A Study in Scarlet — Page 9
ha!" he cried, clapping his hands, and looking as delighted as a child with a new toy. "What do you think of that?"
ha!" ele gritou, batendo palmas, e parecendo tão encantado quanto uma criança com um brinquedo novo. "O que você acha disso?"
"It seems to be a very delicate test," I remarked.
"Parece ser um teste muito delicado", eu observei.
"Beautiful! beautiful! The old Guiacum test was very clumsy and uncertain.
"Magnífico! magnífico! O antigo teste de Guáiaco era muito grosseiro e incerto.
So is the microscopic examination for blood corpuscles.
O mesmo se aplica ao exame microscópico de corpúsculos sanguíneos.
The latter is valueless if the stains are a few hours old.
Este último não tem valor se as manchas tiverem algumas horas.
Now, this appears to act as well whether the blood is old or new.
Agora, este parece funcionar igualmente bem, seja o sangue velho ou novo.
Had this test been invented, there are hundreds of men now walking the earth who would long ago have paid the penalty of their crimes."
Se este teste tivesse sido inventado, há centenas de homens que hoje andam pela terra e que há muito teriam pagado pela pena dos seus crimes."
"Indeed!" I murmured.
"De facto!" eu murmurei.
"Criminal cases are continually hinging upon that one point.
"Os casos criminais dependem continuamente desse único ponto.
A man is suspected of a crime months perhaps after it has been committed.
Um homem é suspeito de um crime meses depois, talvez, de este ter sido cometido.
His linen or clothes are examined, and brownish stains discovered upon them.
A sua roupa interior ou as suas roupas são examinadas, e manchas acastanhadas são descobertas nelas.
Are they blood stains, or mud stains, or rust stains, or fruit stains, or what are they?
São manchas de sangue, ou manchas de lama, ou manchas de ferrugem, ou manchas de fruta, ou o que são elas?
That is a question which has puzzled many an expert, and why?
Essa é uma questão que tem intrigado muitos especialistas, e porquê?
Because there was no reliable test.
Porque não havia nenhum teste fiável.
Now we have the Sherlock Holmes' test, and there will no longer be any difficulty."
Agora temos o teste de Sherlock Holmes, e já não haverá qualquer dificuldade."
His eyes fairly glittered as he spoke, and he put his hand over his heart and bowed as if to some applauding crowd conjured up by his imagination.
Os seus olhos brilharam intensamente enquanto falava, e ele colocou a mão sobre o coração e curvou-se como se estivesse diante de uma multidão a aplaudir evocada pela sua imaginação.
"You are to be congratulated," I remarked, considerably surprised at his enthusiasm.
"É de lhe dar os parabéns", eu observei, consideravelmente surpreendido com o seu entusiasmo.
"There was the case of Von Bischoff at Frankfort last year.
"Houve o caso de Von Bischoff em Francoforte no ano passado.
Vocabulary
- ele
- He; masculine singular personal pronoun.
- gritou
- Shouted; past tense of gritar.
- batendo
- Clapping; hitting; present participle of bater.
- palmas
- Claps; applause; plural of palma.
- parecendo
- Seeming; appearing; present participle of parecer.
- tão
- So; such; to such a degree.
- encantado
- Enchanted; delighted; charmed.
- quanto
- How much; as much as; how many.
- uma
- A; an; feminine singular indefinite article.
- criança
- Child; young boy or girl.
- com
- With; accompanied by; in company of.
- um
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article.
- brinquedo
- Toy; plaything for entertainment or amusement.
- novo
- New; recently made or acquired.
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun.
- você
- You; formal or informal second-person pronoun.
- acha
- Think; find; believes; third person present tense.
- disso
- Of that; about that; concerning that.
- Parece
- Seems; appears; looks like.
- ser
- To be; to exist; fundamental verb.
- teste
- Test; examination; trial or experiment.
- muito
- Very; much; a lot; greatly.
- delicado
- Delicate; tender; requiring careful handling.
- eu
- I; first-person singular personal pronoun.
- observei
- Observed; noticed; watched; past tense of observar.
- Magnífico
- Magnificent; splendid; grand; excellent.
- antigo
- Ancient; old; from previous time.
- de
- Of; from; indicating possession or origin.
- era
- Was; past tense of ser.
- grosseiro
- Crude; rough; coarse; not refined.
- incerto
- Uncertain; unsure; doubtful; not definite.
- mesmo
- Same; even; self; very.
- se
- If; whether; oneself; reflexive pronoun.
- aplica
- Applies; uses; puts into practice.
- ao
- To the; to; contraction of a+o.
- exame
- Examination; inspection; careful study.
- microscópico
- Microscopic; visible only under microscope.
- corpúsculos
- Corpuscles; small particles or bodies.
- Este
- This; this one; this thing here.
- último
- Last; final; most recent one.
- não
- No; not; negation; denial.
- tem
- Has; have; possesses; third person present.
- valor
- Value; worth; importance; courage.
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article.
- manchas
- Stains; spots; marks on surface.
- tiverem
- Have; future subjunctive of ter.
- algumas
- Some; a few; certain; several.
- horas
- Hours; time units of sixty minutes.
- Agora
- Now; at present; at this moment.
- este
- This; this one; this thing here.
- parece
- Seems; appears; looks like.
- funcionar
- To function; to work; to operate.
- igualmente
- Equally; in the same way; likewise.
- bem
- Well; good; properly; nicely.
- seja
- Be; subjunctive of ser; may be.
- sangue
- Blood; red fluid circulating in body.
- velho
- Old; ancient; aged; not young.
- ou
- Or; alternative; one or other.
- Se
- If; whether; conditional; oneself.
- tivesse
- Had; past subjunctive of ter.
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser.
- inventado
- Invented; created; devised; discovered.
- há
- Ago; there is; there are.
- centenas
- Hundreds; groups of one hundred.
- homens
- Men; male human beings; people.
- hoje
- Today; on this day; currently.
- andam
- Walk; go about; travel on foot.
- pela
- By the; through the; per.
- terra
- Earth; land; ground; soil.
- teriam
- Would have; conditional perfect of ter.
- pagado
- Paid; past participle of pagar.
- pena
- Penalty; punishment; pity; feather.
- dos
- Of the; from the; masculine plural.
- seus
- His; her; their; possessive pronoun.
- crimes
- Crimes; serious offenses against law.
- De
- Of; from; indicating origin or possession.
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