Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 4

English → Pt Preface Level 5/10

London is the capital of Paris, and Paris is the capital of Rome, and Rome—no, _that's_ all wrong, I'm certain!

Londres é a capital de Paris, e Paris é a capital de Roma, e Roma—não, _isso_ está tudo errado, tenho certeza!

I must have been changed for Mabel!

Devo ter sido trocada por Mabel!

I'll try and say '_How doth the little_—'" and she crossed her hands on her lap as if she were saying lessons, and began to repeat it, but her voice sounded hoarse and strange, and the words did not come the same as they used to do:—

Vou tentar recitar '_Como faz o pequeno_—'" e ela cruzou as mãos no colo como se estivesse recitando lições, e começou a repetir, mas sua voz soava rouca e estranha, e as palavras não saíam como costumavam sair:—

"How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale!

"Como faz o pequeno crocodilo Melhorar sua brilhante cauda, E derramar as águas do Nilo Sobre cada escama dourada!

"How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spread his claws, And welcome little fishes in With gently smiling jaws!"

"Como alegremente ele parece sorrir, Quão caprichosamente abre suas garras, E recebe os peixinhos Com suas mandíbulas gentilmente sorridentes!"

"I'm sure those are not the right words," said poor Alice, and her eyes filled with tears again as she went on,

"Tenho certeza de que essas não são as palavras certas", disse a pobre Alice, e seus olhos se encheram de lágrimas novamente enquanto ela continuava,

"I must be Mabel after all, and I shall have to go and live in that poky little house, and have next to no toys to play with, and oh! ever so many lessons to learn!

"Devo ser Mabel afinal, e terei que ir morar naquela casinha apertada, e ter quase nenhum brinquedo para brincar, e oh! tantas e tantas lições para aprender!

No, I've made up my mind about it; if I'm Mabel, I'll stay down here!

Não, já tomei minha decisão; se eu sou Mabel, ficarei aqui embaixo!

It'll be no use their putting their heads down and saying 'Come up again, dear!'

Não adiantará nada ficarem abaixando a cabeça e dizendo 'Suba de novo, querida!'

I shall only look up and say 'Who am I then? Tell me that first, and then, if I like being that person, I'll come up: if not, I'll stay down here till I'm somebody else'—but, oh dear!

Eu simplesmente olharei para cima e direi 'Quem sou eu então? Diga-me isso primeiro, e depois, se eu gostar de ser essa pessoa, subirei: se não, ficarei aqui embaixo até ser outra pessoa'—mas, ai de mim!

Vocabulary

Londres: LON-dres — Capital city of England and the United Kingdom.
é: eh — Third person singular present tense of 'ser' (to be).
a: ah — Feminine definite article meaning 'the'.
capital: ka-pee-TAL — Most important city, often seat of government.
de: deh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
e: ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'.
não: now — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
_isso_: EE-soo — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this'.
está: esh-TAH — Third person singular present of 'estar' (to be).
tudo: TOO-doo — Pronoun or adjective meaning 'everything' or 'all'.
errado: eh-HAH-doo — Adjective meaning 'wrong' or 'incorrect'.
tenho: TEN-yoo — First person singular present of 'ter' (to have).
certeza: ser-TEH-zah — Noun meaning 'certainty' or 'sureness'.
Devo: DEH-voo — First person singular of 'dever'; means 'I must' or 'I should'.
ter: tehr — Infinitive verb meaning 'to have'.
sido: SEE-doo — Past participle of 'ser'; means 'been'.
trocada: tro-KAH-dah — Past participle of 'trocar'; means 'swapped' or 'exchanged'.
por: pohr — Preposition meaning 'by', 'for', or 'through'.
Vou: voh — First person singular present of 'ir'; means 'I am going to'.
tentar: ten-TAR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to try' or 'to attempt'.
recitar: reh-see-TAR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to recite' or 'to perform aloud'.
'_Como: KOH-moo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'how' or 'as'.
faz: fahz — Third person singular present of 'fazer'; means 'does' or 'makes'.
o: oo — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.
pequeno_—': peh-KEH-noo — Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'.
ela: EH-lah — Third person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'.
cruzou: kroo-ZOH — Third person singular past of 'cruzar'; means 'crossed'.
as: ahz — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
mãos: mowngz — Plural noun meaning 'hands'.
no: noo — Contraction of 'em' + 'o'; means 'in the' or 'on the'.
colo: KOH-loo — Noun meaning 'lap' or 'bosom'.
como: KOH-moo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'.
se: seh — Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning 'if' or 'oneself'.
estivesse: es-tee-VEH-seh — Imperfect subjunctive of 'estar'; means 'were' or 'was being'.
recitando: reh-see-TAN-doo — Present participle of 'recitar'; means 'reciting'.
lições: lee-SOYNGZ — Plural noun meaning 'lessons'.
começou: ko-meh-SOH — Third person singular past of 'começar'; means 'began' or 'started'.
repetir: heh-peh-TEER — Infinitive verb meaning 'to repeat'.
mas: mahz — Conjunction meaning 'but'.
sua: SOO-ah — Possessive adjective meaning 'her', 'his', or 'your'.
voz: vohz — Noun meaning 'voice'.
soava: soo-AH-vah — Third person singular imperfect of 'soar'; means 'sounded'.
rouca: HOH-kah — Adjective meaning 'hoarse' or 'husky'.
estranha: esh-TRAN-yah — Adjective meaning 'strange' or 'odd'.
palavras: pah-LAH-vrahs — Plural noun meaning 'words'.
saíam: sah-EE-ahm — Third person plural imperfect of 'sair'; means 'used to come out'.
costumavam: kos-too-MAH-vahm — Third person plural imperfect of 'costumar'; means 'used to'.
sair: sah-EER — Infinitive verb meaning 'to leave' or 'to come out'.
Como: KOH-moo — Adverb or conjunction meaning 'how' or 'like'.
pequeno: peh-KEH-noo — Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'.
crocodilo: kro-ko-DEE-loo — Noun meaning 'crocodile'.
Melhorar: mel-yo-RAR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to improve' or 'to get better'.
brilhante: bree-LYAN-teh — Adjective meaning 'brilliant', 'bright', or 'shining'.
cauda: KAW-dah — Noun meaning 'tail'.
E: ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'.
derramar: deh-hah-MAR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to pour' or 'to spill'.
águas: AH-gwahz — Plural noun meaning 'waters'.
do: doo — Contraction of 'de' + 'o'; means 'of the' or 'from the'.
Sobre: SOH-breh — Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'.
cada: KAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every'.
escama: esh-KAH-mah — Noun meaning 'scale' as on a fish or reptile.
dourada: doh-RAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'golden' or 'gilded'.
alegremente: ah-leh-greh-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'cheerfully' or 'happily'.
ele: EH-leh — Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
parece: pah-REH-seh — Third person singular present of 'parecer'; means 'seems' or 'appears'.
sorrir: soh-HEER — Infinitive verb meaning 'to smile'.
Quão: kwow — Adverb meaning 'how' (expressing degree or extent).
caprichosamente: kah-pree-shoh-zah-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'capriciously' or 'whimsically'.
abre: AH-breh — Third person singular present of 'abrir'; means 'opens'.
suas: SOO-ahz — Feminine plural possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'.
garras: GAH-hahs — Plural noun meaning 'claws' or 'talons'.
recebe: heh-SEH-beh — Third person singular present of 'receber'; means 'receives'.
os: ooz — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
peixinhos: pay-SHEEN-yoos — Diminutive plural noun meaning 'little fish'.
Com: kohm — Preposition meaning 'with'.
mandíbulas: man-DEE-boo-lahz — Plural noun meaning 'jaws' or 'mandibles'.
gentilmente: zhen-teel-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'gently' or 'kindly'.
sorridentes: soh-hee-DEN-tehz — Plural adjective meaning 'smiling'.
Tenho: TEN-yoo — First person singular present of 'ter'; means 'I have'.
que: keh — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'.
essas: EH-sahz — Feminine plural demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' or 'these'.
são: sowng — Third person plural present of 'ser'; means 'are'.
certas: SER-tahz — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'correct' or 'certain'.
disse: DEE-seh — Third person singular past of 'dizer'; means 'said'.
pobre: POH-breh — Adjective meaning 'poor' or 'unfortunate'.
seus: SEH-ooz — Masculine plural possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'.
olhos: OL-yoos — Plural noun meaning 'eyes'.
encheram: en-SHEH-rahm — Third person plural past of 'encher'; means 'filled'.
lágrimas: LAH-gree-mahz — Plural noun meaning 'tears' (as in crying).
novamente: no-vah-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'.
enquanto: en-KWAN-too — Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'.
continuava: kon-tee-NOO-ah-vah — Third person singular imperfect of 'continuar'; means 'continued'.
ser: sehr — Infinitive verb meaning 'to be'.
afinal: ah-fee-NAL — Adverb meaning 'after all' or 'in the end'.
terei: tah-REH-ee — First person singular future of 'ter'; means 'I will have'.
ir: eer — Infinitive verb meaning 'to go'.
morar: mo-RAR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to live' or 'to reside'.
naquela: nah-KEH-lah — Contraction of 'em' + 'aquela'; means 'in that' (feminine).
casinha: kah-ZEEN-yah — Diminutive noun meaning 'little house'.
apertada: ah-per-TAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'cramped', 'tight', or 'small'.
quase: KWAH-zeh — Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'.
nenhum: nen-YOOM — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'no', 'none', or 'not any'.
brinquedo: breen-KEH-doo — Noun meaning 'toy'.
para: PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'.
brincar: breen-KAR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to play'.
oh: oh — Exclamation expressing surprise, emotion, or emphasis.
tantas: TAN-tahz — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'so many' or 'as many'.
aprender: ah-pren-DEHR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to learn'.
Não: now — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
já: zhah — Adverb meaning 'already', 'now', or 'right away'.
tomei: to-MEH-ee — First person singular past of 'tomar'; means 'I took' or 'I made'.
minha: MEEN-yah — First person feminine possessive adjective meaning 'my'.
decisão: deh-see-ZAHM — Noun meaning 'decision'.
eu: EH-oo — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
sou: soh — First person singular present of 'ser'; means 'I am'.
ficarei: fee-kah-REH-ee — First person singular future of 'ficar'; means 'I will stay'.
aqui: ah-KEE — Adverb meaning 'here'.
embaixo: em-BAH-ee-shoo — Adverb meaning 'below', 'down here', or 'underneath'.
adiantará: ah-dyan-tah-RAH — Future of 'adiantar'; means 'it will help' or 'it will be useful'.
nada: NAH-dah — Pronoun or adverb meaning 'nothing' or 'not at all'.
ficarem: fee-KAH-rem — Third person plural infinitive of 'ficar'; means 'to stay' or 'being'.
abaixando: ah-bah-ee-SHAN-doo — Present participle of 'abaixar'; means 'lowering' or 'bending down'.
cabeça: kah-BEH-sah — Noun meaning 'head'.
dizendo: dee-ZEN-doo — Present participle of 'dizer'; means 'saying'.
Suba: SOO-bah — Imperative of 'subir'; means 'Go up!' or 'Come up!'.
novo: NOH-voo — Adjective meaning 'new' or 'young'; 'de novo' means 'again'.
querida: keh-REE-dah — Noun or adjective meaning 'dear' or 'darling'.
Eu: EH-oo — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
simplesmente: seem-plehs-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'simply' or 'just'.
olharei: ol-yah-REH-ee — First person singular future of 'olhar'; means 'I will look'.
cima: SEE-mah — Noun meaning 'top'; 'para cima' means 'upward'.
direi: dee-REH-ee — First person singular future of 'dizer'; means 'I will say'.
Quem: kaym — Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'.
então: en-TAHM — Adverb or conjunction meaning 'then', 'so', or 'therefore'.
Diga-me: DEE-gah-meh — Imperative phrase meaning 'Tell me'.
primeiro: pree-MEH-roo — Ordinal adjective or adverb meaning 'first'.
depois: deh-POHZ — Adverb or preposition meaning 'after' or 'then'.
gostar: gos-TAR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to like'.
essa: EH-sah — Feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'that'.
pessoa: peh-SOH-ah — Noun meaning 'person'.
subirei: soo-bee-REH-ee — First person singular future of 'subir'; means 'I will go up'.
até: ah-TEH — Preposition or adverb meaning 'until', 'up to', or 'even'.
outra: OH-trah — Feminine adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'.
ai: ah-EE — Exclamation expressing pain or distress; like 'ouch' or 'oh no'.
mim: meem — First person singular oblique pronoun meaning 'me'.

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