Peter Pan — Page 5
He stood motionless, one hand to his ear.
Se quedó inmóvil, con una mano en la oreja.
"Pirates!" he cried.
«¡Piratas!», gritó.
The others came closer to him.
Los demás se acercaron a él.
A strange smile was playing about his face, and Wendy saw it and shuddered.
Una extraña sonrisa jugueteaba en su rostro, y Wendy la vio y se estremeció.
While that smile was on his face no one dared address him; all they could do was to stand ready to obey.
Mientras esa sonrisa permanecía en su rostro, nadie se atrevía a dirigirle la palabra; todo lo que podían hacer era mantenerse listos para obedecer.
The order came sharp and incisive.
La orden llegó tajante e incisiva.
"Dive!"
«¡Sumergíos!»
There was a gleam of legs, and instantly the lagoon seemed deserted.
Hubo un destello de piernas, e instantáneamente la laguna pareció desierta.
Marooners' Rock stood alone in the forbidding waters as if it were itself marooned.
La Roca de los Abandonados se alzaba solitaria en las aguas inhóspitas como si ella misma hubiera sido abandonada.
The boat drew nearer.
La barca se aproximó.
It was the pirate dinghy, with three figures in her, Smee and Starkey, and the third a captive, no other than Tiger Lily.
Era el bote de los piratas, con tres figuras a bordo: Smee y Starkey, y la tercera una cautiva, nada menos que Lirio de Tigre.
Her hands and ankles were tied, and she knew what was to be her fate.
Tenía las manos y los tobillos atados, y sabía cuál iba a ser su destino.
She was to be left on the rock to perish, an end to one of her race more terrible than death by fire or torture, for is it not written in the book of the tribe that there is no path through water to the happy hunting-ground?
La iban a dejar en la roca para que pereciera, un fin para alguien de su raza más terrible que la muerte por el fuego o la tortura, pues ¿no está escrito en el libro de la tribu que no hay camino a través del agua hacia las felices tierras de caza?
Yet her face was impassive; she was the daughter of a chief, she must die as a chief's daughter, it is enough.
Sin embargo, su rostro era impasible; era la hija de un jefe, debía morir como la hija de un jefe, con eso bastaba.
They had caught her boarding the pirate ship with a knife in her mouth.
La habían sorprendido abordando el barco pirata con un cuchillo en la boca.
No watch was kept on the ship, it being Hook's boast that the wind of his name guarded the ship for a mile around.
No se montaba guardia en el barco, pues Hook presumía de que el rumor de su nombre protegía el barco en una milla a la redonda.
Now her fate would help to guard it also.
Ahora su destino también contribuiría a protegerlo.
Vocabulary
- quedó
- Stayed, remained, or became (past tense)
- inmóvil
- Motionless, not moving at all
- mano
- Hand, the body part at arm's end
- oreja
- Ear, the external hearing organ
- Piratas
- Pirates, seafaring criminals who rob ships
- gritó
- Shouted, cried out loudly (past tense)
- demás
- The others, the rest of a group
- acercaron
- Approached, drew near (past tense plural)
- extraña
- Strange, unusual, or foreign in character
- sonrisa
- Smile, a facial expression of happiness
- jugueteaba
- Was playing, toying, or flitting lightly
- rostro
- Face, the front of a person's head
- vio
- Saw, perceived visually (past tense)
- estremeció
- Shuddered, trembled with fear or cold
- Mientras
- While, as long as; temporal conjunction
- permanecía
- Remained, stayed in place (imperfect tense)
- nadie
- Nobody, no one; indefinite negative pronoun
- atrevía
- Dared, ventured to do something bold
- dirigirle
- To address him, direct speech toward someone
- palabra
- Word, a unit of spoken or written language
- podían
- Could, were able to (imperfect tense plural)
- hacer
- To do, to make; very common Spanish verb
- mantenerse
- To keep oneself, remain in a state
- listos
- Ready, prepared for action (plural adjective)
- obedecer
- To obey, comply with orders or commands
- orden
- Order, command given to someone
- llegó
- Arrived, came (past tense of llegar)
- tajante
- Sharp, cutting, decisive in manner
- incisiva
- Incisive, sharp and direct in expression
- Sumergíos
- Submerge yourselves, dive underwater (imperative)
- Hubo
- There was, there were (preterite of haber)
- destello
- Flash, gleam, or brief sparkle of light
- piernas
- Legs, the lower limbs of the body
- instantáneamente
- Instantly, immediately without any delay
- laguna
- Lagoon, a shallow body of water
- pareció
- Seemed, appeared (past tense of parecer)
- desierta
- Deserted, empty, without people present
- Roca
- Rock, a large solid stone formation
- Abandonados
- Abandoned ones, those who were left behind
- alzaba
- Rose, stood tall (imperfect tense)
- solitaria
- Solitary, alone, isolated in space
- aguas
- Waters, bodies or expanses of water
- inhóspitas
- Inhospitable, harsh and unwelcoming environment
- hubiera
- Had been (past subjunctive of haber)
- abandonada
- Abandoned, left alone or deserted
- barca
- Small boat, a little vessel on water
- aproximó
- Approached, came near (past tense)
- bote
- Small boat or dinghy on water
- piratas
- Pirates, sea robbers and their crew
- figuras
- Figures, shapes or silhouettes of people
- bordo
- On board, aboard a vessel
- tercera
- Third, the ordinal number three (feminine)
- cautiva
- Captive, a prisoner held against their will
- Tigre
- Tiger, a large striped wild cat
- manos
- Hands, the body parts at arm ends
- tobillos
- Ankles, joints connecting foot and leg
- atados
- Tied, bound with rope or cord
- sabía
- Knew, was aware of (imperfect tense)
- cuál
- Which, what; interrogative pronoun
- destino
- Destiny, fate, or destination ahead
- dejar
- To leave, let, or allow something
- roca
- Rock, a hard stone formation
- pereciera
- Might perish, die (past subjunctive)
- fin
- End, conclusion, or final point
- alguien
- Someone, somebody; indefinite person pronoun
- raza
- Race, ethnic group, or tribe lineage
- terrible
- Terrible, dreadful, causing great fear
- muerte
- Death, the end of a living being's life
- fuego
- Fire, burning flame or combustion
- tortura
- Torture, inflicting severe pain on someone
- pues
- Well, since, because; connector or filler word
- escrito
- Written, recorded in writing (past participle)
- libro
- Book, a written or printed publication
- tribu
- Tribe, a group sharing culture and ancestry
- hay
- There is, there are (present of haber)
- camino
- Path, road, or way to a destination
- través
- Through, across; used in 'a través de'
- agua
- Water, the liquid essential to life
- hacia
- Toward, in the direction of something
- felices
- Happy, joyful (plural adjective)
- tierras
- Lands, territories or earthly regions
- caza
- Hunting, the pursuit of wild animals
- Sin
- Without, lacking; common Spanish preposition
- embargo
- Used in 'sin embargo' meaning nevertheless, however
- impasible
- Impassive, showing no emotion or feeling
- hija
- Daughter, a female child of a parent
- jefe
- Chief, boss, or leader of a group
- debía
- Had to, must (imperfect tense of deber)
- morir
- To die, to cease living
- bastaba
- Was enough, sufficed (imperfect of bastar)
- sorprendido
- Caught, surprised (past participle of sorprender)
- abordando
- Boarding, climbing onto a ship
- barco
- Ship, a large vessel for water travel
- pirata
- Pirate, seafaring criminal who plunders ships
- cuchillo
- Knife, a bladed cutting tool or weapon
- boca
- Mouth, the opening used for eating and speaking
- montaba
- Was keeping, mounting (imperfect of montar)
- guardia
- Guard, watch duty for protection
- presumía
- Presumed, assumed with arrogance (imperfect)
- rumor
- Rumor, gossip spread about something
- nombre
- Name, the word identifying a person or thing
- protegía
- Protected, kept safe (imperfect tense)
- milla
- Mile, a unit of distance measurement
- redonda
- Round, circular in shape (feminine adjective)
- Ahora
- Now, at this current moment in time
- también
- Also, too, as well; additive adverb
- contribuiría
- Would contribute, help add to something
- protegerlo
- To protect him, guard or defend him
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