Heart of Darkness — Page 3
And at last, in its curved and imperceptible fall, the sun sank low, and from glowing white changed to a dull red without rays and without heat, as if about to go out suddenly, stricken to death by the touch of that gloom brooding over a crowd of men.
E por fim, em sua curva e imperceptível queda, o sol baixou, e de um branco luminoso transformou-se em um vermelho opaco sem raios e sem calor, como se estivesse prestes a se apagar subitamente, fulminado pelo toque daquela sombria melancolia que pairava sobre a multidão de homens.
Forthwith a change came over the waters, and the serenity became less brilliant but more profound.
Em seguida, uma mudança veio sobre as águas, e a serenidade tornou-se menos brilhante, mas mais profunda.
The old river in its broad reach rested unruffled at the decline of day, after ages of good service done to the race that peopled its banks, spread out in the tranquil dignity of a waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth.
O velho rio em seu largo curso repousava tranquilo no declínio do dia, após eras de bons serviços prestados à raça que povoou suas margens, estendendo-se na calma dignidade de uma via fluvial que conduz aos confins mais remotos da terra.
We looked at the venerable stream not in the vivid flush of a short day that comes and departs for ever, but in the august light of abiding memories.
Contemplávamos o venerável rio não no vívido fulgor de um dia breve que chega e parte para sempre, mas na augusta luz de memórias perenes.
And indeed nothing is easier for a man who has, as the phrase goes, "followed the sea" with reverence and affection, than to evoke the great spirit of the past upon the lower reaches of the Thames.
E de fato nada é mais fácil para um homem que, como se costuma dizer, "seguiu o mar" com reverência e afeição, do que evocar o grande espírito do passado nas margens inferiores do Tâmisa.
The tidal current runs to and fro in its unceasing service, crowded with memories of men and ships it had borne to the rest of home or to the battles of the sea.
A corrente das marés vai e vem em seu incessante serviço, repleta de memórias de homens e navios que havia conduzido ao repouso do lar ou às batalhas do mar.
It had known and served all the men of whom the nation is proud, from Sir Francis Drake to Sir John Franklin, knights all, titled and untitled—the great knights-errant of the sea.
Havia conhecido e servido a todos os homens dos quais a nação se orgulha, desde Sir Francis Drake até Sir John Franklin, todos cavaleiros, titulados e não titulados — os grandes cavaleiros-errantes do mar.
Vocabulary
- por
- for; by; through; per
- fim
- end; finish; conclusion
- em
- in; on; at; inside
- sua
- his; her; your; its; their
- curva
- curve; bend; turning point
- imperceptível
- imperceptible; unnoticeable; not easily detected
- queda
- fall; descent; dropping down
- sol
- sun; sunlight; daylight
- baixou
- lowered; descended; went down
- de
- of; from; by; with
- um
- a; an; one; someone
- branco
- white; blank; empty space
- luminoso
- luminous; bright; shining; radiant
- transformou-se
- transformed itself; changed into; became
- vermelho
- red; reddish; crimson color
- opaco
- opaque; non-transparent; dark
- sem
- without; lacking; devoid of
- raios
- rays; beams; lines of light
- calor
- heat; warmth; thermal energy
- como
- how; as; like; in the manner of
- se
- if; whether; oneself; himself
- estivesse
- were; would be; subjunctive of estar
- prestes
- ready; about to; on the verge
- apagar
- to extinguish; turn off; erase
- subitamente
- suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden
- fulminado
- struck; blasted; destroyed by lightning
- pelo
- by the; through the; hair
- toque
- touch; contact; sound of bell
- daquela
- of that; from that; that one's
- sombria
- dark; gloomy; shadowy; somber
- melancolia
- melancholy; sadness; depression; gloom
- que
- that; which; who; what
- pairava
- hovered; floated; hung in air
- sobre
- on; over; above; concerning
- multidão
- multitude; crowd; large gathering of people
- homens
- men; mankind; human beings
- Em
- In; on; at; inside
- seguida
- following; next; immediately after
- uma
- a; an; one; female article
- mudança
- change; alteration; transformation
- veio
- came; arrived; went; vein
- as
- the; feminine plural article
- águas
- waters; liquid; aquatic matter
- serenidade
- serenity; calm; peacefulness; tranquility
- tornou-se
- became; turned into; transformed
- menos
- less; fewer; minus; smaller
- brilhante
- bright; shiny; brilliant; sparkling
- mas
- but; yet; however; although
- mais
- more; greater; additional; most
- profunda
- deep; profound; not shallow
- velho
- old; ancient; aged; elderly
- rio
- river; stream; flowing water body
- seu
- his; her; your; its; their
- largo
- wide; broad; extensive; spacious
- curso
- course; direction; flow; progression
- repousava
- rested; lay; reposed; settled
- tranquilo
- tranquil; calm; peaceful; quiet
- no
- in the; on the; at
- declínio
- decline; descent; downward trend
- do
- of the; from the; belonging
- dia
- day; daytime; twenty-four hours
- após
- after; following; later; behind
- eras
- were; ages; epochs; historical periods
- bons
- good; positive; beneficial; kind
- serviços
- services; work; labor; assistance
- prestados
- provided; given; rendered; offered
- raça
- race; breed; ethnicity; lineage
- povoou
- populated; settled; inhabited; filled
- suas
- his; her; your; its; their
- margens
- margins; banks; edges; borders
- estendendo-se
- extending; stretching; spreading; reaching
- na
- in the; on the; at
- calma
- calm; peace; quietness; serenity
- dignidade
- dignity; honor; respect; worthiness
- via
- way; path; road; route; channel
- fluvial
- fluvial; river-related; pertaining to rivers
- conduz
- conducts; leads; guides; directs
- aos
- to the; at the; toward
- confins
- confines; boundaries; limits; remote areas
- remotos
- remote; distant; far away; isolated
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