Harrigan — Page 3
The gayest crowds cannot quite disturb the brooding peace which is like the promise of sleep and rest at sunset.
As multidões mais alegres não conseguem perturbar de todo a paz meditativa que é como a promessa de sono e descanso ao pôr do sol.
It was not pleasing to Harrigan.
Não agradava a Harrigan.
He frowned and drew a quick, impatient breath, muttering: "I'm not long for this joint. I gotta be moving."
Ele franziu o cenho e respirou fundo, rápido e impaciente, murmurando: "Não vou ficar muito tempo neste lugar. Tenho que me mexer."
He joined a crowd which eddied toward the center of Ivilei.
Ele se juntou a uma multidão que se movia em redemoinho em direção ao centro de Ivilei.
In there it was better.
Lá dentro estava melhor.
Negro soldiers, marines from the _Maryland_, Kanakas, Chinamen, Japanese, Portuguese, Americans; a score of nationalities and complexions rubbed shoulders as they wandered aimlessly among the many bright-painted cottages.
Soldados negros, fuzileiros navais do _Maryland_, Kanakas, chineses, japoneses, portugueses, americanos; uma vintena de nacionalidades e compleições se misturavam enquanto vagavam sem rumo entre as muitas cabanas pintadas com cores vivas.
Yet even in that careless throng of pleasure-seekers no one rubbed shoulders with Harrigan.
Contudo, mesmo naquela despreocupada multidão de buscadores de prazer, ninguém se misturava com Harrigan.
The flame of his hair was like a red lamp which warned them away.
A chama de seu cabelo era como uma lâmpada vermelha que os afastava.
Or perhaps it was his eye, which seemed to linger for a cold, incurious instant on every face that approached.
Ou talvez fossem seus olhos, que pareciam pousar por um instante frio e indiferente em cada rosto que se aproximava.
He picked out the prettiest of the girls who sat at the windows chatting with all who passed.
Ele escolheu a mais bonita das moças que estavam sentadas nas janelas conversando com todos que passavam.
He did not have to shoulder to win a way through the crowd of her admirers.
Ele não precisou dar encontrões para abrir caminho pela multidão de seus admiradores.
She was a _hap haoli_, with the fine features of the Caucasian and the black of hair and eye which shows the islander.
Ela era uma _hap haoli_, com as feições delicadas do caucasiano e o cabelo e os olhos negros que revelam a ilhoa.
A rounded elbow rested on the sill of the window; her chin was cupped in her hand.
Um cotovelo arredondado repousava no parapeito da janela; o queixo estava apoiado na palma da mão.
"Send these away," said Harrigan, and leaned an elbow beside hers.
"Mande-os embora", disse Harrigan, e apoiou um cotovelo ao lado do dela.
"Oh," she murmured; then: "And if I send them away?"
"Oh", ela murmurou; depois: "E se eu os mandar embora?"
"I'll reward you."
"Vou recompensá-la."
"Reward?"
"Recompensa?"
Vocabulary
- As
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- multidões
- Crowds; large groups of people assembled together
- mais
- More; greater in quantity or degree
- alegres
- Happy; joyful; cheerful in mood or manner
- não
- No; not; negation or refusal
- conseguem
- Manage; achieve; are able to accomplish something
- perturbar
- Disturb; disrupt; trouble or upset someone's peace
- de
- Of; from; indicates possession or origin
- todo
- All; entirely; completely or in total
- paz
- Peace; state of calm and tranquility
- meditativa
- Meditative; characterized by deep thought or contemplation
- que
- That; which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- como
- Like; as; used for comparison or manner
- promessa
- Promise; pledge; commitment to do something
- sono
- Sleep; rest; state of unconsciousness during night
- descanso
- Rest; relaxation; period without work or activity
- ao
- To the; at the (contraction of a+o)
- pôr
- Put; place; lay down or set something
- do
- Of the; from the (contraction of de+o)
- sol
- Sun; celestial body providing light and heat
- Não
- No; not; negation or refusal
- agradava
- Pleased; delighted; was pleasing to someone
- Ele
- He; masculine singular third-person pronoun
- franziu
- Frowned; wrinkled brow in disapproval or concern
- cenho
- Brow; forehead; the area above the eyes
- respirou
- Breathed; took in and let out air
- fundo
- Deep; profound; extending far down or inward
- rápido
- Quick; fast; moving or done with speed
- impaciente
- Impatient; unwilling to wait; restless or eager
- murmurando
- Murmuring; speaking quietly; uttering low indistinct sounds
- vou
- I go; I will go (first person singular)
- ficar
- Stay; remain; to be in a place
- muito
- Very; much; great in quantity or degree
- tempo
- Time; period; duration or weather conditions
- neste
- In this; on this (contraction of em+este)
- lugar
- Place; location; space or position somewhere
- Tenho
- I have; possess (first person singular present)
- me
- Me; myself; reflexive or direct object pronoun
- mexer
- Move; stir; to change position or shift
- se
- If; oneself; conditional conjunction or reflexive pronoun
- juntou
- Joined; gathered together; united with others
- uma
- A; an; feminine singular indefinite article
- multidão
- Crowd; large group of people assembled together
- movia
- Moved; was moving; stirred in motion
- em
- In; on; indicates position or location
- redemoinho
- Whirlwind; whirlpool; spiral or circular motion
- direção
- Direction; way; course toward a destination
- centro
- Center; middle; central point or area
- Lá
- There; in that place; at that location
- dentro
- Inside; within; in the interior of something
- estava
- Was; past tense of ser/estar (third person)
- melhor
- Better; superior; of higher quality or condition
- Soldados
- Soldiers; military personnel serving in armed forces
- negros
- Blacks; dark-skinned people (racial or color term)
- fuzileiros
- Marines; naval infantrymen serving on warships
- navais
- Naval; related to ships or maritime warfare
- chineses
- Chinese; people from China or of Chinese origin
- japoneses
- Japanese; people from Japan or of Japanese origin
- portugueses
- Portuguese; people from Portugal or Portuguese origin
- americanos
- Americans; people from America or American origin
- vintena
- Score; twenty; group or set of twenty items
- nacionalidades
- Nationalities; ethnic or national identities of people
- compleições
- Complexions; skin colors or bodily constitutions
- misturavam
- Mixed; were mixing; blended together with each other
- enquanto
- While; as; during the time that something happens
- vagavam
- Wandered; roamed; moved aimlessly without direction
- sem
- Without; lacking; deprived of something needed
- rumo
- Course; direction; way or path to follow
- entre
- Between; among; in the space separating things
- cabanas
- Cabins; huts; small simple dwellings or shelters
- pintadas
- Painted; colored; having paint applied to surface
- com
- With; accompanied by; having or possessing something
- cores
- Colors; hues; visual perceptions of light wavelengths
- vivas
- Bright; vivid; lively or intensely colored
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