Cranford — Page 9
The whole town knew and kindly regarded Miss Betsy Barker's Alderney; therefore great was the sympathy and regret when, in an unguarded moment, the poor cow tumbled into a lime-pit.
Toda a cidade conhecia e estimava com carinho a vaca Alderney da senhorita Betsy Barker; por isso, grande foi a simpatia e o pesar quando, num momento de descuido, a pobre vaca caiu numa cova de cal.
She moaned so loudly that she was soon heard and rescued; but meanwhile the poor beast had lost most of her hair, and came out looking naked, cold, and miserable, in a bare skin.
Ela mugiu tão alto que logo foi ouvida e resgatada; mas entretanto a pobre besta havia perdido a maior parte do pelo, e saiu de lá parecendo nua, gelada e miserável, com a pele à mostra.
Everybody pitied the animal, though a few could not restrain their smiles at her droll appearance.
Todos sentiam pena do animal, embora alguns não conseguissem conter o sorriso diante da sua aparência cômica.
Miss Betsy Barker absolutely cried with sorrow and dismay; and it was said she thought of trying a bath of oil.
A senhorita Betsy Barker chorou copiosamente de tristeza e consternação; e dizia-se que ela pensou em experimentar um banho de óleo.
This remedy, perhaps, was recommended by some one of the number whose advice she asked; but the proposal, if ever it was made, was knocked on the head by Captain Brown's decided "Get her a flannel waistcoat and flannel drawers, ma'am, if you wish to keep her alive.
Este remédio, talvez, tenha sido recomendado por alguém entre aqueles a quem ela pediu conselho; mas a proposta, se é que alguma vez foi feita, foi derrubada pelo decidido comentário do Capitão Brown: "Arranhe-lhe um colete de flanela e calças de flanela, senhora, se quiser mantê-la viva.
But my advice is, kill the poor creature at once."
Mas o meu conselho é: mate a pobre criatura imediatamente."
Miss Betsy Barker dried her eyes, and thanked the Captain heartily; she set to work, and by-and-by all the town turned out to see the Alderney meekly going to her pasture, clad in dark grey flannel.
A senhorita Betsy Barker enxugou os olhos e agradeceu ao Capitão efusivamente; pôs mãos à obra, e em pouco tempo toda a cidade saiu para ver a vaca Alderney indo mansamente para o pasto, vestida de flanela cinza escuro.
I have watched her myself many a time.
Eu mesma a observei muitas vezes.
Do you ever see cows dressed in grey flannel in London?
Vocês já viram vacas vestidas de flanela cinza em Londres?
[Picture: Meekly going to her pasture]
[Imagem: Indo mansamente para o pasto]
Captain Brown had taken a small house on the outskirts of the town, where he lived with his two daughters.
O Capitão Brown havia alugado uma pequena casa nos arredores da cidade, onde vivia com suas duas filhas.
Vocabulary
- Toda
- TOH-dah — Every, all; referring to a whole group or thing
- a
- ah — The (feminine singular definite article)
- cidade
- see-DAH-deh — City, town; an urban settlement
- conhecia
- koh-nyeh-SEE-ah — Knew, was acquainted with someone or something
- e
- eh — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- estimava
- esh-tee-MAH-vah — Esteemed, valued, held in regard
- com
- kohm — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- carinho
- kah-REE-nyoh — Affection, tenderness, warmth toward someone
- vaca
- VAH-kah — Cow; female bovine farm animal
- da
- dah — Of the (feminine contraction of de + a)
- senhorita
- se-nyoh-REE-tah — Miss; title for an unmarried woman
- por
- por — By, for, through; common Portuguese preposition
- isso
- EE-soh — That, this; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- grande
- GRAN-deh — Great, large, big in size or degree
- foi
- foy — Was, went; past tense of ser or ir
- simpatia
- seem-pah-TEE-ah — Sympathy, warmth, friendly feeling toward others
- o
- oh — The (masculine singular definite article)
- pesar
- peh-ZAR — Sorrow, grief, regret over misfortune
- quando
- KWAN-doh — When; conjunction or adverb of time
- num
- noom — In a (masculine contraction of em + um)
- momento
- moh-MEN-toh — Moment, instant; a brief period of time
- de
- deh — Of, from; very common Portuguese preposition
- descuido
- desh-KWEE-doh — Carelessness, inattention, moment of negligence
- pobre
- POH-breh — Poor; unfortunate or lacking resources
- caiu
- kah-YOO — Fell, dropped; past tense of cair
- numa
- NOO-mah — In a (feminine contraction of em + uma)
- cova
- KOH-vah — Pit, hole, grave dug in the ground
- cal
- kahl — Lime; white alkaline substance used in construction
- Ela
- EH-lah — She; third person feminine singular pronoun
- tão
- towng — So, such, as; adverb of degree
- alto
- AHL-toh — Loud, high; referring to volume or height
- que
- keh — That, which, what; conjunction or pronoun
- logo
- LOH-goh — Soon, immediately, right away
- ouvida
- oh-VEE-dah — Heard; past participle of ouvir (feminine)
- resgatada
- hes-gah-TAH-dah — Rescued, saved from danger or harm
- mas
- mahz — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- entretanto
- en-treh-TAN-toh — Meanwhile, however; in the intervening time
- besta
- BES-tah — Beast, animal; also used informally for stupid
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — Had; past perfect auxiliary form of haver
- perdido
- per-DEE-doh — Lost; past participle of perder
- maior
- my-OR — Greater, larger; comparative of grande
- parte
- PAR-teh — Part, portion, section of a whole
- do
- doh — Of the (masculine contraction of de + o)
- pelo
- PEH-loh — Fur, hair, coat of an animal
- saiu
- sah-YOO — Left, came out; past tense of sair
- lá
- lah — There; adverb indicating a distant place
- parecendo
- pah-reh-SEN-doh — Appearing, seeming; gerund of parecer
- nua
- NOO-ah — Naked, bare; without covering (feminine)
- gelada
- zheh-LAH-dah — Frozen, very cold; chilled (feminine adjective)
- miserável
- mee-zeh-RAH-vel — Miserable, wretched, in a pitiful state
- pele
- PEH-leh — Skin; outer layer of a body
- à
- ah — To the (feminine contraction of a + a)
- mostra
- MOHS-trah — Show, display; exposed to view
- Todos
- TOH-doos — Everyone, all; referring to an entire group
- sentiam
- SEN-tyam — Felt, sensed; imperfect tense of sentir
- pena
- PEH-nah — Pity, compassion felt for someone suffering
- animal
- ah-nee-MAL — Animal; any living non-plant creature
- embora
- em-BOH-rah — Although, even though; concessive conjunction
- alguns
- ahl-GOONZ — Some, a few; indefinite plural pronoun
- não
- nowng — No, not; primary negation word in Portuguese
- conseguissem
- kon-seh-GHEE-sem — Could manage, were able to; imperfect subjunctive
- conter
- kon-TER — To contain, hold back, restrain something
- sorriso
- soh-HEE-zoh — Smile; expression of amusement or happiness
- diante
- DYAN-teh — Before, in front of; facing something
- sua
- SOO-ah — Her, his, your, its; possessive pronoun
- aparência
- ah-pah-REN-syah — Appearance, look; the way something looks
- cômica
- KOH-mee-kah — Comic, funny, ridiculous in a humorous way
- A
- ah — The (feminine article) or she (pronoun)
- chorou
- shoh-ROH — Cried, wept; past tense of chorar
- tristeza
- trees-TEH-zah — Sadness, sorrow; emotional state of unhappiness
- consternação
- kons-ter-nah-SOWNG — Consternation, dismay, shock at bad news
- dizia-se
- dee-ZEE-ah seh — It was said, people said; impersonal expression
- ela
- EH-lah — She, her; third person feminine singular pronoun
- pensou
- pen-SOH — Thought, considered; past tense of pensar
- em
- em — In, at; preposition of location or state
- experimentar
- esh-peh-ree-men-TAR — To try, experiment with, test something out
- um
- oom — A, an, one; masculine indefinite article
- banho
- BAH-nyoh — Bath, shower; act of washing oneself
- óleo
- OH-lyoh — Oil; liquid fat used for cooking or lubrication
- Este
- ES-teh — This; masculine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- remédio
- heh-MEH-dyoh — Remedy, medicine; treatment for an ailment
- talvez
- tal-VEZ — Perhaps, maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty
- tenha
- TEH-nyah — Has; present subjunctive of ter
- sido
- SEE-doh — Been; past participle of ser
- recomendado
- heh-koh-men-DAH-doh — Recommended, suggested; past participle of recomendar
- alguém
- al-GAYM — Someone, somebody; indefinite singular pronoun
- entre
- EN-treh — Among, between; preposition of position
- aqueles
- ah-KEH-les — Those (ones); masculine plural demonstrative pronoun
- quem
- kaym — Who, whom; relative or interrogative pronoun
- pediu
- peh-DYOO — Asked for, requested; past tense of pedir
- conselho
- kon-SEH-lyoh — Advice, counsel; guidance given to someone
- proposta
- proh-POHS-tah — Proposal, suggestion; an idea put forward
- se
- seh — If, oneself; reflexive pronoun or conjunction
- é
- eh — Is; third person singular present of ser
- alguma
- al-GOO-mah — Some, any; feminine indefinite adjective or pronoun
- vez
- vez — Time, instance; occurrence of something happening
- feita
- FAY-tah — Made, done; feminine past participle of fazer
- derrubada
- deh-hoo-BAH-dah — Knocked down, rejected; feminine past participle
- decidido
- deh-see-DEE-doh — Decided, determined; resolute past participle
- comentário
- koh-men-TAH-ryoh — Comment, remark; an observation or statement
- Capitão
- kah-pee-TOWNG — Captain; military or naval officer rank
- colete
- koh-LEH-teh — Vest, waistcoat; sleeveless upper garment
- flanela
- flah-NEH-lah — Flannel; soft woven fabric used for clothing
- calças
- KAL-sahs — Trousers, pants; lower body garment
- senhora
- seh-NYOH-rah — Lady, madam; polite address for a woman
- quiser
- kee-ZER — Wants, wishes; future subjunctive of querer
- mantê-la
- man-TEH-lah — Keep her, maintain her; infinitive with pronoun
- viva
- VEE-vah — Alive; alive and living (feminine adjective)
- Mas
- mahz — But; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition
- meu
- MEH-oo — My; first person masculine possessive adjective
- mate
- MAH-teh — Kill; present subjunctive of matar
- criatura
- kryah-TOO-rah — Creature, being; a living thing or animal
- imediatamente
- ee-meh-dyah-tah-MEN-teh — Immediately, at once; without any delay
- enxugou
- en-shoo-GOH — Dried, wiped; past tense of enxugar
- os
- ooz — The (masculine plural definite article)
- olhos
- OH-lyos — Eyes; organs of sight on the face
- agradeceu
- ah-grah-deh-SEH-oo — Thanked, expressed gratitude; past tense of agradecer
- ao
- ow — To the (masculine contraction of a + o)
- pôs
- pohsh — Put, placed; past tense of pôr
- mãos
- mowngz — Hands; the body parts at end of arms
- obra
- OH-brah — Work, task; project or piece of work
- pouco
- POH-koh — Little, few; a small amount or number
- tempo
- TEM-poh — Time; the measured progression of events
- toda
- TOH-dah — All, every, the whole; feminine adjective
- para
- PAH-rah — For, to, toward; common Portuguese preposition
- ver
- ver — To see; infinitive of the verb of sight
- indo
- EEN-doh — Going; present participle of ir
- pasto
- PAHS-toh — Pasture, meadow; grassland where animals graze
- vestida
- ves-TEE-dah — Dressed, clothed; feminine past participle of vestir
- cinza
- SEEN-zah — Gray; the color between black and white
- escuro
- es-KOO-roh — Dark; lacking light or of deep shade
- Eu
- EH-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun
- mesma
- MEZ-mah — Myself, same; feminine reflexive or emphatic pronoun
- observei
- ob-ser-VAY — Observed, watched; past tense of observar
- muitas
- MWEE-tahsh — Many, a lot; feminine plural quantifier
- vezes
- VEH-zes — Times, occasions; plural of vez
- Vocês
- voh-SEZ — You all; second person plural pronoun in Brazil
- já
- zhah — Already, yet, now; temporal adverb
- viram
- VEE-ram — Saw; third person plural past tense of ver
- vacas
- VAH-kahs — Cows; plural of vaca, female cattle
- vestidas
- ves-TEE-dahs — Dressed; feminine plural past participle of vestir
- Imagem
- ee-MAH-zhaym — Image, picture; a visual representation
- Indo
- EEN-doh — Going; present participle or proper noun here
- O
- oh — The (masculine singular definite article)
- alugado
- ah-loo-GAH-doh — Rented, hired; past participle of alugar
- uma
- OO-mah — A, an, one; feminine indefinite article
- pequena
- peh-KEH-nah — Small, little; feminine adjective of size
- casa
- KAH-zah — House, home; a residential dwelling
- nos
- nooz — In the (plural contraction of em + os)
- arredores
- ah-heh-DOH-res — Outskirts, surroundings; areas on edge of town
- onde
- ON-deh — Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- vivia
- vee-VEE-ah — Lived, was living; imperfect tense of viver
- suas
- SOO-ahs — Her, their, your; feminine plural possessive
- duas
- DOO-ahs — Two; feminine form of the number two
- filhas
- FEE-lyahs — Daughters; female children of a parent
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