Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 15
In the morning, however, as soon as it was light, I went upon deck and found all the sailors busy on one side of the vessel, apparently talking to someone in the sea.
De manhã, porém, assim que amanheceu, subi ao convés e encontrei todos os marinheiros ocupados em um lado do navio, aparentemente conversando com alguém no mar.
It was, in fact, a sledge, like that we had seen before, which had drifted towards us in the night on a large fragment of ice.
Era, de fato, um trenó, semelhante ao que havíamos visto antes, que havia derivado em nossa direção durante a noite sobre um grande fragmento de gelo.
Only one dog remained alive; but there was a human being within it whom the sailors were persuading to enter the vessel.
Apenas um cão permanecia vivo; mas havia um ser humano dentro dele, a quem os marinheiros tentavam persuadir a entrar no navio.
He was not, as the other traveller seemed to be, a savage inhabitant of some undiscovered island, but a European.
Ele não era, como o outro viajante parecia ser, um habitante selvagem de alguma ilha desconhecida, mas sim um europeu.
When I appeared on deck the master said, "Here is our captain, and he will not allow you to perish on the open sea."
Quando apareci no convés, o mestre disse: "Aqui está o nosso capitão, e ele não permitirá que você pereça em alto mar."
On perceiving me, the stranger addressed me in English, although with a foreign accent.
Ao me avistar, o estranho dirigiu-se a mim em inglês, embora com um sotaque estrangeiro.
"Before I come on board your vessel," said he, "will you have the kindness to inform me whither you are bound?"
"Antes de subir a bordo do seu navio," disse ele, "teria a bondade de me informar para onde está se dirigindo?"
You may conceive my astonishment on hearing such a question addressed to me from a man on the brink of destruction and to whom I should have supposed that my vessel would have been a resource which he would not have exchanged for the most precious wealth the earth can afford.
Pode-se imaginar o meu espanto ao ouvir tal pergunta dirigida a mim por um homem à beira da destruição e a quem eu teria suposto que o meu navio seria um recurso que ele não trocaria pela riqueza mais preciosa que a terra pode oferecer.
I replied, however, that we were on a voyage of discovery towards the northern pole.
Respondi, no entanto, que estávamos em uma viagem de descoberta em direção ao polo norte.
Upon hearing this he appeared satisfied and consented to come on board.
Ao ouvir isso, ele pareceu satisfeito e consentiu em subir a bordo.
Good God!
Meu Deus!
Vocabulary
- manhã
- Morning, the early part of the day
- porém
- However, but; used to introduce a contrast
- assim
- Thus, so, in this way
- amanheceu
- Dawned; day broke, morning arrived
- subi
- I climbed, I went up
- convés
- Ship's deck, the open upper surface of a vessel
- encontrei
- I found, I encountered someone or something
- todos
- All, every, everyone
- marinheiros
- Sailors, seamen working aboard a ship
- ocupados
- Busy, occupied, engaged in an activity
- lado
- Side, the lateral part or edge of something
- navio
- Ship, a large vessel for sea travel
- aparentemente
- Apparently, seemingly, on the surface
- conversando
- Talking, conversing, engaging in conversation
- alguém
- Someone, somebody, an unspecified person
- mar
- Sea, the large body of salt water
- Era
- Was; third-person singular imperfect of ser
- fato
- Fact, reality; de fato means in fact
- trenó
- Sled, a vehicle that slides over snow or ice
- semelhante
- Similar, resembling, alike
- havíamos
- We had; first-person plural pluperfect of haver
- visto
- Seen; past participle of ver
- antes
- Before, previously, earlier in time
- havia
- There had been; third-person imperfect of haver
- derivado
- Drifted, moved along carried by current or wind
- direção
- Direction, the course toward which something moves
- durante
- During, throughout a period of time
- noite
- Night, the period of darkness after sunset
- sobre
- On, over, upon; preposition of position
- grande
- Large, big, great in size or importance
- fragmento
- Fragment, a broken-off piece of something larger
- gelo
- Ice, frozen water
- Apenas
- Only, just, barely
- cão
- Dog, a domesticated canine animal
- permanecia
- Remained, stayed, continued to be present
- vivo
- Alive, living, not dead
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb of existence or identity
- humano
- Human, relating to or being a person
- dentro
- Inside, within, in the interior
- quem
- Who, whom; interrogative or relative pronoun
- tentavam
- They were trying, attempting something repeatedly
- persuadir
- To persuade, to convince someone to do something
- entrar
- To enter, to go or come inside
- era
- Was; third-person singular imperfect of ser
- outro
- Other, another, a different one
- viajante
- Traveler, one who journeys from place to place
- parecia
- Seemed, appeared to be, gave the impression
- habitante
- Inhabitant, a person who lives in a place
- selvagem
- Wild, savage, untamed, uncivilized
- alguma
- Some, any; feminine indefinite adjective
- ilha
- Island, land surrounded by water
- desconhecida
- Unknown, unfamiliar, not previously identified
- europeu
- European, a person from Europe
- Quando
- When; conjunction or adverb of time
- apareci
- I appeared, I showed up, I came into view
- mestre
- Master, chief officer of a ship
- disse
- Said; third-person singular preterite of dizer
- Aqui
- Here, in this place
- capitão
- Captain, the commander of a ship
- permitirá
- Will allow, will permit, will let happen
- pereça
- Perish; subjunctive of perecer, to die or be destroyed
- alto
- High, tall, loud, or aloft
- avistar
- To catch sight of, to spot from a distance
- estranho
- Strange, stranger, odd or unfamiliar person
- dirigiu-se
- Addressed, turned to, directed himself toward
- inglês
- English, the language or person from England
- embora
- Although, even though, despite the fact
- sotaque
- Accent, the distinctive way of pronouncing a language
- estrangeiro
- Foreign, foreigner, from another country
- Antes
- Before, prior to, earlier than
- subir
- To go up, to climb, to board a vessel
- bordo
- Board; a bordo means on board a ship
- teria
- Would have; third-person singular conditional of ter
- bondade
- Kindness, goodness, a benevolent disposition
- informar
- To inform, to tell, to provide information
- onde
- Where; adverb of place
- dirigindo
- Heading, directing oneself, moving toward a place
- Pode-se
- One can, it is possible; reflexive modal construction
- imaginar
- To imagine, to picture, to conceive mentally
- espanto
- Astonishment, fright, amazement, great surprise
- ouvir
- To hear, to listen to
- tal
- Such, such a; indicating a specified degree or kind
- pergunta
- Question, an inquiry seeking information
- dirigida
- Directed, addressed, aimed at someone
- homem
- Man, an adult male person
- beira
- Edge, brink, border of something
- destruição
- Destruction, ruin, total devastation
- suposto
- Supposed, assumed, presumed to be true
- seria
- Would be; third-person singular conditional of ser
- recurso
- Resource, means, resort, available option
- trocaria
- Would trade, would exchange for something else
- riqueza
- Wealth, richness, abundance of valuable things
- mais
- More, most; comparative or superlative adverb
- preciosa
- Precious, highly valued, of great worth
- terra
- Earth, land, ground, soil
- pode
- Can, is able to; third-person singular of poder
- oferecer
- To offer, to provide, to give something available
- Respondi
- I answered, I replied, I responded
- entanto
- Meanwhile; no entanto means however, nevertheless
- estávamos
- We were; first-person plural imperfect of estar
- viagem
- Journey, trip, voyage
- descoberta
- Discovery, exploration, finding something new
- polo
- Pole, either of Earth's extreme northern or southern points
- norte
- North, the cardinal direction opposite south
- isso
- That, this; neutral demonstrative pronoun
- pareceu
- Seemed, appeared; preterite of parecer
- satisfeito
- Satisfied, content, pleased with an outcome
- consentiu
- Consented, agreed, gave permission
- Deus
- God, the supreme divine being
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