Anne of Green Gables — Page 8
" she demanded when voice returned to her.
" esigette lei quando la voce le tornò.
"Yes, of course," said Marilla, as if getting boys from orphan asylums in Nova Scotia were part of the usual spring work on any well-regulated Avonlea farm instead of being an unheard of innovation.
«Sì, certo» disse Marilla, come se prendere ragazzi dagli orfanotrofi della Nuova Scozia fosse parte del normale lavoro primaverile in qualsiasi fattoria ben organizzata di Avonlea, invece di essere un'innovazione inaudita.
Mrs. Rachel felt that she had received a severe mental jolt.
La signora Rachel sentì di aver ricevuto un brusco scossone mentale.
She thought in exclamation points.
Pensava per punti esclamativi.
A boy!
Un ragazzo!
Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert of all people adopting a boy!
Marilla e Matthew Cuthbert, proprio loro, che adottavano un ragazzo!
From an orphan asylum!
Da un orfanotrofio!
Well, the world was certainly turning upside down!
Beh, il mondo si stava certamente mettendo sottosopra!
She would be surprised at nothing after this!
Dopo questo non si sarebbe più stupita di niente!
Nothing!
Di niente!
"What on earth put such a notion into your head?" she demanded disapprovingly.
«Ma come diavolo vi è venuta in testa una simile idea?» chiese con disapprovazione.
This had been done without her advice being asked, and must perforce be disapproved.
Questo era stato fatto senza che le fosse stato chiesto consiglio, e doveva necessariamente essere disapprovato.
"Well, we've been thinking about it for some time--all winter in fact," returned Marilla.
«Beh, ci abbiamo pensato per un po' di tempo — tutto l'inverno, in realtà» rispose Marilla.
"Mrs. Alexander Spencer was up here one day before Christmas and she said she was going to get a little girl from the asylum over in Hopeton in the spring.
«La signora Alexander Spencer era qui un giorno prima di Natale e disse che in primavera avrebbe preso una bambina dall'orfanotrofio di Hopeton.
Her cousin lives there and Mrs. Spencer has visited her and knows all about it.
Sua cugina vive lì e la signora Spencer l'ha visitata e sa tutto al riguardo.
So Matthew and I have talked it over off and on ever since.
Così Matthew ed io ne abbiamo parlato a intermittenza da allora.
We thought we'd get a boy.
Abbiamo pensato di prendere un ragazzo.
Matthew is getting up in years, you know--he's sixty--and he isn't so spry as he once was.
Matthew sta invecchiando, sapete — ha sessant'anni — e non è più così arzillo come un tempo.
His heart troubles him a good deal.
Il suo cuore lo tormenta non poco.
And you know how desperate hard it's got to be to get hired help.
E sapete quanto sia diventato disperatamente difficile trovare manodopera a pagamento.
Vocabulary
- lei
- LEI — Third person singular pronoun; she or her.
- quando
- KWAN-do — Conjunction or adverb meaning when.
- la
- la — Definite article or pronoun; the or her.
- voce
- VO-che — Noun meaning voice or spoken sound.
- le
- le — Definite article plural or indirect pronoun; the or to her.
- tornò
- tor-NO — Past tense of tornare; returned or came back.
- Sì
- si — Affirmative reply meaning yes.
- certo
- CHER-to — Adjective or adverb meaning certain or certainly.
- disse
- DIS-se — Past tense of dire; said or spoke.
- come
- KO-me — Conjunction or adverb meaning how or as or like.
- se
- se — Conjunction meaning if or as if.
- prendere
- PREN-de-re — Infinitive verb meaning to take or to get.
- ragazzi
- ra-GAT-tsi — Plural noun meaning boys, kids, or young people.
- dagli
- DAL-yi — Contraction of da and gli; from the.
- orfanotrofi
- or-fa-NO-tro-fi — Plural noun meaning orphanages or children's homes.
- della
- DEL-la — Contraction of di and la; of the.
- Nuova
- NWO-va — Adjective meaning new, used in proper names.
- fosse
- FOS-se — Subjunctive imperfect of essere; were or might be.
- parte
- PAR-te — Noun meaning part, portion, or side.
- del
- del — Contraction of di and il; of the.
- normale
- nor-MA-le — Adjective meaning normal, usual, or standard.
- lavoro
- la-VO-ro — Noun meaning work, labor, or job.
- primaverile
- pri-ma-ve-RI-le — Adjective meaning of or relating to spring season.
- in
- in — Preposition meaning in or into.
- qualsiasi
- kwal-ZYA-zi — Adjective meaning any or whatever kind of.
- fattoria
- fat-to-RI-a — Noun meaning farm or farmstead.
- ben
- ben — Adverb meaning well, often used before adjective.
- organizzata
- or-ga-nid-DZA-ta — Past participle meaning organized or well-managed.
- di
- di — Preposition meaning of or from.
- invece
- in-VE-che — Adverb meaning instead or on the contrary.
- essere
- ES-se-re — Infinitive of the verb to be.
- un'
- un — Feminine indefinite article before vowel; an.
- innovazione
- in-no-va-TSYO-ne — Noun meaning innovation or novel introduction.
- inaudita
- i-nau-DI-ta — Adjective meaning unheard of or unprecedented.
- signora
- si-NYO-ra — Noun or title meaning lady, woman, or Mrs.
- sentì
- sen-TI — Past tense of sentire; felt or heard something.
- aver
- a-VER — Shortened infinitive of avere; to have.
- ricevuto
- ri-che-VU-to — Past participle of ricevere; received or gotten.
- un
- un — Masculine indefinite article meaning a or an.
- brusco
- BRUS-ko — Adjective meaning abrupt, sudden, or brusque.
- scossone
- skos-SO-ne — Noun meaning a jolt, shake, or sudden shock.
- mentale
- men-TA-le — Adjective meaning mental or of the mind.
- Pensava
- pen-SA-va — Imperfect tense of pensare; was thinking or thought.
- per
- per — Preposition meaning for, through, or by.
- punti
- PUN-ti — Plural noun meaning points or marks.
- esclamativi
- es-kla-ma-TI-vi — Adjective plural meaning exclamatory, as in exclamation marks.
- ragazzo
- ra-GAT-tso — Noun meaning boy, guy, or young male person.
- e
- e — Conjunction meaning and.
- proprio
- PRO-pryo — Adjective or adverb meaning own, exactly, or really.
- loro
- LO-ro — Pronoun meaning they, them, or their.
- che
- ke — Conjunction or pronoun meaning that, who, or which.
- adottavano
- a-dot-TA-va-no — Imperfect tense; they used to adopt or were adopting.
- Da
- da — Preposition meaning from, by, since, or at.
- orfanotrofio
- or-fa-NO-tro-fyo — Noun meaning orphanage or institution for orphaned children.
- Beh
- be — Interjection meaning well or hmm in conversation.
- il
- il — Masculine singular definite article meaning the.
- mondo
- MON-do — Noun meaning world or global society.
- si
- si — Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself or each other.
- stava
- STA-va — Imperfect of stare; was staying or was in process.
- certamente
- cher-ta-MEN-te — Adverb meaning certainly or definitely.
- mettendo
- met-TEN-do — Gerund of mettere; putting or placing something.
- sottosopra
- sot-to-SO-pra — Adverb meaning upside down or in total disorder.
- Dopo
- DO-po — Preposition or adverb meaning after or afterwards.
- questo
- KWES-to — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning this.
- non
- non — Negation adverb meaning not.
- sarebbe
- sa-REB-be — Conditional of essere; would be.
- più
- pyu — Adverb meaning more or no longer with non.
- stupita
- stu-PI-ta — Past participle of stupire; surprised or astonished.
- niente
- NYEN-te — Pronoun or adverb meaning nothing or anything.
- Di
- di — Preposition meaning of or about.
- Ma
- ma — Conjunction meaning but or however.
- diavolo
- DYA-vo-lo — Noun meaning devil; used in exclamations of surprise.
- vi
- vi — Pronoun meaning you all or there, reflexive second plural.
- è
- e — Third person singular of essere; is.
- venuta
- ve-NU-ta — Past participle of venire; come or arrived.
- testa
- TES-ta — Noun meaning head or mind.
- una
- U-na — Feminine indefinite article meaning a or one.
- simile
- SI-mi-le — Adjective meaning similar, such, or like this.
- idea
- i-DE-a — Noun meaning idea or thought or concept.
- chiese
- KYE-ze — Past tense of chiedere; asked or inquired.
- con
- kon — Preposition meaning with.
- disapprovazione
- di-zap-pro-va-TSYO-ne — Noun meaning disapproval or strong objection.
- Questo
- KWES-to — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning this thing.
- era
- E-ra — Imperfect of essere; was or used to be.
- stato
- STA-to — Past participle of essere; been or state or nation.
- fatto
- FAT-to — Past participle of fare; done or made or fact.
- senza
- SEN-tsa — Preposition meaning without.
- chiesto
- KYES-to — Past participle of chiedere; asked or requested.
- consiglio
- kon-SI-lyo — Noun meaning advice, counsel, or council.
- doveva
- do-VE-va — Imperfect of dovere; had to or was supposed to.
- necessariamente
- ne-ches-sa-rya-MEN-te — Adverb meaning necessarily or inevitably.
- disapprovato
- di-zap-pro-VA-to — Past participle meaning disapproved or condemned.
- ci
- chi — Pronoun or adverb meaning us, there, or about it.
- abbiamo
- ab-BYA-mo — First person plural of avere; we have.
- pensato
- pen-SA-to — Past participle of pensare; thought about or considered.
- po'
- po — Shortened form of poco; a little or a bit.
- tempo
- TEM-po — Noun meaning time or weather.
- tutto
- TUT-to — Adjective or pronoun meaning all, whole, or everything.
- inverno
- in-VER-no — Noun meaning winter season.
- realtà
- re-al-TA — Noun meaning reality or actual fact.
- rispose
- ri-SPO-ze — Past tense of rispondere; replied or answered.
- qui
- kwi — Adverb meaning here or in this place.
- giorno
- JOR-no — Noun meaning day or daytime.
- prima
- PRI-ma — Adverb or adjective meaning before or first.
- Natale
- na-TA-le — Proper noun meaning Christmas holiday.
- primavera
- pri-ma-VE-ra — Noun meaning spring season.
- avrebbe
- av-REB-be — Conditional of avere; would have.
- preso
- PRE-zo — Past participle of prendere; taken or gotten.
- bambina
- bam-BI-na — Noun meaning little girl or female child.
- dall'
- dal — Contraction of da and l'; from the.
- Sua
- SU-a — Possessive adjective formal meaning her, his, or your.
- cugina
- ku-JI-na — Noun meaning female cousin.
- vive
- VI-ve — Third person singular of vivere; lives or resides.
- lì
- li — Adverb meaning there or in that place.
- ha
- a — Third person singular of avere; has.
- visitata
- vi-zi-TA-ta — Past participle of visitare; visited or called upon.
- sa
- sa — Third person singular of sapere; knows.
- al
- al — Contraction of a and il; at the or to the.
- riguardo
- ri-GWAR-do — Noun meaning regard, respect, or concerning something.
- Così
- ko-ZI — Adverb meaning so, thus, or in this way.
- ed
- ed — Conjunction before vowels meaning and.
- io
- YO — First person singular pronoun meaning I.
- ne
- ne — Pronoun meaning of it, about it, or some of it.
- parlato
- par-LA-to — Past participle of parlare; spoken or talked.
- a
- a — Preposition meaning to, at, or in.
- intermittenza
- in-ter-mit-TEN-tsa — Noun meaning intermittence; at intervals or off and on.
- da
- da — Preposition meaning from, since, or by.
- allora
- al-LO-ra — Adverb meaning then, at that time, or so.
- Abbiamo
- ab-BYA-mo — First person plural of avere; we have.
- sta
- sta — Third person singular of stare; is or stays.
- invecchiando
- in-vek-KYAN-do — Gerund of invecchiare; growing old or aging.
- sapete
- sa-PE-te — Second person plural of sapere; you all know.
- sessant'
- ses-SANT — Cardinal number sixty, elided before vowel.
- anni
- AN-ni — Plural noun meaning years or years of age.
- arzillo
- ar-TSIL-lo — Adjective meaning sprightly, vigorous, or spry for age.
- suo
- SWO — Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or its.
- cuore
- KWO-re — Noun meaning heart as organ or emotional center.
- lo
- lo — Masculine singular direct object pronoun meaning him or it.
- tormenta
- tor-MEN-ta — Third person singular of tormentare; torments or troubles.
- poco
- PO-ko — Adjective or adverb meaning little, few, or not much.
- quanto
- KWAN-to — Pronoun or adverb meaning how much or how many.
- sia
- SYA — Subjunctive present of essere; be or may be.
- diventato
- di-ven-TA-to — Past participle of diventare; become or turned into.
- disperatamente
- dis-pe-ra-ta-MEN-te — Adverb meaning desperately or in a hopeless manner.
- difficile
- dif-FI-chi-le — Adjective meaning difficult or hard.
- trovare
- tro-VA-re — Infinitive meaning to find or to locate something.
- manodopera
- ma-no-DO-pe-ra — Noun meaning labor, workforce, or manpower.
- pagamento
- pa-ga-MEN-to — Noun meaning payment or remuneration for work.
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