Peter Pan Bilingual EPUB & Word List
J. M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy blends warm family narration with brisk adventure scenes suited to CEFR B1 learners. Read the opening two chapters below and download the bilingual EPUB or Anki flashcards.
- Original language
- English · J. M. Barrie
- First published
- 1911
- CEFR Level
- B1
- Public Domain & Translation Note
- Full original EPUB on Project Gutenberg
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Chapter 1 & 2 Bilingual Preview
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I · Peter Breaks ThroughI · Aparece Peter
Original · English
All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother.
Parallel translation
Todos los niños, excepto uno, crecen. Pronto saben que van a crecer, y Wendy lo supo de esta manera. Un día, cuando tenía dos años, estaba jugando en un jardín, arrancó otra flor y corrió con ella hacia su madre.
Original · English
Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, “Oh, why can’t you remain like this for ever!” This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up.
Parallel translation
La señora Darling se llevó la mano al corazón y exclamó: «¡Oh, por qué no podrás quedarte así para siempre!». Eso fue todo lo que hablaron del asunto, pero desde entonces Wendy supo que tenía que crecer.
II · The ShadowII · La sombra
Original · English
Mrs. Darling screamed, and, as if in answer to a bell, the door opened, and Nana entered, returned from her evening out. She growled and sprang at the boy, who leapt lightly through the window.
Parallel translation
La señora Darling gritó y, como en respuesta a una campanilla, la puerta se abrió y entró Nana, que regresaba de su tarde libre. Gruñó y se abalanzó sobre el muchacho, quien saltó ligeramente por la ventana.
Original · English
Again Mrs. Darling screamed, this time in distress for him, for she thought he was killed, and she ran down into the street to look for his little body, but it was not there; and she looked up, and in the black night she could see nothing but what she thought was a shooting star.
Parallel translation
De nuevo gritó la señora Darling, esta vez angustiada por él, pues pensó que se había matado, y bajó corriendo a la calle en busca de su cuerpecito, pero no estaba allí; miró hacia arriba y, en la noche negra, no vio más que lo que le pareció una estrella fugaz.
Core Vocabulary from Chapters 1 & 2
Key words and phrases in context from the opening chapters, ready to review or import into Anki.
| Word & Pronunciation | Meaning in Context | Sentence in Book |
|---|---|---|
| pluck/plʌk/v. | to pick or pull a flower or fruit from where it is growing | She was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother. |
| henceforth/ˌhensˈfɔːθ/adv. | from this time forward; starting now | This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up. |
| growl/ɡraʊl/v. | to make a low, threatening sound in the throat | She growled and sprang at the boy, who leapt lightly through the window. |
| leap/liːp/v. | to jump or spring quickly and lightly through the air | She growled and sprang at the boy, who leapt lightly through the window. |
| distress/dɪˈstres/n. | great worry, sorrow, or emotional pain | Again Mrs. Darling screamed, this time in distress for him, for she thought he was killed. |
| shooting star/ˈʃuːtɪŋ stɑːr/n. | a meteor seen as a bright streak of light across the night sky | In the black night she could see nothing but what she thought was a shooting star. |