The King in Yellow — Page 8
The inauguration ceremonies were in progress as I crossed University Place and entered the square.
As cerimônias de inauguração estavam em andamento quando atravessei a University Place e entrei na praça.
I threaded my way through the silent throng of spectators, but was stopped at Fourth Street by a cordon of police.
Abri caminho pela multidão silenciosa de espectadores, mas fui parado na Fourth Street por um cordão policial.
A regiment of United States lancers were drawn up in a hollow square round the Lethal Chamber.
Um regimento de lanceiros dos Estados Unidos estava formado em quadrado oco ao redor da Câmara Letal.
On a raised tribune facing Washington Park stood the Governor of New York, and behind him were grouped the Mayor of New York and Brooklyn, the Inspector-General of Police, the Commandant of the state troops, Colonel Livingston, military aid to the President of the United States, General Blount, commanding at Governor's Island, Major-General Hamilton, commanding the garrison of New York and Brooklyn, Admiral Buffby of the fleet in the North River, Surgeon-General Lanceford, the staff of the National Free Hospital, Senators Wyse and Franklin of New York, and the Commissioner of Public Works.
Em uma tribuna elevada voltada para o Washington Park estava o Governador de Nova York, e atrás dele estavam agrupados o Prefeito de Nova York e do Brooklyn, o Inspetor-Geral de Polícia, o Comandante das tropas estaduais, o Coronel Livingston, auxiliar militar do Presidente dos Estados Unidos, o General Blount, comandante na Ilha do Governador, o Major-General Hamilton, comandante da guarnição de Nova York e do Brooklyn, o Almirante Buffby da frota no Rio do Norte, o Cirurgião-General Lanceford, o corpo de funcionários do Hospital Nacional Gratuito, os Senadores Wyse e Franklin de Nova York, e o Comissário de Obras Públicas.
The tribune was surrounded by a squadron of hussars of the National Guard.
A tribuna estava cercada por um esquadrão de hussardos da Guarda Nacional.
The Governor was finishing his reply to the short speech of the Surgeon-General.
O Governador estava concluindo sua resposta ao breve discurso do Cirurgião-General.
I heard him say: "The laws prohibiting suicide and providing punishment for any attempt at self-destruction have been repealed.
Ouvi-o dizer: "As leis que proibiam o suicídio e previam punição para qualquer tentativa de autodestruição foram revogadas.
The Government has seen fit to acknowledge the right of man to end an existence which may have become intolerable to him, through physical suffering or mental despair.
O Governo considerou adequado reconhecer o direito do homem de encerrar uma existência que pode ter se tornado intolerável para ele, por sofrimento físico ou desespero mental.
It is believed that the community will be benefited by the removal of such people from their midst.
Acredita-se que a comunidade será beneficiada pela retirada de tais pessoas de seu seio.
Vocabulary
- As
- When; at the time that; introducing temporal clause
- cerimônias
- Ceremonies; formal religious or public occasions
- de
- Of; from; indicating possession or origin
- inauguração
- Inauguration; formal opening or dedication ceremony
- estavam
- Were; past tense of estar in third person plural
- em
- In; at; preposition indicating location or time
- andamento
- Progress; course; state of being in motion
- quando
- When; at which time; introducing temporal clause
- atravessei
- I crossed; past tense of atravessar
- entrei
- I entered; past tense of entrar
- na
- In the; contraction of em + a
- praça
- Plaza; public square or open area
- Abri
- I opened; past tense of abrir
- caminho
- Path; way; road or route
- pela
- By the; through the; contraction of por + a
- multidão
- Crowd; multitude; large gathering of people
- silenciosa
- Silent; quiet; making little or no sound
- espectadores
- Spectators; observers; people watching an event
- mas
- But; however; expressing contrast or opposition
- fui
- I was; I went; past tense of ser or ir
- parado
- Stopped; halted; at a standstill
- por
- By; for; through; preposition of agent or cause
- um
- A; one; indefinite article masculine singular
- cordão
- Cordon; rope; line of police or soldiers
- policial
- Police; related to law enforcement authorities
- Um
- A; one; indefinite article masculine singular
- regimento
- Regiment; military unit of soldiers
- lanceiros
- Lancers; cavalry soldiers armed with lances
- dos
- Of the; of; contraction of de + os
- Estados
- States; political divisions; plural of estado
- Unidos
- United; joined together; plural of unido
- estava
- Was; past tense of estar in third person singular
- formado
- Formed; arranged; organized in a pattern
- quadrado
- Square; four-sided geometric shape with equal sides
- oco
- Hollow; empty inside; vacant
- ao
- At the; to the; contraction of a + o
- redor
- Around; surrounding; in the vicinity
- da
- Of the; from the; contraction of de + a
- Câmara
- Chamber; hall; legislative assembly building
- Letal
- Lethal; deadly; causing or able to cause death
- Em
- In; at; preposition indicating location or time
- uma
- A; one; indefinite article feminine singular
- tribuna
- Tribune; raised platform for speakers or dignitaries
- elevada
- Elevated; raised high; at a higher level
- voltada
- Facing; turned toward; directed at
- para
- For; to; toward; preposition indicating direction
- Park
- Park; public garden or recreational area
- Governador
- Governor; official in charge of state administration
- Nova
- New; recent; of recent origin
- atrás
- Behind; at the rear; following in position
- dele
- His; of him; possessive pronoun masculine
- agrupados
- Grouped; clustered together; assembled in groups
- Prefeito
- Mayor; chief official of a city
- do
- Of the; of; contraction of de + o
- Inspetor-Geral
- Inspector-General; chief officer of inspection
- Polícia
- Police; law enforcement; government security force
- Comandante
- Commander; military officer in charge of troops
- das
- Of the; from the; contraction of de + as
- tropas
- Troops; soldiers; military personnel collectively
- estaduais
- State; belonging to a state; regional government
- Coronel
- Colonel; high-ranking military officer
- auxiliar
- Auxiliary; assistant; helping or supplementary
- militar
- Military; relating to armed forces or soldiers
- Presidente
- President; chief executive officer of nation
- General
- General; high-ranking military officer; widespread
- comandante
- Commander; military officer in charge of troops
- Ilha
- Island; land surrounded by water
- Major-General
- Major-General; senior military officer rank
- guarnição
- Garrison; military force stationed in place
- Almirante
- Admiral; highest-ranking naval officer
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