Peter Pan — Page 3
But above all he retained the passion for good form.
Pero sobre todo conservaba la pasión por las buenas maneras.
Good form! However much he may have degenerated, he still knew that this is all that really matters.
¡Las buenas maneras! Por mucho que se hubiera degradado, aún sabía que eso es lo único que realmente importa.
From far within him he heard a creaking as of rusty portals, and through them came a stern tap-tap-tap, like hammering in the night when one cannot sleep.
Desde lo más profundo de su ser escuchó un chirrido como de portones oxidados, y a través de ellos llegó un severo toc-toc-toc, como martillazos en la noche cuando no se puede dormir.
"Have you been good form to-day?" was their eternal question.
«¿Has guardado las buenas maneras hoy?» era su pregunta eterna.
"Fame, fame, that glittering bauble, it is mine," he cried.
«La fama, la fama, ese reluciente juguete, es mía», exclamó.
"Is it quite good form to be distinguished at anything?" the tap-tap from his school replied.
«¿Es acaso de buenas maneras destacarse en algo?», respondió el toc-toc de su escuela.
"I am the only man whom Barbecue feared," he urged, "and Flint feared Barbecue."
«Soy el único hombre al que Barbacoa temía», insistió, «y Flint temía a Barbacoa».
"Barbecue, Flint—what house?" came the cutting retort.
«Barbacoa, Flint, ¿de qué casa?», llegó la cortante réplica.
Most disquieting reflection of all, was it not bad form to think about good form?
La reflexión más inquietante de todas: ¿no era de malos modales pensar en los buenos modales?
His vitals were tortured by this problem.
Sus entrañas eran torturadas por este problema.
It was a claw within him sharper than the iron one; and as it tore him, the perspiration dripped down his tallow countenance and streaked his doublet.
Era una garra dentro de él más afilada que la de hierro; y mientras lo desgarraba, el sudor le corría por su lívido rostro y le empapaba el jubón.
Ofttimes he drew his sleeve across his face, but there was no damming that trickle.
A menudo se pasaba la manga por la cara, pero no había manera de contener aquel hilo de sudor.
Ah, envy not Hook.
Ah, no envidies a Garfio.
There came to him a presentiment of his early dissolution.
Le sobrevino un presentimiento de su pronta muerte.
It was as if Peter's terrible oath had boarded the ship.
Era como si el terrible juramento de Peter hubiera abordado el barco.
Hook felt a gloomy desire to make his dying speech, lest presently there should be no time for it.
Garfio sintió un sombrío deseo de pronunciar su discurso de muerte, por temor a que en breve no hubiera tiempo para ello.
"Better for Hook," he cried, "if he had had less ambition!
«¡Mejor le hubiera ido a Garfio», exclamó, «si hubiera tenido menos ambición!
Vocabulary
- Pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but,' used to contrast ideas.
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'over,' or 'about.'
- todo
- Meaning 'everything' or 'all'; very common word.
- conservaba
- Past imperfect of conservar; he/she kept or maintained.
- pasión
- Strong enthusiasm or intense feeling toward something.
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'through.'
- buenas
- Feminine plural of bueno; meaning 'good' or 'fine.'
- maneras
- Plural noun meaning 'manners' or 'ways of behaving.'
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'through.'
- mucho
- Meaning 'much' or 'a lot'; indicates large quantity.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs.
- hubiera
- Past subjunctive of haber; used in hypothetical clauses.
- degradado
- Past participle meaning degraded, lowered in status or quality.
- aún
- Adverb meaning 'still' or 'even now.'
- sabía
- Past imperfect of saber; he/she knew something.
- eso
- Neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that thing.'
- lo
- Neuter article or direct object pronoun meaning 'it.'
- único
- Adjective meaning 'only' or 'unique'; sole thing.
- realmente
- Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly'; emphasizes truth.
- importa
- Third person singular of importar; means 'matters' or 'is important.'
- Desde
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'since' a point.
- más
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most.'
- profundo
- Adjective meaning 'deep' or 'profound'; great depth.
- ser
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to be'; permanent or essential states.
- escuchó
- Preterite of escuchar; he/she listened or heard.
- chirrido
- Noun meaning a creak, squeak, or shrill grating sound.
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'like,' 'as,' or 'how.'
- portones
- Plural of portón; large gates or heavy doors.
- oxidados
- Plural adjective meaning rusted or corroded by oxidation.
- través
- Used in 'a través de' meaning 'through' or 'across.'
- ellos
- Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them.'
- llegó
- Preterite of llegar; he/she/it arrived or reached.
- severo
- Adjective meaning 'severe,' 'strict,' or 'harsh.'
- martillazos
- Plural noun meaning heavy hammer blows or strikes.
- noche
- Noun meaning 'night'; the dark hours after sunset.
- cuando
- Conjunction meaning 'when'; introduces time clauses.
- puede
- Third person singular of poder; means 'can' or 'is able.'
- dormir
- Infinitive meaning 'to sleep'; common everyday verb.
- Has
- Second person singular of haber; used in present perfect.
- guardado
- Past participle of guardar; meaning 'kept' or 'saved.'
- hoy
- Adverb meaning 'today'; refers to the current day.
- era
- Imperfect tense of ser; meaning 'was' or 'used to be.'
- pregunta
- Noun meaning 'question'; something asked to get information.
- eterna
- Feminine adjective meaning 'eternal' or 'everlasting.'
- fama
- Noun meaning 'fame' or 'reputation'; public renown.
- ese
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'that.'
- reluciente
- Adjective meaning 'shining,' 'gleaming,' or 'sparkling.'
- juguete
- Noun meaning 'toy'; an object used for play.
- mía
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'mine'; first person feminine.
- exclamó
- Preterite of exclamar; he/she exclaimed or cried out.
- acaso
- Adverb meaning 'perhaps' or used in rhetorical questions.
- destacarse
- Reflexive infinitive meaning 'to stand out' or 'excel.'
- algo
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'something' or 'anything.'
- respondió
- Preterite of responder; he/she responded or answered.
- escuela
- Noun meaning 'school'; a place for learning and education.
- Soy
- First person singular of ser; means 'I am.'
- hombre
- Noun meaning 'man'; an adult male person.
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el,' meaning 'to the.'
- temía
- Imperfect of temer; he/she feared or was afraid.
- insistió
- Preterite of insistir; he/she insisted or persisted.
- qué
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'; used in questions.
- casa
- Noun meaning 'house' or 'home'; a dwelling place.
- cortante
- Adjective meaning 'cutting,' 'sharp,' or 'biting.'
- réplica
- Noun meaning 'reply,' 'retort,' or 'sharp response.'
- reflexión
- Noun meaning 'reflection' or 'thought'; deep consideration.
- inquietante
- Adjective meaning 'disturbing,' 'unsettling,' or 'worrying.'
- todas
- Feminine plural meaning 'all' or 'every one of them.'
- malos
- Masculine plural of malo; meaning 'bad' or 'poor.'
- modales
- Plural noun meaning 'manners'; social behavioral norms.
- pensar
- Infinitive meaning 'to think' or 'to reflect on.'
- buenos
- Masculine plural of bueno; meaning 'good' ones.
- entrañas
- Plural noun meaning 'entrails,' 'guts,' or inner depths.
- eran
- Imperfect of ser; third person plural meaning 'were.'
- torturadas
- Past participle meaning 'tortured' or 'tormented greatly.'
- este
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'; near the speaker.
- problema
- Noun meaning 'problem' or 'issue'; a difficult situation.
- Era
- Imperfect of ser; meaning 'it was' or 'used to be.'
- garra
- Noun meaning 'claw' or 'talon'; sharp gripping appendage.
- dentro
- Adverb or preposition meaning 'inside' or 'within.'
- afilada
- Feminine adjective meaning 'sharp' or 'honed to a point.'
- hierro
- Noun meaning 'iron'; a strong metal material.
- mientras
- Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as'; simultaneous actions.
- desgarraba
- Imperfect of desgarrar; was tearing or ripping apart.
- sudor
- Noun meaning 'sweat' or 'perspiration'; bodily moisture.
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him,' 'to her.'
- corría
- Imperfect of correr; meaning 'was running' or 'flowing.'
- lívido
- Adjective meaning 'livid,' 'pale,' or 'ashen in color.'
- rostro
- Noun meaning 'face' or 'countenance'; a person's visage.
- empapaba
- Imperfect of empapar; was soaking or drenching completely.
- jubón
- Noun meaning 'doublet'; a historical close-fitting jacket.
- menudo
- Used in 'a menudo' meaning 'often' or 'frequently.'
- pasaba
- Imperfect of pasar; was passing or running across.
- manga
- Noun meaning 'sleeve'; part of a shirt or jacket.
- cara
- Noun meaning 'face'; the front part of the head.
- había
- Imperfect of haber; meaning 'there was' or 'had.'
- manera
- Noun meaning 'way,' 'manner,' or 'method of doing.
- contener
- Infinitive meaning 'to contain,' 'hold back,' or 'restrain.'
- aquel
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' for distant objects.
- hilo
- Noun meaning 'thread' or 'trickle'; thin flowing stream.
- envidies
- Subjunctive of envidiar; meaning 'you envy' in commands.
- Le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him,' 'to her.'
- sobrevino
- Preterite of sobrevenir; it suddenly came upon or overcame.
- presentimiento
- Noun meaning 'premonition' or 'foreboding'; bad feeling ahead.
- pronta
- Feminine adjective meaning 'imminent,' 'soon,' or 'quick.'
- muerte
- Noun meaning 'death'; the end of life.
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if'; introduces conditional clauses.
- terrible
- Adjective meaning 'terrible,' 'dreadful,' or 'frightening.'
- juramento
- Noun meaning 'oath' or 'solemn vow'; sworn promise.
- abordado
- Past participle of abordar; boarded or confronted directly.
- barco
- Noun meaning 'ship' or 'boat'; a watercraft vessel.
- sintió
- Preterite of sentir; he/she felt or experienced emotionally.
- sombrío
- Adjective meaning 'gloomy,' 'dark,' or 'somber in mood.'
- deseo
- Noun meaning 'desire' or 'wish'; strong want for something.
- pronunciar
- Infinitive meaning 'to pronounce' or 'to deliver a speech.'
- discurso
- Noun meaning 'speech' or 'discourse'; formal address.
- temor
- Noun meaning 'fear' or 'dread'; feeling of anxiety.
- breve
- Adjective meaning 'brief' or 'short'; limited in duration.
- tiempo
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'; very common word.
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to,' or 'toward.'
- ello
- Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'; refers to abstract concepts.
- Mejor
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'better' or 'best.'
- ido
- Past participle of ir; meaning 'gone' or 'having left.'
- tenido
- Past participle of tener; meaning 'had' or 'possessed.'
- menos
- Adverb meaning 'less' or 'fewer'; indicates smaller amount.
- ambición
- Noun meaning 'ambition'; strong desire for success or power.
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