Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 9

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And it'll fetch things when you throw them, and it'll sit up and beg for its dinner, and all sorts of things—I can't remember half of them—and it belongs to a farmer, you know, and he says it's so useful, it's worth a hundred pounds!

E riporta le cose quando gliele lanci, e si siede sulle zampe posteriori e implora il suo pranzo, e tante altre cose—non riesco a ricordarne nemmeno la metà—e appartiene a un contadino, sapete, e lui dice che è così utile da valere cento sterline!

He says it kills all the rats and—oh dear!" cried Alice in a sorrowful tone, "I'm afraid I've offended it again!"

Dice che ammazza tutti i topi e—oh cielo!" esclamò Alice con tono addolorato, "temo di averlo offeso di nuovo!"

For the Mouse was swimming away from her as hard as it could go, and making quite a commotion in the pool as it went.

Perché il Topo stava nuotando via da lei più velocemente che poteva, sollevando un bel trambusto nello stagno mentre andava.

So she called softly after it, "Mouse dear! Do come back again, and we won't talk about cats or dogs either, if you don't like them!"

Così gli gridò dolcemente dietro, "Caro Topo! Torna indietro, e non parleremo né di gatti né di cani, se non ti piacciono!"

When the Mouse heard this, it turned round and swam slowly back to her: its face was quite pale (with passion, Alice thought), and it said in a low trembling voice, "Let us get to the shore, and then I'll tell you my history, and you'll understand why it is I hate cats and dogs."

Quando il Topo sentì questo, si girò e nuotò lentamente verso di lei: aveva il viso abbastanza pallido (per la passione, pensò Alice), e disse con voce bassa e tremante, "Andiamo a riva, e allora vi racconterò la mia storia, e capirete perché odio i gatti e i cani."

It was high time to go, for the pool was getting quite crowded with the birds and animals that had fallen into it: there were a Duck and a Dodo, a Lory and an Eaglet, and several other curious creatures.

Era giunto il momento di andare, perché lo stagno si stava affollando parecchio con gli uccelli e gli animali che vi erano caduti dentro: c'erano un'Anatra e un Dodo, un Lori e un Aquilotto, e molte altre curiose creature.

Alice led the way, and the whole party swam to the shore.

Alice aprì la strada, e tutta la compagnia nuotò fino alla riva.

Vocabulary

riporta: riporta — Brings back or retrieves something to someone.
cose: koh-ze — Things; objects or matters of various kinds.
quando: kwahn-doh — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
gliele: lyeh-le — Combined pronoun meaning 'them to him/her/you'.
lanci: lahn-chee — You throw or toss something to someone.
siede: syeh-de — Sits down; takes a seated position.
zampe: dzahm-pe — Animal paws or legs used for movement.
posteriori: pos-teh-ryoh-ree — Hind or rear limbs of an animal.
implora: eem-ploh-rah — Begs or pleads earnestly for something.
pranzo: prahn-dzoh — Lunch; the midday meal eaten daily.
tante: tahn-te — Many; a large number of things or people.
riesco: ryehs-koh — I manage or succeed in doing something.
ricordarne: ree-kor-dahr-ne — To remember them; recall specific things or details.
nemmeno: nem-meh-noh — Not even; used to strengthen a negation.
metà: meh-tah — Half; one of two equal parts of something.
appartiene: ahp-pahr-tyeh-ne — Belongs to someone or something as property.
contadino: kon-tah-dee-noh — A farmer or peasant who works the land.
sapete: sah-peh-te — You (plural) know something; are aware of it.
dice: dee-che — Says or tells; third person singular of 'dire'.
così: ko-zee — So, thus, or in this way; adverb of manner.
utile: oo-tee-le — Useful; providing practical benefit or help.
valere: vah-leh-re — To be worth; have a certain value or merit.
cento: chen-toh — One hundred; the number 100.
sterline: ster-lee-ne — Pounds sterling; British unit of currency.
Dice: dee-che — Says; third person singular present of 'dire'.
ammazza: ahm-mahd-dzah — Kills or slays; third person singular of 'ammazzare'.
tutti: toot-tee — All; every member of a group without exception.
topi: toh-pee — Mice; small rodents commonly found indoors.
cielo: cheh-loh — Sky or heaven; the expanse above the earth.
esclamò: es-klah-moh — Exclaimed; cried out with strong emotion suddenly.
tono: toh-noh — Tone; quality of voice expressing emotion or attitude.
addolorato: ahd-doh-loh-rah-toh — Grieved or saddened; feeling or expressing pain.
temo: teh-moh — I fear; I am afraid of something happening.
averlo: ah-ver-loh — To have him; infinitive with attached pronoun.
offeso: of-feh-zoh — Offended or hurt; caused displeasure or insult.
nuovo: nwoh-voh — New; recent or fresh; also used in 'di nuovo' (again).
Perché: per-keh — Because or why; used for cause or question.
Topo: toh-poh — Mouse; a small rodent; character in the story.
stava: stah-vah — Was (doing something); imperfect of 'stare'.
nuotando: nwoh-tahn-doh — Swimming; present participle of 'nuotare'.
via: vyah — Away; departing from a place or person.
più: pyoo — More; greater in quantity, degree, or extent.
velocemente: veh-loh-che-men-te — Quickly; in a fast or speedy manner.
poteva: poh-teh-vah — Could; was able to do something in the past.
sollevando: sol-leh-vahn-doh — Raising or stirring up; causing commotion or movement.
bel: bel — Nice or fine; shortened form of 'bello' before noun.
trambusto: trahm-boos-toh — Commotion or uproar; noisy confusion and disorder.
stagno: stahn-nyoh — Pond; a small body of still water.
mentre: men-tre — While; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions.
andava: ahn-dah-vah — Was going; imperfect tense of 'andare'.
Così: ko-zee — So, therefore; used to introduce a consequence.
gridò: gree-doh — Shouted or called out loudly to someone.
dolcemente: dol-che-men-te — Gently or sweetly; in a soft, kind manner.
dietro: dyeh-troh — Behind; at the back of something or someone.
Caro: kah-roh — Dear; term of affection used when addressing someone.
Torna: tor-nah — Come back or return; imperative of 'tornare'.
indietro: een-dyeh-troh — Back; returning to a previous place or position.
parleremo: par-leh-reh-moh — We will talk; future tense of 'parlare'.
né: neh — Neither/nor; used in negative correlative constructions.
gatti: gaht-tee — Cats; common domestic feline animals.
cani: kah-nee — Dogs; common domestic canine animals.
se: se — If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause.
piacciono: pyahch-choh-noh — They are pleasing to you; you like them.
Quando: kwahn-doh — When; at the time that something happens.
sentì: sen-tee — Heard or felt; past tense of 'sentire'.
questo: kwes-toh — This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective nearby.
girò: jee-roh — Turned around; past tense of 'girare'.
nuotò: nwoh-toh — Swam; past tense of 'nuotare'.
lentamente: len-tah-men-te — Slowly; in a slow, unhurried manner.
verso: ver-soh — Towards; in the direction of something or someone.
aveva: ah-veh-vah — Had; third person singular imperfect of 'avere'.
viso: vee-zoh — Face; the front part of a person's head.
abbastanza: ahb-bahs-tahn-dzah — Enough; sufficiently or rather; a moderate degree.
pallido: pahl-lee-doh — Pale; lacking color, often from illness or emotion.
passione: pahs-syoh-ne — Passion; intense emotion or strong feeling about something.
pensò: pen-soh — Thought; past tense of 'pensare'.
disse: dees-se — Said; past tense of 'dire', to speak.
voce: voh-che — Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing.
bassa: bahs-sah — Low; not high in pitch, volume, or position.
tremante: treh-mahn-te — Trembling or shaking; quivering from emotion or cold.
Andiamo: ahn-dyah-moh — Let's go; first person plural imperative of 'andare'.
riva: ree-vah — Shore or bank; edge of a body of water.
allora: ahl-loh-rah — Then, so, or at that time; discourse connector.
racconterò: rahk-kon-teh-roh — I will tell or recount a story to someone.
storia: stoh-ryah — Story or history; a narrative account of events.
capirete: kah-pee-reh-te — You (plural) will understand; future of 'capire'.
perché: per-keh — Why or because; reason or cause connector.
odio: oh-dyoh — I hate; strong feeling of dislike or aversion.
Era: eh-rah — Was; third person singular imperfect of 'essere'.
giunto: joon-toh — Arrived or reached; past participle of 'giungere'.
momento: moh-men-toh — Moment; a brief period or point in time.
andare: ahn-dah-re — To go; basic verb of motion in Italian.
affollando: ahf-fol-lahn-doh — Crowding or gathering together in large numbers.
parecchio: pah-rek-kyoh — Quite a lot; a considerable amount or number.
uccelli: oot-chel-lee — Birds; winged animals that fly through the air.
animali: ah-nee-mah-lee — Animals; living creatures other than humans or plants.
erano: eh-rah-noh — Were; third person plural imperfect of 'essere'.
caduti: kah-doo-tee — Fallen; past participle of 'cadere', to fall.
dentro: den-troh — Inside or within; in the interior of something.
c'erano: cheh-rah-noh — There were; 'ci erano' contracted, indicating presence.
un'Anatra: oo-nah-nah-trah — A duck; a common water bird with webbed feet.
Aquilotto: ah-kwee-lot-toh — Eaglet; a young eagle, a character in the story.
molte: mol-te — Many; a large number of feminine plural nouns.
curiose: koo-ryoh-ze — Curious; strange, unusual, or eager to know things.
creature: kreh-ah-too-re — Creatures; living beings or fictional characters.
aprì: ah-pree — Opened; past tense of 'aprire'.
strada: strah-dah — Road or way; a path or route to travel.
tutta: toot-tah — All or entire; the whole of something feminine.
compagnia: kom-pahn-nyah — Company or group; people gathered or traveling together.
fino: fee-noh — Until or up to; indicating a limit in time or space.

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