A Tale of Two Cities — Page 4
Daring burglaries by armed men, and highway robberies, took place in the capital itself every night;
Assaltos ousados por homens armados e roubos nas estradas aconteciam na própria capital todas as noites;
families were publicly cautioned not to go out of town without removing their furniture to upholsterers' warehouses for security;
as famílias eram publicamente aconselhadas a não sair da cidade sem antes transferir seus móveis para os armazéns dos estofadores, por segurança;
the highwayman in the dark was a City tradesman in the light, and, being recognised and challenged by his fellow-tradesman whom he stopped in his character of "the Captain," gallantly shot him through the head and rode away;
o salteador das estradas na escuridão era um comerciante da cidade à luz do dia, e, ao ser reconhecido e confrontado pelo seu colega comerciante a quem havia parado em seu papel de "o Capitão", galantemente lhe atirou na cabeça e fugiu a cavalo;
the mail was waylaid by seven robbers, and the guard shot three dead, and then got shot dead himself by the other four, "in consequence of the failure of his ammunition:" after which the mail was robbed in peace;
a mala-posta foi emboscada por sete ladrões, e o guarda matou três deles a tiros, sendo então ele próprio morto pelos outros quatro, "em consequência do esgotamento de sua munição": após o que a mala-posta foi roubada em paz;
that magnificent potentate, the Lord Mayor of London, was made to stand and deliver on Turnham Green, by one highwayman, who despoiled the illustrious creature in sight of all his retinue;
aquele magnífico potentado, o Lorde Prefeito de Londres, foi obrigado a parar e entregar seus bens em Turnham Green, por um único salteador, que despojou a ilustre criatura diante de toda a sua comitiva;
prisoners in London gaols fought battles with their turnkeys, and the majesty of the law fired blunderbusses in among them, loaded with rounds of shot and ball;
prisioneiros nas cadeias de Londres travaram batalhas com seus carcereiros, e a majestade da lei disparou trabucos entre eles, carregados com rajadas de chumbo e bala;
thieves snipped off diamond crosses from the necks of noble lords at Court drawing-rooms;
ladrões arrancaram cruzes de diamante dos pescoços de nobres lordes nos salões da Corte;
musketeers went into St. Giles's, to search for contraband goods, and the mob fired on the musketeers, and the musketeers fired on the mob, and nobody thought any of these occurrences much out of the common way.
mosqueteiros foram até St. Giles's para buscar mercadorias contrabandeadas, e a populaça atirou nos mosqueteiros, e os mosqueteiros atiraram na populaça, e ninguém considerou nenhum desses acontecimentos muito fora do comum.
Vocabulary
- Assaltos
- ah-SAL-tohs — Physical attacks or robberies committed against people
- ousados
- oh-ZAH-dohs — Bold, daring, or audacious in behavior
- por
- pohr — By, for, or through; common preposition
- homens
- OH-mehns — Men; adult male human beings
- armados
- ar-MAH-dohs — Armed; carrying weapons such as guns
- e
- ee — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- roubos
- ROH-bohs — Thefts or robberies of property from others
- nas
- nahz — In the; contraction of em plus as
- estradas
- ehs-TRAH-dahs — Roads or highways used for travel
- aconteciam
- ah-kon-teh-SEE-ahm — Were happening or occurring regularly
- na
- nah — In the; contraction of em plus a
- própria
- PROH-pree-ah — Own or very; emphasizing identity or self
- capital
- kah-pee-TAL — Capital city of a country or region
- todas
- TOH-dahs — All or every; feminine plural form
- as
- ahz — The; feminine plural definite article
- noites
- NOY-chehs — Nights; the period of darkness after sunset
- famílias
- fah-MEE-lee-ahz — Families; groups of related people living together
- eram
- EH-rahm — Were; past tense of ser, to be
- publicamente
- poo-blee-kah-MEN-chee — Publicly; openly before the general population
- aconselhadas
- ah-kon-seh-LYAH-dahs — Advised or counseled; given official guidance
- a
- ah — To or at; common Portuguese preposition
- não
- nowng — No or not; basic negation word
- sair
- sah-EER — To go out or leave a place
- da
- dah — From the; contraction of de plus a
- cidade
- see-DAH-djee — City; an urban settlement or municipality
- sem
- sehng — Without; indicating absence of something
- antes
- AN-chehs — Before; prior to a time or action
- transferir
- trans-feh-REER — To transfer or move something to another place
- seus
- SEH-ooz — His, her, their, or your possessive pronoun
- móveis
- MOH-vehys — Furniture; movable household items and belongings
- para
- PAH-rah — To, for, or toward; directional preposition
- os
- ohs — The; masculine plural definite article
- armazéns
- ar-mah-ZEHNS — Warehouses or storage facilities for goods
- dos
- dohs — Of the; contraction of de plus os
- segurança
- seh-goo-RAN-sah — Safety or security; protection from danger
- o
- oh — The; masculine singular definite article
- das
- dahz — Of the; contraction of de plus as
- escuridão
- ehs-koo-ree-DOWNG — Darkness; absence of light at night
- era
- EH-rah — Was; past imperfect of ser, to be
- um
- oong — A or one; masculine indefinite article
- comerciante
- koh-mer-see-AN-chee — Merchant or trader who sells goods commercially
- à
- ah — At the; contraction of a plus a
- luz
- looz — Light; visible illumination from sun or lamp
- do
- doh — Of the; contraction of de plus o
- dia
- JEE-ah — Day; the period of daylight hours
- ao
- ow — To the; contraction of a plus o
- ser
- sehr — To be; infinitive of permanent state verb
- reconhecido
- reh-kon-yeh-SEE-doh — Recognized or identified by someone who knows
- confrontado
- kon-fron-TAH-doh — Confronted or faced directly with accusation
- pelo
- PEH-loh — By the; contraction of por plus o
- seu
- SEH-oh — His, her, or your; singular possessive pronoun
- colega
- koh-LEH-gah — Colleague or fellow worker; professional peer
- quem
- kehng — Who; interrogative or relative pronoun
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — Had; past perfect auxiliary form of haver
- parado
- pah-RAH-doh — Stopped or halted in movement or action
- em
- ehng — In or at; basic locative preposition
- papel
- pah-PEL — Paper; also means role or part played
- de
- djee — Of or from; very common Portuguese preposition
- Capitão
- kah-pee-TOWNG — Captain; military or commanding officer rank
- lhe
- lyee — To him, her, or you; indirect object pronoun
- atirou
- ah-chee-ROH — Threw or shot at someone or something
- cabeça
- kah-BEH-sah — Head; the upper part of the body
- fugiu
- foo-ZHEE-oh — Fled or escaped quickly from a situation
- cavalo
- kah-VAH-loh — Horse; large domesticated riding animal
- foi
- foy — Was or went; past tense of ser/ir
- emboscada
- ehm-bohs-KAH-dah — Ambush; a surprise attack from hiding
- sete
- SEH-chee — Seven; the number 7
- ladrões
- lah-DROHNS — Thieves or robbers who steal from others
- guarda
- GWAR-dah — Guard; a person who protects or watches
- matou
- mah-TOH — Killed; past tense of matar, to kill
- três
- trehsh — Three; the number 3
- deles
- DEH-lehsh — Of them; masculine plural prepositional pronoun
- tiros
- CHEE-rohs — Shots or gunshots fired from a weapon
- sendo
- SEN-doh — Being; present participle of ser, to be
- então
- en-TOWNG — Then; at that time or consequently
- ele
- EH-lee — He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- próprio
- PROH-pree-oh — Own or himself; emphatic reflexive adjective
- morto
- MOR-toh — Dead or killed; past participle of morrer
- pelos
- PEH-lohs — By the; contraction of por plus os
- outros
- OH-trohs — Others or the other; masculine plural pronoun
- quatro
- KWAH-troh — Four; the number 4
- consequência
- kon-seh-KWEN-see-ah — Consequence; result or outcome of an action
- esgotamento
- ehs-goh-tah-MEN-toh — Exhaustion or depletion of a resource supply
- sua
- SOO-ah — His, her, or your; feminine possessive pronoun
- munição
- moo-nee-SOWNG — Ammunition; bullets or projectiles for firearms
- após
- ah-POHS — After; following in time or sequence
- que
- kee — That or which; common conjunction and pronoun
- roubada
- roh-BAH-dah — Robbed or stolen; past participle of roubar
- paz
- pahsh — Peace; state of calm and absence of conflict
- aquele
- ah-KEH-lee — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant
- magnífico
- mag-NEE-fee-koh — Magnificent; splendid or impressively grand
- Prefeito
- preh-FEY-toh — Mayor or prefect; chief official of a city
- Londres
- LON-drehs — London; capital city of England
- obrigado
- oh-bree-GAH-doh — Forced or obliged; also means thank you
- entregar
- en-treh-GAR — To deliver or hand over something to someone
- bens
- behns — Goods or possessions; valuable property owned
- único
- OO-nee-koh — Unique or sole; only one of its kind
- ilustre
- ee-LOOS-treh — Illustrious; distinguished or renowned person
- criatura
- kree-ah-TOO-rah — Creature or being; any living entity
- diante
- djee-AN-chee — Before or in front of someone
- toda
- TOH-dah — All or entire; feminine singular of todo
- prisioneiros
- pree-zee-oh-NEY-rohs — Prisoners; people held captive against their will
- cadeias
- kah-DEY-ahz — Chains or jails; restraints or prison facilities
- batalhas
- bah-TAH-lyahz — Battles; armed conflicts between opposing forces
- com
- kong — With; indicating accompaniment or association
- majestade
- mah-zhehs-TAH-djee — Majesty; royal dignity or sovereign authority
- lei
- ley — Law; a rule enacted by governing authority
- disparou
- djeesh-pah-ROH — Fired or shot; discharged a weapon suddenly
- entre
- EN-treh — Between or among; within a group
- eles
- EH-lehsh — They or them; third person masculine plural pronoun
- carregados
- kah-reh-GAH-dohs — Loaded or filled; carrying a heavy cargo
- bala
- BAH-lah — Bullet; small metal projectile fired from gun
- arrancaram
- ah-ran-KAH-rahm — Tore off or snatched away forcibly from someone
- cruzes
- KROO-zehsh — Crosses; religious or decorative cross-shaped objects
- diamante
- djee-ah-MAN-chee — Diamond; precious gemstone of great value
- pescoços
- pehs-KOH-sohs — Necks; the part connecting head to body
- nobres
- NOH-brehsh — Nobles; people of aristocratic or high social rank
- nos
- nohs — In the; contraction of em plus os
- salões
- sah-LOHNS — Halls or salons; large elegant reception rooms
- Corte
- KOR-chee — Court; the royal household and its surroundings
- foram
- FOH-rahm — Went or were; past tense of ir or ser
- até
- ah-TEH — Until or up to; indicating limit or destination
- buscar
- boos-KAR — To search for or go fetch something
- mercadorias
- mer-kah-doh-REE-ahz — Merchandise or goods traded commercially
- atiraram
- ah-chee-RAH-rahm — Threw or shot; past tense of atirar
- ninguém
- neen-GEHNG — Nobody or no one; negative indefinite pronoun
- considerou
- kon-see-deh-ROH — Considered or regarded; thought about something carefully
- nenhum
- neh-NYOONG — None or no; negative determiner or pronoun
- desses
- DEH-sehsh — Of those; contraction of de plus esses
- acontecimentos
- ah-kon-teh-see-MEN-tohs — Events or happenings; notable occurrences in time
- muito
- MWEE-toh — Very or much; indicating high degree or quantity
- fora
- FOH-rah — Outside or out of the ordinary range
- comum
- koh-MOONG — Common or ordinary; usual and frequently occurring
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