A Room with a View — Page 3
He was probably trying to become acquainted with them before they got into the swim.
Ele estava provavelmente tentando se familiarizar com elas antes que entrassem na agitação.
So she assumed a dazed expression when he spoke to her, and then said: "A view? Oh, a view! How delightful a view is!"
Então ela assumiu uma expressão atordoada quando ele lhe falou, e então disse: "Uma vista? Oh, uma vista! Que deliciosa é uma vista!"
"This is my son," said the old man; "his name's George. He has a view too."
"Este é meu filho", disse o velho; "seu nome é George. Ele também tem uma vista."
"Ah," said Miss Bartlett, repressing Lucy, who was about to speak.
"Ah", disse Miss Bartlett, contendo Lucy, que estava prestes a falar.
"What I mean," he continued, "is that you can have our rooms, and we'll have yours. We'll change."
"O que quero dizer", ele continuou, "é que vocês podem ficar com os nossos quartos, e nós ficamos com os de vocês. Faremos a troca."
The better class of tourist was shocked at this, and sympathized with the new-comers.
Os turistas de classe mais elevada ficaram chocados com isso, e simpatizaram com os recém-chegados.
Miss Bartlett, in reply, opened her mouth as little as possible, and said "Thank you very much indeed; that is out of the question."
Miss Bartlett, em resposta, abriu a boca o mínimo possível, e disse: "Muito obrigada; isso está fora de questão."
"Why?" said the old man, with both fists on the table.
"Por quê?" disse o velho, com ambos os punhos sobre a mesa.
"Because it is quite out of the question, thank you."
"Porque está completamente fora de questão, obrigada."
"You see, we don't like to take—" began Lucy. Her cousin again repressed her.
"Veja bem, não gostamos de aceitar—" começou Lucy. Sua prima a conteve novamente.
"But why?" he persisted. "Women like looking at a view; men don't."
"Mas por quê?" ele insistiu. "As mulheres gostam de contemplar uma vista; os homens não."
And he thumped with his fists like a naughty child, and turned to his son, saying, "George, persuade them!"
E ele bateu com os punhos como uma criança travessa, e se virou para o filho, dizendo: "George, convença-as!"
"It's so obvious they should have the rooms," said the son. "There's nothing else to say."
"É tão óbvio que elas deveriam ficar com os quartos", disse o filho. "Não há mais nada a dizer."
He did not look at the ladies as he spoke, but his voice was perplexed and sorrowful.
Ele não olhou para as senhoras enquanto falava, mas sua voz estava perplexa e triste.
Vocabulary
- estava
- es-TAH-vah — Past imperfect of 'estar'; was (being/doing).
- provavelmente
- pro-VAH-vel-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning probably or most likely.
- tentando
- ten-TAN-doo — Gerund of 'tentar'; trying or attempting something.
- se
- see — Reflexive pronoun meaning himself, herself, or oneself.
- familiarizar
- fah-mee-lee-ah-ree-ZAR — To familiarize or make oneself acquainted with something.
- antes
- AN-ches — Adverb or preposition meaning before or previously.
- entrassem
- en-TRAHS-sen — Past subjunctive of 'entrar'; that they might enter.
- agitação
- ah-zhee-tah-SOWN — Noun meaning agitation, commotion, or bustling activity.
- Então
- en-TOWN — Adverb or conjunction meaning then, so, or therefore.
- assumiu
- ah-soo-MEE-oo — Past tense of 'assumir'; took on or assumed an expression.
- expressão
- ex-preh-SOWN — Noun meaning expression, look, or facial appearance.
- atordoada
- ah-tor-DOO-ah-dah — Adjective meaning stunned, dazed, or bewildered.
- lhe
- lyee — Indirect object pronoun meaning to him, to her, or to you.
- falou
- fah-LOH — Past tense of 'falar'; spoke or talked to someone.
- disse
- DEE-see — Past tense of 'dizer'; said or told someone something.
- vista
- VEES-tah — Noun meaning view, sight, or visual scene.
- deliciosa
- deh-lee-see-OH-zah — Adjective meaning delicious, delightful, or wonderful.
- filho
- FEEL-yoo — Noun meaning son or male child.
- velho
- VEL-yoo — Adjective or noun meaning old or an old person.
- nome
- NOH-mee — Noun meaning name or given name of a person.
- contendo
- kon-TEN-doo — Gerund of 'conter'; holding back or restraining someone.
- prestes
- PRES-ches — Adjective meaning about to or on the verge of doing.
- falar
- fah-LAR — Infinitive verb meaning to speak or to talk.
- quero
- KEH-roo — First person present of 'querer'; I want or I wish.
- dizer
- dee-ZER — Infinitive verb meaning to say or to tell.
- continuou
- kon-tee-NOO-oh — Past tense of 'continuar'; continued speaking or doing.
- vocês
- voh-SEYS — Second person plural pronoun meaning you all.
- podem
- POH-den — Third person plural present of 'poder'; can or are able.
- ficar
- fee-KAR — Infinitive meaning to stay, remain, or become.
- quartos
- KWAR-toos — Plural noun meaning rooms or bedrooms.
- ficamos
- fee-KAH-moos — First person plural of 'ficar'; we stay or we remain.
- Faremos
- fah-REH-moos — Future tense first person plural of 'fazer'; we will do.
- troca
- TROH-kah — Noun meaning exchange, swap, or trade between parties.
- turistas
- too-REES-tahs — Plural noun meaning tourists or traveling visitors.
- classe
- KLAHS-see — Noun meaning class, social rank, or category.
- elevada
- eh-leh-VAH-dah — Adjective meaning elevated, high, or upper level.
- chocados
- shoh-KAH-doos — Adjective meaning shocked, appalled, or scandalized.
- simpatizaram
- sim-pah-tee-ZAH-ron — Past tense of 'simpatizar'; they sympathized with others.
- recém-chegados
- reh-SEN sheh-GAH-doos — Compound noun meaning newcomers or recently arrived people.
- resposta
- hes-POS-tah — Noun meaning response, answer, or reply.
- abriu
- ah-BREE-oo — Past tense of 'abrir'; opened something such as a mouth.
- boca
- BOH-kah — Noun meaning mouth, the oral opening of a face.
- mínimo
- MEE-nee-moo — Adjective or noun meaning minimum, least, or smallest amount.
- possível
- poh-SEE-vel — Adjective meaning possible or capable of happening.
- Muito
- MWEE-too — Adverb or adjective meaning very, much, or a lot.
- obrigada
- oh-bree-GAH-dah — Expression of thanks meaning thank you (feminine speaker).
- fora
- FOH-rah — Adverb or preposition meaning out, outside, or beyond.
- questão
- kes-TOWN — Noun meaning question, matter, or issue under discussion.
- quê
- keh — Interrogative pronoun meaning what, used in questions.
- ambos
- AM-boos — Pronoun meaning both, referring to two people or things.
- punhos
- POON-yoos — Plural noun meaning fists or wrists of the hand.
- mesa
- MEH-zah — Noun meaning table, a flat-surfaced piece of furniture.
- Porque
- por-KEE — Conjunction meaning because, giving reason or explanation.
- completamente
- kom-pleh-tah-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning completely, totally, or entirely.
- Veja
- VEH-zhah — Imperative of 'ver'; look, see, or take notice.
- bem
- ben — Adverb meaning well, good, or properly.
- gostamos
- gos-TAH-moos — First person plural of 'gostar'; we like or enjoy.
- aceitar
- ah-say-TAR — Infinitive meaning to accept, receive, or agree to something.
- começou
- koh-meh-SOH — Past tense of 'começar'; started or began something.
- prima
- PREE-mah — Noun meaning female cousin or close female relative.
- conteve
- kon-TEH-vee — Past tense of 'conter'; held back or restrained someone.
- novamente
- noh-vah-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning again, once more, or anew.
- insistiu
- in-sees-TEE-oo — Past tense of 'insistir'; insisted or persisted firmly.
- mulheres
- mool-YEH-res — Plural noun meaning women or adult females.
- gostam
- GOS-ton — Third person plural of 'gostar'; they like or enjoy.
- contemplar
- kon-tem-PLAR — Infinitive meaning to contemplate, gaze at, or observe.
- homens
- OH-mens — Plural noun meaning men or adult males.
- bateu
- bah-TEH-oo — Past tense of 'bater'; struck, hit, or knocked something.
- criança
- kree-AN-sah — Noun meaning child or young person.
- travessa
- trah-VEH-sah — Adjective meaning naughty, mischievous, or playfully troublesome.
- virou
- vee-ROH — Past tense of 'virar'; turned toward or faced someone.
- dizendo
- dee-ZEN-doo — Gerund of 'dizer'; saying or telling while doing something.
- convença-as
- kon-VEN-sah-ahs — Imperative of 'convencer'; convince them (feminine plural).
- óbvio
- OB-vee-oo — Adjective meaning obvious, clear, or self-evident.
- deveriam
- deh-veh-REE-on — Conditional of 'dever'; they should or ought to do.
- há
- ah — Present tense of 'haver'; there is or there are.
- nada
- NAH-dah — Pronoun or noun meaning nothing or not anything.
- olhou
- ol-YOH — Past tense of 'olhar'; looked at or glanced toward.
- senhoras
- sen-YOR-ahs — Plural noun meaning ladies or formal term for women.
- enquanto
- en-KWAN-too — Conjunction meaning while or during the time that.
- falava
- fah-LAH-vah — Imperfect of 'falar'; was speaking or used to speak.
- voz
- voz — Noun meaning voice or tone of speaking.
- perplexa
- per-PLEKS-ah — Adjective meaning perplexed, confused, or puzzled (feminine).
- triste
- TREES-chee — Adjective meaning sad, sorrowful, or melancholy.
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