The King in Yellow — Page 7
No definite principles had been violated in those wicked pages, no doctrine promulgated, no convictions outraged.
Nenhum princípio definido havia sido violado naquelas páginas perversas, nenhuma doutrina proclamada, nenhuma convicção ultrajada.
It could not be judged by any known standard, yet, although it was acknowledged that the supreme note of art had been struck in _The King in Yellow_, all felt that human nature could not bear the strain, nor thrive on words in which the essence of purest poison lurked.
Não podia ser julgado por nenhum padrão conhecido, contudo, embora se reconhecesse que a nota suprema da arte havia sido alcançada em _O Rei de Amarelo_, todos sentiam que a natureza humana não poderia suportar a tensão, nem prosperar com palavras nas quais se ocultava a essência do mais puro veneno.
The very banality and innocence of the first act only allowed the blow to fall afterward with more awful effect.
A própria banalidade e inocência do primeiro ato apenas permitiram que o golpe caísse depois com efeito ainda mais terrível.
It was, I remember, the 13th day of April, 1920, that the first Government Lethal Chamber was established on the south side of Washington Square, between Wooster Street and South Fifth Avenue.
Foi, se bem me recordo, no dia 13 de abril de 1920, que a primeira Câmara Letal do Governo foi estabelecida no lado sul da Praça Washington, entre a Rua Wooster e a Quinta Avenida Sul.
The block which had formerly consisted of a lot of shabby old buildings, used as cafés and restaurants for foreigners, had been acquired by the Government in the winter of 1898.
O quarteirão que anteriormente consistia em um conjunto de velhos edifícios decadentes, usados como cafés e restaurantes para estrangeiros, havia sido adquirido pelo Governo no inverno de 1898.
The French and Italian cafés and restaurants were torn down; the whole block was enclosed by a gilded iron railing, and converted into a lovely garden with lawns, flowers and fountains.
Os cafés e restaurantes franceses e italianos foram demolidos; todo o quarteirão foi cercado por uma grade de ferro dourado e convertido em um belo jardim com gramados, flores e fontes.
In the centre of the garden stood a small, white building, severely classical in architecture, and surrounded by thickets of flowers.
No centro do jardim erguia-se um pequeno edifício branco, de arquitetura rigorosamente clássica, rodeado por maciços de flores.
Six Ionic columns supported the roof, and the single door was of bronze.
Seis colunas jônicas sustentavam o teto, e a única porta era de bronze.
A splendid marble group of the "Fates" stood before the door, the work of a young American sculptor, Boris Yvain, who had died in Paris when only twenty-three years old.
Um esplêndido grupo de mármore das "Parcas" estava diante da porta, obra de um jovem escultor americano, Boris Yvain, que havia morrido em Paris com apenas vinte e três anos de idade.
Vocabulary
- Nenhum
- Not one; no; none at all
- princípio
- Beginning; principle; fundamental rule or law
- definido
- Defined; determined; clearly established or set
- havia
- There was; there were; past tense of haver
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser verb
- violado
- Violated; broken; transgressed against or infringed
- páginas
- Pages; sheets of written or printed material
- perversas
- Perverse; wicked; morally corrupt or twisted
- nenhuma
- Not one; no; none at all feminine form
- doutrina
- Doctrine; teaching; set of beliefs or principles
- proclamada
- Proclaimed; announced; declared publicly or officially
- convicção
- Conviction; strong belief; firm persuasion or certainty
- Não
- No; not; negation or refusal of something
- podia
- Could; was able to; past imperfect ability
- ser
- To be; to exist; fundamental verb of being
- julgado
- Judged; tried; evaluated or determined in court
- por
- By; through; for; indicating agency or means
- padrão
- Standard; pattern; model or criterion for measurement
- conhecido
- Known; familiar; recognized or acknowledged previously
- contudo
- However; yet; nevertheless; expressing contrast or opposition
- embora
- Although; even though; despite; concessive conjunction
- se
- If; whether; conditional particle or pronoun
- reconhecesse
- Recognized; acknowledged; accepted as true or valid
- que
- That; which; what; relative or subordinate conjunction
- nota
- Note; mark; characteristic feature or musical tone
- suprema
- Supreme; highest; greatest in rank or authority
- da
- Of the; feminine singular article contraction
- arte
- Art; skill; creative human expression or production
- alcançada
- Achieved; attained; reached or obtained with effort
- em
- In; on; at; preposition of location or time
- Rei
- King; monarch; sovereign ruler of a kingdom
- Amarelo
- Yellow; color between orange and green spectrum
- todos
- All; everyone; every person or thing collectively
- sentiam
- Felt; experienced; perceived or underwent emotions
- natureza
- Nature; essence; inherent quality or character
- humana
- Human; relating to people or mankind
- não
- No; not; negation or refusal of something
- poderia
- Could; would be able; conditional ability form
- suportar
- Support; bear; endure or tolerate something
- tensão
- Tension; strain; state of being stretched tight
- nem
- Nor; neither; negative conjunction linking alternatives
- prosperar
- Prosper; thrive; succeed or flourish greatly
- com
- With; together with; accompanied by preposition
- palavras
- Words; units of language; terms or expressions
- nas
- In the; on the; feminine plural article
- quais
- Which; that which; relative interrogative pronoun
- ocultava
- Hid; concealed; kept secret or out of sight
- essência
- Essence; core; fundamental nature or fundamental being
- do
- Of the; masculine singular article contraction
- mais
- More; most; greater in quantity or degree
- puro
- Pure; unmixed; free from contamination or adulteration
- veneno
- Poison; toxic substance; something harmful or deadly
- própria
- Own; proper; belonging exclusively to oneself
- inocência
- Innocence; purity; freedom from guilt or wrong
- primeiro
- First; earliest; coming before all others
- ato
- Act; deed; action or theatrical scene
- apenas
- Only; barely; just or scarcely something
- permitiram
- Permitted; allowed; gave permission or authorization for
- golpe
- Blow; strike; coup; sudden forceful action
- caísse
- Fell; dropped; descended or came down
- depois
- After; later; subsequently; following in time
- efeito
- Effect; result; consequence or outcome of action
- ainda
- Still; yet; continuing or remaining in state
- terrível
- Terrible; awful; causing fear or dread
- Foi
- Was; past tense of ser verb singular
- bem
- Well; good; in a satisfactory manner
- me
- Me; to me; object pronoun first person
- recordo
- Remember; recall; bring back to mind
- no
- In the; on the; masculine singular article
- dia
- Day; twenty-four hour period; daylight hours
- abril
- April; fourth month of the calendar year
- primeira
- First; earliest; preceding all others in sequence
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