Peter Pan — Page 12
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Thus sharply did the terrified three learn the difference between an island of make-believe and the same island come true.
Así fue como los aterrados tres aprendieron la diferencia entre una isla de fantasía y esa misma isla hecha realidad.
When at last the heavens were steady again, John and Michael found themselves alone in the darkness.
Cuando por fin el cielo volvió a estar en calma, John y Michael se encontraron solos en la oscuridad.
John was treading the air mechanically, and Michael without knowing how to float was floating.
John pisaba el aire mecánicamente, y Michael, sin saber cómo mantenerse a flote, flotaba.
"Are you shot?" John whispered tremulously.
—¿Te han disparado? —susurró John con voz temblorosa.
"I haven't tried yet," Michael whispered back.
—Todavía no lo he intentado —respondió Michael en un susurro.
We know now that no one had been hit.
Ahora sabemos que nadie había resultado herido.
Peter, however, had been carried by the wind of the shot far out to sea, while Wendy was blown upwards with no companion but Tinker Bell.
Sin embargo, Peter había sido arrastrado por el viento del disparo mar adentro, mientras que Wendy fue lanzada hacia arriba sin más compañía que Campanilla.
It would have been well for Wendy if at that moment she had dropped the hat.
Habría sido mejor para Wendy que en ese momento hubiera soltado el sombrero.
I don't know whether the idea came suddenly to Tink, or whether she had planned it on the way, but she at once popped out of the hat and began to lure Wendy to her destruction.
No sé si la idea se le ocurrió de repente a Campanilla o si la había planeado por el camino, pero enseguida salió disparada del sombrero y empezó a atraer a Wendy hacia su perdición.
Tink was not all bad; or, rather, she was all bad just now, but, on the other hand, sometimes she was all good.
Campanilla no era completamente mala; o más bien, en ese momento era completamente mala, pero, por otro lado, a veces era completamente buena.
Fairies have to be one thing or the other, because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time.
Las hadas tienen que ser lo uno o lo otro, porque al ser tan pequeñas, por desgracia solo tienen espacio para un sentimiento a la vez.
They are, however, allowed to change, only it must be a complete change.
Sin embargo, se les permite cambiar, solo que el cambio debe ser completo.
At present she was full of jealousy of Wendy.
En ese momento estaba llena de celos hacia Wendy.
Vocabulary
- Así
- In this way; thus; so
- fue
- Was; went (past tense of ser/ir)
- como
- As; like; how
- aterrados
- Terrified; frightened out of one's wits
- aprendieron
- They learned; they came to know
- diferencia
- Difference; distinction between two things
- entre
- Between; among two or more things
- isla
- Island; a land mass surrounded by water
- fantasía
- Fantasy; an imaginative or fanciful concept
- esa
- That (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)
- misma
- Same; herself; itself (feminine form)
- hecha
- Made; done; turned into reality
- realidad
- Reality; the state of things as they are
- Cuando
- When; at the time that something happens
- por fin
- Finally; at last; after a long wait
- cielo
- Sky; heaven; the expanse above the earth
- volvió
- Returned; came back; turned again
- estar
- To be (state or condition)
- calma
- Calm; tranquility; peaceful stillness
- se encontraron
- They found themselves; they met each other
- solos
- Alone; by themselves; without others
- oscuridad
- Darkness; the absence of light
- pisaba
- Was treading; stepping on something
- aire
- Air; the invisible gaseous substance around us
- mecánicamente
- Mechanically; automatically without conscious thought
- sin saber
- Without knowing; unaware of how to proceed
- cómo
- How; in what way or manner
- mantenerse
- To keep oneself; to maintain one's position
- flote
- Afloat; floating on water's surface
- flotaba
- Was floating; drifting on water or air
- disparado
- Shot; fired upon; hit by a projectile
- susurró
- Whispered; spoke in a very soft voice
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced when speaking
- temblorosa
- Trembling; shaking; quivering with fear or cold
- Todavía
- Still; yet; up to this point in time
- intentado
- Tried; attempted; made an effort to do
- respondió
- Responded; replied; answered a question
- susurro
- Whisper; a soft barely audible sound
- nadie
- Nobody; no one; not any person
- resultado
- Resulted; turned out; been the outcome
- herido
- Hurt; wounded; injured by an external force
- Sin embargo
- Nevertheless; however; despite what was said
- sido
- Been (past participle of ser)
- arrastrado
- Dragged; swept away; pulled along forcefully
- viento
- Wind; moving air; a natural current of air
- disparo
- Shot; gunshot; the act of firing a weapon
- mar adentro
- Out to sea; far into the open ocean
- mientras
- While; meanwhile; at the same time as
- lanzada
- Thrown; hurled; propelled through the air
- hacia arriba
- Upward; in an upward direction
- compañía
- Company; companionship; being with others
- Habría
- There would be; it would have been
- hubiera
- Had been; subjunctive past of haber
- soltado
- Released; let go; loosened grip on something
- sombrero
- Hat; a head covering worn as accessory
- sé
- I know; first person singular of saber
- si
- If; whether; used in conditional sentences
- idea
- Idea; a thought or concept in the mind
- le ocurrió
- It occurred to her/him; suddenly came to mind
- repente
- Sudden; de repente means suddenly or abruptly
- planeado
- Planned; premeditated; thought out in advance
- camino
- Road; path; way; route to a destination
- enseguida
- Right away; immediately; without delay
- salió disparada
- Shot off; darted away very quickly
- empezó
- Began; started; commenced an action
- atraer
- To attract; to draw toward; to lure
- perdición
- Ruin; downfall; one's ultimate destruction
- completamente
- Completely; entirely; in every possible way
- mala
- Bad; evil; wicked (feminine form)
- bien
- Well; good; fine; in a satisfactory manner
- otro lado
- Other side; the opposite aspect or direction
- veces
- Times; occasions; instances of something happening
- buena
- Good; kind; virtuous (feminine form)
- Las hadas
- The fairies; magical winged supernatural beings
- tienen
- They have; they possess (third person plural)
- ser
- To be (permanent or essential qualities)
- porque
- Because; since; for the reason that
- tan
- So; such; as (used in comparisons)
- pequeñas
- Small; tiny; little (feminine plural form)
- desgracia
- Misfortune; disgrace; a stroke of bad luck
- solo
- Only; just; alone; a single unit
- espacio
- Space; room; an area available for use
- sentimiento
- Feeling; emotion; an inner emotional state
- vez
- Time; instance; one occurrence of an event
- les permite
- Allows them; permits them to do something
- cambiar
- To change; to alter; to switch something
- cambio
- Change; alteration; a shift from one state
- debe
- Must; should; ought to do something
- completo
- Complete; total; full; entire without exception
- estaba
- Was; were (imperfect tense of estar)
- llena
- Full; filled; brimming with something
- celos
- Jealousy; envy; resentful feeling toward another
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