The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 2
Even the grass was not green, for the sun had burned the tops of the long blades until they were the same gray color to be seen everywhere.
Até a grama não era verde, pois o sol havia queimado as pontas das longas folhas até que ficaram da mesma cor cinza que se via por toda parte.
Once the house had been painted, but the sun blistered the paint and the rains washed it away, and now the house was as dull and gray as everything else.
A casa já havia sido pintada uma vez, mas o sol formou bolhas na tinta e as chuvas a lavaram, e agora a casa era tão opaca e cinza quanto tudo o mais.
When Aunt Em came there to live she was a young, pretty wife.
Quando a Tia Em veio morar lá, ela era uma jovem e bonita esposa.
The sun and wind had changed her, too.
O sol e o vento também a haviam mudado.
They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also.
Haviam tirado o brilho de seus olhos e os deixado com um cinza sóbrio; haviam tirado o vermelho de suas bochechas e lábios, e estes também estavam cinzas.
She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now.
Ela era magra e esquálida, e nunca mais sorria.
When Dorothy, who was an orphan, first came to her, Aunt Em had been so startled by the child's laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart whenever Dorothy's merry voice reached her ears; and she still looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything to laugh at.
Quando Dorothy, que era órfã, veio morar com ela pela primeira vez, a Tia Em havia ficado tão assustada com a risada da criança que costumava gritar e pressionar a mão sobre o coração sempre que a voz alegre de Dorothy chegava aos seus ouvidos; e ela ainda olhava para a menina com espanto de que ela pudesse encontrar qualquer coisa com que rir.
Uncle Henry never laughed.
O Tio Henry nunca ria.
He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.
Ele trabalhava duro da manhã à noite e não sabia o que era alegria.
He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke.
Ele também era cinza, da sua longa barba às suas botas ásperas, e parecia severo e solene, e raramente falava.
It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings.
Era o Totó que fazia Dorothy rir, e a salvava de se tornar tão cinza quanto tudo ao seu redor.
Vocabulary
- Até
- Until, up to a certain point or time
- a
- Definite article feminine singular, meaning 'the'
- grama
- Grass, the green ground-covering plant
- não
- No, not; used for negation
- era
- Was; past imperfect tense of 'ser'
- verde
- Green; the color of plants and leaves
- pois
- Because, since, as; causal conjunction
- o
- Definite article masculine singular, meaning 'the'
- sol
- Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- havia
- Had; past imperfect tense of 'haver'
- queimado
- Burned; scorched by heat or fire
- as
- Definite article feminine plural, meaning 'the'
- pontas
- Tips, ends, or points of something
- das
- Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the'
- longas
- Long; feminine plural adjective describing length
- folhas
- Leaves; flat green parts of a plant
- até
- Until, up to; indicating a limit or endpoint
- que
- That, which; conjunction or relative pronoun
- ficaram
- Became, remained; past tense of 'ficar'
- da
- Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'
- mesma
- Same; identical, not different
- cor
- Color; the visual property of an object
- cinza
- Gray; the color between black and white
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction 'if'
- via
- Saw; past imperfect tense of 'ver'
- por
- By, through, for; common preposition
- toda
- All, every, whole; feminine singular adjective
- parte
- Part, place, side; portion of a whole
- A
- Definite article feminine singular, meaning 'the'
- casa
- House, home; a building where people live
- já
- Already, now; indicating something occurred before
- sido
- Been; past participle of 'ser'
- pintada
- Painted; covered with paint, feminine past participle
- uma
- One, a; indefinite article feminine singular
- vez
- Time, instance; one occurrence of something
- mas
- But; conjunction showing contrast or exception
- formou
- Formed, developed; past tense of 'formar'
- bolhas
- Bubbles, blisters; small rounded air pockets
- na
- In the; contraction of 'em' and 'a'
- tinta
- Paint, ink; colored liquid used for painting
- e
- And; conjunction connecting two elements together
- chuvas
- Rains; precipitation falling from the sky
- lavaram
- Washed away; past tense of 'lavar'
- agora
- Now; at the present moment in time
- tão
- So, as; used for comparisons or emphasis
- opaca
- Opaque, dull; not shiny or transparent
- quanto
- As much as, how much; comparison word
- tudo
- Everything, all; referring to the whole amount
- mais
- More, else; indicating greater quantity or addition
- Quando
- When; conjunction referring to a time or moment
- Tia
- Aunt; a parent's sister or relative
- Em
- In, at; preposition indicating location or time
- veio
- Came; past tense of 'vir'
- morar
- To live, to reside somewhere permanently
- lá
- There; indicating a place away from speaker
- ela
- She, her; third-person feminine singular pronoun
- jovem
- Young; a person of small age or youth
- bonita
- Pretty, beautiful; attractive in appearance
- esposa
- Wife; a woman married to someone
- O
- Definite article masculine singular, meaning 'the'
- vento
- Wind; moving air in the atmosphere
- também
- Also, too; in addition to something else
- haviam
- Had; past imperfect plural of 'haver'
- mudado
- Changed; past participle of 'mudar'
- Haviam
- Had; past imperfect plural of 'haver'
- tirado
- Taken away, removed; past participle of 'tirar'
- brilho
- Shine, brightness, sparkle of something
- de
- Of, from; very common Portuguese preposition
- seus
- His, her, their; possessive pronoun masculine plural
- olhos
- Eyes; the organs used for seeing
- os
- Them, the; masculine plural article or pronoun
- deixado
- Left, allowed; past participle of 'deixar'
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- um
- A, one; indefinite article masculine singular
- sóbrio
- Sober, subdued; restrained and not vivid
- vermelho
- Red; the color of blood or fire
- suas
- Her, his, their; possessive pronoun feminine plural
- bochechas
- Cheeks; the fleshy sides of the face
- lábios
- Lips; the soft edges of the mouth
- estes
- These; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun
- estavam
- Were; past imperfect plural of 'estar'
- cinzas
- Ashes, gray; residue after burning or gray color
- Ela
- She; third-person feminine singular subject pronoun
- magra
- Thin, lean; having little body fat
- esquálida
- Gaunt, emaciated; very thin and weak-looking
- nunca
- Never; at no time or not ever
- sorria
- Smiled; past imperfect tense of 'sorrir'
- órfã
- Orphan; a child whose parents have died
- pela
- By the, through the; contraction of 'por' and 'a'
- primeira
- First; ordinal number indicating the initial position
- ficado
- Stayed, become; past participle of 'ficar'
- assustada
- Frightened, scared; feeling fear or alarm
- risada
- Laughter, laugh; the act or sound of laughing
- criança
- Child; a young human being not yet adult
- costumava
- Used to; past habitual action imperfect of 'costumar'
- gritar
- To scream, to shout; to cry out loudly
- pressionar
- To press, to push; applying pressure to something
- mão
- Hand; the body part at the end of the arm
- sobre
- On, over, about; preposition indicating position
- coração
- Heart; the organ pumping blood through the body
- sempre
- Always; at all times, without exception
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing
- alegre
- Happy, cheerful; feeling or showing joy
- chegava
- Arrived, reached; past imperfect of 'chegar'
- aos
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'os'
- ouvidos
- Ears; the organs used for hearing sounds
- ainda
- Still, yet; continuing up to a certain point
- olhava
- Looked, gazed; past imperfect of 'olhar'
- para
- To, for, toward; preposition of direction or purpose
- menina
- Girl; a young female child
- espanto
- Amazement, astonishment; great surprise or shock
- pudesse
- Could; past subjunctive of 'poder'
- encontrar
- To find, to encounter; to come across something
- qualquer
- Any, whatever; referring to an unspecified thing
- coisa
- Thing; an object or matter of any kind
- rir
- To laugh; to express amusement with sound
- Tio
- Uncle; a parent's brother or male relative
- ria
- Laughed; past imperfect tense of 'rir'
- Ele
- He; third-person masculine singular subject pronoun
- trabalhava
- Worked; past imperfect tense of 'trabalhar'
- duro
- Hard; with great effort or difficulty
- manhã
- Morning; the early part of the day
- à
- To the; contraction of preposition 'a' and 'a'
- noite
- Night; the dark period after sunset
- sabia
- Knew; past imperfect tense of 'saber'
- alegria
- Joy, happiness; a feeling of great pleasure
- sua
- His, her, its; possessive pronoun feminine singular
- longa
- Long; extending a great distance or duration
- barba
- Beard; facial hair growing on the chin and cheeks
- botas
- Boots; footwear covering the foot and ankle
- ásperas
- Rough, coarse; having an uneven or harsh texture
- parecia
- Seemed, appeared; past imperfect of 'parecer'
- severo
- Severe, stern; strict and without warmth or humor
- solene
- Solemn; formal, serious, and dignified in manner
- raramente
- Rarely, seldom; not often or very infrequently
- falava
- Spoke, talked; past imperfect tense of 'falar'
- Era
- Was; past imperfect tense of 'ser'
- fazia
- Made, did; past imperfect tense of 'fazer'
- salvava
- Saved, rescued; past imperfect of 'salvar'
- tornar
- To become, to return; to make or turn into
- ao
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o'
- seu
- His, her, its; possessive pronoun masculine singular
- redor
- Surroundings, around; the area encircling something
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