Heart of Darkness — Page 6
But Marlow was not typical (if his propensity to spin yarns be excepted), and to him the meaning of an episode was not inside like a kernel but outside, enveloping the tale which brought it out only as a glow brings out a haze, in the likeness of one of these misty halos that sometimes are made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine.
Mas Marlow não era típico (exceto pela sua propensão a contar histórias), e para ele o significado de um episódio não estava dentro como um caroço, mas fora, envolvendo o conto que o revelava apenas como um brilho revela uma névoa, à semelhança de um daqueles halos nebulosos que às vezes são tornados visíveis pela iluminação espectral do luar.
His remark did not seem at all surprising.
A sua observação não pareceu de modo algum surpreendente.
It was just like Marlow.
Era típico de Marlow.
It was accepted in silence.
Foi aceite em silêncio.
No one took the trouble to grunt even; and presently he said, very slow—"I was thinking of very old times, when the Romans first came here, nineteen hundred years ago—the other day ....
Ninguém se deu ao trabalho de resmungar sequer; e logo depois disse, muito devagar — "Estava a pensar em tempos muito antigos, quando os Romanos aqui chegaram pela primeira vez, há novecentos anos — outro dia....
Light came out of this river since—you say Knights?
Desde então saiu luz deste rio — dizem os senhores, Cavaleiros?
Yes; but it is like a running blaze on a plain, like a flash of lightning in the clouds.
Sim; mas é como um incêndio a correr numa planície, como um relâmpago nas nuvens.
We live in the flicker—may it last as long as the old earth keeps rolling!
Vivemos na cintilação — que ela dure tanto quanto a velha terra continuar a girar!
But darkness was here yesterday.
Mas a escuridão esteve aqui ontem.
Imagine the feelings of a commander of a fine—what d'ye call 'em?—trireme in the Mediterranean, ordered suddenly to the north; run overland across the Gauls in a hurry; put in charge of one of these craft the legionaries—a wonderful lot of handy men they must have been, too—used to build, apparently by the hundred, in a month or two, if we may believe what we read.
Imagine os sentimentos de um comandante de uma bela — como é que se chamam? — trirreme no Mediterrâneo, subitamente mandado para o norte; atravessar por terra a Gália às pressas; posto no comando de uma dessas embarcações que os legionários — um grupo admirável de homens habilidosos que devem ter sido também — costumavam construir, aparentemente às centenas, num mês ou dois, se é que podemos acreditar no que lemos.
Vocabulary
- Mas
- But; however; yet.
- não
- No; not; negation particle.
- era
- Was; past tense of ser (to be).
- típico
- Typical; characteristic; distinctive.
- exceto
- Except; excluding; with the exception of.
- pela
- By the; through the; by means of.
- sua
- His; her; your; its; possessive adjective.
- propensão
- Propensity; inclination; tendency; proneness.
- contar
- To tell; to narrate; to count.
- histórias
- Stories; histories; tales; narratives.
- para
- For; to; in order to; towards.
- ele
- He; him; masculine third-person pronoun.
- significado
- Meaning; significance; sense; definition.
- de
- Of; from; about; possessive preposition.
- um
- One; a; an; indefinite article.
- episódio
- Episode; incident; event; occurrence.
- estava
- Was; past tense of estar (to be).
- dentro
- Inside; within; indoors; interior.
- como
- Like; as; how; in what manner.
- mas
- But; however; yet.
- fora
- Outside; out; exterior; beyond.
- envolvendo
- Involving; including; wrapping; encompassing.
- conto
- Tale; short story; narrative; account.
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun.
- revelava
- Revealed; disclosed; showed; uncovered; exposed.
- apenas
- Only; just; merely; barely; scarcely.
- brilho
- Brightness; shine; luster; brilliance; gleam.
- revela
- Reveals; discloses; shows; exposes; uncovers.
- uma
- One; a; an; feminine indefinite article.
- névoa
- Mist; fog; haze; vapor.
- semelhança
- Resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy.
- daqueles
- Of those; from those; masculine demonstrative.
- nebulosos
- Nebulous; hazy; cloudy; vague; misty.
- às
- At the; to the; feminine article.
- vezes
- Times; occasions; sometimes; at times.
- são
- Are; third-person plural present of ser.
- tornados
- Made; turned; rendered; become; changed.
- visíveis
- Visible; perceptible; apparent; discernible.
- iluminação
- Illumination; lighting; light; enlightenment.
- do
- Of the; from the; masculine article.
- luar
- Moonlight; light of the moon.
- observação
- Observation; remark; comment; notice; observation.
- pareceu
- Seemed; appeared; looked; struck; resembled.
- modo
- Mode; manner; way; method; fashion.
- algum
- Some; any; a certain; whatever.
- surpreendente
- Surprising; astonishing; amazing; unexpected; astounding.
- Era
- Was; past tense of ser (to be).
- Foi
- Was; went; past tense of ser/ir.
- aceite
- Accepted; received; taken; acknowledged.
- em
- In; on; at; inside; within.
- silêncio
- Silence; quiet; soundlessness; quietness.
- Ninguém
- No one; nobody; no person; not anyone.
- se
- If; oneself; reflexive pronoun; conditional.
- deu
- Gave; granted; yielded; past of dar.
- ao
- To the; at the; masculine article.
- trabalho
- Work; labor; job; effort; task.
- sequer
- Even; so much as; either.
- logo
- Soon; presently; immediately; later; therefore.
- depois
- After; afterwards; later; next; then.
- disse
- Said; told; spoke; uttered; past of dizer.
- muito
- Very; much; many; a lot; greatly.
- devagar
- Slowly; slowly; leisurely; gently; softly.
- Estava
- Was; past tense of estar (to be).
- pensar
- To think; to ponder; to consider; to reflect.
- tempos
- Times; periods; tenses; ages; eras.
- antigos
- Ancient; old; former; bygone; archaic.
- quando
- When; at which time; while; during.
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- Romanos
- Romans; from Rome; Roman people.
- aqui
- Here; in this place; at this spot.
- chegaram
- Arrived; came; reached; appeared; past of chegar.
- primeira
- First; foremost; initial; earliest; primary.
- vez
- Time; occasion; instance; turn; case.
- há
- There is; there are; ago; past time.
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