Middlemarch — Page 3
Here and there a cygnet is reared uneasily among the ducklings in the brown pond, and never finds the living stream in fellowship with its own oary-footed kind.
Aqui e ali um cisne jovem é criado com dificuldade entre os patinhos no lago escuro, e jamais encontra a corrente viva em comunhão com os seus semelhantes de pés remadores.
Here and there is born a Saint Theresa, foundress of nothing, whose loving heart-beats and sobs after an unattained goodness tremble off and are dispersed among hindrances, instead of centring in some long-recognizable deed.
Aqui e ali nasce uma Santa Teresa, fundadora de nada, cujos amorosos batimentos de coração e soluços por uma bondade inalcançada se dissipam e se dispersam entre obstáculos, em vez de se concentrarem em algum feito há muito reconhecível.
Vocabulary
- Aqui
- AH-kee — Here; in this place.
- e
- ee — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- ali
- ah-LEE — There; in that place over there.
- um
- oom — A, an; indefinite article for masculine nouns.
- cisne
- SEEZ-nee — Swan; large graceful water bird.
- jovem
- ZHO-veng — Young; a youth or young person.
- é
- EH — Is; third person singular of 'to be'.
- criado
- kree-AH-doo — Raised, brought up; past participle of criar.
- com
- kong — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
- dificuldade
- dee-fee-kool-DAH-dee — Difficulty; a situation requiring effort to overcome.
- entre
- EN-tree — Among, between; preposition indicating position or relationship.
- os
- oosh — The; definite article for masculine plural nouns.
- patinhos
- pah-CHEEN-yoosh — Ducklings; small young ducks.
- no
- noo — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'o'.
- lago
- LAH-goo — Lake; a body of still water.
- escuro
- esh-KOO-roo — Dark; lacking light or being gloomy.
- jamais
- zhah-MYCE — Never; at no time whatsoever.
- encontra
- en-KON-trah — Finds, meets; third person singular of encontrar.
- a
- ah — The; definite article for feminine singular nouns.
- corrente
- koh-HEN-chee — Current, flow; movement of water or air.
- viva
- VEE-vah — Alive, living; full of life and energy.
- em
- eng — In, at; preposition indicating location or state.
- comunhão
- koh-moo-NYOWNG — Communion; deep sharing or fellowship with others.
- seus
- SAY-oosh — His, her, their; possessive pronoun for masculine plural.
- semelhantes
- seh-meh-LYAHN-chees — Peers, fellow beings; those who are similar.
- de
- dee — Of, from; preposition indicating origin or possession.
- pés
- PEHSH — Feet; the lower extremities used for movement.
- nasce
- NAH-see — Is born; comes into existence or life.
- uma
- OO-mah — A, an; indefinite article for feminine nouns.
- Santa
- SAN-tah — Saint; a holy or canonized person.
- fundadora
- foon-dah-DOR-ah — Founder; a woman who establishes an institution.
- nada
- NAH-dah — Nothing; not anything at all.
- cujos
- KOO-zhoosh — Whose; relative possessive pronoun for masculine plural.
- amorosos
- ah-moh-ROH-zoosh — Loving, affectionate; full of love and tenderness.
- coração
- koh-rah-SOWNG — Heart; the organ symbolizing love and emotion.
- soluços
- soh-LOO-soosh — Sobs; convulsive sounds made while weeping.
- por
- por — For, by, through; preposition of cause or exchange.
- bondade
- bon-DAH-dee — Goodness, kindness; the quality of being benevolent.
- se
- see — Oneself; reflexive pronoun used with verbs.
- obstáculos
- obs-TAH-koo-loosh — Obstacles; things that block or hinder progress.
- vez
- vesh — Time, occasion; an instance or turn of something.
- concentrarem
- kon-sen-TRAH-reng — To concentrate; to focus or bring together at one point.
- algum
- ahl-GOOM — Some, any; an indefinite amount or number.
- feito
- FAY-too — Deed, achievement; something accomplished or made.
- há
- AH — There is/are; expresses existence or time elapsed.
- muito
- MWEE-too — Very, much, a lot; indicates great quantity or degree.
- reconhecível
- heh-kon-yeh-SEE-vel — Recognizable; able to be identified or acknowledged.
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