The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 5
I have attempted to represent modest merit struggling with every difficulty to which a friendless orphan is exposed, from his own want of experience, as well as from the selfishness, envy, malice, and base indifference of mankind.
Tentei representar o mérito modesto lutando com cada dificuldade à qual um órfão sem amigos está exposto, tanto pela sua própria falta de experiência, quanto pelo egoísmo, inveja, malícia e indiferença vil da humanidade.
To secure a favourable prepossession, I have allowed him the advantages of birth and education, which in the series of his misfortunes will, I hope, engage the ingenuous more warmly in his behalf; and though I foresee, that some people will be offended at the mean scenes in which he is involved, I persuade myself that the judicious will not only perceive the necessity of describing those situations to which he must of course be confined, in his low estate, but also find entertainment in viewing those parts of life, where the humours and passions are undisguised by affectation, ceremony, or education; and the whimsical peculiarities of disposition appear as nature has implanted them.
Para garantir uma predisposição favorável, concedi-lhe as vantagens do nascimento e da educação, que na série de suas desgraças irão, espero, envolver os ingênuos mais calidamente em seu favor; e embora eu preveja que algumas pessoas se ofenderão com as cenas degradantes nas quais ele se vê envolvido, persuado-me de que os judiciosos não apenas perceberão a necessidade de descrever aquelas situações às quais ele deve, naturalmente, estar confinado em sua condição humilde, mas também encontrarão entretenimento ao contemplar aquelas partes da vida onde os humores e as paixões não são disfarçados pela afetação, cerimônia ou educação; e as peculiaridades caprichosas do temperamento aparecem tal como a natureza as implantou.
But I believe I need not trouble myself in vindicating a practice authorized by the best writers in this way, some of whom I have already named.
Mas acredito que não preciso me preocupar em defender uma prática autorizada pelos melhores escritores neste gênero, alguns dos quais já mencionei.
Every intelligent reader will, at first sight, perceive I have not deviated from nature in the facts, which are all true in the main, although the circumstances are altered and disguised, to avoid personal satire.
Todo leitor inteligente perceberá, à primeira vista, que não me desviei da natureza nos fatos, que são todos verdadeiros em essência, embora as circunstâncias sejam alteradas e disfarçadas, para evitar a sátira pessoal.
Vocabulary
- Tentei
- Past tense of tentar; I tried or attempted
- representar
- To represent, depict, or portray in writing or art
- mérito
- Worth, merit, or deserving quality of something
- modesto
- Humble, modest, or unpretentious in nature or behavior
- lutando
- Fighting, struggling, or battling against difficulties
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
- cada
- Each, every individual item in a group
- dificuldade
- Difficulty, obstacle, or challenge to overcome
- qual
- Which, what; interrogative or relative pronoun
- um
- One; indefinite article or cardinal number
- órfão
- Orphan; child without living parents
- sem
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- amigos
- Friends; plural of amigo, companions or allies
- está
- Third person singular of estar; he/she/it is
- exposto
- Exposed, unprotected, or vulnerable to harm
- tanto
- So much, as much, or to such degree
- pela
- By the, through the; contraction of por and article
- sua
- His, her, its, your; possessive adjective feminine
- própria
- Own, proper, characteristic; feminine of próprio
- falta
- Lack, shortage, or absence of something needed
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- experiência
- Experience, practical knowledge gained over time
- quanto
- As much as, how much; comparative conjunction
- pelo
- By the, through the; contraction of por and article
- egoísmo
- Selfishness, excessive concern for one's own welfare
- inveja
- Envy, resentment at others' success or possessions
- malícia
- Malice, wickedness, or deliberate intent to harm
- indiferença
- Indifference, lack of interest or concern
- vil
- Vile, wicked, morally bad or despicable
- da
- Of the; contraction of de and feminine article
- humanidade
- Humanity, mankind, or human race collectively
- Para
- To, for; preposition indicating purpose or destination
- garantir
- To guarantee, ensure, or pledge something
- uma
- A, an; indefinite article feminine singular
- predisposição
- Predisposition, natural tendency or inclination toward
- favorável
- Favorable, advantageous, or approving in nature
- concedi-lhe
- I granted him/her; past tense of conceder
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article
- vantagens
- Advantages, benefits, or favorable circumstances
- do
- Of the; contraction of de and masculine article
- nascimento
- Birth, origin, or beginning of someone's life
- educação
- Education, upbringing, or training received
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun
- na
- In the; contraction of em and feminine article
- série
- Series, sequence, or set of related things
- suas
- His, her, its, your; feminine plural possessive
- desgraças
- Misfortunes, disasters, or unfortunate circumstances
- irão
- Will go, shall go; future tense of ir
- espero
- I hope, I expect; first person singular of esperar
- envolver
- To involve, wrap up, or include in something
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article
- ingênuos
- Ingenuous, naive, or innocent people or hearts
- mais
- More, most; comparative or superlative adverb
- calidamente
- Warmly, cordially, or with affection
- em
- In, on; preposition indicating location or position
- seu
- His, her, its, your; masculine possessive adjective
- favor
- Favor, goodwill, or kind act granted
- embora
- Although, though, even if; concessive conjunction
- eu
- I; first person singular pronoun
- preveja
- I foresee, anticipate; subjunctive of prever
- algumas
- Some, a few; feminine plural indefinite adjective
- pessoas
- People, persons, individuals in general
- se
- If, whether; conditional conjunction
- ofenderão
- Will offend, shall offend; future tense
- cenas
- Scenes, episodes, or dramatic moments depicted
- degradantes
- Degrading, humiliating, or shameful circumstances
- nas
- In the; contraction of em and feminine plural
- quais
- Which, whom; plural relative pronoun
- ele
- He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun
- vê
- Sees, watches; third person singular of ver
- envolvido
- Involved, implicated, or caught up in
- persuado-me
- I persuade myself, I am convinced
- judiciosos
- Judicious, wise, or showing good judgment
- não
- Not, no; negation particle
- apenas
- Only, merely, just; restrictive adverb
- perceberão
- Will perceive, shall understand; future tense
- necessidade
- Necessity, need, or requirement for something
- descrever
- To describe, depict, or give account of
- aquelas
- Those, those ones; feminine plural demonstrative
- situações
- Situations, circumstances, or states of affairs
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