Heart of Darkness — Page 11
I would look for hours at South America, or Africa, or Australia, and lose myself in all the glories of exploration.
Eu ficava olhando por horas para a América do Sul, ou África, ou Austrália, e me perdia em todas as glórias da exploração.
At that time there were many blank spaces on the earth, and when I saw one that looked particularly inviting on a map (but they all look that) I would put my finger on it and say, 'When I grow up I will go there.'
Naquela época havia muitos espaços em branco na terra, e quando eu via um que parecia particularmente convidativo num mapa (mas todos eles parecem assim) eu punha meu dedo sobre ele e dizia: 'Quando eu crescer irei lá.'
The North Pole was one of these places, I remember.
O Polo Norte era um desses lugares, eu me lembro.
Well, I haven't been there yet, and shall not try now.
Bem, ainda não fui lá, e não tentarei agora.
The glamour's off.
O encanto se foi.
Other places were scattered about the hemispheres.
Outros lugares estavam espalhados pelos hemisférios.
I have been in some of them, and... well, we won't talk about that.
Estive em alguns deles, e... bem, não falaremos sobre isso.
But there was one yet—the biggest, the most blank, so to speak—that I had a hankering after.
Mas havia ainda um — o maior, o mais em branco, por assim dizer — pelo qual eu tinha um anseio.
"True, by this time it was not a blank space any more.
"É verdade, a essa altura já não era mais um espaço em branco.
It had got filled since my boyhood with rivers and lakes and names.
Havia sido preenchido desde a minha infância com rios e lagos e nomes.
It had ceased to be a blank space of delightful mystery—a white patch for a boy to dream gloriously over.
Havia deixado de ser um espaço em branco de delicioso mistério — uma mancha branca sobre a qual um menino sonhava gloriosamente.
It had become a place of darkness.
Havia se tornado um lugar de trevas.
But there was in it one river especially, a mighty big river, that you could see on the map, resembling an immense snake uncoiled, with its head in the sea, its body at rest curving afar over a vast country, and its tail lost in the depths of the land.
Mas havia nele um rio especialmente, um rio imensamente grande, que se podia ver no mapa, assemelhando-se a uma imensa cobra desenrolada, com a cabeça no mar, o corpo em repouso curvando-se ao longe sobre um vasto país, e a cauda perdida nas profundezas da terra.
Vocabulary
- ficava
- Past imperfect of 'ficar'; used to stay or remain
- olhando
- Present participle of 'olhar'; looking or gazing at
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'
- horas
- Plural of 'hora'; hours or units of time
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'toward'
- do
- Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'
- Sul
- Noun meaning 'south', a cardinal direction
- ou
- Conjunction meaning 'or', indicating alternatives
- me
- First person singular reflexive or object pronoun 'me'
- perdia
- Past imperfect of 'perder'; used to lose or get lost
- em
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'
- todas
- Feminine plural of 'todo'; meaning 'all' or 'every'
- glórias
- Plural of 'glória'; glories or moments of great honor
- da
- Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'
- exploração
- Noun meaning exploration or the act of exploring
- Naquela
- Contraction of 'em' and 'aquela'; meaning 'in that'
- época
- Noun meaning era, time period, or epoch
- havia
- Past imperfect of 'haver'; there was or there were
- muitos
- Masculine plural of 'muito'; meaning 'many' or 'much'
- espaços
- Plural of 'espaço'; spaces or open areas
- branco
- Adjective meaning white or blank in color
- na
- Contraction of 'em' and 'a'; meaning 'in the'
- terra
- Noun meaning earth, land, or ground
- quando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- via
- Past imperfect of 'ver'; used to see or observe
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'
- parecia
- Past imperfect of 'parecer'; seemed or appeared to be
- particularmente
- Adverb meaning particularly or especially noteworthy
- convidativo
- Adjective meaning inviting, enticing, or appealing
- num
- Contraction of 'em' and 'um'; meaning 'in a'
- mapa
- Noun meaning map, a geographic representation
- mas
- Conjunction meaning 'but', indicating contrast
- todos
- Masculine plural of 'todo'; meaning 'all' or 'everyone'
- eles
- Third person plural masculine pronoun meaning 'they'
- parecem
- Third person plural present of 'parecer'; they seem
- assim
- Adverb meaning 'like this', 'so', or 'thus'
- punha
- Past imperfect of 'pôr'; used to place or put down
- meu
- First person singular masculine possessive meaning 'my'
- dedo
- Noun meaning finger or toe on a hand or foot
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'
- ele
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'
- dizia
- Past imperfect of 'dizer'; used to say or tell
- Quando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- crescer
- Infinitive verb meaning to grow up or grow larger
- irei
- First person future of 'ir'; I will go somewhere
- lá
- Adverb meaning 'there', indicating a distant location
- Polo
- Noun meaning pole, as in geographic polar region
- Norte
- Noun meaning north, a cardinal geographic direction
- era
- Past imperfect of 'ser'; was, indicating a past state
- desses
- Contraction of 'de' and 'esses'; meaning 'of those'
- lugares
- Plural of 'lugar'; places or locations in general
- lembro
- First person present of 'lembrar'; I remember something
- Bem
- Adverb meaning 'well' or interjection meaning 'well then'
- ainda
- Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even'
- não
- Negation adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'
- fui
- First person preterite of 'ir' or 'ser'; I went or was
- tentarei
- First person future of 'tentar'; I will try or attempt
- agora
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'
- encanto
- Noun meaning charm, enchantment, or delightful appeal
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning 'if' or 'itself'
- foi
- Third person preterite of 'ir' or 'ser'; went or was
- Outros
- Masculine plural of 'outro'; others or other ones
- estavam
- Third person plural past imperfect of 'estar'; they were
- espalhados
- Past participle of 'espalhar'; scattered or spread out
- pelos
- Contraction of 'por' and 'os'; meaning 'through the'
- hemisférios
- Plural of 'hemisfério'; hemispheres of the Earth
- Estive
- First person preterite of 'estar'; I was or I stayed
- alguns
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'a few'
- deles
- Contraction of 'de' and 'eles'; meaning 'of them'
- bem
- Adverb meaning 'well' or used as a discourse marker
- falaremos
- First person plural future of 'falar'; we will speak
- isso
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this thing'
- Mas
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast
- maior
- Superlative adjective meaning 'greatest' or 'largest'
- mais
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most' in comparisons
- dizer
- Infinitive verb meaning to say or to tell someone
- pelo
- Contraction of 'por' and 'o'; meaning 'by the' or 'through the'
- qual
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'what'
- tinha
- Past imperfect of 'ter'; used to have something
- anseio
- Noun meaning longing, yearning, or deep desire
- É
- Third person singular present of 'ser'; it is or he is
- verdade
- Noun meaning truth or something factually accurate
- essa
- Feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this'
- altura
- Noun meaning height, time period, or moment in time
- já
- Adverb meaning 'already', 'yet', or 'now'
- espaço
- Noun meaning space, room, or an open area
- Havia
- Past imperfect of 'haver'; there was or there had been
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser'; been, used in perfect tenses
- preenchido
- Past participle of 'preencher'; filled in or completed
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'since' or 'from' a point in time
- minha
- First person singular feminine possessive meaning 'my'
- infância
- Noun meaning childhood or early years of life
- com
- Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment
- rios
- Plural of 'rio'; rivers or large flowing bodies of water
- lagos
- Plural of 'lago'; lakes or inland bodies of water
- nomes
- Plural of 'nome'; names or designations for things
- deixado
- Past participle of 'deixar'; left or allowed something
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- ser
- Infinitive of the verb 'to be', indicating essence
- delicioso
- Adjective meaning delicious, delightful, or very pleasant
- mistério
- Noun meaning mystery or something unexplained and intriguing
- mancha
- Noun meaning stain, blot, or patch of color
- branca
- Feminine adjective meaning white or blank in color
- menino
- Noun meaning boy or young male child
- sonhava
- Past imperfect of 'sonhar'; used to dream about something
- gloriosamente
- Adverb meaning gloriously or in a glorious manner
- tornado
- Past participle of 'tornar'; turned into or become something
- lugar
- Noun meaning place, location, or spot
- trevas
- Plural noun meaning darkness or deep shadowy gloom
- nele
- Contraction of 'em' and 'ele'; meaning 'in it' or 'in him'
- rio
- Noun meaning river, a large flowing body of water
- especialmente
- Adverb meaning especially or particularly above others
- imensamente
- Adverb meaning immensely or to a very great degree
- grande
- Adjective meaning big, large, or great in size
- podia
- Past imperfect of 'poder'; was able to or could do
- ver
- Infinitive verb meaning to see or to observe something
- no
- Contraction of 'em' and 'o'; meaning 'in the' or 'on the'
- assemelhando-se
- Reflexive gerund of 'assemelhar'; resembling or looking like
- imensa
- Feminine adjective meaning immense, vast, or enormous
- cobra
- Noun meaning snake, a limbless reptile
- desenrolada
- Past participle of 'desenrolar'; unrolled or uncoiled
- cabeça
- Noun meaning head, the upper part of a body
- mar
- Noun meaning sea, a large body of salt water
- corpo
- Noun meaning body, the physical structure of an organism
- repouso
- Noun meaning rest, repose, or a state of stillness
- curvando-se
- Reflexive gerund of 'curvar'; bending or curving itself
- ao
- Contraction of 'a' and 'o'; meaning 'to the' or 'at the'
- longe
- Adverb meaning far away or at a great distance
- vasto
- Adjective meaning vast, extensive, or very wide
- país
- Noun meaning country or nation as a political entity
- cauda
- Noun meaning tail, the rear appendage of an animal
- perdida
- Feminine past participle of 'perder'; lost or misplaced
- nas
- Contraction of 'em' and 'as'; meaning 'in the' (feminine plural)
- profundezas
- Plural of 'profundeza'; depths or deepest parts of something
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