The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 2
So I take phosphates or phosphites—whichever it is, and tonics, and journeys, and air, and exercise, and am absolutely forbidden to "work" until I am well again.
Então tomo fosfatos ou fosfitos — seja lá qual for, e tônicos, e viagens, e ar, e exercício, e estou absolutamente proibida de "trabalhar" até que eu esteja bem novamente.
Personally, I disagree with their ideas.
Pessoalmente, discordo das ideias deles.
Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good.
Pessoalmente, acredito que um trabalho agradável, com entusiasmo e mudança, me faria bem.
But what is one to do?
Mas o que se pode fazer?
I did write for a while in spite of them; but it does exhaust me a good deal—having to be so sly about it, or else meet with heavy opposition.
Eu escrevi por um tempo apesar deles; mas isso me esgota bastante — tendo que ser tão discreta a respeito, ou então enfrentar uma forte oposição.
I sometimes fancy that in my condition if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus—but John says the very worst thing I can do is to think about my condition, and I confess it always makes me feel bad.
Às vezes imagino que, na minha condição, se eu tivesse menos oposição e mais companhia e estímulo — mas John diz que a pior coisa que posso fazer é pensar na minha condição, e confesso que isso sempre me faz sentir mal.
So I will let it alone and talk about the house.
Então vou deixar isso de lado e falar sobre a casa.
The most beautiful place! It is quite alone, standing well back from the road, quite three miles from the village.
O lugar mais belo! Fica bem isolado, afastado da estrada, a quase três milhas da aldeia.
It makes me think of English places that you read about, for there are hedges and walls and gates that lock, and lots of separate little houses for the gardeners and people.
Faz-me pensar nos lugares ingleses sobre os quais se lê, pois há sebes e muros e portões com fechadura, e muitas casinhas separadas para os jardineiros e outros empregados.
There is a delicious garden! I never saw such a garden—large and shady, full of box-bordered paths, and lined with long grape-covered arbors with seats under them.
Há um jardim delicioso! Nunca vi um jardim assim — grande e sombrio, cheio de caminhos bordeados de buxo, e ladeado por longos caramanchões cobertos de videiras com bancos embaixo.
There were greenhouses, too, but they are all broken now.
Havia estufas também, mas estão todas arruinadas agora.
There was some legal trouble, I believe, something about the heirs and co-heirs; anyhow, the place has been empty for years.
Houve algum problema legal, creio eu, algo relacionado aos herdeiros e co-herdeiros; de qualquer forma, o lugar está desocupado há anos.
Vocabulary
- Então
- Then; so; therefore; at that time or moment
- tomo
- I take; volume of a book or document
- ou
- Or; used to present alternatives or choices
- seja
- Be; subjunctive form of ser; however it may be
- lá
- There; in that place; over there
- qual
- Which; what; whichever one of several things
- for
- Will be; future subjunctive of ser or estar
- tônicos
- Tonics; energizing beverages or medicines; strengthening
- viagens
- Trips; journeys; voyages to different places
- ar
- Air; atmosphere; appearance or manner
- exercício
- Exercise; physical activity; practice or training
- estou
- I am; present tense of estar
- absolutamente
- Absolutely; completely; entirely; without any doubt
- proibida
- Forbidden; prohibited; not allowed or permitted
- de
- Of; from; indicating possession or relationship
- trabalhar
- To work; to labor; to be employed
- até
- Until; up to; as far as
- que
- That; which; because; in order that
- eu
- I; first person singular pronoun
- esteja
- Be; subjunctive present of estar
- bem
- Well; good; properly; in good health
- novamente
- Again; once more; another time
- Pessoalmente
- Personally; in my personal opinion or view
- discordo
- I disagree; I hold opposite opinion
- das
- Of the; from the; feminine plural
- ideias
- Ideas; thoughts; concepts or notions
- deles
- Their; theirs; belonging to them
- acredito
- I believe; I think; I have faith
- um
- A; an; one; masculine article or number
- trabalho
- Work; job; labor; piece of work
- agradável
- Pleasant; agreeable; enjoyable; satisfactory
- com
- With; in company of; having
- entusiasmo
- Enthusiasm; keen interest; passionate eagerness
- mudança
- Change; transformation; alteration of something
- me
- Me; myself; to me; direct object
- faria
- Would do; conditional past of fazer
- Mas
- But; however; on the other hand
- se
- If; whether; oneself; reflexive pronoun
- pode
- Can; is able; may; is possible
- fazer
- To do; to make; to perform action
- Eu
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- escrevi
- I wrote; past tense of escrever
- por
- For; by; through; during period
- tempo
- Time; period; weather; season
- apesar
- Despite; in spite of; notwithstanding
- mas
- But; however; yet; on other hand
- isso
- That; this; it; referring to something
- esgota
- Exhausts; drains; depletes; uses up
- bastante
- Quite; rather; enough; sufficient amount
- tendo
- Having; present participle of ter
- ser
- To be; to exist; permanent state
- tão
- So; as; such; to such degree
- discreta
- Discreet; tactful; subtle; unobtrusive
- respeito
- Respect; regard; consideration for others
- então
- Then; so; in that case
- enfrentar
- To face; to confront; to meet challenge
- uma
- A; an; one; feminine article
- forte
- Strong; powerful; intense; sturdy
- oposição
- Opposition; resistance; disagreement; contrary action
- Às
- At the; to the; feminine plural
- vezes
- Times; occasions; sometimes; now and then
- imagino
- I imagine; I fancy; I picture
- na
- In the; on the; feminine
- minha
- My; mine; belonging to me
- condição
- Condition; state; situation; circumstance
- tivesse
- Had; subjunctive past of ter
- menos
- Less; fewer; minus; smaller amount
- mais
- More; greater; additional; plus
- companhia
- Company; companionship; presence of others
- estímulo
- Stimulus; encouragement; incentive or motivation
- diz
- Says; tells; speaks; third person
- pior
- Worse; worst; more bad; inferior
- coisa
- Thing; object; matter; item
- posso
- I can; I am able; I may
- pensar
- To think; to consider; to believe
- confesso
- I confess; I admit; I acknowledge
- sempre
- Always; ever; constantly; at all times
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