Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 2

English → Pt CHAPTER II. Level 7/10

But, as he began it late, he ended his life before the work, so that the more the reader is delighted with the part that is written, the more regret he has to find it unfinished."

Mas, como ele a começou tarde, encerrou sua vida antes de concluir a obra, de modo que quanto mais o leitor se deleita com a parte que foi escrita, maior é o pesar que sente ao encontrá-la inacabada."

There can be no question that Solon visited Egypt.

Não pode haver dúvida de que Sólon visitou o Egito.

The causes of his departure from Athens, for a period of ten years, are fully explained by Plutarch.

As causas de sua partida de Atenas, por um período de dez anos, são amplamente explicadas por Plutarco.

He dwelt, he tells us,

Ele habitou, nos conta,

"On the Canopian shore, by Nile's deep mouth."

"Na costa canópica, junto à foz profunda do Nilo."

There he conversed upon points of philosophy and history with the most learned of the Egyptian priests.

Lá ele conversou sobre pontos de filosofia e história com os mais eruditos dos sacerdotes egípcios.

He was a man of extraordinary force and penetration of mind, as his laws and his sayings, which have been preserved to us, testify.

Era um homem de extraordinária força e penetração de espírito, como atestam suas leis e seus ditados, que nos foram preservados.

There is no improbability in the statement that he commenced in verse a history and description of Atlantis, which he left unfinished at his death;

Não há improbabilidade na afirmação de que ele iniciou em verso uma história e descrição da Atlântida, que deixou inacabada em sua morte;

and it requires no great stretch of the imagination to believe that this manuscript reached the hands of his successor and descendant, Plato;

e não é necessário grande esforço de imaginação para acreditar que esse manuscrito chegou às mãos de seu sucessor e descendente, Platão;

a scholar, thinker, and historian like himself, and, like himself, one of the profoundest minds of the ancient world.

um erudito, pensador e historiador como ele mesmo, e, como ele mesmo, uma das mentes mais profundas do mundo antigo.

Vocabulary

Mas: Mahs — Conjunction meaning 'but,' used to contrast ideas.
como: KOH-moo — Word meaning 'how' or 'as/like' in comparisons.
ele: EH-lee — Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he.'
a: ah — Feminine definite article or preposition meaning 'to/at.'
começou: koh-meh-SOH — Past tense of 'começar,' meaning 'he/she began.'
tarde: TAR-jee — Meaning 'late' or 'afternoon' depending on context.
encerrou: en-seh-HOH — Past tense of 'encerrar,' meaning 'he/she ended/closed.'
sua: SOO-ah — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your.'
vida: VEE-dah — Noun meaning 'life,' referring to one's existence.
antes: AN-tees — Adverb or preposition meaning 'before' in time.
de: jee — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from' in Portuguese.
concluir: kon-kloo-EER — Verb meaning 'to conclude' or 'to finish.'
obra: OH-brah — Noun meaning 'work,' especially a literary or artistic creation.
modo: MOH-doo — Noun meaning 'manner' or 'way' something is done.
que: kee — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'who.'
quanto: KWAN-too — Word meaning 'how much' or 'as much as.'
mais: mah-EES — Adverb meaning 'more' used in comparisons.
o: oo — Masculine definite article meaning 'the.'
leitor: lay-TOR — Noun meaning 'reader,' one who reads texts.
se: see — Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction meaning 'if/oneself.'
deleita: deh-LAY-tah — Verb form of 'deleitar,' meaning 'delights in/enjoys.'
com: kong — Preposition meaning 'with,' indicating accompaniment.
parte: PAR-tee — Noun meaning 'part' or 'portion' of a whole.
foi: foy — Past tense of 'ser/ir,' meaning 'was' or 'went.'
escrita: es-KREE-tah — Adjective or noun meaning 'written' or 'writing.'
maior: mah-YOR — Adjective meaning 'greater' or 'larger' in comparison.
é: eh — Present tense of 'ser,' meaning 'is.'
pesar: peh-ZAR — Noun meaning 'sorrow' or 'regret' felt deeply.
sente: SEN-tee — Present tense of 'sentir,' meaning 'feels/senses.'
ao: ow — Contraction of 'a + o,' meaning 'to the.'
encontrá-la: en-kon-TRAH-lah — Verb phrase meaning 'to find it,' with object pronoun.
inacabada: ee-nah-kah-BAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'unfinished' or 'incomplete.'
Não: nowng — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not.'
pode: POH-jee — Present tense of 'poder,' meaning 'can' or 'is able.'
haver: ah-VER — Verb meaning 'to have/exist,' used in impersonal expressions.
dúvida: DOO-vee-dah — Noun meaning 'doubt' or 'uncertainty' about something.
visitou: vee-zee-TOH — Past tense of 'visitar,' meaning 'he/she visited.'
Egito: eh-ZHEE-too — Proper noun referring to the country Egypt.
As: ahs — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the.'
causas: KOW-zahs — Noun meaning 'causes' or 'reasons' for something.
partida: par-CHEE-dah — Noun meaning 'departure' or 'leaving' a place.
por: por — Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'through.'
um: oong — Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
período: peh-REE-oh-doo — Noun meaning 'period' or 'span' of time.
dez: dehs — Number word meaning 'ten.'
anos: AH-noos — Noun meaning 'years,' plural of 'ano.'
são: sowng — Third person plural of 'ser,' meaning 'they are.'
amplamente: am-plah-MEN-tee — Adverb meaning 'widely' or 'extensively.'
explicadas: es-plee-KAH-dahs — Past participle of 'explicar,' meaning 'explained,' feminine plural.
Ele: EH-lee — Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he.'
habitou: ah-bee-TOH — Past tense of 'habitar,' meaning 'he/she inhabited/lived.'
nos: noos — Pronoun meaning 'us' or contraction of 'em + os.'
conta: KON-tah — Verb form meaning 'tells' or noun meaning 'account.'
Na: nah — Contraction of 'em + a,' meaning 'in the/on the.'
costa: KOS-tah — Noun meaning 'coast' or 'shore' of a sea.
junto: ZHOON-too — Adverb or adjective meaning 'near,' 'together,' or 'next to.'
à: ah — Contraction of 'a + a,' feminine dative preposition meaning 'to the.'
foz: fohz — Noun meaning 'mouth' of a river where it meets the sea.
profunda: proh-FOON-dah — Adjective meaning 'deep' or 'profound,' feminine form.
do: doo — Contraction of 'de + o,' meaning 'of the.'
Lá: lah — Adverb meaning 'there,' indicating a distant place.
conversou: kon-ver-SOH — Past tense of 'conversar,' meaning 'he/she conversed/talked.'
sobre: SOH-bree — Preposition meaning 'about' or 'on top of.'
pontos: PON-toos — Noun meaning 'points' or 'topics,' plural of 'ponto.'
filosofia: fee-loh-zoh-FEE-ah — Noun meaning 'philosophy,' the study of fundamental questions.
e: ee — Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting words or clauses.
história: ees-TOH-ree-ah — Noun meaning 'history' or 'story.'
os: oosh — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the.'
eruditos: eh-roo-JEE-toos — Noun or adjective meaning 'scholars' or 'learned men.'
dos: doosh — Contraction of 'de + os,' meaning 'of the,' masculine plural.
sacerdotes: sah-ser-DOH-tees — Noun meaning 'priests,' religious leaders or officiants.
egípcios: eh-ZHEEP-see-oos — Adjective or noun meaning 'Egyptian,' related to Egypt.
Era: EH-rah — Imperfect past tense of 'ser,' meaning 'he/she/it was.'
homem: OH-meng — Noun meaning 'man,' referring to an adult male person.
extraordinária: es-trah-or-jee-NAH-ree-ah — Adjective meaning 'extraordinary' or 'remarkable,' feminine form.
força: FOR-sah — Noun meaning 'strength' or 'force.'
penetração: peh-neh-trah-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'penetration' or 'insight,' keen understanding.
espírito: es-PEE-ree-too — Noun meaning 'spirit' or 'mind,' one's inner essence.
atestam: ah-TES-tang — Verb meaning 'they attest' or 'they testify to.'
suas: SOO-ahs — Feminine plural possessive pronoun meaning 'his/her/their/your.'
leis: laysh — Noun meaning 'laws,' plural of 'lei.'
seus: SAY-oos — Masculine plural possessive pronoun meaning 'his/her/their/your.'
ditados: jee-TAH-doos — Noun meaning 'sayings' or 'maxims,' plural of 'ditado.'
foram: FOH-rang — Past tense of 'ser/ir,' meaning 'they were' or 'they went.'
preservados: preh-zer-VAH-doos — Past participle meaning 'preserved' or 'kept,' masculine plural.
há: ah — Present tense of 'haver,' meaning 'there is/there are.'
improbabilidade: im-proh-bah-bee-lee-DAH-jee — Noun meaning 'improbability' or 'unlikelihood.'
na: nah — Contraction of 'em + a,' meaning 'in the/on the.'
afirmação: ah-feer-mah-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'affirmation' or 'statement' asserting something.
iniciou: ee-nee-see-OH — Past tense of 'iniciar,' meaning 'he/she initiated/began.'
em: eng — Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at.'
verso: VER-soo — Noun meaning 'verse,' poetry or a line of poetry.
uma: OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
descrição: des-kree-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'description' or 'account' of something.
da: dah — Contraction of 'de + a,' meaning 'of the,' feminine.
deixou: day-SHOH — Past tense of 'deixar,' meaning 'he/she left/left behind.'
morte: MOR-tee — Noun meaning 'death.'
não: nowng — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not.'
necessário: neh-seh-SAH-ree-oo — Adjective meaning 'necessary' or 'required.'
grande: GRAN-jee — Adjective meaning 'great' or 'large.'
esforço: es-FOR-soo — Noun meaning 'effort' or 'exertion' applied to a task.
imaginação: ee-mah-zhee-nah-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'imagination,' the creative mental faculty.
para: PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for,' 'to,' or 'in order to.'
acreditar: ah-kreh-jee-TAR — Verb meaning 'to believe' or 'to trust.'
esse: EH-see — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that.'
manuscrito: mah-noos-KREE-too — Noun meaning 'manuscript,' a handwritten or original document.
chegou: sheh-GOH — Past tense of 'chegar,' meaning 'he/she/it arrived/reached.'
às: ahsh — Contraction of 'a + as,' meaning 'to the,' feminine plural.
mãos: mowngsh — Noun meaning 'hands,' plural of 'mão.'
seu: SAY-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' 'its,' or 'your.'
sucessor: soo-seh-SOR — Noun meaning 'successor,' one who follows another.
descendente: deh-sen-DEN-tee — Noun meaning 'descendant,' a person descended from an ancestor.
erudito: eh-roo-JEE-too — Adjective or noun meaning 'erudite' or 'scholar.'
pensador: pen-sah-DOR — Noun meaning 'thinker,' one who engages in deep thought.
historiador: ees-toh-ree-ah-DOR — Noun meaning 'historian,' one who studies and writes history.
mesmo: MEZ-moo — Adjective or adverb meaning 'same,' 'even,' or 'itself.'
das: dahs — Contraction of 'de + as,' meaning 'of the,' feminine plural.
mentes: MEN-tees — Noun meaning 'minds,' plural of 'mente.'
profundas: proh-FOON-dahs — Adjective meaning 'deep' or 'profound,' feminine plural.
mundo: MOON-doo — Noun meaning 'world.'
antigo: an-CHEE-goo — Adjective meaning 'ancient' or 'old.'

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