The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 6
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He was not the Model Boy of the village.
Ele não era o Menino Modelo da aldeia.
He knew the model boy very well though—and loathed him.
Ele conhecia muito bem o menino modelo, porém — e o detestava.
Within two minutes, or even less, he had forgotten all his troubles.
Em menos de dois minutos, ou até menos, ele havia esquecido todos os seus problemas.
Not because his troubles were one whit less heavy and bitter to him than a man's are to a man, but because a new and powerful interest bore them down and drove them out of his mind for the time—just as men's misfortunes are forgotten in the excitement of new enterprises.
Não porque seus problemas fossem um mínimo sequer menos pesados e amargos para ele do que os de um homem são para um homem, mas porque um interesse novo e poderoso os suprimiu e os expulsou de sua mente por um tempo — assim como as desgraças dos homens são esquecidas na euforia de novos empreendimentos.
This new interest was a valued novelty in whistling, which he had just acquired from a negro, and he was suffering to practise it undisturbed.
Esse novo interesse era uma novidade preciosa em assobios, que ele havia acabado de aprender com um negro, e ele estava ansioso para praticá-la sem ser perturbado.
It consisted in a peculiar bird-like turn, a sort of liquid warble, produced by touching the tongue to the roof of the mouth at short intervals in the midst of the music—the reader probably remembers how to do it, if he has ever been a boy.
Consistia num movimento peculiar semelhante ao de um pássaro, uma espécie de trinado fluido, produzido ao tocar a língua no céu da boca em curtos intervalos no meio da música — o leitor provavelmente se lembra de como fazê-lo, se alguma vez foi menino.
Diligence and attention soon gave him the knack of it, and he strode down the street with his mouth full of harmony and his soul full of gratitude.
A diligência e a atenção logo lhe deram o jeito de fazê-lo, e ele caminhou pela rua com a boca cheia de harmonia e a alma cheia de gratidão.
He felt much as an astronomer feels who has discovered a new planet—no doubt, as far as strong, deep, unalloyed pleasure is concerned, the advantage was with the boy, not the astronomer.
Ele se sentia muito como um astrônomo que descobriu um novo planeta — sem dúvida, no que diz respeito ao prazer intenso, profundo e puro, a vantagem era do menino, não do astrônomo.
The summer evenings were long.
As noites de verão eram longas.
It was not dark, yet.
Ainda não estava escuro.
Presently Tom checked his whistle.
Logo Tom interrompeu seu assobio.
A stranger was before him—a boy a shade larger than himself.
Um estranho estava à sua frente — um menino um pouco maior do que ele.
Vocabulary
- Ele
- EH-lee — Third person singular masculine pronoun: he
- não
- nowng — Negation word meaning no or not
- era
- EH-rah — Past imperfect of 'ser': was, used to be
- o
- oo — Masculine definite article: the
- Menino
- meh-NEE-noo — Young male child; boy
- Modelo
- moh-DEH-loo — A model or example to be imitated
- da
- dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a': of the (feminine)
- aldeia
- ahl-DAY-ah — Small rural settlement; village
- conhecia
- koo-nyeh-SEE-ah — Past imperfect of 'conhecer': knew, was acquainted with
- muito
- MWEE-too — Adverb or adjective meaning very or much
- bem
- beng — Adverb meaning well or very well
- menino
- meh-NEE-noo — A boy; young male child
- modelo
- moh-DEH-loo — A model, standard, or exemplary person
- porém
- poo-RENG — Conjunction meaning however or nevertheless
- detestava
- deh-tesh-TAH-vah — Past imperfect of 'detestar': detested, strongly disliked
- Em
- eng — Preposition meaning in or within
- menos
- MEH-noos — Adverb or adjective meaning less or fewer
- dois
- DOYSH — The number two (masculine form)
- minutos
- mee-NOO-toos — Plural of minuto; units of time: minutes
- ou
- oh — Conjunction meaning or, presenting alternatives
- até
- ah-TEH — Preposition or adverb meaning until or even
- ele
- EH-lee — Third person singular pronoun: he
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — Past imperfect of 'haver': had, there was
- esquecido
- esh-keh-SEE-doo — Past participle of 'esquecer': forgotten
- todos
- TOH-doos — Adjective or pronoun meaning all or every (masculine plural)
- os
- oosh — Masculine plural definite article: the
- seus
- SAY-oos — Possessive pronoun: his, her, their (masculine plural)
- problemas
- proo-BLEH-mahs — Plural of problema; difficulties or problems
- Não
- nowng — Negation: no, not
- porque
- poor-KEH — Conjunction meaning because or why
- fossem
- FOH-seng — Past subjunctive of 'ser': were (subjunctive mood)
- mínimo
- MEE-nee-moo — Adjective meaning minimum or the least
- sequer
- seh-KEHR — Adverb meaning even or at least (negative context)
- pesados
- peh-ZAH-doos — Adjective: heavy or burdensome (masculine plural)
- amargos
- ah-MAR-goos — Adjective: bitter or painful (masculine plural)
- para
- PAH-rah — Preposition meaning for, to, or in order to
- homem
- OH-meng — Adult male person; man
- são
- sowng — Third person plural of 'ser': are; also means healthy
- interesse
- een-teh-REH-seh — Noun meaning interest or curiosity in something
- novo
- NOH-voo — Adjective meaning new or young
- poderoso
- poo-deh-ROH-zoo — Adjective meaning powerful or mighty
- suprimiu
- soo-pree-MYOO — Past tense of 'suprimir': suppressed or eliminated
- expulsou
- esh-pool-SOH — Past tense of 'expulsar': expelled or drove out
- sua
- SOO-ah — Possessive pronoun: his, her, your (feminine singular)
- mente
- MENG-chee — Noun meaning mind or intellect
- por
- poor — Preposition meaning for, by, or through
- tempo
- TENG-poo — Noun meaning time or weather
- assim
- ah-SING — Adverb meaning thus, so, or in this way
- como
- KOH-moo — Conjunction or adverb meaning like, as, or how
- as
- ahsh — Feminine plural definite article: the
- desgraças
- desh-GRAH-sahs — Plural noun: misfortunes, disasters, or miseries
- dos
- doosh — Contraction of 'de' and 'os': of the (masculine plural)
- homens
- OH-mengsh — Plural of homem: men
- esquecidas
- esh-keh-SEE-dahs — Past participle feminine plural of 'esquecer': forgotten
- na
- nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a': in the (feminine)
- euforia
- eh-oo-FOH-ryah — Noun meaning euphoria or intense excitement
- novos
- NOH-voos — Adjective: new (masculine plural)
- empreendimentos
- eng-preh-eng-dee-MENG-toos — Plural noun: ventures, enterprises, or undertakings
- Esse
- EH-seh — Demonstrative pronoun: that or this (masculine)
- uma
- OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article: a or an
- novidade
- noh-vee-DAH-deh — Noun meaning novelty, news, or something new
- preciosa
- preh-SYOH-zah — Adjective meaning precious or valuable (feminine)
- em
- eng — Preposition meaning in, at, or on
- assobios
- ah-soo-BEE-oos — Plural of assobio: whistles or whistling sounds
- acabado
- ah-kah-BAH-doo — Past participle of 'acabar': finished or just completed
- aprender
- ah-preng-DEHR — Infinitive verb: to learn
- com
- kong — Preposition meaning with
- negro
- NEH-groo — Adjective or noun meaning black; a Black person
- estava
- esh-TAH-vah — Past imperfect of 'estar': was (temporary state)
- ansioso
- ang-SYOH-zoo — Adjective meaning anxious or eager
- praticá-la
- prah-chee-KAH-lah — Infinitive 'praticar' with clitic: to practice it
- sem
- seng — Preposition meaning without
- ser
- sehr — Infinitive: to be (permanent state or identity)
- perturbado
- pehr-toor-BAH-doo — Past participle: disturbed or bothered
- Consistia
- kong-seesh-TEE-ah — Past imperfect of 'consistir': consisted of or involved
- num
- noong — Contraction of 'em' and 'um': in a (masculine)
- movimento
- moo-vee-MENG-too — Noun meaning movement or motion
- peculiar
- peh-koo-LYAR — Adjective meaning peculiar, odd, or particular
- semelhante
- seh-meh-LYAHN-chee — Adjective meaning similar or resembling something
- ao
- ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o': to the (masculine)
- pássaro
- PAH-sah-roo — Noun meaning bird
- espécie
- esh-PEH-syeh — Noun meaning species, kind, or sort
- trinado
- tree-NAH-doo — Noun meaning trill; a warbling bird-like sound
- fluido
- FLOO-ee-doo — Adjective or noun meaning fluid or flowing
- produzido
- proo-doo-ZEE-doo — Past participle of 'produzir': produced or created
- tocar
- too-KAR — Infinitive: to touch or to play an instrument
- a
- ah — Feminine definite article or preposition: the, to
- língua
- LING-gwah — Noun meaning tongue or language
- céu
- SAY-oo — Noun meaning sky or heaven; also roof of mouth
- boca
- BOH-kah — Noun meaning mouth
- curtos
- KOOR-toos — Adjective: short (masculine plural)
- intervalos
- een-tehr-VAH-loos — Plural of intervalo: intervals or pauses
- meio
- MAY-oo — Noun or adjective meaning half, middle, or means
- música
- MOO-zee-kah — Noun meaning music
- leitor
- lay-TOHR — Noun meaning reader (person who reads)
- provavelmente
- proo-vah-vehl-MENG-chee — Adverb meaning probably or most likely
- se
- seh — Reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself, themselves
- lembra
- LENG-brah — Third person present of 'lembrar': remembers or recalls
- fazê-lo
- fah-ZEH-loo — Infinitive 'fazer' with clitic: to do it or make it
- alguma
- ahl-GOO-mah — Indefinite adjective: some or any (feminine)
- vez
- vehsh — Noun meaning time, occasion, or turn
- foi
- foy — Past tense of 'ser' or 'ir': was or went
- A
- ah — Feminine definite article: the
- diligência
- dee-lee-ZHENG-syah — Noun meaning diligence, effort, or persistence
- atenção
- ah-teng-SOWNG — Noun meaning attention or care
- logo
- LOH-goo — Adverb meaning soon, right away, or therefore
- lhe
- lyeh — Indirect object pronoun: to him, to her, to you
- deram
- DEH-rowng — Past tense of 'dar': gave (third person plural)
- jeito
- ZHAY-too — Noun meaning way, manner, skill, or knack
- caminhou
- kah-mee-NYOH — Past tense of 'caminhar': walked or strolled
- pela
- PEH-lah — Contraction of 'por' and 'a': through the, by the
- rua
- HOO-ah — Noun meaning street or road
- cheia
- SHAY-ah — Adjective meaning full or filled (feminine)
- harmonia
- ar-moh-NEE-ah — Noun meaning harmony or peaceful agreement
- alma
- AHL-mah — Noun meaning soul or spirit
- gratidão
- grah-chee-DOWNG — Noun meaning gratitude or thankfulness
- sentia
- seng-TEE-ah — Past imperfect of 'sentir': felt or sensed
- astrônomo
- ash-TROH-noo-moo — Noun meaning astronomer; scientist who studies stars
- descobriu
- desh-koo-BRYOO — Past tense of 'descobrir': discovered or found out
- planeta
- plah-NEH-tah — Noun meaning planet in the solar system
- dúvida
- DOO-vee-dah — Noun meaning doubt or uncertainty
- diz
- deez — Third person singular present of 'dizer': says or tells
- respeito
- hesh-PAY-too — Noun meaning respect or regard; 'diz respeito' means concerns
- prazer
- prah-ZEHR — Noun meaning pleasure or delight
- intenso
- een-TENG-soo — Adjective meaning intense or strong
- profundo
- proo-FOON-doo — Adjective meaning deep or profound
- puro
- POO-roo — Adjective meaning pure, clean, or unmixed
- vantagem
- vang-TAH-zheng — Noun meaning advantage or benefit
- As
- ahsh — Feminine plural definite article: the
- noites
- NOY-chesh — Plural of noite: nights
- verão
- veh-ROWNG — Noun meaning summer season
- eram
- EH-rowng — Past imperfect of 'ser': were (third person plural)
- longas
- LONG-gahs — Adjective: long (feminine plural)
- Ainda
- ah-EEN-dah — Adverb meaning still, yet, or even
- escuro
- esh-KOO-roo — Adjective meaning dark or dim
- Logo
- LOH-goo — Adverb meaning soon, shortly, or right away
- interrompeu
- een-teh-hong-PEH-oo — Past tense of 'interromper': interrupted or stopped
- seu
- SAY-oo — Possessive adjective: his, her, your (masculine singular)
- assobio
- ah-soo-BEE-oo — Noun meaning whistle or whistling sound
- Um
- oong — Masculine indefinite article: a or an; also one
- estranho
- esh-TRAH-nyoo — Adjective or noun meaning strange or stranger
- à
- ah — Contraction of 'a' and 'a': to the or at the (feminine)
- frente
- FRENG-chee — Noun meaning front; 'à frente' means ahead or in front
- pouco
- POH-koo — Adjective or adverb meaning little, few, or a bit
- maior
- mah-YOHR — Adjective meaning bigger or greater (comparative)
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