Portuguese–English parallel text
Mick
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Mick
Mick
O homem tinha cerca de quarenta e cinco anos. Ele tinha uma barba cinza curta e cabelo escuro com muito cinza. Os olhos dele eram cinza-azulados e muito cansados. Ele olhou para Ana por um longo momento, e não sorriu.
The man was about forty-five. He had a short grey beard and dark hair with a lot of grey in it. His eyes were grey-blue and very tired. He looked at Ana for a long moment, and he didn’t smile.
“Você é a moça da janela”, ele disse no final.
“You’re the one from the window,” he said at last.
“Sim”, Ana disse. A voz dela não estava tão forte como ela queria. “E você é o homem do degrau de trás.”
“Yes,” Ana said. Her voice was not as strong as she wanted. “And you’re the one from the back step.”
Ele desceu do teto devagar, para o caminho. Ele era alto e magro. O suéter azul dele era velho, com um buraco em um braço.
He climbed down from the roof slowly, onto the path. He was tall and thin. His blue jumper was old, with a hole in one arm.
“Você correu atrás de mim”, ele disse. “Na noite, na chuva, de suéter. Isso foi muito corajoso. Ou muito bobo. Não tenho certeza.”
“You ran after me,” he said. “In the night, in the rain, in a jumper. That was very brave. Or very silly. I’m not sure.”
“Bobo”, Ana disse. “Fiquei muito molhada no dia seguinte.”
“Silly,” Ana said. “I was very wet the next day.”
Por um segundo, algo se moveu no rosto dele. Era quase um sorriso, mas não bem um sorriso. “Eu sou o Mick”, ele disse.
For a second, something moved in his face. It was almost a smile, but not quite. “I’m Mick,” he said.
“Mick”, Ana disse. “E de onde você é, Mick?”
“Mick,” Ana said. “And where are you from, Mick?”
“Manchester. Vim para cá dois meses atrás, para trabalhar. Trabalho à noite no depósito do supermercado, na saída da cidade. Começo às quatro da manhã.” Ele olhou para o canal. “O caminho do rio é o caminho mais rápido para lá.”
“Manchester. I came here two months ago, for work. I work nights at the supermarket warehouse, at the edge of town. I start at four in the morning.” He looked at the canal. “The river path is the fastest way there.”
“E no caminho, você pega o pão.”
“And on the way, you take the bread.”
“Sim. Eu pego o pão.” Ele não parecia triste por isso. “Na primeira semana, vi um saco em um degrau. Toda noite. De manhã, sempre estava lá ainda. Pão bom, indo para o lixo. E eu tinha fome. Isso é um crime?”
“Yes. I take the bread.” He didn’t look sorry. “The first week, I saw a bag on a step. Every night. In the morning, it was always still there. Good bread, going in the bin. And I was hungry. Is that a crime?”
“Como você sabe que o pão sempre estava lá de manhã?”
“How do you know it was always still there in the morning?”
Ele olhou para ela. “Eu volto para casa a pé por esse caminho também. Às seis.”
He looked at her. “I walk home that way too. At six.”
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