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The Yellow Wallpaper

O Papel de Parede Amarelo

By Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Por Charlotte Perkins Gilman

It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer.

É muito raro que pessoas comuns como John e eu consigamos alugar mansões ancestrais para o verão.

A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity—but that would be asking too much of fate!

Uma mansão colonial, uma propriedade hereditária, eu diria uma casa assombrada, e atingiria o auge da felicidade romântica — mas isso seria pedir demais ao destino!

Still I will proudly declare that there is something queer about it.

Ainda assim, declararei com orgulho que há algo estranho nela.

Else, why should it be let so cheaply? And why have stood so long untenanted?

Caso contrário, por que seria alugada tão barato? E por que teria ficado desocupada por tanto tempo?

John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage.

John ri de mim, é claro, mas isso é algo que se espera no casamento.

John is practical in the extreme. He has no patience with faith, an intense horror of superstition, and he scoffs openly at any talk of things not to be felt and seen and put down in figures.

John é extremamente prático. Ele não tem paciência com a fé, tem um horror intenso à superstição, e zomba abertamente de qualquer conversa sobre coisas que não podem ser sentidas, vistas e registradas em números.

John is a physician, and perhaps—(I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind)—perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster.

John é médico, e talvez — (eu não diria isso a uma alma viva, é claro, mas este é um papel morto e um grande alívio para minha mente) — talvez essa seja uma das razões pelas quais não me recupero mais rápido.

You see, he does not believe I am sick!

Veja bem, ele não acredita que estou doente!

And what can one do?

E o que se pode fazer?

If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression—a slight hysterical tendency—what is one to do?

Se um médico de grande prestígio, e o próprio marido, garante a amigos e parentes que realmente não há nada de errado com alguém além de uma depressão nervosa temporária — uma leve tendência histérica — o que se pode fazer?

My brother is also a physician, and also of high standing, and he says the same thing.

Meu irmão também é médico, e também de grande prestígio, e ele diz a mesma coisa.

Vocabulary

Papel: pah-PEL — Paper or role/part in a context.
Parede: pah-REH-deh — Wall, a vertical structure inside a building.
Amarelo: ah-mah-REH-loo — The color yellow.
muito: MWEE-too — Adverb meaning 'very' or 'a lot'.
raro: HAH-roo — Adjective meaning 'rare' or 'uncommon'.
pessoas: peh-SOH-ahs — Noun meaning 'people' or 'persons'.
comuns: koh-MOONSH — Adjective meaning 'common' or 'ordinary'.
consigamos: kon-see-GAH-moos — We manage or succeed in doing something.
alugar: ah-loo-GAR — To rent or lease a property.
mansões: man-SOYNSH — Large grand houses; plural of mansão.
ancestrais: an-ses-TRAIS — Adjective meaning 'ancestral' or relating to ancestors.
verão: veh-ROUN — The season of summer.
mansão: man-SOUN — A large, impressive, stately house.
colonial: koh-loh-nee-AL — Adjective relating to the colonial period or style.
propriedade: proh-pree-eh-DAH-deh — Property or estate owned by someone.
hereditária: eh-reh-dee-TAH-ree-ah — Inherited or passed down through family generations.
diria: dee-REE-ah — Conditional form of 'dizer,' meaning 'would say'.
casa: KAH-zah — A house or home dwelling.
assombrada: ah-som-BRAH-dah — Haunted, as in a ghost-inhabited place.
atingiria: ah-teen-zhee-REE-ah — Would reach or attain a goal or point.
auge: AH-oo-zheh — The peak, height, or pinnacle of something.
felicidade: feh-lee-see-DAH-deh — Happiness or a state of joy.
romântica: hoh-MAN-tee-kah — Adjective meaning 'romantic' (feminine form).
seria: seh-REE-ah — Conditional form of 'ser,' meaning 'would be'.
pedir: peh-DEER — To ask for or request something.
demais: deh-MICE — Too much or excessively beyond what is needed.
destino: des-CHEE-noo — Fate, destiny, or intended destination.
Ainda: ah-EEN-dah — Adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' or 'even'.
assim: ah-SEEN — Adverb meaning 'thus,' 'so,' or 'in this way'.
declararei: deh-klah-rah-RAY — Future tense: 'I will declare' something openly.
orgulho: or-GOOL-yoo — Pride, a feeling of self-respect and satisfaction.
há: ah — There is or there are; also 'ago'.
algo: AL-goo — Pronoun meaning 'something' or 'anything'.
estranho: es-TRAHN-yoo — Strange, odd, or unusual in nature.
Caso: KAH-zoo — Case, situation, or conditional 'if' clause.
Contrário: kon-TRAH-ree-oo — Contrary, opposite, or otherwise in meaning.
alugada: ah-loo-GAH-dah — Rented out or leased (feminine past participle).
tão: toun — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such' in degree.
barato: bah-RAH-too — Cheap or inexpensive in price.
teria: teh-REE-ah — Conditional form of 'ter,' meaning 'would have'.
ficado: fee-KAH-doo — Past participle of 'ficar,' meaning 'stayed' or 'remained'.
desocupada: deh-zoh-koo-PAH-dah — Unoccupied, empty, or vacant (feminine form).
tanto: TAN-too — Adverb or adjective meaning 'so much' or 'so long'.
tempo: TEM-poo — Time or weather in Portuguese.
ri: hee — Laughs; third person singular present of 'rir'.
claro: KLAH-roo — Clear, obvious, or of course.
espera: es-PEH-rah — Expects, waits, or hopes for something.
casamento: kah-zah-MEN-too — Marriage or a wedding ceremony.
extremamente: es-treh-mah-MEN-teh — Adverb meaning 'extremely' or 'very greatly'.
prático: PRAH-tee-koo — Practical, useful, or down-to-earth in approach.
paciência: pah-see-EN-see-ah — Patience, calm tolerance of delay or difficulty.
fé: feh — Faith or belief in something unseen.
horror: oh-HOR — Horror, intense fear or strong aversion.
intenso: een-TEN-soo — Intense, extreme, or very strong in degree.
superstição: soo-per-stee-SOUN — Superstition, irrational belief in supernatural influences.
zomba: ZOM-bah — Mocks or scoffs at something dismissively.
abertamente: ah-ber-tah-MEN-teh — Openly, frankly, or without concealment.
qualquer: kwal-KER — Any or whatever; used with singular nouns.
conversa: kon-VER-sah — Conversation or talk between people.
sobre: SOH-breh — Preposition meaning 'about,' 'on,' or 'over'.
coisas: KOY-zahs — Things, objects, or matters in general.
podem: POH-den — Can or are able to (third person plural).
ser: sehr — To be; an infinitive linking identity or permanent state.
sentidas: sen-CHEE-dahs — Felt or perceived through the senses (feminine plural).
vistas: VEES-tahs — Seen or observed; past participle plural of 'ver'.
registradas: heh-zhees-TRAH-dahs — Recorded or documented officially (feminine plural).
números: NOO-meh-roos — Numbers, figures, or numerical data.
médico: MEH-dee-koo — A doctor or physician; also adjective 'medical'.
talvez: tal-VEZ — Adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe'.
alma: AL-mah — Soul or spirit of a living being.
viva: VEE-vah — Living or alive; also 'long live' exclamation.
papel: pah-PEL — Paper or a role/part in a context.
morto: MOR-too — Dead or lifeless (masculine adjective).
grande: GRAN-deh — Big, large, or great in size or importance.
alívio: ah-LEE-vee-oo — Relief, the easing of discomfort or worry.
mente: MEN-teh — Mind or intellect of a person.
seja: SEH-zhah — Subjunctive form of 'ser,' meaning 'be' or 'may be'.
razões: hah-ZOYNSH — Reasons or motives behind an action or belief.
recupero: heh-koo-PEH-roo — I recover or regain health or strength.
mais: mice — More or most; a comparative adverb.
rápido: HAH-pee-doo — Fast, quick, or rapid in movement.
Veja: VEH-zhah — Look or see; imperative form of 'ver'.
bem: ben — Well, good, or right; a common adverb.
acredita: ah-kreh-DEE-tah — Believes or trusts in something or someone.
estou: es-TOH — First person present of 'estar,' meaning 'I am'.
doente: doo-EN-teh — Sick or ill; not in good health.
pode: POH-deh — Can, is able to (third person singular).
fazer: fah-ZER — To do or to make something.
prestígio: pres-CHEE-zhee-oo — Prestige, reputation, or high social standing.
próprio: PROH-pree-oo — Own, proper, or particular to oneself.
marido: mah-REE-doo — Husband, a married male partner.
garante: gah-RAN-teh — Guarantees or assures something to be true.
amigos: ah-MEE-goos — Friends, people with whom one has affection.
parentes: pah-REN-tehs — Relatives or family members by blood or marriage.
realmente: heh-al-MEN-teh — Really, truly, or in actual fact.
nada: NAH-dah — Nothing; an absence of anything at all.
errado: eh-HAH-doo — Wrong, incorrect, or mistaken in some way.
alguém: al-GHEN — Someone or anybody; an unspecified person.
além: ah-LEN — Beyond or besides; more than what is mentioned.
depressão: deh-preh-SOUN — Depression, a state of persistent low mood.
nervosa: ner-VOH-zah — Nervous or anxious (feminine adjective form).
temporária: tem-poh-RAH-ree-ah — Temporary, lasting only for a limited time.
leve: LEH-veh — Light, mild, or not severe in degree.
tendência: ten-DEN-see-ah — Tendency or inclination toward a particular behavior.
histérica: ees-TEH-ree-kah — Hysterical, characterized by uncontrolled emotion (feminine).
irmão: eer-MOUN — Brother, a male sibling.
também: tam-BEN — Also or too; indicating addition.
diz: deez — Says; third person singular present of 'dizer'.
mesma: MEZ-mah — Same (feminine form); identical or unchanged.
coisa: KOY-zah — Thing, object, or matter (singular form).

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