Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 4
Miss Watson would say,
La signorina Watson diceva,
"Don't put your feet up there, Huckleberry;" and "Don't scrunch up like that, Huckleberry—set up straight;" and pretty soon she would say,
«Non mettere i piedi lì, Huckleberry;» e «Non raggomitolarti così, Huckleberry—stai dritto;» e poco dopo diceva,
"Don't gap and stretch like that, Huckleberry—why don't you try to behave?"
«Non sbadigliare e non stiracchiarti così, Huckleberry—perché non cerchi di comportarti bene?»
Then she told me all about the bad place, and I said I wished I was there.
Poi mi parlò di tutto quel che riguardava il posto cattivo, e io dissi che avrei voluto trovarmi lì.
She got mad then, but I didn't mean no harm.
Lei si arrabbiò, ma io non volevo fare del male a nessuno.
All I wanted was to go somewheres; all I wanted was a change, I warn't particular.
Volevo solo andare da qualche parte; volevo solo un cambiamento, non ero esigente.
She said it was wicked to say what I said; said she wouldn't say it for the whole world; she was going to live so as to go to the good place.
Disse che era malvagio dire quello che avevo detto; disse che non lo avrebbe detto per nessuna cosa al mondo; lei avrebbe vissuto in modo da andare nel posto buono.
Well, I couldn't see no advantage in going where she was going, so I made up my mind I wouldn't try for it.
Beh, non riuscivo a vedere alcun vantaggio nell'andare dove andava lei, così decisi che non avrei cercato di arrivarci.
But I never said so, because it would only make trouble, and wouldn't do no good.
Ma non lo dissi mai, perché avrebbe solo creato problemi e non sarebbe servito a niente.
Now she had got a start, and she went on and told me all about the good place.
Ora aveva preso lo slancio, e continuò a raccontarmi tutto del posto buono.
She said all a body would have to do there was to go around all day long with a harp and sing, forever and ever.
Disse che tutto quello che uno avrebbe dovuto fare lì era andare in giro tutto il giorno con un'arpa e cantare, per sempre e sempre.
So I didn't think much of it.
Quindi non me ne importava molto.
But I never said so.
Ma non lo dissi mai.
I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said not by a considerable sight.
Le chiesi se pensava che Tom Sawyer ci sarebbe andato, e lei disse di no, neanche per sogno.
I was glad about that, because I wanted him and me to be together.
Ne fui contento, perché volevo che lui ed io stessimo insieme.
Vocabulary
- signorina
- Young unmarried woman; Miss
- diceva
- She/he was saying; imperfect tense of 'dire'
- mettere
- To put or place something somewhere
- piedi
- Feet; plural of 'piede'
- lì
- There; indicating a specific place nearby
- raggomitolarti
- To curl yourself up into a ball
- così
- Like this; in this way; so
- stai
- You are; second person singular of 'stare'
- dritto
- Straight; upright; not bent or slouching
- poco
- Little; a small amount of time or quantity
- dopo
- After; later; subsequently in time
- sbadigliare
- To yawn; open mouth wide from tiredness
- stiracchiarti
- To stretch yourself; extend limbs lazily
- perché
- Why; because; used for questions and reasons
- cerchi
- You try; second person singular of 'cercare'
- comportarti
- To behave yourself; conduct oneself properly
- bene
- Well; good; in a proper or correct manner
- Poi
- Then; afterwards; next in sequence
- parlò
- He/she spoke; past tense of 'parlare'
- tutto
- All; everything; the whole of something
- quel
- That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- riguardava
- Concerned; regarded; was about something
- posto
- Place; location; spot
- cattivo
- Bad; wicked; evil; naughty
- dissi
- I said; first person singular past of 'dire'
- avrei
- I would have; conditional of 'avere'
- voluto
- Wanted; past participle of 'volere'
- trovarmi
- To find myself; be located somewhere
- Lei
- She; formal 'you'; third person singular pronoun
- arrabbiò
- Got angry; past tense of 'arrabbiarsi'
- ma
- But; however; conjunction indicating contrast
- volevo
- I wanted; imperfect tense of 'volere'
- fare
- To do; to make; very common Italian verb
- male
- Harm; evil; bad; hurt
- nessuno
- Nobody; no one; not anyone
- Volevo
- I wanted; imperfect tense of 'volere'
- solo
- Only; just; alone
- andare
- To go; to move toward a place
- da
- From; by; since; Italian preposition with many uses
- qualche
- Some; any; a few; indefinite adjective
- parte
- Part; place; side; somewhere
- cambiamento
- Change; transformation; shift in situation
- ero
- I was; first person singular imperfect of 'essere'
- esigente
- Demanding; fussy; hard to please
- Disse
- He/she said; third person singular past of 'dire'
- era
- It was; third person singular imperfect of 'essere'
- malvagio
- Wicked; evil; villainous
- dire
- To say; to tell; to speak something
- quello
- That; that thing; demonstrative pronoun
- avevo
- I had; first person singular imperfect of 'avere'
- detto
- Said; past participle of 'dire'
- disse
- He/she said; past tense of 'dire'
- avrebbe
- He/she would have; conditional of 'avere'
- nessuna
- No; none; not any; feminine form of 'nessuno'
- cosa
- Thing; what; something
- mondo
- World; earth; universe
- lei
- She; her; third person feminine singular pronoun
- vissuto
- Lived; past participle of 'vivere'
- modo
- Way; manner; method
- buono
- Good; kind; pleasant; of high quality
- Beh
- Well; interjection expressing hesitation or reflection
- riuscivo
- I managed; I could; imperfect of 'riuscire'
- vedere
- To see; to look at; to observe
- alcun
- Any; no; used in negative sentences
- vantaggio
- Advantage; benefit; gain from a situation
- dove
- Where; in which place; location question word
- andava
- He/she was going; imperfect of 'andare'
- decisi
- I decided; first person singular past of 'decidere'
- cercato
- Tried; searched; past participle of 'cercare'
- arrivarci
- To get there; to reach that place
- Ma
- But; however; conjunction showing contrast
- mai
- Never; ever; at no time
- creato
- Created; caused; past participle of 'creare'
- problemi
- Problems; troubles; difficulties; plural of 'problema'
- sarebbe
- Would be; third person singular conditional of 'essere'
- servito
- Served; been useful; past participle of 'servire'
- niente
- Nothing; not anything; no use
- Ora
- Now; at this moment; currently
- aveva
- He/she had; third person singular imperfect of 'avere'
- preso
- Taken; grabbed; past participle of 'prendere'
- slancio
- Momentum; enthusiasm; impulse; running start
- continuò
- Continued; went on; past tense of 'continuare'
- raccontarmi
- To tell me; to narrate something to me
- dovuto
- Had to; owed; past participle of 'dovere'
- giro
- Tour; round; trip; turn
- giorno
- Day; daytime; a twenty-four hour period
- arpa
- Harp; a stringed musical instrument
- cantare
- To sing; to perform with one's voice
- sempre
- Always; forever; at all times
- Quindi
- Therefore; so; consequently; then
- ne
- Of it; about it; partitive pronoun
- importava
- Mattered; cared; imperfect of 'importare'
- molto
- Very; a lot; much; greatly
- Le
- To her; indirect object pronoun feminine
- chiesi
- I asked; first person singular past of 'chiedere'
- se
- If; whether; conditional conjunction
- pensava
- Thought; believed; imperfect of 'pensare'
- ci
- There; us; reflexive pronoun with many uses
- andato
- Gone; past participle of 'andare'
- neanche
- Not even; neither; not at all
- sogno
- Dream; a sleeping or waking dream
- Ne
- Of it; about it; partitive or replacement pronoun
- fui
- I was; first person singular past of 'essere'
- contento
- Happy; glad; satisfied; content
- lui
- He; him; third person masculine singular pronoun
- stessimo
- We stayed; first person plural past subjunctive of 'stare'
- insieme
- Together; at the same time; with each other
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