The King in Yellow — Page 4
If Hawberk knew how I loathe that word "lunatic," he would never use it in my presence.
Se Hawberk soubesse o quanto eu detesto a palavra "lunático", ele jamais a usaria na minha presença.
It rouses certain feelings within me which I do not care to explain.
Ela desperta em mim certos sentimentos que não me apraz explicar.
However, I answered him quietly: "I think I shall drop in and see Mr. Wilde for a moment or two."
No entanto, respondi-lhe com calma: "Acho que darei uma passada para ver o Sr. Wilde por um momento ou dois."
"Poor fellow," said Constance, with a shake of the head, "it must be hard to live alone year after year poor, crippled and almost demented.
"Pobre homem", disse Constance, balançando a cabeça, "deve ser difícil viver sozinho ano após ano, pobre, aleijado e quase demente.
It is very good of you, Mr. Castaigne, to visit him as often as you do."
É muito gentil da sua parte, Sr. Castaigne, visitá-lo com tanta frequência."
"I think he is vicious," observed Hawberk, beginning again with his hammer.
"Acho que ele é vicioso", observou Hawberk, recomeçando a trabalhar com seu martelo.
I listened to the golden tinkle on the greave plates; when he had finished I replied:
Ouvi o tilintar dourado nas placas das grevas; quando ele terminou, respondi:
"No, he is not vicious, nor is he in the least demented.
"Não, ele não é vicioso, nem está no mínimo demente.
His mind is a wonder chamber, from which he can extract treasures that you and I would give years of our lives to acquire."
Sua mente é um gabinete de maravilhas, do qual ele pode extrair tesouros pelos quais você e eu daríamos anos de nossas vidas para obter."
Hawberk laughed.
Hawberk riu.
I continued a little impatiently: "He knows history as no one else could know it.
Continuei um tanto impaciente: "Ele conhece a história como ninguém mais poderia conhecê-la.
Nothing, however trivial, escapes his search, and his memory is so absolute, so precise in details, that were it known in New York that such a man existed, the people could not honour him enough."
Nada, por mais trivial que seja, escapa à sua pesquisa, e sua memória é tão absoluta, tão precisa nos detalhes, que se fosse sabido em Nova York que tal homem existia, as pessoas não conseguiriam honrá-lo o suficiente."
"Nonsense," muttered Hawberk, searching on the floor for a fallen rivet.
"Bobagem", murmurou Hawberk, procurando no chão um rebite caído.
Vocabulary
- Se
- If; whether (conditional conjunction)
- soubesse
- If I knew; past subjunctive of saber
- quanto
- How much; as much as; quantity or extent
- eu
- I; first person singular pronoun
- detesto
- I detest; I hate (present tense)
- palavra
- Word; term used in speech or writing
- lunático
- Lunatic; insane or mentally unstable person
- ele
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- jamais
- Never; at no time; not ever
- usaria
- Would use; conditional past of usar
- na
- In the; on the (contraction of em+a)
- minha
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- presença
- Presence; state of being in a place
- Ela
- She; third person singular feminine pronoun
- desperta
- Awakens; arouses; stirs up (present tense)
- em
- In; on; at (preposition of location/time)
- mim
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- certos
- Certain; sure; specific or particular things
- sentimentos
- Feelings; emotions; affective states or reactions
- que
- That; which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- não
- Not; no; negation particle (most common)
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- apraz
- Please; it pleases (formal third person)
- explicar
- Explain; to make clear or understandable
- No
- In the; no (contraction of em+o)
- entanto
- However; nevertheless; on the other hand
- respondi-lhe
- I answered him/her (past tense with pronoun)
- com
- With; accompanying; in company of someone
- calma
- Calm; tranquility; peace or composure
- Acho
- I think; I find; I believe (present)
- darei
- I will give; future tense of dar
- uma
- A; an; one (feminine article)
- passada
- Visit; a quick call or stop by
- para
- To; for; in order to (preposition)
- ver
- To see; to view; to perceive visually
- Sr
- Mr.; Mister (abbreviation of Senhor)
- por
- By; for; per (preposition of agency/duration)
- um
- A; an; one (masculine article)
- momento
- Moment; instant; brief period of time
- ou
- Or; either; inclusive/exclusive disjunction
- dois
- Two; the number 2; pair of things
- Pobre
- Poor; unfortunate; lacking money or resources
- homem
- Man; male person; mankind or humanity
- disse
- Said; spoke; past tense of dizer
- balançando
- Swinging; shaking; moving back and forth
- cabeça
- Head; the upper part of human body
- deve
- Must; should; ought to; has to
- ser
- To be; to exist; fundamental auxiliary verb
- difícil
- Difficult; hard; challenging or not easy
- viver
- To live; to exist; to be alive
- sozinho
- Alone; by oneself; solitary or unaccompanied
- ano
- Year; twelve-month period; annual time unit
- após
- After; afterwards; following in time or order
- aleijado
- Crippled; disabled; physically impaired or lame
- quase
- Almost; nearly; very close to something
- demente
- Insane; mad; mentally ill or deranged
- muito
- Very; much; a great amount or degree
- gentil
- Kind; gentle; courteous or considerate person
- da
- Of the; from the (contraction de+a)
- sua
- Your; his; her (formal possessive adjective)
- parte
- Part; portion; side; action or deed
- visitá-lo
- To visit him (infinitive with pronoun)
- tanta
- So much; such a lot; that amount
- frequência
- Frequency; how often something happens or occurs
- vicioso
- Vicious; addicted; corrupt or morally depraved
- observou
- Observed; noticed; remarked on (past tense)
- recomeçando
- Restarting; beginning again; resuming an activity
- trabalhar
- To work; to labor; to be employed
- seu
- Your; his; her (masculine possessive adjective)
- martelo
- Hammer; tool for driving nails or striking
- Ouvi
- I heard; I listened (past tense of ouvir)
- tilintar
- To tinkle; to make light ringing sounds
- dourado
- Golden; gilded; made of or colored gold
- placas
- Plaques; plates; tablets or flat surfaces
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