Peter Pan — Page 3
She wanted to risk it, come what might, but that was not his way; his way was with a pencil and a piece of paper, and if she confused him with suggestions he had to begin at the beginning again.
Ella quería arriesgarse, pasara lo que pasara, pero esa no era su manera de ser; su manera era con un lápiz y un trozo de papel, y si ella lo confundía con sugerencias tenía que empezar desde el principio de nuevo.
"Now don't interrupt," he would beg of her.
«Ahora no me interrumpas», le rogaba él.
"I have one pound seventeen here, and two and six at the office; I can cut off my coffee at the office, say ten shillings, making two nine and six, with your eighteen and three makes three nine seven, with five naught naught in my cheque-book makes eight nine seven—who is that moving?—eight nine seven, dot and carry seven—don't speak, my own—and the pound you lent to that man who came to the door—quiet, child—dot and carry child—there, you've done it!—did I say nine nine seven? yes, I said nine nine seven; the question is, can we try it for a year on nine nine seven?"
«Tengo una libra diecisiete aquí, y dos y seis en la oficina; puedo suprimirme el café en la oficina, digamos diez chelines, lo que hace dos nueve y seis, con tus dieciocho y tres son tres nueve siete, con cinco cero cero en mi talonario son ocho nueve siete —¿quién se está moviendo?— ocho nueve siete, anoto y llevo siete —no hables, amor mío— y anoto y llevo amor mío —¡ahí lo has hecho!— ¿dije nueve nueve siete? sí, dije nueve nueve siete; la pregunta es, ¿podemos intentarlo durante un año con nueve nueve siete?»
"Of course we can, George," she cried.
«Claro que podemos, George», exclamó ella.
But she was prejudiced in Wendy's favour, and he was really the grander character of the two.
Pero ella estaba predispuesta a favor de Wendy, y él era realmente el de carácter más noble de los dos.
"Remember mumps," he warned her almost threateningly, and off he went again.
«Recuerda las paperas», la advirtió él casi con tono amenazador, y volvió a empezar.
Vocabulary
- quería
- Past imperfect of querer; she/he wanted or loved
- arriesgarse
- Reflexive verb meaning to take a risk or chance
- pasara
- Past subjunctive of pasar; whatever might happen or pass
- manera
- Noun meaning 'way' or 'manner' of doing something
- lápiz
- Noun meaning 'pencil', a writing instrument using graphite
- trozo
- Noun meaning 'piece' or 'chunk' of something
- papel
- Noun meaning 'paper', material used for writing
- confundía
- Past imperfect of confundir; she was confusing or mixing up
- sugerencias
- Plural noun meaning 'suggestions' or 'recommendations'
- empezar
- Infinitive meaning 'to begin' or 'to start' something
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'since' in time or place
- principio
- Noun meaning 'beginning' or 'principle'
- interrumpas
- Present subjunctive of interrumpir; don't interrupt me
- rogaba
- Past imperfect of rogar; he/she was pleading or begging
- libra
- Noun meaning 'pound', a unit of currency or weight
- diecisiete
- Number meaning 'seventeen'
- oficina
- Noun meaning 'office', a place where people work
- suprimirme
- Reflexive infinitive of suprimir; to cut out or eliminate for myself
- digamos
- Present subjunctive of decir used as 'let's say' or 'say'
- chelines
- Plural noun meaning 'shillings', an old British currency unit
- dieciocho
- Number meaning 'eighteen'
- talonario
- Noun meaning 'checkbook' or stub book for records
- moviendo
- Present participle of mover; moving or shifting position
- anoto
- First person singular present of anotar; I note down or record
- llevo
- First person singular present of llevar; I carry or keep track
- hables
- Present subjunctive of hablar; don't speak or that you speak
- amor
- Noun meaning 'love' or used as a term of endearment
- mío
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'mine' or 'my' masculine singular
- ahí
- Adverb meaning 'there', indicating a nearby but not immediate location
- hecho
- Past participle of hacer; done or made
- dije
- First person singular preterite of decir; I said
- pregunta
- Noun or verb form meaning 'question' or 'he/she asks'
- intentarlo
- Infinitive with pronoun; to try it or attempt it
- durante
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'for' a period of time
- Claro
- Adjective or interjection meaning 'clear' or 'of course'
- exclamó
- Preterite of exclamar; he/she exclaimed or cried out
- predispuesta
- Adjective meaning 'predisposed' or biased toward something
- favor
- Noun meaning 'favor' or support; en favor de means in favor of
- realmente
- Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly'
- carácter
- Noun meaning 'character' or 'personality' of a person
- noble
- Adjective meaning 'noble', having high moral qualities
- Recuerda
- Imperative or present tense of recordar; remember or recalls
- paperas
- Plural noun meaning 'mumps', a contagious childhood illness
- advirtió
- Preterite of advertir; he/she warned or cautioned
- casi
- Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'
- tono
- Noun meaning 'tone' of voice or color shade
- amenazador
- Adjective meaning 'threatening' or 'menacing'
- volvió
- Preterite of volver; he/she returned or did something again
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