Peter Pan — Page 2
Hook trod the deck in thought.
Hook paseaba pensativo por la cubierta.
O man unfathomable.
Oh, hombre insondable.
It was his hour of triumph.
Era su hora de triunfo.
Peter had been removed for ever from his path, and all the other boys were in the brig, about to walk the plank.
Peter había sido eliminado para siempre de su camino, y todos los demás chicos estaban en el calabozo, a punto de caminar por el tablón.
It was his grimmest deed since the days when he had brought Barbecue to heel; and knowing as we do how vain a tabernacle is man, could we be surprised had he now paced the deck unsteadily, bellied out by the winds of his success?
Era su hazaña más siniestra desde los días en que había sometido a Barbacoa; y sabiendo como sabemos cuán vano tabernáculo es el hombre, ¿podríamos sorprendernos si ahora paseara por la cubierta con paso vacilante, henchido por los vientos de su éxito?
But there was no elation in his gait, which kept pace with the action of his sombre mind.
Pero no había euforia en su paso, que seguía el ritmo de los movimientos de su sombría mente.
Hook was profoundly dejected.
Hook estaba profundamente abatido.
He was often thus when communing with himself on board ship in the quietude of the night.
A menudo se encontraba así cuando meditaba consigo mismo a bordo del barco en la quietud de la noche.
It was because he was so terribly alone.
Era porque estaba tan terriblemente solo.
This inscrutable man never felt more alone than when surrounded by his dogs.
Este hombre inescrutable nunca se sentía más solo que cuando estaba rodeado de sus perros.
They were socially inferior to him.
Eran socialmente inferiores a él.
Hook was not his true name.
Hook no era su verdadero nombre.
To reveal who he really was would even at this date set the country in a blaze; but as those who read between the lines must already have guessed, he had been at a famous public school; and its traditions still clung to him like garments, with which indeed they are largely concerned.
Revelar quién era realmente pondría incluso hoy en llamas al país; pero como quienes leen entre líneas ya deben haber adivinado, había asistido a una famosa escuela pública; y sus tradiciones aún se aferraban a él como prendas de vestir, con las cuales, en efecto, tienen mucho que ver.
Thus it was offensive to him even now to board a ship in the same dress in which he grappled her, and he still adhered in his walk to the school's distinguished slouch.
Por ello, incluso ahora le resultaba ofensivo abordar un barco con la misma ropa con la que lo asaltaba, y aún conservaba en su andar el distinguido arrastre de pies propio de su escuela.
Vocabulary
- paseaba
- Was walking or strolling leisurely
- pensativo
- Thoughtful, deep in thought or reflection
- por
- Through, by, or for; common preposition
- cubierta
- Ship's deck; outer covering of a surface
- hombre
- Man; adult male person
- insondable
- Unfathomable, impossible to fully understand or measure
- Era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- hora
- Hour or time; moment for something
- triunfo
- Triumph, victory, great success achieved
- había
- Had; auxiliary verb in past perfect tense
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- eliminado
- Eliminated, removed, or defeated permanently
- para
- For, in order to; purpose preposition
- siempre
- Always, forever, at all times
- camino
- Road, path, or way to somewhere
- todos
- All, every one; refers to an entire group
- demás
- The rest, the others, remaining people
- chicos
- Boys, kids, young people
- estaban
- Were; third person plural imperfect of estar
- calabozo
- Dungeon, jail cell, underground prison
- punto
- Point, moment; a punto de means about to
- caminar
- To walk, to move on foot
- tablón
- Plank; board used in walking the plank
- hazaña
- Feat, deed, remarkable or heroic achievement
- más
- More, most; comparative adverb
- siniestra
- Sinister, dark, ominous, or threatening
- desde
- Since, from; indicates starting point in time
- días
- Days; plural of día
- sometido
- Subjected, subdued, brought under control
- Barbacoa
- Barbecue; also a pirate character's nickname
- sabiendo
- Knowing; present participle of saber
- como
- As, like, how; comparison conjunction
- sabemos
- We know; first person plural of saber
- cuán
- How; used in exclamations or questions of degree
- vano
- Vain, futile, empty, without real substance
- tabernáculo
- Tabernacle; a temporary or sacred dwelling
- podríamos
- We could; conditional of poder
- sorprendernos
- To surprise ourselves; reflexive form of sorprender
- si
- If; conditional conjunction
- ahora
- Now, at this moment
- paseara
- Were to stroll; imperfect subjunctive of pasear
- paso
- Step, pace, stride while walking
- vacilante
- Wavering, hesitant, unsteady in movement
- henchido
- Swollen, puffed up, filled to excess
- vientos
- Winds; plural of viento
- éxito
- Success, achievement, favorable outcome
- Pero
- But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- euforia
- Euphoria, intense feeling of happiness or excitement
- seguía
- Followed, continued; imperfect of seguir
- ritmo
- Rhythm, pace, regular pattern of movement
- movimientos
- Movements, motions; plural of movimiento
- sombría
- Gloomy, dark, somber in mood or appearance
- mente
- Mind, intellect, mental faculty
- estaba
- Was; third person singular imperfect of estar
- profundamente
- Deeply, profoundly, to a great degree
- abatido
- Dejected, downcast, deeply discouraged or depressed
- menudo
- A menudo means often, frequently
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself
- encontraba
- Found himself; imperfect of encontrar reflexive
- así
- Thus, this way, like this
- cuando
- When; temporal conjunction
- meditaba
- Was meditating, reflecting deeply on something
- consigo
- With himself, with oneself; reflexive pronoun
- mismo
- Same, himself; emphasizing pronoun
- bordo
- A bordo means on board a ship
- barco
- Ship, boat, vessel for water travel
- quietud
- Stillness, quiet, calm, tranquility
- noche
- Night, nighttime hours of darkness
- porque
- Because; causal conjunction
- tan
- So, as; used in comparisons of degree
- terriblemente
- Terribly, dreadfully, to a terrible degree
- solo
- Alone, lonely, by oneself
- Este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- inescrutable
- Inscrutable, impossible to understand or interpret
- nunca
- Never, not ever at any time
- sentía
- Felt; third person singular imperfect of sentir
- rodeado
- Surrounded, encircled by others or things
- perros
- Dogs; plural of perro
- Eran
- Were; third person plural imperfect of ser
- socialmente
- Socially, in terms of social standing
- inferiores
- Inferior, lower in rank or status
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- verdadero
- True, real, genuine, authentic
- nombre
- Name; word used to identify a person
- Revelar
- To reveal, to disclose hidden information
- quién
- Who; interrogative or relative pronoun
- realmente
- Really, truly, in reality
- pondría
- Would put; conditional third person of poner
- incluso
- Even, including; adds emphasis or inclusion
- hoy
- Today, this present day
- llamas
- Flames; also second person of llamar
- país
- Country, nation, homeland
- pero
- But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- quienes
- Who, those who; plural relative pronoun
- leen
- Read; third person plural present of leer
- entre
- Between, among; positional preposition
- líneas
- Lines; leer entre líneas means read between lines
- ya
- Already, now, by now
- deben
- Must, should; third plural present of deber
- haber
- To have; auxiliary infinitive verb
- adivinado
- Guessed, figured out, divined correctly
- asistido
- Attended; past participle of asistir
- famosa
- Famous, well-known, celebrated widely
- escuela
- School; institution for learning and education
- pública
- Public; accessible to all, state-funded
- tradiciones
- Traditions; customs passed down through generations
- aún
- Still, yet, even now
- aferraban
- Clung, held tightly; imperfect of aferrarse
- prendas
- Garments, items of clothing
- vestir
- To dress, to wear clothing
- cuales
- Which; plural relative pronoun
- efecto
- Effect, result, consequence of something
- tienen
- Have, they have; third plural of tener
- mucho
- Much, a lot, greatly
- ver
- To see; also tener que ver means to do with
- Por
- For, by, because of; common preposition
- ello
- It, that; neuter pronoun referring to idea
- le
- Him, her, to him; indirect object pronoun
- resultaba
- Turned out, felt; imperfect of resultar
- ofensivo
- Offensive, insulting, causing displeasure
- abordar
- To board a ship; to approach or address
- misma
- Same; feminine form of mismo
- ropa
- Clothing, clothes, garments worn on body
- lo
- Him, it; masculine direct object pronoun
- asaltaba
- Assaulted, struck; imperfect of asaltar
- conservaba
- Kept, maintained; imperfect of conservar
- andar
- To walk, to go about; manner of walking
- distinguido
- Distinguished, refined, elegant in manner
- arrastre
- Dragging, shuffling; from arrastar, to drag
- pies
- Feet; plural of pie
- propio
- Own, proper; one's very own
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