Anna Karenina — Page 4

English → Pt Chapter 1 Level 7/10

Most unpleasant of all was the first minute when, on coming, happy and good-humored, from the theater, with a huge pear in his hand for his wife, he had not found his wife in the drawing-room, to his surprise had not found her in the study either, and saw her at last in her bedroom with the unlucky letter that revealed everything in her hand.

O mais desagradável de tudo foi o primeiro momento quando, ao chegar, feliz e bem-humorado, do teatro, com uma enorme pera na mão para sua esposa, não encontrou sua esposa na sala de estar, e para sua surpresa tampouco a encontrou no escritório, e a viu afinal em seu quarto com a fatídica carta que revelava tudo em sua mão.

She, his Dolly, forever fussing and worrying over household details, and limited in her ideas, as he considered, was sitting perfectly still with the letter in her hand, looking at him with an expression of horror, despair, and indignation.

Ela, sua Dolly, sempre agitada e preocupada com os detalhes domésticos, e limitada em suas ideias, como ele a considerava, estava sentada completamente imóvel com a carta na mão, olhando para ele com uma expressão de horror, desespero e indignação.

"What's this? this?" she asked, pointing to the letter.

"O que é isto? isto?" ela perguntou, apontando para a carta.

And at this recollection, Stepan Arkadyevitch, as is so often the case, was not so much annoyed at the fact itself as at the way in which he had met his wife's words.

E ao recordar isso, Stepan Arkadyevitch, como é tão frequentemente o caso, não ficou tão aborrecido com o fato em si quanto com a maneira pela qual havia respondido às palavras de sua esposa.

There happened to him at that instant what does happen to people when they are unexpectedly caught in something very disgraceful.

Aconteceu-lhe naquele instante o que costuma acontecer às pessoas quando são inesperadamente apanhadas em algo muito vergonhoso.

He did not succeed in adapting his face to the position in which he was placed towards his wife by the discovery of his fault.

Ele não conseguiu adaptar sua expressão à situação em que havia sido colocado diante de sua esposa pela descoberta de sua falta.

Instead of being hurt, denying, defending himself, begging forgiveness, instead of remaining indifferent even—anything would have been better than what he did do—his face utterly involuntarily (reflex spinal action, reflected Stepan Arkadyevitch, who was fond of physiology)—utterly involuntarily assumed its habitual, good-humored, and therefore idiotic smile.

Em vez de mostrar-se magoado, negar, defender-se, implorar perdão, em vez de permanecer indiferente até—qualquer coisa teria sido melhor do que o que ele fez—seu rosto completamente de modo involuntário (ação reflexa espinal, refletiu Stepan Arkadyevitch, que era aficionado por fisiologia)—completamente de modo involuntário assumiu seu habitual sorriso bem-humorado e, portanto, idiota.

This idiotic smile he could not forgive himself.

Este sorriso idiota ele não conseguia perdoar a si mesmo.

Vocabulary

mais: More; used for comparisons or emphasis.
desagradável: Unpleasant, disagreeable, or offensive to the senses.
tudo: Everything; the totality of things.
foi: Past tense of 'ser/ir'; was or went.
primeiro: First in order, sequence, or importance.
momento: A moment; a brief period of time.
quando: When; at the time that something happens.
ao: Contraction of 'a + o'; to the (masculine).
chegar: To arrive; to reach a place or destination.
feliz: Happy; experiencing joy or contentment.
bem-humorado: Good-humored; in a pleasant, cheerful mood.
teatro: Theater; a place for dramatic performances.
enorme: Enormous; very large in size or degree.
pera: A pear; sweet fruit with a rounded shape.
mão: Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.
esposa: Wife; a female spouse in a marriage.
encontrou: Found or met; past tense of 'encontrar'.
sala: Room; typically a living or sitting room.
estar: To be; verb indicating state or temporary condition.
surpresa: Surprise; an unexpected event or reaction.
tampouco: Neither; also not; used to negate an additional item.
escritório: Office; a room or space for professional work.
viu: Saw; past tense of 'ver,' to see.
afinal: Finally; after all; used to introduce a conclusion.
quarto: Bedroom; a room used primarily for sleeping.
fatídica: Fateful; decisive and often bringing negative consequences.
carta: Letter; a written or printed message sent to someone.
revelava: Revealed; was disclosing hidden or secret information.
sempre: Always; at all times without exception.
agitada: Agitated; restless, anxious, or in a flustered state.
preocupada: Worried; feeling concern or anxiety about something.
detalhes: Details; small specific elements or particulars of something.
domésticos: Domestic; relating to the home and household matters.
limitada: Limited; restricted in scope, range, or capacity.
ideias: Ideas; thoughts, concepts, or mental impressions.
considerava: Considered; was regarding or judging something in a way.
estava: Was; past imperfect of 'estar,' indicating a state.
sentada: Seated; in a sitting position.
completamente: Completely; entirely or totally, without any exception.
imóvel: Motionless; not moving, completely still.
olhando: Looking; gazing or directing one's eyes at something.
expressão: Expression; a look on a face conveying emotion.
horror: Horror; intense fear, shock, or disgust.
desespero: Despair; complete loss of hope or intense anguish.
indignação: Indignation; strong anger caused by unfair treatment.
isto: This; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby.
perguntou: Asked; past tense of 'perguntar,' to ask a question.
apontando: Pointing; indicating direction or drawing attention to something.
recordar: To recall; to bring a memory back to mind.
isso: That; demonstrative pronoun for something previously mentioned.
tão: So; as; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs.
frequentemente: Frequently; often; occurring many times regularly.
caso: Case; situation; an instance or particular circumstance.
ficou: Became or stayed; past tense of 'ficar'.
aborrecido: Annoyed or bored; feeling irritated or displeased.
fato: Fact; something known to be true or real.
si: Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun for third person.
quanto: How much; as much as; used in comparisons.
maneira: Manner; the way in which something is done.
qual: Which; used in relative clauses or questions.
havia: Had; past tense auxiliary of 'haver,' indicating existence.
respondido: Responded; past participle of 'responder,' to reply.
palavras: Words; units of language used in speech or writing.
Aconteceu-lhe: It happened to him; reflexive past occurrence to someone.
naquele: In that; contraction of 'em + aquele' (masculine).
instante: Instant; a very brief moment in time.
costuma: Usually does; habitual action in present tense.
acontecer: To happen; to occur or take place.
pessoas: People; human beings or individuals considered collectively.
inesperadamente: Unexpectedly; in a manner not anticipated or foreseen.
apanhadas: Caught; seized or discovered in a compromising situation.
algo: Something; an unspecified thing or matter.
vergonhoso: Shameful; causing embarrassment or disgrace.
conseguiu: Managed; succeeded in doing something; past tense.
adaptar: To adapt; to adjust to a new situation or condition.
situação: Situation; a set of circumstances at a given moment.
sido: Been; past participle of 'ser,' indicating a state.
colocado: Placed; put in a position or location.
diante: Before; in front of; facing something directly.
descoberta: Discovery; uncovering of something previously unknown or hidden.
falta: Fault; lack; an error or moral shortcoming.
vez: Time; occasion; instead of (in 'em vez de').
mostrar-se: To show oneself; to appear or present oneself as.
magoado: Hurt; emotionally wounded or offended by something.
negar: To deny; to refuse or declare something untrue.
defender-se: To defend oneself; to protect or justify one's actions.
implorar: To implore; to beg earnestly for something.
perdão: Forgiveness; pardon for an offense or wrongdoing.
permanecer: To remain; to stay in a place or state.
indiferente: Indifferent; showing no interest, concern, or feeling.
até: Until; up to; even; used for limits or inclusion.
qualquer: Any; whichever; used for indefinite or unspecified reference.
coisa: Thing; an object, matter, or unspecified entity.
teria: Would have; conditional tense of 'ter,' to have.
melhor: Better; superior in quality, degree, or condition.
fez: Did or made; past tense of 'fazer'.
rosto: Face; the front part of a person's head.
modo: Way; mode; manner in which something is done.
involuntário: Involuntary; done without conscious control or intention.
ação: Action; the process of doing something actively.
reflexa: Reflex; automatic, involuntary response to a stimulus.
espinal: Spinal; relating to the spine or spinal cord.
refletiu: Reflected; thought deeply or pondered about something.
era: Was; past imperfect of 'ser,' indicating a past state.
aficionado: Fan; enthusiast; someone deeply interested in a subject.
fisiologia: Physiology; science studying functions of living organisms.
assumiu: Assumed; took on a role, expression, or responsibility.
habitual: Habitual; done regularly as a habit or custom.
sorriso: Smile; a facial expression showing pleasure or amusement.
portanto: Therefore; consequently; used to introduce a logical conclusion.
idiota: Idiotic; foolish or stupid in an extreme way.
Este: This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.
conseguia: Could; managed to; imperfect tense of 'conseguir'.
perdoar: To forgive; to pardon someone for an offense.
mesmo: Even; himself; same; used for emphasis or reflexivity.

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