McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 15
He sat with us, and let the sheep eat the grass.
Ele sentou conosco e deixou as ovelhas comerem a grama.
What fun it is to see lambs play! It made us laugh to see them.
Que divertido é ver os cordeiros brincando! Nos fez rir vê-los.
The man said that once, when the sheep and lambs were out in the snow, an old wolf took one of the lambs, and ran off with it.
O homem disse que certa vez, quando as ovelhas e os cordeiros estavam na neve, um lobo velho pegou um dos cordeiros e fugiu com ele.
I think that men should watch their sheep, so that a wolf can not catch them.
Eu acho que os homens deveriam vigiar suas ovelhas, para que um lobo não possa pegá-las.
Work while you work, Play while you play, One thing each time, That is the way.
Trabalhe enquanto trabalha, Brinque enquanto brinca, Uma coisa de cada vez, Esse é o caminho.
All that you do, Do with your might, Things done by halves, Are not done right.
Tudo o que você faz, Faça com toda a sua força, Coisas feitas pela metade, Não são feitas corretamente.
One day John went to the pond to fish. His dog, Watch, went with him.
Um dia João foi ao lago pescar. Seu cachorro, Watch, foi com ele.
John sat on a log for a time, but did not catch a fish.
João sentou em um tronco por um tempo, mas não pescou nenhum peixe.
As he got up to go, he fell off the log. Watch sprang in to save him. John put his arms round the dog's neck, and was soon safe on the log once more.
Quando ele se levantou para ir, caiu do tronco. Watch pulou para salvá-lo. João colocou os braços ao redor do pescoço do cachorro e logo estava seguro no tronco novamente.
"Thank you, my brave old dog," said John to Watch.
"Obrigado, meu bravo e velho cachorro", disse João para Watch.
James has been to the mill.
James foi ao moinho.
The day is warm, and he lets his horse stand in the shade.
O dia está quente, e ele deixa seu cavalo ficar na sombra.
Vocabulary
- sentou
- sen-TOH — Past tense of 'sentar'; sat down
- conosco
- koh-NOH-skoo — Prepositional pronoun meaning 'with us'
- deixou
- day-SHOH — Past tense of 'deixar'; allowed or let
- ovelhas
- oh-VEH-lyahz — Plural noun meaning 'sheep'
- comerem
- koh-MEH-rehn — Infinitive plural form of 'comer'; to eat
- grama
- GRAH-mah — Noun meaning 'grass' or unit of weight
- divertido
- dee-vehr-CHEE-doo — Adjective meaning 'fun' or 'amusing'
- ver
- vehr — Infinitive verb meaning 'to see'
- cordeiros
- kohr-DAY-rohz — Plural noun meaning 'lambs'
- brincando
- breen-KAHN-doo — Gerund of 'brincar'; playing or having fun
- fez
- fehz — Past tense of 'fazer'; made or did
- rir
- heer — Infinitive verb meaning 'to laugh'
- vê-los
- VEH-lohz — Infinitive 'ver' with pronoun; to see them
- homem
- OH-mehn — Noun meaning 'man'
- disse
- DEE-see — Past tense of 'dizer'; said or told
- certa
- SEHR-tah — Adjective meaning 'certain' or 'a certain'
- vez
- vehz — Noun meaning 'time' or 'occasion'
- quando
- KWAHN-doo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- estavam
- es-TAH-vahn — Imperfect past of 'estar'; they were
- neve
- NEH-vee — Noun meaning 'snow'
- lobo
- LOH-boo — Noun meaning 'wolf'
- velho
- VEH-lyoo — Adjective meaning 'old'
- pegou
- peh-GOH — Past tense of 'pegar'; grabbed or caught
- fugiu
- foo-ZHYOO — Past tense of 'fugir'; fled or ran away
- acho
- AH-shoo — First person of 'achar'; I think or believe
- homens
- OH-mehnz — Plural noun meaning 'men'
- deveriam
- deh-veh-RYAHN — Conditional of 'dever'; they should or ought to
- vigiar
- vee-zhee-AHR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to watch over' or 'guard'
- possa
- POH-sah — Subjunctive of 'poder'; can or may (subjunctive)
- pegá-las
- peh-GAH-lahz — Infinitive 'pegar' with pronoun; to catch them
- Trabalhe
- trah-BAH-lyee — Imperative of 'trabalhar'; work (command form)
- enquanto
- ehn-KWAHN-too — Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'
- trabalha
- trah-BAH-lyah — Third person of 'trabalhar'; he/she works
- Brinque
- BREEN-kee — Imperative of 'brincar'; play (command form)
- brinca
- BREEN-kah — Third person of 'brincar'; he/she plays
- coisa
- KOY-zah — Noun meaning 'thing'
- cada
- KAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every'
- Esse
- EH-see — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that'
- caminho
- kah-MEEN-yoo — Noun meaning 'path,' 'way,' or 'road'
- Tudo
- TOO-doo — Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'
- faz
- fahz — Third person of 'fazer'; does or makes
- Faça
- FAH-sah — Imperative of 'fazer'; do or make (command)
- toda
- TOH-dah — Adjective meaning 'all' or 'every' (feminine)
- força
- FOHR-sah — Noun meaning 'strength,' 'force,' or 'power'
- Coisas
- KOY-zahz — Plural noun meaning 'things'
- feitas
- FAY-tahz — Past participle of 'fazer'; done or made (feminine plural)
- metade
- meh-TAH-dee — Noun meaning 'half'
- corretamente
- koh-heh-tah-MEHN-tee — Adverb meaning 'correctly' or 'properly'
- dia
- JEE-ah — Noun meaning 'day'
- foi
- foy — Past tense of 'ir' or 'ser'; went or was
- lago
- LAH-goo — Noun meaning 'lake'
- pescar
- pes-KAHR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to fish'
- cachorro
- kah-SHOH-hoo — Noun meaning 'dog'
- tronco
- TROHN-koo — Noun meaning 'log' or 'trunk' of a tree
- tempo
- TEHM-poo — Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'
- pescou
- pes-KOH — Past tense of 'pescar'; fished or caught fish
- nenhum
- neh-NYOON — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'none' or 'not any'
- peixe
- PAY-shee — Noun meaning 'fish'
- Quando
- KWAHN-doo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- levantou
- leh-vahn-TOH — Past tense of 'levantar'; stood up or rose
- ir
- eer — Infinitive verb meaning 'to go'
- caiu
- kah-YOO — Past tense of 'cair'; fell down
- pulou
- poo-LOH — Past tense of 'pular'; jumped or leaped
- salvá-lo
- sahl-VAH-loo — Infinitive 'salvar' with pronoun; to save him
- colocou
- koh-loh-KOH — Past tense of 'colocar'; placed or put
- braços
- BRAH-sooz — Plural noun meaning 'arms'
- redor
- heh-DOHR — Noun meaning 'around' used in phrase 'ao redor'
- pescoço
- pes-KOH-soo — Noun meaning 'neck'
- logo
- LOH-goo — Adverb meaning 'soon,' 'right away,' or 'then'
- estava
- es-TAH-vah — Imperfect past of 'estar'; was (temporary state)
- seguro
- seh-GOO-roo — Adjective meaning 'safe' or 'secure'
- novamente
- noh-vah-MEHN-tee — Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'
- Obrigado
- oh-bree-GAH-doo — Expression of gratitude meaning 'thank you'
- bravo
- BRAH-voo — Adjective meaning 'brave,' 'wild,' or 'fierce'
- moinho
- moh-EEN-yoo — Noun meaning 'mill' (as in windmill or watermill)
- quente
- KEHN-tee — Adjective meaning 'hot' or 'warm'
- deixa
- DAY-shah — Third person or imperative of 'deixar'; let or allow
- cavalo
- kah-VAH-loo — Noun meaning 'horse'
- ficar
- fee-KAHR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to stay' or 'remain'
- sombra
- SOHN-brah — Noun meaning 'shade' or 'shadow'
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