Story | An unforgettable fishing trip
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| An unforgettable fishing trip. | Uma pescaria inesquecível. |
| He was eleven years old and, every opportunity that arose, he went fishing from the pier near the family cottage, on an island that was in the middle of a lake. | Ele tinha onze anos e, cada oportunidade que surgia, ia pescar no cais próximo ao chalé da família, numa ilha que ficava em meio a um lago. |
| The fishing season wouldn't start until the following day, but father and son left at the end of the afternoon to only catch fish that were allowed to be caught. | A temporada de pesca só começaria no dia seguinte, mas pai e filho saíram no fim da tarde para pegar apenas peixes cuja captura estava liberada. |
| The boy tied a bait and began to practice casting, causing colorful ripples in the water. | O menino amarrou uma isca e começou a praticar arremessos, provocando ondulações coloridas na água. |
| Soon, they turned silver from the effect of the moon rising over the lake. | Logo, elas se tornaram prateadas pelo efeito da lua nascendo sobre o lago. |
| When the reed buckled, he knew there was something huge on the other end of the line. | Quando o caniço vergou, ele soube que havia algo enorme do outro lado da linha. |
| The father looked on in awe as the boy deftly, and very carefully, lifted the exhausted fish out of the water. | O pai olhava com admiração, enquanto o garoto habilmente, e com muito cuidado, erguia o peixe exausto da água. |
| It was the biggest he had ever seen, but fishing was only allowed in season. | Era o maior que já tinha visto, porém sua pesca só era permitida na temporada. |
| The boy and his father looked at the fish, so beautiful, the gills back and forth. | O garoto e o pai olharam para o peixe, tão bonito, as guelras para trás e para frente. |
| The father then lit a match and looked at the clock. | O pai, então, acendeu um fósforo e olhou para o relógio. |
| It was ten o'clock, just two hours before the season opener. | Eram dez da noite, faltavam apenas duas horas para a abertura da temporada. |
| Then he looked at the fish and then at the boy, saying: | Em seguida, olhou para o peixe e depois para o menino, dizendo: |
| "You have to give it back, son!" | "Você tem que devolvê-lo, filho!" |
| "But Daddy," complained the boy. | "Mas, papai", reclamou o menino. |
| "There will be another one," insisted the father. | "Vai aparecer outro", insistiu o pai. |
| "Not as big as this one," whimpered the child. | "Não tão grande quanto este", choramingou a criança. |
| The boy looked around the lake. | O garoto olhou à volta do lago. |
| There were no other fishermen or vessels in sight. | Não havia outros pescadores ou embarcações à vista. |
| He looked back at his father again. | Voltou novamente o olhar para o pai. |
| Even with no one around, he knew, by the firmness in his voice, he knew that the decision was non-negotiable. | Mesmo sem ninguém por perto, sabia, pela firmeza em sua voz,soube que a decisão era inegociável. |
| Slowly, he removed the hook from the huge fish's mouth and returned it to the dark water. | Devagar, tirou o anzol da boca do enorme peixe e o devolveu à água escura. |
| The fish quickly moved its body and disappeared. | O peixe movimentou rapidamente o corpo e desapareceu. |
| And at that moment, the boy was sure he would never see a fish as big as that one. | E, naquele momento, o menino teve certeza de que jamais veria um peixe tão grande quanto aquele. |
| That was thirty-four years ago. | Isso aconteceu há trinta e quatro anos. |
| Today, the boy is a successful architect. | Hoje, o garoto é um arquiteto bem-sucedido. |
| The chalet is still there, on the island in the middle of the lake, and he takes his children fishing on the same pier. | O chalé continua lá, na ilha em meio ao lago, e ele leva seus filhos para pescar no mesmo cais. |
| His intuition was correct. | Sua intuição estava correta. |
| He never again managed to catch a fish as wonderful as the one of that night. | Nunca mais conseguiu pescar um peixe tão maravilhoso como o daquela noite. |
| However, he always sees the same fish over and over again every time he is faced with an ethical question. | Porém, sempre vê o mesmo peixe repetidamente todas as vezes em que se depara com uma questão ética. |
| Because, as his father taught him, ethics are simply a matter of right and wrong. | Porque, como o pai lhe ensinou, a ética é simplesmente uma questão de certo e errado. |
| Acting right when you're being watched is one thing. | Agir corretamente, quando se está sendo observado, é uma coisa. |
| Ethics, however, is in acting correctly when no one is watching. | A ética, porém, está em agir corretamente quando ninguém está nos vendo. |
| This straight conduct is only possible when, since childhood, one has learned to return the FISH to the WATER. | Essa conduta reta só é possível quando, desde criança, aprendeu-se a devolver o PEIXE À ÁGUA. |
| The story values not how one manages to circumvent the rules, but how, within them, it is possible to do the right thing. | A história valoriza não como se consegue ludibriar as regras, mas como, dentro delas, é possível fazer a coisa certa. |
| Good education is like a gold coin: IT HAS VALUE EVERYWHERE. | A boa educação é como uma moeda de ouro: TEM VALOR EM TODA PARTE. |
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