Little Women — Page 9
There is so much to do about the play for Christmas night," said Jo, marching up and down, with her hands behind her back, and her nose in the air.
Há tanto a fazer sobre a peça para a noite de Natal," disse Jo, marchando de um lado para o outro, com as mãos atrás das costas e o nariz empinado.
"I don't mean to act any more after this time. I'm getting too old for such things," observed Meg, who was as much a child as ever about 'dressing-up' frolics.
"Não pretendo mais atuar depois desta vez. Estou ficando velha demais para essas coisas," observou Meg, que continuava sendo tão criança quanto sempre fora quando se tratava de brincadeiras de 'fantasia'.
"You won't stop, I know, as long as you can trail round in a white gown with your hair down, and wear gold-paper jewelry. You are the best actress we've got, and there'll be an end of everything if you quit the boards," said Jo.
"Você não vai parar, eu sei, enquanto puder se exibir com um vestido branco e o cabelo solto, usando joias de papel dourado. Você é a melhor atriz que temos, e tudo vai por água abaixo se você abandonar o palco," disse Jo.
"We ought to rehearse tonight. Come here, Amy, and do the fainting scene, for you are as stiff as a poker in that."
"Devemos ensaiar esta noite. Venha cá, Amy, e faça a cena do desmaio, pois você está rígida como uma estaca nessa parte."
"I can't help it. I never saw anyone faint, and I don't choose to make myself all black and blue, tumbling flat as you do. If I can go down easily, I'll drop. If I can't, I shall fall into a chair and be graceful. I don't care if Hugo does come at me with a pistol," returned Amy, who was not gifted with dramatic power, but was chosen because she was small enough to be borne out shrieking by the villain of the piece.
"Não posso evitar. Nunca vi ninguém desmaiar, e não tenho intenção de ficar toda roxa de hematomas, caindo de comprido como você faz. Se conseguir cair suavemente, eu caio. Se não conseguir, vou me deixar cair numa cadeira com elegância. Não me importo se Hugo vier em minha direção com uma pistola," respondeu Amy, que não era dotada de talento dramático, mas foi escolhida por ser pequena o suficiente para ser carregada para fora aos gritos pelo vilão da peça.
"Do it this way. Clasp your hands so, and stagger across the room, crying frantically, 'Roderigo! Save me! Save me!'" and away went Jo, with a melodramatic scream which was truly thrilling.
"Faça assim. Junte as mãos assim, e atravesse a sala cambaleando, gritando freneticamente, 'Rodrigo! Salve-me! Salve-me!'" e lá se foi Jo, com um grito melodramático que foi verdadeiramente arrepiante.
Vocabulary
- Há
- ah — There is/are; expresses existence or time elapsed
- tanto
- TAHN-too — So much; so many
- a
- ah — The (feminine article); to; at
- fazer
- fah-ZEHR — To do; to make
- sobre
- SOH-breh — About; over; on top of
- peça
- PEH-sah — Play (theatrical); piece; part
- para
- PAH-rah — For; to; in order to
- noite
- NOY-cheh — Night; evening
- de
- deh — Of; from; belonging to
- Natal
- nah-TAHL — Christmas; birth
- disse
- DEE-seh — Said (past tense of dizer)
- marchando
- mar-SHAHN-doo — Marching; walking with a military step
- um
- oom — A; an; one (masculine)
- lado
- LAH-doo — Side; edge
- o
- oo — The (masculine definite article)
- outro
- OH-troo — Other; another; the other one
- com
- kong — With; together with
- as
- ahz — The (feminine plural article)
- mãos
- mowngz — Hands
- atrás
- ah-TRAHS — Behind; at the back; in the rear
- das
- dahz — Of the (feminine plural contraction)
- costas
- KOHS-tahz — Back (of the body); shoulders
- e
- eh — And
- nariz
- nah-REEZ — Nose
- empinado
- em-pee-NAH-doo — Turned up; tilted upward; raised high
- Não
- nowng — No; not
- pretendo
- preh-TEHN-doo — I intend; I plan to do something
- mais
- mahyz — More; anymore; further
- atuar
- ah-too-AHR — To act; to perform; to take action
- depois
- deh-POHYZ — After; afterwards; later
- desta
- DEH-stah — Of this (feminine contraction)
- vez
- vehz — Time; occasion; instance
- Estou
- esh-TOH — I am (present continuous state)
- ficando
- fee-KAHN-doo — Becoming; staying; getting (progressive)
- velha
- VEH-lyah — Old (feminine); an old woman
- demais
- deh-MAHYZ — Too much; excessively; too many
- essas
- EH-sahz — These; those (feminine plural demonstrative)
- coisas
- KOY-zahz — Things; stuff; matters
- observou
- ob-sehr-VOH — Observed; remarked; noted (past tense)
- que
- keh — That; which; who; what
- continuava
- kon-tee-noo-AH-vah — Continued; kept on doing (imperfect tense)
- sendo
- SEHN-doo — Being (gerund of ser)
- tão
- towng — So; such; as (degree adverb)
- criança
- kree-AHN-sah — Child; kid; young person
- quanto
- KWAHN-too — As much as; how much; how many
- sempre
- SEHM-preh — Always; ever; at all times
- fora
- FOH-rah — Had been; was (past of ser/estar); outside
- quando
- KWAHN-doo — When; whenever
- se
- seh — If; oneself; reflexive pronoun
- tratava
- trah-TAH-vah — Treated; dealt with; was about (imperfect)
- brincadeiras
- breen-kah-DAY-rahz — Games; play; jokes; pranks
- fantasia
- fahn-tah-ZEE-ah — Fantasy; costume; fancy dress; imagination
- Você
- voh-SEH — You (singular, common Brazilian form)
- não
- nowng — No; not (negation)
- vai
- vahy — Goes; will (future auxiliary)
- parar
- pah-RAHR — To stop; to halt; to cease
- eu
- eh-oo — I (first person singular pronoun)
- sei
- say — I know (present of saber)
- enquanto
- en-KWAHN-too — While; as long as; whereas
- puder
- poo-DEHR — Can; be able to (future subjunctive)
- exibir
- eh-zee-BEER — To display; to show off; to exhibit
- vestido
- vesh-CHEE-doo — Dress; gown; dressed (adjective)
- branco
- BRAHN-koo — White (color)
- cabelo
- kah-BEH-loo — Hair (of the head)
- solto
- SOHL-too — Loose; free; untied; flowing
- usando
- oo-ZAHN-doo — Using; wearing (present participle)
- joias
- ZHOY-ahz — Jewels; jewelry; gems
- papel
- pah-PEHL — Paper; role; part in a play
- dourado
- doh-RAH-doo — Golden; gold-colored; gilded
- é
- eh — Is (third person singular of ser)
- melhor
- meh-LYOHR — Better; best; superior
- atriz
- ah-TREEZ — Actress; female performer
- temos
- TEH-mooz — We have (present of ter)
- tudo
- TOO-doo — Everything; all; the whole
- por
- pohr — For; by; through; per
- água
- AH-gwah — Water
- abaixo
- ah-BAY-shoo — Below; down; underneath
- abandonar
- ah-bahn-doh-NAHR — To abandon; to leave behind; to give up
- palco
- PAHL-koo — Stage (theatrical); platform for performing
- Devemos
- deh-VEH-mooz — We must; we should; we ought to
- ensaiar
- en-sah-YAHR — To rehearse; to practice; to try out
- esta
- EH-stah — This (feminine singular demonstrative)
- Venha
- VEH-nyah — Come (imperative/subjunctive of vir)
- cá
- kah — Here; over here (informal)
- faça
- FAH-sah — Do; make (subjunctive/imperative of fazer)
- cena
- SEH-nah — Scene; stage; dramatic situation
- do
- doo — Of the (masculine contraction de+o)
- desmaio
- dez-MAY-oo — Faint; swoon; loss of consciousness
- pois
- pohyz — Because; since; well; for
- está
- esh-TAH — Is (third person singular of estar)
- rígida
- HEE-zhee-dah — Rigid; stiff; inflexible (feminine)
- como
- KOH-moo — As; like; how
- uma
- OO-mah — A; an; one (feminine article)
- estaca
- esh-TAH-kah — Stake; post; wooden peg
- nessa
- NEH-sah — In that; on that (feminine contraction)
- parte
- PAHR-cheh — Part; portion; section; role
- posso
- POH-soo — I can; I am able to
- evitar
- eh-vee-TAHR — To avoid; to prevent; to evade
- Nunca
- NOON-kah — Never; not ever
- vi
- vee — I saw (past tense of ver)
- ninguém
- neen-GEHNG — Nobody; no one; not anyone
- desmaiar
- dez-may-AHR — To faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness
- tenho
- TEH-nyoo — I have (present of ter)
- intenção
- een-ten-SOWNG — Intention; purpose; plan; aim
- ficar
- fee-KAHR — To stay; to become; to remain; to get
- toda
- TOH-dah — All; every; whole (feminine)
- roxa
- HOH-shah — Purple; violet (feminine adjective)
- hematomas
- eh-mah-TOH-mahz — Bruises; hematomas; contusions
- caindo
- kah-EEN-doo — Falling; dropping (present participle)
- comprido
- kohm-PREE-doo — Long; tall; stretched out
- faz
- fahz — Makes; does (third person singular)
- Se
- seh — If; whether; reflexive pronoun
- conseguir
- kohn-seh-GEER — To manage to; to succeed; to achieve
- cair
- kah-EER — To fall; to drop; to tumble down
- suavemente
- swah-veh-MEHN-cheh — Softly; gently; smoothly; gracefully
- caio
- KAY-oo — I fall (first person present of cair)
- vou
- voh — I go; I will (future auxiliary)
- me
- meh — Me; myself (reflexive/object pronoun)
- deixar
- day-SHAHR — To let; to leave; to allow; to drop
- numa
- NOO-mah — In a; into a (feminine contraction)
- cadeira
- kah-DAY-rah — Chair; seat
- elegância
- eh-leh-GAHN-syah — Elegance; grace; refinement; style
- importo
- eem-POHR-too — I care; I mind; I import (present)
- vier
- vee-EHR — Comes; will come (future subjunctive of vir)
- em
- eng — In; at; on (preposition)
- minha
- MEE-nyah — My; mine (feminine possessive)
- direção
- dee-reh-SOWNG — Direction; management; steering
- pistola
- pees-TOH-lah — Pistol; handgun; firearm
- respondeu
- hes-pohn-DEH-oo — Responded; answered; replied (past tense)
- era
- EH-rah — Was; used to be (imperfect of ser)
- dotada
- doh-TAH-dah — Gifted; endowed with talent (feminine)
- talento
- tah-LEHN-too — Talent; gift; natural ability
- dramático
- drah-MAH-chee-koo — Dramatic; theatrical; overly expressive
- mas
- mahz — But; however; yet
- foi
- foy — Was; went (past tense of ser/ir)
- escolhida
- esh-koh-LYEE-dah — Chosen; selected; picked (feminine past)
- ser
- sehr — To be (permanent characteristics)
- pequena
- peh-KEH-nah — Small; little; young (feminine)
- suficiente
- soo-fee-SYEHN-cheh — Sufficient; enough; adequate
- carregada
- kah-heh-GAH-dah — Carried; loaded; heavy (feminine past)
- aos
- owsh — To the; at the (masculine plural contraction)
- gritos
- GREE-tooz — Screams; shouts; cries
- pelo
- PEH-loo — By the; through the (masculine contraction)
- vilão
- vee-LOWNG — Villain; bad guy; antagonist
- da
- dah — Of the (feminine contraction de+a)
- Faça
- FAH-sah — Do; make (imperative of fazer)
- assim
- ah-SEENG — Like this; so; in this way; thus
- Junte
- ZHOON-cheh — Join; put together (imperative of juntar)
- atravesse
- ah-trah-VEH-seh — Cross; go across (subjunctive/imperative)
- sala
- SAH-lah — Room; living room; hall
- cambaleando
- kahm-bah-leh-AHN-doo — Staggering; stumbling; swaying drunkenly
- gritando
- gree-TAHN-doo — Screaming; shouting; yelling (participle)
- freneticamente
- freh-neh-chee-kah-MEHN-cheh — Frantically; frenetically; wildly; madly
- Salve-me
- SAHL-veh-meh — Save me! Rescue me! (imperative)
- lá
- lah — There; over there (adverb of place)
- grito
- GREE-too — Scream; shout; cry; yell
- melodramático
- meh-loh-drah-MAH-chee-koo — Melodramatic; exaggeratedly emotional
- verdadeiramente
- vehr-dah-day-rah-MEHN-cheh — Truly; really; genuinely; in truth
- arrepiante
- ah-heh-pee-AHN-cheh — Chilling; hair-raising; spine-tingling
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