Piccolissima — Page 14
It seems that the fly, being only able to take up liquids through his trunk, wetted and dissolved the sugar that he might suck it up.
Parece que a mosca, sendo capaz apenas de absorver líquidos através da sua tromba, umedeceu e dissolveu o açúcar para poder sugá-lo.
It was a pleasant thing to see his lips swell out, and press, handle, and knead, as it were, the amber surface of the sugar in order to make it melt sooner, and enable him to draw it up faster.
Era agradável ver seus lábios incharem, e pressionar, manusear e amassar, por assim dizer, a superfície âmbar do açúcar, a fim de fazê-lo derreter mais depressa e permitir-lhe absorvê-lo mais rapidamente.
After having examined all these proceedings for some time, with great amusement, the little apprentice naturalist cried out, "Well, my little guest has a remarkable talent for eating barley sugar."
Depois de ter observado todos esses procedimentos por algum tempo, com grande divertimento, o pequeno aprendiz de naturalista exclamou: "Bem, meu pequeno hóspede tem um talento notável para comer açúcar de cevada."
The other fly, timid, wet, and with his wings folded, so that he seemed naked, remained behind upon the frame of the window.
A outra mosca, tímida, molhada e com as asas dobradas, de modo que parecia nua, ficou para trás sobre a moldura da janela.
"Come, poor little wet chicken as thou art," cried the elder fly; "thou wast complaining just now of having found in life only discomfort and cold; dost thou not see these rays of the sun?
"Vem, pobre pintinho molhado que és", gritou a mosca mais velha; "estavas a queixar-te agora mesmo de ter encontrado na vida apenas desconforto e frio; não vês estes raios de sol?
dost thou not perceive the perfume of this delicious food?"
não percebes o perfume desta deliciosa comida?"
The young, inexperienced fly was disposed to take Piccolissima, the dictionary, and the barley sugar for a chain of mountains.
A jovem e inexperiente mosca estava disposta a tomar Piccolissima, o dicionário e o açúcar de cevada por uma cadeia de montanhas.
However, when the little girl turned her gentle, child-like face towards him, the insect felt the pleasant warmth of her breath; it reanimated him, and gave him courage, and with one bound he flew upon the arm of Piccolissima.
No entanto, quando a menina voltou o seu rosto gentil e infantil para ele, o inseto sentiu o agradável calor do seu sopro; isso o reanimou e lhe deu coragem, e com um salto voou para o braço de Piccolissima.
With a sudden familiarity he murmured in a low voice, "Art thou, perhaps, an elder sister of mine? Thou warmest me.
Com uma súbita familiaridade, murmurou em voz baixa: "Serás, talvez, uma irmã mais velha minha? Tu me aqueces.
Vocabulary
- Parece
- Seems, appears to be a certain way.
- que
- That, which; subordinating conjunction.
- mosca
- Fly; small flying insect.
- sendo
- Being; present participle of ser.
- capaz
- Capable, able to do something.
- apenas
- Only, just, merely; scarcely.
- de
- Of, from; preposition.
- absorver
- To absorb, soak up liquid.
- líquidos
- Liquids; plural of liquid.
- através
- Through, by means of.
- da
- Of the; contraction of de+a.
- sua
- Her, his, its; possessive adjective.
- umedeceu
- Moistened, made wet slightly.
- dissolveu
- Dissolved, melted into liquid solution.
- açúcar
- Sugar; sweet crystalline substance.
- para
- For, in order to; preposition.
- poder
- Can, to be able to.
- Era
- Was; past tense of ser.
- agradável
- Pleasant, agreeable, delightful.
- ver
- To see, to watch.
- seus
- His, her, its, their; possessive.
- lábios
- Lips; plural of lip.
- incharem
- To swell, become inflated.
- pressionar
- To press, apply pressure to.
- manusear
- To handle, touch with hands.
- amassar
- To squash, crush, compress.
- por
- By, for; preposition.
- assim
- Thus, in this way.
- dizer
- To say, to tell.
- superfície
- Surface, outer layer of object.
- do
- Of the; contraction of de+o.
- fim
- End, conclusion, termination.
- fazê-lo
- To make it, cause to melt.
- derreter
- To melt, dissolve by heat.
- mais
- More, further; comparative adverb.
- depressa
- Quickly, fast, with speed.
- permitir-lhe
- To allow her, permit to.
- rapidamente
- Rapidly, quickly, at high speed.
- Depois
- After, afterwards, later in time.
- ter
- To have, to possess.
- observado
- Observed, watched, noticed carefully.
- todos
- All, every one; plural.
- esses
- Those; demonstrative pronoun plural.
- procedimentos
- Procedures, processes, methods of action.
- algum
- Some, any; indefinite pronoun.
- tempo
- Time, weather, duration of events.
- com
- With, accompanied by; preposition.
- grande
- Large, great, big in size.
- divertimento
- Amusement, entertainment, fun activity.
- pequeno
- Small, little, tiny in size.
- aprendiz
- Apprentice, learner, beginner.
- naturalista
- Naturalist; scientist studying nature.
- exclamou
- Exclaimed, cried out loudly.
- Bem
- Well, good; interjection.
- meu
- My, mine; possessive adjective.
- hóspede
- Guest, visitor, lodger.
- tem
- Has, possesses; third person singular.
- um
- A, an; indefinite article.
- talento
- Talent, natural ability, skill.
- notável
- Notable, remarkable, worthy of attention.
- comer
- To eat, consume food.
- outra
- Another, other; different one.
- tímida
- Timid, shy, fearful.
- molhada
- Wet, soaked with moisture.
- as
- The; feminine plural article.
- asas
- Wings; plural of wing.
- dobradas
- Folded, bent; plural feminine.
- modo
- Mode, manner, way of doing.
- parecia
- Seemed, appeared to be.
- nua
- Naked, bare, unclothed.
- ficou
- Stayed, remained, became; past tense.
- trás
- Behind, back, rear side.
- sobre
- On, upon, over; preposition.
- moldura
- Frame, border of picture.
- janela
- Window; opening in wall.
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