The Scarlet Letter — Page 6

English → Pt Full Text Level 8/10

In my native town of Salem, at the head of what, half a century ago, in the days of old King Derby, was a bustling wharf,—but which is now burdened with decayed wooden warehouses, and exhibits few or no symptoms of commercial life; except, perhaps, a bark or brig, half-way down its melancholy length, discharging hides; or, nearer at hand, a Nova Scotia schooner, pitching out her cargo of firewood,—at the head, I say, of this dilapidated wharf, which the tide often overflows, and along which, at the base and in the rear of the row of buildings, the track of many languid years is seen in a border of unthrifty grass,—here, with a view from its front windows adown this not very enlivening prospect, and thence across the harbor, stands a spacious edifice of brick.

Na minha cidade natal de Salem, na cabeceira do que, há meio século, nos dias do velho Rei Derby, era um movimentado cais,—mas que agora está sobrecarregado com armazéns de madeira em ruínas, e exibe poucos ou nenhuns sinais de vida comercial; exceto, talvez, uma barca ou bergantim, a meio do seu comprimento melancólico, descarregando couros; ou, mais perto, uma escuna de Nova Escócia, lançando fora a sua carga de lenha,—na cabeceira, digo, deste cais em ruínas, que a maré frequentemente inunda, e ao longo do qual, na base e na parte traseira da fila de edifícios, o rasto de muitos anos lânguidos se vê numa orla de erva raquítica,—aqui, com uma vista das suas janelas frontais ao longo desta perspetiva pouco animadora, e daí através do porto, ergue-se um espaçoso edifício de tijolo.

From the loftiest point of its roof, during precisely three and a half hours of each forenoon, floats or droops, in breeze or calm, the banner of the republic; but with the thirteen stripes turned vertically, instead of horizontally, and thus indicating that a civil, and not a military post of Uncle Sam's government is here established.

Do ponto mais alto do seu telhado, durante precisamente três horas e meia de cada manhã, flutua ou pende, na brisa ou na calmaria, o estandarte da república; mas com as treze listras dispostas verticalmente, em vez de horizontalmente, indicando assim que um posto civil, e não militar, do governo do Tio Sam está aqui estabelecido.

Its front is ornamented with a portico of half a dozen wooden pillars, supporting a balcony, beneath which a flight of wide granite steps descends towards the street.

A sua fachada é ornamentada com um pórtico de meia dúzia de pilares de madeira, suportando uma varanda, abaixo da qual um lance de amplos degraus de granito desce em direção à rua.

Vocabulary

minha: meen-yah — My (feminine possessive pronoun)
cidade: see-dah-deh — City or town
natal: nah-tahl — Of or relating to one's birth or birthplace
cabeceira: kah-beh-say-rah — Head or top end of something; headboard
há: ah — There is or there are; ago (time)
meio: may-oo — Half, middle, or means
século: seh-koo-loo — A period of one hundred years; century
dias: dee-ahsh — Days (plural of dia)
velho: veh-lyoo — Old or aged (adjective)
Rei: hay — King; a title of royalty
era: eh-rah — Was or used to be (past imperfect of 'ser')
movimentado: moo-vee-men-tah-doo — Busy, lively, or bustling with activity
cais: kahysh — Wharf, quay, or dock for ships
mas: mahsh — But or however (conjunction)
agora: ah-goh-rah — Now or at the present time
está: esh-tah — Is (third person singular of 'estar')
sobrecarregado: soh-breh-kah-heh-gah-doo — Overloaded or overwhelmed with something
armazéns: ahr-mah-zaynsh — Warehouses or storage buildings (plural)
madeira: mah-day-rah — Wood or timber as a building material
ruínas: hoo-ee-nahsh — Ruins or remains of destroyed structures
exibe: eh-zhee-beh — Displays, shows, or exhibits something
poucos: poh-koosh — Few or not many (masculine plural)
nenhuns: neh-nyoonsh — None or not any (masculine plural)
sinais: see-nahysh — Signs or signals (plural of sinal)
vida: vee-dah — Life or living existence
comercial: koo-mehr-see-ahl — Related to commerce, trade, or business
exceto: eh-seh-too — Except or with the exception of
talvez: tahl-vehsh — Perhaps or maybe (adverb of possibility)
barca: bahr-kah — A small flat-bottomed boat or barge
bergantim: behr-gan-teem — A two-masted sailing vessel; brig
seu: say-oo — His, her, its, or your (possessive pronoun)
comprimento: kohm-pree-men-too — Length or extent of something measured
melancólico: meh-lan-koh-lee-koo — Melancholic, sad, or sorrowful in mood
descarregando: desh-kah-heh-gan-doo — Unloading or discharging cargo from a vessel
couros: koh-roosh — Hides or leather materials (plural)
mais: mahysh — More or most (adverb/adjective)
perto: pehr-too — Near or close by (adverb/adjective)
escuna: esh-koo-nah — A schooner; type of sailing vessel
Nova: noh-vah — New (feminine adjective); part of place names
Escócia: esh-koh-see-ah — Scotland; country in northern Great Britain
lançando: lan-san-doo — Throwing, launching, or releasing something
fora: foh-rah — Out, outside, or away from
sua: soo-ah — His, her, its, or your (feminine possessive)
carga: kahr-gah — Cargo, load, or freight carried
lenha: leh-nyah — Firewood or wood for burning
digo: dee-goo — I say or I mean (first person present)
maré: mah-reh — Tide; rise and fall of sea level
frequentemente: freh-kwen-teh-men-teh — Frequently or often (adverb)
inunda: ee-noon-dah — Floods or inundates an area with water
longo: lon-goo — Long or lengthy; used in 'ao longo de' (along)
qual: kwahl — Which or what (relative/interrogative pronoun)
base: bah-zeh — Base, foundation, or bottom of something
parte: pahr-teh — Part, portion, or section of something
traseira: trah-zay-rah — Rear or back part of something
fila: fee-lah — Row, line, or queue of things or people
edifícios: eh-dee-fee-see-oosh — Buildings or structures (plural)
rasto: rahsh-too — Trace, track, or trail left behind
muitos: moo-ee-toosh — Many or a lot of (masculine plural)
anos: ah-noosh — Years (plural of ano)
lânguidos: lan-gwee-doosh — Languid, sluggish, or lacking energy
vê: veh — Sees or is seen (third person singular)
orla: ohr-lah — Edge, border, or fringe of something
erva: ehr-vah — Grass or herb growing on the ground
raquítica: hah-kee-tee-kah — Stunted, weak, or poorly grown (feminine)
aqui: ah-kee — Here or in this place (adverb)
vista: vish-tah — View, sight, or visual perspective
suas: soo-ahsh — His, her, its, or your (feminine plural possessive)
janelas: zhah-neh-lahsh — Windows of a building (plural)
frontais: fron-tahysh — Frontal or facing forward (plural adjective)
perspetiva: pehr-speh-tee-vah — Perspective or point of view
pouco: poh-koo — Little, few, or not much
animadora: ah-nee-mah-doh-rah — Encouraging, uplifting, or cheerful (feminine)
daí: dah-ee — From there or from that point onward
através: ah-trah-vehsh — Through or across something
porto: pohr-too — Port or harbor for ships
ergue: ehr-geh — Rises, stands, or raises up (third person singular)
espaçoso: esh-pah-soh-zoo — Spacious or having plenty of room
edifício: eh-dee-fee-see-oo — A building or structure
tijolo: tee-zhoh-loo — Brick used in construction
ponto: pon-too — Point, dot, or spot
alto: ahl-too — High, tall, or elevated
telhado: teh-lyah-doo — Roof of a building
durante: doo-ran-teh — During or throughout a period of time
precisamente: preh-see-zah-men-teh — Precisely or exactly (adverb)
três: trehsh — Three (number)
horas: oh-rahsh — Hours (plural of hora)
meia: may-ah — Half (feminine); half past (time)
cada: kah-dah — Each or every (determiner)
manhã: mah-nyahn — Morning or the early part of the day
flutua: floo-too-ah — Floats or flutters in the air or water
pende: pen-deh — Hangs or dangles from something
brisa: bree-zah — Breeze; a light gentle wind
calmaria: kahl-mah-ree-ah — Calm, stillness, or lack of wind
estandarte: esh-tan-dahr-teh — Banner or standard flag on a pole
república: heh-poo-blee-kah — Republic; a form of democratic government
treze: treh-zeh — Thirteen (number)
listras: leesh-trahsh — Stripes or bands of color (plural)
dispostas: dees-posh-tahsh — Arranged or positioned in a certain way (feminine plural)
verticalmente: vehr-tee-kahl-men-teh — Vertically or in an upright direction
vez: vehsh — Time or instance; turn (in phrases)
horizontalmente: oh-ree-zon-tahl-men-teh — Horizontally or in a flat direction
indicando: een-dee-kan-doo — Indicating or showing something
assim: ah-seem — Thus, so, or in this way
posto: posh-too — Post, position, or rank held by someone
civil: see-veel — Civil or relating to civilian life
não: nown — No or not (negation)
militar: mee-lee-tahr — Military or relating to armed forces
governo: goo-vehr-noo — Government or ruling authority
Tio: tee-oo — Uncle; also used in 'Uncle Sam'
estabelecido: esh-tah-beh-leh-see-doo — Established or set up in a place
fachada: fah-shah-dah — Facade or front face of a building
é: eh — Is (third person singular of 'ser')
ornamentada: ohr-nah-men-tah-dah — Decorated or ornamented (feminine past participle)
pórtico: pohr-tee-koo — Portico; a covered entrance porch with columns
dúzia: doo-zee-ah — Dozen; a group of twelve
pilares: pee-lah-resh — Pillars or columns supporting a structure
suportando: soo-pohr-tan-doo — Supporting or holding up something
varanda: vah-ran-dah — Veranda or balcony attached to a building
abaixo: ah-bah-ee-shoo — Below or underneath something
lance: lan-seh — Flight of stairs; a stretch or section
amplos: am-ploosh — Wide, broad, or ample (masculine plural)
degraus: deh-growsh — Steps or stairs (plural of degrau)
granito: grah-nee-too — Granite; a hard stone used in construction
desce: desh-seh — Descends or goes down (third person singular)
direção: dee-reh-sown — Direction or course toward something
rua: hoo-ah — Street or road in a town or city

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