_Santos hay donde menos se piensa._[26]
--PÉREZ GALDÓS.
=78.= The verb _to appear_ is rendered =parecer= when the meaning is _to
seem_; meaning _to put in an appearance_ it is translated =aparecer=,
=dejarse ver=, =presentarse=, or =asomar=, the last with the idea of _just
coming into view_.
_He appears to be absolutely tired out._
=Parece estar cansado a más no poder.=
_The moon appears and paints blue shadows._
=Aparece= (=asoma=) =la luna y pinta sombras azules.=
--MARTÍNEZ SIERRA.
_At the same moment the face of the Catalan appeared through the
window._
=Al mismo momento asomó el rostro del Catalán por la ventana.=
--PALACIO VALDÉS.
_He tried to appear in public as little as possible._
=Procuraba presentarse en pública lo menos posible.=--ALARCÓN.
=79.= The verb _to succeed_ is rendered =suceder= when the meaning is _to
follow_; meaning _to be able to_, _manage to_, it is rendered =lograr=
with the direct infinitive; in the sense of _to be successful_ it is
translated =tener éxito=.
_Edward VII. succeeded Queen Victoria._
=Eduardo Séptimo sucedió a la reina Victoria.=
_And so I'm lost if I don't succeed in escaping?_
=¿Conque estoy perdido si no logro escaparme?=--ALARCÓN.
_He'll succeed. Indeed he will!_
=Tendrá éxito. ¡Vaya si lo tendrá!=
=80.= The word _even_ used adverbially is =aun= or =hasta=. Used to emphasize
a noun it is generally =hasta=. _Not even_ is translated =hasta ... no=, or
=ni= (=siquiera=); and the phrase _even if not_ is =ya que no=.
_The landlady, the tailor, and even the night-watchman can wait._
=La patrona, el sastre, y hasta el sereno pueden esperar.=
--RAMOS CARRIÓN.
_Not even so do I trust him._
=Ni aun así me fío de él.=--GIL Y ZÁRATE.
_I don't want anybody, not even her, to share this sacrifice with me._
=Yo no quiero que nadie, ni siquiera ella, comparta este sacrificio
conmigo.=--LOS QUINTERO.
_Even if not rich, they are by no means poor._ =Ya que no ricos, no son
de ningún modo pobres.=
=81.= _Toward_ indicating _direction_ is =hacia=. Denoting _inclination_ it
is rendered =para con=.
_We saw that they were all walking toward the river._
=Vimos que todos caminaban hacia el río.=
_Toward his own children he was always unjust._
=Para con sus propios hijos fué siempre injusto.=
=82.= =EXERCISES=
(_a_) 1. Pegaron fuego hasta a las iglesias. 2. Le felicito a Vd. y aun
más a su familia. 3. Todavía no se ha dejado ver. 4. ¿Quién sucedió al
Presidente Lincoln? 5. Saltó al agua y logró salvar al niño. 6. Logré
alcanzarlos hacia la noche. 7. Era muy generoso para con sus amigos
menos afortunados. 8. No tenían ni siquiera un duro. 9. Hasta su padre
no sabía lo que habían hecho. 10. Parece que al momento de asomarse él a
la puerta le dijeron que tenía que presentarse ante el juez.
(_b_) 1. They appear to be very happy even if they are not rich. 2.
Toward morning a light appeared in the house. 3. Even so, I don't like
his conduct towards his family. 4. I haven't even answered the letters
that they wrote me. 5. He even shook hands with the beggars in the
street. 6. I think he will succeed in getting the money. 7. He went
toward the door without looking at us. 8. I don't feel any anger toward
him. 9. They have succeeded in opening the door, but even now they can't
get in. 10. Even if not of as good material as mine, it is very well
made.