Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 3

English → It CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

If these propositions can be proved, they will solve many problems which now perplex mankind; they will confirm in many respects the statements in the opening chapters of Genesis; they will widen the area of human history; they will explain the remarkable resemblances which exist between the ancient civilizations found upon the opposite shores of the Atlantic Ocean, in the old and new worlds; and they will aid us to rehabilitate the fathers of our civilization, our blood, and our fundamental ideas-the men who lived, loved, and labored ages before the Aryans descended upon India, or the Phoenician had settled in Syria, or the Goth had reached the shores of the Baltic.

Se queste proposizioni potranno essere dimostrate, risolveranno molti problemi che ora sconcertano l'umanità; confermeranno sotto molti aspetti le affermazioni nei capitoli iniziali della Genesi; amplieranno l'area della storia umana; spiegheranno le notevoli somiglianze che esistono tra le antiche civiltà trovate sulle sponde opposte dell'Oceano Atlantico, nel vecchio e nel nuovo mondo; e ci aiuteranno a riabilitare i padri della nostra civiltà, del nostro sangue e delle nostre idee fondamentali — gli uomini che vissero, amarono e lavorarono ere prima che gli Ariani scendessero sull'India, o che il Fenicio si fosse stabilito in Siria, o che il Goto avesse raggiunto le sponde del Baltico.

The fact that the story of Atlantis was for thousands of years regarded as a fable proves nothing.

Il fatto che la storia di Atlantide sia stata per migliaia di anni considerata una favola non prova nulla.

There is an unbelief which grows out of ignorance, as well as a scepticism which is born of intelligence.

Esiste una incredulità che nasce dall'ignoranza, così come uno scetticismo che è figlio dell'intelligenza.

The people nearest to the past are not always those who are best informed concerning the past.

Le persone più vicine al passato non sono sempre quelle meglio informate riguardo al passato.

For a thousand years it was believed that the legends of the buried cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were myths: they were spoken of as "the fabulous cities."

Per mille anni si credette che le leggende delle città sepolte di Pompei ed Ercolano fossero miti: se ne parlava come delle "città favolose".

For a thousand years the educated world did not credit the accounts given by Herodotus of the wonders of the ancient civilizations of the Nile and of Chaldea.

Per mille anni il mondo colto non prestò fede ai resoconti forniti da Erodoto sulle meraviglie delle antiche civiltà del Nilo e della Caldea.

He was called "the father of liars."

Venne chiamato «il padre dei bugiardi».

Even Plutarch sneered at him.

Perfino Plutarco lo derise.

Vocabulary

Se: se — Conditional conjunction meaning 'if' in Italian.
queste: kwes-te — Demonstrative pronoun/adjective meaning 'these' (feminine plural).
proposizioni: pro-po-zi-tsyo-ni — Statements or propositions put forward for consideration.
potranno: po-tran-no — Future tense of 'potere'; 'they will be able to'.
essere: es-se-re — Infinitive verb meaning 'to be'.
dimostrate: di-mos-tra-te — Past participle of 'dimostrare'; meaning 'demonstrated' or 'proven'.
risolveranno: ri-zol-ve-ran-no — Future tense; 'they will resolve or solve'.
molti: mol-ti — Adjective meaning 'many' (masculine plural).
problemi: pro-ble-mi — Plural noun meaning 'problems' or 'issues'.
che: ke — Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'.
ora: o-ra — Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at present'.
sconcertano: skon-cher-ta-no — Third-person plural present; 'they perplex or bewilder'.
l': l — Contracted definite article before a vowel, meaning 'the'.
umanità: u-ma-ni-ta — Noun meaning 'humanity' or 'humankind'.
confermeranno: kon-fer-me-ran-no — Future tense; 'they will confirm or corroborate'.
sotto: sot-to — Preposition meaning 'under' or 'in certain respects'.
aspetti: as-pet-ti — Noun meaning 'aspects' or 'respects' (plural).
le: le — Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' (feminine plural).
affermazioni: af-fer-ma-tsyo-ni — Noun meaning 'affirmations' or 'statements' (plural).
nei: ne-i — Contraction of 'in' + 'i'; meaning 'in the' (masculine plural).
capitoli: ka-pi-to-li — Noun meaning 'chapters' (plural).
iniziali: i-ni-tsya-li — Adjective meaning 'initial' or 'opening' (plural).
della: del-la — Contraction of 'di' + 'la'; meaning 'of the' (feminine singular).
amplieranno: am-plie-ran-no — Future tense; 'they will expand or broaden'.
area: a-re-a — Noun meaning 'area' or 'scope'.
storia: sto-rya — Noun meaning 'history' or 'story'.
umana: u-ma-na — Adjective meaning 'human' (feminine singular).
spiegheranno: spie-ge-ran-no — Future tense; 'they will explain or clarify'.
notevoli: no-te-vo-li — Adjective meaning 'notable' or 'remarkable' (plural).
somiglianze: so-mi-lyan-tse — Noun meaning 'similarities' or 'resemblances' (plural).
esistono: e-zis-to-no — Third-person plural present; 'they exist'.
tra: tra — Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'.
antiche: an-ti-ke — Adjective meaning 'ancient' or 'old' (feminine plural).
civiltà: chi-vil-ta — Noun meaning 'civilizations' or 'civilization'.
trovate: tro-va-te — Past participle of 'trovare'; meaning 'found' or 'discovered'.
sulle: sul-le — Contraction of 'su' + 'le'; meaning 'on the' (feminine plural).
sponde: spon-de — Noun meaning 'shores' or 'banks' (plural).
opposte: op-pos-te — Adjective meaning 'opposite' or 'facing' (feminine plural).
dell': del — Contraction of 'di' + 'l''; meaning 'of the' before a vowel.
Oceano: o-che-a-no — Noun meaning 'ocean'.
nel: nel — Contraction of 'in' + 'il'; meaning 'in the' (masculine singular).
vecchio: vek-kyo — Adjective meaning 'old'; here referring to the Old World.
e: e — Conjunction meaning 'and'.
nuovo: nwo-vo — Adjective meaning 'new'; here referring to the New World.
mondo: mon-do — Noun meaning 'world'.
ci: chi — Reflexive/object pronoun meaning 'us' or 'to us'.
aiuteranno: a-yu-te-ran-no — Future tense; 'they will help us'.
a: a — Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'.
riabilitare: ri-a-bi-li-ta-re — Verb infinitive meaning 'to rehabilitate' or 'restore reputation'.
i: i — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural).
padri: pa-dri — Noun meaning 'fathers' or 'forefathers' (plural).
nostra: nos-tra — Possessive adjective meaning 'our' (feminine singular).
del: del — Contraction of 'di' + 'il'; meaning 'of the' (masculine singular).
nostro: nos-tro — Possessive adjective meaning 'our' (masculine singular).
sangue: san-gwe — Noun meaning 'blood'; also used metaphorically for lineage.
delle: del-le — Contraction of 'di' + 'le'; meaning 'of the' (feminine plural).
nostre: nos-tre — Possessive adjective meaning 'our' (feminine plural).
idee: i-de-e — Noun meaning 'ideas' or 'concepts' (plural).
fondamentali: fon-da-men-ta-li — Adjective meaning 'fundamental' or 'basic' (plural).
gli: lyi — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural before vowels/s+consonant).
uomini: wo-mi-ni — Noun meaning 'men' or 'people' (masculine plural).
vissero: vis-se-ro — Past tense (passato remoto) of 'vivere'; 'they lived'.
amarono: a-ma-ro-no — Past tense (passato remoto) of 'amare'; 'they loved'.
lavorarono: la-vo-ra-ro-no — Past tense (passato remoto) of 'lavorare'; 'they worked'.
ere: e-re — Noun meaning 'eras' or 'ages' (plural).
prima: pri-ma — Adverb/preposition meaning 'before' or 'earlier'.
scendessero: shen-des-se-ro — Imperfect subjunctive of 'scendere'; 'they descended'.
sull': sul — Contraction of 'su' + 'l''; meaning 'on the' before a vowel.
o: o — Conjunction meaning 'or'.
il: il — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular).
si: si — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or used in reflexive verbs.
fosse: fos-se — Imperfect subjunctive of 'essere'; 'had been' or 'were'.
stabilito: sta-bi-li-to — Past participle of 'stabilire'; meaning 'established' or 'settled'.
in: in — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'.
avesse: a-ves-se — Imperfect subjunctive of 'avere'; 'had' (third person singular).
raggiunto: rad-jun-to — Past participle of 'raggiungere'; meaning 'reached' or 'attained'.
Il: il — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular).
fatto: fat-to — Noun meaning 'fact'; also past participle of 'fare' meaning 'done'.
la: la — Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular).
di: di — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
sia: si-a — Present subjunctive of 'essere'; meaning 'is' or 'may be'.
stata: sta-ta — Past participle of 'essere' (feminine); meaning 'been'.
per: per — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'through'.
migliaia: mi-lya-ya — Noun meaning 'thousands' (plural of migliaio).
anni: an-ni — Noun meaning 'years' (plural).
considerata: kon-si-de-ra-ta — Past participle of 'considerare'; meaning 'considered' (feminine singular).
una: u-na — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (feminine singular).
favola: fa-vo-la — Noun meaning 'fable', 'fairy tale', or 'myth'.
non: non — Adverb meaning 'not'.
prova: pro-va — Noun meaning 'proof' or 'evidence'; also third-person singular of 'provare'.
nulla: nul-la — Pronoun meaning 'nothing'.
Esiste: e-zis-te — Third-person singular present of 'esistere'; 'there exists'.
incredulità: in-kre-du-li-ta — Noun meaning 'incredulity' or 'disbelief'.
nasce: na-she — Third-person singular present of 'nascere'; 'is born' or 'arises'.
dall': dal — Contraction of 'da' + 'l''; meaning 'from the' before a vowel.
ignoranza: i-nyo-ran-tsa — Noun meaning 'ignorance' or 'lack of knowledge'.
così: ko-zi — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'thus'.
come: ko-me — Conjunction/adverb meaning 'as' or 'like'.
uno: u-no — Indefinite article/numeral meaning 'a' or 'one' (masculine).
scetticismo: shet-ti-chiz-mo — Noun meaning 'skepticism' or 'doubt'.
è: e — Third-person singular present of 'essere'; meaning 'is'.
figlio: fi-lyo — Noun meaning 'son' or 'child'; metaphorically 'product of'.
intelligenza: in-tel-li-jen-tsa — Noun meaning 'intelligence' or 'intellect'.
Le: le — Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine plural).
persone: per-so-ne — Noun meaning 'people' or 'persons' (plural).
più: pyu — Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'.
vicine: vi-chi-ne — Adjective meaning 'close' or 'near' (feminine plural).
al: al — Contraction of 'a' + 'il'; meaning 'to the' (masculine singular).
passato: pas-sa-to — Noun/adjective meaning 'past' or 'the past'.
sono: so-no — Third-person plural present of 'essere'; meaning 'are'.
sempre: sem-pre — Adverb meaning 'always'.
quelle: kwel-le — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' (feminine plural).
meglio: me-lyo — Adverb meaning 'better' or 'best'.
informate: in-for-ma-te — Adjective meaning 'informed' or 'knowledgeable' (feminine plural).
riguardo: ri-gwar-do — Noun/preposition meaning 'regard' or 'with respect to'.
Per: per — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'throughout'.
mille: mil-le — Numeral meaning 'one thousand'.
credette: kre-det-te — Past tense of 'credere'; 'believed' (third-person singular).
leggende: led-jen-de — Noun meaning 'legends' or 'myths' (plural).
città: chit-ta — Noun meaning 'city' or 'cities' (invariable).
sepolte: se-pol-te — Adjective meaning 'buried' (feminine plural).
ed: ed — Variant of 'e' meaning 'and', used before vowels.
fossero: fos-se-ro — Imperfect subjunctive of 'essere'; 'were' (third-person plural).
miti: mi-ti — Noun meaning 'myths' (plural).
se: se — Conjunction meaning 'if'; also reflexive pronoun 'oneself'.
ne: ne — Pronoun meaning 'of it', 'about it', or 'some'.
parlava: par-la-va — Imperfect tense of 'parlare'; 'was spoken' or 'people spoke'.
favolose: fa-vo-lo-ze — Adjective meaning 'fabulous', 'legendary', or 'mythical' (feminine plural).
colto: kol-to — Adjective meaning 'cultured', 'educated', or 'learned'.
prestò: pres-to — Past tense of 'prestare'; 'lent' or 'gave' (credence).
fede: fe-de — Noun meaning 'faith' or 'credence'; prestare fede means 'to give credence'.
ai: a-i — Contraction of 'a' + 'i'; meaning 'to the' (masculine plural).
resoconti: re-zo-kon-ti — Noun meaning 'accounts' or 'reports' (plural).
forniti: for-ni-ti — Past participle of 'fornire'; meaning 'provided' or 'supplied'.
da: da — Preposition meaning 'by', 'from', or 'since'.
meraviglie: me-ra-vi-lye — Noun meaning 'wonders' or 'marvels' (plural).
Venne: ven-ne — Past tense of 'venire'; 'came' or 'was' (passive auxiliary).
chiamato: kya-ma-to — Past participle of 'chiamare'; meaning 'called' or 'named'.
padre: pa-dre — Noun meaning 'father'.
dei: de-i — Contraction of 'di' + 'i'; meaning 'of the' (masculine plural).
bugiardi: bu-jar-di — Noun/adjective meaning 'liars' (masculine plural).
Perfino: per-fi-no — Adverb meaning 'even' or 'to the point of'.
lo: lo — Direct object pronoun meaning 'him' or 'it' (masculine).
derise: de-ri-ze — Past tense of 'deridere'; 'mocked' or 'ridiculed' (third-person singular).

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