Won from the Waves — Page 8
She was already on a wind when again the mist closed over the ocean, and she was hidden from sight.
Ela já estava a favor do vento quando novamente a névoa se fechou sobre o oceano, e ela ficou oculta à vista.
"We will keep the _Nancy_ where she is," said Halliburt; "we don't know what may happen.
"Manteremos o _Nancy_ onde está", disse Halliburt; "não sabemos o que pode acontecer.
If yonder ship drives on the sands--and she has but a poor chance of keeping off them, I fear--we cannot let her people perish without trying to save them;
Se aquele navio encalhar nas areias — e ela tem poucas chances de se manter afastada delas, receio — não podemos deixar sua tripulação perecer sem tentar salvá-la;
and though it may be a hard job to get alongside the wreck, yet some of the poor fellows may be drifted away from her on rafts or spars, and we may be able to pick them up.
e embora seja uma tarefa difícil chegar ao lado do naufrágio, alguns dos pobres rapazes podem ter sido arrastados para longe dela em jangadas ou espars, e podemos ser capazes de resgatá-los.
Whatever happens, we must do our best."
Aconteça o que acontecer, devemos fazer o nosso melhor."
"Ay, ay, Adam," answered several of his hardy crew, who stood around him; "where you think fit to go we are ready to go too."
"Sim, sim, Adam", responderam vários dos seus valorosos marinheiros, que estavam ao seu redor; "onde você achar conveniente ir, estamos prontos para ir também."
The party had not long to wait before their worst apprehensions were realised.
O grupo não teve de esperar muito antes que seus piores temores se concretizassem.
The dull report of a gun, which their practised ears told them came from Norton Sands, was heard;
O som surdo de um canhão, que seus ouvidos experientes lhes disseram vir de Norton Sands, foi ouvido;
in another minute the sound of a second gun boomed over the waters;
em outro momento o som de um segundo canhão ecoou sobre as águas;
a third followed even before the same interval had elapsed.
um terceiro soou antes mesmo que o mesmo intervalo tivesse decorrido.
Vocabulary
- Ela
- She; female third-person singular pronoun.
- já
- Already; by now; at some point in past.
- estava
- Was; imperfect past tense of estar.
- favor
- Favor; kindness; help or assistance given.
- do
- Of the; contraction of de + o.
- vento
- Wind; moving air in the atmosphere.
- quando
- When; at what time; during which.
- novamente
- Again; once more; for another time.
- névoa
- Fog; mist; low-lying water vapor.
- se
- If; whether; reflexive pronoun.
- fechou
- Closed; shut; past tense of fechar.
- sobre
- Over; above; concerning; about; on top of.
- oceano
- Ocean; large body of saltwater.
- ficou
- Became; remained; stayed; past tense of ficar.
- oculta
- Hidden; concealed; obscured from view.
- vista
- View; sight; vision; something seen.
- Manteremos
- We will keep; future tense of manter.
- onde
- Where; at what place; in which.
- está
- Is; location or state; present tense estar.
- disse
- Said; told; past tense of dizer.
- não
- No; not; negation particle.
- sabemos
- We know; present tense of saber.
- que
- What; which; that; relative pronoun.
- pode
- Can; is able to; may.
- acontecer
- Happen; occur; take place; come to pass.
- Se
- If; in case that; conditional conjunction.
- aquele
- That; that one; over there; distant.
- navio
- Ship; vessel; large boat for sea travel.
- encalhar
- Run aground; beach; become stranded.
- nas
- In the; on the; plural contraction.
- areias
- Sands; plural of areia; granular material.
- tem
- Has; possesses; present tense of ter.
- poucas
- Few; not many; small number of.
- chances
- Chances; opportunities; possibilities of success.
- de
- Of; from; about; preposition.
- manter
- Keep; maintain; preserve; hold; support.
- afastada
- Kept away; removed; distant; separated.
- delas
- Of them; their; feminine plural pronoun.
- receio
- Fear; concern; worry; apprehension.
- podemos
- We can; we are able; present tense.
- deixar
- Leave; let; allow; permit; abandon.
- sua
- Your; his; her; possessive pronoun.
- tripulação
- Crew; team of sailors on vessel.
- perecer
- Perish; die; be destroyed; come to end.
- sem
- Without; lacking; in absence of.
- tentar
- Try; attempt; endeavor; make effort.
- salvá-la
- Save her; rescue her; preserve.
- embora
- Although; even though; though; granted.
- seja
- May be; is; subjunctive of ser.
- uma
- A; an; one; feminine article.
- tarefa
- Task; job; work; assignment; chore.
- difícil
- Difficult; hard; challenging; not easy.
- chegar
- Arrive; reach; come; get to.
- ao
- To the; at the; contraction.
- lado
- Side; edge; direction; beside.
- naufrágio
- Shipwreck; sinking of ship; wreck.
- alguns
- Some; a few; several; certain.
- dos
- Of the; plural masculine contraction.
- pobres
- Poor; unfortunate; wretched; destitute.
- rapazes
- Boys; young men; lads; youth.
- podem
- Can; are able to; may.
- ter
- Have; possess; hold; exist.
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser.
- arrastados
- Dragged; pulled; drawn; swept along.
- para
- For; to; toward; in direction.
- longe
- Far; distant; at distance; away.
- em
- In; on; at; within; inside.
- jangadas
- Rafts; floating vessels; improvised boats.
- ou
- Or; either; disjunctive conjunction.
- espars
- Spars; poles; wooden beams; masts.
- ser
- Be; exist; to be; verb.
- capazes
- Capable; able; competent; fit for.
- resgatá-los
- Rescue them; save them from danger.
- Aconteça
- Let it happen; may it happen.
- devemos
- We must; we should; we ought.
- fazer
- Do; make; perform; create; construct.
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →