Heart of Darkness — Page 4
It had borne all the ships whose names are like jewels flashing in the night of time, from the _Golden Hind_ returning with her rotund flanks full of treasure, to be visited by the Queen's Highness and thus pass out of the gigantic tale, to the _Erebus_ and _Terror_, bound on other conquests—and that never returned.
Ela havia carregado todos os navios cujos nomes são como joias cintilando na noite do tempo, desde o _Golden Hind_ que retornava com seus flancos arredondados repletos de tesouros, para ser visitado por Sua Alteza a Rainha e assim sair da gigantesca história, até o _Erebus_ e o _Terror_, destinados a outras conquistas — e que jamais voltaram.
It had known the ships and the men.
Ela havia conhecido os navios e os homens.
They had sailed from Deptford, from Greenwich, from Erith—the adventurers and the settlers; kings' ships and the ships of men on 'Change; captains, admirals, the dark "interlopers" of the Eastern trade, and the commissioned "generals" of East India fleets.
Eles haviam partido de Deptford, de Greenwich, de Erith — os aventureiros e os colonizadores; navios de reis e navios de homens da Bolsa; capitães, almirantes, os sombrios "intrusos" do comércio oriental, e os "generais" comissionados das frotas das Índias Orientais.
Hunters for gold or pursuers of fame, they all had gone out on that stream, bearing the sword, and often the torch, messengers of the might within the land, bearers of a spark from the sacred fire.
Caçadores de ouro ou perseguidores de fama, todos eles haviam partido por aquele rio, portando a espada, e muitas vezes a tocha, mensageiros do poder dentro da terra, portadores de uma centelha do fogo sagrado.
What greatness had not floated on the ebb of that river into the mystery of an unknown earth!...
Que grandeza não havia flutuado na vazante daquele rio em direção ao mistério de uma terra desconhecida!...
The dreams of men, the seed of commonwealths, the germs of empires.
Os sonhos dos homens, a semente das nações, os germes dos impérios.
The sun set; the dusk fell on the stream, and lights began to appear along the shore.
O sol se pôs; o crepúsculo desceu sobre o rio, e luzes começaram a aparecer ao longo da margem.
The Chapman light-house, a three-legged thing erect on a mud-flat, shone strongly.
O farol de Chapman, uma estrutura de três pernas erguida sobre um banco de lama, brilhava intensamente.
Lights of ships moved in the fairway—a great stir of lights going up and going down.
Luzes de navios moviam-se no canal — um grande agitar de luzes subindo e descendo.
And farther west on the upper reaches the place of the monstrous town was still marked ominously on the sky, a brooding gloom in sunshine, a lurid glare under the stars.
E mais a oeste, nas partes superiores do rio, o lugar da monstruosa cidade ainda estava marcado de forma sinistra no céu, uma escuridão sombria sob o sol, um brilho lúgubre sob as estrelas.
Vocabulary
- Ela
- She; female third-person singular pronoun.
- havia
- Had; past tense of 'haver' (to have).
- carregado
- Loaded; past participle of 'carregar'.
- todos
- All; every; complete set or group.
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- navios
- Ships; large vessels for sea transport.
- cujos
- Whose; relative possessive pronoun for plural.
- nomes
- Names; designations of people or things.
- são
- Are; third-person plural present of 'ser'.
- como
- Like; as; similar to; in the manner of.
- joias
- Jewels; precious stones and ornaments.
- cintilando
- Sparkling; shining brightly with intermittent light.
- na
- In the; contraction of 'em' and 'a'.
- noite
- Night; period of darkness between sunset and dawn.
- do
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'.
- tempo
- Time; period or duration; weather.
- desde
- Since; from; starting point in time or space.
- que
- That; which; who; relative pronoun.
- retornava
- Returned; past tense of 'retornar'.
- com
- With; accompanying; together with someone.
- seus
- His; her; its; your; possessive pronoun.
- flancos
- Flanks; sides of something; lateral parts.
- arredondados
- Rounded; made round or curved shape.
- repletos
- Replete; full; completely filled or satisfied.
- tesouros
- Treasures; valuable objects or possessions.
- ser
- To be; to exist; essential nature.
- visitado
- Visited; past participle of 'visitar'.
- por
- By; for; through; expressing agent or cause.
- Sua
- Your; his; her; formal possessive adjective.
- Alteza
- Highness; title for royalty or nobility.
- Rainha
- Queen; female monarch or sovereign.
- assim
- Thus; so; in this manner or way.
- sair
- To exit; to leave; to depart.
- da
- Of the; from the; feminine singular.
- gigantesca
- Gigantic; enormous; of immense size or scale.
- história
- History; past events; narrative of events.
- até
- Until; up to; as far as.
- destinados
- Destined; intended; directed toward a purpose.
- outras
- Other; different; additional ones.
- conquistas
- Conquests; victories; acts of conquering.
- jamais
- Never; not ever; at no time.
- voltaram
- Returned; came back; past tense of voltar.
- conhecido
- Known; familiar; acquainted with something.
- homens
- Men; male human beings; mankind.
- Eles
- They; male or mixed third-person plural.
- haviam
- Had; past tense of 'haver' (to have).
- partido
- Left; departed; past participle of partir.
- aventureiros
- Adventurers; people seeking adventure or risk.
- colonizadores
- Colonizers; people establishing colonies in regions.
- reis
- Kings; male monarchs; sovereigns.
- Bolsa
- Stock exchange; market for trading; purse.
- capitães
- Captains; military or naval leaders.
- almirantes
- Admirals; high-ranking naval officers or commanders.
- sombrios
- Dark; gloomy; sinister or threatening.
- intrusos
- Intruders; unwanted persons entering without permission.
- comércio
- Commerce; trade; buying and selling goods.
- oriental
- Eastern; of or from the Orient.
- generais
- Generals; high-ranking military officers.
- comissionados
- Commissioned; appointed to official duties or positions.
- frotas
- Fleets; groups of ships or vessels.
- Índias
- Indies; historical name for Asian regions.
- Caçadores
- Hunters; people who hunt animals or prey.
- ouro
- Gold; precious yellow metal or color.
- perseguidores
- Pursuers; those who chase or pursue.
- fama
- Fame; widespread reputation; public recognition.
- aquele
- That; that one; distant demonstrative pronoun.
- rio
- River; large natural stream of water.
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