The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 3
I'm a laying up sin and suffering for us both, I know.
Estou acumulando pecado e sofrimento para nós dois, eu sei.
He's full of the Old Scratch, but laws-a-me! he's my own dead sister's boy, poor thing, and I ain't got the heart to lash him, somehow.
Ele está cheio do Diabo, mas pelo amor de Deus! ele é o filho da minha própria irmã falecida, pobrezinho, e eu não tenho coragem de açoitá-lo, de jeito nenhum.
Every time I let him off, my conscience does hurt me so, and every time I hit him my old heart most breaks.
Toda vez que o deixo escapar, minha consciência me dói muito, e toda vez que o bato meu velho coração quase parte.
Well-a-well, man that is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble, as the Scripture says, and I reckon it's so.
Bem, bem, o homem que nasce de mulher é de poucos dias e cheio de tribulações, como diz a Escritura, e suponho que é assim.
He'll play hookey this evening,[*] and I'll just be obleeged to make him work, tomorrow, to punish him.
Ele vai gazear esta tarde,[*] e serei obrigada a fazê-lo trabalhar amanhã, para puni-lo.
[*] Southwestern for "afternoon"
[*] Expressão do sudoeste americano para "tarde"
It's mighty hard to make him work Saturdays, when all the boys is having holiday, but he hates work more than he hates anything else, and I've got to do some of my duty by him, or I'll be the ruination of the child.
É muito difícil fazê-lo trabalhar nos sábados, quando todos os meninos estão de folga, mas ele odeia o trabalho mais do que odeia qualquer outra coisa, e tenho que cumprir parte do meu dever para com ele, ou serei a ruína da criança.
Tom did play hookey, and he had a very good time.
Tom de fato gazeou, e se divertiu muito.
He got back home barely in season to help Jim, the small colored boy, saw next-day's wood and split the kindlings before supper—at least he was there in time to tell his adventures to Jim while Jim did three-fourths of the work.
Ele voltou para casa mal a tempo de ajudar Jim, o pequeno menino negro, a serrar a lenha do dia seguinte e rachar o graveto antes do jantar — pelo menos estava lá a tempo de contar suas aventuras a Jim enquanto Jim fazia três quartos do trabalho.
Tom's younger brother (or rather half-brother) Sid was already through with his part of the work (picking up chips), for he was a quiet boy, and had no adventurous, trouble-some ways.
O irmão mais novo de Tom (ou melhor, meio-irmão) Sid já havia terminado sua parte do trabalho (apanhar cavacos), pois era um menino quieto e não tinha modos aventureiros ou encrenqueiros.
Vocabulary
- Estou
- I am; first person singular of 'estar'
- acumulando
- accumulating; gathering more and more of something
- pecado
- sin; moral wrongdoing or transgression
- e
- and; basic coordinating conjunction
- sofrimento
- suffering; pain or distress endured over time
- para
- for; preposition indicating purpose or recipient
- nós
- we; us; first person plural pronoun
- dois
- two; the number 2
- eu
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- sei
- I know; first person singular of 'saber'
- Ele
- he; third person singular masculine pronoun
- está
- is; third person singular of 'estar'
- cheio
- full; completely filled with something
- do
- of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'
- Diabo
- Devil; the supreme evil figure in Christianity
- mas
- but; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
- pelo
- for the; contraction of 'por' and 'o'
- amor
- love; deep affection for someone or something
- de
- of; from; basic Portuguese preposition
- Deus
- God; the supreme deity in monotheistic religions
- ele
- he; third person singular masculine pronoun
- é
- is; third person singular of 'ser'
- o
- the; masculine singular definite article
- filho
- son; male child in relation to parents
- da
- of the; contraction of 'de' and 'a'
- minha
- my; first person singular feminine possessive pronoun
- própria
- own; belonging specifically to oneself
- irmã
- sister; female sibling
- falecida
- deceased; referring to someone who has died
- pobrezinho
- poor little one; affectionate term for pitied person
- não
- no; not; basic negation word
- tenho
- I have; first person singular of 'ter'
- coragem
- courage; bravery to face difficult situations
- açoitá-lo
- to whip him; to strike with a lash
- jeito
- way; manner; knack for doing something
- nenhum
- none; not any; indicating complete absence
- Toda
- every; all; each without exception
- vez
- time; instance; occasion of something occurring
- que
- that; which; what; common connector word
- deixo
- I let; I allow; first person of 'deixar'
- escapar
- to escape; to slip away or avoid punishment
- consciência
- conscience; inner moral sense of right and wrong
- me
- me; first person singular object pronoun
- dói
- hurts; causes pain; third person of 'doer'
- muito
- very; a lot; much; intensifier of degree
- toda
- every; each; all; feminine form of 'todo'
- bato
- I beat; I hit; first person of 'bater'
- meu
- my; first person singular masculine possessive pronoun
- velho
- old; aged; describing advanced age or longtime use
- coração
- heart; the organ or seat of emotions
- quase
- almost; nearly; very close to happening
- parte
- breaks; splits; also means 'part' as noun
- Bem
- well; good; used to express acceptance or transition
- homem
- man; adult male human being
- nasce
- is born; comes into existence at birth
- mulher
- woman; adult female human being
- poucos
- few; a small number of something
- dias
- days; plural of 'dia'; units of time
- tribulações
- tribulations; great troubles or suffering endured
- como
- as; like; how; comparative or explanatory conjunction
- diz
- says; third person singular of 'dizer'
- a
- the; feminine singular definite article
- Escritura
- Scripture; the sacred religious writings, especially Bible
- suponho
- I suppose; I assume; first person of 'supor'
- assim
- thus; so; in this way or manner
- vai
- goes; will; third person singular of 'ir'
- gazear
- to play hooky; to skip school or work
- esta
- this; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun/adjective
- tarde
- afternoon; late; the middle part of day
- serei
- I will be; future of 'ser', first person
- obrigada
- obliged; forced; also means 'thank you' (feminine)
- fazê-lo
- to make him; to cause him to do something
- trabalhar
- to work; to perform labor or tasks
- amanhã
- tomorrow; the day following today
- puni-lo
- to punish him; to penalize someone for wrongdoing
- Expressão
- expression; a phrase or term used in communication
- sudoeste
- southwest; the directional region between south and west
- americano
- American; relating to America or its people
- É
- it is; third person singular of 'ser'
- difícil
- difficult; hard; not easy to do or understand
- nos
- us; in the; first person plural object pronoun
- sábados
- Saturdays; plural of 'sábado', the sixth weekday
- quando
- when; at the time that something occurs
- todos
- all; everyone; every one without exception
- os
- the; masculine plural definite article
- meninos
- boys; young male children
- estão
- are; third person plural of 'estar'
- folga
- day off; free time from work or school
- odeia
- hates; third person singular of 'odiar'
- trabalho
- work; labor; employment or task to complete
- mais
- more; most; comparative degree marker
- qualquer
- any; whatever; whichever one among many
- outra
- other; another; different one of the same kind
- coisa
- thing; object or matter of unspecified nature
- cumprir
- to fulfill; to carry out one's duty or obligation
- dever
- duty; obligation; must; to owe something
- com
- with; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- ou
- or; conjunction presenting an alternative option
- ruína
- ruin; destruction; collapse of something important
- criança
- child; young human being, boy or girl
- fato
- fact; something known to be true
- gazeou
- played hooky; skipped school or work past tense
- se
- himself; oneself; reflexive pronoun
- divertiu
- had fun; enjoyed himself; past tense of 'divertir'
- voltou
- returned; came back; past tense of 'voltar'
- casa
- home; house; place where one lives
- mal
- barely; hardly; also means 'evil' or 'badly'
- tempo
- time; weather; duration or atmospheric conditions
- ajudar
- to help; to assist someone with a task
- pequeno
- small; little; of limited size or age
- menino
- boy; young male child
- negro
- Black; relating to Black African descent
- serrar
- to saw; to cut wood using a saw
- lenha
- firewood; wood cut for burning as fuel
- dia
- day; a 24-hour period of time
- seguinte
- following; next; the one that comes after
- rachar
- to split; to chop; to crack something open
- graveto
- twig; small stick or thin piece of wood
- antes
- before; prior to a specified time or event
- jantar
- dinner; the main evening meal of the day
- menos
- less; minus; fewer; indicating reduction or subtraction
- estava
- was; imperfect past tense of 'estar'
- lá
- there; in or at that place
- contar
- to tell; to count; to narrate a story
- suas
- his; her; their; feminine plural possessive pronoun
- aventuras
- adventures; exciting or unusual experiences undergone
- enquanto
- while; during the time that something happens
- fazia
- was doing; was making; imperfect past of 'fazer'
- três
- three; the number 3
- quartos
- quarters; rooms; also three-quarters of something done
- O
- the; masculine singular definite article
- irmão
- brother; male sibling
- novo
- new; young; recently acquired or encountered
- melhor
- better; best; superior in quality or degree
- meio-irmão
- half-brother; sibling sharing only one biological parent
- já
- already; now; indicating something has occurred before
- havia
- had; past perfect auxiliary form of 'haver'
- terminado
- finished; completed; past participle of 'terminar'
- apanhar
- to pick up; to catch; to gather something
- cavacos
- wood chips; small pieces left after chopping wood
- pois
- because; since; for; causal conjunction
- era
- was; imperfect past tense of 'ser'
- um
- a; one; masculine singular indefinite article
- quieto
- quiet; calm; not noisy or disruptive
- tinha
- had; imperfect past tense of 'ter'
- modos
- manners; ways; modes of behaving or acting
- aventureiros
- adventurous; daring; fond of exciting risky activities
- encrenqueiros
- troublemakers; those who cause problems or mischief
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