The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 9
You know we poor artists have to show ourselves in society from time to time, just to remind the public that we are not savages.
Você sabe que nós, pobres artistas, temos que nos mostrar na sociedade de tempos em tempos, apenas para lembrar ao público que não somos selvagens.
With an evening coat and a white tie, as you told me once, anybody, even a stock-broker, can gain a reputation for being civilized.
Com um casaco de noite e uma gravata branca, como você me disse uma vez, qualquer pessoa, até mesmo um corretor de bolsa, pode ganhar uma reputação de ser civilizada.
Well, after I had been in the room about ten minutes, talking to huge overdressed dowagers and tedious academicians, I suddenly became conscious that some one was looking at me.
Bem, depois de ter estado na sala por cerca de dez minutos, conversando com enormes viúvas ricas excessivamente vestidas e tediosos acadêmicos, de repente tomei consciência de que alguém estava me olhando.
I turned half-way round and saw Dorian Gray for the first time.
Virei-me até a metade e vi Dorian Gray pela primeira vez.
When our eyes met, I felt that I was growing pale.
Quando nossos olhos se encontraram, senti que estava ficando pálido.
A curious sensation of terror came over me.
Uma curiosa sensação de terror tomou conta de mim.
I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.
Sabia que havia me deparado com alguém cuja simples personalidade era tão fascinante que, se eu permitisse, absorveria toda a minha natureza, toda a minha alma, a própria minha arte.
I did not want any external influence in my life.
Eu não queria nenhuma influência externa em minha vida.
You know yourself, Harry, how independent I am by nature.
Você mesmo sabe, Harry, como sou independente por natureza.
I have always been my own master; had at least always been so, till I met Dorian Gray.
Sempre fui meu próprio senhor; pelo menos sempre fui assim, até conhecer Dorian Gray.
Then—but I don't know how to explain it to you.
Então — mas não sei como explicar isso a você.
Something seemed to tell me that I was on the verge of a terrible crisis in my life.
Algo parecia me dizer que eu estava à beira de uma terrível crise em minha vida.
I had a strange feeling that fate had in store for me exquisite joys and exquisite sorrows.
Tive uma estranha sensação de que o destino reservava para mim alegrias requintadas e tristezas requintadas.
I grew afraid and turned to quit the room.
Fiquei com medo e me virei para sair da sala.
Vocabulary
- Você
- You (formal or informal singular pronoun)
- sabe
- Know; understand (second person singular present)
- que
- That; which; what (relative/conjunction pronoun)
- nós
- We; us (first person plural pronoun)
- pobres
- Poor; impoverished (adjective, plural)
- artistas
- Artists; creative professionals (noun, plural)
- temos
- Have; we have (first person plural present)
- nos
- Us; ourselves (first person plural object pronoun)
- mostrar
- To show; to display; to demonstrate
- na
- In the; on the (preposition with feminine article)
- sociedade
- Society; social group; association
- de
- Of; from; belonging to (preposition)
- tempos
- Times; periods; occasions (noun, plural)
- em
- In; at; on (preposition)
- apenas
- Only; just; merely; hardly
- para
- To; for; in order to (preposition)
- lembrar
- To remember; to remind; to recall
- ao
- To the; at the (preposition with article)
- público
- Public; audience; the people (noun/adjective)
- não
- No; not (negation adverb)
- somos
- Are; we are (first person plural present)
- selvagens
- Savages; wild; uncivilized (adjective/noun, plural)
- Com
- With; accompanied by (preposition)
- um
- A; an; one (indefinite article/numeral)
- casaco
- Coat; jacket; overcoat (noun)
- noite
- Night; evening (noun)
- uma
- A; an; one (feminine indefinite article)
- gravata
- Tie; necktie (noun)
- branca
- White; blank (adjective, feminine)
- como
- How; as; like; such as (adverb/conjunction)
- me
- Me; to me (first person singular object pronoun)
- disse
- Said; told (third person singular past)
- vez
- Time; occasion; turn; instance
- qualquer
- Any; whatever; whichever (pronoun/adjective)
- pessoa
- Person; individual; someone (noun)
- até
- Until; up to; even; as far as
- mesmo
- Same; even; self; indeed (adjective/adverb)
- corretor
- Broker; corrector; real estate agent (noun)
- bolsa
- Bag; purse; stock exchange; scholarship
- pode
- Can; may; is able to (third person singular)
- ganhar
- To earn; to win; to gain; to make
- reputação
- Reputation; fame; standing; repute (noun)
- ser
- To be; to exist (infinitive verb)
- civilizada
- Civilized; cultured; refined (adjective, feminine)
- Bem
- Well; good; fine (adverb/interjection)
- depois
- After; afterwards; later; then (adverb)
- ter
- To have; to possess (infinitive verb)
- estado
- State; condition; status; been (past participle)
- sala
- Room; hall; chamber (noun)
- por
- By; for; through; because of (preposition)
- cerca
- About; approximately; near; around (adverb)
- dez
- Ten; the number ten (numeral)
- minutos
- Minutes; small portions of time (noun, plural)
- conversando
- Talking; conversing; chatting (present participle)
- enormes
- Enormous; huge; vast; immense (adjective, plural)
- viúvas
- Widows; bereaved women (noun, plural)
- ricas
- Rich; wealthy; abundant (adjective, plural, feminine)
- vestidas
- Dressed; clothed; attired (adjective, plural, feminine)
- tediosos
- Tedious; boring; tiresome; dull (adjective, plural)
- acadêmicos
- Academics; scholars; academic (adjective/noun, plural)
- repente
- Suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly (adverb)
- tomei
- Took; I took (first person singular past)
- consciência
- Consciousness; awareness; conscience (noun)
- alguém
- Someone; somebody; anyone (indefinite pronoun)
- estava
- Was; was being (third person singular imperfect)
- olhando
- Looking; watching; gazing (present participle)
- metade
- Half; middle; halfway point (noun)
- vi
- Saw; I saw (first person singular past)
- pela
- By the; through the (preposition with article)
- primeira
- First; firstly; first time (adjective/adverb, feminine)
- Quando
- When; at what time (adverb/conjunction)
- nossos
- Our; ours (possessive pronoun, masculine plural)
- olhos
- Eyes; looks; views (noun, plural)
- se
- Oneself; himself; herself; reflexive pronoun
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