Peter Pan — Page 7
You would see her on her knees, I expect, lingering humorously over some of your contents, wondering where on earth you had picked this thing up, making discoveries sweet and not so sweet, pressing this to her cheek as if it were as nice as a kitten, and hurriedly stowing that out of sight.
La verías de rodillas, supongo, deteniéndose con humor sobre algunos de tus contenidos, preguntándose de dónde demonios habrías sacado tal cosa, haciendo descubrimientos dulces y no tan dulces, apretando esto contra su mejilla como si fuera tan agradable como un gatito, y guardando apresuradamente aquello fuera de la vista.
When you wake in the morning, the naughtiness and evil passions with which you went to bed have been folded up small and placed at the bottom of your mind and on the top, beautifully aired, are spread out your prettier thoughts, ready for you to put on.
Cuando despiertas por la mañana, las travesuras y las pasiones malvadas con las que te fuiste a la cama han sido dobladas en pequeño y colocadas en el fondo de tu mente, y en la parte superior, bellamente aireados, están extendidos tus pensamientos más bonitos, listos para que te los pongas.
I don't know whether you have ever seen a map of a person's mind.
No sé si alguna vez has visto un mapa de la mente de una persona.
Doctors sometimes draw maps of other parts of you, and your own map can become intensely interesting, but catch them trying to draw a map of a child's mind, which is not only confused, but keeps going round all the time.
Los médicos a veces trazan mapas de otras partes de ti, y tu propio mapa puede volverse intensamente interesante, pero trata de sorprenderlos intentando trazar el mapa de la mente de un niño, que no solo está confusa, sino que no deja de girar todo el tiempo.
There are zigzag lines on it, just like your temperature on a card, and these are probably roads in the island, for the Neverland is always more or less an island, with astonishing splashes of colour here and there, and coral reefs and rakish-looking craft in the offing, and savages and lonely lairs, and gnomes who are mostly tailors, and caves through which a river runs, and princes with six elder brothers, and a hut fast going to decay, and one very small old lady with a hooked nose.
Hay líneas en zigzag en él, igual que tu temperatura en una ficha, y estas son probablemente los caminos de la isla, pues el País de Nunca Jamás es siempre más o menos una isla, con asombrosas manchas de color aquí y allá, y arrecifes de coral y embarcaciones de aspecto atrevido en lontananza, y salvajes y guaridas solitarias, y gnomos que son en su mayoría sastres, y cuevas por las que corre un río, y príncipes con seis hermanos mayores, y una cabaña que se desmorona rápidamente, y una ancianita muy pequeña con una nariz ganchuda.
Vocabulary
- verías
- You would see; conditional form of 'ver'
- rodillas
- Knees; plural of 'rodilla'
- supongo
- I suppose; first person of 'suponer'
- deteniéndose
- Stopping oneself; reflexive gerund of 'detenerse'
- humor
- Mood or humor; disposition or comedic sense
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'
- algunos
- Some; masculine plural indefinite adjective
- contenidos
- Contents or content; things held within something
- preguntándose
- Wondering; asking oneself reflexive gerund
- demonios
- Demons; also used as exclamation meaning 'the devil'
- habrías
- You would have; conditional of 'haber'
- sacado
- Taken out or extracted; past participle of 'sacar'
- tal
- Such; adjective meaning such a thing
- descubrimientos
- Discoveries; findings of something previously unknown
- dulces
- Sweet; pleasant or candy-like in taste or nature
- apretando
- Pressing or squeezing; gerund of 'apretar'
- contra
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or contact
- mejilla
- Cheek; the fleshy side of the face
- fuera
- Were; imperfect subjunctive of 'ser' or 'ir'
- agradable
- Pleasant or agreeable; describes something enjoyable
- gatito
- Little kitten; diminutive of 'gato'
- guardando
- Putting away or keeping; gerund of 'guardar'
- apresuradamente
- Hurriedly; in a rushed or hasty manner
- aquello
- That thing; neuter demonstrative pronoun for distant object
- vista
- Sight or view; the sense of seeing or a view
- despiertas
- You wake up; second person of 'despertar'
- travesuras
- Mischief or pranks; naughty playful actions
- pasiones
- Passions; intense emotions or strong desires
- malvadas
- Evil or wicked; describing bad or vile things
- fuiste
- You went; second person preterite of 'ir'
- dobladas
- Folded; past participle of 'doblar', neatly folded
- colocadas
- Placed or positioned; past participle of 'colocar'
- fondo
- Bottom or back; the deepest or furthest part
- mente
- Mind; the center of thought and consciousness
- superior
- Upper or superior; higher in position or quality
- bellamente
- Beautifully; in a lovely or attractive manner
- aireados
- Aired out; ventilated or freshened with air
- extendidos
- Spread out or extended; laid out broadly
- pensamientos
- Thoughts; ideas or reflections in the mind
- bonitos
- Pretty or nice; pleasing in appearance or quality
- listos
- Ready or clever; prepared or intelligent
- pongas
- You put on; subjunctive of 'poner'
- alguna
- Some or any; feminine indefinite adjective
- mapa
- Map; a visual representation of an area
- médicos
- Doctors or physicians; medical professionals
- trazan
- They trace or map out; third person of 'trazar'
- mapas
- Maps; plural of 'mapa'
- propio
- Own; belonging to oneself, one's own
- volverse
- To become; reflexive infinitive of 'volver'
- intensamente
- Intensely; in a very strong or powerful manner
- trata
- Try or treat; third person of 'tratar'
- sorprenderlos
- To surprise them; infinitive with object pronoun
- intentando
- Trying or attempting; gerund of 'intentar'
- trazar
- To trace or draw; to map out a line
- confusa
- Confused; unclear or disoriented in understanding
- sino
- But rather; conjunction contrasting with a negative
- girar
- To spin or rotate; to turn around
- líneas
- Lines; long thin marks or stripes
- zigzag
- Zigzag; a line with sharp alternating turns
- igual
- Equal or same; identical in value or appearance
- temperatura
- Temperature; degree of heat or cold measured
- ficha
- Card or token; a small record or game piece
- probablemente
- Probably; indicating something is likely to occur
- caminos
- Paths or roads; routes used for traveling
- isla
- Island; a land mass surrounded by water
- pues
- Well or then; discourse marker or causal conjunction
- Jamás
- Never or ever; emphatic negation adverb
- asombrosas
- Amazing or astonishing; causing great surprise or wonder
- manchas
- Stains or spots; marks or blotches of color
- allá
- Over there; at a distant place or location
- arrecifes
- Reefs; underwater rocky or coral formations
- coral
- Coral; a marine organism forming reefs
- embarcaciones
- Vessels or boats; watercraft of various kinds
- aspecto
- Appearance or aspect; the way something looks
- atrevido
- Daring or bold; showing courage or audacity
- lontananza
- Far distance; the remote background of a scene
- salvajes
- Wild or savage; untamed, fierce, or uncivilized
- guaridas
- Lairs or dens; hiding places of wild animals
- solitarias
- Solitary or lonely; alone and isolated
- gnomos
- Gnomes; small mythical creatures of folklore
- mayoría
- Majority; the greater number or part
- sastres
- Tailors; people who make or alter clothing
- cuevas
- Caves; natural underground hollow spaces
- río
- River; a large natural stream of flowing water
- príncipes
- Princes; male members of royal families
- mayores
- Older or greater; comparative adjective of 'mayor'
- cabaña
- Cabin or hut; a small rustic dwelling
- desmorona
- Crumbles; third person singular of 'desmoronarse'
- rápidamente
- Quickly or rapidly; in a fast manner
- ancianita
- Little old woman; affectionate diminutive of 'anciana'
- nariz
- Nose; the facial organ used for smelling
- ganchuda
- Hooked; having a curved or hook-like shape
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