Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 2
I would suggest to such doubters certain obvious distinctions; I would remind them of certain simple truths.
Eu sugeriria a tais céticos certas distinções óbvias; eu os lembraria de certas verdades simples.
Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee, is not to lift an impious hand to the Crown of Thorns.
Convencionalismo não é moralidade. Autocomplacência não é religião. Atacar o primeiro não é assaltar o último. Arrancar a máscara do rosto do Fariseu não é levantar uma mão ímpia para a Coroa de Espinhos.
These things and deeds are diametrically opposed: they are as distinct as is vice from virtue. Men too often confound them: they should not be confounded: appearance should not be mistaken for truth; narrow human doctrines, that only tend to elate and magnify a few, should not be substituted for the world-redeeming creed of Christ. There is—I repeat it—a difference; and it is a good, and not a bad action to mark broadly and clearly the line of separation between them.
Estas coisas e ações são diametralmente opostas: são tão distintas quanto o vício o é da virtude. Os homens as confundem com demasiada frequência: não deveriam ser confundidas: a aparência não deve ser confundida com a verdade; doutrinas humanas estreitas, que apenas tendem a exaltar e engrandecer alguns poucos, não devem ser substituídas pelo credo redentor do mundo de Cristo. Existe — repito — uma diferença; e é uma boa ação, e não uma má, demarcar ampla e claramente a linha de separação entre elas.
The world may not like to see these ideas dissevered, for it has been accustomed to blend them; finding it convenient to make external show pass for sterling worth—to let white-washed walls vouch for clean shrines. It may hate him who dares to scrutinise and expose—to rase the gilding, and show base metal under it—to penetrate the sepulchre, and reveal charnel relics: but hate as it will, it is indebted to him.
O mundo pode não gostar de ver essas ideias separadas, pois está habituado a mesclá-las; achando conveniente fazer com que a aparência externa passe por valor genuíno — deixar que paredes caiadas atestem santuários puros. Pode odiar aquele que ousa escrutinar e expor — raspar a douração e mostrar o metal vil por baixo — penetrar no sepulcro e revelar relíquias de ossário: mas, por mais que odeie, está em dívida com ele.
Vocabulary
- Eu
- I, first person singular pronoun
- sugeriria
- Would suggest; conditional form of sugerir
- tais
- Such, of that kind or nature
- céticos
- Skeptics; those who doubt or question beliefs
- certas
- Certain, sure, specific feminine plural
- distinções
- Distinctions; differences or discriminations between things
- óbvias
- Obvious, clear, evident feminine plural
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article
- lembraria
- Would remind; conditional form of lembrar
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- verdades
- Truths; plural of verdade, facts or realities
- simples
- Simple, plain, uncomplicated or elementary
- não
- No, not; negation particle
- moralidade
- Morality; principles concerning right and wrong
- religião
- Religion; system of faith and worship
- Atacar
- To attack; to assault or criticize forcefully
- primeiro
- First; preceding all others in order
- assaltar
- To assault, attack, or storm a place
- último
- Last; final or most recent in sequence
- Arrancar
- To tear off, pull away, or uproot
- máscara
- Mask; covering for the face or deception
- rosto
- Face; front part of human head
- levantar
- To raise, lift up, or stand up
- mão
- Hand; limb at end of arm
- Coroa
- Crown; symbol of royalty or victory
- Espinhos
- Thorns; sharp projections on plants
- Estas
- These; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun
- coisas
- Things; objects or matters plural
- ações
- Actions; acts or deeds performed
- são
- Are; third person plural of ser
- opostas
- Opposite; contrary or opposed in nature
- tão
- So, as; degree or comparison adverb
- quanto
- As much as, how much; comparison
- vício
- Vice; immoral or wicked behavior
- virtude
- Virtue; moral excellence or goodness
- Os
- The; masculine plural definite article
- homens
- Men; male persons plural
- as
- Them; feminine plural object pronoun
- confundem
- Confuse; mix up or mistake one for another
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- demasiada
- Excessive, too much; excessive degree
- frequência
- Frequency; how often something occurs
- deveriam
- Should, ought to; conditional of dever
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb of existence
- confundidas
- aparência
- Appearance; how something looks or seems
- deve
- Must, should; third person singular dever
- confundida
- Confused, mistaken feminine singular form
- verdade
- Truth; fact or reality as it is
- doutrinas
- Doctrines; systems of beliefs or principles
- humanas
- Human; relating to people feminine plural
- estreitas
- Narrow, confined; limited in scope feminine
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun
- apenas
- Only, merely, hardly; barely or scarcely
- tendem
- Tend to; have tendency to do something
- exaltar
- To exalt; praise highly or elevate greatly
- alguns
- Some, a few; masculine plural indefinite
- poucos
- Few; small number of masculine plural
- devem
- Must, should; third person plural dever
- substituídas
- Replaced; substituted feminine plural form
- pelo
- By the; contraction of por + o
- credo
- Creed; statement of religious or moral beliefs
- mundo
- World; earth or society at large
- Cristo
- Christ; Jesus Christ founder of Christianity
- Existe
- Exists; third person singular of existir
- repito
- I repeat; first person singular of repetir
- diferença
- Difference; way things are unlike each other
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