Peter Pan — Page 7
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"Then," he continued, in the short sharp voice of one accustomed to be obeyed, "Tinker Bell will take you across the sea. Wake her, Nibs."
—Entonces —continuó, con la voz breve y tajante de quien está acostumbrado a ser obedecido—, Campanilla te llevará al otro lado del mar. Despiértala, Nibs.
Nibs had to knock twice before he got an answer, though Tink had really been sitting up in bed listening for some time.
Nibs tuvo que llamar dos veces antes de obtener respuesta, aunque Tink llevaba ya un buen rato sentada en la cama escuchando.
"Who are you? How dare you? Go away," she cried.
—¿Quién eres tú? ¿Cómo te atreves? Vete de aquí —exclamó ella.
"You are to get up, Tink," Nibs called, "and take Wendy on a journey."
—Tienes que levantarte, Tink —llamó Nibs—, y llevar a Wendy de viaje.
Of course Tink had been delighted to hear that Wendy was going; but she was jolly well determined not to be her courier, and she said so in still more offensive language.
Por supuesto, Tink se había alegrado enormemente al saber que Wendy se marchaba; pero estaba resuelta, y bien resuelta, a no ser su mensajera, y así lo dijo con un lenguaje aún más ofensivo.
Then she pretended to be asleep again.
Luego fingió haberse dormido de nuevo.
"She says she won't!" Nibs exclaimed, aghast at such insubordination, whereupon Peter went sternly toward the young lady's chamber.
—¡Dice que no quiere! —exclamó Nibs, horrorizado ante semejante insubordinación, tras lo cual Peter se dirigió con severidad hacia la habitación de la joven.
"Tink," he rapped out, "if you don't get up and dress at once I will open the curtains, and then we shall all see you in your _negligée_."
—Tink —dijo con brusquedad—, si no te levantas y te vistes de inmediato, abriré las cortinas, y entonces todos te veremos en tu _negligé_.
This made her leap to the floor. "Who said I wasn't getting up?" she cried.
Esto hizo que saltara al suelo de un brinco. —¿Quién ha dicho que no me estaba levantando? —exclamó.
In the meantime the boys were gazing very forlornly at Wendy, now equipped with John and Michael for the journey.
Mientras tanto, los chicos contemplaban a Wendy con gran desconsuelo, ya pertrechada con John y Michael para el viaje.
By this time they were dejected, not merely because they were about to lose her, but also because they felt that she was going off to something nice to which they had not been invited.
A estas alturas estaban abatidos, no solo porque estaban a punto de perderla, sino también porque sentían que ella se marchaba hacia algo agradable a lo que no habían sido invitados.
Novelty was beckoning to them as usual.
La novedad los llamaba, como de costumbre.
Crediting them with a nobler feeling Wendy melted.
Atribuyéndoles un sentimiento más noble, Wendy se enterneció.
Vocabulary
- Entonces
- Used to indicate 'then' or 'so' in sequence
- continuó
- He/she continued doing or saying something
- voz
- Voice, the sound produced when speaking
- breve
- Brief, short in duration or length
- tajante
- Sharp, cutting, or decisive in manner
- acostumbrado
- Accustomed or used to something
- obedecido
- Obeyed, having been followed or complied with
- llevará
- Will carry or take someone somewhere
- lado
- Side, one of two or more directions
- mar
- Sea, large body of salt water
- Despiértala
- Wake her up, imperative command to rouse someone
- llamar
- To call or summon someone
- respuesta
- Answer or response to a question or call
- aunque
- Although, even though, expressing contrast
- rato
- A short while or period of time
- sentada
- Seated, in a sitting position
- cama
- Bed, furniture used for sleeping
- escuchando
- Listening, actively paying attention to sounds
- atreves
- You dare, second person of atreverse
- exclamó
- He/she exclaimed, said with strong emotion
- levantarte
- To get yourself up, rise from bed
- llevar
- To carry, take, or transport something or someone
- viaje
- Trip, journey, or travel to a place
- supuesto
- Supposed or assumed; 'por supuesto' means of course
- alegrado
- Gladdened, made happy by news or events
- enormemente
- Enormously, to a very great degree
- marchaba
- Was leaving or going away from a place
- resuelta
- Resolved or determined to do something
- mensajera
- Messenger, female who carries messages for others
- lenguaje
- Language or manner of speaking used
- ofensivo
- Offensive, causing displeasure or insult
- fingió
- Pretended or feigned a feeling or action
- dormido
- Asleep, in a state of sleep
- horrorizado
- Horrified, filled with horror or shock
- insubordinación
- Insubordination, refusal to obey authority
- severidad
- Severity or sternness in attitude or manner
- habitación
- Room, enclosed space within a building
- brusquedad
- Brusqueness, abruptness in speech or manner
- vistes
- You get dressed, put on clothing
- inmediato
- Immediate, happening without delay
- abriré
- I will open something such as curtains
- cortinas
- Curtains, fabric panels hung over windows
- saltara
- She jumped or leaped from a position
- suelo
- Floor or ground surface beneath one's feet
- brinco
- A jump or leap made quickly
- contemplaban
- They were contemplating or gazing at something
- desconsuelo
- Grief, distress, or deep sadness
- pertrechada
- Equipped or outfitted with necessary items
- alturas
- Heights; 'a estas alturas' means at this point
- abatidos
- Downcast, dejected, or feeling low in spirit
- perderla
- To lose her, losing someone important
- invitados
- Invited guests or those asked to join
- novedad
- Novelty or something new and interesting
- costumbre
- Custom or habit, usual way of doing things
- Atribuyéndoles
- Attributing to them a quality or feeling
- sentimiento
- Feeling or emotion experienced by someone
- noble
- Noble, morally admirable or of high character
- enterneció
- It moved or touched someone emotionally with tenderness
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