Bleak House — Page 4
Lewes (quite mistaken, as he soon found, in supposing the thing to have been abandoned by all authorities) published some ingenious letters to me at the time when that event was chronicled, arguing that spontaneous combustion could not possibly be.
Lewes (completamente enganado, como logo descobriu, ao supor que o assunto havia sido abandonado por todas as autoridades) publicou algumas cartas engenhosas para mim na época em que aquele evento foi registrado, argumentando que a combustão espontânea não poderia de forma alguma existir.
I have no need to observe that I do not wilfully or negligently mislead my readers and that before I wrote that description I took pains to investigate the subject.
Não preciso observar que não induzo meus leitores ao erro de forma intencional ou negligente, e que antes de escrever aquela descrição tomei o cuidado de investigar o assunto.
There are about thirty cases on record, of which the most famous, that of the Countess Cornelia de Baudi Cesenate, was minutely investigated and described by Giuseppe Bianchini, a prebendary of Verona, otherwise distinguished in letters, who published an account of it at Verona in 1731, which he afterwards republished at Rome.
Há cerca de trinta casos documentados, dos quais o mais famoso, o da Condessa Cornelia de Baudi Cesenate, foi minuciosamente investigado e descrito por Giuseppe Bianchini, um prebendário de Verona, também distinguido nas letras, que publicou um relato a respeito em Verona em 1731, o qual republicou posteriormente em Roma.
The appearances, beyond all rational doubt, observed in that case are the appearances observed in Mr. Krook's case.
As manifestações observadas naquele caso, sem qualquer dúvida racional, são as mesmas manifestações observadas no caso do Sr. Krook.
The next most famous instance happened at Rheims six years earlier, and the historian in that case is Le Cat, one of the most renowned surgeons produced by France.
O próximo caso mais famoso aconteceu em Reims seis anos antes, e o historiador desse caso é Le Cat, um dos mais renomados cirurgiões que a França produziu.
The subject was a woman, whose husband was ignorantly convicted of having murdered her; but on solemn appeal to a higher court, he was acquitted because it was shown upon the evidence that she had died the death of which this name of spontaneous combustion is given.
A vítima era uma mulher, cujo marido foi erroneamente condenado por tê-la assassinado; mas em solene apelação a um tribunal superior, ele foi absolvido porque as provas demonstraram que ela havia morrido da morte à qual se dá o nome de combustão espontânea.
I do not think it necessary to add to these notable facts, and that general reference to the authorities which will be found at page 30, vol. ii.
Não considero necessário acrescentar algo a esses fatos notáveis, nem à referência geral às autoridades que será encontrada na página 30, vol. ii.
Vocabulary
- completamente
- Totally; entirely; completely in all respects.
- enganado
- Deceived; tricked; misled or fooled.
- como
- How; as; in the manner that or resembling.
- logo
- Soon; shortly; presently in near future.
- descobriu
- Discovered; found out; revealed or uncovered.
- ao
- To the; at the; contraction of 'a' and 'o'.
- supor
- To suppose; to assume; to presume or conjecture.
- que
- That; which; what; relative or interrogative pronoun.
- assunto
- Subject; matter; topic of discussion or concern.
- havia
- Had; there was; there existed in past.
- sido
- Been; past participle of 'ser' verb.
- abandonado
- Abandoned; forsaken; left behind or deserted.
- por
- By; for; through; preposition indicating agency.
- todas
- All; every one; entire collection feminine plural.
- as
- The; feminine plural article or pronoun.
- autoridades
- Authorities; officials; those with power responsibility.
- publicou
- Published; made public; issued for distribution.
- algumas
- Some; a few; certain ones feminine plural.
- cartas
- Letters; epistles; written messages plural.
- engenhosas
- Ingenious; clever; skillfully designed feminine plural.
- para
- For; to; in order to; destination.
- mim
- Me; myself; first person singular object.
- na
- In the; on the; feminine singular.
- época
- Era; period; time; epoch or age.
- em
- In; on; at; preposition of location.
- aquele
- That; those; yonder; demonstrative pronoun.
- evento
- Event; occurrence; happening or incident.
- foi
- Was; past tense of 'ser' verb.
- registrado
- Recorded; registered; documented or noted.
- argumentando
- Arguing; claiming; asserting or debating.
- combustão
- Combustion; burning; chemical reaction with fire.
- espontânea
- Spontaneous; voluntary; occurring naturally feminine.
- não
- Not; no; negation or denial.
- poderia
- Could; would be able; conditional.
- de
- Of; from; belonging to preposition.
- forma
- Form; shape; way; manner or mode.
- alguma
- Some; any; a certain one feminine.
- existir
- To exist; to be; to occur.
- Não preciso
- I do not need; it is unnecessary.
- observar
- To observe; to notice; to watch.
- meus
- My; mine; possessive pronoun masculine plural.
- leitores
- Readers; those who read; audience.
- erro
- Error; mistake; inaccuracy or fault.
- intencional
- Intentional; deliberate; done on purpose.
- negligente
- Negligent; careless; remiss or inattentive.
- antes
- Before; previously; ago or earlier.
- escrever
- To write; to compose text or letter.
- aquela
- That; those; yonder feminine singular.
- descrição
- Description; account; portrayal or depiction.
- tomei
- I took; past tense of 'tomar'.
- cuidado
- Care; caution; attention or concern.
- investigar
- To investigate; to examine; to inquire.
- Há
- There is; there are; ago.
- cerca
- About; approximately; around in quantity.
- trinta
- Thirty; the number thirty.
- casos
- Cases; instances; examples or situations.
- documentados
- Documented; recorded; evidenced in writing.
- dos
- Of the; from the masculine plural.
- quais
- Which; what; that ones relative.
- mais
- More; most; greater in amount.
- famoso
- Famous; renowned; well-known or celebrated.
- da
- Of the; from the feminine singular.
- minuciosamente
- Minutely; thoroughly; in great detail meticulously.
- investigado
- Investigated; examined; inquired into or studied.
- descrito
- Described; depicted; portrayed in words.
- um
- A; an; one; indefinite article.
- também
- Also; too; as well; besides.
- distinguido
- Distinguished; eminent; notable or renowned.
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