A Tale of Two Cities — Page 1
The Period
O Período
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
Era o melhor dos tempos, era o pior dos tempos, era a era da sabedoria, era a era da tolice, era a época da crença, era a época da incredulidade, era a estação da Luz, era a estação das Trevas, era a primavera da esperança, era o inverno do desespero, tínhamos tudo diante de nós, não tínhamos nada diante de nós, íamos todos diretamente para o Céu, íamos todos diretamente pelo outro caminho -- em suma, o período era tão semelhante ao período atual que algumas das suas autoridades mais barulhentas insistiam em que fosse recebido, para o bem ou para o mal, apenas no grau superlativo de comparação.
There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France.
Havia um rei com um queixo proeminente e uma rainha com um rosto simples, no trono da Inglaterra; havia um rei com um queixo proeminente e uma rainha com um rosto belo, no trono da França.
In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever.
Em ambos os países era mais claro do que o cristal para os senhores das reservas estatais de pães e peixes que as coisas em geral estavam resolvidas para sempre.
It was the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five.
Era o ano do Senhor de mil setecentos e setenta e cinco.
Spiritual revelations were conceded to England at that favoured period, as at this.
Revelações espirituais eram concedidas à Inglaterra naquele período favorecido, como neste.
Mrs. Southcott had recently attained her five-and-twentieth blessed birthday, of whom a prophetic private in the Life Guards had heralded the sublime appearance by announcing that arrangements were made for the swallowing up of London and Westminster.
A senhora Southcott havia recentemente completado o seu vigésimo quinto abençoado aniversário, cuja sublime aparição havia sido anunciada por um profético soldado raso da Guarda Real, que proclamou que estavam sendo feitos arranjos para o engolimento de Londres e Westminster.
Vocabulary
- Período
- A span or duration of time
- Era
- A long distinct period of history
- melhor
- Better or best; superior in quality
- tempos
- Plural of tempo; times or periods
- era
- Third-person singular imperfect of ser: was
- pior
- Worse or worst; inferior in quality
- sabedoria
- Wisdom; deep knowledge and good judgment
- tolice
- Foolishness; a silly or stupid act
- época
- An era or particular period in time
- crença
- Belief; acceptance that something is true
- incredulidade
- Incredulity; inability or refusal to believe
- estação
- Season of the year or a station
- Luz
- Light; visible illumination or brightness
- Trevas
- Darkness; absence of light or knowledge
- primavera
- Spring; the season after winter
- esperança
- Hope; feeling of desire and expectation
- inverno
- Winter; the coldest season of the year
- desespero
- Despair; complete loss of hope
- tínhamos
- We had; first-person plural imperfect of ter
- tudo
- Everything; all things without exception
- diante
- Before or in front of something
- nós
- We or us; first-person plural pronoun
- não
- No or not; negation in Portuguese
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all
- íamos
- We were going; imperfect of ir
- todos
- Everyone or all; referring to all people
- diretamente
- Directly; in a straight or immediate manner
- Céu
- Heaven or sky; above the earth
- outro
- Other or another; a different one
- caminho
- Path, road, or way to somewhere
- suma
- Sum or summary; used in em suma: in short
- período
- A span or duration of time
- tão
- So or as; used in comparisons
- semelhante
- Similar or alike; resembling something else
- atual
- Current or present; happening right now
- algumas
- Some; an unspecified number of things
- autoridades
- Authorities; people or bodies with power
- mais
- More; greater in quantity or degree
- barulhentas
- Noisy or loud; making a lot of sound
- insistiam
- They insisted; imperfect of insistir
- fosse
- Were; past subjunctive of ser or ir
- recebido
- Received; past participle of receber
- bem
- Well; in a good or satisfactory manner
- mal
- Badly or evil; in a poor manner
- apenas
- Only or just; nothing more than that
- grau
- Degree or grade; level of measurement
- superlativo
- Superlative; the highest degree of comparison
- comparação
- Comparison; examining similarities and differences
- Havia
- There was or there were; imperfect of haver
- rei
- King; male monarch ruling a country
- queixo
- Chin; lower part of the face
- proeminente
- Prominent or protruding; standing out noticeably
- rainha
- Queen; female monarch or king's wife
- rosto
- Face; the front part of the head
- simples
- Simple or plain; not complex or elaborate
- trono
- Throne; ceremonial seat of a monarch
- Inglaterra
- England; country in the United Kingdom
- havia
- There was; imperfect tense of haver
- belo
- Beautiful or lovely; pleasing to the senses
- França
- France; country in Western Europe
- ambos
- Both; referring to two things together
- países
- Countries; nations with defined territories
- claro
- Clear or light; obvious or bright
- cristal
- Crystal; clear transparent mineral or glass
- senhores
- Gentlemen or lords; plural respectful address
- reservas
- Reserves; stored supplies kept for later
- estatais
- State-owned; belonging to the government
- pães
- Breads; plural of pão, baked food
- peixes
- Fish; plural of peixe, aquatic animals
- coisas
- Things; objects, matters, or affairs generally
- geral
- General; applying broadly to most cases
- estavam
- They were; imperfect of estar
- resolvidas
- Resolved or settled; past participle of resolver
- sempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- ano
- Year; a period of twelve months
- Senhor
- Lord or Mister; respectful title for men
- mil
- Thousand; the number 1000
- setecentos
- Seven hundred; the number 700
- setenta
- Seventy; the number 70
- cinco
- Five; the number 5
- Revelações
- Revelations; disclosures of divine or secret truths
- espirituais
- Spiritual; relating to the spirit or religion
- eram
- They were; third-person plural imperfect of ser
- concedidas
- Granted or conceded; past participle of conceder
- naquele
- In that; contraction of em + aquele
- favorecido
- Favored or privileged; past participle of favorecer
- como
- As, like, or how; used for comparison
- neste
- In this; contraction of em + este
- senhora
- Lady or Mrs.; respectful address for women
- recentemente
- Recently; not long ago in time
- completado
- Completed; past participle of completar
- seu
- His, her, or its; possessive pronoun
- vigésimo
- Twentieth; ordinal number for twenty
- quinto
- Fifth; ordinal number for five
- abençoado
- Blessed; past participle of abençoar
- aniversário
- Anniversary or birthday; annual commemoration
- cuja
- Whose; feminine relative possessive pronoun
- sublime
- Sublime; of great excellence or spiritual quality
- aparição
- Apparition or appearance; a ghostly manifestation
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- anunciada
- Announced; past participle of anunciar
- profético
- Prophetic; relating to or like a prophet
- soldado
- Soldier; a person who serves in an army
- raso
- Low-ranking or shallow; plain without distinction
- Guarda
- Guard; a person who protects or watches
- Real
- Royal; relating to a king or queen
- proclamou
- Proclaimed; announced officially and publicly
- sendo
- Being; present participle of ser
- feitos
- Made or done; past participle of fazer
- arranjos
- Arrangements; plans or preparations made in advance
- engolimento
- Swallowing or absorption; act of engulfing something
- Londres
- London; capital city of England and UK
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