Peter Pan — Page 12
She let down a tape from the window to the pavement, and it was a sheer drop of thirty feet, without so much as a spout to climb up by.
Ela baixou uma fita da janela até o pavimento, e era uma queda de trinta pés, sem sequer um cano pelo qual subir.
Certainly Wendy had been dreaming.
Certamente Wendy havia estado sonhando.
But Wendy had not been dreaming, as the very next night showed, the night on which the extraordinary adventures of these children may be said to have begun.
Mas Wendy não havia estado sonhando, como a noite seguinte mostrou, a noite em que se pode dizer que as extraordinárias aventuras dessas crianças haviam começado.
On the night we speak of all the children were once more in bed.
Na noite de que falamos, todas as crianças estavam mais uma vez na cama.
It happened to be Nana's evening off, and Mrs. Darling had bathed them and sung to them till one by one they had let go her hand and slid away into the land of sleep.
Por acaso era a noite de folga de Nana, e a senhora Darling os havia banhado e cantado para eles até que, um por um, eles haviam soltado sua mão e deslizado para a terra do sono.
All were looking so safe and cosy that she smiled at her fears now and sat down tranquilly by the fire to sew.
Todos pareciam tão seguros e aconchegantes que ela sorriu de seus temores agora e sentou-se tranquilamente perto da lareira para costurar.
It was something for Michael, who on his birthday was getting into shirts.
Era algo para Michael, que no seu aniversário estava começando a usar camisas.
The fire was warm, however, and the nursery dimly lit by three night-lights, and presently the sewing lay on Mrs. Darling's lap.
O fogo estava quente, porém, e o quarto das crianças fracamente iluminado por três lampiões noturnos, e logo a costura repousava no colo da senhora Darling.
Then her head nodded, oh, so gracefully.
Então sua cabeça inclinou-se, oh, tão graciosamente.
She was asleep.
Ela estava dormindo.
Look at the four of them, Wendy and Michael over there, John here, and Mrs. Darling by the fire.
Olhe para os quatro deles, Wendy e Michael ali, John aqui, e a senhora Darling perto da lareira.
There should have been a fourth night-light.
Deveria ter havido um quarto lampião noturno.
While she slept she had a dream.
Enquanto ela dormia, teve um sonho.
She dreamt that the Neverland had come too near and that a strange boy had broken through from it.
Ela sonhou que a Terra do Nunca havia se aproximado demais e que um estranho menino havia irrompido através dela.
Vocabulary
- Ela
- She; feminine pronoun referring to a female person.
- baixou
- Lowered; descended; past tense of baixar.
- uma
- A; one; indefinite feminine article in Portuguese.
- fita
- Ribbon; tape; a narrow strip of fabric or material.
- da
- Of the; feminine singular contraction of de and a.
- janela
- Window; an opening in a wall for light and air.
- até
- Until; up to; indicating a limit in space or time.
- pavimento
- Floor; pavement; the surface level of a building.
- era
- Was; past tense of ser indicating a state or identity.
- queda
- Fall; descent; the act of falling downward.
- de
- Of; from; preposition showing possession or origin.
- trinta
- Thirty; the number 30 in Portuguese.
- pés
- Feet; plural of pé; units of measurement or body parts.
- sem
- Without; lacking; preposition indicating absence.
- sequer
- Even; used to emphasize a negative statement.
- um
- A; one; indefinite masculine article in Portuguese.
- cano
- Pipe; tube; a hollow cylinder for conveying liquids.
- pelo
- By the; contraction of per and o; also means hair.
- qual
- Which; what; interrogative or relative pronoun in Portuguese.
- subir
- To climb; to go up; to ascend.
- Certamente
- Certainly; surely; definitely; expressing confidence or assurance.
- havia
- Had; past tense of haver; auxiliary verb.
- estado
- Been; state; past participle of estar or noun meaning state.
- sonhando
- Dreaming; present participle of sonhar; imagining during sleep.
- Mas
- But; however; conjunction expressing contrast or contradiction.
- não
- Not; no; negation word in Portuguese language.
- como
- How; as; in what manner or way.
- noite
- Night; the period of darkness after sunset.
- seguinte
- Following; next; the one that comes after.
- mostrou
- Showed; displayed; past tense of mostrar.
- em
- In; at; preposition indicating location or time.
- que
- That; which; relative pronoun in Portuguese.
- se
- Itself; oneself; reflexive pronoun; also conditional if.
- pode
- Can; is able; third person singular of poder.
- dizer
- To say; to tell; to speak or express.
- as
- The; plural feminine article in Portuguese.
- extraordinárias
- Extraordinary; remarkable; unusual; very special or surprising.
- aventuras
- Adventures; exciting experiences; journeys with thrilling events.
- dessas
- Of those; feminine plural contraction of de and essas.
- crianças
- Children; young human beings; plural of criança.
- haviam
- Had; third person plural of haver in past tense.
- começado
- Begun; started; past participle of começar.
- Na
- In the; feminine singular contraction of em and a.
- falamos
- We spoke; first person plural past tense of falar.
- todas
- All; every one; feminine plural of todo.
- estavam
- Were; third person plural past tense of estar.
- mais
- More; additional; greater in amount or quantity.
- vez
- Time; occasion; instance; a single occurrence of something.
- cama
- Bed; furniture for sleeping; a place to rest.
- Por
- For; by; preposition indicating cause or agent.
- acaso
- By chance; accidentally; by coincidence or fortune.
- folga
- Rest; leisure; a break from work or duties.
- Nana
- Nana; nursemaid; a caregiver for children in Portuguese.
- senhora
- Lady; Mrs.; woman; term of respect for females.
- os
- The; plural masculine article in Portuguese.
- banhado
- Bathed; immersed; covered or washed with liquid.
- cantado
- Sung; past participle of cantar; performed musically.
- para
- For; to; in order to; preposition of purpose.
- eles
- They; masculine plural pronoun referring to males.
- por
- By; for; through; preposition indicating agent or means.
- soltado
- Released; let go; past participle of soltar.
- sua
- Her; his; its; possessive adjective feminine form.
- mão
- Hand; the limb at the end of arm.
- deslizado
- Slid; slipped; past participle of deslizar.
- terra
- Earth; land; ground; the solid surface of planet.
- do
- Of the; masculine singular contraction of de and o.
- sono
- Sleep; slumber; the state of rest and unconsciousness.
- Todos
- All; everyone; masculine plural of todo; every one.
- pareciam
- Seemed; appeared; third person plural past of parecer.
- tão
- So; such; very; adverb indicating degree or extent.
- seguros
- Safe; secure; certain; masculine plural of seguro.
- aconchegantes
- Cozy; comfortable; pleasant; adjective meaning warm and homey.
- sorriu
- Smiled; past tense of sorrir; showed happiness.
- seus
- His; her; their; masculine plural possessive adjective.
- temores
- Fears; dreads; plural of temor; concerns or anxieties.
- agora
- Now; at this moment; at the present time.
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