A Tale of Two Cities — Page 2
Whenever the leader made this rattle, the passenger started, as a nervous passenger might, and was disturbed in mind.
Sempre que o líder fazia aquele barulho, o passageiro se sobressaltava, como um passageiro nervoso poderia fazer, e ficava perturbado em seu íntimo.
There was a steaming mist in all the hollows, and it had roamed in its forlornness up the hill, like an evil spirit, seeking rest and finding none.
Havia uma névoa fumegante em todas as depressões do terreno, e ela havia vagado em sua desolação morro acima, como um espírito maligno, em busca de repouso sem encontrá-lo.
A clammy and intensely cold mist, it made its slow way through the air in ripples that visibly followed and overspread one another, as the waves of an unwholesome sea might do.
Uma névoa úmida e intensamente fria, ela abria seu lento caminho pelo ar em ondulações que visivelmente se seguiam e se sobrepunham umas às outras, como poderiam fazer as ondas de um mar insalubre.
It was dense enough to shut out everything from the light of the coach-lamps but these its own workings, and a few yards of road; and the reek of the labouring horses steamed into it, as if they had made it all.
Era densa o suficiente para encobrir tudo à luz das lanternas da carruagem, exceto seus próprios movimentos e alguns metros de estrada; e o fedor dos cavalos em esforço se exalava dentro dela, como se eles a tivessem criado por inteiro.
Two other passengers, besides the one, were plodding up the hill by the side of the mail.
Dois outros passageiros, além daquele, subiam penosamente o morro ao lado da mala-posta.
All three were wrapped to the cheekbones and over the ears, and wore jack-boots.
Os três estavam envoltos até os ossos das bochechas e acima das orelhas, e usavam botas de cano alto.
Not one of the three could have said, from anything he saw, what either of the other two was like; and each was hidden under almost as many wrappers from the eyes of the mind, as from the eyes of the body, of his two companions.
Nenhum dos três poderia ter dito, pelo que via, como era qualquer um dos outros dois; e cada um estava oculto sob quase tantas camadas aos olhos da mente quanto aos olhos do corpo de seus dois companheiros.
In those days, travellers were very shy of being confidential on a short notice, for anybody on the road might be a robber or in league with robbers.
Naqueles dias, os viajantes eram muito cautelosos quanto a confiar em alguém com pouco aviso, pois qualquer pessoa na estrada poderia ser um ladrão ou estar em conluio com ladrões.
Vocabulary
- Sempre
- Always; at all times or every occasion
- que
- That; which or what in relative clauses
- líder
- Leader; person who guides or directs others
- fazia
- Made; did or was doing in past tense
- aquele
- That; distant demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- barulho
- Noise; loud or unpleasant sound
- passageiro
- Passenger; person traveling in a vehicle
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself or himself/herself
- como
- Like; as or in the manner of something
- um
- A; one or indefinite article masculine
- nervoso
- Nervous; anxious or relating to nerves
- poderia
- Could; might or would be able to
- fazer
- Make; do or perform an action
- ficava
- Remained; stayed or became in past tense
- perturbado
- Disturbed; troubled or upset emotionally
- em
- In; inside or within a location
- seu
- His; her or your possessive adjective
- íntimo
- Intimate; innermost or very personal
- Havia
- There was; existed or was present
- uma
- A; one or indefinite article feminine
- névoa
- Mist; light fog or haze
- todas
- All; every one of feminine plural
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article
- depressões
- Depressions; low areas or sunken places
- do
- Of the; contraction of de and o
- terreno
- Terrain; ground or land area
- ela
- She; feminine third person pronoun
- havia
- Had; there was or existed previously
- sua
- Her; its or your feminine possessive
- morro
- Hill; elevated landform or small mountain
- acima
- Above; over or higher than something
- espírito
- Spirit; ghost or supernatural being
- maligno
- Evil; malicious or harmful in nature
- busca
- Search; looking for or seeking something
- de
- Of; from or indicating possession
- repouso
- Rest; relaxation or period of inactivity
- sem
- Without; lacking or not having something
- encontrá-lo
- Find it; discover or meet it
- Uma
- A; one or feminine indefinite article
- úmida
- Damp; moist or humid feminine form
- intensamente
- Intensely; with great strength or force
- fria
- Cold; low temperature or cool feminine
- abria
- Opened; was opening in past tense
- lento
- Slow; moving without speed or quickly
- caminho
- Way; path or road for traveling
- pelo
- Hair; through or by the
- ar
- Air; atmospheric gas for breathing
- seguiam
- Followed; came after or went along
- umas
- Some; certain ones feminine plural
- às
- To the; feminine plural contraction
- outras
- Others; the rest or remaining feminine
- poderiam
- Could; might or would be able to
- ondas
- Waves; moving swells in water or air
- mar
- Sea; large body of salt water
- Era
- Was; existed or being in past tense
- densa
- Dense; thick or closely packed together
- suficiente
- Sufficient; enough or adequate amount
- para
- For; to or in order to
- encobrir
- Cover; conceal or hide from view
- tudo
- Everything; all things or the whole
- luz
- Light; illumination or brightness
- das
- Of the; feminine plural contraction
- lanternas
- Lanterns; portable lights or lamps
- da
- Of the; feminine singular contraction
- carruagem
- Carriage; horse-drawn passenger vehicle
- exceto
- Except; excluding or with exception
- seus
- His; its or your masculine possessive
- próprios
- Own; belonging to oneself
- movimentos
- Movements; actions of moving or motion
- alguns
- Some; a few or certain ones
- metros
- Meters; units of length measurement
- estrada
- Road; way or path for traveling
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