Middlemarch — Page 1
Who that cares much to know the history of man, and how the mysterious mixture behaves under the varying experiments of Time, has not dwelt, at least briefly, on the life of Saint Theresa, has not smiled with some gentleness at the thought of the little girl walking forth one morning hand-in-hand with her still smaller brother, to go and seek martyrdom in the country of the Moors?
Quem se preocupa muito em conhecer a história do homem, e como a misteriosa mistura se comporta sob os variados experimentos do Tempo, não se deteve, ao menos brevemente, sobre a vida de Santa Teresa, não sorriu com alguma ternura ao pensar na menina que saiu certa manhã de mãos dadas com seu irmão ainda menor, para ir buscar o martírio na terra dos Mouros?
Out they toddled from rugged Avila, wide-eyed and helpless-looking as two fawns, but with human hearts, already beating to a national idea; until domestic reality met them in the shape of uncles, and turned them back from their great resolve.
Saíram cambaleando da rústica Ávila, de olhos arregalados e com ar indefeso como dois cervos filhotes, mas com corações humanos, já pulsando ao ritmo de uma ideia nacional; até que a realidade doméstica os alcançou na forma de tios, e os fez retroceder de sua grande resolução.
That child-pilgrimage was a fit beginning.
Essa peregrinação infantil foi um começo adequado.
Theresa's passionate, ideal nature demanded an epic life: what were many-volumed romances of chivalry and the social conquests of a brilliant girl to her?
A natureza apaixonada e idealista de Teresa exigia uma vida épica: o que eram para ela os romances de cavalaria em muitos volumes e as conquistas sociais de uma jovem brilhante?
Her flame quickly burned up that light fuel; and, fed from within, soared after some illimitable satisfaction, some object which would never justify weariness, which would reconcile self-despair with the rapturous consciousness of life beyond self.
Sua chama rapidamente consumiu esse combustível leve; e, alimentada por dentro, alçou voo em busca de alguma satisfação ilimitada, algum objeto que jamais justificasse o cansaço, que reconciliasse o desespero de si mesma com a consciência arrebatadora de uma vida além de si.
She found her epos in the reform of a religious order.
Ela encontrou sua epopeia na reforma de uma ordem religiosa.
That Spanish woman who lived three hundred years ago, was certainly not the last of her kind.
Aquela mulher espanhola que viveu trezentos anos atrás certamente não foi a última de seu tipo.
Vocabulary
- Quem
- Who; which person or people.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, themselves.
- preocupa
- Worries; concerns; causes worry or anxiety.
- muito
- Much; very; a large amount or degree.
- em
- In; on; at; preposition indicating location or time.
- conhecer
- To know; to be acquainted with; to meet someone.
- história
- History; story; account of past events.
- do
- Of the; contraction of de and o.
- homem
- Man; adult male human being; mankind.
- como
- How; as; like; in what manner or way.
- misteriosa
- Mysterious; enigmatic; difficult to understand or explain.
- mistura
- Mixture; blend; combination of different elements.
- comporta
- Behaves; conducts oneself; sluice gate or floodgate.
- sob
- Under; beneath; below; in a state of.
- os
- The; definite article for masculine plural nouns.
- variados
- Various; varied; diverse; of many different kinds.
- experimentos
- Experiments; tests; trials to discover or verify facts.
- Tempo
- Time; weather; temporal period or duration.
- não
- Not; negation; word expressing denial or refusal.
- deteve
- Stopped; halted; detained; came to a stop.
- ao
- To the; at the; contraction of a and o.
- menos
- Less; least; at least; minimum amount.
- brevemente
- Briefly; in a short time; concisely; shortly.
- sobre
- On; about; concerning; on top of something.
- vida
- Life; living; existence; way of living.
- de
- Of; from; belonging to; preposition indicating possession.
- Santa
- Saint; holy; female form of santo.
- sorriu
- Smiled; gave a smile; showed happiness.
- com
- With; accompanied by; in the company of.
- alguma
- Some; any; a certain; feminine form.
- ternura
- Tenderness; affection; softness; gentle emotion or feeling.
- pensar
- To think; to ponder; to consider or reflect.
- na
- In the; on the; contraction of em and a.
- menina
- Girl; young female; little girl; daughter.
- que
- That; which; who; relative or interrogative pronoun.
- saiu
- Left; went out; departed; exited a place.
- certa
- Certain; sure; a particular; feminine form.
- manhã
- Morning; early part of day before noon.
- mãos
- Hands; plural of mão; body part.
- dadas
- Given; provided; handed over; past participle.
- seu
- Your; his; her; possessive pronoun or adjective.
- irmão
- Brother; male sibling; male relative.
- ainda
- Still; yet; moreover; continuing up to now.
- menor
- Smaller; younger; least; of less size.
- para
- For; in order to; towards; preposition.
- ir
- To go; to travel; to move towards destination.
- buscar
- To seek; to search for; to look for.
- martírio
- Martyrdom; suffering; death for religious or political cause.
- terra
- Land; earth; ground; country; soil or dirt.
- dos
- Of the; belonging to the; plural form.
- Saíram
- They left; they departed; they went out.
- da
- Of the; from the; feminine form of do.
- rústica
- Rustic; rural; simple; lacking sophistication or refinement.
- olhos
- Eyes; organs of sight; plural of olho.
- ar
- Air; atmosphere; appearance; manner; look or bearing.
- indefeso
- Defenseless; helpless; unprotected; unable to defend oneself.
- dois
- Two; number 2; pair; masculine form.
- cervos
- Deer; stags; male cervids; plural of cervo.
- filhotes
- Pups; young animals; offspring; diminutive of filho.
- mas
- But; however; yet; conjunction introducing contrast.
- corações
- Hearts; emotions; plural of coração; spiritual center.
- humanos
- Human; of or relating to mankind or people.
- já
- Already; yet; now; by this time.
- pulsando
- Pulsing; beating; throbbing; vibrating rhythmically.
- ritmo
- Rhythm; beat; tempo; regular pattern of beats.
- uma
- A; an; one; indefinite article feminine form.
- ideia
- Idea; thought; concept; notion or plan.
- nacional
- National; of a nation; relating to country.
- até
- Until; till; up to; even; preposition.
- realidade
- Reality; actuality; real situation; state of being real.
- doméstica
- Domestic; household; relating to home or family.
- alcançou
- Reached; attained; achieved; succeeded in obtaining.
- forma
- Form; shape; manner; way; physical appearance.
- tios
- Uncles; aunts; plural of tio; relatives.
- fez
- Made; did; created; past tense of fazer.
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