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He was eating an apple, and giving a long, melodious whoop, at intervals, followed by a deep-toned ding-dong-dong, ding-dong-dong, for he was personating a steamboat.

Ele estava comendo uma maçã e soltando um longo e melodioso grito, em intervalos, seguido de um profundo din-don-don, din-don-don, pois estava personificando um barco a vapor.

As he drew near, he slackened speed, took the middle of the street, leaned far over to starboard and rounded to ponderously and with laborious pomp and circumstance—for he was personating the Big Missouri, and considered himself to be drawing nine feet of water.

Ao se aproximar, diminuiu a velocidade, tomou o meio da rua, inclinou-se bastante para estibordo e virou de forma imponente e com trabalhosa pompa e circunstância — pois estava personificando o Grande Missouri, e considerava-se navegando a nove pés de profundidade.

He was boat and captain and engine-bells combined, so he had to imagine himself standing on his own hurricane-deck giving the orders and executing them:

Ele era o barco, o capitão e os sinos do motor ao mesmo tempo, então tinha que se imaginar parado em seu próprio convés superior dando as ordens e executando-as:

"Stop her, sir! Ting-a-ling-ling!" The headway ran almost out, and he drew up slowly toward the sidewalk.

"Pare-a, senhor! Ting-a-ling-ling!" O avanço quase cessou, e ele se aproximou lentamente da calçada.

"Ship up to back! Ting-a-ling-ling!" His arms straightened and stiffened down his sides.

"Máquina à ré! Ting-a-ling-ling!" Seus braços se estenderam e enrijeceram ao longo do corpo.

"Set her back on the stabboard! Ting-a-ling-ling! Chow! ch-chow-wow! Chow!" His right hand, mean-time, describing stately circles—for it was representing a forty-foot wheel.

"Recue pelo estibordo! Ting-a-ling-ling! Chow! ch-chow-wow! Chow!" Sua mão direita, entretanto, descrevia círculos majestosos — pois representava uma roda de quarenta pés.

"Let her go back on the labboard! Ting-a-ling-ling! Chow-ch-chow-chow!" The left hand began to describe circles.

"Deixe recuar pelo bombordo! Ting-a-ling-ling! Chow-ch-chow-chow!" A mão esquerda começou a descrever círculos.

"Stop the stabboard! Ting-a-ling-ling! Stop the labboard! Come ahead on the stabboard! Stop her! Let your outside turn over slow! Ting-a-ling-ling! Chow-ow-ow! Get out that head-line! _lively_ now! Come—out with your spring-line—what're you about there! Take a turn round that stump with the bight of it! Stand by that stage, now—let her go! Done with the engines, sir! Ting-a-ling-ling! SH'T! S'H'T! SH'T!" (trying the gauge-cocks).

"Pare o estibordo! Ting-a-ling-ling! Pare o bombordo! Avance pelo estibordo! Pare! Deixe o lado externo girar devagar! Ting-a-ling-ling! Chow-ow-ow! Solte a amarra de proa! _Rápido_ agora! Vamos — com a espia — o que está fazendo aí! Dê uma volta naquele toco com a alça dela! Fique de prontidão na prancha, agora — solte! Pronto com os motores, senhor! Ting-a-ling-ling! SH'T! S'H'T! SH'T!" (testando as torneiras de controle).

Tom went on whitewashing—paid no attention to the steamboat.

Tom continuou a caiação — não prestou atenção ao barco a vapor.

Ben stared a moment and then said: "_Hi-Yi!

Ben olhou fixamente por um momento e então disse: "_Hi-Yi!

Vocabulary

estava: eh-STAH-vah — Past imperfect of 'estar'; he/she was.
comendo: koh-MEN-doh — Present participle of 'comer'; eating.
maçã: mah-SAH — Common fruit with red or green skin; apple.
soltando: sohl-TAN-doh — Present participle of 'soltar'; releasing or letting out.
longo: LON-goh — Adjective describing great length or duration; long.
melodioso: meh-loh-dee-OH-zoo — Adjective describing a pleasant, tuneful sound; melodious.
grito: GREE-toh — A loud vocal sound or shout; cry or scream.
intervalos: in-tehr-VAH-lohs — Plural noun referring to spaces between events; intervals.
seguido: seh-GEE-doh — Past participle of 'seguir'; followed or followed by.
profundo: proh-FOON-doh — Adjective describing great depth or intensity; deep or profound.
pois: poysh — Conjunction or adverb meaning because, for, or since.
personificando: pehr-soh-nee-fee-KAN-doh — Present participle of 'personificar'; embodying or impersonating something.
barco: BAR-koh — A vessel used for water transportation; boat or ship.
vapor: vah-POHR — Steam; also used in 'barco a vapor' meaning steamboat.
Ao: ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o'; at the or upon.
aproximar: ah-proh-see-MAR — Infinitive verb meaning to approach or draw near.
diminuiu: dee-mee-NWEE-oo — Past tense of 'diminuir'; he/she reduced or decreased.
velocidade: veh-loh-see-DAH-deh — Noun referring to rate of movement; speed or velocity.
tomou: toh-MOH — Past tense of 'tomar'; he/she took or assumed.
meio: MAY-oh — Noun or adjective meaning middle, half, or center.
rua: HOO-ah — A public road in a town or city; street.
inclinou-se: in-klee-NOH-seh — Reflexive past tense; he/she leaned or tilted to one side.
bastante: bah-STAN-teh — Adverb or adjective meaning quite, enough, or sufficiently.
estibordo: esh-tee-BOHR-doh — Nautical term for the right side of a vessel; starboard.
virou: vee-ROH — Past tense of 'virar'; he/she turned or became.
forma: FOHR-mah — Noun referring to shape, form, or manner of something.
imponente: im-poh-NEN-teh — Adjective describing something grand or impressive; imposing or majestic.
trabalhosa: trah-bah-LYOH-zah — Adjective describing something requiring great effort; laborious or toilsome.
pompa: POHM-pah — Noun referring to ceremonial display or grandeur; pomp.
circunstância: seer-koon-STAN-see-ah — Noun referring to conditions or facts surrounding an event; circumstance.
considerava-se: kon-see-deh-RAH-vah-seh — Reflexive imperfect; he/she/it considered itself or was considered.
navegando: nah-veh-GAN-doh — Present participle of 'navegar'; sailing or navigating through water.
pés: pesh — Plural of 'pé'; feet as a unit of measurement or body part.
profundidade: proh-foon-dee-DAH-deh — Noun referring to the measurement downward; depth.
era: EH-rah — Imperfect past tense of 'ser'; he/she/it was.
capitão: kah-pee-TOWN — Noun referring to the commander of a ship or team; captain.
sinos: SEE-nohsh — Plural of 'sino'; bells used to signal or make sound.
motor: moh-TOHR — Noun referring to a machine that produces mechanical power; engine or motor.
mesmo: MEZ-moh — Adjective or adverb meaning same, very, or even.
tempo: TEM-poh — Noun referring to time or weather; time.
então: en-TOWN — Adverb or conjunction meaning then, so, or therefore.
tinha: TEEN-yah — Imperfect past tense of 'ter'; he/she had or used to have.
imaginar: ee-mah-zhee-NAR — Infinitive verb meaning to picture mentally or conceive; imagine.
parado: pah-RAH-doh — Past participle of 'parar'; stopped, stationary, or standing still.
seu: SAY-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning his, her, its, or your.
próprio: PROH-pree-oh — Adjective meaning own, proper, or characteristic of oneself.
convés: kon-VESH — Nautical noun referring to the flat top surface of a ship; deck.
superior: soo-peh-ree-OHR — Adjective meaning higher, upper, or of greater quality; superior.
dando: DAN-doh — Present participle of 'dar'; giving or issuing commands or things.
ordens: OHR-denzh — Plural of 'ordem'; commands or instructions given to someone; orders.
executando-as: eh-zeh-koo-TAN-doh-ahsh — Present participle plus pronoun; carrying them out or executing them.
Pare-a: PAH-reh-ah — Imperative of 'parar' plus pronoun; stop it (the engine).
senhor: seh-NYOR — Formal noun or address for a man; sir or mister.
avanço: ah-VAN-soh — Noun meaning forward movement, advance, or progress.
quase: KWAH-zeh — Adverb meaning nearly or almost but not completely.
cessou: seh-SOH — Past tense of 'cessar'; it stopped or ceased completely.
aproximou: ah-proh-see-MOH — Past tense of 'aproximar'; he/she moved closer or approached.
lentamente: len-tah-MEN-teh — Adverb describing movement at a slow pace; slowly.
calçada: kal-SAH-dah — Noun referring to a paved walkway beside a street; sidewalk or pavement.
Máquina: MAH-kee-nah — Noun referring to a mechanical device or engine; machine or engine.
ré: HEH — Nautical term meaning reverse or backward direction; astern.
Seus: SAY-oosh — Masculine plural possessive pronoun meaning his, her, or their.
braços: BRAH-sohs — Plural of 'braço'; the upper limbs of the human body; arms.
estenderam: esh-ten-DEH-rahm — Past tense of 'estender'; they stretched out or extended.
enrijeceram: en-ree-zheh-SEH-rahm — Past tense of 'enrijecer'; they became stiff or rigid.
corpo: KOHR-poh — Noun referring to the physical structure of a living being; body.
Recue: heh-KOO-eh — Imperative of 'recuar'; move back or retreat.
pelo: PEH-loh — Contraction of 'por' and 'o'; by the or through the.
Sua: SOO-ah — Feminine possessive pronoun meaning his, her, its, or your.
mão: mown — Noun referring to the end part of the human arm; hand.
direita: dee-RAY-tah — Adjective or noun meaning right side or the right hand.
entretanto: en-treh-TAN-toh — Adverb or conjunction meaning meanwhile or however; in the meantime.
descrevia: desh-kreh-VEE-ah — Imperfect past of 'descrever'; was describing or tracing a path.
círculos: SEER-koo-lohs — Plural of 'círculo'; round closed shapes or movements; circles.
majestosos: mah-zhesh-TOH-zohs — Plural adjective describing impressive grandeur or dignity; majestic.
representava: heh-preh-zen-TAH-vah — Imperfect past of 'representar'; was representing or standing in for.
roda: HOH-dah — Noun referring to a circular rotating object; wheel.
quarenta: kwah-REN-tah — The cardinal number equal to four times ten; forty.
Deixe: DAY-sheh — Imperative of 'deixar'; let, allow, or leave something.
recuar: heh-KWAHR — Infinitive verb meaning to move back or retreat; to reverse.
bombordo: bom-BOHR-doh — Nautical term for the left side of a vessel; port side.
esquerda: esh-KEHR-dah — Noun or adjective referring to the left side or direction.
começou: koh-meh-SOH — Past tense of 'começar'; he/she/it started or began.
descrever: desh-kreh-VEHR — Infinitive verb meaning to trace, depict, or describe something.
Pare: PAH-reh — Imperative of 'parar'; stop or halt.
Avance: ah-VAN-seh — Imperative of 'avançar'; move forward or advance.
lado: LAH-doh — Noun referring to a side, flank, or direction; side.
externo: esh-TEHR-noh — Adjective meaning outer, outside, or external.
girar: zhee-RAHR — Infinitive verb meaning to spin or rotate around an axis.
devagar: deh-vah-GAHR — Adverb meaning at a slow speed; slowly or gently.
Solte: SOHL-teh — Imperative of 'soltar'; release or let go of something.
amarra: ah-MAH-hah — Noun referring to a rope or cable used to tie a vessel; mooring line.
proa: PROH-ah — Nautical noun for the front section of a ship; bow or prow.
agora: ah-GOH-rah — Adverb meaning at the present moment; now.
Vamos: VAH-mohs — First person plural of 'ir'; let's go or we are going.
espia: esh-PEE-ah — Noun meaning a mooring rope or spy; here a line used to maneuver a vessel.
está: esh-TAH — Present tense of 'estar'; he/she/it is (state or condition).
fazendo: fah-ZEN-doh — Present participle of 'fazer'; doing or making something.
aí: ah-EE — Adverb indicating a nearby place or situation; there or over there.
Dê: deh — Imperative of 'dar'; give or perform an action.
volta: VOHL-tah — Noun meaning a turn, return, or loop; turn or lap.
naquele: nah-KEH-leh — Contraction of 'em' and 'aquele'; in that or on that.
toco: TOH-koh — Noun meaning a tree stump or short stub; stump.
alça: AHL-sah — Noun meaning a handle, loop, or strap used for holding.
dela: DEH-lah — Contraction of 'de' and 'ela'; of her or its (feminine).
Fique: FEE-keh — Imperative of 'ficar'; stay, remain, or be in a state.
prontidão: pron-chee-DOWN — Noun meaning readiness or preparedness for action; readiness.
prancha: PRAN-shah — Noun referring to a plank or gangplank used for boarding; plank or board.
solte: SOHL-teh — Imperative of 'soltar'; release, untie, or let loose something.
Pronto: PRON-toh — Adjective or interjection meaning ready, done, or all set.
motores: moh-TOH-rehsh — Plural of 'motor'; mechanical devices generating power; engines or motors.
testando: tesh-TAN-doh — Present participle of 'testar'; checking or trying something; testing.
torneiras: tohr-NAY-rahsh — Plural of 'torneira'; devices controlling fluid flow; taps or valves.
controle: kon-TROH-leh — Noun meaning the power to direct or regulate; control.
continuou: kon-tee-NWOH — Past tense of 'continuar'; he/she continued or kept going.
caiação: kah-yah-SOWN — Noun referring to the act of applying whitewash; whitewashing.
prestou: preh-STOH — Past tense of 'prestar'; paid or rendered (attention or service).
atenção: ah-ten-SOWN — Noun meaning the act of focusing the mind; attention.
olhou: oh-LYOH — Past tense of 'olhar'; he/she looked or gazed at something.
fixamente: fee-shah-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning in a fixed, steady, or intense manner; fixedly or intently.
por: pohr — Preposition meaning by, for, through, or during.
momento: moh-MEN-toh — Noun referring to a brief period of time; moment or instant.
disse: DEE-seh — Past tense of 'dizer'; he/she said or told something.

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