Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 4
Miss Watson would say,
A srta. Watson dizia,
"Don't put your feet up there, Huckleberry;" and "Don't scrunch up like that, Huckleberry—set up straight;" and pretty soon she would say,
"Não ponha os pés aí, Huckleberry;" e "Não se encolha assim, Huckleberry — sente-se direito;" e logo em seguida ela dizia,
"Don't gap and stretch like that, Huckleberry—why don't you try to behave?"
"Não abra a boca bocejando e não se espreguice assim, Huckleberry — por que você não tenta se comportar?"
Then she told me all about the bad place, and I said I wished I was there.
Então ela me contou tudo sobre o lugar ruim, e eu disse que queria estar lá.
She got mad then, but I didn't mean no harm.
Ela ficou com raiva então, mas eu não quis dizer nada de mal.
All I wanted was to go somewheres; all I wanted was a change, I warn't particular.
Tudo o que eu queria era ir a algum lugar; tudo o que eu queria era uma mudança, não era nada em especial.
She said it was wicked to say what I said; said she wouldn't say it for the whole world; she was going to live so as to go to the good place.
Ela disse que era maldade dizer o que eu disse; disse que não diria isso por nada neste mundo; ela ia viver de forma a ir para o lugar bom.
Well, I couldn't see no advantage in going where she was going, so I made up my mind I wouldn't try for it.
Bom, eu não conseguia ver nenhuma vantagem em ir para onde ela ia, então resolvi que não ia tentar chegar lá.
But I never said so, because it would only make trouble, and wouldn't do no good.
Mas eu nunca disse isso, porque só ia causar confusão e não ia adiantar nada.
Now she had got a start, and she went on and told me all about the good place.
Agora ela havia começado, e continuou me contando tudo sobre o lugar bom.
She said all a body would have to do there was to go around all day long with a harp and sing, forever and ever.
Ela disse que tudo o que uma pessoa teria de fazer lá era andar o dia todo com uma harpa e cantar, para sempre e sempre.
So I didn't think much of it.
Então eu não achei grande coisa.
But I never said so.
Mas eu nunca disse isso.
I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said not by a considerable sight.
Perguntei a ela se achava que Tom Sawyer iria para lá, e ela disse que de jeito nenhum.
I was glad about that, because I wanted him and me to be together.
Eu fiquei contente com isso, porque eu queria que ele e eu ficássemos juntos.
Vocabulary
- srta.
- senhorita — Abbreviation for 'Miss', addressing an unmarried woman
- dizia
- dizia — Past imperfect of 'dizer'; was saying or used to say
- ponha
- ponha — Subjunctive/imperative of 'pôr'; put or place something
- pés
- pés — Plural of 'pé'; feet, the lower extremities of legs
- aí
- aí — Adverb meaning 'there', indicating a nearby location
- se
- se — Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning 'if' or 'oneself'
- encolha
- encolha — Imperative of 'encolher'; to shrink, hunch, or draw in
- assim
- assim — Adverb meaning 'like this', 'so', or 'in this way'
- sente-se
- sente-se — Reflexive imperative of 'sentar'; sit down properly
- direito
- direito — Adjective meaning 'straight' or 'upright'; also 'right'
- logo
- logo — Adverb meaning 'soon', 'then', or 'right away'
- seguida
- seguida — Noun meaning 'sequence'; 'em seguida' means 'then/next'
- abra
- abra — Imperative of 'abrir'; open something such as mouth
- boca
- boca — Noun meaning 'mouth', the facial opening for eating
- bocejando
- bocejando — Gerund of 'bocejar'; yawning, opening mouth from tiredness
- espreguice
- espreguice — Subjunctive of 'espreguiçar'; to stretch one's body lazily
- tenta
- tenta — Present tense of 'tentar'; tries or attempts to do something
- comportar
- comportar — Verb meaning 'to behave' or 'to conduct oneself properly'
- Então
- então — Adverb or conjunction meaning 'then', 'so', or 'well then'
- contou
- contou — Past tense of 'contar'; told or narrated something to someone
- tudo
- tudo — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all of it'
- sobre
- sobre — Preposition meaning 'about', 'on top of', or 'regarding'
- lugar
- lugar — Noun meaning 'place', 'spot', or 'location'
- ruim
- ruim — Adjective meaning 'bad', 'poor', or 'unpleasant' in quality
- disse
- disse — Past tense of 'dizer'; said something to someone
- queria
- queria — Past imperfect of 'querer'; wanted or wished for something
- estar
- estar — Verb meaning 'to be', indicating temporary state or location
- lá
- lá — Adverb meaning 'there', indicating a distant location
- ficou
- ficou — Past tense of 'ficar'; stayed, became, or remained a state
- raiva
- raiva — Noun meaning 'anger' or 'rage'; strong negative emotion
- então
- então — Conjunction meaning 'then' or 'so', connecting events
- quis
- quis — Past tense of 'querer'; wanted or intended to do something
- dizer
- dizer — Infinitive verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell' someone
- nada
- nada — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'
- mal
- mal — Noun or adverb meaning 'evil', 'harm', or 'badly'
- Tudo
- tudo — Pronoun meaning 'everything'; refers to all things collectively
- era
- era — Past imperfect of 'ser'; was, indicating a past state
- ir
- ir — Infinitive verb meaning 'to go' from one place to another
- algum
- algum — Indefinite adjective meaning 'some' or 'any' masculine noun
- mudança
- mudança — Noun meaning 'change' or 'move', a shift from previous state
- especial
- especial — Adjective meaning 'special' or 'particular', out of the ordinary
- maldade
- maldade — Noun meaning 'wickedness', 'evil', or 'malice' in someone
- diria
- diria — Conditional of 'dizer'; would say, expressing a hypothetical statement
- isso
- isso — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this' nearby thing
- neste
- neste — Contraction of 'em' and 'este'; meaning 'in this'
- mundo
- mundo — Noun meaning 'world', the earth or human existence broadly
- ia
- ia — Past imperfect of 'ir'; was going or used to go somewhere
- viver
- viver — Infinitive verb meaning 'to live', to exist or reside
- forma
- forma — Noun meaning 'form', 'way', or 'manner' of doing something
- bom
- bom — Adjective meaning 'good', of positive quality or character
- Bom
- bom — Adjective used as interjection meaning 'well' or 'good'
- conseguia
- conseguia — Past imperfect of 'conseguir'; managed to, was able to do
- ver
- ver — Infinitive verb meaning 'to see' or 'to view' something
- nenhuma
- nenhuma — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'none' or 'not any' feminine noun
- vantagem
- vantagem — Noun meaning 'advantage' or 'benefit' gained from something
- onde
- onde — Relative adverb meaning 'where', indicating a place or location
- resolvi
- resolvi — Past tense of 'resolver'; decided or resolved to do something
- tentar
- tentar — Infinitive verb meaning 'to try' or 'to attempt' something
- chegar
- chegar — Infinitive verb meaning 'to arrive' or 'to reach' a place
- nunca
- nunca — Adverb meaning 'never', at no time in past or future
- porque
- porque — Conjunction meaning 'because', giving a reason or cause
- só
- só — Adverb or adjective meaning 'only', 'just', or 'alone'
- causar
- causar — Infinitive verb meaning 'to cause' or 'to bring about'
- confusão
- confusão — Noun meaning 'confusion', 'mess', or 'disorder' in a situation
- adiantar
- adiantar — Verb meaning 'to help', 'to advance', or 'to be of use'
- Agora
- agora — Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment in time'
- havia
- havia — Past imperfect of 'haver'; had, used as an auxiliary verb
- começado
- começado — Past participle of 'começar'; started or begun an activity
- continuou
- continuou — Past tense of 'continuar'; continued or kept on doing something
- contando
- contando — Gerund of 'contar'; telling or narrating an ongoing story
- pessoa
- pessoa — Noun meaning 'person', an individual human being
- teria
- teria — Conditional of 'ter'; would have, expressing a hypothetical action
- fazer
- fazer — Infinitive verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make' something
- andar
- andar — Infinitive verb meaning 'to walk' or 'to go around'
- dia
- dia — Noun meaning 'day', a period of twenty-four hours
- todo
- todo — Adjective meaning 'all', 'every', or 'whole' of something
- harpa
- harpa — Noun meaning 'harp', a large stringed musical instrument
- cantar
- cantar — Infinitive verb meaning 'to sing' using the voice melodically
- sempre
- sempre — Adverb meaning 'always' or 'forever', at all times
- achei
- achei — Past tense of 'achar'; thought, found, or considered something
- grande
- grande — Adjective meaning 'great', 'big', or 'large' in size or importance
- coisa
- coisa — Noun meaning 'thing', a general object or matter
- Perguntei
- perguntei — Past tense of 'perguntar'; asked a question to someone
- achava
- achava — Past imperfect of 'achar'; used to think or considered something
- iria
- iria — Conditional of 'ir'; would go, expressing a hypothetical action
- jeito
- jeito — Noun meaning 'way', 'manner', or 'means' of doing something
- nenhum
- nenhum — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'none' or 'not any' masculine noun
- fiquei
- fiquei — Past tense of 'ficar'; stayed, remained, or became a feeling
- contente
- contente — Adjective meaning 'content', 'happy', or 'pleased' about something
- ficássemos
- ficássemos — Past subjunctive of 'ficar'; that we would stay or remain together
- juntos
- juntos — Adjective meaning 'together', in each other's company or united
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