Peter Pan — Page 3
Take care lest an adventure is now offered you, which, if accepted, will plunge you in deepest woe.
Ten cuidado no sea que ahora se te ofrezca una aventura que, si la aceptas, te sumirá en la más profunda desgracia.
Tootles, the fairy Tink, who is bent on mischief this night is looking for a tool, and she thinks you are the most easily tricked of the boys.
Tootles, el hada Tink, que esta noche está decidida a hacer travesuras, busca a alguien a quien utilizar, y cree que tú eres el más fácil de engañar de todos los chicos.
'Ware Tinker Bell.
Cuidado con Tinker Bell.
Would that he could hear us, but we are not really on the island, and he passes by, biting his knuckles.
Ojalá pudiera oírnos, pero en realidad no estamos en la isla, y él pasa de largo mordiéndose los nudillos.
Next comes Nibs, the gay and debonair, followed by Slightly, who cuts whistles out of the trees and dances ecstatically to his own tunes.
Después viene Nibs, el alegre y apuesto, seguido de Slightly, que talla silbatos en los árboles y baila extasiado al son de sus propias melodías.
Slightly is the most conceited of the boys.
Slightly es el más presumido de los chicos.
He thinks he remembers the days before he was lost, with their manners and customs, and this has given his nose an offensive tilt.
Cree recordar los días anteriores a cuando se perdió, con sus modales y costumbres, y esto ha dado a su nariz una inclinación presuntuosa.
Curly is fourth; he is a pickle, and so often has he had to deliver up his person when Peter said sternly, "Stand forth the one who did this thing," that now at the command he stands forth automatically whether he has done it or not.
Curly es el cuarto; es un alborotador, y tan a menudo ha tenido que presentarse cuando Peter decía con severidad: «Que dé un paso adelante quien haya hecho esto», que ahora ante esa orden se adelanta automáticamente, haya sido él o no.
Last come the Twins, who cannot be described because we should be sure to be describing the wrong one.
Por último vienen los Gemelos, a quienes no se puede describir porque con toda seguridad estaríamos describiendo al que no es.
Peter never quite knew what twins were, and his band were not allowed to know anything he did not know, so these two were always vague about themselves, and did their best to give satisfaction by keeping close together in an apologetic sort of way.
Peter nunca llegó a entender bien qué eran los gemelos, y a su banda no se le permitía saber nada que él no supiera, así que estos dos siempre andaban confusos sobre sí mismos, y hacían todo lo posible por resultar satisfactorios manteniéndose juntos de una manera como disculpándose.
Vocabulary
- Ten
- Imperative form of 'tener'; have or hold something
- cuidado
- Care or caution; be careful
- no
- Negation word; no or not
- sea
- Subjunctive of 'ser'; be (that it may be)
- que
- Conjunction meaning that, which, or who
- ahora
- Adverb meaning now or at this moment
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- te
- Second person singular object pronoun; you
- ofrezca
- Subjunctive of 'ofrecer'; to offer something to someone
- aventura
- An exciting or risky journey or experience
- si
- Conditional conjunction meaning if
- aceptas
- Second person singular present; you accept something
- sumirá
- Future tense of 'sumir'; will plunge or sink into
- más
- Adverb or adjective meaning more or most
- profunda
- Adjective meaning deep or profound
- desgracia
- Misfortune, disgrace, or a terrible situation
- hada
- A fairy; a magical winged mythical creature
- esta
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun; this (feminine)
- noche
- Noun meaning night or nighttime
- está
- Third person singular present of 'estar'; is
- decidida
- Adjective meaning determined or resolved to act
- hacer
- Infinitive meaning to do or to make
- travesuras
- Mischief or pranks, typically done playfully
- busca
- Third person singular present of 'buscar'; searches for
- alguien
- Indefinite pronoun meaning someone or somebody
- quien
- Relative pronoun meaning who or whom
- utilizar
- Infinitive meaning to use or to utilize something
- cree
- Third person singular present of 'creer'; believes
- eres
- Second person singular present of 'ser'; you are
- fácil
- Adjective meaning easy or simple to do
- engañar
- Infinitive meaning to deceive, trick, or fool
- todos
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all or everyone
- chicos
- Noun meaning boys, guys, or young people
- Cuidado
- Warning interjection meaning watch out or be careful
- Ojalá
- Expression of wish or hope; hopefully or if only
- pudiera
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'poder'; could or might be able
- oírnos
- Infinitive 'oír' plus 'nos'; to hear us
- pero
- Conjunction meaning but or however
- realidad
- Noun meaning reality or truth of a situation
- estamos
- First person plural present of 'estar'; we are
- isla
- Noun meaning island or isle
- pasa
- Third person singular of 'pasar'; passes or goes by
- largo
- Adjective meaning long; also used in 'de largo' meaning past
- mordiéndose
- Reflexive gerund of 'morder'; biting oneself nervously
- nudillos
- Noun meaning knuckles of the hand
- Después
- Adverb meaning after, afterward, or then
- viene
- Third person singular present of 'venir'; comes
- alegre
- Adjective meaning happy, cheerful, or merry
- apuesto
- Adjective meaning handsome or good-looking
- seguido
- Adjective or adverb meaning followed or in succession
- talla
- Noun meaning size; also carves or cuts wood
- silbatos
- Noun meaning whistles, small instruments for blowing
- árboles
- Noun meaning trees or large woody plants
- baila
- Third person singular present of 'bailar'; dances
- extasiado
- Adjective meaning ecstatic, enraptured, or in a trance
- son
- Noun meaning sound or tune; also third plural of 'ser'
- propias
- Adjective meaning own or one's own (feminine plural)
- melodías
- Noun meaning melodies or musical tunes
- presumido
- Adjective meaning conceited, vain, or arrogant
- Cree
- Third person singular present of 'creer'; believes or thinks
- recordar
- Infinitive meaning to remember or to recall
- días
- Noun plural meaning days
- anteriores
- Adjective meaning previous, earlier, or former
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning when
- perdió
- Third person singular preterite of 'perder'; lost
- modales
- Noun meaning manners or polite social behavior
- costumbres
- Noun meaning customs, habits, or traditions
- esto
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning this (neutral)
- ha
- Third person singular present of 'haber'; has (auxiliary)
- dado
- Past participle of 'dar'; given
- nariz
- Noun meaning nose, the facial organ of smell
- inclinación
- Noun meaning inclination, tilt, or tendency toward something
- presuntuosa
- Adjective meaning presumptuous or conceited (feminine)
- cuarto
- Adjective meaning fourth; also noun meaning room
- alborotador
- Noun or adjective meaning troublemaker or rowdy person
- tan
- Adverb meaning so or as, used in comparisons
- menudo
- Adjective meaning small or frequent; 'a menudo' means often
- tenido
- Past participle of 'tener'; had
- presentarse
- Reflexive infinitive meaning to present oneself or step forward
- decía
- Imperfect of 'decir'; was saying or used to say
- severidad
- Noun meaning severity, sternness, or strictness
- Que
- Conjunction introducing a command or subordinate clause
- dé
- Subjunctive of 'dar'; give (third person singular)
- paso
- Noun meaning step; 'dar paso' means to step forward
- adelante
- Adverb meaning forward, ahead, or come in
- haya
- Present subjunctive of 'haber'; has or have (auxiliary)
- hecho
- Past participle of 'hacer'; done or made
- ante
- Preposition meaning before, in front of, or faced with
- esa
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun; that (feminine)
- orden
- Noun meaning order, command, or arrangement
- adelanta
- Third person singular of 'adelantarse'; moves forward or advances
- automáticamente
- Adverb meaning automatically or without conscious effort
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser'; been
- Por
- Preposition meaning for, by, through, or because of
- último
- Adjective meaning last or final in a sequence
- vienen
- Third person plural present of 'venir'; they come
- Gemelos
- Noun meaning twins or a pair of identical siblings
- quienes
- Relative pronoun plural meaning who or whom
- puede
- Third person singular present of 'poder'; can or is able
- describir
- Infinitive meaning to describe or depict something
- porque
- Conjunction meaning because or since
- toda
- Adjective meaning all, entire, or whole (feminine)
- seguridad
- Noun meaning safety, security, or certainty
- estaríamos
- Conditional first plural of 'estar'; we would be
- describiendo
- Gerund of 'describir'; describing something in progress
- nunca
- Adverb meaning never or not ever
- llegó
- Third person singular preterite of 'llegar'; arrived or managed
- entender
- Infinitive meaning to understand or to comprehend
- bien
- Adverb meaning well or correctly
- qué
- Interrogative pronoun meaning what
- eran
- Third person plural imperfect of 'ser'; they were
- gemelos
- Noun meaning twins; two siblings born together
- banda
- Noun meaning group, band, or gang of people
- le
- Indirect object pronoun third person singular; him, her, it
- permitía
- Imperfect of 'permitir'; allowed or permitted something
- saber
- Infinitive meaning to know facts or information
- nada
- Pronoun or adverb meaning nothing or not anything
- supiera
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'saber'; knew or might know
- así
- Adverb meaning thus, so, or in this way
- estos
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective; these (masculine plural)
- dos
- Number meaning two
- siempre
- Adverb meaning always or at all times
- andaban
- Imperfect of 'andar'; were going around or wandering
- confusos
- Adjective meaning confused or bewildered (masculine plural)
- sobre
- Preposition meaning about, over, or on top of
- sí
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself; also yes
- mismos
- Adjective meaning themselves or same (masculine plural)
- hacían
- Imperfect of 'hacer'; they were doing or used to do
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning everything or all
- posible
- Adjective meaning possible or feasible
- por
- Preposition meaning for, by, through, or per
- resultar
- Infinitive meaning to turn out or to result as
- satisfactorios
- Adjective meaning satisfactory or acceptable (masculine plural)
- manteniéndose
- Reflexive gerund of 'mantener'; keeping themselves or staying together
- juntos
- Adjective meaning together or side by side
- manera
- Noun meaning manner, way, or method of doing
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning like, as, or how
- disculpándose
- Reflexive gerund of 'disculpar'; apologizing or excusing oneself
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