Peter Pan — Page 5
Wendy would have preferred a more permanent arrangement; and it seemed to her that spring would be long in coming; but this promise sent Peter away quite gay again.
Wendy habría preferido un arreglo más permanente; y le parecía que la primavera tardaría mucho en llegar; pero esta promesa hizo que Peter se marchara bastante alegre de nuevo.
He had no sense of time, and was so full of adventures that all I have told you about him is only a halfpenny-worth of them.
No tenía ningún sentido del tiempo, y estaba tan lleno de aventuras que todo lo que les he contado sobre él es apenas una pequeña parte de ellas.
I suppose it was because Wendy knew this that her last words to him were these rather plaintive ones:
Supongo que fue porque Wendy sabía esto que sus últimas palabras para él fueron estas, bastante lastimeras:
"You won't forget me, Peter, will you, before spring cleaning time comes?"
«No me olvidarás, Peter, ¿verdad?, antes de que llegue la época de la limpieza de primavera.»
Of course Peter promised; and then he flew away.
Por supuesto que Peter lo prometió; y luego se marchó volando.
He took Mrs. Darling's kiss with him.
Se llevó consigo el beso de la señora Darling.
The kiss that had been for no one else, Peter took quite easily.
El beso que no había sido para nadie más, Peter lo tomó con toda facilidad.
Funny.
Curioso.
But she seemed satisfied.
Pero ella parecía satisfecha.
Of course all the boys went to school; and most of them got into Class III, but Slightly was put first into Class IV and then into Class V.
Por supuesto que todos los niños fueron a la escuela; y la mayoría de ellos entraron en la Clase III, pero a Slightly lo pusieron primero en la Clase IV y luego en la Clase V.
Class I is the top class.
La Clase I es la clase más alta.
Before they had attended school a week they saw what goats they had been not to remain on the island; but it was too late now, and soon they settled down to being as ordinary as you or me or Jenkins minor.
Antes de que llevaran una semana en la escuela, se dieron cuenta de qué tontos habían sido por no haberse quedado en la isla; pero ya era demasiado tarde, y pronto se conformaron con ser tan ordinarios como usted, o yo, o Jenkins el menor.
It is sad to have to say that the power to fly gradually left them.
Es triste tener que decir que el poder de volar los fue abandonando poco a poco.
Vocabulary
- habría
- Conditional form of 'haber'; would have.
- preferido
- Preferred; past participle of preferir.
- arreglo
- Arrangement, agreement, or solution to a problem.
- permanente
- Permanent; lasting for a long time indefinitely.
- parecía
- Seemed or appeared; imperfect tense of parecer.
- primavera
- Spring; the season between winter and summer.
- tardaría
- Would take long; conditional form of tardar.
- llegar
- To arrive or to come to a place.
- promesa
- Promise; a commitment to do something.
- hizo
- Made or caused; preterite form of hacer.
- marchara
- To leave or go away; past subjunctive of marchar.
- bastante
- Quite, fairly, or enough; indicating sufficient degree.
- alegre
- Happy, cheerful; feeling or showing joy.
- ningún
- No, none, or not any; negative adjective.
- sentido
- Sense, feeling, or meaning of something.
- tiempo
- Time or weather; depends on context.
- lleno
- Full; completely filled with something.
- aventuras
- Adventures; exciting or unusual experiences and events.
- contado
- Told or counted; past participle of contar.
- apenas
- Barely, hardly, or just; indicating a small degree.
- parte
- Part or portion of a whole thing.
- Supongo
- I suppose or I guess; first person of suponer.
- sabía
- Knew; imperfect tense of saber indicating knowledge.
- últimas
- Last or final; feminine plural form of último.
- palabras
- Words; units of language used in communication.
- lastimeras
- Pitiful, sorrowful; evoking sadness or compassion in others.
- olvidarás
- You will forget; future tense of olvidar.
- verdad
- Truth; also used as a tag question meaning 'right?'
- antes
- Before; indicating something occurs earlier in time.
- llegue
- Arrives; present subjunctive form of llegar.
- época
- Era, time, or season; a specific period of time.
- limpieza
- Cleaning or cleanliness; the act of making things clean.
- supuesto
- Of course; assumed or taken for granted as true.
- prometió
- Promised; preterite form of prometer.
- luego
- Then, later, or soon; indicating subsequent time.
- marchó
- Left or departed; preterite form of marchar.
- volando
- Flying; gerund of volar indicating ongoing flight.
- llevó
- Took or carried away; preterite form of llevar.
- consigo
- With himself/herself/itself; reflexive form of 'con sí'.
- beso
- Kiss; a touch with the lips as affection.
- señora
- Mrs. or madam; respectful title for a woman.
- nadie
- Nobody, no one; referring to absence of any person.
- tomó
- Took; preterite form of tomar indicating an action.
- facilidad
- Ease or facility; the quality of being easy.
- Curioso
- Curious or strange; something interesting or unusual.
- satisfecha
- Satisfied, content; feeling pleased with a result.
- niños
- Children or boys; young people in general.
- escuela
- School; an institution where children receive education.
- mayoría
- Majority; more than half of a group.
- entraron
- Entered; preterite plural form of entrar.
- Clase
- Class or grade level in a school setting.
- pusieron
- Put or placed; preterite plural form of poner.
- primero
- First; ordinal number indicating the initial position.
- clase
- Class or classroom; group of students at same level.
- alta
- High or upper; feminine form of alto.
- Antes
- Before; indicating a prior time or earlier event.
- llevaran
- Took or carried; past subjunctive plural of llevar.
- semana
- Week; a period of seven consecutive days.
- dieron
- Gave or realized; preterite plural form of dar.
- cuenta
- Account or realization; 'darse cuenta' means to realize.
- tontos
- Foolish or silly; lacking in good judgment.
- haberse
- Having oneself; reflexive infinitive form of haber.
- quedado
- Stayed or remained; past participle of quedar.
- isla
- Island; a land mass surrounded by water.
- ya
- Already, now, or no longer depending on context.
- demasiado
- Too much or too; exceeding a desired amount.
- tarde
- Late; after the expected or appropriate time.
- pronto
- Soon or quickly; in a short period of time.
- conformaron
- Settled for or accepted; preterite of conformarse.
- ordinarios
- Ordinary or common; not special or extraordinary.
- usted
- You; formal second person singular pronoun.
- menor
- Younger, lesser, or smaller; comparative form of pequeño.
- triste
- Sad; feeling or expressing sorrow or unhappiness.
- decir
- To say or tell; infinitive of the verb decir.
- poder
- To be able to; infinitive indicating ability or power.
- volar
- To fly; to move through the air with wings.
- abandonando
- Abandoning or leaving behind; gerund of abandonar.
- poco
- Little or a bit; indicating a small quantity or degree.
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