A Room with a View — Page 4

English → Pt Chapter I Level 6/10

Lucy, too, was perplexed; but she saw that they were in for what is known as "quite a scene," and she had an odd feeling that whenever these ill-bred tourists spoke the contest widened and deepened till it dealt, not with rooms and views, but with—well, with something quite different, whose existence she had not realized before.

Lucy também estava perplexa; mas ela viu que estavam prestes a ter o que se conhece como "uma cena de arromba", e ela tinha a estranha sensação de que sempre que esses turistas mal-educados falavam, a disputa se alargava e se aprofundava até tratar, não de quartos e vistas, mas de — bem, de algo bem diferente, cuja existência ela não havia percebido antes.

Now the old man attacked Miss Bartlett almost violently: Why should she not change?

Agora o velho atacou a Miss Bartlett de forma quase violenta: Por que ela não deveria trocar?

What possible objection had she?

Que objeção possível ela poderia ter?

They would clear out in half an hour.

Eles desocupariam o quarto em meia hora.

Miss Bartlett, though skilled in the delicacies of conversation, was powerless in the presence of brutality.

A Miss Bartlett, embora habilidosa nas delicadezas da conversa, era impotente diante da brutalidade.

It was impossible to snub any one so gross.

Era impossível desdenhar de alguém tão grosseiro.

Her face reddened with displeasure.

Seu rosto corou de desgosto.

She looked around as much as to say, "Are you all like this?"

Ela olhou ao redor como se dissesse: "Vocês todos são assim?"

And two little old ladies, who were sitting further up the table, with shawls hanging over the backs of the chairs, looked back, clearly indicating "We are not; we are genteel."

E duas velhinhas, que estavam sentadas mais acima à mesa, com xales pendurados no encosto das cadeiras, olharam de volta, indicando claramente: "Nós não somos; nós somos distintas."

"Eat your dinner, dear," she said to Lucy, and began to toy again with the meat that she had once censured.

"Coma o seu jantar, querida", disse ela a Lucy, e começou a brincar novamente com a carne que ela havia censurado antes.

Lucy mumbled that those seemed very odd people opposite.

Lucy murmurou que aquelas pessoas do outro lado pareciam muito estranhas.

"Eat your dinner, dear. This pension is a failure. To-morrow we will make a change."

"Coma o seu jantar, querida. Esta pensão é um fracasso. Amanhã faremos uma mudança."

Hardly had she announced this fell decision when she reversed it.

Mal havia ela anunciado esta funesta decisão quando a reverteu.

The curtains at the end of the room parted, and revealed a clergyman, stout but attractive, who hurried forward to take his place at the table, cheerfully apologizing for his lateness.

As cortinas no fundo da sala se abriram e revelaram um clérigo, robusto mas atraente, que se apressou a tomar o seu lugar à mesa, pedindo alegremente desculpas pelo seu atraso.

Vocabulary

também: Also; as well; in addition to something else.
estava: Was; past tense of estar in third person singular.
perplexa: Perplexed; confused; bewildered or uncertain about something.
mas: But; however; used to contrast two ideas or statements.
ela: She; her; feminine third person singular pronoun.
viu: Saw; past tense of ver in third person singular.
que: That; which; what; relative or demonstrative pronoun.
estavam: Were; past tense of estar in third person plural.
prestes: About to; on the verge of; ready or prepared for.
ter: To have; to possess; infinitive form of auxiliary verb.
se: Reflexive pronoun; oneself; used for reflexive verb actions.
conhece: Knows; knows each other; third person singular present tense.
como: How; like; as; used to introduce comparisons or questions.
uma: A; an; feminine indefinite article in Portuguese.
cena: Scene; a view or spectacle; a moment or situation.
de: Of; from; preposition showing possession or origin.
tinha: Had; past tense of ter in third person singular.
estranha: Strange; odd; unusual; surprising or unfamiliar to someone.
sensação: Sensation; feeling; a physical or emotional perception or impression.
sempre: Always; ever; at all times or consistently.
esses: Those; these; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
turistas: Tourists; travelers visiting a place for leisure purposes.
mal-educados: Ill-mannered; rude; impolite; lacking proper social etiquette.
falavam: Spoke; talked; past tense of falar in plural.
disputa: Dispute; argument; disagreement or conflict between parties.
alargava: Widened; enlarged; made broader or more extensive.
aprofundava: Deepened; made deeper; increased depth or intensity of something.
até: Until; up to; as far as; to the point of.
tratar: To treat; to deal with; to handle a situation.
não: Not; no; used to negate statements or answer negatively.
quartos: Rooms; quarters; divided portions or living spaces.
vistas: Views; sights; perspectives or scenic outlooks visible from somewhere.
bem: Well; good; satisfactorily; in a proper or fitting manner.
algo: Something; anything; an unspecified thing or matter.
diferente: Different; distinct; not the same as something else.
cuja: Whose; of which; relative possessive pronoun feminine.
existência: Existence; being; the state of living or existing.
havia: Had; there was; past tense of haver; existence.
percebido: Perceived; noticed; became aware of something previously.
antes: Before; previously; in time prior to something else.
Agora: Now; at this present time; at the current moment.
velho: Old; aged; advanced in years or long-established.
atacou: Attacked; assaulted; began offensive action against someone.
forma: Form; shape; manner; way; method of doing something.
quase: Almost; nearly; very close to happening or being.
violenta: Violent; forceful; intense; characterized by physical force.
Por: For; because of; used to indicate reason or cause.
deveria: Should; ought to; conditional obligation in Portuguese.
trocar: To exchange; to switch; to replace with something else.
Que: What; which; interrogative pronoun used in questions.
objeção: Objection; opposition; statement of disagreement or disapproval.
possível: Possible; feasible; able to happen or be done.
poderia: Could; might; conditional past tense of poder.
Eles: They; them; masculine plural personal pronoun.
desocupariam: Would vacate; would leave empty; conditional future action.
quarto: Room; quarter; bedroom or fourth part of something.
em: In; into; at; preposition indicating location or position.
meia: Half; stocking; middle; fifty percent of something.
hora: Hour; time period of sixty minutes; moment.
embora: Although; even though; despite; used for concession.
habilidosa: Skillful; dexterous; talented; showing great ability at something.
nas: In the; on the; preposition with feminine plural.
delicadezas: Delicacies; subtleties; fine or refined qualities of politeness.
da: Of the; from the; feminine singular preposition combination.
conversa: Conversation; talk; discussion between two or more people.
era: Was; past tense of ser in third person singular.
impotente: Powerless; helpless; unable to produce desired effect.
diante: Before; in front of; in the presence of something.
brutalidade: Brutality; cruelty; savageness; quality of being harsh.
Era: Was; it was; past tense of ser in third person.
impossível: Impossible; cannot happen; not able to be done.
desdenhar: To scorn; to disdain; to treat with contempt.
alguém: Someone; somebody; anybody; unspecified human being.
tão: So; such; to such a degree or extent.
grosseiro: Rude; coarse; vulgar; uncouth; lacking refinement or manners.
Seu: Your; his; her; possessive adjective or pronoun.

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