The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 8
The reason I will not exhibit this picture is that I am afraid that I have shown in it the secret of my own soul."
A razão pela qual não vou expor este quadro é que temo ter revelado nele o segredo da minha própria alma."
Lord Henry laughed. "And what is that?" he asked.
Lorde Henry riu. "E o que é isso?" ele perguntou.
"I will tell you," said Hallward; but an expression of perplexity came over his face.
"Eu lhe direi", disse Hallward; mas uma expressão de perplexidade tomou conta de seu rosto.
"I am all expectation, Basil," continued his companion, glancing at him.
"Estou ansioso para ouvir, Basil", continuou seu companheiro, lançando-lhe um olhar.
"Oh, there is really very little to tell, Harry," answered the painter; "and I am afraid you will hardly understand it. Perhaps you will hardly believe it."
"Oh, há realmente muito pouco a contar, Harry", respondeu o pintor; "e temo que dificilmente o compreenderás. Talvez dificilmente o acredites."
Lord Henry smiled, and leaning down, plucked a pink-petalled daisy from the grass and examined it.
Lorde Henry sorriu, e inclinando-se, colheu uma margarida de pétalas rosadas da grama e a examinou.
"I am quite sure I shall understand it," he replied, gazing intently at the little golden, white-feathered disk, "and as for believing things, I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible."
"Tenho plena certeza de que o compreenderei", ele respondeu, contemplando atentamente o pequeno disco dourado de pétalas brancas, "e quanto a acreditar em coisas, posso acreditar em qualquer coisa, desde que seja absolutamente incrível."
The wind shook some blossoms from the trees, and the heavy lilac-blooms, with their clustering stars, moved to and fro in the languid air.
O vento sacudiu algumas flores das árvores, e os pesados cachos de lilases, com suas estrelas agrupadas, balançavam de um lado para o outro no ar lânguido.
A grasshopper began to chirrup by the wall, and like a blue thread a long thin dragon-fly floated past on its brown gauze wings.
Um gafanhoto começou a cantarolar junto ao muro, e como um fio azul uma longa e delgada libélula passou flutuando em suas asas de gaze marrom.
Lord Henry felt as if he could hear Basil Hallward's heart beating, and wondered what was coming.
Lorde Henry sentiu como se pudesse ouvir o coração de Basil Hallward batendo, e se perguntou o que estava por vir.
"The story is simply this," said the painter after some time. "Two months ago I went to a crush at Lady Brandon's.
"A história é simplesmente esta", disse o pintor após algum tempo. "Há dois meses fui a uma recepção na casa de Lady Brandon.
Vocabulary
- razão
- Reason, motive, or cause for something
- pela
- Contraction of 'por' and 'a', meaning 'by the'
- qual
- Which or that, used as a relative pronoun
- vou
- First person singular of 'ir', meaning 'I go'
- expor
- To expose, display, or exhibit something publicly
- este
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this'
- quadro
- Painting, picture, or framed artwork on wall
- temo
- First person singular of 'temer', meaning 'I fear'
- ter
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to have' or 'to hold'
- revelado
- Past participle of 'revelar', meaning 'revealed' or 'disclosed'
- nele
- Contraction of 'em' and 'ele', meaning 'in it'
- segredo
- Secret or confidential piece of information
- própria
- Own, personal, or characteristic of oneself
- alma
- Soul, spirit, or inner essence of a person
- Lorde
- Title of nobility, equivalent to English 'Lord'
- riu
- Third person singular past tense of 'rir', meaning 'laughed'
- isso
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this thing'
- perguntou
- Third person singular past tense of 'perguntar', meaning 'asked'
- lhe
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him', 'to her', 'to you'
- direi
- First person future tense of 'dizer', meaning 'I will tell'
- disse
- Third person singular past tense of 'dizer', meaning 'said'
- expressão
- Expression, look, or outward show of feeling
- perplexidade
- State of confusion, bewilderment, or puzzlement
- tomou
- Third person singular past of 'tomar', meaning 'took' or 'seized'
- conta
- Account, bill; in 'tomar conta' means 'to take over'
- seu
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', 'your', or 'its'
- rosto
- Face or facial appearance of a person
- Estou
- First person singular of 'estar', meaning 'I am'
- ansioso
- Eager, anxious, or keen to do something
- ouvir
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to hear' or 'to listen'
- continuou
- Third person singular past of 'continuar', meaning 'continued'
- companheiro
- Companion, partner, or close associate
- lançando-lhe
- Throwing or casting to him, directing toward him
- olhar
- A look, glance, or gaze directed at someone
- há
- Third person of 'haver', meaning 'there is' or 'there are'
- realmente
- Adverb meaning 'really', 'truly', or 'actually'
- pouco
- Little, few, or a small amount of something
- contar
- To tell, narrate, or count something
- respondeu
- Third person singular past of 'responder', meaning 'answered'
- pintor
- Painter, an artist who creates paintings
- dificilmente
- Adverb meaning 'hardly', 'scarcely', or 'with difficulty'
- compreenderás
- Second person future of 'compreender', meaning 'you will understand'
- Talvez
- Adverb meaning 'perhaps', 'maybe', or 'possibly'
- acredites
- Second person subjunctive of 'acreditar', meaning 'you believe'
- sorriu
- Third person singular past of 'sorrir', meaning 'smiled'
- inclinando-se
- Bending or leaning oneself forward or downward
- colheu
- Third person singular past of 'colher', meaning 'picked' or 'gathered'
- margarida
- Daisy, a common white-petaled flowering plant
- pétalas
- Petals, the colored leaf-like parts of a flower
- rosadas
- Pinkish or rosy in color, describing a light pink hue
- grama
- Grass, the green ground-covering plant
- examinou
- Third person singular past of 'examinar', meaning 'examined'
- Tenho
- First person singular of 'ter', meaning 'I have'
- plena
- Full, complete, or absolute certainty about something
- certeza
- Certainty, sureness, or complete confidence in something
- compreenderei
- First person future of 'compreender', meaning 'I will understand'
- contemplando
- Contemplating, gazing at, or reflecting on something
- atentamente
- Attentively, carefully, or with close attention
- pequeno
- Small, little, or of reduced size
- disco
- Disk or disc, a flat circular shape or object
- dourado
- Golden, gold-colored, or shining like gold
- brancas
- White, the feminine plural form of 'branco'
- quanto
- How much, as much as, or to what extent
- acreditar
- To believe, trust, or have faith in something
- coisas
- Things, objects, or matters in general
- posso
- First person singular of 'poder', meaning 'I can'
- qualquer
- Any, whatever, or whichever one among many
- coisa
- Thing, object, or matter in general
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'since', 'from', or 'as long as'
- seja
- Third person subjunctive of 'ser', meaning 'be' or 'is'
- absolutamente
- Absolutely, completely, or in every possible way
- incrível
- Incredible, unbelievable, or extraordinarily surprising
- vento
- Wind, the natural movement of air outdoors
- sacudiu
- Third person singular past of 'sacudir', meaning 'shook'
- algumas
- Some or a few, feminine plural indefinite pronoun
- flores
- Flowers, the blossoming parts of plants
- árvores
- Trees, large woody plants with trunks and branches
- pesados
- Heavy, weighty, or burdensome in physical mass
- cachos
- Clusters or bunches of flowers or fruit
- lilases
- Lilacs, purple-flowering shrubs with fragrant blossoms
- estrelas
- Stars; here refers to star-shaped flower formations
- agrupadas
- Grouped together, clustered, or arranged in bunches
- balançavam
- Were swaying, swinging, or rocking back and forth
- lado
- Side, direction; 'de lado a lado' means 'side to side'
- outro
- Other, another, or the opposite side
- ar
- Air, the atmosphere or breeze outdoors
- lânguido
- Languid, lazy, or lacking energy and vitality
- gafanhoto
- Grasshopper or locust, a jumping insect found outdoors
- começou
- Third person singular past of 'começar', meaning 'began'
- cantarolar
- To hum or chirp softly, making a gentle continuous sound
- junto
- Near, beside, or close to something or someone
- muro
- Wall, especially an exterior or garden wall
- fio
- Thread or wire; here likely means a thin streak
- azul
- Blue, the color of the sky or ocean
- longa
- Long, extended in length or duration
- delgada
- Slender, thin, or slim in shape or form
- libélula
- Dragonfly, a slender insect with large transparent wings
- passou
- Third person singular past of 'passar', meaning 'passed'
- flutuando
- Floating or drifting through the air lightly
- asas
- Wings, the appendages used by insects or birds to fly
- gaze
- Gauze, a thin transparent fabric or mesh material
- marrom
- Brown, a dark reddish-yellow color
- sentiu
- Third person singular past of 'sentir', meaning 'felt'
- pudesse
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'poder', meaning 'could' or 'might'
- coração
- Heart, the organ or symbol of emotion and love
- batendo
- Beating or pounding, as a heart or drum does
- estava
- Third person singular imperfect of 'estar', meaning 'was'
- vir
- Infinitive meaning 'to come', indicating movement toward
- história
- Story, history, or narrative account of events
- simplesmente
- Simply, plainly, or in a straightforward manner
- esta
- Feminine demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
- após
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'after' or 'following'
- algum
- Some, a certain, or an unspecified amount of time
- tempo
- Time, weather, or a period of duration
- Há
- There is or there are; expresses existence or time elapsed
- meses
- Months, plural of 'mês', units of calendar time
- fui
- First person singular past of 'ir' or 'ser', meaning 'I went'
- recepção
- Reception, a formal social gathering or party
- casa
- House, home, or the residence of someone
- Lady
- English title of nobility for a woman of high rank
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