Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 4

English → Pt CHAPTER I Level 7/10

The two ships becalmed on a torpid sea, I believed to be marine phantoms.

Os dois navios imóveis num mar torpido, acreditei serem fantasmas marinhos.

The fiend pinning down the thief's pack behind him, I passed over quickly: it was an object of terror.

O demônio que prendia o fardo do ladrão atrás dele, passei por cima rapidamente: era um objeto de terror.

So was the black horned thing seated aloof on a rock, surveying a distant crowd surrounding a gallows.

Assim como a coisa negra e chifrada sentada afastada numa rocha, observando uma multidão distante que rodeava uma forca.

Each picture told a story; mysterious often to my undeveloped understanding and imperfect feelings, yet ever profoundly interesting: as interesting as the tales Bessie sometimes narrated on winter evenings, when she chanced to be in good humour; and when, having brought her ironing-table to the nursery hearth, she allowed us to sit about it, and while she got up Mrs. Reed's lace frills, and crimped her nightcap borders, fed our eager attention with passages of love and adventure taken from old fairy tales and other ballads; or (as at a later period I discovered) from the pages of Pamela, and Henry, Earl of Moreland.

Cada imagem contava uma história; muitas vezes misteriosa para o meu entendimento imaturo e sentimentos imperfeitos, mas sempre profundamente interessante: tão interessante quanto as histórias que Bessie às vezes narrava nas noites de inverno, quando por acaso estava de bom humor; e quando, tendo trazido sua tábua de passar para a lareira do quarto das crianças, ela nos permitia sentar ao redor dela, e enquanto preparava as rendas da Sra. Reed e franzía as bordas de seu touca noturna, alimentava nossa ávida atenção com passagens de amor e aventura tiradas de velhos contos de fadas e outras baladas; ou (como descobri mais tarde) das páginas de Pamela e Henrique, Conde de Moreland.

With Bewick on my knee, I was then happy: happy at least in my way. I feared nothing but interruption, and that came too soon. The breakfast-room door opened.

Com Bewick no meu colo, eu era então feliz: feliz pelo menos à minha maneira. Eu não temia nada além de interrupções, e essa veio cedo demais. A porta da sala do café da manhã se abriu.

"Boh! Madam Mope!" cried the voice of John Reed; then he paused: he found the room apparently empty.

"Buh! Madame Melancolia!" gritou a voz de John Reed; então ele parou: ele encontrou o quarto aparentemente vazio.

"Where the dickens is she!" he continued. "Lizzy! Georgy! (calling to his sisters) Joan is not here: tell mama she is run out into the rain—bad animal!

"Onde diabos ela está!" ele continuou. "Lizzy! Georgy! (chamando as irmãs) Joana não está aqui: digam à mamã que ela saiu correndo para a chuva — bicho ruim!

Vocabulary

Os: The (definite article, masculine plural).
dois: Two; the number 2.
navios: Ships; plural of navio.
imóveis: Immobile; stationary; not moving.
num: In a; contraction of 'em um'.
mar: Sea; large body of salt water.
acreditei: I believed; past tense of acreditar.
serem: To be; infinitive form (plural/formal).
fantasmas: Ghosts; spectral apparitions or phantoms.
marinhos: Marine; relating to the sea.
demônio: Demon; evil spirit or devil.
que: That; which; what; relative pronoun.
prendia: Held; captured; past tense of prender.
do: Of the; contraction of 'de o'.
ladrão: Thief; robber; person who steals.
atrás: Behind; at the back of.
dele: Of him; his; possessive pronoun.
passei: I passed; past tense of passar.
por: By; through; for; preposition.
cima: Top; above; on top of.
rapidamente: Quickly; swiftly; at a rapid pace.
era: Was; past tense of ser.
um: A; an; the number one.
objeto: Object; thing; item; something tangible.
de: Of; from; preposition indicating possession.
terror: Terror; extreme fear or dread.
Assim: Thus; in this way; therefore.
como: As; like; how; in the manner of.
coisa: Thing; object; matter; something.
negra: Black; dark; feminine adjective form.
sentada: Seated; sitting; past participle feminine.
numa: In a; contraction of 'em uma'.
rocha: Rock; stone; large mass of stone.
observando: Observing; watching; present participle of observar.
uma: A; an; feminine indefinite article.
multidão: Crowd; multitude; large gathering of people.
distante: Distant; far away; remote in space.
rodeava: Surrounded; encircled; past tense of rodear.
Cada: Each; every; individual one among many.
imagem: Image; picture; visual representation or likeness.
contava: Told; recounted; past tense of contar.
história: Story; history; account of events.
muitas: Many; a large number of (feminine).
vezes: Times; occasions; instances (plural of vez).
misteriosa: Mysterious; enigmatic; hard to understand.
para: For; to; toward; preposition.
meu: My; mine; possessive pronoun masculine.
entendimento: Understanding; comprehension; intellect; grasp.
imaturo: Immature; not fully developed or ripe.
sentimentos: Feelings; emotions; affections; plural of sentimento.
imperfeitos: Imperfect; flawed; not complete or perfect.
mas: But; however; conjunction showing contrast.
sempre: Always; at all times; ever.
profundamente: Deeply; profoundly; in a deep manner.
interessante: Interesting; engaging; holding one's attention.
tão: So; as; such; to such degree.
quanto: As much as; how much; quantity.
as: The; feminine plural definite article.
histórias: Stories; histories; plural of história.
às: To the; at the (feminine plural).
narrava: Narrated; told; past tense of narrar.
nas: In the; on the (feminine plural).
noites: Nights; plural of noite; dark periods.
inverno: Winter; cold season of the year.
quando: When; at what time; conjunction.
acaso: Chance; accident; by chance; coincidence.
estava: Was; past tense of estar.
bom: Good; positive; favorable; adjective.
humor: Mood; humor; state of mind.
tendo: Having; present participle of ter.
trazido: Brought; carried; past participle of trazer.
sua: Her; his; its; possessive pronoun.
passar: To pass; to go; to spend time.

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