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Chapter 8: Baoyu Is Beaten

Capítulo 8: Baoyu es golpeado

One hot summer afternoon, terrible news reached the Jia mansion. A servant girl named Jinchuan had thrown herself into a well and drowned. The reason was a cruel rumor that Baoyu had spoken improper words to her. Whether the rumor was true or not, the result was the same: a young life was lost.

Una calurosa tarde de verano, terribles noticias llegaron a la mansión Jia. Una sirvienta llamada Jinchuan se había arrojado a un pozo y se había ahogado. La razón era un rumor cruel de que Baoyu le había dicho palabras inapropiadas. Fuera el rumor cierto o no, el resultado era el mismo: una vida joven se había perdido.

Baoyu's father, Jia Zheng, was furious when he heard the news. He had always been disappointed in his son, who refused to study for the exams and spent his days with the girls in the garden. Now he saw Baoyu as a source of shame for the entire family. "Bring him to me!" he shouted, his face red with anger.

El padre de Baoyu, Jia Zheng, estaba furioso cuando escuchó las noticias. Siempre había estado decepcionado de su hijo, que se negaba a estudiar para los exámenes y pasaba sus días con las chicas del jardín. Ahora veía a Baoyu como una fuente de vergüenza para toda la familia. "¡Tráiganmelo!", gritó, con el rostro rojo de ira.

When Baoyu was brought before his father, Jia Zheng ordered the servants to beat him. The heavy bamboo sticks fell upon Baoyu's back again and again. He cried out in pain, but his father showed no mercy. The other family members heard the sounds and rushed to the scene, begging Jia Zheng to stop.

Cuando Baoyu fue llevado ante su padre, Jia Zheng ordenó a los sirvientes que lo golpearan. Los pesados bastones de bambú caían sobre la espalda de Baoyu una y otra vez. Él gritaba de dolor, pero su padre no mostraba misericordia. Los otros miembros de la familia escucharon los sonidos y corrieron a la escena, suplicando a Jia Zheng que se detuviera.

Grandmother Jia arrived and stood between her son and her grandson. "If you want to kill him, you must kill me first!" she declared. Her words finally stopped the beating. Baoyu was carried to his room, his body covered with wounds. Daiyu came to see him and wept silently by his bed.

La Abuela Jia llegó y se interpuso entre su hijo y su nieto. "¡Si quieres matarlo, primero debes matarme a mí!", declaró. Sus palabras finalmente detuvieron la paliza. Baoyu fue llevado a su habitación, su cuerpo cubierto de heridas. Daiyu vino a verlo y lloró en silencio junto a su cama.

The incident left deep marks on Baoyu's body and his heart. He began to understand that the world outside the garden was a harsh place, where power and rules controlled everything. The gentle life he had known was protected only by his grandmother's love, and that protection would not last forever.

El incidente dejó marcas profundas en el cuerpo y el corazón de Baoyu. Comenzó a entender que el mundo fuera del jardín era un lugar duro, donde el poder y las reglas controlaban todo. La vida suave que había conocido estaba protegida solo por el amor de su abuela, y esa protección no duraría para siempre.

Vocabulario clave y frases

Palabras difíciles

bamboobeggingimpropermansionrumorsilentlywept

Frases clave

again and againcry outservant girl

Gramática clave

Reglas integralesConstrucción absoluta
Absolute Construction
Detalle
"Bring him to me!" he shouted, his face red with anger.
Baoyu was carried to his room, his body covered with wounds.
Reglas integralesVerbos no finitos como adverbios
Non-finite Verbs as Adverbials
Detalle
The other family members heard the sounds and rushed to the scene, begging Jia Zheng to stop.
Reglas integralesVerbos no finitos como modificadores posteriores
Non-finite Verbs as Post-modifiers
Detalle
A servant girl named Jinchuan had thrown herself into a well and drowned.
Estructura de la oraciónAposición vs. Cláusula de adjetivo
Appositive vs Attributive Clause
Detalle
The reason was a cruel rumor that Baoyu had spoken improper words to her.
Tiempos verbalesPasado perfecto
Past Perfect
Detalle
The reason was a cruel rumor that Baoyu had spoken improper words to her.
He had always been disappointed in his son, who refused to study for the exams and spent his days with the girls in the garden.
The gentle life he had known was protected only by his grandmother's love, and that protection would not last forever.