The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Read The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson in Polish and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, B2, and C2.
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On a quiet, prosperous London side street, amid tidy shop fronts, stands a neglected building with a door that has no bell or knocker, scorched by tramps' matches and scratched by children at play. During a Sunday walk, Mr. Enfield tells his companion a story about that door: a small, sinister man who trampled a child in the lamplit calm and walked over her without breaking stride. The man's name is Hyde.
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Pan Utterson, prawnik, miał surową twarz, która nigdy się nie uśmiechała.
Mr. Utterson the lawyer had a rough face that never smiled.
Był chłodny i niezgrabny w rozmowie i nie ukazywał swoich uczuć.
He was cold and awkward when he talked, and he did not show his feelings.
Był chudy, wysoki, nudny i trochę monotonny, ale ludzie i tak go lubili.
He was thin, tall, dull, and a little boring, but people still liked him.
Na przyjacielskich spotkaniach, gdy raczył się winem, w jego oczach można było zobaczyć coś bardzo ludzkiego.
At friendly meetings, when he enjoyed wine, you could see something very human in his eyes.
To uczucie nigdy nie ujawniało się w jego słowach. Widać je było na jego twarzy po kolacji, a także w jego dobrych czynach.
This feeling never showed in his words. It showed on his face after dinner, and also in his kind actions.
Był wobec siebie bardzo surowy.
He was very strict with himself.
Kiedy był sam, pił dżin zamiast dobrego wina, aby ukarać siebie za to, że zbyt lubi dobre wino.
When he was alone, he drank gin instead of good wine, to punish himself for liking good wine too much.