Peter Pan — Page 13
They could not understand this, and a cold fear fell upon all the three of them.
No podían entender esto, y un frío temor se apoderó de los tres.
"Mother!" Wendy cried.
—¡Mamá! —gritó Wendy.
"That's Wendy," she said, but still she was sure it was the dream.
—Es Wendy —dijo ella, pero aún estaba segura de que era el sueño.
"Mother!"
—¡Mamá!
"That's John," she said.
—Es John —dijo ella.
"Mother!" cried Michael.
—¡Mamá! —gritó Michael.
He knew her now.
Ahora la reconocía.
"That's Michael," she said, and she stretched out her arms for the three little selfish children they would never envelop again.
—Es Michael —dijo ella, y extendió los brazos hacia los tres pequeños y egoístas niños a quienes pensaba que jamás volvería a abrazar.
Yes, they did, they went round Wendy and John and Michael, who had slipped out of bed and run to her.
Y sí lo hizo, rodeó a Wendy, a John y a Michael, quienes habían saltado de la cama y corrido hacia ella.
"George, George!" she cried when she could speak; and Mr. Darling woke to share her bliss, and Nana came rushing in.
—¡George, George! —gritó cuando pudo hablar; y el señor Darling despertó para compartir su dicha, y Nana entró corriendo.
There could not have been a lovelier sight; but there was none to see it except a little boy who was staring in at the window.
No podría haber habido una escena más hermosa; pero no había nadie que la contemplara excepto un niño pequeño que miraba fijamente por la ventana.
He had had ecstasies innumerable that other children can never know; but he was looking through the window at the one joy from which he must be for ever barred.
Él había conocido innumerables éxtasis que otros niños jamás podrán conocer; pero miraba a través de la ventana la única alegría que le estaría vedada para siempre.
Vocabulary
- No
- No; negation or refusal.
- podían
- They could; past tense of poder (to be able).
- entender
- To understand; to comprehend or grasp meaning.
- esto
- This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
- un
- A or one; masculine indefinite article.
- frío
- Cold; low temperature or absence of warmth.
- temor
- Fear; a feeling of anxiety or dread.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself or themselves.
- de
- Of; preposition indicating possession or relationship.
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- tres
- Three; the number 3.
- Mamá
- Mom or mother; female parent.
- gritó
- She cried out or screamed; past tense of gritar.
- Es
- It is; present tense of ser (to be).
- dijo
- He/she said; past tense of decir (to say).
- ella
- She or her; feminine personal pronoun.
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
- aún
- Still or yet; continuing up to a moment.
- estaba
- Was; past tense of estar (to be).
- segura
- Sure or certain; confident about something.
- que
- That or which; relative or subordinate conjunction.
- era
- Was; past tense of ser (to be).
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- sueño
- Dream or sleep; nocturnal visions or slumber.
- Ahora
- Now; at this present time or moment.
- la
- The or her; feminine singular definite article.
- reconocía
- Recognized or acknowledged; past tense of reconocer.
- extendió
- Extended or stretched out; past tense of extender.
- brazos
- Arms; limbs extending from shoulders.
- hacia
- Toward or towards; preposition showing direction.
- pequeños
- Small or little; of minor size or importance.
- egoístas
- Selfish; concerned only with oneself.
- niños
- Children or boys; young persons or male youth.
- quienes
- Who or whom; relative pronoun for persons.
- pensaba
- Thought or believed; past tense of pensar.
- jamás
- Never; at no time or not ever.
- volvería
- Would return; conditional tense of volver.
- abrazar
- To embrace or hug; to hold in one's arms.
- sí
- Yes or self; affirmative response or reflexive.
- lo
- It or him; masculine singular direct object.
- hizo
- He/she did or made; past tense of hacer.
- rodeó
- Surrounded or encircled; past tense of rodear.
- habían
- Had; past perfect tense of haber.
- saltado
- Jumped or leaped; past participle of saltar.
- cama
- Bed; furniture for sleeping or resting.
- corrido
- Run or raced; past participle of correr.
- cuando
- When; at what time or during which.
- pudo
- Could or was able; past tense of poder.
- hablar
- To speak or talk; to communicate verbally.
- señor
- Sir or mister; title for a man.
- despertó
- Awakened or woke up; past tense of despertar.
- para
- For or in order to; preposition of purpose.
- compartir
- To share; to divide or use jointly.
- su
- His, her, or their; possessive adjective.
- dicha
- Happiness or joy; state of being glad.
- entró
- Entered or came in; past tense of entrar.
- corriendo
- Running; present participle of correr.
- podría
- Could or might; conditional tense of poder.
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb for past tenses.
- habido
- Had or been; past participle of haber.
- una
- A or one; feminine indefinite article.
- escena
- Scene; a view or dramatic moment.
- más
- More or most; greater in quantity or degree.
- hermosa
- Beautiful or lovely; pleasing to the eye.
- había
- There was or had; past tense of haber.
- nadie
- Nobody or no one; not any person.
- excepto
- Except; with exclusion or omission of.
- niño
- Child or boy; young male person.
- pequeño
- Small or little; of minor size.
- miraba
- Looked or gazed; past tense of mirar.
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