Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 2
Others have been curious to learn what portion of my income I devoted to charitable purposes; and some, who have large families, how many poor children I maintained.
Outros ficaram curiosos para saber que parte de minha renda eu dedicava a fins caritativos; e alguns, que têm famílias grandes, quantas crianças pobres eu sustentava.
I will therefore ask those of my readers who feel no particular interest in me to pardon me if I undertake to answer some of these questions in this book.
Pedirei, portanto, aos meus leitores que não sintam nenhum interesse particular em mim que me perdoem se eu me propuser a responder algumas dessas perguntas neste livro.
In most books, the _I_, or first person, is omitted; in this it will be retained; that, in respect to egotism, is the main difference.
Na maioria dos livros, o _eu_, ou primeira pessoa, é omitido; neste será mantido; essa, no que diz respeito ao egocentrismo, é a principal diferença.
We commonly do not remember that it is, after all, always the first person that is speaking.
Geralmente não nos lembramos de que é, afinal, sempre a primeira pessoa que está falando.
I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well.
Eu não falaria tanto sobre mim mesmo se houvesse qualquer outra pessoa que eu conhecesse tão bem.
Unfortunately, I am confined to this theme by the narrowness of my experience.
Infelizmente, estou limitado a este tema pela estreiteza da minha experiência.
Moreover, I, on my side, require of every writer, first or last, a simple and sincere account of his own life, and not merely what he has heard of other men's lives; some such account as he would send to his kindred from a distant land; for if he has lived sincerely, it must have been in a distant land to me.
Além disso, eu, por minha parte, exijo de todo escritor, cedo ou tarde, um relato simples e sincero de sua própria vida, e não apenas o que ele ouviu sobre a vida de outros homens; algum relato como aquele que ele enviaria aos seus parentes de uma terra distante; pois se ele viveu sinceramente, deve ter sido em uma terra distante para mim.
Perhaps these pages are more particularly addressed to poor students.
Talvez estas páginas sejam mais particularmente dirigidas a estudantes pobres.
As for the rest of my readers, they will accept such portions as apply to them.
Quanto ao restante dos meus leitores, eles aceitarão as partes que lhes dizem respeito.
I trust that none will stretch the seams in putting on the coat, for it may do good service to him whom it fits.
Espero que ninguém force as costuras ao vestir o casaco, pois ele pode prestar bom serviço àquele a quem serve.
Vocabulary
- Outros
- Others; different people or things.
- ficaram
- Stayed; remained in a particular state.
- curiosos
- Curious; eager to know or learn something.
- para
- To; in order to; preposition indicating direction.
- saber
- To know; to find out; to learn.
- que
- That; which; what; relative or interrogative pronoun.
- parte
- Part; portion; section of a whole.
- de
- Of; from; preposition showing possession or origin.
- minha
- My; possessive adjective feminine form.
- renda
- Income; earnings; revenue from work or investments.
- eu
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- dedicava
- Dedicated; devoted to a particular purpose.
- fins
- Purposes; goals; intended outcomes or objectives.
- caritativos
- Charitable; relating to help for the poor.
- alguns
- Some; a few; certain people or things.
- têm
- Have; possess; own; third person plural present.
- famílias
- Families; groups of related people living together.
- grandes
- Large; big; significant in size or importance.
- quantas
- How many; what number of feminine things.
- crianças
- Children; young human beings not yet adults.
- pobres
- Poor; lacking money or material possessions.
- sustentava
- Sustained; provided for; kept alive or supported.
- Pedirei
- Will ask; request in future tense.
- portanto
- Therefore; consequently; as a result.
- aos
- To the; contraction of a + os.
- meus
- My; possessive adjective masculine plural form.
- leitores
- Readers; people who read books or texts.
- não
- Not; negation; indicates absence or refusal.
- sintam
- Feel; experience emotion or physical sensation.
- nenhum
- No; not any; complete absence of something.
- interesse
- Interest; curiosity or concern about something.
- particular
- Particular; specific; concerning a single person.
- em
- In; inside; preposition indicating location.
- mim
- Me; object pronoun first person singular.
- me
- Me; direct or indirect object pronoun.
- perdoem
- Forgive; pardon; excuse for a wrong.
- se
- If; in case that; conditional conjunction.
- propuser
- Propose; suggest; put forward for consideration.
- responder
- Respond; answer; reply to a question.
- algumas
- Some; a few; certain feminine things.
- dessas
- Of those; from those feminine things.
- perguntas
- Questions; inquiries; requests for information.
- neste
- In this; within this masculine thing.
- livro
- Book; written work bound together.
- Na
- In the; contraction of em + a.
- maioria
- Majority; greater number or part of.
- dos
- Of the; contraction of de + os.
- livros
- Books; written works bound together plural.
- _eu_
- I; first person singular pronoun emphasized.
- ou
- Or; conjunction indicating alternative possibilities.
- primeira
- First; earliest in sequence or order.
- pessoa
- Person; individual human being.
- omitido
- Omitted; left out; not included.
- será
- Will be; future tense of ser.
- mantido
- Maintained; kept; held in a state.
- essa
- That; that one; demonstrative pronoun.
- no
- In the; contraction of em + o.
- diz
- Says; tells; communicates in speech.
- respeito
- Respect; regard; consideration for something.
- ao
- To the; contraction of a + o.
- principal
- Principal; main; most important or significant.
- diferença
- Difference; way things are unlike.
- Geralmente
- Generally; usually; in most cases.
- nos
- In us; contraction of em + nos.
- lembramos
- Remember; recall; bring back to mind.
- afinal
- After all; in the end; anyway.
- sempre
- Always; forever; at all times.
- está
- Is; exists; present tense third person.
- falando
- Speaking; talking; communicating verbally.
- Eu
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- falaria
- Would speak; conditional past tense.
- tanto
- So much; such a great amount.
- sobre
- About; concerning; on top of.
- mesmo
- Same; very; myself; identical.
- houvesse
- Had; existed; past subjunctive of haver.
- qualquer
- Any; whatever; of no importance.
- outra
- Other; another; different feminine thing.
- conhecesse
- Knew; was acquainted with subjunctive.
- tão
- So; such; in such a way.
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