Wuthering Heights — Page 3
Pure, bracing ventilation they must have up there at all times, indeed: one may guess the power of the north wind, blowing over the edge, by the excessive slant of a few stunted firs at the end of the house; and by a range of gaunt thorns all stretching their limbs one way, as if craving alms of the sun.
Ventilação pura e revigorante eles devem ter lá em cima o tempo todo, de fato: pode-se adivinhar o poder do vento norte, soprando sobre a beirada, pela inclinação excessiva de alguns abetos raquíticos no fim da casa; e por uma fileira de espinheiros magros todos estendendo seus galhos em uma só direção, como se implorando esmolas ao sol.
Happily, the architect had foresight to build it strong: the narrow windows are deeply set in the wall, and the corners defended with large jutting stones.
Felizmente, o arquiteto teve a previdência de construí-la sólida: as janelas estreitas estão profundamente encravadas na parede, e os cantos defendidos por grandes pedras salientes.
Before passing the threshold, I paused to admire a quantity of grotesque carving lavished over the front, and especially about the principal door; above which, among a wilderness of crumbling griffins and shameless little boys, I detected the date "1500," and the name "Hareton Earnshaw."
Antes de cruzar a soleira, parei para admirar uma profusão de entalhes grotescos espalhados pela fachada, e especialmente ao redor da porta principal; acima da qual, em meio a um emaranhado de grifos desmoronantes e meninos sem vergonha, detectei a data "1500" e o nome "Hareton Earnshaw".
I would have made a few comments, and requested a short history of the place from the surly owner; but his attitude at the door appeared to demand my speedy entrance, or complete departure, and I had no desire to aggravate his impatience previous to inspecting the penetralium.
Eu teria feito alguns comentários e pedido ao mal-humorado proprietário uma breve história do lugar; mas sua atitude na porta parecia exigir minha entrada imediata ou saída completa, e eu não tinha nenhum desejo de agravar sua impaciência antes de inspecionar o penetralium.
One step brought us into the family sitting-room, without any introductory lobby or passage: they call it here "the house" pre-eminently.
Um único passo nos levou à sala de estar da família, sem nenhum saguão ou corredor introdutório: eles a chamam aqui de "a casa" por excelência.
Vocabulary
- Ventilação
- The circulation of fresh air through a space or building.
- pura
- Pure; unmixed or uncontaminated in quality.
- revigorante
- Invigorating; giving new strength or energy.
- eles
- They; third person plural pronoun.
- devem
- Must; should; third person plural of dever.
- ter
- To have; to possess or own something.
- lá
- There; in or at that place.
- em
- In; at; preposition indicating location or time.
- cima
- Top; upper part or surface of something.
- tempo
- Time; period or duration; also weather.
- todo
- All; entire or complete; every single.
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- fato
- Fact; something that is true or real.
- pode-se
- One can; it is possible to; impersonal form.
- adivinhar
- To guess; to figure out by conjecture.
- poder
- Power; ability or capacity to do something.
- vento
- Wind; air in natural motion.
- norte
- North; cardinal direction opposite to south.
- soprando
- Blowing; present participle of soprar.
- sobre
- On; about; preposition indicating position or topic.
- pela
- By the; preposition combining per and article.
- inclinação
- Inclination; slope or tendency toward something.
- excessiva
- Excessive; more than necessary or normal.
- alguns
- Some; a few or several things.
- fim
- End; conclusion or extremity of something.
- casa
- House; building for living or residence.
- fileira
- Row; line of things placed in order.
- magros
- Thin; lean or meager in appearance.
- estendendo
- Extending; stretching out or spreading something.
- seus
- Their; his; possessive pronoun third person.
- galhos
- Branches; limbs extending from tree trunk.
- só
- Only; sole or single; just.
- direção
- Direction; path or course toward something.
- como
- How; like; in what manner or way.
- se
- If; oneself; conditional conjunction or pronoun.
- implorando
- Begging; pleading earnestly for something.
- ao
- To the; preposition combining a and article.
- sol
- Sun; star at center of solar system.
- Felizmente
- Fortunately; luckily; as it happened.
- arquiteto
- Architect; designer of buildings and structures.
- teve
- Had; past tense of ter third person.
- previdência
- Foresight; care or planning for future.
- construí-la
- To build it; past tense with pronoun.
- sólida
- Solid; firm, strong, and substantial.
- janelas
- Windows; openings for light and air.
- estreitas
- Narrow; of small width or breadth.
- estão
- Are; third person plural of estar.
- profundamente
- Deeply; to great depth or intensity.
- parede
- Wall; vertical structure dividing spaces.
- cantos
- Corners; angles where two lines meet.
- defendidos
- Defended; protected or fortified against damage.
- pedras
- Stones; hard mineral material or rocks.
- salientes
- Protruding; standing out from surface.
- Antes
- Before; prior to in time or space.
- cruzar
- To cross; to go across or over.
- parei
- I stopped; past tense of parar.
- admirar
- To admire; to regard with appreciation.
- profusão
- Profusion; abundance or plentiful supply.
- grotescos
- Grotesque; strangely ugly or distorted.
- espalhados
- Spread; scattered or distributed over area.
- fachada
- Facade; front face of building.
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