Peter Pan — Page 4

English → Pt Chapter I. Level 4/10

"Mumps one pound, that is what I have put down, but I daresay it will be more like thirty shillings—don't speak—measles one five, German measles half a guinea, makes two fifteen six—don't waggle your finger—whooping-cough, say fifteen shillings"—and so on it went, and it added up differently each time; but at last Wendy just got through, with mumps reduced to twelve six, and the two kinds of measles treated as one.

"Caxumba uma libra, é o que eu anotei, mas acho que vai ficar mais perto de trinta xelins — não fale — sarampo um e cinco, rubéola meia guinéu, dá dois quinze e seis — não mexa o dedo — coqueluche, digamos quinze xelins" — e assim foi, e o total saía diferente a cada vez; mas por fim Wendy conseguiu passar, com a caxumba reduzida a doze e seis, e os dois tipos de sarampo tratados como um só.

There was the same excitement over John, and Michael had even a narrower squeak; but both were kept, and soon, you might have seen the three of them going in a row to Miss Fulsom's Kindergarten school, accompanied by their nurse.

Houve a mesma agitação com João, e Miguel teve uma chance ainda mais apertada; mas ambos foram aceitos, e logo, você poderia tê-los visto indo em fila para a escola Jardim de Infância da Senhorita Fulsom, acompanhados pela babá.

Mrs. Darling loved to have everything just so, and Mr. Darling had a passion for being exactly like his neighbours; so, of course, they had a nurse.

A Senhora Darling adorava ter tudo em perfeita ordem, e o Senhor Darling tinha uma paixão por ser exatamente igual aos seus vizinhos; assim, é claro, eles tinham uma babá.

As they were poor, owing to the amount of milk the children drank, this nurse was a prim Newfoundland dog, called Nana, who had belonged to no one in particular until the Darlings engaged her.

Como eram pobres, devido à quantidade de leite que as crianças bebiam, essa babá era uma sisuda cão da Terra Nova, chamada Nana, que não havia pertencido a ninguém em especial até que os Darling a contrataram.

She had always thought children important, however, and the Darlings had become acquainted with her in Kensington Gardens, where she spent most of her spare time peeping into perambulators, and was much hated by careless nursemaids, whom she followed to their homes and complained of to their mistresses.

Ela sempre havia considerado as crianças importantes, no entanto, e os Darling a tinham conhecido nos Jardins de Kensington, onde ela passava a maior parte do seu tempo livre espiando dentro dos carrinhos de bebê, e era muito odiada pelas babás descuidadas, a quem ela seguia até suas casas e das quais se queixava às suas patroas.

She proved to be quite a treasure of a nurse.

Ela provou ser uma verdadeira joia de babá.

Vocabulary

Caxumba: Mumps; infectious disease causing swollen salivary glands.
uma: A; feminine indefinite article in Portuguese.
libra: Pound; unit of weight or currency.
que: That; which; relative pronoun or conjunction.
eu: I; first person singular pronoun.
anotei: I noted; past tense of anotar.
mas: But; conjunction expressing contrast.
acho: I think; first person present of achar.
vai: Goes; third person present of ir.
ficar: To stay; remain; to be located.
mais: More; comparative adverb or adjective.
perto: Near; close in distance or proximity.
de: Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
trinta: Thirty; number between twenty-nine and thirty-one.
não: No; not; negation word.
fale: Speak; imperative of falar.
sarampo: Measles; contagious viral disease.
um: One; masculine indefinite article.
cinco: Five; number between four and six.
rubéola: German measles; viral infection disease.
meia: Half; sock; feminine of meio.
dá: Gives; third person present of dar.
dois: Two; number between one and three.
quinze: Fifteen; number between fourteen and sixteen.
seis: Six; number between five and seven.
mexa: Move; stir; imperative of mexer.
dedo: Finger; digit of hand or foot.
coqueluche: Whooping cough; bacterial respiratory disease.
digamos
assim: Thus; in this way; so.
foi: Was; past tense of ser.
total: Total; entire sum or amount.
saía: Exited; past imperfect of sair.
diferente: Different; unlike; not the same.
cada: Each; every; individual item.
vez: Time; occasion; instance or occurrence.
por: By; for; through; preposition.
fim: End; conclusion; termination.
conseguiu: Succeeded; managed; past tense of conseguir.
passar: To pass; to go through.
com: With; accompanied by; preposition.
reduzida: Reduced; diminished; feminine of reduzido.
doze: Twelve; number between eleven and thirteen.
os: The; masculine plural definite article.
tipos: Types; kinds; categories or groups.
tratados: Treated; handled; past participle of tratar.
como: Like; as; in the manner of.
só: Only; alone; sole or just.
Houve: There was; past tense of haver.
mesma: Same; identical; feminine of mesmo.
agitação: Agitation; excitement; restless movement.
teve: Had; past tense of ter.
chance: Chance; opportunity; possibility or luck.
ainda: Still; yet; continuing or not finished.
apertada: Tight; close; narrow; feminine of apertado.
ambos: Both; two together; masculine plural.
foram: Were; past tense of ser.
aceitos: Accepted; received; past participle of aceitar.
logo: Soon; shortly; presently; therefore.
você: You; formal or informal second person.
poderia: Could; would be able; conditional of poder.
tê-los: To have them; infinitive with pronoun.
visto: Seen; past participle of ver.
indo: Going; present participle of ir.
em: In; inside; preposition of location.
fila: Line; queue; row of people.
para: For; to; in order to; preposition.
escola: School; educational institution for students.
Jardim: Garden; park; outdoor area with plants.
Infância: Childhood; early years of life.
da: Of the; feminine form of de+a.
Senhorita: Miss; young woman; title of respect.
acompanhados: Accompanied; followed; past participle of acompanhar.

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