Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 3
But supposing all these conjectures to be false, you cannot contest the inestimable benefit which I shall confer on all mankind, to the last generation, by discovering a passage near the pole to those countries, to reach which at present so many months are requisite; or by ascertaining the secret of the magnet, which, if at all possible, can only be effected by an undertaking such as mine.
Mas supondo que todas essas conjecturas sejam falsas, não podeis contestar o inestimável benefício que conferirei a toda a humanidade, até a última geração, descobrindo uma passagem próxima ao polo para aqueles países, para os quais alcançar atualmente são necessários tantos meses; ou determinando o segredo do magneto, o que, se de alguma forma possível, só pode ser efetuado por um empreendimento como o meu.
These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I began my letter, and I feel my heart glow with an enthusiasm which elevates me to heaven, for nothing contributes so much to tranquillise the mind as a steady purpose—a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
Essas reflexões dissiparam a agitação com que comecei minha carta, e sinto meu coração arder com um entusiasmo que me eleva aos céus, pois nada contribui tanto para tranquilizar a mente como um propósito firme — um ponto no qual a alma pode fixar seu olho intelectual.
This expedition has been the favourite dream of my early years.
Esta expedição tem sido o sonho predileto dos meus primeiros anos.
I have read with ardour the accounts of the various voyages which have been made in the prospect of arriving at the North Pacific Ocean through the seas which surround the pole.
Li com ardor os relatos das diversas viagens que foram feitas com a perspectiva de chegar ao Oceano Pacífico Norte através dos mares que circundam o polo.
You may remember that a history of all the voyages made for purposes of discovery composed the whole of our good Uncle Thomas' library.
Talvez vos lembreis de que uma história de todas as viagens feitas com propósitos de descoberta compunha toda a biblioteca do nosso bom Tio Thomas.
My education was neglected, yet I was passionately fond of reading.
Minha educação foi negligenciada, porém eu era apaixonadamente dado à leitura.
These volumes were my study day and night, and my familiarity with them increased that regret which I had felt, as a child, on learning that my father's dying injunction had forbidden my uncle to allow me to embark in a seafaring life.
Esses volumes eram meu estudo dia e noite, e a minha familiaridade com eles aumentou aquele pesar que eu havia sentido, quando criança, ao saber que a última determinação de meu pai havia proibido meu tio de me permitir embarcar numa vida marítima.
Vocabulary
- Mas
- But; however; yet
- supondo
- Supposing; assuming; if we suppose
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun
- todas
- All; every; all of them (feminine)
- essas
- Those; those ones (feminine, proximal)
- conjecturas
- Conjectures; suppositions; guesses
- sejam
- May be; might be; subjunctive of ser
- falsas
- False; untrue; incorrect (feminine)
- não
- Not; no; negation
- contestar
- To contest; to dispute; to deny
- inestimável
- Invaluable; inestimable; beyond price
- benefício
- Benefit; advantage; favor or profit
- toda
- All; entire; whole (feminine)
- humanidade
- Humanity; mankind; human kind
- até
- Until; till; up to; even
- última
- Last; final; ultimate (feminine)
- geração
- Generation; offspring; age group
- descobrindo
- Discovering; uncovering; finding out
- uma
- A; an; one (feminine article)
- passagem
- Passage; passage way; corridor or route
- próxima
- Next; nearby; close (feminine)
- ao
- At the; to the; to
- polo
- Pole; polar region; North or South pole
- para
- For; to; in order to; towards
- aqueles
- Those; those ones (masculine, distant)
- países
- Countries; nations; lands
- os
- The; them (masculine plural article)
- quais
- Which; that; of which or whom
- alcançar
- To reach; to attain; to achieve
- atualmente
- Currently; at present; nowadays
- são
- Are; they are (plural of ser)
- necessários
- Necessary; needed; required (masculine)
- tantos
- So many; as many (masculine plural)
- meses
- Months; periods of time
- ou
- Or; either; one or the other
- determinando
- Determining; deciding; establishing or fixing
- segredo
- Secret; mystery; confidence or hidden thing
- do
- Of the; from the (masculine)
- se
- If; whether; reflexive pronoun
- de
- Of; from; by; preposition
- alguma
- Some; any; a certain (feminine)
- forma
- Form; shape; manner; way
- possível
- Possible; feasible; capable of happening
- só
- Only; alone; sole; single
- pode
- Can; is able to; may
- ser
- To be; to exist; to become
- por
- By; for; through; per
- um
- A; an; one (masculine article)
- empreendimento
- Undertaking; enterprise; venture or project
- como
- As; like; how; in what manner
- meu
- My; mine (masculine singular possessive)
- Essas
- Those; those ones (feminine, proximal)
- reflexões
- Reflections; meditations; thoughts or considerations
- dissiparam
- Dissipated; dispersed; scattered or dispelled
- agitação
- Agitation; unrest; excitement or disturbance
- com
- With; by; together with
- comecei
- I began; I started; I commenced
- carta
- Letter; missive; written correspondence
- sinto
- I feel; I sense; I experience
- coração
- Heart; core; center of emotions
- arder
- To burn; to flame; to blaze
- entusiasmo
- Enthusiasm; eagerness; zeal or passion
- me
- Me; myself; to me; direct object
- eleva
- Elevates; raises; lifts up or exalts
- aos
- To the; at the (masculine plural)
- céus
- Skies; heavens; celestial realms
- pois
- For; because; since; therefore
- nada
- Nothing; not anything; naught
- contribui
- Contributes; aids; helps or furthers
- tanto
- So much; as much; so
- tranquilizar
- To tranquilize; to calm; to soothe
- mente
- Mind; intellect; mental faculty
- propósito
- Purpose; intention; objective or aim
- firme
- Firm; solid; steadfast or unwavering
- ponto
- Point; dot; moment or detail
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