Heart of Darkness — Page 7
Imagine him here—the very end of the world, a sea the colour of lead, a sky the colour of smoke, a kind of ship about as rigid as a concertina—and going up this river with stores, or orders, or what you like.
Imagine-o aqui—no fim do mundo, um mar da cor do chumbo, um céu da cor da fumaça, um tipo de navio tão rígido quanto uma concertina—e subindo este rio com mantimentos, ou ordens, ou o que quiser.
Sand-banks, marshes, forests, savages,—precious little to eat fit for a civilized man, nothing but Thames water to drink.
Bancos de areia, pântanos, florestas, selvagens,—pouquíssimo para comer adequado a um homem civilizado, nada além de água do Tâmisa para beber.
No Falernian wine here, no going ashore.
Sem vinho falerniano aqui, sem desembarcar em terra.
Here and there a military camp lost in a wilderness, like a needle in a bundle of hay—cold, fog, tempests, disease, exile, and death—death skulking in the air, in the water, in the bush.
Aqui e ali um acampamento militar perdido numa imensidão selvagem, como uma agulha num palheiro—frio, neblina, tempestades, doenças, exílio e morte—a morte espreitando no ar, na água, no mato.
They must have been dying like flies here.
Deviam estar morrendo como moscas aqui.
Oh, yes—he did it.
Oh, sim—ele o fez.
Did it very well, too, no doubt, and without thinking much about it either, except afterwards to brag of what he had gone through in his time, perhaps.
Fez muito bem também, sem dúvida, e sem pensar muito nisso tampouco, exceto depois para se vangloriar do que havia passado em sua época, talvez.
They were men enough to face the darkness.
Eram homens suficientemente corajosos para enfrentar as trevas.
And perhaps he was cheered by keeping his eye on a chance of promotion to the fleet at Ravenna by and by, if he had good friends in Rome and survived the awful climate.
E talvez ele se animasse mantendo os olhos numa chance de promoção para a frota em Ravena em breve, se tivesse bons amigos em Roma e sobrevivesse ao clima terrível.
Or think of a decent young citizen in a toga—perhaps too much dice, you know—coming out here in the train of some prefect, or tax-gatherer, or trader even, to mend his fortunes.
Ou pense num jovem cidadão decente vestindo uma toga—talvez dados demais, sabe—vindo até aqui no séquito de algum prefeito, ou cobrador de impostos, ou até mesmo um comerciante, para restaurar sua fortuna.
Vocabulary
- Imagine-o
- ee-MAH-zhee-nee-oh — Imagine it/him; imperative form with pronoun
- aqui
- ah-KEE — Here; in this place
- no
- noh — In the; contraction of em + o
- fim
- feem — End; conclusion of something
- do
- doh — Of the; contraction of de + o
- mundo
- MOON-doh — World; the earth or universe
- um
- oom — A, an; indefinite article masculine
- mar
- mahr — Sea; large body of saltwater
- da
- dah — Of the; contraction of de + a
- cor
- kohr — Color; hue or shade of something
- chumbo
- SHOOM-boh — Lead; heavy gray metallic element
- céu
- SEH-oo — Sky; the atmosphere above the earth
- fumaça
- foo-MAH-sah — Smoke; visible gas from burning material
- tipo
- CHEE-poh — Type, kind; sort of something
- de
- djee — Of, from; preposition indicating origin
- navio
- nah-VEE-oh — Ship; large vessel for water travel
- tão
- towng — So, as; adverb indicating degree
- rígido
- HEE-zhee-doh — Rigid, stiff; not flexible or bendable
- quanto
- KWAN-toh — As, how much; comparison or quantity word
- uma
- OO-mah — A, an; indefinite article feminine
- e
- ee — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- subindo
- soo-BEEN-doh — Going up, ascending; present participle of subir
- este
- ES-chee — This; demonstrative pronoun masculine
- rio
- HEE-oh — River; large natural flowing waterway
- com
- kong — With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- mantimentos
- man-chee-MEN-tohs — Provisions, supplies; food and necessities
- ou
- oh — Or; conjunction presenting alternatives
- ordens
- OHR-dengs — Orders, commands; instructions given authoritatively
- o
- oh — The; definite article masculine singular
- que
- kee — What, that, which; relative pronoun
- quiser
- kee-ZEHR — May want; future subjunctive of querer
- Bancos
- BAN-kohs — Banks, sandbars; shallow ridges in water
- areia
- ah-REH-yah — Sand; fine granular material on shores
- pântanos
- PAN-tah-nohs — Swamps, marshes; wet boggy land areas
- florestas
- floh-RES-tahs — Forests; large areas of trees
- selvagens
- sel-VAH-zhengs — Wild, savage; untamed and uncivilized
- pouquíssimo
- poh-KEE-see-moh — Very little; superlative of pouco
- para
- PAH-rah — For, to; preposition of purpose or direction
- comer
- koh-MEHR — To eat; to consume food
- adequado
- ah-deh-KWAH-doh — Adequate, suitable; appropriate for a purpose
- a
- ah — The; definite article feminine singular
- homem
- OH-meng — Man; adult male human being
- civilizado
- see-vee-lee-ZAH-doh — Civilized; cultured and socially advanced
- nada
- NAH-dah — Nothing; not anything at all
- além
- ah-LENG — Beyond, besides; in addition to
- água
- AH-gwah — Water; clear liquid essential for life
- beber
- beh-BEHR — To drink; to consume liquid
- Sem
- seng — Without; lacking or absent of something
- vinho
- VEE-nyoh — Wine; alcoholic drink made from grapes
- sem
- seng — Without; lacking or devoid of
- desembarcar
- deh-zeng-bahr-KAHR — To disembark, land; go ashore from vessel
- em
- eng — In, at; preposition of location
- terra
- TEH-hah — Land, earth; solid ground or soil
- Aqui
- ah-KEE — Here; at this location
- ali
- ah-LEE — There; at that place nearby
- acampamento
- ah-kam-pah-MEN-toh — Camp; temporary military or outdoor settlement
- militar
- mee-lee-TAHR — Military; relating to armed forces
- perdido
- pehr-DJEE-doh — Lost; unable to find one's way
- numa
- NOO-mah — In a; contraction of em + uma
- imensidão
- ee-men-see-DOWNG — Immensity, vastness; enormous expanse of space
- selvagem
- sel-VAH-zheng — Wild, savage; untamed wilderness or person
- como
- KOH-moh — Like, as, how; comparison or manner
- agulha
- ah-GOO-lyah — Needle; thin sharp sewing or medical instrument
- num
- noom — In a; contraction of em + um
- palheiro
- pah-LYEH-roh — Haystack; large pile of stored hay
- frio
- FREE-oh — Cold; low temperature or lack of warmth
- neblina
- neh-BLEE-nah — Mist, fog; light atmospheric water vapor
- tempestades
- tem-pes-TAH-djees — Storms; violent weather with wind and rain
- doenças
- doh-EN-sahs — Diseases, illnesses; medical conditions affecting health
- exílio
- eg-ZEE-lee-oh — Exile; forced absence from one's homeland
- morte
- MOHR-chee — Death; end of life
- espreitando
- es-preh-ee-TAN-doh — Lurking, spying; watching secretly and stealthily
- ar
- ahr — Air; atmosphere surrounding the earth
- na
- nah — In the; contraction of em + a
- mato
- MAH-toh — Bush, undergrowth; dense wild vegetation
- Deviam
- deh-VEE-owng — They should, must have; imperfect of dever
- estar
- es-TAHR — To be; verb indicating state or condition
- morrendo
- moh-HEN-doh — Dying; present participle of morrer
- moscas
- MOHS-kahs — Flies; small flying insects
- sim
- seeing — Yes; affirmative response
- ele
- EH-lee — He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- fez
- fehz — Did, made; past tense of fazer
- Fez
- fehz — Did; simple past tense of fazer
- muito
- MWEE-toh — Very, much; adverb indicating great degree
- bem
- beng — Well, good; in a satisfactory manner
- também
- tam-BENG — Also, too; in addition to something
- dúvida
- DOO-vee-dah — Doubt; uncertainty about something
- pensar
- pen-SAHR — To think; to reflect or consider mentally
- nisso
- NEE-soh — In that, about that; contraction of em + isso
- tampouco
- tam-POH-koh — Neither, nor; also not, not either
- exceto
- eh-SEH-toh — Except, unless; excluding or leaving out
- depois
- deh-POYZ — After, later; following in time
- se
- see — If, oneself; reflexive or conditional particle
- vangloriar
- van-gloh-ree-AHR — To boast, brag; to praise oneself excessively
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — Had, there was; imperfect of haver
- passado
- pah-SAH-doh — Past; gone by, or passed through
- sua
- SOO-ah — His, her, your; possessive adjective
- época
- EH-poh-kah — Epoch, era; a historical period of time
- talvez
- tal-VEHZ — Perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty
- Eram
- EH-rowng — Were; imperfect past tense of ser
- homens
- OH-mengs — Men; plural of homem, adult males
- suficientemente
- soo-fee-see-en-chee-MEN-chee — Sufficiently, enough; to an adequate degree
- corajosos
- koh-rah-ZHOH-zohs — Courageous, brave; showing boldness and courage
- enfrentar
- en-fren-TAHR — To face, confront; to deal with directly
- as
- ahz — The; definite article feminine plural
- trevas
- TREH-vahs — Darkness; absence of light, often figurative
- E
- ee — And; conjunction linking clauses or words
- animasse
- ah-nee-MAH-see — Would cheer up; past subjunctive of animar
- mantendo
- man-TEN-doh — Keeping, maintaining; present participle of manter
- os
- ohz — The; definite article masculine plural
- olhos
- OH-lyohs — Eyes; organs of sight
- chance
- SHAN-see — Chance, opportunity; possibility of success
- promoção
- proh-moh-SOWNG — Promotion; advancement to a higher rank
- frota
- FROH-tah — Fleet; group of ships or vehicles
- breve
- BREH-vee — Brief, soon; short in time or duration
- tivesse
- chee-VEH-see — Had; past subjunctive of ter
- bons
- bongz — Good; plural of bom, positive quality
- amigos
- ah-MEE-gohs — Friends; people one has affection for
- sobrevivesse
- soh-breh-vee-VEH-see — Survived; past subjunctive of sobreviver
- ao
- ow — To the; contraction of a + o
- clima
- KLEE-mah — Climate, weather; atmospheric conditions of region
- terrível
- teh-HEE-vel — Terrible, awful; extremely bad or severe
- Ou
- oh — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative
- pense
- PEN-see — Think; imperative or subjunctive of pensar
- jovem
- ZHOH-veng — Young, youth; a young person
- cidadão
- see-dah-DOWNG — Citizen; member of a city or state
- decente
- deh-SEN-chee — Decent, respectable; meeting proper social standards
- vestindo
- ves-CHEEN-doh — Wearing, dressing; present participle of vestir
- dados
- DAH-dohs — Given; past participle of dar, also dice
- demais
- deh-MAYZ — Too much, too many; in excess
- sabe
- SAH-bee — Knows; third person singular of saber
- vindo
- VEEN-doh — Coming; present participle of vir
- até
- ah-TEH — Until, up to, even; preposition of limit
- séquito
- SEH-kee-toh — Retinue, entourage; group attending an official
- algum
- al-GOOM — Some, any; indefinite pronoun masculine
- prefeito
- preh-FEH-toh — Prefect, mayor; local government official
- cobrador
- koh-brah-DOHR — Collector; person who collects payments or debts
- impostos
- im-POHS-tohs — Taxes; compulsory government financial charges
- mesmo
- MEZ-moh — Even, same, himself; emphatic or identity word
- comerciante
- koh-mehr-see-AN-chee — Merchant, trader; person engaged in commerce
- restaurar
- hes-tow-RAHR — To restore; to bring back to former state
- fortuna
- fohr-TOO-nah — Fortune; wealth or luck
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