The Great Gatsby — Page 11
She was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless, and with her chin raised a little, as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall.
Ela estava estendida em todo o seu comprimento na sua extremidade do divã, completamente imóvel, e com o queixo levantado um pouco, como se estivesse equilibrando algo sobre ele que era bem provável que caísse.
If she saw me out of the corner of her eyes she gave no hint of it—indeed, I was almost surprised into murmuring an apology for having disturbed her by coming in.
Se ela me viu pelo canto dos olhos, não deu nenhum sinal disso — na verdade, quase fui surpreendido a murmurar um pedido de desculpas por tê-la perturbado ao entrar.
The other girl, Daisy, made an attempt to rise—she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression—then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and I laughed too and came forward into the room.
A outra moça, Daisy, fez uma tentativa de se levantar — ela se inclinou levemente para a frente com uma expressão conscienciosa — então ela riu, uma risadinha absurda e encantadora, e eu também ri e avancei para dentro da sala.
"I'm p-paralysed with happiness."
— Estou p-paralisada de felicidade.
She laughed again, as if she said something very witty, and held my hand for a moment, looking up into my face, promising that there was no one in the world she so much wanted to see.
Ela riu novamente, como se tivesse dito algo muito espirituoso, e segurou minha mão por um momento, olhando para o meu rosto, prometendo que não havia ninguém no mundo que ela tanto quisesse ver.
That was a way she had.
Era um jeito que ela tinha.
She hinted in a murmur that the surname of the balancing girl was Baker.
Ela sugeriu em um murmúrio que o sobrenome da moça que se equilibrava era Baker.
(I've heard it said that Daisy's murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.)
(Já ouvi dizer que o murmúrio de Daisy servia apenas para fazer as pessoas se inclinarem em sua direção; uma crítica irrelevante que não o tornava menos encantador.)
At any rate, Miss Baker's lips fluttered, she nodded at me almost imperceptibly, and then quickly tipped her head back again—the object she was balancing had obviously tottered a little and given her something of a fright.
De qualquer forma, os lábios da Srta. Baker tremularam, ela acenou com a cabeça para mim de forma quase imperceptível, e então rapidamente inclinou a cabeça para trás novamente — o objeto que ela estava equilibrando havia obviamente oscilado um pouco e lhe dado um certo susto.
Again a sort of apology arose to my lips.
Novamente uma espécie de pedido de desculpas surgiu nos meus lábios.
Almost any exhibition of complete self-sufficiency draws a stunned tribute from me.
Quase qualquer demonstração de completa autossuficiência arranca de mim uma homenagem atônita.
Vocabulary
- Ela
- She; feminine third-person singular pronoun
- estava
- Was; past imperfect tense of estar
- estendida
- Extended; stretched out; feminine form
- em
- In; on; preposition indicating location or time
- todo
- All; entire; whole; complete
- seu
- His; her; your; possessive adjective third person
- comprimento
- Length; the measure from end to end
- na
- In the; contraction of em + a
- sua
- Her; your; feminine possessive adjective
- extremidade
- End; extremity; outermost point of something
- do
- Of the; contraction of de + o
- divã
- Divan; couch; sofa for reclining
- completamente
- Completely; entirely; in full manner
- imóvel
- Motionless; immobile; not moving at all
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
- queixo
- Chin; the lower part of face
- levantado
- Raised; lifted up; elevated position
- um
- A; an; one; masculine indefinite article
- pouco
- A little; small amount; somewhat
- como
- As; like; how; conjunction or preposition
- se
- If; whether; oneself; conditional conjunction
- estivesse
- Were; might be; subjunctive past tense estar
- algo
- Something; anything; a thing
- sobre
- On; upon; above; preposition indicating position
- ele
- He; him; masculine third-person singular pronoun
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun
- era
- Was; past imperfect tense of ser
- bem
- Well; good; very; adverb of manner
- provável
- Probable; likely; plausible outcome or event
- caísse
- Would fall; subjunctive past of cair
- Se
- If; whether; conditional conjunction
- ela
- She; her; feminine third-person singular pronoun
- me
- Me; myself; first-person singular object pronoun
- viu
- Saw; past tense of ver
- pelo
- By the; through the; contraction de per+o
- canto
- Corner; angle; edge of something
- dos
- Of the; contraction of de + os
- olhos
- Eyes; organs of sight
- não
- No; not; negation adverb
- deu
- Gave; past tense of dar
- nenhum
- No; none; not any; negative indefinite
- sinal
- Sign; signal; indication of something
- disso
- Of that; about that; contraction de de+isso
- verdade
- Truth; true fact; reality
- quase
- Almost; nearly; nearly complete
- fui
- Was; went; past tense of ser/ir
- surpreendido
- Surprised; caught off guard; astonished
- pedido
- Request; asking; petition for something
- de
- Of; from; indicating possession or origin
- desculpas
- Apologies; excuses; expressions of regret
- por
- For; by; through; preposition
- tê-la
- To have her; infinitive with object pronoun
- perturbado
- Disturbed; troubled; interrupted wrongfully
- ao
- At the; upon; when; contraction de a+o
- entrar
- To enter; go in; come in
- outra
- Other; another; different one female
- moça
- Girl; young woman; young lady
- fez
- Made; did; past tense of fazer
- uma
- A; an; one; feminine indefinite article
- tentativa
- Attempt; effort; try at something
- levantar
- To raise; lift up; stand up
- para
- For; to; toward; indicating direction
- frente
- Front; forward; ahead; in front
- expressão
- Expression; look; manifestation of feeling
- então
- Then; at that time; next
- riu
- Laughed; past tense of rir
- eu
- I; myself; first-person singular pronoun
- também
- Also; too; as well; likewise
- ri
- Laughed; past tense of rir
- dentro
- Inside; within; interior space
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