The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 7
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"Being natural is simply a pose, and the most irritating pose I know," cried Lord Henry, laughing; and the two young men went out into the garden together and ensconced themselves on a long bamboo seat that stood in the shade of a tall laurel bush.
"Ser natural é simplesmente uma pose, e a pose mais irritante que conheço", exclamou Lord Henry, rindo; e os dois jovens saíram juntos para o jardim e se acomodaram em um longo assento de bambu que ficava à sombra de um alto arbusto de louro.
The sunlight slipped over the polished leaves.
A luz do sol deslizava sobre as folhas polidas.
In the grass, white daisies were tremulous.
Na grama, margaridas brancas tremiam delicadamente.
After a pause, Lord Henry pulled out his watch.
Após uma pausa, Lord Henry tirou o relógio do bolso.
"I am afraid I must be going, Basil," he murmured, "and before I go, I insist on your answering a question I put to you some time ago."
"Temo que devo ir, Basil", murmurou ele, "e antes de ir, insisto em que responda a uma pergunta que lhe fiz há algum tempo."
"What is that?" said the painter, keeping his eyes fixed on the ground.
"Qual é ela?" disse o pintor, mantendo os olhos fixos no chão.
"You know quite well."
"O senhor sabe muito bem."
"I do not, Harry."
"Não sei, Harry."
"Well, I will tell you what it is.
"Bem, vou lhe dizer o que é.
I want you to explain to me why you won't exhibit Dorian Gray's picture.
Quero que me explique por que o senhor não quer expor o retrato de Dorian Gray.
I want the real reason."
Quero a razão verdadeira."
"I told you the real reason."
"Eu lhe disse a razão verdadeira."
"No, you did not.
"Não, o senhor não disse.
You said it was because there was too much of yourself in it.
O senhor disse que era porque havia demasiado de si mesmo nele.
Now, that is childish."
Ora, isso é infantil."
"Harry," said Basil Hallward, looking him straight in the face, "every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.
"Harry", disse Basil Hallward, olhando-o diretamente nos olhos, "todo retrato pintado com sentimento é um retrato do artista, não do modelo.
The sitter is merely the accident, the occasion.
O modelo é meramente o acidente, a ocasião.
It is not he who is revealed by the painter; it is rather the painter who, on the coloured canvas, reveals himself.
Não é ele quem é revelado pelo pintor; é antes o pintor que, na tela colorida, se revela a si mesmo.
Vocabulary
- Ser
- sehr — To be; fundamental Portuguese linking verb
- natural
- nah-too-RAHL — Natural; occurring in or caused by nature
- é
- eh — Is; third-person singular of 'ser'
- simplesmente
- seem-plesh-MEN-chee — Simply; in a straightforward or plain manner
- uma
- OO-mah — A/an; feminine indefinite article in Portuguese
- pose
- POH-zee — Pose; affected or artificial manner of behavior
- e
- ee — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- mais
- mahys — More; indicates greater quantity or degree
- irritante
- ee-hee-TAHN-chee — Irritating; causing annoyance or frustration
- que
- kee — That/which/than; versatile conjunction or pronoun
- conheço
- kohn-YEH-soo — I know; first-person singular of 'conhecer'
- exclamou
- esh-klah-MOH — Exclaimed; said something loudly or emphatically
- rindo
- HEEN-doo — Laughing; present participle of 'rir'
- os
- oosh — The; masculine plural definite article
- dois
- doysh — Two; the number two, masculine form
- jovens
- ZHO-vehnsh — Young people; plural of 'jovem'
- saíram
- sah-EE-rahm — They left; past tense of 'sair'
- juntos
- ZHOON-toosh — Together; in each other's company
- para
- PAH-rah — To/for; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- o
- oo — The; masculine singular definite article
- jardim
- zhahr-DEEN — Garden; outdoor area with plants and flowers
- se
- see — Themselves/reflexive pronoun; also means 'if'
- acomodaram
- ah-koh-moh-DAH-rahm — They settled; made themselves comfortable somewhere
- em
- ehn — In/on/at; common Portuguese preposition
- longo
- LOHN-goo — Long; extended in length or duration
- assento
- ah-SEHN-too — Seat/bench; surface designed for sitting
- de
- djee — Of/from; extremely common Portuguese preposition
- bambu
- bahm-BOO — Bamboo; tall tropical grass used in furniture
- ficava
- fee-KAH-vah — Was/stayed; imperfect past of 'ficar'
- à
- ah — At/to the; feminine contraction of 'a + a'
- sombra
- SOHM-brah — Shade/shadow; area sheltered from direct sunlight
- alto
- AHL-too — Tall/high; great in height or elevation
- arbusto
- ahr-BOOS-too — Shrub/bush; woody plant smaller than a tree
- louro
- LOH-roo — Laurel/golden; a shrub or golden-colored adjective
- A
- ah — The; feminine singular definite article
- luz
- loosh — Light; electromagnetic radiation visible to the eye
- do
- doo — Of the; contraction of 'de + o'
- sol
- sohl — Sun; star at the center of our solar system
- deslizava
- desh-lee-ZAH-vah — Was sliding/gliding; imperfect past of 'deslizar'
- sobre
- SOH-bree — Over/on/about; preposition indicating position or topic
- as
- ahsh — The; feminine plural definite article
- folhas
- FOH-lyahsh — Leaves/pages; flat parts of a plant or book
- polidas
- poh-LEE-dahsh — Polished; smooth and shiny in appearance
- Na
- nah — In the/on the; contraction of 'em + a'
- grama
- GRAH-mah — Grass; green ground-covering plant in lawns
- margaridas
- mahr-gah-REE-dahsh — Daisies; white-petaled flowers with yellow centers
- brancas
- BRAHN-kahsh — White; feminine plural adjective for the color white
- tremiam
- treh-MEE-ahm — Were trembling; shaking gently in the breeze
- delicadamente
- deh-lee-kah-dah-MEN-chee — Delicately; in a gentle, careful, or subtle manner
- Após
- ah-POHSH — After; following in time or sequence
- pausa
- POW-zah — Pause; brief stop or break in activity
- tirou
- chee-ROH — He took out; removed something from a place
- relógio
- heh-LOH-zhyoo — Watch/clock; device for measuring or showing time
- bolso
- BOHL-soo — Pocket; small pouch sewn into clothing
- Temo
- TEH-moo — I fear/I'm afraid; first-person singular of 'temer'
- devo
- DEH-voo — I must/I owe; first-person singular of 'dever'
- ir
- eer — To go; basic verb of movement or travel
- murmurou
- moor-moo-ROH — Murmured; spoke quietly or indistinctly
- ele
- EH-lee — He/him; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- antes
- AHN-teesh — Before/first; earlier in time or order
- insisto
- een-SEES-too — I insist; strongly urge or demand something
- responda
- hesh-POHN-dah — Answer/respond; subjunctive command form of 'responder'
- pergunta
- pehr-GOON-tah — Question; request for information or an answer
- lhe
- lyee — To him/her/you; indirect object pronoun in Portuguese
- fiz
- feesh — I made/did; first-person singular past of 'fazer'
- há
- ah — There is/ago; from 'haver', indicating existence or time
- algum
- ahl-GOON — Some/any; indefinite adjective in masculine form
- tempo
- TEHM-poo — Time/weather; period or atmospheric conditions
- Qual
- kwahl — Which/what; interrogative pronoun for identification
- ela
- EH-lah — She/her; third-person feminine singular pronoun
- disse
- DEE-see — Said; past tense of 'dizer'
- pintor
- peen-TOHR — Painter; person who creates paintings as an artist
- mantendo
- mahn-TEHN-doo — Keeping/maintaining; present participle of 'manter'
- olhos
- OH-lyoosh — Eyes; organs of sight on the face
- fixos
- FEEK-soosh — Fixed; steadily directed or firmly in place
- no
- noo — In the/on the; contraction of 'em + o'
- chão
- shahm — Floor/ground; the surface beneath one's feet
- senhor
- sehn-YOHR — Sir/Mister; formal title of address for men
- sabe
- SAH-bee — Knows; third-person singular of 'saber'
- muito
- MWEE-too — Very/much; indicates high degree or quantity
- bem
- behn — Well/good; satisfactorily or in good health
- Não
- nahm — No/not; basic negation word in Portuguese
- sei
- say — I know; first-person singular of 'saber'
- Bem
- behn — Well; used to introduce a statement or response
- vou
- voh — I'm going to; first-person singular of 'ir'
- dizer
- djee-ZEHR — To say/tell; verb of verbal expression
- Quero
- KEH-roo — I want; first-person singular of 'querer'
- me
- mee — Me; first-person singular reflexive or object pronoun
- explique
- esh-PLEE-kee — Explain; subjunctive/command form of 'explicar'
- por
- pohr — Why/for/by; preposition with multiple uses in Portuguese
- quer
- kehr — Wants; third-person singular of 'querer'
- expor
- esh-POHR — To exhibit/expose; to display publicly or reveal
- retrato
- heh-TRAH-too — Portrait; painting or photograph depicting a person
- razão
- hah-ZAHM — Reason; cause or logical explanation for something
- verdadeira
- vehr-dah-DAY-rah — True/real; genuine or corresponding to reality
- Eu
- eoo — I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- era
- EH-rah — Was; imperfect past tense of 'ser'
- porque
- pohr-KEE — Because; conjunction giving a reason or cause
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — There was/had; imperfect of 'haver'
- demasiado
- deh-mah-zyah-DOO — Too much/excessive; beyond a desirable or normal amount
- si
- see — Himself/herself/itself; reflexive third-person pronoun
- mesmo
- MEH-zmoo — Same/self; indicates identity or emphasis
- nele
- NEH-lee — In it/in him; contraction of 'em + ele'
- Ora
- OH-rah — Come now/well; interjection expressing mild impatience
- isso
- EE-soo — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby
- infantil
- een-fahn-CHEEL — Childish/infantile; immature or typical of a child
- olhando-o
- oh-LYAHN-doo-oo — Looking at him; gazing directly at someone
- diretamente
- djee-reh-tah-MEN-chee — Directly; in a straight or straightforward manner
- nos
- noosh — In the/us; plural contraction or object pronoun
- todo
- TOH-doo — All/every/whole; indicating totality or completeness
- pintado
- peen-TAH-doo — Painted; past participle of 'pintar'
- com
- kohm — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- sentimento
- sehn-chee-MEN-too — Feeling/sentiment; emotional state or experience
- artista
- ahr-TEES-tah — Artist; person who creates works of art professionally
- modelo
- moh-DEH-loo — Model; person who poses for an artist or photographer
- meramente
- meh-rah-MEN-chee — Merely; only or nothing more than
- acidente
- ah-see-DEN-chee — Accident/incident; chance event or unintended occurrence
- ocasião
- oh-kah-zyahm — Occasion; particular time or opportunity for something
- quem
- kehn — Who; interrogative or relative pronoun for persons
- revelado
- heh-veh-LAH-doo — Revealed; made known or disclosed something hidden
- pelo
- PEH-loo — By the/through the; contraction of 'por + o'
- na
- nah — In the/on the; contraction of 'em + a'
- tela
- TEH-lah — Canvas/screen; surface for painting or displaying images
- colorida
- koh-loh-REE-dah — Colorful/colored; having or full of vivid colors
- revela
- heh-VEH-lah — Reveals; shows or discloses something previously hidden
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