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English → Pt Preface Level 7/10

A man in the early eighteenth century, of course, could push this taste further than a lady in the early nineteenth; and no doubt Miss Austen's principles, as well as her heart, would have shrunk from such things as the letter from the unfortunate husband in the_ Spectator, _who describes, with all the gusto and all the innocence in the world, how his wife and his friend induce him to play at blind-man's-buff.

Um homem no início do século XVIII, é claro, poderia levar esse gosto mais longe do que uma senhora no início do século XIX; e sem dúvida os princípios de Miss Austen, assim como o seu coração, teriam se afastado de coisas como a carta do infeliz marido no Spectator, que descreve, com todo o entusiasmo e toda a inocência do mundo, como sua esposa e seu amigo o induzem a jogar cabra-cega.

But another_ Spectator _letter--that of the damsel of fourteen who wishes to marry Mr. Shapely, and assures her selected Mentor that "he admires your_ Spectators _mightily"--might have been written by a rather more ladylike and intelligent Lydia Bennet in the days of Lydia's great-grandmother;

Mas outra carta do Spectator — a da donzela de catorze anos que deseja casar-se com o Sr. Shapely, e assegura ao seu escolhido Mentor que "ele admira imensamente os seus Spectators" — poderia ter sido escrita por uma Lydia Bennet um tanto mais refinada e inteligente nos dias da bisavó de Lydia;

while, on the other hand, some (I think unreasonably) have found "cynicism" in touches of Miss Austen's own, such as her satire of Mrs. Musgrove's self-deceiving regrets over her son.

enquanto, por outro lado, alguns (penso que sem razão) encontraram "cinismo" em traços da própria Miss Austen, como a sua sátira dos arrependimentos ilusórios da Sra. Musgrove em relação ao seu filho.

But this word "cynical" is one of the most misused in the English language, especially when, by a glaring and gratuitous falsification of its original sense, it is applied, not to rough and snarling invective, but to gentle and oblique satire.

Mas esta palavra "cínico" é uma das mais mal utilizadas na língua inglesa, especialmente quando, por uma flagrante e gratuita falsificação do seu sentido original, é aplicada, não a uma invectiva grosseira e raivosa, mas a uma sátira suave e oblíqua.

Vocabulary

Um
Indefinite article; one
homem
Man; adult male person
no
Contraction of 'em' and 'o'; in the
início
Beginning; start; commencement
do
Contraction of 'de' and 'o'; of the
século
Century; period of one hundred years
claro
Clear; bright; obvious or evident
poderia
Could; conditional form of poder
levar
To carry; to take; to wear
esse
That; demonstrative pronoun
gosto
Taste; preference; liking for something
mais
More; additional; greater in quantity
longe
Far; distant; at great distance
que
That; which; comparative particle
uma
Indefinite article feminine; one
senhora
Lady; woman; Mrs or madam
sem
Without; lacking; deprived of
dúvida
Doubt; uncertainty; lack of certainty
os
The; definite article masculine plural
princípios
Principles; fundamental rules or beliefs
de
Of; from; belonging to
Miss
Miss; unmarried woman or girl
assim
Thus; so; in this way
como
As; like; how; in what way
seu
His; her; its; your possessive
coração
Heart; center of emotions and feelings
teriam
Would have; conditional form of ter
se
If; reflexive pronoun; conditional marker
afastado
Moved away; distanced; separated
coisas
Things; objects; matters or affairs
carta
Letter; written message; playing card
infeliz
Unhappy; unfortunate; sad or wretched
marido
Husband; married man; spouse
Spectator
Spectator; observer; publication name
descreve
Describes; narrates; depicts or portrays
com
With; accompanied by; in company
todo
All; every; entire or whole
entusiasmo
Enthusiasm; keen interest; eager excitement
toda
All; entire; every feminine
inocência
Innocence; naivety; purity or guiltlessness
mundo
World; earth; people or society
sua
His; her; your possessive feminine
esposa
Wife; married woman; spouse
amigo
Friend; companion; friendly person
induzem
Induce; lead; persuade or incite
jogar
To play; to throw; to gamble
Mas
But; yet; however
outra
Another; other feminine; different one
catorze
Fourteen; number between thirteen and fifteen
anos
Years; plural of year
deseja
Wishes; desires; wants or yearns
casar-se
To marry; to get married
Sr
Mr.; abbreviation for senhor
assegura
Assures; guarantees; affirms or secures
ao
To the; to a masculine
escolhido
Chosen; selected; picked or elected
Mentor
Mentor; guide; advisor or teacher
ele
He; him; that man
admira
Admires; wonders at; regards with admiration
imensamente
Immensely; greatly; to great extent
ter
To have; to possess; to hold
sido
Been; past participle of ser
escrita
Written; composed; authored feminine
por
By; through; for or during
tanto
So much; as much; to such extent
refinada
Refined; elegant; sophisticated feminine
inteligente
Intelligent; clever; smart or bright
nos
Us; to us; in us
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