Heart of Darkness — Page 13
I am ready to do anything, anything for you.
Estou pronto para fazer qualquer coisa, qualquer coisa por você.
It is a glorious idea.
É uma ideia gloriosa.
I know the wife of a very high personage in the Administration, and also a man who has lots of influence with,' etc.
Conheço a esposa de um personagem muito importante na Administração, e também um homem que tem muita influência com,' etc.
She was determined to make no end of fuss to get me appointed skipper of a river steamboat, if such was my fancy.
Ela estava determinada a fazer um esforço enorme para me conseguir o posto de comandante de um vapor fluvial, se era isso que eu desejava.
"I got my appointment—of course; and I got it very quick.
"Consegui minha nomeação — é claro; e a consegui muito rapidamente.
It appears the Company had received news that one of their captains had been killed in a scuffle with the natives.
Parece que a Companhia havia recebido a notícia de que um de seus capitães tinha sido morto numa briga com os nativos.
This was my chance, and it made me the more anxious to go.
Esta era a minha chance, e isso me deixou ainda mais ansioso para partir.
It was only months and months afterwards, when I made the attempt to recover what was left of the body, that I heard the original quarrel arose from a misunderstanding about some hens.
Foi apenas meses e meses depois, quando tentei recuperar o que restava do corpo, que soube que a briga original havia surgido de um mal-entendido sobre algumas galinhas.
Yes, two black hens.
Sim, duas galinhas pretas.
Fresleven—that was the fellow's name, a Dane—thought himself wronged somehow in the bargain, so he went ashore and started to hammer the chief of the village with a stick.
Fresleven — esse era o nome do sujeito, um dinamarquês — achava que havia sido de alguma forma lesado no negócio, então foi à terra e começou a espancar o chefe da aldeia com um pau.
Oh, it didn't surprise me in the least to hear this, and at the same time to be told that Fresleven was the gentlest, quietest creature that ever walked on two legs.
Oh, não me surpreendeu nem um pouco ouvir isso, e ao mesmo tempo ser informado de que Fresleven era a criatura mais gentil e quieta que jamais andou sobre duas pernas.
No doubt he was; but he had been a couple of years already out there engaged in the noble cause, you know, and he probably felt the need at last of asserting his self-respect in some way.
Sem dúvida era; mas ele já estava lá há alguns anos envolvido na nobre causa, sabe, e provavelmente sentiu por fim a necessidade de afirmar seu amor-próprio de alguma forma.
Vocabulary
- Estou
- I am (first person singular of estar)
- pronto
- Ready, prepared, or finished
- para
- For, to, in order to (preposition)
- fazer
- To do or to make (infinitive verb)
- qualquer
- Any, whatever, whichever (indefinite adjective)
- coisa
- Thing, object, or matter
- por
- For, by, through (preposition)
- você
- You (singular informal or formal pronoun)
- É
- It is or he/she is (third person estar)
- uma
- A, an (feminine indefinite article)
- ideia
- Idea, thought, or concept
- gloriosa
- Glorious, magnificent, splendid (feminine adjective)
- Conheço
- I know (a person or place)
- a
- The (feminine definite article)
- esposa
- Wife, married female partner
- de
- Of, from (preposition)
- um
- A, an (masculine indefinite article)
- personagem
- Character, figure, or important person
- muito
- Very, much, a lot (adverb/adjective)
- importante
- Important, significant, or notable
- na
- In the (feminine contraction of em + a)
- Administração
- Administration, government management body
- e
- And (coordinating conjunction)
- também
- Also, too, as well (adverb)
- homem
- Man, adult male person
- que
- That, who, which (relative pronoun/conjunction)
- tem
- Has, have (third person singular of ter)
- muita
- Much, a lot of (feminine adjective)
- influência
- Influence, power to affect others
- com
- With (preposition)
- Ela
- She (third person feminine pronoun)
- estava
- Was (imperfect past tense of estar)
- determinada
- Determined, resolute, firmly decided (feminine)
- esforço
- Effort, exertion, or hard work
- enorme
- Enormous, huge, very large
- me
- Me, myself (first person object pronoun)
- conseguir
- To manage to get or obtain something
- o
- The (masculine definite article)
- posto
- Post, position, or job assignment
- comandante
- Commander, captain, or commanding officer
- vapor
- Steamship, steam vessel, or steam (noun)
- fluvial
- River-related, pertaining to rivers (adjective)
- se
- If, whether; reflexive pronoun (conjunction)
- era
- Was (imperfect past of ser)
- isso
- That, it (demonstrative pronoun)
- eu
- I (first person singular subject pronoun)
- desejava
- Desired, wanted, wished for (imperfect past)
- Consegui
- I managed, I obtained (past tense)
- minha
- My (feminine possessive pronoun)
- nomeação
- Appointment, nomination to a position
- é
- Is (third person singular of ser)
- claro
- Clear, obvious; of course (adverb/adjective)
- rapidamente
- Quickly, rapidly, in a fast manner
- Parece
- It seems, it appears (third person parecer)
- Companhia
- Company, corporation, or trading organization
- havia
- Had (imperfect past of haver, auxiliary)
- recebido
- Received (past participle of receber)
- notícia
- News, piece of information or report
- seus
- His, her, their, your (masculine plural possessive)
- capitães
- Captains (plural of capitão)
- tinha
- Had (imperfect past of ter)
- sido
- Been (past participle of ser)
- morto
- Dead, killed (past participle of matar/morrer)
- numa
- In a (contraction of em + uma)
- briga
- Fight, quarrel, or brawl
- os
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- nativos
- Natives, indigenous people of a region
- Esta
- This (feminine demonstrative pronoun/adjective)
- chance
- Chance, opportunity, or lucky break
- deixou
- Left, let, made (past tense of deixar)
- ainda
- Still, yet, even (adverb)
- mais
- More, most, additionally (adverb/adjective)
- ansioso
- Anxious, eager, keen (masculine adjective)
- partir
- To depart, to leave, to set off
- Foi
- Was, went (past tense of ser/ir)
- apenas
- Only, just, merely (adverb)
- meses
- Months (plural of mês)
- depois
- After, afterwards, later (adverb/preposition)
- quando
- When (conjunction or adverb of time)
- tentei
- I tried, I attempted (past tense)
- recuperar
- To recover, to retrieve, to reclaim
- restava
- Remained, was left over (imperfect past)
- do
- Of the (masculine contraction de + o)
- corpo
- Body, corpse, or physical form
- soube
- I found out, learned (past tense of saber)
- original
- Original, initial, first cause or source
- surgido
- Arisen, emerged (past participle of surgir)
- mal-entendido
- Misunderstanding, miscommunication between parties
- sobre
- About, over, concerning (preposition)
- algumas
- Some, a few (feminine plural adjective)
- galinhas
- Hens, chickens (feminine plural noun)
- Sim
- Yes (affirmative response)
- duas
- Two (feminine numeral)
- pretas
- Black (feminine plural adjective)
- esse
- That, this (masculine demonstrative adjective)
- nome
- Name, designation of a person or thing
- sujeito
- Fellow, guy, subject (informal noun)
- dinamarquês
- Danish, from Denmark (masculine adjective/noun)
- achava
- Thought, believed, considered (imperfect past)
- alguma
- Some, any (feminine indefinite adjective)
- forma
- Form, way, manner, or shape
- lesado
- Wronged, cheated, harmed (past participle)
- no
- In the (masculine contraction em + o)
- negócio
- Business, deal, transaction, or affair
- então
- Then, so, therefore (adverb/conjunction)
- foi
- Went, was (past tense of ir/ser)
- à
- To the (feminine contraction a + a)
- terra
- Land, earth, ground, or shore
- começou
- Began, started (past tense of começar)
- espancar
- To beat, to thrash someone violently
- chefe
- Chief, boss, leader of a group
- da
- Of the (feminine contraction de + a)
- aldeia
- Village, small rural settlement
- pau
- Stick, wooden club, or tree trunk
- não
- No, not (negation)
- surpreendeu
- Surprised, astonished (past tense of surpreender)
- nem
- Not even, neither, nor (conjunction)
- pouco
- Little, a bit, not much (adverb/adjective)
- ouvir
- To hear, to listen (infinitive verb)
- ao
- To the (masculine contraction a + o)
- mesmo
- Same, even, very (adjective/adverb)
- tempo
- Time, weather, period (noun)
- ser
- To be (permanent state infinitive verb)
- informado
- Informed, told, notified (past participle)
- criatura
- Creature, being, or person (noun)
- gentil
- Gentle, kind, courteous (adjective)
- quieta
- Quiet, calm, still (feminine adjective)
- jamais
- Never, ever (strong negative adverb)
- andou
- Walked, went (past tense of andar)
- pernas
- Legs (plural of perna)
- Sem
- Without (preposition)
- dúvida
- Doubt, uncertainty (noun)
- mas
- But, however (adversative conjunction)
- ele
- He, him (third person masculine pronoun)
- já
- Already, now, anymore (adverb)
- lá
- There, over there (adverb of place)
- há
- There is/are; ago (present of haver)
- alguns
- Some, a few (masculine plural adjective)
- anos
- Years (plural of ano)
- envolvido
- Involved, engaged in (past participle)
- nobre
- Noble, honorable, distinguished (adjective)
- causa
- Cause, reason, or purpose
- sabe
- Knows (third person singular of saber)
- provavelmente
- Probably, likely, in all probability
- sentiu
- Felt, sensed (past tense of sentir)
- fim
- End, finish, or final purpose
- necessidade
- Necessity, need, requirement (noun)
- afirmar
- To affirm, to assert, to confirm
- seu
- His, her, your (masculine possessive pronoun)
- amor-próprio
- Self-esteem, self-respect, personal pride
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