Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3
First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves; here and there she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs.
Primeiro, ela tentou olhar para baixo e descobrir o que estava por vir, mas estava escuro demais para ver qualquer coisa; então ela olhou para as paredes do poço, e percebeu que estavam cheias de armários e estantes de livros; aqui e ali ela viu mapas e quadros pendurados em ganchos.
She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed; it was labelled "ORANGE MARMALADE", but to her great disappointment it was empty: she did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody underneath, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it.
Ela pegou um pote de uma das prateleiras ao passar; estava rotulado "GELEIA DE LARANJA", mas para sua grande decepção estava vazio: ela não queria largar o pote com medo de matar alguém lá embaixo, então conseguiu colocá-lo em um dos armários enquanto caía por ele.
"Well!" thought Alice to herself, "after such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs! How brave they'll all think me at home! Why, I wouldn't say anything about it, even if I fell off the top of the house!" (Which was very likely true.)
"Bem!" pensou Alice consigo mesma, "depois de uma queda como esta, não darei a menor importância a cair escada abaixo! Como todos vão me achar corajosa em casa! Ora, eu não diria nada sobre isso, mesmo que eu caísse do topo da casa!" (O que era muito provável que fosse verdade.)
Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end?
Baixo, baixo, baixo. Será que a queda nunca chegaria ao fim?
"I wonder how many miles I've fallen by this time?" she said aloud.
"Eu me pergunto quantas milhas já caí até agora?" ela disse em voz alta.
"I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth.
"Devo estar chegando perto do centro da terra.
Vocabulary
- Primeiro
- First; indicates the beginning of a sequence
- ela
- She; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- tentou
- She/he tried; past tense of tentar
- olhar
- To look; to direct one's gaze somewhere
- para
- To, for, toward; common preposition indicating direction
- baixo
- Down, low; indicating a lower position or direction
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction linking words
- descobrir
- To discover; to find out or uncover something
- o
- The; masculine singular definite article
- que
- What, that; relative pronoun or conjunction
- estava
- Was; past continuous form of estar
- por
- By, through, per; versatile preposition of means
- vir
- To come; infinitive of movement toward speaker
- mas
- But; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition
- escuro
- Dark; lacking light, dim or obscure
- demais
- Too much; excessively beyond a reasonable degree
- ver
- To see; to perceive visually
- qualquer
- Any; an unspecified item from a group
- coisa
- Thing; a general word for any object
- então
- Then, so; indicates sequence or consequence
- olhou
- She/he looked; simple past tense of olhar
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article
- paredes
- Walls; vertical surfaces enclosing a room
- do
- Of the; contraction of de and o
- poço
- Well, pit; a deep hole in the ground
- percebeu
- She/he noticed; past tense of perceber
- estavam
- They were; past continuous of estar, plural
- cheias
- Full; feminine plural of cheio, filled completely
- de
- Of, from; fundamental Portuguese preposition
- armários
- Cabinets, cupboards; furniture for storing items
- estantes
- Shelves, bookcases; furniture for displaying books
- livros
- Books; printed works bound together
- aqui
- Here; in or at this place
- ali
- There; in or at that place nearby
- viu
- She/he saw; simple past tense of ver
- mapas
- Maps; diagrams representing geographical areas
- quadros
- Pictures, paintings; framed artwork hung on walls
- pendurados
- Hung, suspended; attached and hanging from above
- em
- In, at, on; common Portuguese preposition of location
- ganchos
- Hooks; curved fasteners used to hang objects
- Ela
- She; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- pegou
- She/he grabbed; past tense of pegar
- um
- A, one; masculine singular indefinite article
- pote
- Jar, pot; small container for storing food
- uma
- A, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- das
- Of the; contraction of de and as
- prateleiras
- Shelves; flat boards for placing objects on
- ao
- To the; contraction of a and o
- passar
- To pass; to move by or go through
- rotulado
- Labeled; marked with an identifying tag or sticker
- GELEIA
- Jam, jelly; sweet fruit preserve spread
- DE
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or composition
- LARANJA
- Orange; citrus fruit or its color
- sua
- Her, his, your; possessive adjective third person
- grande
- Great, big; large in size or degree
- decepção
- Disappointment; feeling let down by unmet expectations
- vazio
- Empty; containing nothing, devoid of contents
- não
- No, not; basic negation word in Portuguese
- queria
- She/he wanted; imperfect past tense of querer
- largar
- To drop, release; to let go of something
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- medo
- Fear; feeling of anxiety about danger
- matar
- To kill; to cause the death of someone
- alguém
- Someone, somebody; an unspecified person
- lá
- There; at or in that place
- embaixo
- Below, underneath; in a lower position
- conseguiu
- She/he managed; past tense of conseguir
- colocá-lo
- To place it; to put it in a position
- dos
- Of the; contraction of de and os
- enquanto
- While, whereas; simultaneous time conjunction
- caía
- She/he was falling; imperfect past of cair
- ele
- He, it; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- Bem
- Well, good; expresses satisfaction or acknowledgment
- pensou
- She/he thought; simple past tense of pensar
- consigo
- With herself/himself; reflexive pronoun third person
- mesma
- Herself, same; feminine reflexive or emphatic pronoun
- depois
- After, afterwards; indicating later time or sequence
- queda
- Fall; the act of dropping or falling down
- como
- Like, as, how; used for comparison or manner
- esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun
- darei
- I will give; future tense of dar
- a
- The, to; feminine article or preposition
- menor
- Least, smaller; comparative of little or small
- importância
- Importance; significance or weight given to something
- cair
- To fall; to drop downward under gravity
- escada
- Stairs, staircase; steps used for climbing
- Como
- How; used to ask or express manner
- todos
- Everyone, all; referring to the entire group
- vão
- They will, they go; plural future of ir
- me
- Me; first-person singular object pronoun
- achar
- To find, think; to consider or locate something
- corajosa
- Brave, courageous; feminine adjective showing boldness
- casa
- House, home; a dwelling place
- Ora
- Well, now; interjection expressing mild exasperation
- eu
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- diria
- I would say; conditional tense of dizer
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all
- sobre
- About, over; preposition of topic or position
- isso
- That, it; neuter demonstrative pronoun nearby
- mesmo
- Even, same; used for emphasis or equality
- caísse
- If she fell; past subjunctive of cair
- topo
- Top; the highest point of something
- da
- Of the; contraction of de and a
- O
- The; masculine singular definite article
- era
- Was; imperfect past tense of ser
- muito
- Very, much; intensifier of degree or quantity
- provável
- Likely, probable; having a good chance of occurring
- fosse
- Were; past subjunctive of ser or ir
- verdade
- Truth; fact that corresponds to reality
- Baixo
- Low, down; describing low position or direction
- Será
- Will it be; future of ser used for wonder
- nunca
- Never; at no time, not ever
- chegaria
- Would arrive; conditional tense of chegar
- fim
- End; the final point or conclusion
- Eu
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- pergunto
- I wonder, I ask; present tense of perguntar
- quantas
- How many; feminine plural interrogative of quantity
- milhas
- Miles; units of distance measurement
- já
- Already, yet; indicates action completed or time
- caí
- I fell; first-person past tense of cair
- até
- Until, up to; preposition indicating limit or extent
- agora
- Now; at the present moment in time
- disse
- Said; simple past tense of dizer
- voz
- Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing
- alta
- High, loud; feminine of alto, elevated or loud
- Devo
- I must, I should; present tense of dever
- estar
- To be; indicates temporary state or condition
- chegando
- Arriving, getting close; gerund form of chegar
- perto
- Near, close; indicating short distance
- centro
- Center; the middle point of something
- terra
- Earth, ground, land; soil or the planet
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