Audiobook Dictation: “Misfortune seemed to settle like an…”

Misfortune seemed to settle like an evil bird on the roof of the log house, and to flap its wings there, warning human beings away.

O infortúnio parecia pousar como uma ave maligna no telhado da casa de toras e bater ali as asas, afastando os seres humanos.

The Russians had such bad luck that people were afraid of them and liked to put them out of mind.

Os russos tinham tanto azar que as pessoas tinham medo deles e preferiam tirá-los da cabeça.

One afternoon Antonia and her father came over to our house to get buttermilk, and lingered, as they usually did, until the sun was low.

Uma tarde Antonia e o pai vieram à nossa casa buscar leitelho e ficaram, como costumavam, até o sol baixar.

Just as they were leaving, Russian Peter drove up.

Bem quando estavam saindo, chegou Pedro, o russo, com sua carroça.

Pavel was very bad, he said, and wanted to talk to Mr. Shimerda and his daughter; he had come to fetch them.

Pavel estava muito mal, disse ele, e queria falar com o sr. Shimerda e a filha; viera buscá-los.

My plan must have seemed very foolish to her, but she was often large-minded about humoring the desires of other people.

Meu plano deve ter-lhe parecido muito tolo, mas ela costumava ser generosa em satisfazer os desejos dos outros.

She asked Peter to wait a moment, and when she came back from the kitchen she brought a bag of sandwiches and doughnuts for us.

Pediu a Pedro que esperasse um momento e, quando voltou da cozinha, trouxe para nós um saco de sanduíches e rosquinhas.

Mr. Shimerda and Peter were on the front seat; Antonia and I sat in the straw behind and ate our lunch as we bumped along.

O sr. Shimerda e Pedro iam no banco da frente; Antonia e eu sentamos na palha atrás e comemos nosso lanche aos solavancos.

After the sun sank, a cold wind sprang up and moaned over the prairie.

Depois que o sol se pôs, levantou-se um vento frio que gemia sobre a pradaria.