The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 13
In the countries more in contact with the trend of civilization and more susceptible to revolutionary influences from the mother country this separation came from within, while in the remoter parts the archaic and outgrown system dragged along until a stronger force from without destroyed it.
Nos países mais em contato com a tendência da civilização e mais suscetíveis às influências revolucionárias da metrópole, essa separação veio de dentro, enquanto nas partes mais remotas o sistema arcaico e ultrapassado se arrastou até que uma força mais poderosa vinda de fora o destruiu.
Nowhere was the crystallization of form and principle more pronounced than in religious life, which fastened upon the mother country a deadening weight that hampered all progress, and in the colonies, notably in the Philippines, virtually converted her government into a hagiarchy that had its face toward the past and either could not or would not move with the current of the times.
Em nenhum lugar a cristalização de forma e princípio foi mais pronunciada do que na vida religiosa, que impôs à metrópole um peso paralisante que prejudicou todo o progresso e, nas colônias, notadamente nas Filipinas, converteu virtualmente seu governo em uma hagiocracia que tinha seu rosto voltado para o passado e que não podia ou não queria acompanhar a corrente dos tempos.
So, when "the shot heard round the world," the declaration of humanity's right to be and to become, in its all-encircling sweep, reached the lands controlled by her it was coldly received and blindly rejected by the governing powers, and there was left only the slower, subtler, but none the less sure, process of working its way among the people to burst in time in rebellion and the destruction of the conservative forces that would repress it.
Assim, quando "o tiro ouvido ao redor do mundo", a declaração do direito da humanidade de ser e de tornar-se, em seu alcance abrangente, chegou às terras por ela controladas, foi friamente recebido e cegamente rejeitado pelos poderes governantes, e restou apenas o processo mais lento, mais sutil, mas nem por isso menos seguro, de abrir caminho entre o povo para eclodir, com o tempo, em rebelião e na destruição das forças conservadoras que pretendiam reprimi-lo.
In the opening years of the nineteenth century the friar orders in the Philippines had reached the apogee of their power and usefulness.
Nos primeiros anos do século XIX, as ordens religiosas nas Filipinas haviam atingido o apogeu de seu poder e utilidade.
Their influence was everywhere felt and acknowledged, while the country still prospered under the effects of the vigorous and progressive administrations of Anda and Vargas in the preceding century.
Sua influência era sentida e reconhecida em toda parte, enquanto o país ainda prosperava sob os efeitos das vigorosas e progressistas administrações de Anda e Vargas no século anterior.
Vocabulary
- países
- Countries; nations
- mais
- More; most; also used as 'plus'
- em
- In; at; on; preposition of location or time
- contato
- Contact; connection or touch with something
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- tendência
- Tendency; inclination toward a particular behavior
- civilização
- Civilization; advanced state of human society
- suscetíveis
- Susceptible; easily influenced or affected by something
- influências
- Influences; effects one thing has on another
- revolucionárias
- Revolutionary (feminine plural); relating to radical change
- metrópole
- Metropolis; also colonial mother country or capital city
- essa
- That (feminine singular demonstrative pronoun)
- separação
- Separation; act of dividing or pulling apart
- veio
- Came; past tense of 'vir' (to come)
- dentro
- Inside; within; from the interior
- enquanto
- While; whereas; conjunction of simultaneity or contrast
- partes
- Parts; portions or regions of something larger
- remotas
- Remote (feminine plural); far away or isolated places
- sistema
- System; organized set of principles or structures
- arcaico
- Archaic; very old-fashioned or outdated
- ultrapassado
- Outdated; surpassed; no longer current or relevant
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; also 'if' (conjunction)
- arrastou
- Dragged; persisted laboriously; past tense of 'arrastar'
- até
- Until; up to; even; preposition of limit or degree
- força
- Force; strength; power acting on something
- poderosa
- Powerful (feminine); having great strength or influence
- vinda
- Coming (feminine); arrival; from the verb 'vir'
- fora
- Outside; from outside; exterior location
- destruiu
- Destroyed; past tense of 'destruir'
- nenhum
- No; none; not any (masculine singular)
- lugar
- Place; location; spot
- cristalização
- Crystallization; hardening into a fixed rigid form
- forma
- Form; shape; manner or way of doing something
- princípio
- Principle; beginning; fundamental rule or belief
- foi
- Was; went; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'
- pronunciada
- Pronounced; marked; strongly evident or noticeable
- vida
- Life; existence; way of living
- religiosa
- Religious (feminine); relating to religion or faith
- impôs
- Imposed; forced upon; past tense of 'impor'
- peso
- Weight; burden; heaviness or oppressive load
- paralisante
- Paralyzing; causing inability to move or act
- prejudicou
- Harmed; damaged; past tense of 'prejudicar'
- todo
- All; every; whole; entire
- progresso
- Progress; forward movement or development
- colônias
- Colonies; territories controlled by a foreign power
- notadamente
- Notably; especially; in a noteworthy manner
- Filipinas
- Philippines; island nation in Southeast Asia
- converteu
- Converted; transformed; past tense of 'converter'
- virtualmente
- Virtually; practically; almost entirely
- seu
- His; her; its; your; possessive pronoun
- governo
- Government; the system ruling a country
- tinha
- Had; past imperfect tense of 'ter' (to have)
- rosto
- Face; the front part of a person's head
- voltado
- Turned; facing; directed toward something
- para
- For; to; toward; preposition of direction or purpose
- passado
- Past; the time before the present
- não
- No; not; basic negation word
- podia
- Could; was able to; past imperfect of 'poder'
- ou
- Or; alternative coordinating conjunction
- queria
- Wanted; wished; past imperfect of 'querer'
- acompanhar
- To accompany; to follow along; to keep up with
- corrente
- Current; flow; prevailing trend or stream
- tempos
- Times; periods; eras of history
- Assim
- Thus; so; therefore; in this way
- quando
- When; at the time that
- tiro
- Shot; gunshot; a discharge of a firearm
- ouvido
- Heard; ear; past participle of 'ouvir'
- redor
- Around; surroundings; vicinity
- mundo
- World; the earth and all its inhabitants
- declaração
- Declaration; formal announcement of principles or facts
- direito
- Right; law; entitlement or legal system
- humanidade
- Humanity; humankind; the quality of being human
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb of existence or identity
- tornar-se
- To become; to turn into something different
- alcance
- Reach; range; scope of influence or effect
- abrangente
- Comprehensive; wide-ranging; covering much ground
- chegou
- Arrived; reached; past tense of 'chegar'
- terras
- Lands; territories; earthy ground or regions
- por
- By; for; through; preposition of means or agent
- ela
- She; her; third person feminine singular pronoun
- controladas
- Controlled (feminine plural); kept under authority
- friamente
- Coldly; in an indifferent or unenthusiastic manner
- recebido
- Received; welcomed; past participle of 'receber'
- cegamente
- Blindly; without seeing or thinking critically
- rejeitado
- Rejected; refused; past participle of 'rejeitar'
- poderes
- Powers; authorities; those holding governing control
- governantes
- Rulers; governing authorities; those in power
- restou
- Remained; was left; past tense of 'restar'
- apenas
- Only; just; merely; nothing more than
- processo
- Process; procedure; series of steps or actions
- lento
- Slow; not fast; gradual in pace
- sutil
- Subtle; not obvious; delicate and understated
- mas
- But; however; adversative conjunction
- nem
- Nor; neither; not even
- isso
- That; this; demonstrative pronoun for nearby idea
- menos
- Less; fewer; minus
- seguro
- Safe; secure; certain or guaranteed
- abrir
- To open; to unlock; to make accessible
- caminho
- Path; road; way toward a destination
- entre
- Between; among; in the middle of
- povo
- People; the common population of a nation
- eclodir
- To break out; to burst forth; to emerge suddenly
- tempo
- Time; weather; period or duration
- rebelião
- Rebellion; uprising against authority or government
- destruição
- Destruction; act of ruining or demolishing completely
- forças
- Forces; strengths; military or political powers
- conservadoras
- Conservative (feminine plural); resistant to change
- pretendiam
- Intended; aimed to; past imperfect of 'pretender'
- reprimi-lo
- To repress it; to suppress or hold it back
- primeiros
- First (masculine plural); earliest in order or time
- anos
- Years; units of time equal to twelve months
- século
- Century; a period of one hundred years
- ordens
- Orders; religious orders; commands or directives
- religiosas
- Religious (feminine plural); relating to organized faith
- haviam
- Had (plural); past perfect auxiliary of 'haver'
- atingido
- Reached; attained; past participle of 'atingir'
- apogeu
- Apogee; peak; highest point of power or success
- poder
- Power; ability; also infinitive 'to be able to'
- utilidade
- Usefulness; utility; practical value or purpose
- Sua
- Their; his; her; your; possessive adjective
- influência
- Influence; power to affect others or events
- era
- Was; past imperfect of 'ser'; also era (noun)
- sentida
- Felt (feminine); perceived; past participle of 'sentir'
- reconhecida
- Recognized (feminine); acknowledged; past participle of 'reconhecer'
- toda
- All; every; whole (feminine singular)
- parte
- Part; portion; place; also 'everywhere' in 'toda parte'
- país
- Country; nation; sovereign state
- ainda
- Still; yet; even; up to now
- prosperava
- Prospered; thrived; past imperfect of 'prosperar'
- sob
- Under; beneath; below in position or influence
- efeitos
- Effects; results; outcomes of actions or forces
- vigorosas
- Vigorous (feminine plural); strong and energetic
- progressistas
- Progressive; favoring reform and forward-thinking policies
- administrações
- Administrations; governing bodies managing an organization
- anterior
- Previous; prior; the one before the current
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