Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 7
Now that she thought of it, there was rugged power in Jethro's face, especially when he took off the coonskin cap.
Agora que ela pensava nisso, havia um poder robusto no rosto de Jethro, especialmente quando ele tirava o gorro de pele de guaxinim.
She always nodded a greeting when she saw him in the tannery yard or on the road, and sometimes he nodded back, but oftener he had not appeared to see her.
Ela sempre acenava com a cabeça em cumprimento quando o via no pátio do curtume ou na estrada, e às vezes ele acenava de volta, mas na maioria das vezes ele parecia não a ver.
She had thought this failure to nod stupidity, but it might after all be abstraction.
Ela havia considerado essa falha em acenar como estupidez, mas afinal poderia ser distração.
"What makes you think he has ability?" she asked, picking flowers from a bunch of arbutus she held.
"O que faz você pensar que ele tem capacidade?" ela perguntou, colhendo flores de um ramo de arbuto que segurava.
"He's rich, for one thing," said Jock.
"Ele é rico, para começar," disse Jock.
He had not intended a dissertation on Jethro Bass, but he felt bound to defend his statements.
Ele não havia pretendido fazer uma dissertação sobre Jethro Bass, mas sentiu-se obrigado a defender suas afirmações.
"Rich!"
"Rico!"
"Wal, he hain't poor.
"Bom, ele não é pobre.
He's got as many as thirty mortgages round among the farmers--some on land, and some on cattle."
Ele tem até trinta hipotecas espalhadas entre os fazendeiros — algumas sobre terras e algumas sobre gado."
"How did he make the money?" demanded Cynthia, in surprise.
"Como ele ganhou o dinheiro?" perguntou Cynthia, surpresa.
"Hides an' wool an' bark--turned 'em over an' swep' in.
"Couros, lã e casca — virou tudo e varreu.
Gits a load, and Lyman Hull drives him down to Boston with that six-hoss team.
Junta uma carga e Lyman Hull o leva até Boston com aquela equipe de seis cavalos.
Lyman gits drunk, Jethro keeps sober and saves."
Lyman fica bêbado, Jethro mantém a sobriedade e economiza."
Jock began to fashion some wooden pegs with his adze, for nails were scarce in those days.
Jock começou a fazer algumas cavilhas de madeira com sua enxó, pois pregos eram escassos naqueles dias.
Still Cynthia lingered, picking flowers from the bunch.
Mesmo assim Cynthia permaneceu, colhendo flores do ramo.
"What did you mean by 'fox and geese' Jock?" she said presently.
"O que você quis dizer com 'raposa e gansos', Jock?" ela disse logo depois.
Jock laughed.
Jock riu.
He did not belong to the Establishment, but was a Universalist; politically he admired General Jackson.
Ele não pertencia à Igreja Estabelecida, mas era Universalista; politicamente admirava o General Jackson.
"What'd you say if Jethro was Chairman of the next Board of Selectmen?"
"O que você diria se Jethro fosse Presidente da próxima Junta de Vereadores?"
Vocabulary
- agora
- At the present time; now.
- que
- What; which; that (relative pronoun).
- ela
- She; her (feminine pronoun).
- pensava
- Thought; was thinking (past tense).
- nisso
- In that; about that; on that.
- havia
- There was; there were (past tense).
- um
- A; an; one (indefinite article/numeral).
- poder
- Power; strength; ability; can/could.
- robusto
- Robust; strong; sturdy; vigorous.
- rosto
- Face; the front of head.
- tirava
- Pulled off; removed; took away.
- gorro
- Cap; hat; bonnet worn on head.
- pele
- Skin; fur; hide of animal.
- sempre
- Always; ever; at all times.
- acenava
- Waved; nodded (past tense).
- cabeça
- Head; the upper body part.
- cumprimento
- Greeting; salutation; compliment.
- pátio
- Courtyard; yard; open area enclosed.
- estrada
- Road; street; way; path.
- volta
- Turn; return; around; bend.
- maioria
- Majority; most; greater part.
- ver
- To see; to watch; to look.
- considerado
- Considered; regarded; thoughtful; respected.
- falha
- Failure; fault; flaw; mistake.
- estupidez
- Stupidity; foolishness; lack of intelligence.
- afinal
- After all; in the end; finally.
- distração
- Distraction; inattention; absent-mindedness.
- pensa
- Thinks; ponder; consider (present).
- capacidade
- Capacity; ability; competence; skill.
- perguntou
- Asked; inquired (past tense).
- colhendo
- Picking; gathering; harvesting (present).
- flores
- Flowers; blossoms; flowering plants.
- ramo
- Branch; limb; twig of tree.
- segurava
- Held; grasped; kept (past tense).
- rico
- Rich; wealthy; abundant; delicious.
- começar
- To begin; to start; to commence.
- disse
- Said; told (past tense).
- dissertação
- Dissertation; thesis; academic essay.
- sentiu-se
- Felt; sensed (reflexive past tense).
- obrigado
- Obliged; forced; compelled; required.
- defender
- To defend; to protect; to justify.
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