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English → Pt CHAPTER I Level 7/10

JONATHAN HARKER'S JOURNAL

DIÁRIO DE JONATHAN HARKER

(_Kept in shorthand._)

(_Escrito em estenografia._)

_3 May. Bistritz._--Left Munich at 8:35 P. M., on 1st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6:46, but train was an hour late.

_3 de maio. Bistritz._--Parti de Munique às 20h35 do dia 1º de maio, chegando a Viena na manhã seguinte; deveria ter chegado às 6h46, mas o trem estava uma hora atrasado.

Buda-Pesth seems a wonderful place, from the glimpse which I got of it from the train and the little I could walk through the streets.

Budapeste parece um lugar maravilhoso, pelo vislumbre que tive dela do trem e pelo pouco que pude caminhar pelas ruas.

I feared to go very far from the station, as we had arrived late and would start as near the correct time as possible.

Temia me afastar muito da estação, pois havíamos chegado tarde e partiríamos o mais próximo possível do horário correto.

The impression I had was that we were leaving the West and entering the East; the most western of splendid bridges over the Danube, which is here of noble width and depth, took us among the traditions of Turkish rule.

A impressão que tive foi a de que estávamos deixando o Ocidente e entrando no Oriente; a mais ocidental das esplêndidas pontes sobre o Danúbio, que aqui possui uma nobre largura e profundidade, nos conduziu às tradições do domínio turco.

We left in pretty good time, and came after nightfall to Klausenburgh.

Partimos em bom horário e chegamos a Klausenburgh após o anoitecer.

Here I stopped for the night at the Hotel Royale.

Aqui me hospedei para passar a noite no Hotel Royale.

I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty.

No jantar, ou melhor, na ceia, comi um frango preparado de alguma forma com pimentão vermelho, que era muito bom, mas deixava com sede.

(_Mem._, get recipe for Mina.)

(_Lembrete_: conseguir a receita para Mina.)

I asked the waiter, and he said it was called "paprika hendl," and that, as it was a national dish, I should be able to get it anywhere along the Carpathians.

Perguntei ao garçom, e ele disse que se chamava "paprika hendl", e que, por ser um prato nacional, eu poderia encontrá-lo em qualquer lugar ao longo dos Cárpatos.

I found my smattering of German very useful here; indeed, I don't know how I should be able to get on without it.

Descobri que meu conhecimento superficial de alemão foi muito útil aqui; na verdade, não sei como me viraria sem ele.

Vocabulary

DIÁRIO: Daily record or journal of personal experiences and events.
DE: Preposition indicating possession, origin, or relationship.
Escrito: Written or composed; past participle of escrever.
em: Preposition indicating location, time, or manner.
maio: Fifth month of the year; May in English.
Parti: Left or departed; past tense of partir.
chegando: Arriving or reaching a destination.
manhã: Morning; early part of the day until noon.
seguinte: Following or next in sequence or order.
deveria: Should have or ought to have done something.
chegado: Arrived; reached a destination.
trem: Train; vehicle for rail transportation.
estava: Was; past tense of estar.
hora: Hour; unit of time measuring sixty minutes.
atrasado: Late or delayed; behind schedule.
parece: Seems or appears to be a certain way.
maravilhoso: Wonderful or marvelous; extremely good or impressive.
caminhar: To walk or stroll about on foot.
ruas: Streets; public roads in a city.
Temia: Feared or was afraid; past tense of temor.
afastar: To move away or distance oneself from.
estação: Station; place where trains stop and passengers board.
havíamos: We had; past perfect of haver.
tarde: Afternoon; time between noon and sunset.
partiríamos: We would leave or depart from somewhere.
próximo: Near or closest in distance or time.
possível: Possible; able to happen or be done.
horário: Schedule or timetable of times for events.
correto: Correct; accurate or right according to facts.
impressão: Impression; effect or feeling produced on mind.
estávamos: We were; past tense of estar.
deixando: Leaving or departing from a place.
Ocidente: West; the western part of the world.
entrando: Entering or going into a place.
Oriente: East; the eastern part of the world.
ocidental: Western; relating to the west or western regions.
esplêndidas: Splendid or magnificent; very beautiful or impressive.
pontes: Bridges; structures crossing over water or valleys.
possui: Possesses or owns; has as property.

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