The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 3
" Then turning to the crew, he said, "Bear a hand there, to take in sail!"
" Então, virando-se para a tripulação, disse: "Ponham mãos à obra, para recolher as velas!"
All hands obeyed, and at once the eight or ten seamen who composed the crew, sprang to their respective stations at the spanker brails and outhaul, topsail sheets and halyards, the jib downhaul, and the topsail clewlines and buntlines.
Todos obedeceram, e imediatamente os oito ou dez marinheiros que compunham a tripulação saltaram para seus respectivos postos nas braças e escotas da vela mestra, nas escotas e adriças do mastro de gávea, na adriça do bujarrona, e nas brandis e briões do mastro de gávea.
The young sailor gave a look to see that his orders were promptly and accurately obeyed, and then turned again to the owner.
O jovem marinheiro lançou um olhar para verificar que suas ordens eram prontamente e corretamente obedecidas, e então voltou-se novamente para o armador.
"And how did this misfortune occur?" inquired the latter, resuming the interrupted conversation.
"E como ocorreu esse infortúnio?" indagou o último, retomando a conversa interrompida.
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"Alas, sir, in the most unexpected manner.
"Infelizmente, senhor, da maneira mais inesperada.
After a long talk with the harbor-master, Captain Leclere left Naples greatly disturbed in mind.
Depois de uma longa conversa com o capitão do porto, o Capitão Leclere deixou Nápoles muito perturbado.
In twenty-four hours he was attacked by a fever, and died three days afterwards.
Em vinte e quatro horas foi acometido por uma febre, e morreu três dias depois.
We performed the usual burial service, and he is at his rest, sewn up in his hammock with a thirty-six-pound shot at his head and his heels, off El Giglio island.
Realizamos o serviço fúnebre habitual, e ele está em seu descanso, costurado em sua rede com uma bala de trinta e seis libras à sua cabeça e aos seus pés, ao largo da ilha de El Giglio.
We bring to his widow his sword and cross of honor.
Levamos à sua viúva sua espada e cruz de honra.
It was worth while, truly," added the young man with a melancholy smile, "to make war against the English for ten years, and to die in his bed at last, like everybody else."
Valeu a pena, verdadeiramente," acrescentou o jovem com um sorriso melancólico, "fazer guerra contra os ingleses por dez anos, e morrer na cama afinal, como todo o mundo."
"Why, you see, Edmond," replied the owner, who appeared more comforted at every moment, "we are all mortal, and the old must make way for the young.
"Pois bem, veja, Edmond," respondeu o armador, que parecia mais reconfortado a cada momento, "somos todos mortais, e os velhos devem ceder lugar aos jovens.
Vocabulary
- Então
- en-tow — Then, so; used to introduce a consequence or next action.
- virando-se
- vee-ran-doo-see — Turning oneself around to face someone.
- para
- pah-rah — For, to; a common preposition indicating direction or purpose.
- tripulação
- tree-poo-lah-sow — Crew; the team operating a ship or vessel.
- disse
- dee-see — Said; past tense of dizer, to say.
- Ponham
- pown-yown — Put, place; imperative plural form of pôr.
- mãos
- mowns — Hands; plural of mão.
- obra
- oh-brah — Work, labor; often used in the phrase mãos à obra.
- recolher
- heh-koh-lyehr — To gather, collect, or bring in sails.
- velas
- veh-lahs — Sails; fabric panels that catch wind to propel a ship.
- Todos
- toh-doos — Everyone, all; referring to the entire group.
- obedeceram
- oh-beh-deh-seh-rown — Obeyed; past tense plural of obedecer.
- imediatamente
- ee-meh-dee-ah-tah-men-tee — Immediately, right away, without delay.
- marinheiros
- mah-ree-nyay-roos — Sailors; men who work aboard a ship.
- compunham
- kom-poo-nyown — Composed, made up; past tense of compor referring to crew members.
- saltaram
- sal-tah-rown — Jumped, leaped; past tense plural of saltar.
- respectivos
- heh-spek-tee-voos — Respective; each belonging to its own particular place.
- postos
- posh-toos — Posts, stations; assigned positions on a vessel.
- mastro
- mash-troo — Mast; the tall vertical pole on a sailing ship.
- jovem
- zhoh-veng — Young person; an adjective or noun meaning young.
- lançou
- lan-soh — Launched, cast, threw; past tense of lançar.
- olhar
- oh-lyar — Look, glance; to look or the act of looking.
- verificar
- veh-ree-fee-kar — To verify, check, confirm that something is correct.
- ordens
- or-densh — Orders, commands; instructions given to others.
- prontamente
- pron-tah-men-tee — Promptly, quickly, without hesitation or delay.
- corretamente
- koh-heh-tah-men-tee — Correctly, properly; in the right manner.
- obedecidas
- oh-beh-deh-see-dahs — Obeyed; past participle plural feminine of obedecer.
- voltou-se
- vol-toh-see — Turned back around; reflexive past tense of voltar.
- novamente
- noh-vah-men-tee — Again, once more, anew.
- ocorreu
- oh-koh-heh-oo — Occurred, happened; past tense of ocorrer.
- infortúnio
- een-for-too-nee-oo — Misfortune, mishap; an unfortunate event or calamity.
- indagou
- een-dah-goh — Inquired, asked; past tense of indagar, to inquire.
- último
- ool-tee-moo — Last, final; the most recent or concluding one.
- retomando
- heh-toh-man-doo — Resuming, taking back up; present participle of retomar.
- conversa
- kon-vehr-sah — Conversation, talk; an exchange of words between people.
- interrompida
- een-teh-hom-pee-dah — Interrupted, broken off; past participle of interromper.
- Infelizmente
- een-feh-leez-men-tee — Unfortunately, sadly; expressing regret about a situation.
- senhor
- seh-nyor — Sir, mister; a respectful form of address for a man.
- maneira
- mah-nay-rah — Manner, way; how something is done or occurs.
- inesperada
- ee-nesh-peh-rah-dah — Unexpected, surprising; something that was not anticipated.
- Depois
- deh-poysh — After, afterwards; indicating something that follows in time.
- longa
- lon-gah — Long; feminine adjective describing extended duration or length.
- capitão
- kah-pee-town — Captain; the commanding officer of a ship.
- porto
- por-too — Port, harbor; a place where ships dock and anchor.
- deixou
- day-shoh — Left, allowed; past tense of deixar.
- perturbado
- pehr-toor-bah-doo — Disturbed, troubled, upset; past participle of perturbar.
- febre
- feh-bree — Fever; an abnormally high body temperature from illness.
- morreu
- moh-heh-oo — Died; past tense of morrer, to die.
- Realizamos
- heh-ah-lee-zah-moos — We performed, carried out; past tense plural of realizar.
- serviço
- sehr-vee-soo — Service, duty; a task or function performed for others.
- fúnebre
- foo-neh-bree — Funerary, funeral; relating to burial rites or death.
- habitual
- ah-bee-too-al — Customary, usual; something done by habit or tradition.
- descanso
- desh-kan-soo — Rest, repose; a state of peace or sleep after death.
- costurado
- kosh-too-rah-doo — Sewn, stitched; past participle of costurar.
- rede
- heh-dee — Net, hammock; here referring to a burial shroud at sea.
- bala
- bah-lah — Bullet, cannonball; here a weight used in burial at sea.
- cabeça
- kah-beh-sah — Head; the uppermost part of the human body.
- pés
- pehsh — Feet; plural of pé, the lowest part of the body.
- largo
- lar-goo — At sea, offshore; away from the coast.
- ilha
- ee-lyah — Island; a landmass completely surrounded by water.
- viúva
- vee-oo-vah — Widow; a woman whose husband has died.
- espada
- esh-pah-dah — Sword; a bladed weapon used by military officers.
- cruz
- kroosh — Cross; a symbol associated with Christianity and honor.
- honra
- on-rah — Honor; respect and high moral standing.
- pena
- peh-nah — Worth, pity, penalty; here meaning it was worthwhile.
- verdadeiramente
- vehr-dah-day-rah-men-tee — Truly, really; in a genuine and sincere manner.
- acrescentou
- ah-kreh-sen-toh — Added, appended; past tense of acrescentar.
- sorriso
- soh-hee-zoo — Smile; a facial expression showing happiness or irony.
- melancólico
- meh-lan-koh-lee-koo — Melancholic, sad; expressing or feeling deep sadness.
- fazer guerra
- fah-zehr geh-hah — To wage war; to engage in armed conflict.
- ingleses
- een-gleh-zesh — English people; referring to people from England.
- anos
- ah-noos — Years; plural of ano, a unit of time.
- morrer
- moh-hehr — To die; the infinitive form of the verb to die.
- cama
- kah-mah — Bed; a piece of furniture used for sleeping.
- afinal
- ah-fee-nal — After all, in the end; expressing a final conclusion.
- mundo
- moon-doo — World; the earth or all of humanity.
- Pois bem
- poysh beng — Well then; a phrase used to introduce a response.
- veja
- veh-zhah — See, look; imperative of ver used to draw attention.
- respondeu
- hesh-pon-deh-oo — Responded, replied; past tense of responder.
- parecia
- pah-reh-see-ah — Seemed, appeared; past imperfect of parecer.
- reconfortado
- heh-kon-for-tah-doo — Comforted, reassured; past participle of reconfortar.
- momento
- moh-men-too — Moment; a brief, specific point in time.
- somos
- soh-moos — We are; first person plural present of ser.
- mortais
- mor-tiysh — Mortals; beings who are subject to death.
- velhos
- veh-lyoos — Old ones, elders; plural of velho meaning old.
- devem
- deh-veng — Must, should; third person plural of dever.
- ceder
- seh-dehr — To yield, give way; to make room for others.
- lugar
- loo-gar — Place, spot; a physical or figurative position.
- jovens
- zhoh-vensh — Young people; plural of jovem, those who are young.
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