Anne of Green Gables — Page 10
Rachel prided herself on always speaking her mind; she proceeded to speak it now, having adjusted her mental attitude to this amazing piece of news.
Rachel si vantava di dire sempre quello che pensava; e così fece anche in quell'occasione, dopo aver adattato il suo atteggiamento mentale a quella straordinaria notizia.
"Well, Marilla, I'll just tell you plain that I think you're doing a mighty foolish thing--a risky thing, that's what.
«Ebbene, Marilla, te lo dico chiaro e tondo che penso tu stia facendo una cosa molto sciocca -- una cosa rischiosa, ecco cosa.
You don't know what you're getting.
Non sai cosa ti stai prendendo.
You're bringing a strange child into your house and home and you don't know a single thing about him nor what his disposition is like nor what sort of parents he had nor how he's likely to turn out.
Stai portando in casa tua un bambino sconosciuto e non sai assolutamente nulla di lui, né com'è il suo carattere, né che genere di genitori aveva, né come potrebbe venire su.
Why, it was only last week I read in the paper how a man and his wife up west of the Island took a boy out of an orphan asylum and he set fire to the house at night--set it _on purpose_, Marilla--and nearly burnt them to a crisp in their beds.
Proprio la settimana scorsa ho letto sul giornale di un uomo e sua moglie che vivono a ovest dell'Isola e che hanno preso un ragazzo da un orfanotrofio, e lui ha appiccato il fuoco alla casa di notte -- l'ha fatto _apposta_, Marilla -- e li ha quasi bruciati vivi nei loro letti.
And I know another case where an adopted boy used to suck the eggs--they couldn't break him of it.
E conosco un altro caso in cui un ragazzo adottato succhiava le uova -- non riuscivano a togliergli quest'abitudine.
If you had asked my advice in the matter--which you didn't do, Marilla--I'd have said for mercy's sake not to think of such a thing, that's what."
Se mi avessi chiesto consiglio al riguardo -- cosa che non hai fatto, Marilla -- ti avrei detto per amor del cielo di non pensarci nemmeno, ecco cosa.»
This Job's comforting seemed neither to offend nor to alarm Marilla.
Questo conforto giobbesco non sembrò né offendere né allarmare Marilla.
She knitted steadily on.
Lei continuò a lavorare a maglia senza scomporsi.
"I don't deny there's something in what you say, Rachel.
«Non nego che ci sia del vero in quello che dici, Rachel.
I've had some qualms myself.
Anch'io ho avuto qualche dubbio.
But Matthew was terrible set on it.
Ma Matthew ci teneva moltissimo.
I could see that, so I gave in.
Lo vedevo chiaramente, e così ho ceduto.
Vocabulary
- si
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun used in various contexts
- vantava
- Boasted; past tense of vantare
- di
- Of; preposition indicating possession or origin
- dire
- To say; to tell; infinitive verb form
- sempre
- Always; at all times; constantly
- quello
- That; that one; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- che
- That; which; who; relative pronoun
- pensava
- Thought; past tense of pensare
- così
- Thus; in this way; therefore
- fece
- Did; made; past tense of fare
- anche
- Also; too; as well; even
- in
- In; into; preposition indicating location or direction
- occasione
- Occasion; opportunity; circumstance or event
- dopo
- After; afterwards; following in time or place
- aver
- To have; auxiliary verb in infinitive form
- adattato
- Adapted; adjusted; past participle of adattare
- atteggiamento
- Attitude; demeanor; manner of behaving or posture
- mentale
- Mental; relating to the mind or thoughts
- straordinaria
- Extraordinary; unusual; remarkable or exceptional
- notizia
- News; information; piece of information or report
- Ebbene
- Well; well then; used to begin emphatic statement
- chiaro
- Clear; evident; plain or transparent
- tondo
- Round; circular; plain or blunt
- penso
- I think; present tense first person of pensare
- stia
- May be; subjunctive form of essere
- facendo
- Doing; making; present participle of fare
- cosa
- Thing; object; matter or situation
- molto
- Very; much; a large amount or degree
- sciocca
- Foolish; stupid; silly or senseless
- rischiosa
- Risky; dangerous; involving risk or danger
- ecco
- Here; behold; there is or there are
- sai
- Know; you know; second person singular of sapere
- stai
- Are; you are; second person singular of stare
- prendendo
- Taking; present participle of prendere
- Stai
- Are; you are; second person singular of stare
- portando
- Bringing; carrying; present participle of portare
- casa
- House; home; dwelling or residence
- bambino
- Child; boy; young male person
- sconosciuto
- Unknown; stranger; unfamiliar or unacquainted person
- assolutamente
- Absolutely; at all; positively or definitely
- nulla
- Nothing; anything; naught or zero
- lui
- Him; he; third person masculine singular pronoun
- né
- Nor; neither; and not
- carattere
- Character; nature; personality or disposition
- genere
- Type; kind; genre or category
- genitori
- Parents; mothers and fathers of children
- aveva
- Had; past tense of avere
- come
- How; as; in what manner or way
- potrebbe
- Could; might; conditional of potere
- venire
- To come; to arrive; to approach
- su
- Up; on; upward or upon
- Proprio
- Just; exactly; own or proper
- settimana
- Week; period of seven consecutive days
- scorsa
- Last; past; preceding in time
- ho
- Have; I have; first person singular of avere
- letto
- Read; past participle of leggere
- sul
- On the; preposition combining su and il
- giornale
- Newspaper; journal; daily publication of news
- uomo
- Man; male adult human being
- moglie
- Wife; married woman; spouse of husband
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