A Tale of Two Cities — Page 10
It could scarcely be called a trade, in spite of his favourite description of himself as "a honest tradesman."
Dificilmente se poderia chamar aquilo de um comércio, apesar de sua descrição favorita de si mesmo como "um honesto comerciante".
His stock consisted of a wooden stool, made out of a broken-backed chair cut down, which stool, young Jerry, walking at his father's side, carried every morning to beneath the banking-house window that was nearest Temple Bar:
Seu estoque consistia em um banco de madeira, feito de uma cadeira de encosto partido cortada, o qual banco, o jovem Jerry, caminhando ao lado do pai, carregava todas as manhãs até embaixo da janela da casa bancária mais próxima do Temple Bar:
where, with the addition of the first handful of straw that could be gleaned from any passing vehicle to keep the cold and wet from the odd-job-man's feet, it formed the encampment for the day.
onde, com a adição do primeiro punhado de palha que pudesse ser colhido de qualquer veículo que passasse, para proteger os pés do faz-tudo do frio e da umidade, formava o acampamento para o dia.
On this post of his, Mr. Cruncher was as well known to Fleet-street and the Temple, as the Bar itself,--and was almost as in-looking.
Neste posto seu, o Sr. Cruncher era tão bem conhecido na Fleet Street e no Temple quanto o próprio Bar -- e era quase tão sisudo quanto ele.
Encamped at a quarter before nine, in good time to touch his three-cornered hat to the oldest of men as they passed in to Tellson's, Jerry took up his station on this windy March morning, with young Jerry standing by him, when not engaged in making forays through the Bar, to inflict bodily and mental injuries of an acute description on passing boys who were small enough for his amiable purpose.
Acampado às oito e quarenta e cinco, a tempo de tocar seu chapéu de três pontas para os mais velhos que passavam entrando no Tellson's, Jerry assumiu seu posto naquela ventosa manhã de março, com o jovem Jerry a seu lado, quando não estava ocupado em fazer incursões pelo Bar, para infligir danos físicos e mentais de natureza aguda aos meninos que passavam e eram pequenos o suficiente para seu amável propósito.
Father and son, extremely like each other, looking silently on at the morning traffic in Fleet-street, with their two heads as near to one another as the two eyes of each were, bore a considerable resemblance to a pair of monkeys.
Pai e filho, extremamente parecidos um com o outro, observando em silêncio o tráfego matinal na Fleet Street, com as duas cabeças tão próximas uma da outra quanto os dois olhos de cada um, apresentavam uma considerável semelhança com um par de macacos.
Vocabulary
- Dificilmente
- With difficulty; hardly; scarcely
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; or conditional conjunction
- poderia
- Could; would be able to; conditional past tense
- chamar
- To call; to name; to summon
- aquilo
- That; that thing; demonstrative pronoun
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession
- um
- A; an; one; indefinite article or number
- comércio
- Commerce; trade; business; commercial activity
- apesar
- Despite; in spite of; notwithstanding
- sua
- His; her; your; possessive adjective third person
- descrição
- Description; account; depiction of something
- favorita
- Favorite; preferred; liked above others
- si
- Oneself; himself; herself; reflexive pronoun
- mesmo
- Same; even; itself; self; very
- como
- As; like; how; conjunction or adverb
- honesto
- Honest; truthful; sincere; upright in character
- comerciante
- Merchant; trader; businessperson; commercial professional
- Seu
- Your; his; her; possessive adjective formal
- estoque
- Stock; inventory; supply of goods
- consistia
- Consisted; was composed of; comprised
- em
- In; on; at; preposition indicating location
- banco
- Bank; bench; seat; financial institution
- madeira
- Wood; timber; wooden material or substance
- feito
- Made; done; made of; past participle
- uma
- A; an; one; feminine indefinite article
- cadeira
- Chair; seat with back and legs
- encosto
- Backrest; support for the back
- partido
- Broken; split; divided; political party
- cortada
- Cut; sliced; trimmed; broken off
- qual
- Which; what; which one; interrogative pronoun
- jovem
- Young; youth; young person; adolescent
- caminhando
- Walking; moving on foot; traversing distance
- ao
- To the; at the; contraction preposition
- lado
- Side; flank; edge; beside
- do
- Of the; from the; contraction
- pai
- Father; male parent; paternal figure
- carregava
- Carried; bore; transported; held up
- todas
- All; every; each; feminine plural
- as
- The; those; feminine plural article
- manhãs
- Mornings; early parts of days
- até
- Until; up to; till; as far as
- embaixo
- Below; underneath; under; beneath something
- da
- Of the; from the; feminine
- janela
- Window; opening in wall for light
- casa
- House; home; dwelling; building for living
- bancária
- Banking; related to banks; financial institution
- mais
- More; most; greater in quantity
- próxima
- Next; nearest; closest; adjacent
- Bar
- Bar; drinking establishment; counter
- onde
- Where; in which; at which place
- com
- With; accompanied by; together with
- adição
- Addition; supplement; extra; addendum
- primeiro
- First; foremost; initial; preceding others
- punhado
- Handful; small amount held in hand
- palha
- Straw; hay; dried grain stalks
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun
- pudesse
- Could; might; able to; subjunctive
- ser
- To be; to exist; verb fundamental
- colhido
- Gathered; collected; picked; harvested
- qualquer
- Any; whatever; whichever; any at all
- veículo
- Vehicle; conveyance; car; mode of transport
- passasse
- Passed; went by; crossed; subjunctive
- para
- For; to; in order to; towards
- proteger
- To protect; to defend; to guard
- os
- The; those; masculine plural article
- pés
- Feet; foot; lower limbs for walking
- faz-tudo
- Handyman; jack of all trades; do-all
- frio
- Cold; chill; low temperature; cool
- umidade
- Humidity; dampness; moisture in air
- formava
- Formed; shaped; created; constituted
- acampamento
- Camp; encampment; temporary settlement outdoors
- dia
- Day; daytime; period of twenty-four hours
- Neste
- In this; on this; within this
- posto
- Post; position; station; placed; job
- Sr
- Mr.; Sir; abbreviation for Senhor
- era
- Was; existed; past tense of ser
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