Great Expectations — Page 8
On the edge of the river I could faintly make out the only two black things in all the prospect that seemed to be standing upright; one of these was the beacon by which the sailors steered,—like an unhooped cask upon a pole,—an ugly thing when you were near it; the other, a gibbet, with some chains hanging to it which had once held a pirate.
Na margem do rio eu mal conseguia distinguir as únicas duas coisas negras em toda a paisagem que pareciam estar erguidas; uma delas era o farol pelo qual os marinheiros se guiavam, — como um barril sem aros num poste, — uma coisa feia quando se estava perto dela; a outra, uma forca, com algumas correntes penduradas nela que um dia tinham prendido um pirata.
The man was limping on towards this latter, as if he were the pirate come to life, and come down, and going back to hook himself up again.
O homem avançava a coxear em direção a esta última, como se fosse o pirata que voltara à vida, descera, e estivesse voltando para se pendurar novamente.
It gave me a terrible turn when I thought so; and as I saw the cattle lifting their heads to gaze after him, I wondered whether they thought so too.
Isso me deu um susto terrível quando pensei nisso; e ao ver o gado erguendo as cabeças para olhar após ele, me perguntei se eles também pensavam o mesmo.
I looked all round for the horrible young man, and could see no signs of him.
Olhei em volta à procura do horrível rapaz, e não consegui ver nenhum sinal dele.
But now I was frightened again, and ran home without stopping.
Mas agora estava com medo novamente, e corri para casa sem parar.
Vocabulary
- margem
- Bank or edge of a river or area
- rio
- A river or large flowing body of water
- mal
- Barely, hardly; also means evil or badly
- conseguia
- Past imperfect of conseguir; was able to, managed
- distinguir
- To distinguish or differentiate between things
- únicas
- Feminine plural of único; only, sole, unique
- negras
- Feminine plural of negro; black-colored things
- paisagem
- The visible scenery of a landscape or view
- pareciam
- Past imperfect of parecer; seemed, appeared to be
- erguidas
- Feminine plural past participle of erguer; raised, upright
- farol
- A lighthouse guiding ships at sea or coast
- marinheiros
- Plural of marinheiro; sailors, seamen, mariners
- guiavam
- Past imperfect of guiar; guided themselves, navigated by
- barril
- A barrel or cask used for storing liquids
- aros
- Plural of aro; hoops or rings around a barrel
- poste
- A post, pole, or upright support structure
- feia
- Feminine of feio; ugly, unattractive, unpleasant-looking
- perto
- Adverb or preposition meaning near, close, nearby
- forca
- A gallows or instrument used for hanging condemned people
- correntes
- Chains or currents; here refers to hanging chains
- penduradas
- Feminine plural past participle; hung, suspended, dangling
- prendido
- Past participle of prender; caught, fastened, imprisoned
- pirata
- A pirate; person who attacks and robs ships
- avançava
- Past imperfect of avançar; was advancing, moving forward
- coxear
- To limp or walk with a hobbling irregular gait
- direção
- Direction, course toward a destination or goal
- última
- Feminine of último; last, final, most recent
- fosse
- Past subjunctive of ser/ir; were, had gone, as if
- voltara
- Pluperfect of voltar; had returned, had come back
- descera
- Pluperfect of descer; had descended, had come down
- estivesse
- Past subjunctive of estar; were, was (hypothetically)
- pendurar
- To hang, suspend, or dangle something from above
- novamente
- Adverb meaning again, once more, anew
- susto
- A fright, scare, or sudden shock of fear
- terrível
- Terrible, dreadful, frightening, or extremely bad
- gado
- Cattle, livestock; farm animals kept for agriculture
- erguendo
- Gerund of erguer; raising, lifting, holding up
- cabeças
- Plural of cabeça; heads of people or animals
- após
- Preposition meaning after, following, behind
- mesmo
- The same; even; used for emphasis or similarity
- volta
- Return, turn; used in 'à volta' meaning around
- procura
- Search, quest; act of looking for something
- horrível
- Horrible, dreadful, causing horror or disgust
- rapaz
- A boy, lad, or young man
- consegui
- First-person past of conseguir; I managed, I achieved
- nenhum
- Masculine of nenhum; no, not any, none at all
- sinal
- A sign, signal, or trace of something
- medo
- Fear, fright, or dread of danger or harm
- parar
- To stop, to halt, to cease movement or action
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