Peter Pan — Page 12
That passionate breast no longer asked for life; but for one boon it craved: to see Peter show bad form before it was cold forever.
Aquel apasionado pecho ya no pedía la vida; pero anhelaba una sola gracia: ver a Peter dar muestras de mala conducta antes de enfriarse para siempre.
Abandoning the fight he rushed into the powder magazine and fired it.
Abandonando la lucha, se precipitó hacia el polvorín y le prendió fuego.
"In two minutes," he cried, "the ship will be blown to pieces."
«En dos minutos», gritó, «el barco saltará en pedazos».
Now, now, he thought, true form will show.
Ahora, ahora, pensó, se verá la verdadera conducta.
But Peter issued from the powder magazine with the shell in his hands, and calmly flung it overboard.
Pero Peter salió del polvorín con el proyectil en las manos y lo arrojó tranquilamente por la borda.
What sort of form was Hook himself showing?
¿Y qué clase de conducta mostraba el propio Garfio?
Misguided man though he was, we may be glad, without sympathising with him, that in the end he was true to the traditions of his race.
Aunque era un hombre equivocado, podemos alegrarnos, sin simpatizar con él, de que al final fue fiel a las tradiciones de su estirpe.
The other boys were flying around him now, flouting, scornful; and he staggered about the deck striking up at them impotently, his mind was no longer with them; it was slouching in the playing fields of long ago, or being sent up for good, or watching the wall-game from a famous wall.
Los otros chicos volaban ahora a su alrededor, burlándose, desdeñosos; y él tambaleaba por la cubierta golpeando hacia ellos con impotencia, su mente ya no estaba con ellos; andaba perezosamente por los campos de juego de antaño, o era enviado ante el rector con honores, o contemplaba el juego del muro desde un famoso muro.
And his shoes were right, and his waistcoat was right, and his tie was right, and his socks were right.
Y sus zapatos eran los correctos, y su chaleco era el correcto, y su corbata era la correcta, y sus calcetines eran los correctos.
James Hook, thou not wholly unheroic figure, farewell.
James Garfio, tú que no eres del todo una figura sin heroísmo, adiós.
For we have come to his last moment.
Pues hemos llegado a su último momento.
Seeing Peter slowly advancing upon him through the air with dagger poised, he sprang upon the bulwarks to cast himself into the sea.
Al ver a Peter avanzando lentamente hacia él por el aire con el puñal en ristre, saltó sobre la borda para arrojarse al mar.
Vocabulary
- Aquel
- That (demonstrative pronoun referring to distant thing)
- apasionado
- Passionate, intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- pecho
- Chest, the front part of the torso
- ya
- Already, now, or used for emphasis
- pedía
- Was asking for, requesting something from someone
- vida
- Life, the state of being alive
- pero
- But, used to introduce a contrast
- anhelaba
- Was longing or yearning deeply for something
- sola
- Alone, single, or only one
- gracia
- Grace, favor, or a kind gesture
- ver
- To see, to witness something visually
- dar
- To give, or to show or display something
- muestras
- Signs, samples, or demonstrations of something
- mala
- Bad, poor in quality or behavior
- conducta
- Conduct, behavior, manner of acting
- antes
- Before, previously in time
- enfriarse
- To cool down, to grow cold permanently
- siempre
- Always, at all times or forever
- Abandonando
- Abandoning, giving up on something entirely
- lucha
- Struggle, fight, or battle
- precipitó
- Rushed headlong, hurled oneself toward something
- hacia
- Toward, in the direction of
- polvorín
- Powder magazine, room storing explosive gunpowder
- prendió
- Set fire to, ignited something deliberately
- fuego
- Fire, flames produced by burning
- minutos
- Minutes, units of time equal to sixty seconds
- gritó
- Shouted, yelled out loudly
- barco
- Ship, a large vessel for water travel
- saltará
- Will jump, will explode or leap suddenly
- pedazos
- Pieces, fragments broken from a whole
- Ahora
- Now, at this present moment
- pensó
- Thought, had a particular idea or reflection
- verá
- Will see, will witness something
- verdadera
- True, real, or genuine
- Pero
- But, introduces a contrasting statement
- salió
- Came out, exited from a place
- proyectil
- Projectile, object fired or thrown with force
- manos
- Hands, the body parts at the end of arms
- arrojó
- Threw, hurled something forcefully
- tranquilamente
- Calmly, in a peaceful or composed manner
- borda
- Ship's side rail, edge of a vessel's deck
- clase
- Class, type, or kind of something
- mostraba
- Was showing, displaying a quality or trait
- propio
- Own, one's very own; typical or characteristic
- Aunque
- Although, even though, despite the fact
- hombre
- Man, an adult male human being
- equivocado
- Wrong, mistaken, in error about something
- podemos
- We can, we are able to do something
- alegrarnos
- To be glad, to rejoice about something
- sin
- Without, lacking something
- simpatizar
- To sympathize, to feel compassion toward someone
- final
- End, final moment or conclusion
- fiel
- Faithful, loyal, true to someone or something
- tradiciones
- Traditions, customs passed down through generations
- estirpe
- Lineage, ancestry, family stock or descent
- otros
- Others, the remaining ones or other people
- chicos
- Boys, kids, young males
- volaban
- Were flying, moving through the air
- alrededor
- Around, surrounding something or someone
- burlándose
- Mocking, making fun of someone or something
- desdeñosos
- Disdainful, showing contempt or scorn
- tambaleaba
- Was staggering, swaying unsteadily while moving
- cubierta
- Deck, the flat surface of a ship
- golpeando
- Hitting, striking repeatedly with force
- impotencia
- Helplessness, inability to act or control
- mente
- Mind, the thinking and reasoning faculty
- andaba
- Was wandering, walking about in a place
- perezosamente
- Lazily, in a slow or sluggish manner
- campos
- Fields, open areas of land or sports grounds
- juego
- Game, play, or sporting activity
- antaño
- In days of old, long ago in the past
- enviado
- Sent, dispatched to a place or person
- ante
- Before, in front of, in the presence of
- rector
- Headmaster, principal or head of an institution
- honores
- Honors, marks of respect or distinction earned
- contemplaba
- Was contemplating, gazing at or reflecting on
- muro
- Wall, a solid vertical structure or barrier
- desde
- From, since (preposition of time or place)
- famoso
- Famous, well-known or celebrated by many
- zapatos
- Shoes, footwear worn on the feet
- correctos
- Correct, proper, appropriate in style or manner
- chaleco
- Vest, a sleeveless garment worn over a shirt
- correcto
- Correct, right, proper, or appropriate
- corbata
- Necktie, a piece of cloth worn around the neck
- correcta
- Correct (feminine form), proper or appropriate
- calcetines
- Socks, garments worn on the feet inside shoes
- todo
- All, everything, every bit of something
- figura
- Figure, image, or embodiment of a quality
- heroísmo
- Heroism, the quality of being brave and noble
- adiós
- Goodbye, farewell expression when parting
- Pues
- Well, so then (discourse filler or connector)
- llegado
- Arrived, reached a destination or point
- último
- Last, final in a sequence or order
- momento
- Moment, a brief point or instant in time
- avanzando
- Advancing, moving forward toward something
- lentamente
- Slowly, at a low or unhurried speed
- aire
- Air, the invisible gas surrounding us
- puñal
- Dagger, a short pointed stabbing weapon
- ristre
- Rest position for a lance; at the ready
- saltó
- Jumped, leaped suddenly upward or forward
- sobre
- On, over, upon (preposition of position)
- arrojarse
- To throw oneself, to hurl oneself somewhere
- mar
- Sea, a large body of saltwater
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