Great Expectations — Page 6
Now, I ain't alone, as you may think I am.
Ora, non sono solo, come potreste pensare.
There's a young man hid with me, in comparison with which young man I am a Angel.
C'è un giovane nascosto con me, in confronto al quale giovane io sono un Angelo.
That young man hears the words I speak.
Quel giovane sente le parole che dico.
That young man has a secret way pecooliar to himself, of getting at a boy, and at his heart, and at his liver.
Quel giovane ha un modo segreto tutto suo, tutto suo peculiare, di arrivare a un ragazzo, e al suo cuore, e al suo fegato.
It is in wain for a boy to attempt to hide himself from that young man.
È invano per un ragazzo tentare di nascondersi da quel giovane.
A boy may lock his door, may be warm in bed, may tuck himself up, may draw the clothes over his head, may think himself comfortable and safe, but that young man will softly creep and creep his way to him and tear him open.
Un ragazzo può chiudere a chiave la sua porta, può stare al caldo nel letto, può rannicchiarsi, può tirarsi le coperte sulla testa, può credersi comodo e al sicuro, ma quel giovane si introdurrà furtivamente e furtivamente fino a lui e lo sventrerà.
I am a keeping that young man from harming of you at the present moment, with great difficulty.
In questo momento sto trattenendo quel giovane dall'arrecarvi danno, con grande difficoltà.
I find it wery hard to hold that young man off of your inside.
Trovo molto difficile tenere quel giovane lontano dalle vostre viscere.
Now, what do you say?"
Ora, cosa dite?"
I said that I would get him the file, and I would get him what broken bits of food I could, and I would come to him at the Battery, early in the morning.
Dissi che gli avrei procurato la lima, e gli avrei portato quanti avanzi di cibo potevo, e sarei andato da lui alla Batteria, di buon mattino.
"Say Lord strike you dead if you don't!" said the man.
«Di' che il Signore ti fulmini se non lo fai!» disse l'uomo.
I said so, and he took me down.
Lo dissi, ed egli mi rimise giù.
"Now," he pursued, "you remember what you've undertook, and you remember that young man, and you get home!"
«Ora,» proseguì, «ricordatevi di quello che avete promesso, e ricordatevi di quel giovane, e tornate a casa!»
"Goo-good night, sir," I faltered.
«Bu-buona notte, signore,» balbettai.
"Much of that!" said he, glancing about him over the cold wet flat.
«Già, già!» disse lui, gettando uno sguardo intorno a sé sulla pianura fredda e umida.
Vocabulary
- Ora
- Now; at the present time
- non
- Not; negation particle
- sono
- I am; first person singular of essere
- solo
- Only; alone; solitary
- come
- How; as; like; in what manner
- potreste
- You (formal plural) could or might do
- pensare
- To think; to believe or consider
- un
- A; an; indefinite article masculine singular
- giovane
- Young; a young person or youth
- nascosto
- Hidden; concealed; secret
- con
- With; accompanying or having together
- me
- Me; myself; first person singular object
- in
- In; into; within; preposition
- al
- To the; at the; contraction of a+il
- quale
- Which; what; whom; relative pronoun
- io
- I; first person singular pronoun
- Quel
- That; those; demonstrative adjective
- sente
- He/she/it feels or hears; third person singular
- le
- The; feminine plural article or pronoun
- parole
- Words; plural of parola
- che
- That; which; what; relative pronoun
- dico
- I say; first person singular of dire
- ha
- He/she/it has; third person singular of avere
- modo
- Way; manner; method or means
- segreto
- Secret; hidden; mysterious or confidential
- tutto
- All; everything; the whole or entire
- suo
- His; her; its; possessive adjective
- di
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession
- arrivare
- To arrive; to reach or come
- ragazzo
- Boy; young man; lad or fellow
- cuore
- Heart; the organ of life or emotion
- per
- For; to; in order to; preposition
- tentare
- To try; to attempt; to tempt
- nascondersi
- To hide oneself; to conceal oneself
- da
- From; by; preposition of origin or agent
- quel
- That; those; demonstrative adjective
- Un
- A; an; indefinite article
- può
- He/she/it can; third person singular of potere
- chiudere
- To close; to shut or lock
- chiave
- Key; device for locking or opening
- la
- The; feminine singular article or pronoun
- sua
- His; her; its; feminine possessive adjective
- porta
- Door; gate; entrance or way in
- stare
- To stay; to remain; to be located
- caldo
- Warm; hot; having high temperature
- nel
- In the; inside the; contraction
- letto
- Bed; sleeping furniture or riverbed
- tirarsi
- To pull oneself; to draw or haul
- coperte
- Blankets; covers; plural of coperta
- sulla
- On the; upon the; contraction
- testa
- Head; the top part of body
- credersi
- To believe oneself; to think oneself
- comodo
- Comfortable; convenient; at ease
- sicuro
- Safe; secure; certain or sure
- ma
- But; however; yet; conjunction
- si
- Oneself; himself; herself; reflexive pronoun
- fino
- Until; up to; as far as
- lui
- Him; he; third person singular pronoun
- lo
- Him; it; masculine singular object pronoun
- In
- In; into; within; preposition
- questo
- This; this one; demonstrative pronoun
- momento
- Moment; instant; brief period of time
- sto
- I am; present tense of stare
- dall
- From the; by the; contraction
- danno
- Damage; harm; injury or loss
- grande
- Great; large; big or significant
- difficoltà
- Difficulty; hardship; obstacle or trouble
- Trovo
- I find; I discover; first person singular
- molto
- Much; very; a lot or greatly
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