Portuguese–English parallel text

Platão de Atenas

Plato of Athens

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O Lutador

The Wrestler

Platão nasceu em Atenas, em uma família rica e famosa, cerca de trinta anos depois de Sócrates. Sua família pertencia às famílias mais antigas da cidade, e a família de sua mãe vinha de Sólon, o grande legislador.

Plato was born in Athens, into a rich and famous family, about thirty years after Socrates. His family belonged to the oldest families of the city, and his mother’s family went back to Solon, the great lawgiver.

Seu verdadeiro nome era Arístocles. “Platão” era um apelido, e significa “largo”. As pessoas diziam que o nome vinha de seus ombros largos e de seu corpo forte. Ele era um lutador, e um bom lutador.

His real name was Aristocles. “Plato” was a nickname, and it means “broad”. People said that the name came from his broad shoulders and his strong body. He was a wrestler, and a good one.

Quando jovem, ele escreveu poemas e peças de teatro. Ele tinha uma mente brilhante e um grande nome, e o futuro parecia fácil. Então ele conheceu um homem feio e descalço no mercado, e sua vida mudou completamente.

As a young man he wrote poems and plays. He had a fine mind and a great name, and the future looked easy. Then he met an ugly, barefoot man in the market, and his life turned around.

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