Peter Pan — Page 8
Sometimes he poised himself in the air, listening intently, with his hand to his ear, and again he would stare down with eyes so bright that they seemed to bore two holes to earth.
A veces se suspendía en el aire, escuchando atentamente, con la mano en la oreja, y otras veces miraba hacia abajo con ojos tan brillantes que parecían taladrar dos agujeros hasta la tierra.
Having done these things, he went on again.
Habiendo hecho estas cosas, continuó su camino.
His courage was almost appalling.
Su valentía era casi aterradora.
"Would you like an adventure now," he said casually to John, "or would you like to have your tea first?"
«¿Te gustaría tener una aventura ahora», le dijo despreocupadamente a Juan, «o preferirías tomar el té primero?»
Wendy said "tea first" quickly, and Michael pressed her hand in gratitude, but the braver John hesitated.
Wendy dijo «el té primero» rápidamente, y Miguel le apretó la mano en señal de gratitud, pero el más valiente Juan vaciló.
"What kind of adventure?" he asked cautiously.
«¿Qué tipo de aventura?», preguntó con cautela.
"There's a pirate asleep in the pampas just beneath us," Peter told him.
«Hay un pirata dormido en las pampas justo debajo de nosotros», le dijo Pedro.
"If you like, we'll go down and kill him."
«Si quieres, bajaremos y lo mataremos.»
"I don't see him," John said after a long pause.
«No lo veo», dijo Juan después de una larga pausa.
"I do."
«Yo sí.»
"Suppose," John said, a little huskily, "he were to wake up."
«Supón», dijo Juan, con voz algo ronca, «que se despertara.»
Peter spoke indignantly.
Pedro habló con indignación.
"You don't think I would kill him while he was sleeping!
«¡No creerás que lo mataría mientras dormía!
I would wake him first, and then kill him.
Lo despertaría primero, y luego lo mataría.
That's the way I always do."
Así es como lo hago siempre.»
"I say! Do you kill many?"
«¡Vaya! ¿Matas a muchos?»
"Tons."
«Montones.»
John said "How ripping," but decided to have tea first.
Juan dijo «Qué emocionante», pero decidió tomar el té primero.
He asked if there were many pirates on the island just now, and Peter said he had never known so many.
Preguntó si había muchos piratas en la isla en ese momento, y Pedro dijo que nunca había conocido tantos.
"Who is captain now?"
«¿Quién es el capitán ahora?»
"Hook," answered Peter, and his face became very stern as he said that hated word.
«Garfio», respondió Pedro, y su rostro se volvió muy serio al pronunciar esa palabra tan odiada.
"Jas. Hook?"
«¿Jas. Garfio?»
"Ay.
«Sí.
Vocabulary
- veces
- Times; used in 'a veces' meaning sometimes.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs.
- suspendía
- Was suspended or hovering in a place.
- aire
- Air; the invisible gaseous substance around us.
- escuchando
- Listening; paying attention to sounds or speech.
- atentamente
- Attentively; with careful and focused attention.
- mano
- Hand; the end part of a human arm.
- oreja
- Ear; the outer organ used for hearing.
- miraba
- Was looking or gazing at something.
- hacia
- Toward; in the direction of something.
- abajo
- Below or down; indicating a lower position.
- ojos
- Eyes; the organs used for seeing.
- tan
- So or as; used in comparisons or intensifiers.
- brillantes
- Bright or shining; emitting or reflecting strong light.
- parecían
- Seemed or appeared to be a certain way.
- taladrar
- To drill or bore through a hard surface.
- agujeros
- Holes; openings or gaps in a surface.
- hasta
- Until or up to a point in space or time.
- tierra
- Earth or ground; the solid surface underfoot.
- Habiendo
- Having done; past participle form of haber.
- hecho
- Done; past participle of hacer, meaning to do.
- cosas
- Things; objects or matters of any kind.
- continuó
- Continued; kept going without stopping.
- camino
- Road or path; a route taken to travel.
- valentía
- Bravery or courage in facing danger.
- casi
- Almost or nearly; close to but not quite.
- aterradora
- Terrifying or frightening; causing great fear.
- gustaría
- Would like; conditional form of gustar.
- tener
- To have; to possess or experience something.
- aventura
- Adventure; an exciting or daring experience.
- ahora
- Now; at the present moment in time.
- dijo
- Said; past tense of decir, to say.
- despreocupadamente
- Carelessly or casually, without worry or concern.
- preferirías
- Would you prefer; conditional form of preferir.
- tomar
- To take or have; also means to drink.
- té
- Tea; a hot beverage made from dried leaves.
- primero
- First; occurring before all others in order.
- rápidamente
- Quickly or rapidly; in a fast manner.
- apretó
- Squeezed or pressed tightly; past tense of apretar.
- señal
- Signal or sign; an indication of something.
- gratitud
- Gratitude; thankfulness for something received.
- más
- More; used in comparisons or to add intensity.
- valiente
- Brave or courageous; willing to face danger.
- vaciló
- Hesitated; paused with indecision or uncertainty.
- tipo
- Type or kind; also informally means guy.
- preguntó
- Asked; past tense of preguntar, to ask.
- cautela
- Caution or wariness; careful attention to avoid risk.
- Hay
- There is or there are; impersonal form of haber.
- pirata
- Pirate; a person who robs at sea.
- dormido
- Asleep; in a state of sleep.
- pampas
- Pampas; vast grassy plains in South America.
- justo
- Just or exactly; precisely at a point.
- debajo
- Below or underneath; in a lower position.
- quieres
- You want; second-person singular of querer.
- bajaremos
- We will go down; future tense of bajar.
- mataremos
- We will kill; future tense of matar.
- veo
- I see; first-person singular of ver.
- después
- After or afterwards; later in time or order.
- larga
- Long; of great length in space or time.
- pausa
- Pause; a temporary stop in speech or action.
- Supón
- Suppose; imperative of suponer, to suppose.
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing.
- algo
- Something or somewhat; an indefinite amount or thing.
- ronca
- Hoarse or raspy; rough-sounding voice quality.
- despertara
- Would wake up; subjunctive of despertar.
- habló
- Spoke; past tense of hablar, to speak.
- indignación
- Indignation; anger caused by unfair treatment.
- creerás
- You will believe; future tense of creer.
- mataría
- Would kill; conditional tense of matar.
- mientras
- While or as long as; simultaneous time conjunction.
- dormía
- Was sleeping; imperfect tense of dormir.
- despertaría
- Would wake him; conditional tense of despertar.
- luego
- Then or later; indicating subsequent time or action.
- Así
- Like this or thus; in this manner or way.
- como
- How or like; used in comparisons or descriptions.
- hago
- I do or make; first-person singular of hacer.
- siempre
- Always; at all times without exception.
- Vaya
- Wow or well; exclamation expressing surprise or reaction.
- Matas
- You kill; second-person singular of matar.
- muchos
- Many; a large number or quantity.
- Montones
- Loads or heaps; a large quantity of something.
- emocionante
- Exciting or thrilling; causing strong positive emotion.
- decidió
- Decided; past tense of decidir, to decide.
- Preguntó
- Asked; past tense of preguntar, to ask.
- si
- If or whether; conjunction in indirect questions.
- había
- There was or had; imperfect of haber.
- piratas
- Pirates; people who rob or attack at sea.
- isla
- Island; a piece of land surrounded by water.
- momento
- Moment; a very brief period of time.
- nunca
- Never; at no time or not ever.
- conocido
- Known or met; past participle of conocer.
- tantos
- So many; a large number of things or people.
- Quién
- Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.
- capitán
- Captain; the leader or commander of a group.
- respondió
- Responded or answered; past tense of responder.
- rostro
- Face; the front part of a person's head.
- volvió
- Became or returned; past tense of volver.
- serio
- Serious; showing concern, gravity, or importance.
- pronunciar
- To pronounce or utter a word or sound.
- palabra
- Word; a unit of language with meaning.
- odiada
- Hated; past participle of odiar, to hate.
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