Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 4
Behind it is the long shed, and in front, rising out of the milkweed and the flowering thistle, the horse block of the first meeting-house, where many a pillion has left its burden in times bygone.
Atrás dela está o longo galpão, e na frente, surgindo dentre o algodão-de-seda e o cardo florido, o bloco de montaria da primeira casa de reuniões, onde muitos uma garupa deixou seu fardo em tempos passados.
Honest Jock Hallowell built that second meeting-house--was, indeed, still building it at the time of which we write.
O honesto Jock Hallowell construiu aquela segunda casa de reuniões — estava, de fato, ainda a construindo na época sobre a qual escrevemos.
He had hewn every beam and king post in it, and set every plate and slip.
Ele havia talhado cada viga e pilar central nela, e assentado cada placa e encaixe.
And Jock Hallowell is the man who, unwittingly starts this chronicle.
E Jock Hallowell é o homem que, inadvertidamente, inicia esta crônica.
At noon, on one of those madcap April days of that Coniston country, Jock descended from his work on the steeple to perceive the ungainly figure of Jethro Bass coming toward him across the green.
Ao meio-dia, em um daqueles dias loucos de abril naquela região de Coniston, Jock desceu de seu trabalho no campanário para avistar a figura desajeitada de Jethro Bass vindo em sua direção através do campo verde.
Jethro was about thirty years of age, and he wore a coonskin cap even in those days, and trousers tacked into his boots.
Jethro tinha cerca de trinta anos de idade, e usava um gorro de pele de guaxinim mesmo naqueles dias, e calças enfiadas nas botas.
He carried his big head bent forward, a little to one aide, and was not, at first sight, a prepossessing-looking person.
Ele carregava sua grande cabeça inclinada para frente, um pouco para um lado, e não era, à primeira vista, uma pessoa de aparência atraente.
As our story largely concerns him and we must get started somehow, it may as well be to fix a little attention on him.
Como nossa história diz respeito largamente a ele e precisamos começar de alguma forma, pode muito bem ser para fixar um pouco de atenção nele.
"Heigho!" said Jock, rubbing his hands on his leather apron.
"Eia!" disse Jock, esfregando as mãos no seu avental de couro.
"H-how be you, Jock?" said Jethro, stopping.
"C-como vai você, Jock?" disse Jethro, parando.
"Heigho!" cried Jock, "what's this game of fox and geese you're a-playin' among the farmers?"
"Eia!" exclamou Jock, "que jogo de raposa e gansos é esse que você está jogando entre os fazendeiros?"
"C-callate to git the steeple done before frost?" inquired Jethro, without so much as a smile.
"C-calcula terminar o campanário antes da geada?" indagou Jethro, sem sequer um sorriso.
"B-build it tight, Jock--b-build it tight."
"C-construa bem firme, Jock — c-construa bem firme."
Vocabulary
- Atrás
- Behind; at the back of something or someone.
- dela
- Of her; belonging to her (possessive pronoun).
- está
- Is; third person singular present of estar.
- longo
- Long; extending great distance or duration.
- galpão
- Shed; large warehouse or storage building.
- na
- In the; contraction of em + a.
- frente
- Front; forward side or direction of something.
- surgindo
- Appearing; emerging or coming into view.
- dentre
- Among; between or within a group.
- florido
- In bloom; covered with flowers or blossoms.
- bloco
- Block; solid piece of material or section.
- de
- Of; indicating possession or relationship.
- da
- Of the; contraction of de + a.
- primeira
- First; preceding all others in order.
- casa
- House; building for living or residence.
- reuniões
- Meetings; gatherings of people for discussion.
- onde
- Where; at or in what place.
- muitos
- Many; great number or quantity of.
- uma
- A; one female indefinite article.
- deixou
- Left; past tense of deixar.
- seu
- His, her, or your; possessive adjective.
- em
- In; preposition indicating location or time.
- tempos
- Times; periods or eras in history.
- passados
- Past; previous or gone by in time.
- honesto
- Honest; truthful and free from deception.
- construiu
- Built; past tense of construir.
- aquela
- That; demonstrative pronoun feminine singular.
- segunda
- Second; number two in order.
- estava
- Was; past tense singular of estar.
- fato
- Fact; something known to be true.
- ainda
- Still; continuing or remaining at present.
- construindo
- Building; present participle of construir.
- época
- Era; period of time in history.
- sobre
- On; concerning or about a topic.
- qual
- Which; interrogative pronoun for selection.
- escrevemos
- We wrote; past tense of escrever.
- Ele
- He; third person masculine singular pronoun.
- havia
- Had; past tense of haver.
- cada
- Each; every individual one of group.
- pilar
- Pillar; vertical support structure for building.
- central
- Central; in the middle or center.
- nela
- In it; preposition em plus feminine pronoun.
- assentado
- Seated; placed or positioned firmly.
- placa
- Plate; flat sheet or tablet of material.
- homem
- Man; adult male human being.
- que
- That; relative or interrogative pronoun.
- inicia
- Begins; starts or commences something.
- esta
- This; feminine demonstrative pronoun.
- crônica
- Chronicle; historical account of events.
- Ao
- At the; contraction of a + o.
- meio-dia
- Noon; twelve o'clock midday hour.
- um
- One; singular masculine indefinite article.
- daqueles
- Of those; possessive form of demonstrative.
- dias
- Days; twenty-four hour periods of time.
- loucos
- Crazy; wild or insane conditions.
- abril
- April; fourth month of the year.
- naquela
- In that; contraction of em + aquela.
- região
- Region; area or geographic territory.
- desceu
- Descended; went down from above.
- trabalho
- Work; labor or employment activity.
- no
- In the; contraction of em + o.
- para
- For; in order to or toward.
- avistar
- To sight; catch view of something.
- figura
- Figure; form or shape of person.
- desajeitada
- Clumsy; awkward or lacking coordination.
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