A Study in Scarlet — Page 12
We left him working among his chemicals, and we walked together towards my hotel.
Deixámo-lo trabalhando entre os seus produtos químicos, e caminhamos juntos em direção ao meu hotel.
"By the way," I asked suddenly, stopping and turning upon Stamford, "how the deuce did he know that I had come from Afghanistan?"
"A propósito", perguntei de repente, parando e me virando para Stamford, "como diabo ele sabia que eu tinha vindo do Afeganistão?"
My companion smiled an enigmatical smile.
O meu companheiro sorriu um sorriso enigmático.
"That's just his little peculiarity," he said.
"É apenas a sua pequena peculiaridade", disse ele.
"A good many people have wanted to know how he finds things out."
"Muitas pessoas já quiseram saber como ele descobre as coisas."
"Oh! a mystery is it?" I cried, rubbing my hands.
"Oh! é um mistério?" exclamei, esfregando as mãos.
"This is very piquant.
"Isto é muito piquante.
I am much obliged to you for bringing us together.
Estou muito agradecido por nos ter apresentado.
'The proper study of mankind is man,' you know."
'O verdadeiro estudo da humanidade é o homem', como se sabe."
"You must study him, then," Stamford said, as he bade me good-bye.
"Então deve estudá-lo", disse Stamford, ao despedir-se de mim.
"You'll find him a knotty problem, though.
"Vai descobrir que ele é um problema difícil, no entanto.
I'll wager he learns more about you than you about him.
Aposto que ele aprende mais sobre você do que você sobre ele.
Good-bye."
Adeus."
"Good-bye," I answered, and strolled on to my hotel, considerably interested in my new acquaintance.
"Adeus", respondi, e segui a passo tranquilo até ao meu hotel, consideravelmente interessado no meu novo conhecido.
Vocabulary
- Deixámo-lo
- We left him behind
- trabalhando
- Working; engaged in labor or activity
- entre
- Between; among; in the midst of
- os
- The; plural masculine definite article
- seus
- His, her, its, their; possessive pronoun
- produtos
- Products; things produced or manufactured
- químicos
- Chemical; relating to chemistry or substances
- caminhamos
- We walked; we journeyed on foot
- juntos
- Together; in company with one another
- em
- In; at; on; expressing location or position
- direção
- Direction; way toward a particular place
- ao
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o'
- meu
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- hotel
- Hotel; establishment providing lodging and meals
- propósito
- Purpose; intention; reason for doing something
- perguntei
- I asked; I questioned; I inquired
- de
- Of; from; expressing possession or origin
- repente
- Suddenly; unexpectedly; all of a sudden
- parando
- Stopping; ceasing motion or action
- me
- Me; myself; first person object pronoun
- virando
- Turning; rotating or changing direction
- para
- For; to; toward; in order to
- como
- How; like; as; in what manner
- diabo
- Devil; demon; used as an exclamation
- ele
- He; him; third person masculine pronoun
- sabia
- Knew; understood; was aware of facts
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun
- eu
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- tinha
- Had; possessed; was in possession of
- vindo
- Come; arrived; past participle of vir
- do
- From the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'
- companheiro
- Companion; friend; colleague; associate
- sorriu
- Smiled; formed a smile on face
- um
- A; an; one; indefinite article
- sorriso
- Smile; facial expression showing pleasure
- enigmático
- Enigmatic; mysterious; difficult to understand
- apenas
- Only; merely; just; nothing more than
- sua
- His, her, its, your; possessive adjective
- pequena
- Small; little; of limited size or extent
- peculiaridade
- Peculiarity; oddity; distinctive characteristic or trait
- disse
- Said; spoke; uttered words or speech
- Muitas
- Many; numerous; a large quantity of
- pessoas
- People; persons; human beings; individuals
- já
- Already; previously; at some past time
- quiseram
- Wanted; desired; wished for something
- saber
- Know; understand; to have knowledge of
- descobre
- Discovers; finds out; reveals; uncovers
- as
- The; plural feminine definite article
- coisas
- Things; objects; matters; items or subjects
- mistério
- Mystery; something unknown or not understood
- exclamei
- I exclaimed; I cried out loudly
- esfregando
- Rubbing; scrubbing; applying friction to surface
- mãos
- Hands; plural of mão; human extremities
- Isto
- This; this thing; this matter or fact
- muito
- Very; much; to a great extent
- piquante
- Piquant; interesting; engaging; stimulating to mind
- Estou
- I am; first person present of estar
- agradecido
- Grateful; thankful; appreciative of kindness
- por
- For; by; through; expressing cause or reason
- nos
- Us; ourselves; first person plural pronoun
- ter
- Have; to possess; to own something
- apresentado
- Introduced; presented; made known formally
- verdadeiro
- True; real; genuine; authentic; not false
- estudo
- Study; research; investigation; examination of topic
- da
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'a'
- humanidade
- Humanity; mankind; human beings collectively
- homem
- Man; adult male human; mankind in general
- se
- If; in case that; conditional conjunction
- Então
- Then; at that time; therefore; thus
- deve
- Must; should; ought to; has obligation
- estudá-lo
- Study it; examine it; investigate it carefully
- despedir-se
- Say goodbye; take leave; bid farewell
- mim
- Me; myself; first person object pronoun
- Vai
- Go; will go; third person future
- descobrir
- Discover; find out; reveal; uncover something
- problema
- Problem; difficulty; matter requiring resolution
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