Anne of Green Gables — Page 8

English → Pt CHAPTER I. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised Level 6/10

" she demanded when voice returned to her.

" ela exigiu quando a voz voltou a ela.

"Yes, of course," said Marilla, as if getting boys from orphan asylums in Nova Scotia were part of the usual spring work on any well-regulated Avonlea farm instead of being an unheard of innovation.

"Sim, claro", disse Marilla, como se obter meninos de orfanatos na Nova Escócia fizesse parte do trabalho habitual da primavera em qualquer fazenda bem administrada de Avonlea, em vez de ser uma inovação inédita.

Mrs. Rachel felt that she had received a severe mental jolt.

A senhora Rachel sentiu que havia recebido um forte choque mental.

She thought in exclamation points.

Ela pensava em pontos de exclamação.

A boy!

Um menino!

Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert of all people adopting a boy!

Marilla e Matthew Cuthbert, de todas as pessoas, adotando um menino!

From an orphan asylum!

De um orfanato!

Well, the world was certainly turning upside down!

Bem, o mundo certamente estava de cabeça para baixo!

She would be surprised at nothing after this!

Ela não se surpreenderia com nada depois disso!

Nothing!

Nada!

"What on earth put such a notion into your head?" she demanded disapprovingly.

"O que na terra colocou tal ideia em sua cabeça?" ela exigiu com desaprovação.

This had been done without her advice being asked, and must perforce be disapproved.

Isso havia sido feito sem que seu conselho fosse solicitado, e devia necessariamente ser desaprovado.

"Well, we've been thinking about it for some time--all winter in fact," returned Marilla.

"Bem, estivemos pensando nisso por algum tempo — todo o inverno, na verdade", respondeu Marilla.

"Mrs. Alexander Spencer was up here one day before Christmas and she said she was going to get a little girl from the asylum over in Hopeton in the spring.

"A senhora Alexander Spencer esteve aqui um dia antes do Natal e disse que ia buscar uma menina do orfanato lá em Hopeton na primavera.

Her cousin lives there and Mrs. Spencer has visited her and knows all about it.

Sua prima mora lá e a senhora Spencer a visitou e sabe tudo sobre isso.

So Matthew and I have talked it over off and on ever since.

Então Matthew e eu temos conversado sobre isso de vez em quando desde então.

We thought we'd get a boy.

Pensamos em pegar um menino.

Matthew is getting up in years, you know--he's sixty--and he isn't so spry as he once was.

Matthew está ficando velho, você sabe — ele tem sessenta anos — e não é tão ágil como já foi.

His heart troubles him a good deal.

Seu coração o preocupa bastante.

And you know how desperate hard it's got to be to get hired help.

E você sabe como está sendo desesperadamente difícil conseguir mão de obra contratada.

Vocabulary

ela: EH-lah — Third person singular feminine pronoun: she, her.
exigiu: eh-zee-ZHYOO — Past tense of exigir: demanded or required something.
quando: KWAHN-doo — Conjunction or adverb meaning when.
voz: vohz — Noun meaning voice or vocal sound.
voltou: vol-TOH — Past tense of voltar: returned or came back.
Sim: seeng — Affirmative response meaning yes.
claro: KLAH-roo — Adjective or adverb meaning clear or of course.
disse: DEE-seh — Past tense of dizer: said or told someone.
como: KOH-moo — Adverb or conjunction meaning how or like.
se: seh — Reflexive or conditional pronoun meaning himself, herself, or if.
obter: ob-TEHR — Verb meaning to obtain or to get something.
meninos: meh-NEE-noos — Plural noun meaning boys or young children.
orfanatos: or-fah-NAH-toos — Plural noun meaning orphanages, homes for orphaned children.
Nova: NOH-vah — Adjective meaning new, often used in place names.
fizesse: fee-ZEH-seh — Imperfect subjunctive of fazer: would do or were to do.
parte: PAR-cheh — Noun meaning part, portion, or share of something.
trabalho: trah-BAH-lyoo — Noun meaning work, labor, or job.
habitual: ah-bee-choo-AHL — Adjective meaning habitual, usual, or customary.
primavera: pree-mah-VEH-rah — Noun meaning spring, the season of the year.
qualquer: kwahl-KEHR — Pronoun or adjective meaning any or whatever.
fazenda: fah-ZEHN-dah — Noun meaning farm or large rural estate.
bem: beng — Adverb meaning well; adjective meaning good.
administrada: ahd-mee-nees-TRAH-dah — Past participle of administrar: managed or administered properly.
vez: vehz — Noun meaning time or instance of occurrence.
ser: sehr — Verb meaning to be (permanent or essential quality).
inovação: ee-noh-vah-SOWNG — Noun meaning innovation or a new method introduced.
inédita: ee-NEH-dee-tah — Adjective meaning unprecedented, unpublished, or never done before.
senhora: seh-NYOH-rah — Noun meaning lady, woman, or polite form of address.
sentiu: sehn-CHYOO — Past tense of sentir: felt or experienced an emotion.
havia: ah-VEE-ah — Imperfect of haver: had or there had been.
recebido: heh-seh-BEE-doo — Past participle of receber: received or gotten something.
forte: FOR-cheh — Adjective meaning strong, powerful, or intense.
choque: SHOH-keh — Noun meaning shock, impact, or sudden surprise.
mental: mehn-TAHL — Adjective meaning mental or relating to the mind.
Ela: EH-lah — Third person singular feminine pronoun: she.
pensava: pehn-SAH-vah — Imperfect of pensar: was thinking or used to think.
pontos: POHN-toos — Plural noun meaning points, dots, or periods.
exclamação: es-klah-mah-SOWNG — Noun meaning exclamation or exclamation mark.
menino: meh-NEE-noo — Noun meaning boy or young male child.
todas: TOH-dahs — Adjective or pronoun meaning all or every (feminine plural).
pessoas: peh-SOH-ahs — Plural noun meaning people or persons.
adotando: ah-doh-TAHN-doo — Present participle of adotar: adopting a child or practice.
orfanato: or-fah-NAH-too — Noun meaning orphanage, institution housing orphaned children.
Bem: beng — Adverb meaning well; exclamation expressing reaction.
mundo: MOON-doo — Noun meaning world or the entire globe.
certamente: sehr-tah-MEHN-cheh — Adverb meaning certainly or definitely without doubt.
estava: es-TAH-vah — Imperfect of estar: was in a state or condition.
cabeça: kah-BEH-sah — Noun meaning head, the uppermost part of body.
para: PAH-rah — Preposition meaning for, to, or toward.
baixo: BAH-ee-shoo — Adjective or adverb meaning low, short, or down.
não: nowng — Negative adverb meaning no or not.
surpreenderia: soor-preh-ehn-deh-REE-ah — Conditional of surpreender: would surprise or astonish someone.
nada: NAH-dah — Pronoun or noun meaning nothing or not anything.
depois: deh-POYZ — Adverb or preposition meaning after or afterward.
disso: DEE-soo — Contraction of de + isso meaning of that or from that.
Nada: NAH-dah — Pronoun meaning nothing; used for strong emphasis.
terra: TEH-hah — Noun meaning land, earth, or ground.
colocou: koh-loh-KOH — Past tense of colocar: placed, put, or set something.
tal: tahl — Adjective or pronoun meaning such or such a.
ideia: ee-DEH-yah — Noun meaning idea or thought in one's mind.
sua: SOO-ah — Possessive adjective meaning your or her (feminine).
desaprovação: deh-zah-proh-vah-SOWNG — Noun meaning disapproval or expression of negative judgment.
Isso: EE-soo — Demonstrative pronoun meaning this or that thing.
sido: SEE-doo — Past participle of ser: been (used in perfect tenses).
feito: FAY-too — Past participle of fazer: done or made.
sem: seng — Preposition meaning without or lacking something.
seu: SEH-oo — Possessive adjective meaning his, her, your, or their.
conselho: kon-SEH-lyoo — Noun meaning advice, counsel, or council.
fosse: FOH-seh — Imperfect subjunctive of ser/ir: were or would be.
solicitado: soh-lee-see-TAH-doo — Past participle of solicitar: requested or formally asked for.
devia: deh-VEE-ah — Imperfect of dever: should have or was supposed to.
necessariamente: neh-seh-sah-ryah-MEHN-cheh — Adverb meaning necessarily or inevitably without exception.
desaprovado: deh-zah-proh-VAH-doo — Past participle of desaprovar: disapproved or rejected by someone.
estivemos: es-chee-VEH-moos — Past tense of estar (we): we were in a state.
pensando: pehn-SAHN-doo — Present participle of pensar: thinking about something.
nisso: NEE-soo — Contraction of em + isso meaning in that or about that.
por: por — Preposition meaning for, by, through, or during.
algum: ahl-GOONG — Adjective or pronoun meaning some or any (masculine).
tempo: TEHM-poo — Noun meaning time or weather.
todo: TOH-doo — Adjective or pronoun meaning all, whole, or entire.
inverno: een-VEHR-noo — Noun meaning winter, the cold season of the year.
verdade: vehr-DAH-deh — Noun meaning truth or reality; true fact.
respondeu: hes-pon-DEH-oo — Past tense of responder: answered or replied to someone.
esteve: es-TEH-veh — Past tense of estar: was (temporarily in a place or state).
aqui: ah-KEE — Adverb meaning here, in this place.
dia: DEE-ah — Noun meaning day, a 24-hour period.
antes: AHN-ches — Adverb or preposition meaning before or previously.
Natal: nah-TAHL — Noun meaning Christmas or the Christmas holiday.
ia: EE-ah — Imperfect of ir: was going to do something.
buscar: boos-KAR — Verb meaning to fetch, pick up, or search for.
menina: meh-NEE-nah — Noun meaning girl or young female child.
lá: lah — Adverb meaning there, in that place over there.
Sua: SOO-ah — Possessive adjective meaning her, his, your (feminine).
prima: PREE-mah — Noun meaning female cousin or first cousin.
mora: MOH-rah — Present tense of morar: lives or resides in a place.
visitou: vee-zee-TOH — Past tense of visitar: visited someone or somewhere.
sabe: SAH-beh — Present tense of saber: knows a fact or information.
tudo: TOO-doo — Pronoun meaning everything or all things.
sobre: SOH-breh — Preposition meaning about, on, or over something.
isso: EE-soo — Demonstrative pronoun meaning this or that (neutral).
Então: ehn-TOWNG — Adverb or conjunction meaning then, so, or therefore.
temos: TEH-moos — Present tense of ter (we): we have something.
conversado: kon-vehr-SAH-doo — Past participle of conversar: talked or conversed about something.
desde: DEHZ-deh — Preposition meaning since or from a point in time.
então: ehn-TOWNG — Adverb meaning then, at that time, or so.
Pensamos: pehn-SAH-moos — Past or present tense of pensar (we): we thought or think.
pegar: peh-GAR — Verb meaning to grab, take, or pick up something.
está: es-TAH — Present tense of estar: is (in a temporary state).
ficando: fee-KAHN-doo — Present participle of ficar: becoming or staying in state.
velho: VEH-lyoo — Adjective meaning old, aged, or elderly.
você: voh-SEH — Second person pronoun meaning you (singular informal/formal).
ele: EH-leh — Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning he.
tem: teng — Present tense of ter: has or is (used with age).
sessenta: seh-SEHN-tah — Number meaning sixty, the number 60.
anos: AH-noos — Plural noun meaning years, as in age or duration.
tão: towng — Adverb meaning so or as, used in comparisons.
ágil: AH-zheel — Adjective meaning agile, nimble, or physically quick.
já: zhah — Adverb meaning already, yet, or now.
foi: foy — Past tense of ser/ir: was or went.
Seu: SEH-oo — Possessive adjective meaning his, her, your (masculine).
coração: koh-rah-SOWNG — Noun meaning heart, the organ or metaphorical center.
preocupa: preh-oh-KOO-pah — Present tense of preocupar: worries or concerns someone.
bastante: bahs-TAHN-cheh — Adverb or adjective meaning quite, enough, or fairly.
sendo: SEHN-doo — Present participle of ser: being (in a state or condition).
desesperadamente: deh-zehs-peh-rah-dah-MEHN-cheh — Adverb meaning desperately or in a hopeless manner.
difícil: dee-FEE-seel — Adjective meaning difficult, hard, or challenging.
conseguir: kon-seh-GEER — Verb meaning to manage, obtain, or succeed in doing.
mão: mowng — Noun meaning hand; used in mão de obra (labor).
obra: OH-brah — Noun meaning work, construction, or piece of art.
contratada: kon-trah-TAH-dah — Past participle of contratar: hired or contracted for work.

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