The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 15
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"I don't weigh a bit more," said I, "nor as much; and my appetite may be better in the evening, when you are here, but it is worse in the morning when you are away."
"Não peso nem um pouco mais", disse eu, "nem tanto; e meu apetite pode ser melhor à noite, quando você está aqui, mas é pior de manhã quando você está fora."
"Bless her little heart!" said he with a big hug; "she shall be as sick as she pleases! But now let's improve the shining hours by going to sleep, and talk about it in the morning!"
"Deus abençoe seu coraçãozinho!" disse ele com um grande abraço; "ela pode ficar tão doente quanto quiser! Mas agora vamos aproveitar bem as horas indo dormir, e falaremos sobre isso de manhã!"
"And you won't go away?" I asked gloomily.
"E você não vai embora?" perguntei eu sombriamente.
"Why, how can I, dear? It is only three weeks more and then we will take a nice little trip of a few days while Jennie is getting the house ready. Really, dear, you are better!"
"Por que, como poderia, querida? São apenas mais três semanas e então faremos uma bela viaguinha de alguns dias enquanto Jennie prepara a casa. Realmente, querida, você está melhor!"
"Better in body perhaps"—I began, and stopped short, for he sat up straight and looked at me with such a stern, reproachful look that I could not say another word.
"Melhor no corpo talvez" — eu comecei, e parei abruptamente, pois ele se sentou ereto e me olhou com um olhar tão severo e repreensivo que não pude dizer mais uma palavra.
"My darling," said he, "I beg of you, for my sake and for our child's sake, as well as for your own, that you will never for one instant let that idea enter your mind! There is nothing so dangerous, so fascinating, to a temperament like yours. It is a false and foolish fancy. Can you not trust me as a physician when I tell you so?"
"Meu amor", disse ele, "imploro-lhe, por minha causa e pela causa de nosso filho, assim como pela sua própria, que nunca por um instante deixe essa ideia entrar em sua mente! Não há nada tão perigoso, tão fascinante, para um temperamento como o seu. É uma fantasia falsa e tola. Você não pode confiar em mim como médico quando lhe digo isso?"
So of course I said no more on that score, and we went to sleep before long.
Então, é claro, não disse mais nada a esse respeito, e adormecemos em pouco tempo.
Vocabulary
- Não
- Nown — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- peso
- PEH-zoo — Weight or burden of something
- nem
- Neng — Neither, nor; used in negative constructions
- um
- Oong — Indefinite article or number one
- pouco
- POH-koo — A little, a small amount of something
- mais
- Mice — More; used for comparisons or additions
- disse
- DEE-see — Past tense of 'dizer'; said or told
- eu
- Eh-oo — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- tanto
- TAHN-too — So much, so many, to such a degree
- e
- Ee — Conjunction meaning 'and', linking elements
- meu
- Meh-oo — Possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- apetite
- ah-peh-CHEE-chee — Desire or craving for food
- pode
- POH-dee — Third person singular of 'poder'; can, is able
- ser
- Sair — To be; permanent or essential states
- melhor
- meh-LYOR — Better; comparative form of 'bom'
- à
- Ah — Contraction of 'a' and 'a'; at the, to the
- noite
- NOY-chee — Night; the period after sunset
- quando
- KWAHN-doo — When; referring to a time or moment
- você
- voh-SAY — Second person pronoun meaning 'you'
- está
- esh-TAH — Third person of 'estar'; is, temporary state
- aqui
- ah-KEE — Here; referring to this place or location
- mas
- Mahs — Conjunction meaning 'but', showing contrast
- é
- Eh — Third person singular of 'ser'; is
- pior
- pee-OR — Worse; comparative form of 'mau'
- de
- Dee — Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'by'
- manhã
- mahn-YAH — Morning; the early part of the day
- fora
- FOH-rah — Outside or away from a place
- Deus
- Deh-oos — God; the supreme divine being
- abençoe
- ah-ben-SOH-ee — Subjunctive of 'abençoar'; may bless
- seu
- Seh-oo — Possessive meaning 'your' or 'his/her'
- coraçãozinho
- koh-rah-sowng-ZEE-nyoo — Affectionate diminutive of 'coração'; little heart
- ele
- EH-lee — Third person masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- com
- Kong — Preposition meaning 'with'
- grande
- GRAHN-jee — Big, large, or great in size
- abraço
- ah-BRAH-soo — A hug or embrace between people
- ela
- EH-lah — Third person feminine pronoun meaning 'she'
- ficar
- fee-KAR — To stay, remain, or become something
- tão
- Towng — So, as; used in comparisons of degree
- doente
- doo-EN-chee — Sick, ill, or unwell in health
- quiser
- kee-ZAIR — Future subjunctive of 'querer'; if one wants
- vamos
- VAH-moos — Let's go; first person plural of 'ir'
- aproveitar
- ah-proh-vay-TAR — To take advantage of or enjoy something
- bem
- Beng — Well; adverb indicating a good manner
- horas
- OH-rahs — Hours; units of time measurement
- indo
- EEN-doo — Gerund of 'ir'; going toward a place
- dormir
- dor-MEER — To sleep; to rest during the night
- falaremos
- fah-lah-REH-moos — Future tense; we will talk or speak
- sobre
- SOH-bree — Preposition meaning 'about' or 'on top'
- isso
- EE-soo — That; neutral demonstrative pronoun nearby
- vai
- Vye — Third person of 'ir'; goes or will go
- embora
- em-BOH-rah — Away; expression meaning to leave or depart
- perguntei
- pair-goon-TAY — Past tense of 'perguntar'; I asked a question
- sombriamente
- som-bree-ah-MEN-chee — Gloomily, darkly, in a somber manner
- Por
- Por — Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'
- que
- Kee — What, that, which; versatile connector word
- como
- KOH-moo — How, as, like; comparing or asking manner
- poderia
- poh-deh-REE-ah — Conditional of 'poder'; could or would be able
- querida
- keh-REE-dah — Dear, beloved; affectionate term for someone
- São
- Sowng — They are; third person plural of 'ser'
- apenas
- ah-PAY-nahs — Only, just; limiting or restricting a quantity
- três
- Trays — The number three
- semanas
- seh-MAH-nahs — Weeks; plural of 'semana'
- então
- en-TOWNG — Then, so; indicating sequence or consequence
- faremos
- fah-REH-moos — Future tense; we will do or make
- uma
- OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- bela
- BEH-lah — Beautiful, lovely; feminine form of 'belo'
- viaguinha
- vee-ah-GHEE-nyah — Affectionate diminutive of 'viagem'; little trip
- alguns
- al-GOONS — Some, a few; indefinite plural quantity
- dias
- JEE-ahs — Days; plural of 'dia'
- enquanto
- en-KWAHN-too — While, as long as; simultaneous actions
- prepara
- preh-PAH-rah — Prepares; third person of 'preparar'
- casa
- KAH-zah — House or home; place where one lives
- Realmente
- reh-al-MEN-chee — Really, truly; affirming something is genuine
- corpo
- KOR-poo — Body; the physical form of a person
- talvez
- tal-VAYZ — Maybe, perhaps; expressing uncertainty or possibility
- comecei
- koh-meh-SAY — Past tense; I began or started something
- parei
- pah-RAY — Past tense of 'parar'; I stopped abruptly
- abruptamente
- ah-broop-tah-MEN-chee — Abruptly, suddenly, without warning
- pois
- Poys — Because, for, since; causal conjunction
- sentou
- sen-TOH — Past tense of 'sentar'; sat down upright
- ereto
- eh-REH-too — Erect, upright, straight in posture
- olhou
- ol-YOH — Past tense of 'olhar'; looked at someone
- olhar
- ol-YAR — To look; a gaze or manner of looking
- severo
- seh-VEH-roo — Severe, stern, strict in demeanor
- repreensivo
- heh-preh-en-SEE-voo — Reproachful, reprimanding, expressing disapproval
- pude
- POO-dee — Past tense of 'poder'; I was able to
- dizer
- dee-ZAIR — To say or tell; expressing words verbally
- palavra
- pah-LAH-vrah — Word; a unit of spoken or written language
- amor
- ah-MOR — Love; deep affection for another person
- imploro-lhe
- im-PLOH-roo-lyee — I implore you; beg earnestly with urgency
- por
- Por — For, by, through; common preposition
- minha
- MEEN-yah — Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- causa
- KOW-zah — Cause, reason, or sake of something
- pela
- PEH-lah — Contraction of 'por' and 'a'; for the
- nosso
- NOH-soo — Our; first person plural possessive pronoun
- filho
- FEEL-yoo — Son; male offspring of a parent
- assim
- ah-SEENG — Thus, so, like this; in this manner
- própria
- PROH-pree-ah — Own; emphasizing personal possession or self
- nunca
- NOON-kah — Never; at no time or occasion
- instante
- ins-TAHN-chee — Instant, moment; a very brief period of time
- deixe
- DAY-shee — Imperative of 'deixar'; let or allow something
- essa
- EH-sah — That; feminine demonstrative pronoun near listener
- ideia
- ee-DAY-ah — Idea, thought, or concept in one's mind
- entrar
- en-TRAR — To enter, go into, or come inside
- em
- Eng — Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'
- mente
- MEN-chee — Mind; the thinking faculty of a person
- há
- Ah — There is/are; third person of 'haver'
- nada
- NAH-dah — Nothing; absence of anything at all
- perigoso
- peh-ree-GOH-zoo — Dangerous, risky, hazardous to wellbeing
- fascinante
- fahs-see-NAHN-chee — Fascinating, captivating, highly interesting
- para
- PAH-rah — For, to, toward; indicating purpose or direction
- temperamento
- tem-peh-rah-MEN-too — Temperament; a person's natural disposition or nature
- fantasia
- fan-tah-ZEE-ah — Fantasy, imagination; something unreal or invented
- falsa
- FAL-sah — False, untrue; not real or genuine
- tola
- TOH-lah — Foolish, silly; lacking good sense
- confiar
- kon-fee-AR — To trust or rely on someone or something
- mim
- Meeng — Me; first person singular after prepositions
- médico
- MEH-jee-koo — Doctor, physician; medical professional
- digo
- JEE-goo — I say or tell; first person of 'dizer'
- claro
- KLAH-roo — Of course, clear; expressing obvious agreement
- respeito
- hes-PAY-too — Respect; regard or consideration for someone
- adormecemos
- ah-dor-meh-SEH-moos — We fell asleep; past tense of 'adormecer'
- tempo
- TEM-poo — Time or weather; duration or meteorological state
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