Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 12
I dare not expect such success, yet I cannot bear to look on the reverse of the picture.
Não ouso esperar tal sucesso, mas não consigo suportar olhar para o reverso da imagem.
Continue for the present to write to me by every opportunity: I may receive your letters on some occasions when I need them most to support my spirits.
Continue por ora a escrever-me em toda oportunidade: posso receber suas cartas em algumas ocasiões quando mais preciso delas para sustentar meu ânimo.
I love you very tenderly.
Amo-a muito ternamente.
Remember me with affection, should you never hear from me again.
Lembre-se de mim com afeto, caso nunca mais tenha notícias minhas.
Your affectionate brother, Robert Walton
Seu afetuoso irmão, Robert Walton
Letter 3
Carta 3
_To Mrs. Saville, England._
_À Sra. Saville, Inglaterra._
July 7th, 17—.
7 de julho de 17—.
My dear Sister,
Minha querida Irmã,
I write a few lines in haste to say that I am safe—and well advanced on my voyage.
Escrevo algumas linhas às pressas para dizer que estou a salvo — e bem avançado em minha viagem.
This letter will reach England by a merchantman now on its homeward voyage from Archangel; more fortunate than I, who may not see my native land, perhaps, for many years.
Esta carta chegará à Inglaterra por um navio mercante que agora está em sua viagem de volta de Arkhangelsk; mais afortunado do que eu, que talvez não veja minha terra natal por muitos anos.
I am, however, in good spirits: my men are bold and apparently firm of purpose, nor do the floating sheets of ice that continually pass us, indicating the dangers of the region towards which we are advancing, appear to dismay them.
Estou, porém, de bom ânimo: meus homens são audaciosos e aparentemente firmes de propósito, e as placas flutuantes de gelo que continuamente passam por nós, indicando os perigos da região para a qual estamos avançando, não parecem desanimá-los.
We have already reached a very high latitude; but it is the height of summer, and although not so warm as in England, the southern gales, which blow us speedily towards those shores which I so ardently desire to attain, breathe a degree of renovating warmth which I had not expected.
Já alcançamos uma latitude muito elevada; mas é o auge do verão, e embora não seja tão quente quanto na Inglaterra, os ventos do sul, que nos impelem rapidamente em direção àquelas costas que tão ardentemente desejo atingir, trazem consigo um grau de calor renovador que eu não esperava.
No incidents have hitherto befallen us that would make a figure in a letter.
Nenhum incidente nos ocorreu até agora que merecesse destaque em uma carta.
Vocabulary
- Não
- Negation; no, not
- ouso
- I dare; first person singular of ousar
- esperar
- To hope; to wait for; to expect
- tal
- Such; like that; of that kind
- sucesso
- Success; positive outcome or achievement
- mas
- But; however; conjunction expressing contrast
- consigo
- With myself/yourself/himself; reflexive pronoun form
- suportar
- To bear; to endure; to support or tolerate
- olhar
- To look; to gaze; to observe with eyes
- para
- For; towards; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- da
- Of the; feminine singular contraction de+a
- imagem
- Image; picture; visual representation or likeness
- Continue
- Continue; imperative form of continuar
- por
- By; for; through; preposition of agent or means
- escrever
- To write; to compose written text or letters
- me
- Me; myself; first person object pronoun
- em
- In; on; at; preposition indicating location or time
- toda
- All; every; feminine form of todo
- oportunidade
- Opportunity; favorable time or occasion for action
- posso
- I can; first person singular of poder
- receber
- To receive; to get; to accept something
- suas
- Your; his; her; her feminine plural possessive
- cartas
- Letters; written correspondence or playing cards
- algumas
- Some; a few; feminine plural of algum
- ocasiões
- Occasions; times; instances or particular moments
- quando
- When; at what time; at which moment
- mais
- More; most; adverb of degree or quantity
- preciso
- I need; first person singular of precisar
- delas
- Of them; from them; feminine plural pronoun
- sustentar
- To sustain; to support; to maintain or uphold
- meu
- My; mine; first person singular possessive pronoun
- ânimo
- Spirit; mood; courage; state of mind or morale
- Amo
- I love; first person singular of amar
- muito
- Much; very; adverb of degree or quantity
- Lembre
- Remember; imperative form of lembrar
- se
- Yourself; reflexive pronoun; oneself in various forms
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- mim
- Me; myself; prepositional form of first person
- com
- With; accompanying; preposition indicating association
- afeto
- Affection; love; warm feeling or attachment
- caso
- Case; instance; situation or conditional possibility
- nunca
- Never; not ever; at no time whatsoever
- tenha
- Have; subjunctive form of ter; to have
- notícias
- News; information; reports about current events
- minhas
- My; mine; first person feminine plural possessive
- Seu
- Your; his; her; polite or third person possessive
- irmão
- Brother; male sibling; male family member
- Carta
- Letter; written correspondence; epistolary form
- Sra
- Mrs.; abbreviation for Senhora; title for woman
- Inglaterra
- England; country in British Isles; European nation
- julho
- July; seventh month of the calendar year
- Minha
- My; mine; first person feminine singular possessive
- querida
- Dear; beloved; feminine form; term of endearment
- Irmã
- Sister; female sibling; female family member
- Escrevo
- I write; first person singular of escrever
- linhas
- Lines; rows; letters or written lines of text
- às
- To the; at the; feminine plural contraction
- dizer
- To say; to tell; to express in words
- estou
- I am; first person singular of estar
- salvo
- Safe; saved; unharmed or rescued from danger
- bem
- Well; good; in a positive or healthy way
- avançado
- Advanced; progressed; far along in development
- viagem
- Journey; voyage; trip or travel adventure
- Esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- chegará
- Will arrive; future tense of chegar
- um
- A; an; one; masculine singular indefinite article
- navio
- Ship; vessel; large boat for water travel
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