The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 11
The soldier expended his strength and generally laid down his life on alien soil, leaving no fit successor of his own stock to carry on the work according to his standards.
O soldado despendeu suas forças e geralmente deixou sua vida em solo estrangeiro, sem deixar um sucessor adequado de sua própria estirpe para continuar o trabalho segundo seus padrões.
The priest under the celibate system, in its better days left no offspring at all and in the days of its corruption none bred and reared under the influences that make for social and political progress.
O sacerdote sob o sistema celibatário, em seus melhores dias não deixava descendência alguma e nos dias de sua corrupção nenhum era criado e educado sob as influências que favorecem o progresso social e político.
The dark chambers of the Inquisition stifled all advance in thought, so the civilization and the culture of Spain, as well as her political system, settled into rigid forms to await only the inevitable process of stagnation and decay.
As câmaras sombrias da Inquisição sufocaram todo avanço no pensamento, de modo que a civilização e a cultura da Espanha, assim como seu sistema político, cristalizaram-se em formas rígidas para aguardar apenas o inevitável processo de estagnação e decadência.
In her proudest hour an old soldier, who had lost one of his hands fighting her battles against the Turk at Lepanto, employed the other in writing the masterpiece of her literature, which is really a caricature of the nation.
Em seu momento de maior orgulho, um velho soldado, que havia perdido uma das mãos lutando em suas batalhas contra o turco em Lepanto, empregou a outra na escrita da obra-prima de sua literatura, que é na verdade uma caricatura da nação.
There is much in the career of Spain that calls to mind the dazzling beauty of her "dark-glancing daughters," with its early bloom, its startling--almost morbid--brilliance, and its premature decay.
Há muito na trajetória da Espanha que evoca a beleza deslumbrante de suas "filhas de olhar sombrio", com seu florescimento precoce, seu brilho surpreendente — quase mórbido — e sua decadência prematura.
Vocabulary
- soldado
- A person trained to fight in wars; military soldier.
- despendeu
- Spent or expended money, energy, or resources.
- suas
- Possessive pronoun meaning his, her, their, or your.
- forças
- Plural of force; strength, power, or military forces.
- geralmente
- Usually; commonly; in most cases or circumstances.
- deixou
- Left; abandoned; allowed or permitted something to happen.
- sua
- Possessive pronoun meaning his, her, their, or your.
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive.
- em
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at.
- solo
- Ground; soil; or alone; solitary.
- estrangeiro
- Foreign; relating to or from another country.
- sem
- Preposition meaning without.
- deixar
- To leave; to allow; to let something happen.
- um
- Indefinite article meaning a or an.
- sucessor
- Successor; a person who follows or takes over.
- adequado
- Adequate; suitable; appropriate for a purpose.
- de
- Preposition indicating possession or relationship; of.
- própria
- Own; proper; belonging to oneself.
- estirpe
- Lineage; ancestry; family stock or descent.
- para
- Preposition meaning for, in order to, or towards.
- continuar
- To continue; to keep going or maintain.
- trabalho
- Work; labor; a job or task.
- segundo
- Second; according to; in the opinion of.
- seus
- Possessive pronoun meaning his, her, their, or your.
- padrões
- Standards; norms; patterns or models.
- sacerdote
- Priest; a person who performs religious ceremonies.
- sob
- Preposition meaning under; beneath.
- sistema
- System; an organized set of principles or procedures.
- celibatário
- Celibate; relating to abstaining from marriage or sex.
- melhores
- Better; best; superior in quality.
- dias
- Days; plural of day.
- não
- No; not; negative response or negation.
- deixava
- Left; did not leave; allowed or permitted.
- descendência
- Descendants; offspring; those descended from ancestors.
- alguma
- Some; any; a certain or particular thing.
- nos
- In us; on us; preposition plus pronoun.
- corrupção
- Corruption; decay; dishonesty or moral deterioration.
- nenhum
- None; no; not any or not a single.
- era
- Was; past tense of ser; age or epoch.
- criado
- Raised; brought up; created or made.
- educado
- Educated; trained; polite or well-mannered.
- as
- The; definite article for feminine plural nouns.
- influências
- Influences; effects or impacts on something.
- que
- That; which; what; relative or interrogative pronoun.
- favorecem
- Favor; promote; support or encourage something.
- progresso
- Progress; advancement; improvement or forward movement.
- social
- Social; relating to society or human relationships.
- político
- Political; relating to politics or government.
- As
- The; definite article for feminine plural nouns.
- câmaras
- Chambers; rooms; legislative bodies or assemblies.
- sombrias
- Dark; gloomy; shadowy or dim in appearance.
- da
- Of the; preposition plus definite article.
- Inquisição
- Inquisition; historical religious tribunal seeking heresy.
- sufocaram
- Suffocated; choked; suppressed or stifled completely.
- todo
- All; every; the whole or entire thing.
- avanço
- Advance; progress; forward movement or improvement.
- no
- In the; preposition plus definite article.
- pensamento
- Thought; thinking; ideas or mental processes.
- modo
- Mode; manner; way of doing something.
- civilização
- Civilization; organized society with advanced culture.
- cultura
- Culture; arts, customs, and society's way of life.
- Espanha
- Spain; country in southwestern Europe.
- assim
- Thus; so; in this manner or way.
- como
- As; like; how; in the manner of.
- seu
- His; her; their; your; possessive pronoun.
- cristalizaram-se
- Crystallized; hardened; became fixed or solidified.
- formas
- Forms; shapes; structures or ways of being.
- rígidas
- Rigid; stiff; inflexible or unyielding.
- aguardar
- To await; to wait for; to expect.
- apenas
- Only; merely; scarcely or hardly anything more.
- inevitável
- Inevitable; unavoidable; certain to happen.
- processo
- Process; procedure; sequence of events or actions.
- estagnação
- Stagnation; lack of progress or movement.
- decadência
- Decadence; decline; deterioration or moral corruption.
- Em
- In; at; preposition indicating location or time.
- momento
- Moment; instant; a brief period of time.
- maior
- Greater; larger; biggest or most important.
- orgulho
- Pride; feeling of self-respect or dignity.
- velho
- Old; aged; ancient or from long ago.
- havia
- There was; there were; existed previously.
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