The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 1
Morning-room in Algernon's flat in Half-Moon Street. The room is luxuriously and artistically furnished. The sound of a piano is heard in the adjoining room.
Sala de estar no apartamento de Algernon na Half-Moon Street. O quarto é luxuosa e artisticamente mobiliado. O som de um piano é ouvido no quarto adjacente.
[Lane is arranging afternoon tea on the table, and after the music has ceased, Algernon enters.]
[Lane está arrumando o chá da tarde na mesa, e após a música ter cessado, Algernon entra.]
Did you hear what I was playing, Lane?
Você ouviu o que eu estava tocando, Lane?
I didn't think it polite to listen, sir.
Não achei educado escutar, senhor.
I'm sorry for that, for your sake. I don't play accurately—any one can play accurately—but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. I keep science for Life.
Lamento isso, pelo seu bem. Eu não toco com precisão — qualquer um pode tocar com precisão — mas eu toco com uma expressão maravilhosa. No que diz respeito ao piano, o sentimento é o meu forte. Reservo a ciência para a Vida.
Yes, sir.
Sim, senhor.
And, speaking of the science of Life, have you got the cucumber sandwiches cut for Lady Bracknell?
E, falando da ciência da Vida, você já cortou os sanduíches de pepino para Lady Bracknell?
Yes, sir. [Hands them on a salver.]
Sim, senhor. [Entrega-os numa bandeja.]
[Inspects them, takes two, and sits down on the sofa.] Oh! . by the way, Lane, I see from your book that on Thursday night, when Lord Shoreman and Mr. Worthing were dining with me, eight bottles of champagne are entered as having been consumed.
[Inspeciona-os, pega dois e senta-se no sofá.] Oh! A propósito, Lane, vejo pelo seu livro que na quinta-feira à noite, quando Lord Shoreman e o Sr. Worthing jantaram comigo, oito garrafas de champanhe estão registradas como tendo sido consumidas.
Yes, sir; eight bottles and a pint.
Sim, senhor; oito garrafas e uma pinta.
Why is it that at a bachelor's establishment the servants invariably drink the champagne? I ask merely for information.
Por que razão é que no estabelecimento de um solteiro os criados bebem invariavelmente o champanhe? Pergunto apenas a título de informação.
I attribute it to the superior quality of the wine, sir. I have often observed that in married households the champagne is rarely of a first-rate brand.
Atribuo isso à qualidade superior do vinho, senhor. Tenho observado com frequência que nas casas de famílias casadas o champanhe raramente é de uma marca de primeira categoria.
Good heavens! Is marriage so demoralising as that?
Céus! O casamento é assim tão desmoralizante?
I believe it _is_ a very pleasant state, sir.
Acredito que _é_ um estado muito agradável, senhor.
Vocabulary
- Sala
- SAH-lah — Room or living space in a building
- de
- deh — Of or from; common preposition
- estar
- esh-TAR — To be (temporary state); common verb
- no
- noo — In the (masculine singular contraction)
- apartamento
- ah-par-tah-MEN-too — Apartment or flat where people live
- na
- nah — In the (feminine singular contraction)
- O
- oo — The (masculine singular definite article)
- quarto
- KWAR-too — Room or bedroom in a home
- é
- eh — Is; third person singular of ser
- luxuosa
- loo-shoo-OH-zah — Luxurious or opulent in style or furnishing
- e
- ee — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- artisticamente
- ar-tees-tee-kah-MEN-teh — Artistically or with artistic taste and skill
- mobiliado
- moo-bee-lee-AH-doo — Furnished with furniture or household items
- som
- sohm — Sound or audio; also 'with' in older usage
- um
- oom — A or one; masculine indefinite article
- piano
- pee-AH-noo — Musical keyboard instrument played with keys
- ouvido
- oh-VEE-doo — Heard; past participle of ouvir
- adjacente
- ah-dzhah-SEN-teh — Adjacent or next to something nearby
- está
- esh-TAH — Is; third person singular of estar
- arrumando
- ah-hoo-MAN-doo — Arranging or tidying up something
- chá
- shah — Tea; a common hot beverage
- tarde
- TAR-deh — Afternoon or late; time of day
- mesa
- MEH-zah — Table; piece of furniture for eating or working
- após
- ah-POSH — After; preposition indicating sequence in time
- música
- MOO-zee-kah — Music; organized sound for artistic expression
- ter
- tehr — To have; auxiliary or main verb
- cessado
- seh-SAH-doo — Ceased or stopped; past participle of cessar
- entra
- EN-trah — Enters; third person singular of entrar
- Você
- voh-SEH — You; second person singular pronoun
- ouviu
- oh-VEE-oo — Heard; past tense of ouvir
- que
- keh — That or what; conjunction or pronoun
- estava
- esh-TAH-vah — Was; imperfect past tense of estar
- tocando
- too-KAN-doo — Playing an instrument; gerund of tocar
- Não
- nowng — No or not; basic negation word
- achei
- ah-SHAY — I found or I thought; past tense
- educado
- eh-doo-KAH-doo — Polite or well-mannered; describing good behavior
- escutar
- esh-koo-TAR — To listen or to hear attentively
- senhor
- seh-NYOR — Sir or mister; polite form of address
- Lamento
- lah-MEN-too — I regret or I am sorry; expressing sorrow
- isso
- EE-soo — That or this; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- pelo
- PEH-loo — For the; contraction of por and o
- seu
- SEH-oo — Your or his; possessive pronoun
- bem
- beng — Well or good; adverb of manner
- Eu
- EH-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun
- toco
- TOH-koo — I play an instrument; first person of tocar
- com
- kohng — With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- precisão
- preh-see-ZOWNG — Precision or accuracy in performing something
- qualquer
- kwal-KEHR — Any or anyone; indefinite pronoun or adjective
- pode
- POH-deh — Can or is able to; modal verb
- tocar
- too-KAR — To play music or to touch something
- mas
- mahsh — But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- uma
- OO-mah — A or one; feminine indefinite article
- expressão
- esh-preh-SOWNG — Expression or feeling conveyed through performance
- maravilhosa
- mah-rah-vee-LYOH-zah — Wonderful or marvelous; describing something impressive
- diz
- deesh — Says; third person singular of dizer
- respeito
- hesh-PAY-too — Respect or regard; esteem for someone
- ao
- ow — To the; masculine singular contraction
- sentimento
- sen-tee-MEN-too — Feeling or emotion experienced internally
- meu
- MEH-oo — My; first person masculine possessive pronoun
- forte
- FOR-teh — Strong or intense; adjective describing strength
- Reservo
- heh-SEHR-voo — I reserve; to keep something for specific purpose
- ciência
- see-EN-see-ah — Science; systematic knowledge about natural world
- para
- PAH-rah — For or to; preposition of purpose or direction
- Vida
- VEE-dah — Life; existence or living experience
- Sim
- seeng — Yes; affirmative response word
- falando
- fah-LAN-doo — Speaking or talking; gerund of falar
- já
- zhah — Already or now; adverb of time
- cortou
- kor-TOH — Cut; past tense of cortar
- os
- oosh — The; masculine plural definite article
- sanduíches
- san-DWEE-shesh — Sandwiches; food items between bread slices
- pepino
- peh-PEE-noo — Cucumber; a green vegetable used in food
- Entrega-os
- en-TREH-gah-oosh — Delivers them; hands something over to someone
- numa
- NOO-mah — In a; feminine contraction of em and uma
- bandeja
- ban-DEH-zhah — Tray; flat dish for carrying food or items
- Inspeciona-os
- ins-peh-see-OH-nah-oosh — Inspects them; examines items carefully
- pega
- PEH-gah — Takes or grabs; picks something up
- dois
- doysh — Two; masculine form of the number two
- senta-se
- SEN-tah-seh — Sits down; reflexive form of sentar
- sofá
- soo-FAH — Sofa or couch; upholstered furniture for sitting
- A
- ah — The; feminine singular definite article
- propósito
- proh-POH-zee-too — Purpose or intention; reason behind an action
- vejo
- VEH-zhoo — I see; first person singular of ver
- livro
- LEE-vroo — Book; printed or written work for reading
- quinta-feira
- KEEN-tah FAY-rah — Thursday; fifth day of the week
- à
- ah — To the; feminine contraction with accent
- noite
- NOY-teh — Night; the dark period after sunset
- quando
- KWAN-doo — When; conjunction indicating time of action
- Sr.
- seh-NYOR — Mr.; abbreviated polite title for a man
- jantaram
- zhan-TAH-rowng — Dined; past tense of jantar, to have dinner
- comigo
- koo-MEE-goo — With me; first person prepositional pronoun
- oito
- OY-too — Eight; the number eight
- garrafas
- gah-HAH-fahsh — Bottles; containers for liquids like wine
- champanhe
- sham-PAH-nyeh — Champagne; sparkling wine from France
- estão
- esh-TOWNG — Are; third person plural of estar
- registradas
- heh-zhees-TRAH-dahsh — Registered or recorded; noted in official records
- como
- KOH-moo — As or like; preposition of comparison
- tendo
- TEN-doo — Having; gerund of ter used as auxiliary
- sido
- SEE-doo — Been; past participle of ser
- consumidas
- kon-soo-MEE-dahsh — Consumed or used up; past participle feminine plural
- pinta
- PEEN-tah — Pint; unit of liquid measurement
- Por
- por — For or by; common preposition
- razão
- hah-ZOWNG — Reason or rationale; explanation for something
- estabelecimento
- esh-tah-beh-leh-see-MEN-too — Establishment; a business or household setup
- solteiro
- sol-TAY-roo — Bachelor or single man; unmarried person
- criados
- kree-AH-doosh — Servants or domestic staff in a household
- bebem
- BEH-beng — Drink; third person plural of beber
- invariavelmente
- in-vah-ree-ah-vel-MEN-teh — Invariably or always without exception
- Pergunto
- pehr-GOON-too — I ask; first person singular of perguntar
- apenas
- ah-PEH-nahsh — Only or just; limiting adverb
- título
- TEE-too-loo — Title; heading or formal designation
- informação
- in-for-mah-SOWNG — Information; data or knowledge about something
- Atribuo
- ah-TREE-boo-oo — I attribute; assign cause or credit to something
- qualidade
- kwah-lee-DAH-deh — Quality; degree of excellence of something
- superior
- soo-peh-ree-OR — Superior or higher in quality or rank
- vinho
- VEE-nyoo — Wine; alcoholic drink made from grapes
- Tenho
- TEN-yoo — I have; first person singular of ter
- observado
- ob-sehr-VAH-doo — Observed or noticed; past participle of observar
- frequência
- freh-KWEN-see-ah — Frequency; how often something occurs
- nas
- nahsh — In the; feminine plural contraction of em and as
- casas
- KAH-zahsh — Houses or homes; places where people live
- famílias
- fah-MEE-lee-ahsh — Families; groups of related people living together
- casadas
- kah-ZAH-dahsh — Married; feminine plural past participle of casar
- raramente
- hah-rah-MEN-teh — Rarely or seldom; not occurring very often
- marca
- MAR-kah — Brand or mark; label identifying a product
- primeira
- pree-MAY-rah — First; feminine form of ordinal number one
- categoria
- kah-teh-goh-REE-ah — Category or class; a grouping by quality
- Céus
- SEH-oosh — Heavens; exclamation of surprise or disbelief
- casamento
- kah-zah-MEN-too — Marriage or wedding; union between two people
- assim
- ah-SEENG — So or thus; adverb indicating manner or result
- tão
- towng — So or such; adverb of degree
- desmoralizante
- desh-moh-rah-lee-ZAN-teh — Demoralizing; causing loss of confidence or morale
- Acredito
- ah-kreh-DEE-too — I believe; first person singular of acreditar
- _é_
- eh — Is; emphatic form of ser for emphasis
- estado
- esh-TAH-doo — State or condition; also past participle of estar
- muito
- MWEE-too — Very or much; adverb of intensity or quantity
- agradável
- ah-grah-DAH-vel — Pleasant or agreeable; nice to experience
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