Harrigan — Page 7
He came up again almost at once, but with men draped from every portion of his body.
Riemerse quasi subito, ma con uomini appesi a ogni parte del suo corpo.
The soldiers and police had joined forces, and once more a dozen men clutched him, spilling over him like football players in a scrimmage.
I soldati e la polizia avevano unito le forze, e ancora una volta una dozzina di uomini lo afferrarono, riversandosi su di lui come giocatori di football in una mischia.
He was knocked from his feet by the impact.
Fu atterrato dall'impatto.
"Coming!" shouted Harrigan.
«Arrivo!» gridò Harrigan.
He raced with long strides, head lowered and back bowed until his long arms nearly swept the ground.
Corse a grandi falcate, la testa china e la schiena curva finché le sue lunghe braccia sfioravano quasi il suolo.
Gathering impetus at every stride, he crushed into the floundering heap of arms and legs.
Acquistando slancio a ogni passo, si schiantò contro il groviglio confuso di braccia e gambe.
The police sergeant rose and whirled with lifted club.
Il sergente della polizia si rialzò e si girò di scatto con il manganello alzato.
Harrigan grunted with joy as he dug his left into the man's midsection.
Harrigan grugnì di gioia mentre affondava il sinistro nel ventre dell'uomo.
The sergeant collapsed upon the ground, embracing his stomach with both arms.
Il sergente crollò a terra, stringendosi lo stomaco con entrambe le braccia.
Harrigan jerked away the upper layers of the attackers and dragged the black-haired man to his feet.
Harrigan scostò di scatto gli aggressori degli strati superiori e trascinò in piedi l'uomo dai capelli neri.
"Shoulder to shoulder!" thundered Harrigan, and smote Officer Akana upon the point of the chin.
«Spalla a spalla!» tuonò Harrigan, e colpì l'agente Akana sulla punta del mento.
The victory was not yet won.
La vittoria non era ancora conquistata.
The black soldiers of Uncle Sam's regular army need not take second place to any body of troops in the world.
I soldati neri dell'esercito regolare di Zio Sam non avevano nulla da invidiare a nessun altro corpo di truppe al mondo.
These men had tasted their own blood and they came tearing in now for revenge.
Quegli uomini avevano assaggiato il proprio sangue e ora si lanciavano all'attacco per vendicarsi.
Harrigan, standing full in front of the rescued man until the latter should have recovered his breath, found food for both fists, and his love of battle was fed.
Harrigan, piazzandosi ben davanti all'uomo salvato finché questi non avesse ripreso fiato, trovò pane per entrambi i pugni, e il suo amore per la battaglia fu saziato.
Vocabulary
- Riemerse
- Emerged again; came back to the surface.
- quasi
- Almost; nearly; as if.
- subito
- Immediately; at once; suddenly.
- ma
- But; however; yet.
- con
- With; accompanied by; in company.
- uomini
- Men; male human beings.
- appesi
- Hanging; suspended; attached.
- ogni
- Every; each; all.
- parte
- Part; portion; side; region.
- del
- Of the; contraction of di+il.
- suo
- His; her; its; one's own.
- corpo
- Body; physical form; corpse.
- soldati
- Soldiers; military personnel.
- la
- The; her; it; direct object.
- polizia
- Police; law enforcement; police force.
- avevano
- Had; they had; past tense.
- unito
- United; joined; combined; allied.
- le
- The; them; feminine plural article.
- forze
- Forces; powers; troops; strength.
- ancora
- Still; yet; again; anchor.
- una
- One; a; an; feminine form.
- volta
- Time; turn; once; occasion.
- dozzina
- Dozen; group of twelve items.
- di
- Of; from; about; preposition.
- lo
- The; him; it; masculine article.
- afferrarono
- Grabbed; seized; caught; grasped.
- su
- On; upon; up; over.
- lui
- Him; he; that man.
- come
- Like; as; how; when.
- giocatori
- Players; athletes; game participants.
- football
- Football; American football; soccer ball.
- in
- In; into; within; preposition.
- Fu
- Was; he was; past tense.
- dall
- From the; contraction of da+il.
- impatto
- Impact; collision; crash; effect.
- Arrivo
- Arrival; coming; here he comes.
- gridò
- Shouted; cried out; yelled.
- Corse
- Ran; moved quickly; raced.
- grandi
- Large; big; great; grand.
- testa
- Head; mind; leader; chief.
- schiena
- Back; spine; rear part.
- curva
- Curved; bent; curved shape.
- finché
- Until; till; as long as.
- sue
- His; her; its; feminine plural.
- lunghe
- Long; lengthy; extended.
- braccia
- Arms; limbs; embraces.
- il
- The; masculine singular article.
- suolo
- Ground; soil; earth; floor.
- slancio
- Momentum; impulse; enthusiasm; vigor.
- passo
- Step; pace; passage; stride.
- si
- Himself; herself; oneself; reflexive.
- contro
- Against; opposed to; counter.
- confuso
- Confused; mixed up; disordered.
- gambe
- Legs; limbs; supports.
- Il
- The; masculine singular article.
- sergente
- Sergeant; military rank; officer.
- della
- Of the; from the; feminine.
- rialzò
- Lifted; raised up; stood up.
- girò
- Turned; rotated; spun; revolved.
- alzato
- Raised; lifted; elevated; held up.
- gioia
- Joy; happiness; delight; gladness.
- mentre
- While; meanwhile; during; as.
- affondava
- Sank; plunged; drove deep.
- sinistro
- Left; sinister; ominous; left side.
- nel
- In the; contraction of in+il.
- ventre
- Belly; abdomen; stomach; womb.
- dell
- Of the; contraction of di+il.
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