero
money?
NORA.
Spendthrifts—Iknow.
Letus
hagamos
doasyousuggest,Torvald,
y
andthenIshallhave
tiempo
timetothinkwhatIam
más
mostinwantof.
Thatis
un
averysensibleplan,isn’tit?
HELMER.
[smiling].
Hecho
Indeeditis—thatisto
decir
say,ifyouwerereallyto
ahorraras
saveoutofthemoneyI
doy
giveyou,andthenreally
compraras
buysomethingforyourself.
But
si
ifyouspenditallon
la
thehousekeepingandanynumberofunnecessarythings,thenImerely
tengo
havetopayupagain.
NORA.
Oh
pero
but,Torvald—.
HELMER.
Youcan’tdenyit,mydearlittleNora.
[Putshis
brazo
armroundherwaist.]It’s
un
asweetlittlespendthrift,butsheusesup
un
adealofmoney.
One
son
wouldhardlybelievehowexpensivesuchlittle
personas
personsare!
NORA.
It’sa
vergüenza
shametosaythat.
Ido
realmente
reallysaveallIcan.
HELMER.
[laughing].
That’s
muy
verytrue,—allyoucan.
Butyoucan’t
salvar
saveanything!
NORA.
[smilingquietly
y
andhappily].
Youhaven’tany
idea
ideahowmanyexpensesweskylarks
y
andsquirrelshave,Torvald.
HELMER.
Youare
un
anoddlittlesoul.
Verylikeyour
padre
father.
Youalwaysfindsomenew
manera
wayofwheedlingmoneyoutofme,
y
and,assoonasyou
tienes
havegotit,itseemsto
derretirse
meltinyourhands.
You
nunca
neverknowwhereithas
ido
gone.
Still,onemusttakeyouasyou
eres
are.
Itisinthe
sangre
blood;
forindeeditis
cierto
truethatyoucaninherit
estas
thesethings,Nora.
NORA.
Ah,I
ojalá
wishIhadinheritedmanyofpapa’squalities.
HELMER.
Y
AndIwouldnotwishyoutobeanythingbutjustwhatyouare,my
dulce
sweetlittleskylark.
But,doyou
sabes
know,itstrikesmethatyouarelookingrather—whatshallIsay—rather
incómodo
uneasytoday?
NORA.