Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 5
I was extremely tired, and with that, and the heat of the weather, and about half a pint of brandy that I drank as I left the ship, I found myself much inclined to sleep.
Eu estava extremamente cansado, e com isso, e o calor do tempo, e cerca de meio quartilho de aguardente que bebi ao deixar o navio, senti-me muito inclinado a dormir.
I lay down on the grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever I remembered to have done in my life, and, as I reckoned, about nine hours; for when I awaked, it was just day-light.
Deitei-me na relva, que era muito curta e macia, onde dormi mais profundamente do que jamais me lembrei de ter dormido em minha vida, e, pelo que calculei, cerca de nove horas; pois quando acordei, era exatamente o amanhecer.
I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir: for, as I happened to lie on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same manner.
Tentei levantar-me, mas não consegui mover-me: pois, como estava deitado de costas, descobri que meus braços e pernas estavam firmemente presos de cada lado ao chão; e meu cabelo, que era longo e grosso, amarrado da mesma forma.
I likewise felt several slender ligatures across my body, from my arm-pits to my thighs.
Senti também várias ligaduras delgadas atravessando meu corpo, das axilas às coxas.
I could only look upwards; the sun began to grow hot, and the light offended my eyes.
Só conseguia olhar para cima; o sol começava a ficar quente, e a luz ofendia meus olhos.
I heard a confused noise about me; but in the posture I lay, could see nothing except the sky.
Ouvi um ruído confuso ao meu redor; mas na posição em que estava, não conseguia ver nada exceto o céu.
In a little time I felt something alive moving on my left leg, which advancing gently forward over my breast, came almost up to my chin; when, bending my eyes downwards as much as I could, I perceived it to be a human creature not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands, and a quiver at his back.
Pouco tempo depois, senti algo vivo movendo-se sobre minha perna esquerda, que avançando suavemente sobre meu peito, chegou quase até meu queixo; quando, dirigindo os olhos para baixo o quanto pude, percebi que era uma criatura humana com menos de seis polegadas de altura, com um arco e flecha nas mãos, e uma aljava nas costas.
Vocabulary
- estava
- Past tense of 'estar'; was (temporary state)
- extremamente
- To an extreme degree; extremely
- cansado
- Feeling physically or mentally tired; exhausted
- isso
- Demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby; that
- calor
- Thermal energy perceived by the body; heat
- tempo
- Atmospheric conditions or passing of time; weather/time
- cerca
- Approximately; used to indicate rough quantity
- meio
- Half of a unit or middle point; half
- quartilho
- Traditional liquid measure equal to roughly half pint
- aguardente
- Strong distilled alcoholic spirit; firewater or brandy
- bebi
- First person past tense of 'beber'; I drank
- deixar
- To depart from or allow something; to leave
- navio
- Large vessel that travels on water; ship
- senti-me
- Reflexive past form of 'sentir'; I felt myself
- inclinado
- Having a tendency or lean toward something; inclined
- dormir
- To be in a state of sleep; to sleep
- Deitei-me
- Reflexive past form of 'deitar'; I lay down
- relva
- Low-growing green plant covering ground; grass/lawn
- era
- Imperfect past tense of 'ser'; it was
- curta
- Not long in length or duration; short
- macia
- Smooth and gentle to the touch; soft
- onde
- Relative adverb indicating location; where
- dormi
- First person past tense of 'dormir'; I slept
- profundamente
- In a deep or intense manner; deeply/soundly
- jamais
- At no time ever; never or not ever
- lembrei
- Past tense of 'lembrar'; I remembered
- dormido
- Past participle of 'dormir'; having slept
- vida
- The period of existence of a living being; life
- calculei
- Past tense of 'calcular'; I calculated or estimated
- pois
- Conjunction indicating cause or reason; for/since/because
- acordei
- Past tense of 'acordar'; I woke up
- exatamente
- With complete precision or accuracy; exactly
- amanhecer
- The moment daylight first appears; dawn/daybreak
- Tentei
- Past tense of 'tentar'; I tried or attempted
- levantar-me
- Reflexive infinitive of 'levantar'; to get myself up
- consegui
- Past tense of 'conseguir'; I managed or was able
- mover-me
- Reflexive infinitive of 'mover'; to move myself
- deitado
- Lying flat in a horizontal position; lying down
- costas
- The rear surface of the human torso; back
- descobri
- Past tense of 'descobrir'; I discovered or found out
- braços
- Upper limbs of the human body; arms
- pernas
- Lower limbs of the human body used for walking; legs
- estavam
- Third person plural imperfect of 'estar'; they were
- firmemente
- In a secure and unyielding manner; firmly
- presos
- Past participle of 'prender'; fastened or trapped
- cada
- Referring to every individual member of a group; each
- lado
- One of two opposite surfaces or directions; side
- chão
- The solid surface on which one stands; ground/floor
- cabelo
- Strands growing from the human scalp; hair
- longo
- Extending a great distance from end to end; long
- grosso
- Having a large diameter or thickness; thick
- amarrado
- Past participle of 'amarrar'; tied or bound securely
- mesma
- Identical in kind or manner; same
- forma
- The manner, way, or shape of something; form/way
- Senti
- Past tense of 'sentir'; I felt or perceived
- várias
- More than two but not a great number; several
- ligaduras
- Thin bands or ties used to bind something; ligatures/bands
- delgadas
- Slender and narrow in width or thickness; thin/slender
- atravessando
- Present participle of 'atravessar'; crossing or passing through
- corpo
- The physical structure of a living being; body
- axilas
- The hollow area beneath the shoulder joint; armpits
- coxas
- The upper part of the leg above the knee; thighs
- Só
- Without others; alone or only
- conseguia
- Imperfect past of 'conseguir'; I was able to/managed
- olhar
- To direct one's gaze toward something; to look
- cima
- The upper direction or position; up/above
- sol
- The star at the center of our solar system; sun
- começava
- Imperfect past of 'começar'; was beginning or starting
- ficar
- To remain in a state or place; to become/stay
- quente
- Having a high temperature; hot or warm
- luz
- Electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye; light
- ofendia
- Imperfect past of 'ofender'; was hurting or offending
- olhos
- Organs of vision in the human face; eyes
- Ouvi
- Past tense of 'ouvir'; I heard
- ruído
- Unwanted or loud sound; noise
- confuso
- Lacking clarity or order; confused or muddled
- redor
- The area surrounding a central point; around
- posição
- The place or arrangement where something is located; position
- ver
- To perceive with the eyes; to see
- nada
- Not any thing; nothing or not anything
- exceto
- Not including; apart from; except
- céu
- The expanse above the earth's surface; sky
- Pouco
- A small amount of something; little/a little
- depois
- Following in time or order; after/afterward
- senti
- Past tense of 'sentir'; I felt or sensed
- algo
- An unspecified thing or object; something
- vivo
- Having life and biological activity; alive/living
- movendo-se
- Reflexive gerund of 'mover'; moving itself along
- sobre
- Preposition indicating position above or topic; on/over/about
- perna
- The lower limb of the human body; leg
- esquerda
- The side opposite to the right; left
- avançando
- Present participle of 'avançar'; moving forward or progressing
- suavemente
- In a gentle and delicate manner; softly/gently
- peito
- The front part of the torso; chest/breast
- chegou
- Past tense of 'chegar'; it arrived or reached
- quase
- Nearly but not completely; almost
- até
- Preposition indicating limit or extent; until/up to
- queixo
- The lower bony part of the face; chin
- dirigindo
- Present participle of 'dirigir'; directing or steering
- baixo
- At or toward a lower position; low/down
- quanto
- To what extent or degree; how much/as much
- pude
- Past tense of 'poder'; I was able to/could
- percebi
- Past tense of 'perceber'; I noticed or perceived
- criatura
- A living being or entity; creature
- humana
- Relating to or characteristic of people; human
- menos
- A smaller amount or lower degree; less/fewer
- polegadas
- Units of measurement equal to 2.54 centimeters; inches
- altura
- The measurement from base to top; height
- arco
- A curved weapon for shooting arrows; bow
- flecha
- A slender projectile shot from a bow; arrow
- mãos
- The body parts at the end of the arms; hands
- aljava
- A case for carrying and storing arrows; quiver
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