Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 6
She began to talk with animation and excitement.
Ela começou a falar com animação e entusiasmo.
Nora knew exactly what she was going to say.
Nora sabia exatamente o que ela ia dizer.
She had heard the story so often; but, although she had heard it hundreds and thousands of times, she was never tired of listening to the history of a trim life of which she knew absolutely nothing.
Ela tinha ouvido a história tantas vezes; mas, embora a tivesse ouvido centenas e milhares de vezes, nunca se cansava de escutar a história de uma vida regrada da qual não sabia absolutamente nada.
The orderly, well-dressed servants, the punctual meals, the good and abundant food, the nice dresses, the parties, the solid education, the discipline so foreign to her own existence, all--all held their proper fascination.
Os criados ordeiros e bem vestidos, as refeições pontuais, a comida boa e abundante, os belos vestidos, as festas, a educação sólida, a disciplina tão estranha à sua própria existência, tudo — tudo exercia o seu próprio fascínio.
But although she listened with delight to these stories of a bygone time, she never envied her mother those periods of prosperity.
Mas embora escutasse com prazer essas histórias de um tempo passado, ela nunca invejou à mãe aqueles períodos de prosperidade.
Such a life would have been a prison to her; so she thought, although she never spoke her thought aloud.
Tal vida teria sido uma prisão para ela; assim pensava, embora nunca tivesse expressado esse pensamento em voz alta.
Mrs. O'Shanaghgan began the old tale to-night, telling it with a little more _verve_ even than usual.
A senhora O'Shanaghgan começou a velha história naquela noite, contando-a com um pouco mais de _verve_ até do que de costume.
She ended at last with a sigh.
Ela terminou por fim com um suspiro.
"Oh, the beautiful old times!" she said.
"Oh, os belos tempos antigos!" disse ela.
"But you didn't know father then," answered Nora, a frown coming to her brows, and an angry feeling for a moment visiting her warm heart.
"Mas você não conhecia papai naquela época," respondeu Nora, franzindo as sobrancelhas, e um sentimento de raiva visitando por um momento o seu coração caloroso.
"You didn't have father, nor Nora, nor Terry."
"Você não tinha papai, nem Nora, nem Terry."
"Of course not, darling, and you make up for much; but, Nora dear, although I love my husband and my children, I hate this country.
"Claro que não, querida, e vocês compensam muito; mas, minha querida Nora, embora eu ame o meu marido e os meus filhos, eu odeio este país.
I hate it!"
Eu o odeio!"
"Don't, mother," said Nora, with a look of pain.
"Não diga isso, mãe," disse Nora, com um olhar de dor.
She started to her feet.
Ela se levantou de um salto.
Vocabulary
- começou
- koh-meh-SOH — Past tense of começar; she/he began or started.
- falar
- fah-LAR — Infinitive verb meaning to speak or to talk.
- animação
- ah-nee-mah-SOWNG — Noun meaning animation, liveliness, or excitement.
- entusiasmo
- en-too-zee-AZ-moo — Noun meaning enthusiasm, eagerness, or passionate energy.
- sabia
- sah-BEE-ah — Past imperfect of saber; she/he knew something.
- exatamente
- eh-zah-tah-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning exactly, precisely, or just right.
- ia
- EE-ah — Past imperfect of ir; she/he was going to do.
- dizer
- dee-ZER — Infinitive verb meaning to say or to tell.
- tinha
- CHEEN-yah — Past imperfect of ter; she/he had something.
- ouvido
- oh-VEE-doo — Past participle of ouvir; heard; also means ear.
- história
- ees-TOH-ree-ah — Noun meaning story, history, or narrative account.
- tantas
- TAN-tahs — Adjective meaning so many, used with feminine nouns.
- vezes
- VEH-zehs — Plural of vez; meaning times, occasions, or instances.
- embora
- em-BOH-rah — Conjunction meaning although, even though, or despite.
- tivesse
- chee-VEH-see — Past subjunctive of ter; had, in hypothetical or dependent clauses.
- centenas
- sen-TEH-nahs — Noun meaning hundreds, a large number of things.
- milhares
- meel-YAH-rehs — Noun meaning thousands, very large quantities of something.
- nunca
- NOON-kah — Adverb meaning never, not at any time.
- cansava
- kan-SAH-vah — Past imperfect of cansar; was getting tired of something.
- escutar
- esh-koo-TAR — Infinitive verb meaning to listen or to hear attentively.
- vida
- VEE-dah — Noun meaning life, lifestyle, or way of living.
- regrada
- heh-GRAH-dah — Adjective meaning regulated, orderly, or well-disciplined lifestyle.
- qual
- kwahl — Relative pronoun meaning which or what, used in clauses.
- absolutamente
- ab-soo-loo-tah-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning absolutely, completely, or not at all.
- nada
- NAH-dah — Pronoun meaning nothing, not anything, or zero.
- criados
- kree-AH-doosh — Noun meaning servants or domestic staff of a household.
- ordeiros
- or-DAY-roosh — Adjective meaning orderly, well-behaved, or disciplined people.
- bem
- beng — Adverb meaning well, properly, or in a good manner.
- vestidos
- vesh-CHEE-doosh — Past participle of vestir; dressed; also means dresses.
- refeições
- heh-fay-SOYNG-sh — Noun plural meaning meals or eating occasions during day.
- pontuais
- pon-too-AH-ees — Adjective meaning punctual, on time, or prompt.
- comida
- koh-MEE-dah — Noun meaning food, meal, or something to eat.
- boa
- BOH-ah — Feminine adjective meaning good, pleasant, or of quality.
- abundante
- ah-boon-DAN-chee — Adjective meaning abundant, plentiful, or more than enough.
- belos
- BEH-loosh — Adjective meaning beautiful, lovely, or attractive things.
- festas
- FEH-stahs — Noun plural meaning parties, celebrations, or festive gatherings.
- educação
- eh-doo-kah-SOWNG — Noun meaning education, upbringing, or formal schooling.
- sólida
- SOH-lee-dah — Adjective meaning solid, firm, or well-founded and strong.
- disciplina
- dees-see-PLEE-nah — Noun meaning discipline, order, or structured self-control.
- tão
- towng — Adverb meaning so, as, or to such a degree.
- estranha
- esh-TRAN-yah — Adjective meaning strange, foreign, or unfamiliar to someone.
- própria
- PROH-pree-ah — Adjective meaning own, one's own, or personal.
- existência
- eh-zees-TEN-see-ah — Noun meaning existence, life, or the state of being.
- tudo
- TOO-doo — Pronoun meaning everything, all things, or the whole.
- exercia
- eh-zehr-SEE-ah — Past imperfect of exercer; was exerting or exercising influence.
- próprio
- PROH-pree-oo — Adjective meaning own, particular, or belonging to oneself.
- fascínio
- fah-SEEN-ee-oo — Noun meaning fascination, charm, or powerful attractive allure.
- escutasse
- esh-koo-TAH-see — Past subjunctive of escutar; would listen, in hypothetical context.
- prazer
- prah-ZER — Noun meaning pleasure, delight, or enjoyable satisfaction.
- essas
- EH-sahs — Demonstrative adjective meaning those, referring to feminine nouns.
- histórias
- ees-TOH-ree-ahsh — Noun plural meaning stories, histories, or narrative accounts.
- tempo
- TEM-poo — Noun meaning time, weather, or a period of duration.
- passado
- pah-SAH-doo — Noun or adjective meaning past, gone by, or previous.
- invejou
- een-veh-ZHOH — Past tense of invejar; she/he envied someone or something.
- mãe
- mahng — Noun meaning mother, mom, or female parent.
- aqueles
- ah-KEH-leesh — Demonstrative pronoun meaning those, referring to masculine nouns.
- períodos
- peh-REE-oh-doosh — Noun plural meaning periods, spans, or intervals of time.
- prosperidade
- prosh-peh-ree-DAH-dee — Noun meaning prosperity, wealth, or successful thriving condition.
- Tal
- tahl — Adjective or pronoun meaning such, such a, or that.
- teria
- teh-REE-ah — Conditional of ter; would have, in hypothetical situations.
- sido
- SEE-doo — Past participle of ser; been, used in perfect tenses.
- prisão
- pree-ZOWNG — Noun meaning prison, imprisonment, or a confining situation.
- assim
- ah-SEENG — Adverb meaning so, thus, like this, or in this way.
- pensava
- pen-SAH-vah — Past imperfect of pensar; she/he was thinking or believed.
- expressado
- eh-spreh-SAH-doo — Past participle of expressar; expressed, conveyed, or communicated outwardly.
- esse
- EH-see — Demonstrative adjective meaning that, referring to nearby masculine noun.
- pensamento
- pen-sah-MEN-too — Noun meaning thought, thinking, or a mental idea formed.
- voz
- vohsh — Noun meaning voice, vocal sound, or spoken expression.
- alta
- AHL-tah — Adjective meaning high, tall, or loud (voz alta = aloud).
- senhora
- sen-YOH-rah — Noun meaning lady, Mrs., or formal address for woman.
- velha
- VEH-lyah — Adjective meaning old, elderly, or aged (feminine form).
- naquela
- nah-KEH-lah — Contraction of em + aquela; meaning in that (feminine noun).
- noite
- NOY-chee — Noun meaning night, nighttime, or evening hours.
- contando-a
- kon-TAN-doo-ah — Gerund of contar with pronoun; telling it, narrating the story.
- pouco
- POH-koo — Adjective or adverb meaning little, a bit, or few.
- mais
- mahys — Adverb meaning more, most, or additionally.
- verve
- VEHRV — Noun (French-origin) meaning vivacity, energy, or spirited enthusiasm.
- até
- ah-TEH — Preposition or adverb meaning until, up to, or even.
- costume
- kosh-TOO-mee — Noun meaning custom, habit, or usual practice done regularly.
- terminou
- ter-mee-NOH — Past tense of terminar; she/he finished or ended something.
- fim
- feeng — Noun meaning end, conclusion, or final point of something.
- suspiro
- soos-PEE-roo — Noun meaning sigh, a deep audible breath expressing emotion.
- tempos
- TEM-poosh — Noun plural meaning times, eras, or periods of history.
- antigos
- an-CHEE-goosh — Adjective meaning old, ancient, or from former times.
- disse
- DEE-see — Past tense of dizer; she/he said or told something.
- você
- voh-SEH — Pronoun meaning you, used in informal or neutral address.
- conhecia
- kohn-yeh-SEE-ah — Past imperfect of conhecer; she/he knew or was acquainted.
- papai
- pah-PAH-ee — Noun meaning dad, daddy, or informal word for father.
- época
- EH-poh-kah — Noun meaning era, epoch, or a specific historical period.
- respondeu
- hesh-pon-DEH-oo — Past tense of responder; she/he replied or answered.
- franzindo
- fran-ZEEN-doo — Gerund of franzir; furrowing or wrinkling, as in brow.
- sobrancelhas
- soh-bran-SEH-lyahs — Noun plural meaning eyebrows, the hair above the eyes.
- sentimento
- sen-chee-MEN-too — Noun meaning feeling, sentiment, or emotional inner experience.
- raiva
- HAH-ee-vah — Noun meaning anger, rage, or intense feeling of fury.
- visitando
- vee-zee-TAN-doo — Gerund of visitar; visiting, paying a visit to someone.
- momento
- moh-MEN-too — Noun meaning moment, instant, or brief point in time.
- coração
- koh-rah-SOWNG — Noun meaning heart, the organ or seat of emotion.
- caloroso
- kah-loh-ROH-zoo — Adjective meaning warm, warmhearted, or affectionately welcoming.
- nem
- neng — Conjunction meaning nor, not even, or neither.
- Claro
- KLAH-roo — Adjective or adverb meaning of course, clear, or obviously.
- querida
- keh-REE-dah — Adjective or noun meaning dear, beloved, or darling.
- vocês
- voh-SEHS — Pronoun plural meaning you all, second person plural address.
- compensam
- kom-PEN-sam — Present tense of compensar; they compensate, make up for something.
- muito
- MWEE-too — Adverb or adjective meaning very, much, or a lot.
- minha
- MEEN-yah — Possessive adjective meaning my, belonging to the speaker.
- ame
- AH-mee — Present subjunctive of amar; love, in commands or dependent clauses.
- meu
- MEH-oo — Possessive adjective meaning my, used with masculine nouns.
- marido
- mah-REE-doo — Noun meaning husband, a woman's male spouse.
- meus
- MEH-oosh — Possessive adjective plural meaning my, used with masculine nouns.
- filhos
- FEEL-yoosh — Noun plural meaning children, sons, or offspring of someone.
- odeio
- oh-DAY-oo — Present tense of odiar; I hate, strongly dislike something.
- este
- EH-stee — Demonstrative adjective meaning this, referring to a nearby masculine noun.
- país
- pah-EES — Noun meaning country, nation, or homeland.
- diga
- DEE-gah — Present subjunctive or imperative of dizer; say, tell, don't say.
- isso
- EE-soo — Demonstrative pronoun meaning that, referring to something nearby.
- olhar
- ol-YAR — Verb meaning to look or noun meaning a look, glance.
- dor
- dor — Noun meaning pain, ache, sorrow, or suffering.
- levantou
- leh-van-TOH — Past tense of levantar; she/he rose, stood up, lifted.
- salto
- SAHL-too — Noun meaning jump, leap, or heel of a shoe.
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