The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 7
A new-comer of any age or either sex was an impressive curiosity in the poor little shabby village of St. Petersburg.
Um recém-chegado de qualquer idade ou de qualquer sexo era uma curiosidade impressionante na pobre e pequena aldeia miserável de St. Petersburg.
This boy was well dressed, too—well dressed on a week-day.
Este menino estava bem vestido, também — bem vestido num dia de semana.
This was simply astounding.
Isso era simplesmente espantoso.
His cap was a dainty thing, his close-buttoned blue cloth roundabout was new and natty, and so were his pantaloons.
O seu boné era uma coisa delicada, o seu casaco azul de tecido abotoado era novo e elegante, e o mesmo se passava com as suas calças.
He had shoes on—and it was only Friday.
Ele tinha sapatos — e era apenas sexta-feira.
He even wore a necktie, a bright bit of ribbon.
Ele até usava uma gravata, um laço brilhante de fita.
He had a citified air about him that ate into Tom's vitals.
Ele tinha um ar citadino que royava as entranhas de Tom.
The more Tom stared at the splendid marvel, the higher he turned up his nose at his finery and the shabbier and shabbier his own outfit seemed to him to grow.
Quanto mais Tom fitava a esplêndida maravilha, mais ele torcia o nariz para os seus adornos e mais surrada e surrada a sua própria roupa lhe parecia ficar.
Neither boy spoke.
Nenhum dos meninos falou.
If one moved, the other moved—but only sidewise, in a circle; they kept face to face and eye to eye all the time.
Se um se movia, o outro movia-se também — mas apenas de lado, em círculo; mantiveram-se cara a cara e olho no olho o tempo todo.
Finally Tom said:
Por fim, Tom disse:
"I can lick you!"
"Eu te dou uma surra!"
"I'd like to see you try it."
"Gostaria de ver você tentar."
"Well, I can do it."
"Bem, eu consigo fazer isso."
"No you can't, either."
"Não, você não consegue, de jeito nenhum."
"Yes I can."
"Sim, eu consigo."
"No you can't."
"Não, você não consegue."
"I can."
"Consigo."
"You can't."
"Não consegue."
"Can!"
"Consigo!"
"Can't!"
"Não consegue!"
An uncomfortable pause.
Uma pausa desconfortável.
Then Tom said:
Então Tom disse:
"What's your name?"
"Qual é o seu nome?"
"'Tisn't any of your business, maybe."
"Talvez não seja da sua conta."
"Well I 'low I'll _make_ it my business."
"Pois eu hei de _fazer_ isso conta minha."
"Well why don't you?"
"Então por que não faz?"
"If you say much, I will."
"Se você falar muito, eu faço."
"Much—much—_much_. There now."
"Muito — muito — _muito_. Veja bem."
"Oh, you think you're mighty smart, _don't_ you?
"Oh, você se acha muito esperto, _não_ acha?
Vocabulary
- recém-chegado
- Newcomer; someone who has just arrived somewhere
- qualquer
- Any; whichever one, regardless of which
- idade
- Age; the number of years someone has lived
- sexo
- Sex; biological classification as male or female
- era
- Was; past tense of 'ser' (to be)
- curiosidade
- Curiosity; something unusual that attracts attention
- impressionante
- Impressive; striking or remarkable in appearance
- pobre
- Poor; lacking money or resources; humble
- pequena
- Small; little in size or extent
- aldeia
- Village; a small rural settlement or community
- miserável
- Miserable; wretched, poor, or in bad condition
- Este
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (masculine)
- menino
- Boy; a male child or young person
- estava
- Was; past continuous of 'estar' (to be)
- bem
- Well; in a good or proper manner
- vestido
- Dressed; wearing clothes, especially nicely attired
- também
- Also; too; in addition to something else
- dia
- Day; a 24-hour period or daytime hours
- semana
- Week; a period of seven consecutive days
- Isso
- That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby
- simplesmente
- Simply; just, merely, or in a plain manner
- espantoso
- Astonishing; causing great surprise or amazement
- seu
- His, her, its, or your (possessive pronoun)
- boné
- Cap; a hat with a brim or visor
- coisa
- Thing; an object, matter, or abstract concept
- delicada
- Delicate; fine, refined, or elegantly made
- casaco
- Coat; an outer garment worn for warmth
- azul
- Blue; the color of sky or sea
- tecido
- Fabric; cloth or woven material used for clothing
- abotoado
- Buttoned; fastened with buttons all the way up
- novo
- New; recently made, bought, or not yet worn
- elegante
- Elegant; stylish and graceful in appearance
- mesmo
- Even; same; used for emphasis or comparison
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction meaning 'if'
- passava
- Was happening; past continuous of 'passar' (to happen)
- suas
- His, her, or your (feminine plural possessive)
- calças
- Trousers; pants worn on the lower body
- tinha
- Had; past tense of 'ter' (to have)
- sapatos
- Shoes; footwear worn to protect and cover feet
- apenas
- Only; just; no more than a certain amount
- sexta-feira
- Friday; the sixth day of the working week
- até
- Until; even; up to a point in time
- usava
- Used to wear; past continuous of 'usar' (to use/wear)
- gravata
- Tie; a necktie worn around the collar
- laço
- Bow; a knot tied decoratively, like a bow tie
- brilhante
- Brilliant; shining, bright, or splendidly colored
- fita
- Ribbon; a narrow strip of fabric used decoratively
- ar
- Air; manner or appearance someone carries themselves with
- citadino
- City-like; relating to or characteristic of city life
- entranhas
- Entrails; inner depths; gut feelings or deep emotions
- Quanto
- How much; the more (used in comparisons)
- mais
- More; to a greater degree or in addition
- fitava
- Stared at; gazed fixedly at something or someone
- esplêndida
- Splendid; magnificent, impressive, and admirable
- maravilha
- Marvel; something wonderful and extraordinary to behold
- torcia
- Twisted; was twisting with envy or discomfort
- nariz
- Nose; the facial feature used for smelling
- adornos
- Adornments; decorative accessories or embellishments worn
- surrada
- Worn out; old and tattered from heavy use
- sua
- His, her, or your (feminine singular possessive)
- própria
- Own; one's very own, belonging to oneself
- roupa
- Clothes; clothing or garments worn on the body
- lhe
- To him, her, or you; indirect object pronoun
- parecia
- Seemed; appeared to be in a certain way
- ficar
- To become; to stay; to remain in a state
- Nenhum
- None; not one; no one of a group
- meninos
- Boys; plural of 'menino', male children
- falou
- Spoke; past tense of 'falar' (to speak)
- Se
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause
- movia
- Moved; past continuous of 'mover' (to move)
- outro
- Other; another; the second of two things
- movia-se
- Moved himself; reflexive past continuous of 'mover'
- mas
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- lado
- Side; one of the surfaces or directions
- círculo
- Circle; a round path or shape traced by movement
- mantiveram-se
- They kept themselves; remained facing each other steadily
- cara
- Face; the front part of a person's head
- olho
- Eye; the organ used for seeing
- tempo
- Time; the duration or passage of moments
- todo
- All; whole; every part of something
- fim
- End; the final point or conclusion of something
- disse
- Said; past tense of 'dizer' (to say)
- te
- You; second-person singular direct or indirect object pronoun
- dou
- I give; first-person present of 'dar' (to give)
- surra
- Beating; a physical thrashing or punishment
- Gostaria
- Would like; conditional of 'gostar' (to like)
- ver
- To see; to watch or observe someone or something
- você
- You; second-person singular or formal pronoun
- tentar
- To try; to attempt doing something
- Bem
- Well; fine; used as an interjection or adverb
- consigo
- I can manage; I am able to do it
- fazer
- To do; to make; a very common verb
- isso
- That; demonstrative pronoun for something just mentioned
- consegue
- Can; manages to; third-person of 'conseguir'
- jeito
- Way; manner; knack for doing something
- nenhum
- No; none; not any at all
- Consigo
- I can; I am capable of doing something
- pausa
- Pause; a brief stop or moment of silence
- desconfortável
- Uncomfortable; causing unease or awkward tension
- Então
- Then; so; therefore; transitional discourse word
- Qual
- Which; what; used in questions about identity
- nome
- Name; the word used to identify a person
- Talvez
- Maybe; perhaps; expressing possibility or uncertainty
- seja
- Be; present subjunctive of 'ser' (to be)
- conta
- Account; concern; business; 'não é da sua conta' means 'none of your business'
- Pois
- Well; because; so; a discourse filler word
- hei
- I will; first-person of 'haver', expressing intention
- minha
- My; first-person feminine singular possessive adjective
- faz
- Makes; does; third-person present of 'fazer'
- falar
- To speak; to talk; a common everyday verb
- muito
- Very; much; a lot; indicating high degree
- faço
- I do; I make; first-person present of 'fazer'
- Muito
- Very; much; used for strong emphasis here
- Veja
- Look; see; imperative of 'ver' to get attention
- acha
- Thinks; finds; third-person present of 'achar'
- esperto
- Clever; smart; shrewd in a cunning way
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