Peter Pan — Page 1
THE ISLAND COME TRUE
LA ISLA HECHA REALIDAD
Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.
Sintiendo que Peter estaba de regreso, el País de Nunca Jamás había vuelto a despertar a la vida.
We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.
Deberíamos usar el pluscuamperfecto y decir despertado, pero despertó es mejor y era siempre usado por Peter.
In his absence things are usually quiet on the island.
En su ausencia las cosas suelen estar tranquilas en la isla.
The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.
Las hadas tardan una hora más por la mañana, las bestias cuidan a sus crías, los pieles rojas comen abundantemente durante seis días y noches, y cuando los piratas y los niños perdidos se encuentran simplemente se muerden los pulgares mutuamente.
But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.
Pero con la llegada de Peter, que odia la letargia, están en marcha de nuevo: si pusiera el oído en el suelo ahora, escucharía toda la isla bullendo de vida.
On this evening the chief forces of the island were disposed as follows.
En esta tarde las principales fuerzas de la isla estaban dispuestas de la siguiente manera.
The lost boys were out looking for Peter, the pirates were out looking for the lost boys, the redskins were out looking for the pirates, and the beasts were out looking for the redskins.
Los niños perdidos estaban fuera buscando a Peter, los piratas estaban fuera buscando a los niños perdidos, los pieles rojas estaban fuera buscando a los piratas, y las bestias estaban fuera buscando a los pieles rojas.
They were going round and round the island, but they did not meet because all were going at the same rate.
Iban dando vueltas y vueltas alrededor de la isla, pero no se encontraban porque todos iban a la misma velocidad.
All wanted blood except the boys, who liked it as a rule, but to-night were out to greet their captain.
Todos querían sangre excepto los niños, que normalmente les gustaba, pero esta noche habían salido a saludar a su capitán.
Vocabulary
- ISLA
- A piece of land surrounded by water; island.
- HECHA
- Past participle of hacer; made or done.
- REALIDAD
- The state of things as they actually exist; reality.
- Sintiendo
- Present participle of sentir; feeling or sensing something.
- estaba
- Imperfect past tense of estar; was (temporary state).
- regreso
- A return to a previous place or situation.
- País
- A nation or territory; country or land.
- Nunca
- Adverb meaning never; at no time.
- Jamás
- Adverb meaning never or ever; emphatic negation.
- había
- Imperfect form of haber; had (auxiliary verb).
- vuelto
- Past participle of volver; returned or come back.
- despertar
- To wake up or rouse from sleep; awaken.
- vida
- The existence of a living being; life.
- Deberíamos
- Conditional form of deber; we should or ought to.
- usar
- To employ or make use of something; to use.
- pluscuamperfecto
- Grammar tense expressing action completed before another past event.
- decir
- To express in words; to say or tell.
- despertado
- Past participle of despertar; having awakened or woken up.
- despertó
- Preterite form of despertar; woke up at a moment.
- mejor
- Superior in quality or degree; better or best.
- era
- Imperfect past of ser; was (describing states or characteristics).
- siempre
- Adverb meaning always; at all times or constantly.
- usado
- Past participle of usar; used or employed regularly.
- ausencia
- The state of being away or not present; absence.
- cosas
- Objects, matters, or affairs; things in general.
- suelen
- Third person plural of soler; usually do or tend to.
- estar
- To be in a state or location; temporary being.
- tranquilas
- Feminine plural adjective; calm, peaceful, or quiet.
- isla
- A landmass completely surrounded by water; island.
- hadas
- Magical beings from folklore with wings; fairies.
- tardan
- Third person plural of tardar; take longer or delay.
- hora
- A unit of time equal to sixty minutes; hour.
- más
- Adverb or adjective meaning more or most.
- mañana
- The day after today; tomorrow, or morning time.
- bestias
- Large or dangerous wild animals; beasts or creatures.
- cuidan
- Third person plural of cuidar; take care of someone.
- crías
- Young offspring of animals; babies or young ones.
- pieles
- Plural of piel; skins, hides, or furs of animals.
- rojas
- Feminine plural of rojo; red in color.
- comen
- Third person plural of comer; eat food or meals.
- abundantemente
- Adverb meaning in great quantity; abundantly or plentifully.
- durante
- Preposition indicating a period of time; during or for.
- seis
- The cardinal number between five and seven; six.
- días
- Plural of día; periods of twenty-four hours; days.
- noches
- Plural of noche; periods of darkness after sunset; nights.
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'; at the time that.
- piratas
- Plural of pirata; people who rob at sea; pirates.
- niños
- Plural of niño; young male children or kids.
- perdidos
- Masculine plural of perdido; lost or unable to be found.
- encuentran
- Third person plural of encontrar; they meet or encounter.
- simplemente
- Adverb meaning in a simple manner; simply or merely.
- muerden
- Third person plural of morder; they bite with teeth.
- pulgares
- Plural of pulgar; the shortest and thickest fingers; thumbs.
- mutuamente
- Adverb meaning in a mutual way; each other or reciprocally.
- llegada
- The act of arriving at a destination; arrival.
- odia
- Third person singular of odiar; hates intensely or despises.
- letargia
- A state of sluggishness or lack of energy; lethargy.
- están
- Third person plural present of estar; they are (state).
- marcha
- Movement or progress; on the move or in motion.
- nuevo
- Adjective meaning new or recent; also 'again' in de nuevo.
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if'; introduces a conditional clause.
- pusiera
- Imperfect subjunctive of poner; were to put or place.
- oído
- The organ of hearing; ear, or the sense of hearing.
- suelo
- The ground or floor beneath one's feet; ground.
- ahora
- Adverb referring to the present moment; now or currently.
- escucharía
- Conditional form of escuchar; would listen or would hear.
- toda
- Feminine singular of todo; all, entire, or whole.
- bullendo
- Present participle of bullir; bustling, bubbling, or swarming.
- tarde
- The period between noon and evening; afternoon or late.
- principales
- Plural adjective meaning main, chief, or most important.
- fuerzas
- Plural of fuerza; strengths, forces, or military groups.
- estaban
- Imperfect past of estar; they were (in a state).
- dispuestas
- Feminine plural past participle; arranged, positioned, or prepared.
- siguiente
- Adjective meaning next or following in order or sequence.
- manera
- A method or style of doing something; way or manner.
- fuera
- Outside a place; also subjunctive of ser/estar; outside.
- buscando
- Present participle of buscar; searching for or looking for.
- Iban
- Imperfect past of ir; they were going habitually.
- dando
- Present participle of dar; giving or going around.
- vueltas
- Plural of vuelta; turns or rounds; going in circles.
- alrededor
- Adverb or preposition meaning around or surrounding something.
- encontraban
- Imperfect past of encontrar; they were finding or meeting.
- porque
- Conjunction meaning 'because'; introduces a reason or cause.
- todos
- Masculine plural of todo; all or everyone without exception.
- iban
- Imperfect past of ir; they were going continuously.
- misma
- Feminine of mismo; same, identical, or self-same.
- velocidad
- The rate at which something moves; speed or velocity.
- Todos
- Masculine plural of todo; all people or everything included.
- querían
- Imperfect past of querer; they wanted or they loved.
- sangre
- The red fluid circulating in the body; blood.
- excepto
- Preposition meaning not including; except or excluding.
- normalmente
- Adverb meaning in the usual way; normally or usually.
- les
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to them' or 'for them'.
- gustaba
- Imperfect past of gustar; used to like or was pleasing.
- noche
- The period of darkness after sunset; night or nighttime.
- habían
- Imperfect of haber; they had (auxiliary for past perfect).
- salido
- Past participle of salir; gone out or departed from.
- saludar
- To greet or acknowledge someone; to say hello.
- capitán
- A leader or commander of a group or vessel; captain.
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