Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 8
—And now, after having been long on the way in this fashion, we Argonauts of the ideal, more courageous perhaps than prudent, and often enough shipwrecked and brought to grief, nevertheless dangerously healthy, always healthy again,—it would seem as if, in recompense for it all, that we have a still undiscovered country before us, the boundaries of which no one has yet seen, a beyond to all countries and corners of the ideal known hitherto, a world so over-rich in the beautiful, the strange, the questionable, the frightful, and the divine, that our curiosity as well as our thirst for possession thereof, have got out of hand—alas! that nothing will now any longer satisfy us!—
—E agora, depois de termos percorrido longamente o caminho desta forma, nós, Argonautas do ideal, mais corajosos talvez do que prudentes, e tantas vezes naufragados e reduzidos à miséria, ainda assim perigosamente saudáveis, sempre saudáveis de novo,—parece que, em recompensa por tudo isso, temos diante de nós um país ainda por descobrir, cujos limites ninguém ainda viu, um além de todos os países e recantos do ideal até agora conhecidos, um mundo tão sobejamente rico no belo, no estranho, no questionável, no terrível e no divino, que tanto a nossa curiosidade como a nossa sede de posse do mesmo fugiram ao nosso controle—ai! que nada nos satisfará agora por mais tempo!—
"How could we still be content with THE MAN OF THE PRESENT DAY after such outlooks, and with such a craving in our conscience and consciousness? Sad enough; but it is unavoidable that we should look on the worthiest aims and hopes of the man of the present-day with ill-concealed amusement, and perhaps should no longer look at them.
"Como poderíamos ainda contentar-nos com O HOMEM DO DIA PRESENTE depois de tais perspectivas, e com tal anseio em nossa consciência e conhecimento? Triste o suficiente; mas é inevitável que olhemos para os objetivos e esperanças mais dignos do homem do dia presente com um mal disfarçado divertimento, e talvez não devêssemos mais olhar para eles.
Vocabulary
- E
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- agora
- Meaning 'now,' indicating the present moment
- depois
- Meaning 'after' or 'then,' indicating sequence
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- termos
- First-person plural of 'ter,' meaning 'having'
- percorrido
- Past participle of 'percorrer,' meaning 'traveled through'
- longamente
- Adverb meaning 'at length' or 'for a long time'
- o
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- caminho
- Noun meaning 'path,' 'road,' or 'way'
- desta
- Contraction of 'de' and 'esta,' meaning 'of this'
- forma
- Noun meaning 'form,' 'manner,' or 'way'
- nós
- First-person plural pronoun meaning 'we'
- do
- Contraction of 'de' and 'o,' meaning 'of the'
- ideal
- Noun or adjective meaning 'ideal' or 'perfect goal'
- mais
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most'
- corajosos
- Adjective meaning 'courageous' or 'brave' (plural)
- talvez
- Adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe'
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'than'
- prudentes
- Adjective meaning 'prudent' or 'cautious' (plural)
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- tantas
- Adjective meaning 'so many' (feminine plural)
- vezes
- Noun meaning 'times,' as in occurrences or instances
- naufragados
- Past participle meaning 'shipwrecked' or 'ruined'
- reduzidos
- Past participle meaning 'reduced' or 'brought down to'
- à
- Contraction of 'a' and 'a,' meaning 'to the' (feminine)
- miséria
- Noun meaning 'misery,' 'poverty,' or 'wretchedness'
- ainda
- Adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' or 'even'
- assim
- Adverb meaning 'so,' 'thus,' or 'in this way'
- perigosamente
- Adverb meaning 'dangerously' or 'in a perilous manner'
- saudáveis
- Adjective meaning 'healthy' or 'wholesome' (plural)
- sempre
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'ever'
- novo
- Adjective meaning 'new' or 'young'
- parece
- Third-person singular of 'parecer,' meaning 'it seems'
- em
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'at,' or 'on'
- recompensa
- Noun meaning 'reward' or 'compensation'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'through'
- tudo
- Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'
- isso
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this'
- temos
- First-person plural of 'ter,' meaning 'we have'
- diante
- Preposition meaning 'before,' 'in front of'
- um
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (masculine)
- país
- Noun meaning 'country' or 'nation'
- descobrir
- Verb meaning 'to discover' or 'to uncover'
- cujos
- Relative pronoun meaning 'whose' (masculine plural)
- limites
- Noun meaning 'limits,' 'boundaries,' or 'borders'
- ninguém
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'
- viu
- Third-person singular past of 'ver,' meaning 'saw'
- além
- Adverb or preposition meaning 'beyond' or 'further'
- todos
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everyone'
- os
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural)
- países
- Noun meaning 'countries' or 'nations' (plural)
- recantos
- Noun meaning 'nooks,' 'corners,' or 'hidden places'
- até
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'until,' 'up to,' 'even'
- conhecidos
- Adjective meaning 'known' or 'familiar' (plural)
- mundo
- Noun meaning 'world' or 'earth'
- tão
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' (degree modifier)
- sobejamente
- Adverb meaning 'abundantly' or 'exceedingly well known'
- rico
- Adjective meaning 'rich,' 'wealthy,' or 'abundant'
- no
- Contraction of 'em' and 'o,' meaning 'in the'
- belo
- Adjective meaning 'beautiful' or 'lovely'
- estranho
- Adjective meaning 'strange,' 'odd,' or 'foreign'
- questionável
- Adjective meaning 'questionable' or 'doubtful'
- terrível
- Adjective meaning 'terrible,' 'dreadful,' or 'fearful'
- divino
- Adjective meaning 'divine' or 'godlike'
- tanto
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'so much' or 'as much'
- a
- Definite article or preposition meaning 'the' or 'to'
- nossa
- Possessive adjective meaning 'our' (feminine singular)
- curiosidade
- Noun meaning 'curiosity' or 'inquisitiveness'
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as,' 'like,' or 'how'
- sede
- Noun meaning 'thirst' or intense desire for something
- posse
- Noun meaning 'possession' or 'ownership'
- mesmo
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'same,' 'even,' or 'itself'
- fugiram
- Third-person plural past of 'fugir,' meaning 'fled'
- ao
- Contraction of 'a' and 'o,' meaning 'to the'
- nosso
- Possessive adjective meaning 'our' (masculine singular)
- controle
- Noun meaning 'control' or 'restraint'
- ai
- Interjection expressing pain, surprise, or distress
- nada
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing' or adverb 'not at all'
- nos
- First-person plural pronoun meaning 'us' or 'ourselves'
- satisfará
- Future tense of 'satisfazer,' meaning 'will satisfy'
- tempo
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'
- Como
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'how' or 'as'
- poderíamos
- First-person plural conditional of 'poder,' meaning 'we could'
- contentar-nos
- Reflexive verb meaning 'to content ourselves' or 'be satisfied'
- com
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- O
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- HOMEM
- Noun meaning 'man' or 'human being'
- DO
- Contraction of 'de' and 'o,' meaning 'of the'
- DIA
- Noun meaning 'day'
- PRESENTE
- Adjective or noun meaning 'present' or 'current'
- tais
- Adjective meaning 'such' (plural form of 'tal')
- perspectivas
- Noun meaning 'perspectives,' 'prospects,' or 'outlooks'
- tal
- Adjective meaning 'such' or 'such a'
- anseio
- Noun meaning 'longing,' 'yearning,' or 'desire'
- consciência
- Noun meaning 'conscience,' 'awareness,' or 'consciousness'
- conhecimento
- Noun meaning 'knowledge' or 'understanding'
- Triste
- Adjective meaning 'sad,' 'sorrowful,' or 'unfortunate'
- suficiente
- Adjective meaning 'sufficient,' 'enough,' or 'adequate'
- mas
- Conjunction meaning 'but' indicating contrast
- é
- Third-person singular of 'ser,' meaning 'is'
- inevitável
- Adjective meaning 'inevitable' or 'unavoidable'
- olhemos
- First-person plural subjunctive of 'olhar,' meaning 'let us look'
- para
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'for,' or 'toward'
- objetivos
- Noun meaning 'objectives,' 'goals,' or 'aims'
- esperanças
- Noun meaning 'hopes' or 'aspirations' (plural)
- dignos
- Adjective meaning 'worthy,' 'deserving,' or 'dignified'
- homem
- Noun meaning 'man' or 'human being'
- dia
- Noun meaning 'day'
- presente
- Adjective or noun meaning 'present' or 'current time'
- mal
- Adverb meaning 'badly' or adjective meaning 'evil'
- disfarçado
- Past participle meaning 'disguised' or 'concealed'
- divertimento
- Noun meaning 'entertainment,' 'amusement,' or 'fun'
- não
- Adverb meaning 'no' or 'not,' negating a statement
- devêssemos
- First-person plural imperfect subjunctive of 'dever,' 'we should'
- olhar
- Verb meaning 'to look' or 'to gaze at'
- eles
- Third-person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'
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