Won from the Waves — Page 9
That the ship had struck and was in dire distress there could be no doubt, but when they gazed at the dark, heaving waves which rolled in crested with foam, and just discernible in the fast waning twilight, and felt the fierce blast against which even they could scarcely stand upright on the slippery pier, hardy and bold as they were, they hesitated about venturing forth to the rescue of the hapless crew.
Que o navio havia encalhado e estava em grave perigo não havia dúvida, mas quando contemplaram as ondas escuras e agitadas que rolavam coroadas de espuma, mal visíveis no crepúsculo que rapidamente se apagava, e sentiram a rajada furiosa contra a qual até eles mal conseguiam manter-se de pé no molhe escorregadio, resistentes e audaciosos como eram, hesitaram em se aventurar a sair para o resgate da infeliz tripulação.
Long before they could reach the wreck darkness would be resting on the troubled ocean; they doubted, indeed, whether they could force their boat out in the teeth of the fierce gale.
Muito antes de conseguirem alcançar o naufrágio, a escuridão já repousaria sobre o oceano agitado; duvidavam, de facto, se conseguiriam lançar o barco contra o violento vendaval.
Adam took a turn on the pier.
Adão deu uma volta pelo molhe.
His heart was greatly troubled.
O seu coração estava profundamente perturbado.
He had never failed, if a boat could live, to be among the first to dash out to the rescue of his fellow-creatures when a ship had been cast on those treacherous sandbanks.
Nunca havia falhado, se um barco pudesse resistir, em estar entre os primeiros a lançar-se ao resgate dos seus semelhantes quando um navio encalhava naqueles traiçoeiros bancos de areia.
The hazard was great.
O risco era grande.
He knew that with the strength of his crew exhausted the boat might be hurled back amid the breakers, to be dashed on the shore; or, should they even succeed in reaching the neighbourhood of the wreck, where the greatest danger was to be encountered, they might fail in getting near enough to save any of the people.
Sabia que, com as forças da sua tripulação esgotadas, o barco poderia ser arremessado de volta entre as ondas, indo despedaçar-se na costa; ou, caso conseguissem alcançar as imediações do naufrágio, onde o maior perigo os aguardava, poderiam não conseguir aproximar-se o suficiente para salvar qualquer uma das pessoas.
Every moment of delay increased the risk which must be run.
Cada momento de demora aumentava o risco que teria de ser enfrentado.
Vocabulary
- Que
- What; which; that
- navio
- Ship or large vessel for sea travel
- havia
- There was; there were (past tense)
- encalhado
- Stranded; beached; run aground
- estava
- Was; remained in a state or place
- em
- In; on; at (preposition)
- grave
- Serious; severe; grave in nature
- perigo
- Danger; peril; risk of harm
- não
- No; not (negation)
- dúvida
- Doubt; uncertainty; lack of certainty
- mas
- But; however (conjunction)
- quando
- When; at what time (conjunction)
- contemplaram
- They contemplated; they gazed upon
- as
- The (feminine plural article)
- ondas
- Waves; water waves on ocean surface
- escuras
- Dark; obscure; lacking light
- agitadas
- Agitated; turbulent; disturbed or restless
- rolavam
- They rolled; moved in rolling motion
- espuma
- Foam; froth; white bubbles on waves
- mal
- Hardly; scarcely; badly (adverb)
- visíveis
- Visible; able to be seen
- crepúsculo
- Twilight; dusk; dim light before dark
- rapidamente
- Rapidly; quickly; at high speed
- apagava
- Was fading; was extinguishing or dimming
- sentiram
- They felt; experienced sensations or emotions
- rajada
- Gust; sudden violent wind burst
- furiosa
- Furious; raging; extremely angry or violent
- qual
- Which; what (interrogative pronoun)
- até
- Until; up to; even
- eles
- They; them (masculine pronoun)
- conseguiam
- They managed; succeeded; were able
- manter-se
- To maintain oneself; stay upright or steady
- pé
- Foot; base; standing position
- escorregadio
- Slippery; smooth and difficult to grip
- resistentes
- Resistant; strong; able to withstand
- audaciosos
- Audacious; bold; daring in manner
- como
- How; as; in the manner that
- eram
- They were; existed as or became
- hesitaram
- They hesitated; paused in uncertainty
- aventurar
- To venture; to risk; to dare
- sair
- To go out; to exit; to leave
- resgate
- Rescue; recovery; saving from danger
- infeliz
- Unhappy; unfortunate; sad or wretched
- tripulação
- Crew; group operating ship or vessel
- Muito
- Very; much; greatly (adverb)
- antes
- Before; previously; earlier in time
- conseguirem
- They manage; succeed; achieve goal
- alcançar
- To reach; to arrive at destination
- naufrágio
- Shipwreck; sinking of ship at sea
- escuridão
- Darkness; absence of light or visibility
- repousaria
- Would rest; would settle or lie
- oceano
- Ocean; large body of salt water
- agitado
- Agitated; turbulent; disturbed or restless
- duvidavam
- They doubted; questioned; were uncertain
- facto
- Fact; actual event; reality
- conseguiriam
- They would manage; would succeed
- lançar
- To throw; to launch; to cast
- barco
- Boat; small vessel for water travel
- violento
- Violent; forceful; intense in strength
- vendaval
- Gale; strong storm wind; violent storm
- deu
- Gave; handed over; provided
- uma
- A; an (feminine indefinite article)
- volta
- Turn; walk; revolution or rotation
- seu
- His; her; your (possessive pronoun)
- coração
- Heart; center of emotions or feelings
- profundamente
- Deeply; profoundly; to great depth
- perturbado
- Disturbed; troubled; upset or agitated
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