The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 1
The Cyclone
O Ciclone
Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife.
Dorothy vivia no meio das grandes pradarias do Kansas, com o Tio Henry, que era um fazendeiro, e a Tia Em, que era a esposa do fazendeiro.
Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles.
A casa deles era pequena, pois a madeira para construí-la tinha que ser transportada por carroça por muitas milhas.
There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds.
Havia quatro paredes, um piso e um teto, que formavam um único cômodo; e este cômodo continha um fogão de aparência enferrujada, um armário para os pratos, uma mesa, três ou quatro cadeiras e as camas.
Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had a big bed in one corner, and Dorothy a little bed in another corner.
O Tio Henry e a Tia Em tinham uma cama grande em um canto, e Dorothy uma caminha em outro canto.
There was no garret at all, and no cellar—except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any building in its path.
Não havia sótão algum, nem porão — exceto um pequeno buraco cavado no chão, chamado de abrigo anticiclone, para onde a família podia ir caso um daqueles grandes redemoinhos surgisse, poderoso o suficiente para destruir qualquer construção em seu caminho.
It was reached by a trap door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole.
O acesso se dava por uma alçapão no meio do piso, a partir do qual uma escada descia até o pequeno e escuro buraco.
When Dorothy stood in the doorway and looked around, she could see nothing but the great gray prairie on every side.
Quando Dorothy se postava na entrada e olhava ao redor, ela não conseguia ver nada além da grande pradaria cinzenta em todos os lados.
Not a tree nor a house broke the broad sweep of flat country that reached to the edge of the sky in all directions.
Nem uma árvore nem uma casa interrompia a vasta extensão de terra plana que alcançava o horizonte em todas as direções.
The sun had baked the plowed land into a gray mass, with little cracks running through it.
O sol havia ressecado a terra arada, transformando-a em uma massa cinzenta, com pequenas rachaduras percorrendo-a.
Vocabulary
- Ciclone
- see-KLO-neh — Cyclone; a powerful rotating storm system
- vivia
- vee-VEE-ah — Lived; past imperfect of 'viver'
- no
- noo — Contraction of 'em + o': in the
- meio
- MAY-oo — Middle; the center or midst of something
- das
- dahz — Contraction of 'de + as': of the (feminine plural)
- grandes
- GRAHN-dees — Large; great in size or extent
- pradarias
- prah-dah-REE-ahz — Prairies; vast open grassland areas
- do
- doo — Contraction of 'de + o': of the (masculine)
- com
- kong — With; indicating accompaniment or association
- Tio
- CHEE-oo — Uncle; a parent's brother or male relative
- que
- keh — Who/that; relative pronoun introducing a clause
- era
- EH-rah — Was; past imperfect of 'ser' (to be)
- fazendeiro
- fah-zen-DAY-roo — Farmer; a person who owns or works a farm
- Tia
- CHEE-ah — Aunt; a parent's sister or female relative
- esposa
- es-POH-zah — Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband
- casa
- KAH-zah — House; a building where people live
- deles
- DEH-lees — Theirs/their; third-person plural possessive pronoun
- pequena
- peh-KEH-nah — Small; little in size or extent
- pois
- poysh — Because/since; conjunction indicating reason or cause
- madeira
- mah-DAY-rah — Wood/lumber; material used in construction
- para
- PAH-rah — For/to; preposition indicating purpose or direction
- construí-la
- kon-stroo-EE-lah — To build it; infinitive with clitic object pronoun
- tinha
- TEEN-yah — Had; past imperfect of 'ter' (to have)
- ser
- sehr — To be; infinitive of the verb indicating essence
- transportada
- trans-por-TAH-dah — Transported; carried or moved from one place
- por
- por — By/through; preposition indicating means or agent
- carroça
- kah-HOH-sah — Wagon/cart; a wheeled vehicle pulled by animals
- muitas
- MOO-ee-tahz — Many; a large number of (feminine plural)
- milhas
- MEEL-yahz — Miles; units of distance measurement
- Havia
- ah-VEE-ah — There was/were; imperfect tense of 'haver'
- quatro
- KWAH-troo — Four; the number 4
- paredes
- pah-REH-dees — Walls; vertical structures enclosing a room
- piso
- PEE-zoo — Floor; the lower horizontal surface of a room
- teto
- TEH-too — Ceiling; the upper interior surface of a room
- formavam
- for-MAH-vang — Formed; past imperfect of 'formar', to constitute
- único
- OO-nee-koo — Unique/only; sole, without others of the same kind
- cômodo
- KOH-moo-doo — Room; a partitioned space within a building
- este
- ES-chee — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing
- continha
- kon-CHEEN-yah — Contained; past imperfect of 'conter', to hold
- fogão
- foo-GOWNG — Stove/cooker; an appliance used for cooking food
- aparência
- ah-pah-REN-see-ah — Appearance; the way something looks outwardly
- enferrujada
- en-feh-hoo-ZHAH-dah — Rusty; covered with rust from oxidation
- armário
- ar-MAH-ree-oo — Cupboard/cabinet; furniture used to store items
- pratos
- PRAH-tooz — Plates/dishes; flat utensils used for serving food
- mesa
- MEH-zah — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture
- três
- trehsh — Three; the number 3
- ou
- oh — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option
- cadeiras
- kah-DAY-rahz — Chairs; seats with backs used for sitting
- camas
- KAH-mahz — Beds; furniture used for sleeping or resting
- tinham
- CHEEN-yang — Had; past imperfect plural of 'ter' (to have)
- cama
- KAH-mah — Bed; a piece of furniture for sleeping
- grande
- GRAHN-jee — Large/big; considerable in size or importance
- em
- eng — In/at; preposition indicating location or position
- canto
- KAN-too — Corner; the point where two walls or lines meet
- caminha
- kah-MEEN-yah — Small bed/cot; a little bed, often for children
- outro
- OH-troo — Other/another; a different or additional one
- Não
- nowng — No/not; negation word in Portuguese
- havia
- ah-VEE-ah — There was; past imperfect existential form of 'haver'
- sótão
- SOH-towng — Attic; the space directly below a roof
- algum
- al-GOONG — Any/some; indefinite pronoun in affirmative or negative
- nem
- neng — Nor/neither; negative conjunction linking two elements
- porão
- poo-ROWNG — Basement/cellar; a room below ground level
- exceto
- eh-SEH-too — Except; excluding a particular item from a group
- pequeno
- peh-KEH-noo — Small/little; not large in size
- buraco
- boo-RAH-koo — Hole; an opening or hollow space in something
- cavado
- kah-VAH-doo — Dug; past participle of 'cavar', to excavate
- chão
- showng — Ground/floor; the surface on which one walks
- chamado
- shah-MAH-doo — Called/named; referred to by a particular name
- abrigo
- ah-BREE-goo — Shelter; a place offering protection from danger
- anticiclone
- an-chee-see-KLO-neh — Anticyclone; a weather system with high pressure
- onde
- ON-jee — Where; relative adverb indicating a place
- família
- fah-MEEL-yah — Family; a group of people related by blood or marriage
- podia
- poo-JEE-ah — Could; past imperfect of 'poder' (to be able)
- ir
- eer — To go; infinitive of movement verb
- caso
- KAH-zoo — Case/if; in the event that something happens
- daqueles
- dah-KEH-lees — Of those; contraction of 'de + aqueles'
- redemoinhos
- heh-deh-moo-EEN-yooz — Whirlwinds/twisters; rapidly rotating columns of air
- surgisse
- sur-ZHEE-see — Arose/appeared; past subjunctive of 'surgir'
- poderoso
- poo-deh-ROH-zoo — Powerful; having great strength or force
- suficiente
- soo-fee-see-EN-chee — Sufficient/enough; adequate for a particular purpose
- destruir
- des-troo-EER — To destroy; to cause complete ruin or damage
- qualquer
- kwahl-KEHR — Any/whatever; referring to any item indiscriminately
- construção
- kon-stroo-SOWNG — Construction/building; a structure that has been built
- seu
- SEH-oo — Its/his/her/your; possessive pronoun, singular
- caminho
- kah-MEEN-yoo — Path/way; a route or direction of travel
- acesso
- ah-SEH-soo — Access; the means or ability to enter a place
- se
- see — Reflexive/passive pronoun; oneself or impersonal marker
- dava
- DAH-vah — Was given/happened; past imperfect of 'dar'
- alçapão
- al-sah-POWNG — Trapdoor; a hinged door set into a floor
- partir
- par-CHEER — From/starting; 'a partir de' means starting from
- qual
- kwahl — Which; relative pronoun used in formal contexts
- escada
- es-KAH-dah — Staircase/ladder; steps used to move between levels
- descia
- des-SEE-ah — Descended/went down; past imperfect of 'descer'
- até
- ah-TEH — Until/up to; preposition indicating a limit or endpoint
- escuro
- es-KOO-roo — Dark/darkness; absence of light
- Quando
- KWAN-doo — When; conjunction or adverb introducing time clause
- postava
- pos-TAH-vah — Stood/positioned herself; past imperfect of 'postar'
- na
- nah — Contraction of 'em + a': in the (feminine)
- entrada
- en-TRAH-dah — Entrance/doorway; the way into a place
- olhava
- oh-LYAH-vah — Looked; past imperfect of 'olhar', to look
- ao
- oww — Contraction of 'a + o': to the (masculine singular)
- redor
- heh-DOR — Around; 'ao redor' means surrounding in all directions
- ela
- EH-lah — She/her; third-person feminine singular pronoun
- não
- nowng — Not/no; negation particle in Portuguese sentences
- conseguia
- kon-seh-GEE-ah — Could/managed; past imperfect of 'conseguir'
- ver
- vehr — To see; infinitive of the verb of sight
- nada
- NAH-dah — Nothing; not anything, total absence
- além
- ah-LENG — Beyond/besides; further than a certain point
- pradaria
- prah-dah-REE-ah — Prairie; a large flat open grassland area
- cinzenta
- seen-ZEN-tah — Grey/gray; having a dull grey color
- todos
- TOH-dooz — All/every; referring to the entirety of a group
- lados
- LAH-dooz — Sides; the areas to the left, right, or around
- árvore
- AR-voh-ree — Tree; a large perennial woody plant
- interrompia
- een-teh-hom-PEE-ah — Interrupted/broke; past imperfect of 'interromper'
- vasta
- VAHS-tah — Vast; extremely large in area or extent
- extensão
- es-ten-SOWNG — Extension/expanse; a large stretch of land
- terra
- TEH-hah — Land/earth/ground; the solid surface of the ground
- plana
- PLAH-nah — Flat/level; having no hills or raised areas
- alcançava
- al-kan-SAH-vah — Reached; past imperfect of 'alcançar', to reach
- horizonte
- oh-ree-ZON-chee — Horizon; the line where earth and sky appear to meet
- todas
- TOH-dahz — All; feminine plural form of 'todo'
- direções
- jee-reh-SOYNS — Directions; the various ways one can face or travel
- sol
- sohl — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- ressecado
- heh-seh-KAH-doo — Dried out/parched; extremely dry from heat exposure
- arada
- ah-RAH-dah — Plowed; past participle of 'arar', to plow land
- transformando-a
- trans-for-MAN-doo-ah — Transforming it; turning it into something different
- massa
- MAH-sah — Mass/dough; a body of matter without defined shape
- rachaduras
- hah-shah-DOO-rahz — Cracks/fissures; splits in a surface from drying
- percorrendo-a
- pehr-koh-HEN-doo-ah — Running through it; traversing or crossing its surface
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