Anne of Green Gables — Page 1
MRS. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies' eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow it was a quiet, well-conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof.
A SRA. Rachel Lynde morava exatamente onde a estrada principal de Avonlea descia para uma pequena baixada, orlada de amieiros e brincos-de-princesa e atravessada por um riacho que tinha sua nascente lá atrás nas matas da velha propriedade Cuthbert; dizia-se que era um riacho intrincado e impetuoso em seu curso inicial por aquelas matas, com sombrios segredos de poças e cascatas; mas quando chegava ao Vale de Lynde já era um regato quieto e bem-comportado, pois nem mesmo um riacho poderia passar pela porta da Sra. Rachel Lynde sem o devido respeito pela decência e pelo decoro; provavelmente tinha consciência de que a Sra. Rachel estava sentada à sua janela, mantendo um olho atento em tudo que passava, de riachos a crianças, e que se ela notasse algo estranho ou fora do lugar jamais descansaria até ter descoberto os porquês e os comos daquilo.
There are plenty of people, in Avonlea and out of it, who can attend closely to their neighbors' business by dint of neglecting their own; but Mrs. Rachel Lynde was one of those capable creatures who can manage their own concerns and those of other folks into the bargain.
Há muitas pessoas, em Avonlea e fora dela, que conseguem cuidar atentamente dos assuntos dos vizinhos à custa de negligenciar os próprios; mas a Sra. Rachel Lynde era uma daquelas criaturas capazes que conseguem cuidar dos seus próprios afazeres e ainda dos alheios por acréscimo.
She was a notable housewife; her work was always done and well done; she "ran" the Sewing Circle, helped run the Sunday-school, and was the strongest prop of the Church Aid Society and Foreign Missions Auxiliary.
Era uma dona de casa notável; seu trabalho estava sempre feito e bem feito; ela "dirigia" o Círculo de Costura, ajudava a dirigir a escola dominical e era o pilar mais sólido da Sociedade de Auxílio à Igreja e da Auxiliar de Missões Estrangeiras.
Yet with all this Mrs.
No entanto, com tudo isso, a Sra.
Vocabulary
- SRA
- Abbreviation for 'senhora', meaning 'Mrs' or 'madam'
- morava
- Lived, resided in a place (past imperfect)
- exatamente
- Exactly, precisely, in an exact manner
- onde
- Where, indicating location or place
- estrada
- Road, main path for traveling between places
- principal
- Main, primary, most important
- descia
- Descended, went down a slope (past imperfect)
- pequena
- Small, little in size or extent
- baixada
- Lowland, hollow, area of low-lying terrain
- orlada
- Bordered, edged, lined along the sides
- amieiros
- Alder trees commonly found near water sources
- brincos
- Earrings; also a plant name (fuchsia)
- princesa
- Princess; title for a royal female
- atravessada
- Crossed, traversed by something passing through
- riacho
- Small stream, brook flowing through landscape
- tinha
- Had, possessed (past imperfect of 'ter')
- nascente
- Spring, source where water originates from ground
- lá
- There, over there, in that place
- atrás
- Behind, back, in a rearward position
- matas
- Forests, woods, dense areas of trees
- velha
- Old, aged; referring to something long-standing
- propriedade
- Property, estate, land owned by someone
- dizia
- Said, used to say (past imperfect of 'dizer')
- era
- Was, used to be (past imperfect of 'ser')
- intrincado
- Intricate, complex, tangled in nature or path
- impetuoso
- Impetuous, fast-moving, forceful and rushing
- curso
- Course, path, flow direction of a stream
- inicial
- Initial, beginning, relating to the start
- aquelas
- Those (feminine plural demonstrative pronoun)
- sombrios
- Dark, gloomy, shadowy and mysterious
- segredos
- Secrets, hidden or unknown things
- poças
- Pools, small bodies of still water
- cascatas
- Waterfalls, cascades of flowing water
- quando
- When; temporal conjunction indicating a time
- chegava
- Arrived, reached a destination (past imperfect)
- Vale
- Valley, low land between hills or mountains
- já
- Already, now, by this point in time
- regato
- Small brook, gentle stream of flowing water
- quieto
- Quiet, calm, still and peaceful
- bem
- Well, good; adverb indicating proper manner
- comportado
- Well-behaved, orderly, disciplined in conduct
- pois
- Because, since, for; causal conjunction
- nem
- Not even, nor; negative conjunction in Portuguese
- mesmo
- Even, same, itself; used for emphasis
- poderia
- Could, would be able to (conditional of 'poder')
- passar
- To pass, go by, move past something
- porta
- Door, entrance to a building or room
- Sra
- Abbreviation for 'senhora', meaning 'Mrs'
- sem
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- devido
- Due, proper, appropriate respect or attention
- respeito
- Respect, regard, consideration for others
- decência
- Decency, propriety, appropriate social behavior
- decoro
- Decorum, proper and dignified behavior
- provavelmente
- Probably, likely, in all probability
- consciência
- Conscience, awareness, moral sense of right
- estava
- Was, was being (past imperfect of 'estar')
- sentada
- Seated, sitting in a chair or place
- janela
- Window, opening in a wall with glass
- mantendo
- Maintaining, keeping, holding steady (gerund)
- olho
- Eye; organ of sight; also means 'I watch'
- atento
- Attentive, watchful, paying close attention
- tudo
- Everything, all, the whole of something
- passava
- Passed by, went past (past imperfect)
- riachos
- Streams, small brooks flowing through land
- crianças
- Children, young boys and girls
- notasse
- Noticed, observed (past subjunctive of 'notar')
- algo
- Something, anything; indefinite pronoun
- estranho
- Strange, odd, unusual, out of the ordinary
- fora
- Out of, outside; indicating deviation from norm
- lugar
- Place, spot, location where something belongs
- jamais
- Never, ever; strong negative adverb
- descansaria
- Would rest, would stop (conditional of 'descansar')
- até
- Until, up to, as far as
- ter
- To have; main auxiliary and lexical verb
- descoberto
- Discovered, found out (past participle of 'descobrir')
- porquês
- The whys, reasons behind something happening
- comos
- The hows, ways in which something occurs
- daquilo
- Of that, about that thing (contraction of de+aquilo)
- Há
- There is, there are; existential verb form
- muitas
- Many, numerous (feminine plural adjective)
- pessoas
- People, persons, human beings
- dela
- Of her, from her (contraction of de+ela)
- conseguem
- Manage to, are able to (third person plural)
- cuidar
- To take care of, to look after something
- atentamente
- Attentively, carefully, with close attention
- assuntos
- Affairs, matters, subjects of concern
- vizinhos
- Neighbors, people living nearby
- custa
- Costs; at the expense of something
- negligenciar
- To neglect, to fail to care for something
- próprios
- Own, one's own affairs or belongings
- daquelas
- Of those (feminine contraction of de+aquelas)
- criaturas
- Creatures, beings; people referred to informally
- capazes
- Capable, able to do something
- afazeres
- Chores, duties, tasks to be done
- ainda
- Still, yet, even; temporal or emphatic adverb
- alheios
- Others', belonging to other people
- acréscimo
- Addition, extra, something added on top
- Era
- Was (past imperfect of 'ser', third person)
- dona
- Lady, mistress, owner of a household
- casa
- House, home, place of residence
- notável
- Notable, remarkable, worthy of attention
- trabalho
- Work, labor, task or job to do
- sempre
- Always, ever, at all times
- feito
- Done, made (past participle of 'fazer')
- dirigia
- Led, managed, directed (past imperfect of 'dirigir')
- Círculo
- Circle, group, club of people gathered together
- Costura
- Sewing, needlework, stitching fabric together
- ajudava
- Helped, assisted (past imperfect of 'ajudar')
- dirigir
- To direct, lead, manage an organization
- escola
- School, educational institution for students
- dominical
- Sunday, relating to Sunday (as in Sunday school)
- pilar
- Pillar, supporting column; key supporting member
- mais
- More, most; comparative or superlative adverb
- sólido
- Solid, firm, strong and reliable
- Sociedade
- Society, organization, association of members
- Auxílio
- Aid, assistance, help given to others
- Igreja
- Church, Christian place of worship
- Auxiliar
- Auxiliary, helping, supplementary role or group
- Missões
- Missions, religious outreach efforts abroad
- Estrangeiras
- Foreign, from other countries (feminine plural)
- entanto
- However, nevertheless; used in 'no entanto'
- isso
- That, this; neuter demonstrative pronoun
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