Peter Pan — Page 8
It would be an easy map if that were all, but there is also first day at school, religion, fathers, the round pond, needle-work, murders, hangings, verbs that take the dative, chocolate pudding day, getting into braces, say ninety-nine, three-pence for pulling out your tooth yourself, and so on, and either these are part of the island or they are another map showing through, and it is all rather confusing, especially as nothing will stand still.
Sería un mapa sencillo si eso fuera todo, pero también están el primer día de escuela, la religión, los padres, el estanque redondo, el bordado, los asesinatos, los ahorcamientos, los verbos que rigen dativo, el día del pudín de chocolate, el ponerse los tirantes, di noventa y nueve, tres peniques por sacarte tú mismo el diente, y así sucesivamente, y o bien todo esto forma parte de la isla o bien es otro mapa que se transparenta, y resulta todo bastante confuso, especialmente porque nada permanece quieto.
Of course the Neverlands vary a good deal.
Por supuesto, los Nunca Jamás varían bastante.
John's, for instance, had a lagoon with flamingoes flying over it at which John was shooting, while Michael, who was very small, had a flamingo with lagoons flying over it.
El de John, por ejemplo, tenía una laguna con flamencos volando sobre ella a los que John disparaba, mientras que Michael, que era muy pequeño, tenía un flamenco con lagunas volando sobre él.
John lived in a boat turned upside down on the sands, Michael in a wigwam, Wendy in a house of leaves deftly sewn together.
John vivía en un bote volcado sobre la arena, Michael en un tipi, Wendy en una casa de hojas hábilmente cosidas entre sí.
John had no friends, Michael had friends at night, Wendy had a pet wolf forsaken by its parents, but on the whole the Neverlands have a family resemblance, and if they stood still in a row you could say of them that they have each other's nose, and so forth.
John no tenía amigos, Michael tenía amigos por la noche, Wendy tenía un lobo domesticado abandonado por sus padres, pero en general los Nunca Jamás tienen un parecido familiar, y si estuvieran quietos en fila podrías decir de ellos que tienen la nariz del otro, y así sucesivamente.
On these magic shores children at play are for ever beaching their coracles.
En estas orillas mágicas, los niños que juegan están perpetuamente varado sus coráculos en la playa.
We too have been there; we can still hear the sound of the surf, though we shall land no more.
Nosotros también hemos estado allí; aún podemos escuchar el sonido de las olas, aunque ya no volveremos a desembarcar.
Of all delectable islands the Neverland is the snuggest and most compact, not large and sprawly, you know, with tedious distances between one adventure and another, but nicely crammed.
De todas las islas deleitosas, el Nunca Jamás es la más acogedora y compacta, no grande y extensa, ya saben, con tediosas distancias entre una aventura y otra, sino agradablemente apretada.
Vocabulary
- Sería
- Conditional form of 'ser'; would be
- un
- Indefinite article; a, an
- mapa
- A visual representation of a geographic area
- sencillo
- Simple, easy, or straightforward in nature
- si
- Conjunction meaning if, used in conditionals
- eso
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning that thing
- fuera
- Subjunctive past form of 'ser/ir'; were
- todo
- Everything or all; used broadly
- pero
- Conjunction meaning but, introducing contrast
- también
- Adverb meaning also or too
- están
- Third person plural present of 'estar'; they are
- el
- Definite masculine singular article; the
- primer
- Ordinal adjective meaning first
- día
- A 24-hour period; day
- de
- Preposition meaning of or from
- escuela
- An institution for learning; school
- la
- Definite feminine singular article; the
- religión
- System of faith and worship; religion
- los
- Definite masculine plural article; the
- padres
- Parents or fathers; male caregivers
- estanque
- A small body of still water; pond
- redondo
- Circular or round in shape
- bordado
- Decorative needlework; embroidered design on fabric
- asesinatos
- Deliberate killings of people; murders
- ahorcamientos
- Acts of killing by hanging someone
- verbos
- Words expressing actions or states; verbs
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning that, which
- rigen
- To govern or require a grammatical case
- dativo
- Grammatical case indicating indirect object; dative
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el'; of the
- pudín
- A soft sweet dessert; pudding
- chocolate
- Sweet food made from cacao beans
- ponerse
- Reflexive verb; to put on or become
- tirantes
- Straps worn over shoulders to hold trousers up
- di
- Imperative of 'dar' or past of 'decir'; give or said
- noventa
- The number ninety
- y
- Conjunction meaning and
- nueve
- The number nine
- tres
- The number three
- peniques
- Small unit of currency; pennies or pence
- por
- Preposition meaning for, by, or through
- sacarte
- To extract or pull out for you
- tú
- Second person singular subject pronoun; you
- mismo
- Himself, herself, yourself; same or self
- diente
- A hard structure in the mouth; tooth
- así
- Adverb meaning like this, so, or thus
- sucesivamente
- Continuing in order; successively or so on
- o
- Conjunction meaning or
- bien
- Adverb meaning well; or conjunction meaning or else
- esto
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning this thing
- forma
- Shape or form; also third person of 'formar'
- parte
- A portion or section of a whole
- isla
- A piece of land surrounded by water
- es
- Third person singular present of 'ser'; is
- otro
- Another or other; different one
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- transparenta
- To show through or be transparent
- resulta
- To turn out or result in something
- bastante
- Adverb meaning quite, fairly, or enough
- confuso
- Unclear or difficult to understand; confusing
- especialmente
- Adverb meaning especially or particularly
- porque
- Conjunction meaning because
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all
- permanece
- To remain or stay in a state
- quieto
- Still, motionless, or calm
- Por
- Preposition meaning for, by, or through
- supuesto
- Of course; assumed or supposed
- Nunca
- Adverb meaning never
- Jamás
- Adverb meaning never, ever; stronger form of nunca
- varían
- Third person plural of 'variar'; they vary
- El
- Definite masculine singular article; the
- ejemplo
- An instance used to illustrate something; example
- tenía
- Imperfect past of 'tener'; had or used to have
- una
- Indefinite feminine singular article; a, an
- laguna
- A shallow body of water; lagoon or lake
- con
- Preposition meaning with
- flamencos
- Pink long-legged wading birds; flamingos
- volando
- Gerund of 'volar'; flying through the air
- sobre
- Preposition meaning over, above, or about
- ella
- Third person feminine singular pronoun; she, her
- a
- Preposition meaning to or at
- disparaba
- Imperfect of 'disparar'; was shooting or fired
- mientras
- Conjunction meaning while or whereas
- era
- Imperfect past of 'ser'; was or used to be
- muy
- Adverb meaning very or really
- pequeño
- Small or little in size
- flamenco
- A pink wading bird or Spanish dance style
- lagunas
- Plural of laguna; lagoons or shallow lakes
- él
- Third person masculine singular pronoun; he
- vivía
- Imperfect of 'vivir'; lived or used to live
- en
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at
- bote
- A small watercraft; boat or small vessel
- volcado
- Overturned or capsized; upside down
- arena
- Fine granular material found on beaches; sand
- casa
- A building where people live; house
- hojas
- Leaves of plants or sheets of paper
- hábilmente
- Done with skill and cleverness; skillfully
- cosidas
- Sewn together; stitched by needle and thread
- entre
- Preposition meaning between or among
- sí
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself; or yes
- no
- Negation adverb meaning no or not
- amigos
- Close companions or pals; friends
- noche
- The period of darkness; night
- lobo
- A large wild canine predator; wolf
- domesticado
- Tamed or trained to live with humans
- abandonado
- Left behind or deserted; abandoned
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, their, your
- general
- Referring to most cases; general or overall
- tienen
- Third person plural of 'tener'; they have
- parecido
- Similarity or resemblance between things
- familiar
- Relating to family; or something well-known
- estuvieran
- Past subjunctive of 'estar'; were (hypothetical)
- quietos
- Plural of quieto; still or motionless
- fila
- A line or row of people or things
- podrías
- Conditional of 'poder'; you could or might
- decir
- Infinitive meaning to say or to tell
- ellos
- Third person masculine plural pronoun; they
- nariz
- The organ used for smelling; nose
- En
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at
- estas
- Feminine plural demonstrative adjective; these
- orillas
- Edges or shores of water; banks or shores
- mágicas
- Having magical or enchanting qualities
- niños
- Young children, especially boys; kids
- juegan
- Third person plural of 'jugar'; they play
- perpetuamente
- Lasting or continuing forever; perpetually
- varado
- Stranded or beached; stuck and unable to move
- playa
- Sandy or pebbly shore by water; beach
- Nosotros
- First person plural pronoun; we
- hemos
- First person plural of 'haber'; we have
- estado
- Past participle of 'estar'; been; also state
- allí
- Adverb indicating a place over there
- aún
- Adverb meaning still or yet
- podemos
- First person plural of 'poder'; we can
- escuchar
- Infinitive meaning to listen or to hear
- sonido
- Vibrations perceived by the ear; sound
- las
- Definite feminine plural article; the
- olas
- Rolling movements of water; waves
- aunque
- Conjunction meaning although or even though
- ya
- Adverb meaning already, now, or no longer
- volveremos
- Future tense of 'volver'; we will return
- desembarcar
- To go ashore or disembark from a vessel
- De
- Preposition meaning of or from
- todas
- Feminine plural of 'todo'; all or every
- islas
- Plural of isla; islands surrounded by water
- deleitosas
- Causing delight or pleasure; delightful
- más
- Adverb or adjective meaning more or most
- acogedora
- Warm and welcoming in atmosphere; cozy
- compacta
- Closely packed together; compact or dense
- grande
- Large in size or great in importance
- extensa
- Wide or large in extent; extensive
- saben
- Third person plural of 'saber'; they know
- tediosas
- Long and dull; causing boredom or tedium
- distancias
- Measures of space between two points; distances
- aventura
- An exciting or daring experience; adventure
- otra
- Feminine form of otro; another or other
- sino
- Conjunction meaning but rather or instead
- agradablemente
- In a pleasant or agreeable manner; pleasantly
- apretada
- Tightly packed or squeezed together; snug
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