The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 8
Yes, but that does not account for the fact that your small Aunt Cecily, who lives at Tunbridge Wells, calls you her dear uncle.
Sim, mas isso não explica o fato de que sua pequena tia Cecily, que mora em Tunbridge Wells, chama você de seu querido tio.
Come, old boy, you had much better have the thing out at once.
Vamos, meu velho, é muito melhor você contar tudo de uma vez.
JACK.
JACK.
My dear Algy, you talk exactly as if you were a dentist.
Meu caro Algy, você fala exatamente como se fosse um dentista.
It is very vulgar to talk like a dentist when one isn't a dentist.
É muito vulgar falar como um dentista quando não se é dentista.
It produces a false impression.
Isso cria uma falsa impressão.
ALGERNON.
ALGERNON.
Well, that is exactly what dentists always do.
Bem, é exatamente isso que os dentistas sempre fazem.
Now, go on! Tell me the whole thing.
Agora, continue! Conte-me tudo.
I may mention that I have always suspected you of being a confirmed and secret Bunburyist; and I am quite sure of it now.
Posso mencionar que sempre suspeitei que você fosse um Bunburyista convicto e secreto; e agora tenho plena certeza disso.
JACK.
JACK.
Bunburyist? What on earth do you mean by a Bunburyist?
Bunburyista? O que diabos você quer dizer com Bunburyista?
ALGERNON.
ALGERNON.
I'll reveal to you the meaning of that incomparable expression as soon as you are kind enough to inform me why you are Ernest in town and Jack in the country.
Revelarei a você o significado dessa expressão incomparável assim que você tiver a gentileza de me informar por que você é Ernest na cidade e Jack no campo.
JACK.
JACK.
Well, produce my cigarette case first.
Bem, primeiro me devolva minha cigarreira.
ALGERNON.
ALGERNON.
Here it is. [Hands cigarette case.]
Aqui está. [Entrega a cigarreira.]
Now produce your explanation, and pray make it improbable. [Sits on sofa.]
Agora apresente sua explicação, e por favor que seja improvável. [Senta-se no sofá.]
JACK.
JACK.
My dear fellow, there is nothing improbable about my explanation at all.
Meu caro amigo, não há absolutamente nada de improvável na minha explicação.
In fact it's perfectly ordinary.
Na verdade, é perfeitamente comum.
Old Mr. Thomas Cardew, who adopted me when I was a little boy, made me in his will guardian to his grand-daughter, Miss Cecily Cardew.
O velho Sr. Thomas Cardew, que me adotou quando eu era uma criança, me nomeou em seu testamento tutor de sua neta, a Srta. Cecily Cardew.
Vocabulary
- Sim
- seen — Yes; affirmative response
- mas
- mahz — But; conjunction indicating contrast
- isso
- EE-soo — That; this; referring to something mentioned
- não
- nowng — No; not; negation word
- explica
- ex-PLEE-kah — Explains; third person singular of explicar
- o
- oo — The; masculine singular definite article
- fato
- FAH-too — Fact; something known to be true
- de
- djee — Of; from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- que
- keh — That; which; what; common conjunction or pronoun
- sua
- SOO-ah — Your; his; her; possessive pronoun
- pequena
- peh-KEH-nah — Small; little; feminine adjective of size
- tia
- CHEE-ah — Aunt; female relative, sibling of parent
- mora
- MOH-rah — Lives; resides; third person singular of morar
- em
- eng — In; at; preposition indicating location
- chama
- SHAH-mah — Calls; names; third person singular of chamar
- você
- voh-SAY — You; second person singular pronoun
- seu
- SAY-oo — Your; his; her; masculine possessive pronoun
- querido
- keh-REE-doo — Dear; beloved; affectionate term of address
- tio
- CHEE-oo — Uncle; male relative, sibling of parent
- Vamos
- VAH-mooz — Let's go; we go; first person plural of ir
- meu
- MAY-oo — My; masculine first person possessive pronoun
- velho
- VEH-lyoo — Old man; old; informal term of address
- é
- eh — Is; third person singular of ser
- muito
- MWEEN-too — Very; much; a lot; intensifying adverb
- melhor
- meh-LYOR — Better; best; comparative adjective of good
- contar
- kon-TAR — To tell; to count; infinitive verb
- tudo
- TOO-doo — Everything; all; total indefinite pronoun
- uma
- OO-mah — A; one; feminine indefinite article
- vez
- veyz — Time; instance; occurrence of an event
- Meu
- MAY-oo — My; masculine first person possessive pronoun
- caro
- KAH-roo — Dear; expensive; affectionate or costly adjective
- fala
- FAH-lah — Speaks; talks; third person singular of falar
- exatamente
- eh-zah-tah-MEN-chee — Exactly; precisely; adverb of exactness
- como
- KOH-moo — Like; as; how; conjunction or adverb
- se
- see — If; oneself; reflexive or conditional particle
- fosse
- FOH-see — Were; past subjunctive of ser, hypothetical
- um
- oong — A; one; masculine indefinite article
- dentista
- den-CHEES-tah — Dentist; dental healthcare professional
- É
- eh — Is; third person singular present of ser
- vulgar
- vool-GAR — Vulgar; common; lacking refinement or taste
- falar
- fah-LAR — To speak; to talk; basic communication verb
- quando
- KWAN-doo — When; conjunction or adverb of time
- Isso
- EE-soo — This; that; neutral demonstrative pronoun
- cria
- KREE-ah — Creates; raises; third person singular of criar
- falsa
- FAL-sah — False; fake; feminine adjective meaning untrue
- impressão
- eem-preh-SOWNG — Impression; perception; feeling left on someone
- Bem
- beng — Well; good; adverb or interjection
- os
- ooz — The; masculine plural definite article
- dentistas
- den-CHEES-tahz — Dentists; plural of dentista, dental professionals
- sempre
- SEM-pree — Always; at all times; frequency adverb
- fazem
- FAH-zeng — Do; make; third person plural of fazer
- Agora
- ah-GOH-rah — Now; at this moment; time adverb
- continue
- kon-CHEE-nyoo — Continue; go on; imperative of continuar
- Conte
- KON-chee — Tell; imperative singular of contar
- me
- mee — Me; first person singular object pronoun
- Posso
- POH-soo — I can; I may; first person singular of poder
- mencionar
- men-syoh-NAR — To mention; to bring up in conversation
- suspeitei
- soos-pay-TAY — I suspected; first person past of suspeitar
- convicto
- kon-VEEK-too — Convinced; convicted; firm in belief or guilt
- e
- ee — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- secreto
- seh-KREH-too — Secret; hidden; kept away from others
- agora
- ah-GOH-rah — Now; currently; at this present moment
- tenho
- TEN-yoo — I have; first person singular of ter
- plena
- PLEH-nah — Full; complete; total feminine adjective
- certeza
- sehr-TEH-zah — Certainty; sureness; confidence in a fact
- disso
- DJEE-soo — Of this; of that; contracted preposition pronoun
- O
- oo — The; masculine singular definite article
- diabos
- DJEE-ah-booz — Devils; heck; exclamation expressing surprise or frustration
- quer
- kehr — Wants; means; third person singular of querer
- dizer
- djee-ZEHR — To say; to mean; basic speech infinitive verb
- com
- kong — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- Revelarei
- heh-veh-lah-RAY — I will reveal; future tense of revelar
- a
- ah — The; to; feminine definite article or preposition
- significado
- seeg-nee-fee-KAH-doo — Meaning; significance; what a word conveys
- dessa
- DEH-sah — Of this; of that; feminine contracted preposition
- expressão
- ex-preh-SOWNG — Expression; phrase; way of saying something
- incomparável
- een-kom-pah-RAH-vel — Incomparable; unmatched; without equal adjective
- assim
- ah-SEENG — Thus; so; in this way; manner adverb
- tiver
- chee-VEHR — Have; future subjunctive of ter
- gentileza
- zhen-chee-LEH-zah — Kindness; courtesy; gentle and polite behavior
- informar
- een-for-MAR — To inform; to tell; to provide information
- por
- por — For; by; through; preposition of cause or means
- na
- nah — In the; feminine contraction of em + a
- cidade
- see-DAH-djee — City; town; urban populated area
- no
- noo — In the; masculine contraction of em + o
- campo
- KAM-poo — Country; field; rural area outside the city
- primeiro
- pree-MAY-roo — First; firstly; ordinal number adjective
- devolva
- deh-VOL-vah — Return; give back; imperative of devolver
- minha
- MEE-nyah — My; feminine first person possessive pronoun
- cigarreira
- see-gah-HAY-rah — Cigarette case; container for holding cigarettes
- Aqui
- ah-KEE — Here; in this place; location adverb
- está
- es-TAH — Is; third person singular of estar, state
- Entrega
- en-TREH-gah — Delivers; hands over; third singular of entregar
- apresente
- ah-preh-ZEN-chee — Present; provide; imperative of apresentar
- explicação
- ex-plee-kah-SOWNG — Explanation; clarification of something unclear
- favor
- fah-VOR — Favor; please; used in polite requests
- seja
- SAY-zhah — Be; present subjunctive of ser
- improvável
- eem-proh-VAH-vel — Unlikely; improbable; not likely to happen
- Senta
- SEN-tah — Sit; sit down; imperative of sentar
- sofá
- soh-FAH — Sofa; couch; upholstered seat for multiple people
- amigo
- ah-MEE-goo — Friend; male companion; term of friendship
- há
- ah — There is; there are; from haver
- absolutamente
- ab-soo-loo-tah-MEN-chee — Absolutely; completely; used for strong emphasis
- nada
- NAH-dah — Nothing; not anything; negative indefinite pronoun
- Na
- nah — In the; feminine contraction of em + a
- verdade
- vehr-DAH-djee — Truth; reality; what is true or real
- perfeitamente
- pehr-fay-tah-MEN-chee — Perfectly; completely; used as strong agreement
- comum
- koh-MOONG — Common; ordinary; shared by many people
- Sr.
- sen-YOR — Mr.; abbreviation for Senhor, male title
- adotou
- ah-doh-TOH — Adopted; past tense of adotar, to adopt
- eu
- EH-oo — I; first person singular subject pronoun
- era
- EH-rah — Was; I/he/she was; imperfect of ser
- criança
- kree-AN-sah — Child; young person; infant or small kid
- nomeou
- noh-meh-OH — Named; appointed; past tense of nomear
- testamento
- tes-tah-MEN-too — Will; testament; legal document for inheritance
- tutor
- too-TOR — Guardian; tutor; person responsible for another
- neta
- NEH-tah — Granddaughter; female grandchild of someone
- Srta.
- sen-YOH-rah — Miss; abbreviation for Senhorita, unmarried female title
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