Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 8

English → It CHAPTER II. Level 7/10

And whatever happened either in your country or in ours, or in any other region of which we are informed--if any action which is noble or great, or in any other way remarkable has taken place, all that has been written down of old, and is preserved in our temples;

E qualunque cosa sia accaduta nel vostro paese o nel nostro, o in qualsiasi altra regione di cui siamo informati -- se qualche azione nobile o grande, o in qualsiasi altro modo notevole ha avuto luogo, tutto ciò è stato scritto anticamente, ed è conservato nei nostri templi;

whereas you and other nations are just being provided with letters and the other things which States require;

mentre voi e le altre nazioni state appena ricevendo le lettere e le altre cose di cui gli Stati hanno bisogno;

and then, at the usual period, the stream from heaven descends like a pestilence, and leaves only those of you who are destitute of letters and education;

e poi, al momento consueto, il torrente dal cielo scende come una pestilenza, e lascia solo coloro tra voi che sono privi di lettere e di istruzione;

and thus you have to begin all over again as children, and know nothing of what happened in ancient times, either among us or among yourselves.

e così dovete ricominciare tutto da capo come bambini, e non sapete nulla di ciò che è accaduto nei tempi antichi, né tra noi né tra voi stessi.

As for those genealogies of yours which you have recounted to us, Solon, they are no better than the tales of children;

Quanto a quelle vostre genealogie che ci avete raccontato, Solone, non sono migliori dei racconti dei bambini;

for, in the first place, you remember one deluge only, whereas there were many of them;

poiché, in primo luogo, voi ricordate un solo diluvio, mentre ce ne furono molti;

and, in the next place, you do not know that there dwelt in your land the fairest and noblest race of men which ever lived, of whom you and your whole city are but a seed or remnant.

e, inoltre, non sapete che nella vostra terra dimorò la stirpe di uomini più bella e nobile che sia mai vissuta, di cui voi e tutta la vostra città non siete che un seme o un residuo.

And this was unknown to you, because for many generations the survivors of that destruction died and made no sign.

E questo vi era ignoto, perché per molte generazioni i sopravvissuti di quella distruzione morirono senza lasciare alcun segno.

Vocabulary

qualunque: qualunque — Whatever, whichever; any at all without distinction.
cosa: cosa — Thing; a general noun for any object or matter.
sia: sia — Subjunctive of 'essere'; may be, whether it is.
accaduta: accaduta — Past participle of 'accadere'; happened, occurred, taken place.
vostro: vostro — Your (plural formal); belonging to you all.
paese: paese — Country, village, homeland; a place where people live.
qualsiasi: qualsiasi — Any, whatever; referring to any one without preference.
regione: regione — Region, area; a defined geographical or administrative territory.
cui: cui — Relative pronoun meaning whom, which, of which.
informati: informati — Informed, notified; having received knowledge about something.
qualche: qualche — Some, a few; an indefinite small quantity or number.
azione: azione — Action, deed; something done or carried out deliberately.
nobile: nobile — Noble, distinguished; of high moral or social excellence.
modo: modo — Way, manner, mode; how something is done or expressed.
notevole: notevole — Notable, remarkable, noteworthy; deserving special attention or recognition.
luogo: luogo — Place, location; also used in 'aver luogo' (to take place).
ciò: ciò — That, this thing; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
stato: stato — Been; past participle of 'essere', also means state/nation.
scritto: scritto — Written; past participle of 'scrivere', recorded in writing.
anticamente: anticamente — In ancient times, long ago; referring to the distant past.
conservato: conservato — Preserved, kept, conserved; maintained in its original state.
templi: templi — Temples; sacred buildings dedicated to worship of deities.
mentre: mentre — While, whereas; indicating simultaneous or contrasting actions.
nazioni: nazioni — Nations, countries; sovereign political and territorial communities.
appena: appena — Just, barely, hardly; only a short time ago or scarcely.
ricevendo: ricevendo — Receiving; present participle of 'ricevere', getting something.
lettere: lettere — Letters; written characters or correspondence, also literature.
Stati: stati — States; organized political communities or condition of existence.
bisogno: bisogno — Need, necessity; something required or indispensable.
poi: poi — Then, afterwards, later; indicating sequence or addition.
momento: momento — Moment, instant; a very brief period of time.
consueto: consueto — Usual, customary, habitual; what regularly or normally happens.
torrente: torrente — Torrent, rushing stream; a fast-flowing body of water.
cielo: cielo — Sky, heaven; the space above earth or divine realm.
scende: scende — Descends, comes down; third-person singular of 'scendere'.
pestilenza: pestilenza — Pestilence, plague; a deadly and widespread infectious disease.
lascia: lascia — Leaves, lets; third-person singular present of 'lasciare'.
coloro: coloro — Those (people); third-person plural demonstrative pronoun for persons.
privi: privi — Deprived of, lacking; without something necessary or important.
istruzione: istruzione — Education, instruction; the process of teaching and learning.
così: così — So, thus, in this way; indicating manner or consequence.
dovete: dovete — You must, you have to; second-person plural of 'dovere'.
ricominciare: ricominciare — To start over, begin again; restart from the beginning.
capo: capo — Head, chief, beginning; also used in 'da capo' (from scratch).
bambini: bambini — Children, kids; young boys and girls in early childhood.
sapete: sapete — You know; second-person plural present indicative of 'sapere'.
nulla: nulla — Nothing, nothing at all; complete absence of anything.
accaduto: accaduto — Happened, occurred; past participle of 'accadere'.
tempi: tempi — Times, periods; plural of 'tempo', referring to eras.
antichi: antichi — Ancient, old; belonging to or from long-ago times.
né: né — Nor, neither; used to add a negative element in sentences.
stessi: stessi — Ourselves, themselves; reflexive intensive pronoun, same ones.
Quanto: quanto — As for, how much; used to introduce a topic or quantity.
genealogie: genealogie — Genealogies; records tracing the history of family lineages.
raccontato: raccontato — Told, narrated; past participle of 'raccontare'.
migliori: migliori — Better, best; plural comparative/superlative of 'buono'.
racconti: racconti — Stories, tales, accounts; plural of 'racconto'.
poiché: poiché — Since, because, given that; causal subordinating conjunction.
ricordate: ricordate — You remember, you mention; second-person plural of 'ricordare'.
diluvio: diluvio — Flood, deluge; a great overflow of water over land.
ce: ce — Of them, there; unstressed pronoun combining 'ci' before 'ne'.
ne: ne — Of it, of them, some; partitive or genitive pronoun.
furono: furono — Were, there were; third-person plural past historic of 'essere'.
inoltre: inoltre — Furthermore, moreover, in addition; adding supplementary information.
terra: terra — Land, earth, ground; the solid surface or a country.
dimorò: dimorò — Dwelt, resided, stayed; third-person singular past of 'dimorare'.
stirpe: stirpe — Lineage, stock, race; a line of descent from ancestors.
uomini: uomini — Men, people; plural of 'uomo', adult male human beings.
mai: mai — Ever, never; used in superlatives or negations regarding time.
vissuta: vissuta — Lived; past participle (feminine) of 'vivere'.
città: città — City, town; an urban settlement of significant size.
seme: seme — Seed, remnant, offspring; surviving descendants from a larger group.
residuo: residuo — Residue, remainder, remnant; what is left after a reduction.
ignoto: ignoto — Unknown, unfamiliar; not known or recognized by someone.
generazioni: generazioni — Generations; successive groups of people born in similar periods.
sopravvissuti: sopravvissuti — Survivors; those who lived through disaster or catastrophe.
distruzione: distruzione — Destruction, ruin; the act of destroying or being destroyed.
morirono: morirono — They died; third-person plural past historic of 'morire'.
senza: senza — Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
lasciare: lasciare — To leave, to let, to abandon; allowing or departing.
alcun: alcun — Any, no; indefinite adjective used in negative contexts.
segno: segno — Sign, mark, trace; an indication or evidence of something.

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