Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 7
Everything is so out-of-the-way down here, that I should think very likely it can talk: at any rate, there's no harm in trying."
Tudo é tão fora do comum aqui embaixo, que eu diria que é bem provável que ele possa falar: de qualquer forma, não há mal nenhum em tentar."
So she began: "O Mouse, do you know the way out of this pool?
Então ela começou: "Ó Rato, você conhece o caminho para sair desta lagoa?
I am very tired of swimming about here, O Mouse!"
Estou muito cansada de nadar por aqui, ó Rato!"
(Alice thought this must be the right way of speaking to a mouse: she had never done such a thing before, but she remembered having seen in her brother's Latin Grammar, "A mouse—of a mouse—to a mouse—a mouse—O mouse!")
(Alice achou que esse devia ser o jeito certo de falar com um rato: ela nunca havia feito tal coisa antes, mas lembrava-se de ter visto na Gramática Latina do seu irmão: "Um rato — de um rato — para um rato — um rato — Ó rato!")
The Mouse looked at her rather inquisitively, and seemed to her to wink with one of its little eyes, but it said nothing.
O Rato olhou para ela de forma bastante curiosa, e pareceu-lhe piscar com um de seus olhinhos, mas não disse nada.
"Perhaps it doesn't understand English," thought Alice; "I daresay it's a French mouse, come over with William the Conqueror."
"Talvez ele não entenda inglês", pensou Alice; "Aposto que é um rato francês, que veio com Guilherme o Conquistador."
(For, with all her knowledge of history, Alice had no very clear notion how long ago anything had happened.)
(Pois, com todo o seu conhecimento de história, Alice não tinha uma noção muito clara de há quanto tempo as coisas haviam acontecido.)
So she began again: "Où est ma chatte?" which was the first sentence in her French lesson-book.
Então ela começou de novo: "Où est ma chatte?" que era a primeira frase do seu livro de lições de francês.
The Mouse gave a sudden leap out of the water, and seemed to quiver all over with fright.
O Rato deu um salto repentino para fora da água, e pareceu tremer todo de medo.
"Oh, I beg your pardon!" cried Alice hastily, afraid that she had hurt the poor animal's feelings.
"Oh, peço-lhe perdão!" exclamou Alice apressadamente, com medo de ter magoado os sentimentos do pobre animal.
"I quite forgot you didn't like cats."
"Esqueci-me completamente de que você não gostava de gatos."
"Not like cats!" cried the Mouse, in a shrill, passionate voice.
"Não gostar de gatos!" exclamou o Rato, com uma voz estridente e apaixonada.
"Would _you_ like cats if you were me?"
"_Você_ gostaria de gatos se estivesse no meu lugar?"
"Well, perhaps not," said Alice in a soothing tone: "don't be angry about it.
"Bem, talvez não", disse Alice em tom tranquilizador: "não fique com raiva por isso.
Vocabulary
- Tudo
- TOO-doo — Everything; the totality of things
- é
- EH — Is; third person singular of 'ser'
- tão
- TAWN — So; such; to such a degree
- fora
- FOH-rah — Outside; beyond; out of
- do
- doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o'; of the
- comum
- koh-MOON — Common; ordinary; shared by many
- aqui
- ah-KEE — Here; in this place
- embaixo
- em-BAI-shoo — Below; underneath; down under
- que
- keh — That; which; who; what
- eu
- EH-oo — I; first person singular pronoun
- diria
- dee-REE-ah — Would say; conditional form of 'dizer'
- bem
- beng — Well; good; very; quite
- provável
- proh-VAH-vel — Probable; likely to happen or be true
- ele
- EH-leh — He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- possa
- POH-sah — May; can; subjunctive form of 'poder'
- falar
- fah-LAR — To speak; to talk; to communicate verbally
- de
- deh — Of; from; indicating origin or belonging
- qualquer
- kwahl-KEHR — Any; whatever; whichever one
- forma
- FOR-mah — Form; way; manner; shape
- não
- NAWN — No; not; negation word
- há
- AH — There is; there are; exists
- mal
- mahl — Harm; evil; bad; wrong
- nenhum
- neh-NYOOM — No; none; not any; not one
- em
- eng — In; at; on; within a place
- tentar
- ten-TAR — To try; to attempt; to endeavor
- Então
- en-TAWN — Then; so; therefore; at that moment
- ela
- EH-lah — She; third person singular feminine pronoun
- começou
- koh-meh-SOH — Began; started; initiated an action
- Ó
- OH — Oh; vocative exclamation to address someone
- Rato
- HAH-too — Rat; small rodent animal
- você
- voh-SEH — You; second person singular pronoun
- conhece
- koh-NYEH-seh — Knows; is acquainted with someone or something
- o
- oo — The; definite masculine singular article
- caminho
- kah-MEE-nyoo — Path; way; road; route to follow
- para
- PAH-rah — To; for; toward; in order to
- sair
- sah-EER — To leave; to go out; to exit
- desta
- DEH-stah — Contraction of 'de' and 'esta'; of this
- lagoa
- lah-GOH-ah — Lagoon; pond; small body of water
- Estou
- esh-TOH — I am; first person of 'estar'
- muito
- MWEE-too — Very; much; a lot; extremely
- cansada
- kan-SAH-dah — Tired; fatigued; worn out (feminine form)
- nadar
- nah-DAR — To swim; to move through water
- por
- por — By; for; through; because of
- ó
- OH — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or address
- achou
- ah-SHOH — Thought; found; considered; past tense of 'achar'
- esse
- EH-seh — This; that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- devia
- deh-VEE-ah — Should; ought to; imperfect of 'dever'
- ser
- sehr — To be; permanent state verb
- jeito
- ZHAY-too — Way; manner; knack; approach to something
- certo
- SEHR-too — Correct; right; certain; sure
- com
- kong — With; together with; in company of
- um
- oong — A; an; one; indefinite masculine article
- rato
- HAH-too — Rat; mouse; small rodent
- nunca
- NOON-kah — Never; at no time; not ever
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — Had; there was; imperfect of 'haver'
- feito
- FAY-too — Done; made; past participle of 'fazer'
- tal
- tahl — Such; such a; of that kind
- coisa
- KOY-zah — Thing; object; matter; something
- antes
- AN-tesh — Before; previously; earlier in time
- mas
- mahsh — But; however; yet; conjunction of contrast
- lembrava-se
- lem-BRAH-vah-seh — Remembered; recalled; reflexive imperfect of 'lembrar'
- ter
- tehr — To have; to hold; to possess
- visto
- VEES-too — Seen; past participle of 'ver'
- na
- nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a'; in the
- Gramática
- grah-MAH-tee-kah — Grammar; book or study of language rules
- Latina
- lah-TEE-nah — Latin; relating to the Latin language
- seu
- SEH-oo — His; her; your; possessive pronoun
- irmão
- eer-MAWN — Brother; male sibling
- Um
- oong — A; one; indefinite masculine article
- O
- oo — The; definite masculine singular article
- olhou
- oh-LYOH — Looked; glanced; past tense of 'olhar'
- bastante
- bash-TAN-teh — Quite; enough; rather; sufficiently
- curiosa
- koo-ree-OH-zah — Curious; inquisitive; eager to know (feminine)
- e
- eh — And; connecting conjunction between words
- pareceu-lhe
- pah-reh-SEH-oo-lyeh — It seemed to her/him; appeared to one
- piscar
- peesh-KAR — To wink; to blink; to flicker
- seus
- SEH-oosh — His; her; their; plural possessive pronoun
- olhinhos
- oh-LYEE-nyoosh — Little eyes; diminutive of 'olhos'
- disse
- DEE-seh — Said; told; past tense of 'dizer'
- nada
- NAH-dah — Nothing; not anything; zero
- Talvez
- tahl-VEHSH — Maybe; perhaps; possibly
- entenda
- en-TEN-dah — Understands; subjunctive of 'entender'
- inglês
- een-GLEHSH — English; language spoken in England
- pensou
- pen-SOH — Thought; considered; past tense of 'pensar'
- Aposto
- ah-POSH-too — I bet; I wager; first person of 'apostar'
- francês
- fran-SEHSH — French; relating to France or its language
- veio
- VAY-oo — Came; arrived; past tense of 'vir'
- Conquistador
- kon-keesh-tah-DOR — Conqueror; one who conquers or defeats others
- Pois
- poysh — Because; since; well; affirmative discourse particle
- todo
- TOH-doo — All; every; whole; entire
- conhecimento
- koh-nyeh-see-MEN-too — Knowledge; understanding; awareness of information
- história
- eesh-TOH-ree-ah — History; story; account of past events
- tinha
- TEE-nyah — Had; possessed; imperfect tense of 'ter'
- uma
- OO-mah — A; an; one; indefinite feminine article
- noção
- noh-SAWN — Notion; idea; basic understanding of something
- clara
- KLAH-rah — Clear; evident; obvious; bright (feminine)
- quanto
- KWAN-too — How much; how many; as much as
- tempo
- TEM-poo — Time; weather; duration of events
- as
- ahsh — The; definite feminine plural article
- coisas
- KOY-zahsh — Things; objects; matters; plural of 'coisa'
- haviam
- ah-VEE-ang — Had; they had; imperfect plural of 'haver'
- acontecido
- ah-kon-teh-SEE-doo — Happened; occurred; past participle of 'acontecer'
- novo
- NOH-voo — New; fresh; recent; novel
- era
- EH-rah — Was; imperfect tense of 'ser'
- a
- ah — The; definite feminine singular article
- primeira
- pree-MAY-rah — First; earliest in order (feminine form)
- frase
- FRAH-zeh — Sentence; phrase; group of words
- livro
- LEE-vroo — Book; written or printed publication
- lições
- lee-SOYNS — Lessons; educational units; plural of 'lição'
- deu
- DEH-oo — Gave; past tense of 'dar'
- salto
- SAHL-too — Jump; leap; sudden upward movement
- repentino
- heh-pen-TEE-noo — Sudden; abrupt; happening without warning
- da
- dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a'; of the
- água
- AH-gwah — Water; clear liquid essential for life
- pareceu
- pah-reh-SEH-oo — Seemed; appeared; past tense of 'parecer'
- tremer
- treh-MEHR — To tremble; to shake; to shiver
- medo
- MEH-doo — Fear; fright; feeling of being scared
- Oh
- oh — Oh; exclamation of surprise or emotion
- peço-lhe
- PEH-soo-lyeh — I beg you; I ask of you
- perdão
- pehr-DAWN — Pardon; forgiveness; excuse me
- exclamou
- esh-klah-MOH — Exclaimed; cried out; past tense of 'exclamar'
- apressadamente
- ah-preh-sah-dah-MEN-teh — Hastily; hurriedly; in a rushed manner
- magoado
- mah-gwah-DOO — Hurt; offended; emotionally wounded (masculine)
- os
- oosh — The; definite masculine plural article
- sentimentos
- sen-tee-MEN-toosh — Feelings; emotions; emotional states
- pobre
- POH-breh — Poor; unfortunate; lacking resources or luck
- animal
- ah-nee-MAHL — Animal; living creature; non-human being
- Esqueci-me
- esh-keh-SEE-meh — I forgot; reflexive past of 'esquecer'
- completamente
- kom-pleh-tah-MEN-teh — Completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
- gostava
- goosh-TAH-vah — Liked; used to like; imperfect of 'gostar'
- gatos
- GAH-toosh — Cats; plural of 'gato'
- Não
- NAWN — No; not; negation word
- gostar
- goosh-TAR — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of
- voz
- vohsh — Voice; sound produced by speaking
- estridente
- esh-tree-DEN-teh — Shrill; strident; harsh and piercing sound
- apaixonada
- ah-pai-shoh-NAH-dah — Passionate; impassioned; deeply emotional (feminine)
- _Você_
- voh-SEH — You; second person pronoun (emphasized)
- gostaria
- goosh-tah-REE-ah — Would like; conditional of 'gostar'
- se
- seh — If; whether; reflexive pronoun
- estivesse
- esh-tee-VEH-seh — Were; imperfect subjunctive of 'estar'
- no
- noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o'; in the
- meu
- MEH-oo — My; first person singular possessive pronoun
- lugar
- loo-GAR — Place; spot; position; location
- Bem
- beng — Well; good; alright; expressing agreement
- talvez
- tahl-VEHSH — Maybe; perhaps; possibly
- tom
- tong — Tone; manner of speaking; pitch
- tranquilizador
- tran-kee-lee-zah-DOR — Reassuring; calming; soothing in effect
- fique
- FEE-keh — Stay; remain; subjunctive of 'ficar'
- raiva
- HAI-vah — Anger; rage; strong feeling of displeasure
- isso
- EE-soo — That; this; demonstrative pronoun for nearby thing
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