The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 8
So far as we may judge from the other personages of Count Fathom, even this interesting Amazon would sooner or later have turned into a wooden figure, with a label giving the necessary information as to her character.
Tanto quanto podemos julgar pelos outros personagens do Conde Fathom, mesmo esta interessante Amazona teria se transformado, mais cedo ou mais tarde, numa figura de madeira, com uma etiqueta fornecendo as informações necessárias sobre o seu caráter.
Such certainly is her son, Fathom, the hero of the book.
Tal é certamente o seu filho, Fathom, o herói do livro.
Because he is placarded, "Shrewd villain of monstrous inhumanity," we are fain to accept him for what his creator intended; but seldom in word or deed is he a convincingly real villain.
Porque ele é rotulado de "Vilão astuto de monstruosa desumanidade", somos obrigados a aceitá-lo pelo que o seu criador pretendia; mas raramente em palavra ou ação é ele um vilão convincentemente real.
His friend and foil, the noble young Count de Melvil, is no more alive than he; and equally wooden are Joshua, the high-minded, saint-like Jew, and that tedious, foolish Don Diego.
O seu amigo e contraponto, o nobre jovem Conde de Melvil, não está mais vivo do que ele; e igualmente artificiais são Joshua, o judeu elevado de espírito e semelhante a um santo, e aquele entediante e tolo Dom Diego.
Neither is the heroine alive, the peerless Monimia, but then, in her case, want of vitality is not surprising; the presence of it would amaze us.
Tampouco está viva a heroína, a incomparável Monimia, mas então, no seu caso, a falta de vitalidade não é surpreendente; a presença dela nos surpreenderia.
If she were a woman throbbing with life, she would be different from Smollett's other heroines.
Se ela fosse uma mulher pulsando de vida, seria diferente das outras heroínas de Smollett.
The "second lady" of the melodrama, Mademoiselle de Melvil, though by no means vivified, is yet more real than her sister-in-law.
A "segunda dama" do melodrama, Mademoiselle de Melvil, embora de forma alguma vivificada, é ainda mais real do que sua cunhada.
The fact that they are mostly inanimate figures is not the only surprise given us by the personages of Count Fathom.
O fato de que são em sua maioria figuras inanimadas não é a única surpresa que os personagens do Conde Fathom nos proporcionam.
It is a surprise to find few of them strikingly whimsical; it is a surprise to find them in some cases far more distinctly conceived than any of the people in Roderick Random or Peregrine Pickle.
É uma surpresa encontrar poucos deles notavelmente excêntricos; é uma surpresa encontrá-los em alguns casos muito mais nitidamente concebidos do que qualquer um dos personagens de Roderick Random ou Peregrine Pickle.
Vocabulary
- tanto
- so much, so many, as much
- quanto
- how much, as much as, in proportion to
- podemos
- we can, we are able to do
- julgar
- to judge, to consider, to think
- pelos
- by the, through the, for the
- outros
- others, other people or things
- personagens
- characters, figures in story or play
- do
- of the, from the, contraction
- Conde
- Count, a European nobility title
- mesmo
- same, very, even, itself
- esta
- this, this one, feminine form
- interessante
- interesting, engaging, noteworthy
- Amazona
- Amazon woman, warrior woman figure
- teria
- would have, conditional past tense
- se
- if, oneself, reflexive pronoun
- transformado
- transformed, changed into something else
- mais
- more, plus, further, additional
- cedo
- early, soon, in morning
- ou
- or, either, alternative conjunction
- tarde
- late, afternoon, evening time
- numa
- in a, into a, contraction
- figura
- figure, shape, character, image
- de
- of, from, made of, preposition
- madeira
- wood, timber, wooden material
- com
- with, along with, together with
- uma
- a, an, one, feminine article
- etiqueta
- label, tag, ticket, etiquette
- fornecendo
- providing, supplying, giving, offering
- as
- the, feminine plural article
- informações
- information, data, details, news
- necessárias
- necessary, required, needed things
- sobre
- on, about, concerning, regarding
- seu
- his, her, your, its, possessive
- caráter
- character, personality, nature, disposition
- Tal
- such, that kind of, like that
- certamente
- certainly, surely, definitely, assuredly
- filho
- son, child, offspring, male child
- herói
- hero, heroic figure, main character
- livro
- book, literary work, bound pages
- Porque
- because, for that reason, why
- ele
- he, him, that person
- rotulado
- labeled, classified, categorized, marked
- Vilão
- villain, evil character, bad guy
- astuto
- cunning, clever, shrewd, astute
- monstruosa
- monstrous, hideous, terrible, abominable
- desumanidade
- inhumanity, cruelty, lack of humanity
- somos
- we are, present tense of ser
- obrigados
- obliged, forced, required, compelled
- aceitá-lo
- accept it, take it, receive it
- pelo
- by the, through the, for the
- que
- what, which, that, which thing
- criador
- creator, maker, author, founder
- pretendia
- intended, intended to, claimed, pretended
- mas
- but, however, yet, still
- raramente
- rarely, seldom, infrequently, hardly
- em
- in, at, on, within, preposition
- palavra
- word, speech, utterance, statement
- ação
- action, deed, act, activity
- um
- a, an, one, masculine article
- vilão
- villain, evil character, bad person
- convincentemente
- convincingly, persuasively, compellingly, believably
- real
- real, actual, genuine, true
- amigo
- friend, friendly, companion, associate
- contraponto
- counterpoint, contrast, opposing element
- nobre
- noble, aristocratic, dignified, honorable
- jovem
- young, young person, youth
- não
- no, not, negation particle
- está
- is, are, present tense of estar
- vivo
- alive, living, lively, vivid
- igualmente
- equally, likewise, similarly, also
- artificiais
- artificial, man-made, synthetic, fake
- são
- are, present tense plural of ser
- judeu
- Jewish, Jew, Hebrew person
- elevado
- elevated, high, lofty, raised
- espírito
- spirit, soul, mind, essence
- semelhante
- similar, like, resembling, comparable
- santo
- saint, holy, sacred, blessed
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