Little Women — Page 14
Tell them I think of them by day, pray for them by night, and find my best comfort in their affection at all times.
Diga-lhes que penso neles durante o dia, rezo por eles à noite, e encontro meu maior conforto no afeto deles em todos os momentos.
A year seems very long to wait before I see them, but remind them that while we wait we may all work, so that these hard days need not be wasted.
Um ano parece muito longo para esperar antes de vê-los, mas lembre-os de que enquanto esperamos podemos todos trabalhar, para que esses dias difíceis não sejam desperdiçados.
I know they will remember all I said to them, that they will be loving children to you, will do their duty faithfully, fight their bosom enemies bravely, and conquer themselves so beautifully that when I come back to them I may be fonder and prouder than ever of my little women."
Sei que elas vão se lembrar de tudo o que lhes disse, que serão filhas amorosas para você, cumprirão seu dever fielmente, lutarão bravamente contra seus inimigos íntimos, e se conquistarão tão lindamente que quando eu voltar para elas poderei me orgulhar ainda mais das minhas pequenas mulheres."
Everybody sniffed when they came to that part.
Todos fungarama quando chegaram a essa parte.
Jo wasn't ashamed of the great tear that dropped off the end of her nose, and Amy never minded the rumpling of her curls as she hid her face on her mother's shoulder and sobbed out, "I am a selfish girl!
Jo não tinha vergonha da grande lágrima que escorregou pela ponta do seu nariz, e Amy não se importou com o embaraçar de seus cachos enquanto escondia o rosto no ombro da mãe e soluçava: "Sou uma menina egoísta!
But I'll truly try to be better, so he mayn't be disappointed in me by-and-by."
Mas vou realmente tentar ser melhor, para que ele não se decepcione comigo mais tarde."
"We all will," cried Meg.
"Nós todas faremos isso", exclamou Meg.
"I think too much of my looks and hate to work, but won't any more, if I can help it.
"Penso demais na minha aparência e detesto trabalhar, mas não farei mais isso, se puder evitar.
Vocabulary
- Diga-lhes
- Tell them (imperative, indirect object pronoun)
- que
- That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause
- penso
- I think; first person singular of pensar
- neles
- In them; preposition em contracted with eles
- durante
- During; throughout a period of time
- dia
- Day; a 24-hour period
- rezo
- I pray; first person singular of rezar
- por
- For; by; preposition indicating purpose or agent
- eles
- They; third person masculine plural pronoun
- à
- At the; preposition a contracted with article a
- noite
- Night; the period of darkness after sunset
- encontro
- I find; first person singular of encontrar
- meu
- My; first person masculine singular possessive adjective
- maior
- Greatest; largest; superlative comparative adjective
- conforto
- Comfort; a state of ease and well-being
- no
- In the; preposition em contracted with article o
- afeto
- Affection; warm emotional fondness toward someone
- deles
- Of them; their; third person masculine plural possessive
- em
- In; at; preposition indicating location or time
- todos
- All; every; masculine plural form of todo
- momentos
- Moments; brief periods or instances in time
- ano
- Year; a period of twelve months
- parece
- Seems; appears; third person singular of parecer
- muito
- Very; much; adverb indicating high degree
- longo
- Long; extended in duration or distance
- para
- For; to; preposition indicating purpose or direction
- esperar
- To wait; to hope; infinitive of esperar
- antes
- Before; previously; adverb indicating prior time
- vê-los
- To see them; infinitive ver with clitic pronoun
- mas
- But; however; coordinating adversative conjunction
- lembre-os
- Remind them; imperative of lembrar with pronoun
- enquanto
- While; whereas; conjunction indicating simultaneous action
- esperamos
- We wait; we hope; first person plural of esperar
- podemos
- We can; we are able; first person plural of poder
- trabalhar
- To work; infinitive form of trabalhar
- esses
- Those; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- dias
- Days; plural of dia, periods of time
- difíceis
- Difficult; hard; plural form of difícil
- não
- No; not; negation adverb
- sejam
- Be; subjunctive third person plural of ser
- desperdiçados
- Wasted; squandered; past participle of desperdiçar
- Sei
- I know; first person singular of saber
- elas
- They; third person feminine plural subject pronoun
- vão
- They will go; third person plural of ir
- se
- Themselves; reflexive or reciprocal clitic pronoun
- lembrar
- To remember; to recall; infinitive of lembrar
- tudo
- Everything; all; neuter indefinite pronoun
- lhes
- To them; indirect object third person plural pronoun
- disse
- Said; told; first/third person preterite of dizer
- serão
- They will be; third person plural future of ser
- filhas
- Daughters; female children of a parent
- amorosas
- Loving; affectionate; feminine plural adjective
- você
- You; second person singular formal pronoun
- cumprirão
- They will fulfill; future of cumprir
- seu
- Your; his; her; possessive adjective masculine singular
- dever
- Duty; obligation; also infinitive meaning must
- fielmente
- Faithfully; loyally; adverb derived from fiel
- lutarão
- They will fight; third person plural future of lutar
- bravamente
- Bravely; courageously; adverb derived from bravo
- contra
- Against; in opposition to; preposition
- seus
- Their; your; masculine plural possessive adjective
- inimigos
- Enemies; foes; masculine plural noun
- íntimos
- Intimate; inner; close; masculine plural adjective
- conquistarão
- They will conquer; overcome; future of conquistar
- tão
- So; as; adverb indicating degree or comparison
- lindamente
- Beautifully; in a lovely or beautiful manner
- quando
- When; at the time that; temporal conjunction
- voltar
- To return; to come back; infinitive of voltar
- poderei
- I will be able; first person singular future of poder
- me
- Me; myself; first person singular clitic pronoun
- orgulhar
- To make proud; infinitive of orgulhar
- ainda
- Still; yet; even; adverb of continuation
- mais
- More; most; adverb or adjective of degree
- das
- Of the; preposition de contracted with plural article as
- minhas
- My; first person feminine plural possessive adjective
- pequenas
- Little; small; feminine plural adjective
- mulheres
- Women; females; plural of mulher
- Todos
- Everyone; all; masculine plural indefinite pronoun
- fungaram
- They sniffled; snorted; preterite plural of fungar
- chegaram
- They arrived; reached; preterite plural of chegar
- essa
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- parte
- Part; portion; section of a whole
- tinha
- Had; was having; imperfect of ter
- vergonha
- Shame; embarrassment; a feeling of humiliation
- da
- Of the; preposition de contracted with article a
- grande
- Big; large; great; adjective of size
- lágrima
- Tear; a drop of liquid from the eye
- escorregou
- Slipped; slid down; preterite of escorregar
- pela
- Through the; by the; por contracted with a
- ponta
- Tip; point; the end or extremity of something
- do
- Of the; preposition de contracted with article o
- nariz
- Nose; the organ used for smelling and breathing
- importou
- Minded; cared; preterite of importar-se
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- embaraçar
- To embarrass; to entangle; infinitive of embaraçar
- cachos
- Curls; clusters; bunches of hair or fruit
- escondia
- Was hiding; imperfect of esconder
- rosto
- Face; the front of the head
- ombro
- Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to body
- mãe
- Mother; a female parent
- soluçava
- Was sobbing; imperfect of soluçar
- Sou
- I am; first person singular present of ser
- menina
- Girl; a young female child
- egoísta
- Selfish; self-centered; adjective or noun
- Mas
- But; however; adversative coordinating conjunction
- vou
- I am going; first person singular present of ir
- realmente
- Really; truly; adverb expressing sincerity or emphasis
- tentar
- To try; to attempt; infinitive of tentar
- ser
- To be; infinitive expressing essential identity
- melhor
- Better; best; comparative of bom or bem
- ele
- He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
- decepcione
- Disappoint; subjunctive of decepcionar
- comigo
- With me; preposition com with first person pronoun
- tarde
- Late; afternoon; also adverb meaning too late
- Nós
- We; first person plural subject pronoun
- todas
- All of us; everyone; feminine plural of todo
- faremos
- We will do; first person plural future of fazer
- isso
- That; this; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- exclamou
- Exclaimed; cried out; preterite of exclamar
- Penso
- I think; first person singular present of pensar
- demais
- Too much; excessively; adverb of excess
- na
- In the; preposition em contracted with article a
- minha
- My; first person feminine singular possessive adjective
- aparência
- Appearance; looks; the way someone looks outwardly
- detesto
- I detest; I hate; first person singular of detestar
- farei
- I will do; first person singular future of fazer
- puder
- Can; be able; future subjunctive of poder
- evitar
- To avoid; to prevent; infinitive of evitar
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