Anne of Green Gables — Page 6
Its windows looked east and west; through the west one, looking out on the back yard, came a flood of mellow June sunlight; but the east one, whence you got a glimpse of the bloom white cherry-trees in the left orchard and nodding, slender birches down in the hollow by the brook, was greened over by a tangle of vines.
Le sue finestre guardavano a est e a ovest; da quella ad ovest, che dava sul cortile sul retro, entrava un'ondata di morbida luce solare di giugno; ma quella ad est, da cui si intravedevano i bianchi ciliegi in fiore nel frutteto di sinistra e le slanciate betulle che ondeggiavano nella conca vicino al ruscello, era inverdita da un groviglio di viti.
Here sat Marilla Cuthbert, when she sat at all, always slightly distrustful of sunshine, which seemed to her too dancing and irresponsible a thing for a world which was meant to be taken seriously; and here she sat now, knitting, and the table behind her was laid for supper.
Qui sedeva Marilla Cuthbert, quando sedeva, sempre leggermente diffidente nei confronti della luce del sole, che le sembrava una cosa troppo danzante e irresponsabile per un mondo che doveva essere preso sul serio; e qui sedeva adesso, a fare la maglia, e il tavolo dietro di lei era apparecchiato per la cena.
Mrs. Rachel, before she had fairly closed the door, had taken a mental note of everything that was on that table.
La signora Rachel, prima ancora di aver ben chiuso la porta, aveva preso mentalmente nota di tutto ciò che si trovava su quel tavolo.
There were three plates laid, so that Marilla must be expecting some one home with Matthew to tea; but the dishes were everyday dishes and there was only crab-apple preserves and one kind of cake, so that the expected company could not be any particular company.
C'erano tre piatti apparecchiati, quindi Marilla doveva aspettarsi qualcuno a casa con Matthew per il tè; ma le stoviglie erano quelle di tutti i giorni e c'erano solo marmellata di mele selvatiche e un tipo di torta, quindi gli ospiti attesi non potevano essere ospiti di riguardo.
Yet what of Matthew's white collar and the sorrel mare?
Eppure che dire del colletto bianco di Matthew e della giumenta saura?
Mrs. Rachel was getting fairly dizzy with this unusual mystery about quiet, unmysterious Green Gables.
La signora Rachel stava diventando piuttosto stordita per questo insolito mistero riguardante la tranquilla e non misteriosa Green Gables.
"Good evening, Rachel," Marilla said briskly.
«Buonasera, Rachel,» disse Marilla con vivacità.
"This is a real fine evening, isn't it?
«È davvero una bella serata, non è vero?
Won't you sit down?
Non vuole sedersi?
How are all your folks?"
Come stanno tutti i suoi?»
Something that for lack of any other name might be called friendship existed and always had existed between Marilla Cuthbert and Mrs.
Qualcosa che per mancanza di qualsiasi altro nome potrebbe essere chiamata amicizia esisteva ed era sempre esistita tra Marilla Cuthbert e la signora
Vocabulary
- sue
- Her/his/its (feminine plural possessive adjective)
- finestre
- Windows; openings in a wall for light
- guardavano
- Were looking toward; faced a direction
- est
- East; cardinal direction of sunrise
- ovest
- West; cardinal direction of sunset
- dava
- Was facing; gave onto a place
- cortile
- Courtyard; enclosed outdoor area near building
- retro
- Back; rear side of a building
- entrava
- Was entering; coming inside a space
- ondata
- Wave; surge of something flowing in
- morbida
- Soft; gentle and smooth in quality
- luce
- Light; illumination from a source
- solare
- Solar; relating to or from the sun
- giugno
- June; sixth month of the year
- cui
- Relative pronoun: whom, which, whose
- intravedevano
- Could be glimpsed; seen partially in distance
- bianchi
- White (masculine plural adjective)
- ciliegi
- Cherry trees; fruit trees with spring blossoms
- fiore
- Flower; bloom of a plant
- frutteto
- Orchard; land planted with fruit trees
- sinistra
- Left; the left-hand side or direction
- slanciate
- Slender; tall and gracefully proportioned (plural)
- betulle
- Birch trees; slender white-barked deciduous trees
- ondeggiavano
- Were swaying; moving gently back and forth
- conca
- Basin; natural hollow or depression in land
- vicino
- Near; close in proximity to something
- ruscello
- Stream; small flowing body of water
- inverdita
- Turned green; covered with fresh green growth
- groviglio
- Tangle; confused mass of intertwined things
- viti
- Grapevines; climbing plants producing grapes
- sedeva
- Was sitting; remained in seated position
- sempre
- Always; at all times, without exception
- leggermente
- Slightly; to a small or gentle degree
- diffidente
- Distrustful; inclined to doubt or suspect
- confronti
- Regard; in relation to, toward something
- sole
- Sun; the star at center of solar system
- sembrava
- Seemed; appeared to be something
- troppo
- Too; excessively, more than necessary
- danzante
- Dancing; moving lightly and frivolously
- irresponsabile
- Irresponsible; lacking sense of duty or seriousness
- mondo
- World; the earth and all its inhabitants
- doveva
- Had to; was supposed to do something
- preso
- Taken; past participle of prendere
- serio
- Seriously; with gravity and earnestness
- adesso
- Now; at this present moment
- maglia
- Knitting; needlework creating fabric from yarn
- tavolo
- Table; flat-surfaced furniture for eating or working
- dietro
- Behind; at the back of something
- apparecchiato
- Set (table); arranged with dishes for meal
- cena
- Dinner; the evening meal
- signora
- Mrs./Ma'am; polite title for a woman
- prima
- Before; earlier in time than something else
- ancora
- Yet, still, again; not yet in negative contexts
- chiuso
- Closed; shut (past participle of chiudere)
- porta
- Door; movable barrier at building entrance
- mentalmente
- Mentally; in the mind, not aloud
- nota
- Noted; mentally registered or observed something
- tutto
- Everything, all; the whole of something
- ciò
- That, what; referring to something mentioned
- trovava
- Found; encountered or noticed something present
- piatti
- Plates; flat dishes used for serving food
- apparecchiati
- Set out; laid on table for a meal
- quindi
- Therefore, so; indicating a logical consequence
- aspettarsi
- To expect; to anticipate someone's arrival
- qualcuno
- Someone; an unspecified person
- casa
- Home, house; place where one lives
- tè
- Tea; hot drink made from dried leaves
- stoviglie
- Dishes; crockery and utensils used for eating
- tutti
- All, everyone; every one (masculine plural)
- giorni
- Days; plural of giorno, units of time
- solo
- Only; just, exclusively
- marmellata
- Jam; sweet fruit preserve spread on bread
- mele
- Apples; common round sweet fruit
- selvatiche
- Wild; growing naturally without cultivation (plural)
- tipo
- Type, kind; a sort or variety of something
- torta
- Cake; baked sweet dessert for special occasions
- ospiti
- Guests; visitors received and hosted at home
- attesi
- Expected; awaited guests (past participle, plural)
- potevano
- Could; were able to do something
- riguardo
- Regard; consideration or care about something
- Eppure
- And yet; nevertheless, despite that
- colletto
- Collar; part of clothing around the neck
- bianco
- White; the color white (masculine singular)
- giumenta
- Mare; an adult female horse
- saura
- Sorrel; reddish-brown coat color of a horse
- stava
- Was (doing); imperfect of stare (progressive)
- diventando
- Becoming; in the process of changing into
- piuttosto
- Rather; quite, somewhat, fairly
- stordita
- Bewildered; dizzy or confused by something
- insolito
- Unusual; not normal or expected
- mistero
- Mystery; something unknown or difficult to explain
- riguardante
- Concerning; relating or pertaining to something
- tranquilla
- Quiet; calm and peaceful (feminine singular)
- misteriosa
- Mysterious; full of unexplained or secret qualities
- Buonasera
- Good evening; greeting used in the evening
- disse
- Said; third person singular past of dire
- vivacità
- Liveliness; energetic and cheerful quality
- davvero
- Really; truly, indeed
- bella
- Beautiful; lovely (feminine singular adjective)
- serata
- Evening; the whole course of an evening
- vero
- True; correct, isn't it (tag question)
- vuole
- Wants; third person singular present of volere
- sedersi
- To sit down; reflexive verb for sitting
- stanno
- Are doing; third person plural of stare
- suoi
- His/her (masculine plural possessive adjective)
- Qualcosa
- Something; an unspecified thing
- mancanza
- Lack; absence or want of something needed
- qualsiasi
- Any, whatever; of any kind whatsoever
- altro
- Other, another; different or additional thing
- nome
- Name; word by which someone is known
- potrebbe
- Could; third person singular conditional of potere
- chiamata
- Called; named or referred to as something
- amicizia
- Friendship; close bond between two people
- esisteva
- Existed; was present or real at a time
- esistita
- Existed; feminine past participle of esistere
- tra
- Between, among; preposition indicating position
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