Jaws: Chapter 9 (Tubarão) Uma leitura guiada em inglês para iniciantes

CHAPTER NINE

Cage

Below the surface Hooper looks for the shark. He knows that Quint is wrong. The shark is not below the boat. It does not “sit” in any one place. Sharks never stop moving.

Hooper turns slowly in the cage. He looks but sees nothing. A small fish swims towards his face. He pushes it out of the cage.

He looks down and starts to look away. Then suddenly he sees something. The shark swims slowly towards him. Hooper watches it. What a beautiful fish!

It comes nearer, and Hooper moves back. The shark's head is now only about a meter from the cage. It turns and begins to swim in front of Hooper's eyes.

Hooper puts his hand out and touches it. It feels cold and hard.

The shark begins to move away from the cage.

"What's he doing down there?" Brody asks.

Quint does not answer. He stands with his harpoon in his hand. He looks down at the water. “Come up, fish," he says. “Come to Quint."

“Do you see it?" asks Brody. "What's it doing?"

“Nothing."

Hooper begins taking photographs. He watches the shark turn towards him. It moves fast with its mouth open. He waits for the shark to turn again.

But the shark does not turn. It hits the cage and makes a hole in it. Hooper falls back.

"It's attacking!” cries Brody. He tries to pull the cage out of the water. “Throw the harpoon!”

"I can't throw it! I have to get him to the surface first. Come up! Come up!”

The shark moves back out of the cage. Hooper tries to get to the surface. He sees the hole in the cage.

The shark pushes its head through the hole again. Hooper moves to the back of the cage. The shark pushes again, and Hooper sees its teeth.

The jaws of the shark close around him. Hooper pushes his hand into the black eye and thinks, "I'm going to die..."

“He's got him!” cries Brody. “Do something!”

“The man is dead," Quint says.

“How do you know?"

“He's dead."

The shark leaves the cage, and drops down a meter. Then it swims up towards the surface.

“He's coming up!” says Brody.

The shark hits the surface five meters from the boat. It carries Hooper in its mouth. Quint throws the harpoon. But the shark begins to swim down into the water, and the harpoon goes over it. The shark drops below the surface.

"What do we do now?" asks Brody.

"We'll go back," says Quint. “For now."

“But why do you want to come back? That fish is too strong for us!”

"I'm going to kill that thing," says Quint.

"I don't think I can get more money for you."

“This is not about money.”

"What are you saying?" Brody looks at Quint.

"I'm going to kill that fish. Do you want to come with me?"

Brody looks into Quint's eyes. They are as dark as the eyes of the shark. "I'll come," says Brody.

Brody arrives home late that night. He tells Ellen about Hooper. She is very sad.

"It's over now," she says.

Brody does not answer for a time. Then he says, "We're going out tomorrow. At six o'clock."

"Why?" cries Ellen. "What can you do?"

"We're going to catch the fish, and kill it."

“Do you think you can?"

"I don't know. But Quint thinks we can. And it's my job to help him."

“But it's not your job!” She is very angry and very afraid. She begins to cry.

Brody says nothing. Then he says, “No, you're right."

“Then why?"

"I don't think I can tell you," says Brody. "I don't think I know."

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CHAPTER nine
CAPÍTULO nove

cage
gaiola

Below the surface Hooper looks for the shark.
Abaixo da superfície Hooper procura o tubarão.

He knows that Quint is wrong.
Ele sabe que Quint está errado.

The shark is not below the boat.
O tubarão não está embaixo do barco.

It does not “sit” in any one place.
Ele não fica “parado” em um lugar só.

Sharks never stop moving.
Tubarões nunca param de se mover.

Hooper turns slowly in the cage.
Hooper se vira devagar dentro da gaiola.

He looks but sees nothing.
Ele olha mas nada vê.

A small fish swims towards his face.
Um peixe pequeno nada em direção ao seu rosto.

He pushes it out of the cage.
Ele o empurra para fora da gaiola.

He looks down and starts to look away.
Ele olha para baixo e começa a olhar para o lado.

Then suddenly he sees something.
Então de repente ele vê algo.

The shark swims slowly towards him.
O tubarão nada devagar em sua direção.

Hooper watches it.
Hooper vê ele.

What a beautiful fish!
Que peixe lindo!

It comes nearer, and Hooper moves back.
Ele chega mais perto, e Hooper se move para trás.

The shark's head is now only about a meter from the cage.
A cabeça do tubarão está a apenas a um metro da gaiola.

It turns and begins to swim in front of Hooper's eyes.
Ele vira e começa a nadar em frente aos olhos de Hooper.

Hooper puts his hand out and touches it.
Hooper coloca sua mão para fora e o toca.

It feels cold and hard.
A sensação é fria e dura.

The shark begins to move away from the cage.
O tubarão começa a se distanciar da gaiola.

"What's he doing down there?" Brody asks.
"O que ele está fazendo lá embaixo?" Brody pergunta.

Quint does not answer.
Quint não responde.

He stands with his harpoon in his hand.
Ele está em pé com seu arpão em sua mão.

He looks down at the water.
Ele olha para a água embaixo.

“Come up, fish," he says. “Come to Quint."
"Venha para cima, peixe," ele diz. "Venha para Quint."

“Do you see it?" asks Brody. "What's it doing?"
"Você o vê?" pergunta Brody. "O que ele está fazendo?'

“Nothing."
"Nada."

Hooper begins taking photographs.
Hooper começa a tirar fotografias.

He watches the shark turn towards him.
Ele vê o tubarão voltar em sua direção.

It moves fast with its mouth open.
Ele se move rápido com sua boca aberta.

He waits for the shark to turn again.
Ele espera o tubarão se virar de novo.

But the shark does not turn.
Mas o tubarão não se vira.

It hits the cage and makes a hole in it.
Ele bate na gaiola e faz um buraco nela.

Hooper falls back.
Hooper cai para trás.

"It's attacking!” cries Brody.
"Ele está atacando!" grita Brody.

He tries to pull the cage out of the water.
Ele tenta puxar a gaiola para fora da água.

“Throw the harpoon!”
"Jogue o arpão!"

"I can't throw it! I have to get him to the surface first.
"Eu não posso jogá-lo! Eu tenho que trazê-lo primeiro para a superfície.

Come up! Come up!”
Suba! Suba!"

The shark moves back out of the cage.
O tubarão se move para trás fora da gaiola.

Hooper tries to get to the surface.
Hooper tenta alcançar a superfície.

He sees the hole in the cage.
Ele vê o buraco na gaiola.

The shark pushes its head through the hole again.
O tubarão empurra sua cabeça pelo buraco novamente.

Hooper moves to the back of the cage.
Hooper se move para o fundo da gaiola.

The shark pushes again, and Hooper sees its teeth.
O tubarão empurra de novo, e Hooper vê seus dentes.

The jaws of the shark close around him.
As mandíbulas do tubarão fecham em cima dele.

Hooper pushes his hand into the black eye and thinks, "I'm going to die..."
Hooper empurra sua mão dentro do olho preto e pensa, "Eu vou morrer…"

“He's got him!” cries Brody. “Do something!”
"Ele o pegou!" grita Brody. "Faça alguma coisa!"

“The man is dead," Quint says.
"O homem está morto," Quint diz.

“How do you know?"
"Como você sabe?"

“He's dead."
"Ele está morto."

The shark leaves the cage, and drops down a meter.

O tubarão sai da gaiola, e mergulha um metro para baixo.

Then it swims up towards the surface.
Depois ele nada para cima em direção à superfície.

“He's coming up!” says Brody.
"Ele está vindo para cima!" diz Brody.

The shark hits the surface five meters from the boat.
O tubarão chega à superfície a cinco metros do barco.

It carries Hooper in its mouth.
Ele carrega Hooper em sua boca.

Quint throws the harpoon.
Quint joga o arpão.

But the shark begins to swim down into the water, and the harpoon goes over it.
Mas o tubarão começa a nadar para baixo na água, e o arpão passa por cima dele.

The shark drops below the surface.
O tubarão mergulha para baixo da superfície.

"What do we do now?" asks Brody.
"O que fazemos agora?" pergunta Brody.

"We'll go back," says Quint. “For now."
"Nós voltaremos," diz Quint. "Por enquanto."

“But why do you want to come back?
Mas porque você quer voltar?"

That fish is too strong for us!
Aquele peixe é muito grande para nós!

"I'm going to kill that thing," says Quint.
"Eu vou matar aquela coisa," diz Quint.

"I don't think I can get more money for you."
"Eu não acho que eu posso conseguir mais dinheiro para você.”

“This is not about money.”
"Isso não se trata de dinheiro."

"What are you saying?" Brody looks at Quint.
"O que você está dizendo?" Brody olha para Quint.

"I'm going to kill that fish. Do you want to come with me?"
"Eu vou matar aquele peixe. Você quer vir comigo?"

Brody looks into Quint's eyes.
Brody olha nos olhos de Quint.

They are as dark as the eyes of the shark.
Eles são tão escuros quanto os olhos do tubarão.

"I'll come," says Brody.
"Eu virei," diz Brody.

Brody arrives home late that night.
Brody chega em casa tarde aquela noite.

He tells Ellen about Hooper. She is very sad.
Ele conta para Ellen sobre Hooper. Ela fica muito triste.

"It's over now," she says.
"Acabou agora," ela diz.

Brody does not answer for a time.
Brody não responde por um instante.

Then he says, "We're going out tomorrow. At six o'clock."
Então ele diz, "Nós vamos sair amanhã. Às seis horas."

"Why?" cries Ellen. "What can you do?"
"Porque?" grita Ellen. "O que vocês podem fazer?"

"We're going to catch the fish, and kill it."
"Nós vamos pegar o peixe, e matá-lo."

“Do you think you can?"
"Vocês acham que podem?"

"I don't know. But Quint thinks we can.
"Eu não sei. Mas Quint acha que podemos.

And it's my job to help him."
E é meu trabalho ajudá-lo.”

“But it's not your job!”
"Mas isso não é seu trabalho!"

She is very angry and very afraid.
Ela está muito zangada e muito preocupada.

She begins to cry.
Ela começa a chorar.

Brody says nothing.
Brody não diz nada.

Then he says, “No, you're right."
Então ele diz, "Não, você está certa."

“Then why?"
"Então porque?

"I don't think I can tell you," says Brody.
"Eu não acho que posso te dizer," diz Brody.

"I don't think I know."
"Eu não sei se eu sei"