Peter Pan — Page 6
Darling knew it, yet he sometimes wondered uneasily whether the neighbours talked.
Darling lo sapeva, eppure a volte si chiedeva con inquietudine se i vicini parlassero.
He had his position in the city to consider.
Doveva tenere in considerazione la sua posizione in città.
Nana also troubled him in another way.
Nana lo turbava anche in un altro modo.
He had sometimes a feeling that she did not admire him.
A volte aveva la sensazione che lei non lo ammirasse.
"I know she admires you tremendously, George," Mrs. Darling would assure him, and then she would sign to the children to be specially nice to father.
«So che ti ammira moltissimo, George,» lo rassicurava la signora Darling, e poi faceva cenno ai bambini di essere particolarmente gentili con il papà.
Lovely dances followed, in which the only other servant, Liza, was sometimes allowed to join.
Seguivano deliziose danze, alle quali a volte era permesso partecipare anche all'unica altra domestica, Liza.
Such a midget she looked in her long skirt and maid's cap, though she had sworn, when engaged, that she would never see ten again.
Sembrava così piccola con la sua gonna lunga e la cuffia da cameriera, sebbene avesse giurato, quando era stata assunta, che non avrebbe mai più avuto meno di dieci anni.
The gaiety of those romps!
La gaiezza di quelle baldorie!
And gayest of all was Mrs. Darling, who would pirouette so wildly that all you could see of her was the kiss, and then if you had dashed at her you might have got it.
E la più allegra di tutti era la signora Darling, che piroettava così frenetica mente che l'unica cosa che si riusciva a vedere di lei era il bacio, e se le si fosse corsi incontro di slancio forse lo si sarebbe catturato.
There never was a simpler happier family until the coming of Peter Pan.
Non era mai esistita una famiglia più semplice e felice, fino all'arrivo di Peter Pan.
Mrs. Darling first heard of Peter when she was tidying up her children's minds.
La signora Darling sentì parlare di Peter per la prima volta mentre riordinava la mente dei suoi bambini.
It is the nightly custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day.
È l'abitudine notturna di ogni buona madre, dopo che i suoi bambini si sono addormentati, frugare nelle loro menti e rimettere le cose a posto per il mattino seguente, ricollocando nei loro posti appropriati i molti oggetti che si sono spostati durante il giorno.
If you could keep awake (but of course you can't) you would see your own mother doing this, and you would find it very interesting to watch her.
Se riusciste a restare svegli (ma naturalmente non ci riuscite) vedreste la vostra stessa madre fare questo, e trovereste molto interessante osservarla.
It is quite like tidying up drawers.
È proprio come mettere in ordine i cassetti.
Vocabulary
- sapeva
- knew; understood (past tense of sapere)
- eppure
- yet; nevertheless; and yet
- volte
- times; occasions; instances
- si
- herself; himself; oneself (reflexive pronoun)
- chiedeva
- asked; wondered (imperfect tense of chiedere)
- con
- with; accompanied by
- inquietudine
- restlessness; uneasiness; anxiety or worry
- se
- if; whether
- vicini
- neighbors; nearby people or persons
- parlassero
- might speak; would speak (subjunctive imperfect)
- Doveva
- had to; was supposed to (imperfect of dovere)
- tenere
- to keep; to hold; to maintain
- considerazione
- consideration; regard; respect or attention
- sua
- her; her own (feminine possessive pronoun)
- posizione
- position; status; social standing or rank
- città
- city; town; urban area
- turbava
- disturbed; troubled; upset (imperfect of turbare)
- anche
- also; too; as well
- altro
- other; another; else
- modo
- way; manner; method; mode
- aveva
- had; possessed (imperfect of avere)
- sensazione
- sensation; feeling; impression or sense
- lei
- her; she (feminine personal pronoun)
- ammirasse
- might admire; would admire (subjunctive imperfect)
- ammira
- admires; looks up to (present tense)
- moltissimo
- very much; greatly; extremely; a lot
- rassicurava
- reassured; assured (imperfect of rassicurare)
- signora
- lady; woman; madam; Mrs.
- poi
- then; afterwards; later on
- faceva
- made; did (imperfect of fare)
- cenno
- sign; gesture; signal; hint
- bambini
- children; boys and girls; kids
- essere
- to be; to exist; fundamental verb
- particolarmente
- particularly; especially; specifically; notably
- gentili
- kind; polite; courteous; gracious people
- papà
- father; dad; papa
- Seguivano
- followed; ensued (imperfect of seguire)
- deliziose
- delightful; delicious; charming; lovely
- danze
- dances; dancing; dance performances or events
- permesso
- allowed; permitted; granted permission
- partecipare
- to participate; to take part; join
- unica
- unique; only; sole; one and only
- domestica
- domestic; household maid; female servant
- Sembrava
- seemed; appeared (imperfect of sembrare)
- così
- so; thus; in this way; like this
- piccola
- small; little; tiny; petite
- gonna
- skirt; dress skirt; long skirt
- lunga
- long; lengthy; extended in length
- cuffia
- cap; bonnet; maid's cap; headpiece
- cameriera
- maid; chambermaid; housemaid; female servant
- sebbene
- although; though; even though
- avesse
- had; might have (subjunctive imperfect of avere)
- giurato
- sworn; vowed; made an oath
- quando
- when; at the time that; whenever
- stata
- been; was (feminine past participle of essere)
- assunta
- hired; employed; taken on; engaged
- avrebbe
- would have (conditional of avere)
- mai
- never; ever; at any time
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