The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 2
" In this character, it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of downgoing men.
" Nesse papel, era frequentemente sua sorte ser o último conhecido respeitável e a última boa influência na vida dos homens em declínio.
And to such as these, so long as they came about his chambers, he never marked a shade of change in his demeanour.
E para aqueles assim, enquanto frequentavam seus aposentos, ele jamais demonstrava a menor mudança em seu comportamento.
No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best, and even his friendship seemed to be founded in a similar catholicity of good-nature.
Sem dúvida, tal façanha era fácil para o Sr. Utterson; pois ele era pouco expressivo na melhor das hipóteses, e até mesmo sua amizade parecia estar fundada numa semelhante universalidade de boa natureza.
It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyer's way.
É a marca de um homem modesto aceitar seu círculo de amizades já pronto das mãos da oportunidade; e esse era o jeito do advogado.
His friends were those of his own blood or those whom he had known the longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they implied no aptness in the object.
Seus amigos eram os de seu próprio sangue ou aqueles que ele conhecia há mais tempo; suas afeições, como a hera, eram fruto do tempo, e não implicavam nenhuma aptidão especial no objeto.
Hence, no doubt the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town.
Daí, sem dúvida, o laço que o unia ao Sr. Richard Enfield, seu parente distante, o conhecido homem da cidade.
It was a nut to crack for many, what these two could see in each other, or what subject they could find in common.
Era um mistério para muitos o que esses dois podiam ver um no outro, ou que assunto podiam encontrar em comum.
It was reported by those who encountered them in their Sunday walks, that they said nothing, looked singularly dull and would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend.
Era relatado por aqueles que os encontravam em seus passeios dominicais que nada diziam, pareciam singularmente entediados e saudavam com evidente alívio o aparecimento de um amigo.
Vocabulary
- Nesse
- NEH-soo — In that, in this (contraction of em + esse)
- papel
- pah-PEL — Role or paper; function someone plays
- era
- EH-rah — Was; past tense of 'ser' (to be)
- frequentemente
- freh-kwen-teh-MEN-teh — Frequently; happening often or repeatedly
- sua
- SOO-ah — His, her, your, their (possessive pronoun)
- sorte
- SOR-teh — Luck or fate; one's destiny or fortune
- ser
- SEHR — To be; fundamental Portuguese linking verb
- último
- OOL-tee-moo — Last; final in a sequence or order
- conhecido
- koh-nyeh-SEE-doo — Known; acquaintance or well-regarded person
- respeitável
- heh-spay-TAH-vel — Respectable; worthy of respect and esteem
- última
- OOL-tee-mah — Last (feminine form); final remaining one
- boa
- BOH-ah — Good (feminine); positive or beneficial quality
- influência
- een-floo-EN-see-ah — Influence; power to affect others' behavior
- vida
- VEE-dah — Life; the existence or lifetime of someone
- homens
- OH-mensh — Men; plural of homem (man)
- declínio
- deh-KLEE-nyoo — Decline; gradual deterioration or downfall
- aqueles
- ah-KEH-lesh — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun (distant)
- assim
- ah-SEEM — Thus, so, in this way or manner
- enquanto
- en-KWAN-too — While, whereas; during the same time as
- frequentavam
- freh-kwen-TAH-vown — Used to frequent; visited regularly in the past
- seus
- SEH-oosh — His, her, their (plural possessive pronoun)
- aposentos
- ah-poh-ZEN-toosh — Rooms, chambers; private living quarters
- jamais
- zhah-MICE — Never; at no point whatsoever (emphatic)
- demonstrava
- deh-mon-STRAH-vah — Used to demonstrate; showed or displayed consistently
- menor
- meh-NOR — Lesser, slightest; smaller or least significant
- mudança
- moo-DAN-sah — Change; alteration in behavior or circumstance
- comportamento
- kom-por-tah-MEN-too — Behavior; manner of conducting oneself toward others
- dúvida
- DOO-vee-dah — Doubt; uncertainty or lack of conviction
- tal
- TAHL — Such, such a; referring to something previously mentioned
- façanha
- fah-SAN-yah — Feat, achievement; difficult or impressive accomplishment
- fácil
- FAH-seel — Easy; not difficult or requiring little effort
- pouco
- POH-koo — Little, few; small amount or degree
- expressivo
- ex-preh-SEE-voo — Expressive; showing feeling or emotion openly
- melhor
- mel-YOR — Better, best; superior in quality or degree
- hipóteses
- ee-POH-teh-zesh — Hypotheses; assumed possibilities or circumstances
- amizade
- ah-mee-ZAH-deh — Friendship; close bond between people
- parecia
- pah-reh-SEE-ah — Seemed; gave the appearance or impression of
- fundada
- foon-DAH-dah — Founded, based; established on a particular principle
- semelhante
- seh-mel-YAN-teh — Similar, such; resembling something else closely
- universalidade
- oo-nee-ver-sah-lee-DAH-deh — Universality; quality of applying to everyone
- natureza
- nah-too-REH-zah — Nature; innate character or the natural world
- marca
- MAR-kah — Mark, sign; characteristic trait or brand
- modesto
- moh-DES-too — Modest; humble and unassuming in character
- aceitar
- ah-say-TAR — To accept; to receive or agree to something
- círculo
- SIR-koo-loo — Circle; group of associates or social connections
- pronto
- PRON-too — Ready, done; prepared or already completed
- mãos
- MOWNSH — Hands; plural of mão, used literally or figuratively
- oportunidade
- oh-por-too-nee-DAH-deh — Opportunity; favorable circumstance or chance
- jeito
- ZHAY-too — Way, manner; style or knack of doing something
- advogado
- ahd-voh-GAH-doo — Lawyer, attorney; legal professional representing clients
- amigos
- ah-MEE-goosh — Friends; plural of amigo, close companions
- próprio
- PROH-pree-oo — Own, proper; belonging specifically to oneself
- sangue
- SAN-geh — Blood; family ties or the liquid in veins
- conhecia
- koh-nyeh-SEE-ah — Knew; was acquainted with (someone) in the past
- afeições
- ah-fay-SOWNSH — Affections; feelings of fondness or attachment
- fruto
- FROO-too — Fruit; result or product of something grown
- implicavam
- eem-plee-KAH-vown — Implied; required or involved as a consequence
- aptidão
- ahp-tee-DOWN — Aptitude; natural ability or suitability for something
- especial
- esh-peh-see-AHL — Special; distinct or exceptional in some way
- objeto
- ob-ZHEH-too — Object; thing or target of attention or action
- laço
- LAH-soo — Bond, tie; connection linking people together
- unia
- oo-NEE-ah — United; joined or connected two things together
- parente
- pah-REN-teh — Relative; family member or relation by blood
- distante
- dees-TAN-teh — Distant; far away physically or in relationship
- cidade
- see-DAH-deh — City; large urban settlement or town
- mistério
- mees-TEH-ree-oo — Mystery; something unexplained or difficult to understand
- muitos
- MOO-ee-toosh — Many; a large number or quantity of
- podiam
- poh-DEE-own — Could; were able to (past imperfect of poder)
- assunto
- ah-SOON-too — Subject, matter; topic of conversation or concern
- encontrar
- en-kon-TRAR — To find, to meet; to encounter or come across
- comum
- koh-MOON — Common; shared between two or more people
- relatado
- heh-lah-TAH-doo — Reported; told or narrated about an event
- encontravam
- en-kon-TRAH-vown — Used to meet; encountered each other regularly
- passeios
- pah-SAY-oosh — Walks, strolls; leisurely outdoor walks taken together
- dominicais
- doh-mee-nee-KICE — Sunday (adjective plural); relating to Sundays
- diziam
- dee-ZEE-own — Said; used to say (past imperfect of dizer)
- pareciam
- pah-reh-SEE-own — Seemed; appeared to be in a certain state
- singularmente
- seen-goo-lar-MEN-teh — Singularly, remarkably; in a notably unusual way
- entediados
- en-teh-dee-AH-doosh — Bored; feeling wearied from lack of interest
- saudavam
- sow-DAH-vown — Greeted; used to welcome or salute someone
- evidente
- eh-vee-DEN-teh — Evident, obvious; clearly apparent or easily seen
- alívio
- ah-LEE-vyoo — Relief; easing of burden, worry, or discomfort
- aparecimento
- ah-pah-reh-see-MEN-too — Appearance, arrival; the act of appearing or showing up
- amigo
- ah-MEE-goo — Friend; person with whom one has a bond
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