Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 7
_Yahoo_ as I am, it is well known through all _Houyhnhnmland_, that, by the instructions and example of my illustrious master, I was able in the compass of two years (although I confess with the utmost difficulty) to remove that infernal habit of lying, shuffling, deceiving, and equivocating, so deeply rooted in the very souls of all my species; especially the Europeans.
_Yahoo_ come sono, è ben noto in tutta la _Houyhnhnmland_ che, grazie agli insegnamenti e all'esempio del mio illustre padrone, fui in grado nel corso di due anni (sebbene lo confessi con la massima difficoltà) di rimuovere quella infernale abitudine di mentire, tergiversare, ingannare ed equivocare, così profondamente radicata nelle stesse anime di tutta la mia specie; specialmente negli Europei.
I have other complaints to make upon this vexatious occasion; but I forbear troubling myself or you any further.
Ho altre lamentele da esprimere in questa fastidiosa occasione; ma mi astengo dal disturbare ulteriormente me stesso o voi.
I must freely confess, that since my last return, some corruptions of my _Yahoo_ nature have revived in me by conversing with a few of your species, and particularly those of my own family, by an unavoidable necessity; else I should never have attempted so absurd a project as that of reforming the _Yahoo_ race in this kingdom; but I have now done with all such visionary schemes for ever.
Devo liberamente confessare che, dal mio ultimo ritorno, alcune corruzioni della mia natura _Yahoo_ si sono risvegliate in me conversando con alcuni della vostra specie, e in particolare con quelli della mia stessa famiglia, per una necessità inevitabile; altrimenti non avrei mai tentato un progetto così assurdo come quello di riformare la razza _Yahoo_ in questo regno; ma ora ho chiuso per sempre con tutti questi schemi visionari.
Vocabulary
- come
- how; as; like
- sono
- I am (present tense of essere)
- ben
- well; quite; very
- noto
- known; famous; well-known
- in
- in; into; at
- tutta
- all; entire; whole (feminine form)
- la
- the (feminine singular article)
- che
- that; which; who
- grazie
- thanks; thank you
- agli
- to the; at the (preposition + article)
- insegnamenti
- teachings; lessons; instructions
- all
- to the; at the (preposition + article)
- esempio
- example; instance; precedent
- del
- of the; from the (preposition + article)
- mio
- my; mine (masculine singular)
- illustre
- illustrious; distinguished; eminent
- padrone
- master; owner; boss; landlord
- fui
- I was (past tense of essere)
- grado
- degree; grade; rank; able
- nel
- in the; in (preposition + article)
- corso
- course; flow; during; passage
- di
- of; from; by; about
- due
- two
- anni
- years
- sebbene
- although; even though; albeit
- lo
- it; him (object pronoun)
- confessi
- I confess; I admit; acknowledge
- con
- with; in; by means of
- massima
- greatest; maximum; utmost
- difficoltà
- difficulty; hardship; obstacle; trouble
- rimuovere
- to remove; to eliminate; discard
- quella
- that; that one (feminine singular)
- infernale
- infernal; hellish; dreadful; diabolical
- abitudine
- habit; custom; practice; routine
- mentire
- to lie; to tell falsehoods
- tergiversare
- to equivocate; to prevaricate; evade
- ingannare
- to deceive; to cheat; to trick
- ed
- and (used before vowels)
- così
- so; thus; in this way; therefore
- profondamente
- deeply; profoundly; thoroughly
- radicata
- rooted; established; deep-seated
- nelle
- in the; into the (preposition + article)
- stesse
- same; very; identical (feminine plural)
- anime
- souls; spirits; minds
- mia
- my; mine (feminine singular)
- specie
- species; kind; sort; type
- specialmente
- especially; particularly; in particular
- negli
- in the; among the (preposition + article)
- Europei
- Europeans; people from Europe
- Ho
- I have (present tense of avere)
- altre
- other; different; additional (feminine plural)
- lamentele
- complaints; grievances; laments
- da
- from; by; to; at; for
- esprimere
- to express; to state; to convey
- questa
- this; this one (feminine singular)
- fastidiosa
- tedious; tiresome; irksome; annoying
- occasione
- occasion; opportunity; circumstance; chance
- ma
- but; however; yet; still
- mi
- me; myself (object pronoun)
- astengo
- I abstain; I refrain; I desist
- dal
- from the; from (preposition + article)
- disturbare
- to disturb; to trouble; to bother
- me
- me; myself (object pronoun)
- stesso
- same; very; self (masculine singular)
- voi
- you; yourselves (plural formal/informal)
- Devo
- I must; I have to; I should
- liberamente
- freely; openly; candidly; without restraint
- confessare
- to confess; to acknowledge; to admit
- ultimo
- last; final; ultimate; latest
- ritorno
- return; homecoming; restoration; comeback
- alcune
- some; several; a few (feminine plural)
- corruzioni
- corruptions; decay; degeneration; moral decay
- della
- of the; from the (preposition + article)
- natura
- nature; character; essence; natural world
- si
- itself; oneself; reflexive pronoun
- risvegliate
- awakened; aroused; stirred; reawakened
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