Anne of Green Gables — Page 9
There's never anybody to be had but those stupid, half-grown little French boys; and as soon as you do get one broke into your ways and taught something he's up and off to the lobster canneries or the States.
Nunca há ninguém disponível a não ser esses estúpidos garotinhos franceses meio crescidos; e assim que você consegue um que já se acostumou com seus modos e aprendeu alguma coisa, ele some para as fábricas de conservas de lagosta ou para os Estados.
At first Matthew suggested getting a Home boy.
A princípio, Matthew sugeriu pegar um menino do Orfanato.
But I said 'no' flat to that.
Mas eu disse 'não' categoricamente a isso.
'They may be all right--I'm not saying they're not--but no London street Arabs for me,' I said.
'Eles podem ser bons rapazes -- não estou dizendo que não são -- mas nada de meninos de rua de Londres para mim,' eu disse.
'Give me a native born at least.
'Dê-me pelo menos um nascido aqui.
There'll be a risk, no matter who we get.
Haverá um risco, não importa quem pegemos.
But I'll feel easier in my mind and sleep sounder at nights if we get a born Canadian.'
Mas ficarei mais tranquila e dormirei melhor à noite se pegarmos um canadense de nascimento.'
So in the end we decided to ask Mrs. Spencer to pick us out one when she went over to get her little girl.
Então, no final, decidimos pedir à Senhora Spencer que nos escolhesse um quando ela fosse buscar sua filhinha.
We heard last week she was going, so we sent her word by Richard Spencer's folks at Carmody to bring us a smart, likely boy of about ten or eleven.
Ficamos sabendo na semana passada que ela ia, então mandamos recado por meio da família de Richard Spencer em Carmody para que ela nos trouxesse um menino esperto e promissor de cerca de dez ou onze anos.
We decided that would be the best age--old enough to be of some use in doing chores right off and young enough to be trained up proper.
Decidimos que seria a melhor idade -- velho o suficiente para ser de alguma utilidade nas tarefas domésticas imediatamente e jovem o suficiente para ser adequadamente treinado.
We mean to give him a good home and schooling.
Pretendemos dar-lhe um bom lar e educação.
We had a telegram from Mrs. Alexander Spencer today--the mail-man brought it from the station--saying they were coming on the five-thirty train tonight.
Recebemos hoje um telegrama da Senhora Alexander Spencer -- o carteiro o trouxe da estação -- dizendo que chegariam no trem das cinco e meia desta noite.
So Matthew went to Bright River to meet him.
Então Matthew foi ao Rio Bright para recebê-lo.
Mrs. Spencer will drop him off there.
A Senhora Spencer o deixará lá.
Of course she goes on to White Sands station herself.
Claro que ela mesma segue para a estação de White Sands.
Mrs.
Senhora
Vocabulary
- Nunca
- NOON-kah — Never; at no time
- há
- ah — There is/are; exists
- ninguém
- neen-GHENG — Nobody; no one at all
- disponível
- dees-po-NEE-vel — Available; accessible for use
- não
- nowng — No; not; negation word
- ser
- sehr — To be (permanent or essential state)
- esses
- EH-ses — Those (masculine plural demonstrative pronoun)
- estúpidos
- es-TOO-pee-dos — Stupid; foolish people or things
- garotinhos
- gah-ro-CHEEN-yos — Little boys; small male children
- franceses
- fran-SEH-zes — French people; relating to France
- meio
- MAY-oo — Half; middle; somewhat; means
- crescidos
- kreh-SEE-dos — Grown; having matured or developed somewhat
- assim
- ah-SEENG — Thus; so; in this way
- que
- keh — That; which; what; connecting word
- você
- vo-SEH — You (singular informal pronoun)
- consegue
- kon-SEH-geh — Manages to; succeeds in doing something
- um
- oong — One; a (masculine indefinite article)
- já
- zhah — Already; now; right away
- se
- seh — Oneself; reflexive pronoun; if
- acostumou
- ah-kos-too-MOH — Got used to; became accustomed to
- com
- kong — With; together with someone or something
- seus
- SEH-oos — His; her; your; their (plural possessive)
- modos
- MOH-dos — Manners; ways; modes of behavior
- aprendeu
- ah-pren-DEH-oo — Learned; acquired knowledge or skill
- alguma
- al-GOO-mah — Some; any (feminine singular indefinite adjective)
- coisa
- KOY-zah — Thing; object; matter or affair
- ele
- EH-leh — He; him (third person singular pronoun)
- some
- SOH-meh — Disappears; vanishes suddenly from sight
- para
- PAH-rah — To; for; toward; in order to
- fábricas
- FAH-bree-kas — Factories; manufacturing plants or facilities
- conservas
- kon-SEHR-vas — Canned goods; preserved food products
- lagosta
- lah-GOS-tah — Lobster; large marine crustacean
- ou
- oh — Or; alternative conjunction between options
- Estados
- es-TAH-dos — States; political divisions of a country
- princípio
- preen-SEE-pyo — Beginning; principle; starting point
- sugeriu
- soo-zheh-REE-oo — Suggested; proposed an idea or plan
- pegar
- peh-GAR — To grab; take; pick up something
- menino
- meh-NEE-no — Boy; young male child
- Orfanato
- or-fah-NAH-to — Orphanage; institution housing orphaned children
- Mas
- mas — But; however; introduces contrast
- eu
- EH-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun
- disse
- DEE-seh — Said; expressed in words (past tense)
- categoricamente
- kah-teh-go-ree-kah-MEN-teh — Categorically; absolutely; in a definitive manner
- isso
- EE-so — This; that; referring to something mentioned
- Eles
- EH-les — They; third person masculine plural pronoun
- podem
- POH-deng — Can; are able to; may do
- bons
- bongs — Good (masculine plural adjective)
- rapazes
- hah-PAH-zes — Young men; lads; teenage boys
- estou
- es-TOH — I am (first person present of estar)
- dizendo
- dee-ZEN-do — Saying; speaking; expressing in words
- são
- sowng — Are (third person plural of ser)
- mas
- mas — But; however; introduces a contrast
- nada
- NAH-dah — Nothing; not anything at all
- meninos
- meh-NEE-nos — Boys; young male children (plural)
- rua
- HOO-ah — Street; road in a city
- mim
- meeng — Me; first person singular object pronoun
- Dê-me
- DEH-meh — Give me; imperative form of dar
- pelo
- PEH-loo — By the; through the (masculine contraction)
- menos
- MEH-nos — Less; fewer; at least
- nascido
- nah-SEE-do — Born; having come into existence
- aqui
- ah-KEE — Here; in this place
- Haverá
- ah-veh-RAH — There will be; future of haver
- risco
- HEES-ko — Risk; danger; possibility of harm
- importa
- eem-POR-tah — Matters; is important; concerns someone
- quem
- keng — Who; whom; whoever (interrogative pronoun)
- pegemos
- peh-GHEH-mos — We take; we pick up (subjunctive)
- ficarei
- fee-kah-REH-ee — I will stay; I will remain
- mais
- maees — More; most; additional amount
- tranquila
- tran-KEE-lah — Calm; peaceful; relaxed (feminine adjective)
- dormirei
- dor-mee-REH-ee — I will sleep; future of dormir
- melhor
- mel-YOR — Better; superior; improved quality
- à
- ah — To the (feminine contraction: a+a)
- noite
- NOY-teh — Night; nighttime; evening hours
- pegarmos
- peh-GAR-mos — We take; we fetch (infinitive plural)
- canadense
- kah-nah-DEN-seh — Canadian; from or relating to Canada
- nascimento
- nah-see-MEN-to — Birth; the act of being born
- Então
- en-TOWNG — Then; so; therefore; at that time
- no
- no — In the (masculine contraction: em+o)
- final
- fee-NAL — End; final; conclusion of something
- decidimos
- deh-see-DEE-mos — We decided; we made a decision
- pedir
- peh-DEER — To ask for; to request something
- Senhora
- sen-YO-rah — Mrs.; Madam; polite term for woman
- nos
- nos — Us; to us; reflexive pronoun (plural)
- escolhesse
- es-kol-YEH-seh — Would choose; imperfect subjunctive of escolher
- quando
- KWAN-do — When; at the time that
- ela
- EH-lah — She; her (third person singular feminine)
- fosse
- FOH-seh — Were to go; imperfect subjunctive of ir
- buscar
- boos-KAR — To fetch; to go get someone
- sua
- SOO-ah — Her; his; your (feminine possessive adjective)
- filhinha
- feel-YEEN-yah — Little daughter; affectionate diminutive form
- Ficamos
- fee-KAH-mos — We stayed; we found out; we remained
- sabendo
- sah-BEN-do — Knowing; finding out; learning something
- na
- nah — In the (feminine contraction: em+a)
- semana
- seh-MAH-nah — Week; period of seven days
- passada
- pah-SAH-dah — Past; last (feminine adjective for time)
- ia
- EE-ah — Was going; imperfect tense of ir
- então
- en-TOWNG — Then; so; therefore; at that time
- mandamos
- man-DAH-mos — We sent; we dispatched a message
- recado
- heh-KAH-do — Message; note; errand sent to someone
- por
- por — By; through; for; via
- família
- fah-MEE-lyah — Family; group of related people
- em
- eng — In; at; inside a place
- trouxesse
- troh-SHEH-seh — Would bring; imperfect subjunctive of trazer
- esperto
- es-PEHR-to — Smart; clever; bright (masculine adjective)
- promissor
- pro-mee-SOR — Promising; showing potential for success
- cerca
- SEHR-kah — About; approximately; around a number
- dez
- des — Ten; the number 10
- onze
- ON-zeh — Eleven; the number 11
- anos
- AH-nos — Years; units of time (plural)
- Decidimos
- deh-see-DEE-mos — We decided; we made a decision together
- seria
- seh-REE-ah — Would be; conditional tense of ser
- idade
- ee-DAH-deh — Age; number of years old
- velho
- VEL-yo — Old; aged; elderly (masculine adjective)
- suficiente
- soo-fee-SYEN-teh — Sufficient; enough; adequate for purpose
- utilidade
- oo-tee-lee-DAH-deh — Usefulness; utility; practical value
- nas
- nas — In the (feminine plural contraction: em+as)
- tarefas
- tah-REH-fas — Tasks; chores; assigned jobs or duties
- domésticas
- do-MES-tee-kas — Domestic; household (feminine plural adjective)
- imediatamente
- ee-meh-dyah-tah-MEN-teh — Immediately; right away; without delay
- jovem
- ZHO-veng — Young; youth; a young person
- adequadamente
- ah-deh-kwah-dah-MEN-teh — Adequately; properly; in a suitable manner
- treinado
- trey-NAH-do — Trained; having received instruction or practice
- Pretendemos
- preh-ten-DEH-mos — We intend; we plan to do something
- dar-lhe
- DAR-lyeh — To give him/her; indirect object construction
- bom
- bong — Good; fine; pleasant (masculine adjective)
- lar
- lar — Home; household; place of residence
- educação
- eh-doo-kah-SOWNG — Education; upbringing; instruction and training
- Recebemos
- heh-seh-BEH-mos — We received; we got something delivered
- hoje
- OH-zheh — Today; on this day
- telegrama
- teh-leh-GRAH-mah — Telegram; a written transmitted message
- carteiro
- kar-TEY-ro — Postman; mail carrier; letter deliverer
- trouxe
- TROH-sheh — Brought; carried here (past of trazer)
- estação
- es-tah-SOWNG — Station; train station; season
- chegariam
- sheh-gah-REE-ang — They would arrive; conditional of chegar
- trem
- treng — Train; rail vehicle for passengers
- cinco
- SEENG-ko — Five; the number 5
- meia
- MAY-ah — Half; half past (time); stocking
- desta
- DES-tah — Of this (feminine contraction: de+esta)
- foi
- foy — Went; was (past tense of ir/ser)
- ao
- ow — To the (masculine contraction: a+o)
- Rio
- HEE-o — River; also short for Rio de Janeiro
- recebê-lo
- heh-seh-BEH-lo — To receive him; infinitive with object pronoun
- deixará
- day-sha-RAH — Will leave; will drop off (future tense)
- lá
- lah — There; in that place
- Claro
- KLAH-ro — Of course; clear; obviously
- mesma
- MEZ-mah — Same; herself; the very one (feminine)
- segue
- SEH-geh — Follows; continues; goes along
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