Peter Pan — Page 10
Unfortunately she could not fly so slowly as they, and so she had to go round and round them in a circle in which they moved as in a halo.
Desafortunadamente ella no podía volar tan despacio como ellos, y así tuvo que dar vueltas y más vueltas a su alrededor en un círculo en el que ellos se movían como en un halo.
Wendy quite liked it, until Peter pointed out the drawbacks.
A Wendy le gustaba bastante, hasta que Peter señaló los inconvenientes.
"She tells me," he said, "that the pirates sighted us before the darkness came, and got Long Tom out."
«Ella me dice», dijo él, «que los piratas nos avistaron antes de que llegara la oscuridad, y sacaron al Gran Tom».
"The big gun?"
«¿El gran cañón?»
"Yes. And of course they must see her light, and if they guess we are near it they are sure to let fly."
«Sí. Y por supuesto deben ver su luz, y si adivinan que estamos cerca dispararán sin duda».
"Wendy!"
«¡Wendy!»
"John!"
«¡John!»
"Michael!"
«¡Michael!»
"Tell her to go away at once, Peter," the three cried simultaneously, but he refused.
«Dile que se vaya de inmediato, Peter», gritaron los tres simultáneamente, pero él se negó.
"She thinks we have lost the way," he replied stiffly, "and she is rather frightened. You don't think I would send her away all by herself when she is frightened!"
«Ella cree que hemos perdido el camino», respondió él con rigidez, «y está bastante asustada. ¡No creerás que la mandaría sola cuando está asustada!»
For a moment the circle of light was broken, and something gave Peter a loving little pinch.
Por un momento el círculo de luz se rompió, y algo le dio a Peter un pequeño y cariñoso pellizco.
"Then tell her," Wendy begged, "to put out her light."
«Entonces dile», suplicó Wendy, «que apague su luz».
"She can't put it out. That is about the only thing fairies can't do. It just goes out of itself when she falls asleep, same as the stars."
«Ella no puede apagarla. Eso es casi lo único que las hadas no pueden hacer. Simplemente se apaga sola cuando ella se duerme, igual que las estrellas».
"Then tell her to sleep at once," John almost ordered.
«Entonces dile que se duerma de inmediato», ordenó casi John.
"She can't sleep except when she's sleepy. It is the only other thing fairies can't do."
«Ella no puede dormir excepto cuando tiene sueño. Es lo único otro que las hadas no pueden hacer».
"Seems to me," growled John, "these are the only two things worth doing."
«Me parece», gruñó John, «que esas son las únicas dos cosas que vale la pena hacer».
Here he got a pinch, but not a loving one.
Aquí recibió un pellizco, pero no uno cariñoso.
Vocabulary
- Desafortunadamente
- Unfortunately; used to express an unfortunate situation
- ella
- She; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- no
- No; negation word used to deny or refuse
- podía
- Could; past imperfect of poder, to be able
- volar
- To fly; to move through the air
- tan
- So; as; used in comparisons of degree
- despacio
- Slowly; at a slow pace or speed
- como
- As; like; used for comparisons
- ellos
- They; third-person plural masculine pronoun
- y
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses
- así
- Thus; so; in this way
- tuvo
- Had; third-person singular preterite of tener
- que
- That; which; used as conjunction or relative pronoun
- dar
- To give; to perform an action
- vueltas
- Turns; circles; rounds around something
- más
- More; greater in number, degree, or extent
- a
- To; at; preposition indicating direction or location
- su
- His; her; their; possessive pronoun
- alrededor
- Around; surrounding something or someone
- en
- In; on; at; basic preposition of location
- un
- A; an; indefinite masculine singular article
- círculo
- Circle; a round closed geometric shape
- el
- The; definite masculine singular article
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, themselves
- movían
- Were moving; past imperfect of mover
- halo
- Halo; a ring of light around something
- A
- To; preposition used before indirect objects
- le
- To him/her; indirect object pronoun
- gustaba
- Liked; past imperfect of gustar, to please
- bastante
- Quite; enough; fairly; moderately
- hasta
- Until; up to; even; preposition of limit
- señaló
- Pointed out; indicated; noted something specifically
- los
- The; definite masculine plural article
- inconvenientes
- Drawbacks; disadvantages; inconveniences
- Ella
- She; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- me
- Me; first-person singular object pronoun
- dice
- Says; tells; third-person singular of decir
- dijo
- Said; told; third-person singular preterite of decir
- él
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- piratas
- Pirates; people who rob at sea
- nos
- Us; first-person plural object pronoun
- avistaron
- Spotted; sighted; caught sight of us
- antes
- Before; earlier; previously in time
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- llegara
- Arrived; past subjunctive of llegar, to arrive
- la
- The; definite feminine singular article
- oscuridad
- Darkness; absence of light
- sacaron
- Took out; brought out; preterite of sacar
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- Gran
- Great; grand; large in size or importance
- El
- The; definite masculine singular article
- gran
- Great; big; grand; impressive
- cañón
- Cannon; a large heavy artillery weapon
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response
- Y
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- por
- For; by; through; preposition of cause or means
- supuesto
- Of course; assumed; supposed
- deben
- Must; should; third-person plural of deber
- ver
- To see; to observe visually
- luz
- Light; illumination; brightness
- si
- If; conditional conjunction
- adivinan
- Guess; figure out; third-person plural of adivinar
- estamos
- We are; first-person plural of estar
- cerca
- Near; close; nearby in distance
- dispararán
- Will shoot; future tense of disparar
- sin
- Without; lacking something
- duda
- Doubt; uncertainty about something
- Dile
- Tell him/her; imperative of decir with pronoun
- vaya
- Go; subjunctive or imperative of ir
- inmediato
- Immediate; right away; without delay
- gritaron
- Shouted; yelled; preterite of gritar
- tres
- Three; the number 3
- simultáneamente
- Simultaneously; at the same time
- pero
- But; however; conjunction showing contrast
- negó
- Refused; denied; preterite of negar
- cree
- Believes; thinks; third-person singular of creer
- hemos
- We have; first-person plural of haber
- perdido
- Lost; past participle of perder
- camino
- Road; path; way to somewhere
- respondió
- Responded; answered; preterite of responder
- con
- With; together; preposition of accompaniment
- rigidez
- Stiffness; rigidity; coldness of manner
- está
- Is; third-person singular present of estar
- asustada
- Scared; frightened; feminine past participle of asustar
- No
- No; negation word used to deny something
- creerás
- You will believe; future of creer
- mandaría
- Would send; conditional of mandar
- sola
- Alone; by herself; without company
- cuando
- When; at the time that; temporal conjunction
- Por
- For; by; through; preposition of cause or means
- momento
- Moment; a brief period of time
- rompió
- Broke; burst; preterite of romper
- algo
- Something; anything; an unspecified thing
- dio
- Gave; preterite of dar, to give
- pequeño
- Small; little; tiny in size
- cariñoso
- Affectionate; loving; tender in manner
- pellizco
- Pinch; a light squeeze of skin
- Entonces
- Then; at that time; therefore
- dile
- Tell him/her; imperative of decir with pronoun
- suplicó
- Begged; pleaded; preterite of suplicar
- apague
- Turn off; extinguish; subjunctive of apagar
- puede
- Can; is able to; third-person singular of poder
- apagarla
- To turn it off; extinguish it; infinitive with pronoun
- Eso
- That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- es
- Is; third-person singular present of ser
- casi
- Almost; nearly; not quite
- lo
- It; him; direct object pronoun masculine
- único
- Only; unique; the sole one
- las
- The; definite feminine plural article
- hadas
- Fairies; magical winged female creatures
- pueden
- Can; are able to; third-person plural of poder
- hacer
- To do; to make; common action verb
- Simplemente
- Simply; just; in a simple manner
- apaga
- Turn off; imperative of apagar, to extinguish
- duerme
- Sleep; sleeps; imperative or third-person of dormir
- igual
- Same; equal; just like
- estrellas
- Stars; luminous celestial bodies in the sky
- duerma
- Sleep; subjunctive of dormir, to sleep
- ordenó
- Ordered; commanded; preterite of ordenar
- dormir
- To sleep; to rest during night
- excepto
- Except; apart from; excluding something
- tiene
- Has; has got; third-person singular of tener
- sueño
- Sleep; drowsiness; also means dream
- Es
- Is; third-person singular present of ser
- otro
- Another; other; a different one
- Me
- Me; first-person singular object pronoun
- parece
- Seems; appears; third-person singular of parecer
- gruñó
- Growled; grumbled; preterite of gruñir
- esas
- Those; demonstrative feminine plural adjective
- son
- Are; third-person plural present of ser
- únicas
- Only; unique; sole; feminine plural form
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- cosas
- Things; objects or matters in general
- vale
- Worth; okay; is worth something
- pena
- Worth; trouble; sorrow; effort
- Aquí
- Here; in this place
- recibió
- Received; got; preterite of recibir
- uno
- One; the number 1; someone
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