Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 8
and the breath of the whale is frequently attended with such an insupportable smell, as to bring on a disorder of the brain." —_Ulloa's South America_.
e il respiro della balena è frequentemente accompagnato da un odore così insopportabile, da provocare un disturbo del cervello." —_Ulloa's South America_.
"To fifty chosen sylphs of special note, We trust the important charge, the petticoat. Oft have we known that seven-fold fence to fail, Tho' stuffed with hoops and armed with ribs of whale." —_Rape of the Lock_.
"A cinquanta silfidi scelte di particolare nota, affidiamo l'importante incarico, la sottogonna. Spesso abbiamo visto quella recinzione settemplice venir meno, sebbene imbottita di cerchi e armata di stecche di balena." —_Rape of the Lock_.
"If we compare land animals in respect to magnitude, with those that take up their abode in the deep, we shall find they will appear contemptible in the comparison. The whale is doubtless the largest animal in creation." —_Goldsmith, Nat. Hist_.
"Se confrontiamo gli animali terrestri riguardo alla grandezza, con quelli che dimorano nelle profondità, scopriremo che appariranno spregevoli nel confronto. La balena è senza dubbio il più grande animale del creato." —_Goldsmith, Nat. Hist_.
"If you should write a fable for little fishes, you would make them speak like great whales." —_Goldsmith to Johnson_.
"Se doveste scrivere una favola per i pesciolini, li fareste parlare come grandi balene." —_Goldsmith to Johnson_.
"In the afternoon we saw what was supposed to be a rock, but it was found to be a dead whale, which some Asiatics had killed, and were then towing ashore. They seemed to endeavor to conceal themselves behind the whale, in order to avoid being seen by us." —_Cook's Voyages_.
"Nel pomeriggio vedemmo quello che si supponeva fosse uno scoglio, ma si scoprì essere una balena morta, che alcuni asiatici avevano ucciso, e stavano rimorchiando a riva. Sembravano cercare di nascondersi dietro la balena, per evitare di essere visti da noi." —_Cook's Voyages_.
"The larger whales, they seldom venture to attack. They stand in so great dread of some of them, that when out at sea they are afraid to mention even their names, and carry dung, lime-stone, juniper-wood, and some other articles of the same nature in their boats, in order to terrify and prevent their too near approach.
"Le balene più grandi, raramente osano attaccarle. Hanno un timore così grande di alcune di esse, che quando si trovano in mare aperto hanno paura persino di pronunciarne i nomi, e portano nelle loro imbarcazioni sterco, pietra calcarea, legno di ginepro e altri articoli della stessa natura, al fine di spaventarle e impedire che si avvicinino troppo.
Vocabulary
- il
- the (masculine singular article)
- respiro
- breath; breathing or respiratory process
- della
- of the (feminine singular contraction)
- balena
- whale; large marine mammal
- frequentemente
- frequently; often or regularly
- accompagnato
- accompanied; attended or followed by
- da
- by; from or indicating agent
- un
- a or an (masculine singular article)
- odore
- smell; scent or odor
- così
- so; thus or in this way
- insopportabile
- unbearable; intolerable or insufferable
- provocare
- to provoke; cause or trigger reaction
- disturbo
- disturbance; trouble or disruption
- del
- of the (masculine singular contraction)
- cervello
- brain; seat of thought and intellect
- frequente
- frequent; occurring often or regularly
- particolare
- particular; special or noteworthy
- nota
- note; mark or notation
- affidiamo
- we entrust; commit to care
- importante
- important; significant or consequential
- incarico
- task; assignment or commission
- la
- the (feminine singular article)
- Spesso
- often; frequently or regularly
- abbiamo
- we have; possess or own
- visto
- seen; past participle of vedere
- quella
- that (feminine singular demonstrative)
- recinzione
- fence; enclosure or boundary
- venir
- to come; approach or arrive
- meno
- less; fewer or smaller amount
- sebbene
- although; even though or despite
- cerchi
- circles; rings or hoops
- armata
- armed; equipped with weapons
- confrontiamo
- we compare; examine similarities and differences
- gli
- the (masculine plural article)
- animali
- animals; creatures or beasts
- terrestri
- terrestrial; living on land
- riguardo
- regard; respect or consideration
- alla
- to the (feminine singular contraction)
- grandezza
- size; greatness or magnitude
- con
- with; accompanied by or together
- quelli
- those; those ones (masculine plural)
- che
- that; which or who
- dimorano
- dwell; inhabit or reside in
- nelle
- in the (feminine plural contraction)
- profondità
- depths; deep places or profundity
- scopriremo
- we will discover; reveal or find
- appariranno
- will appear; seem or become visible
- nel
- in the (masculine singular contraction)
- confronto
- comparison; contrast or confrontation
- La
- the (feminine singular article)
- senza
- without; lacking or deprived of
- dubbio
- doubt; uncertainty or skepticism
- più
- more; greater amount or quantity
- grande
- great; large or big
- animale
- animal; creature or beast
- creato
- created; made or brought into being
- scrivere
- to write; compose or record words
- una
- a or an (feminine singular article)
- favola
- fable; moral tale or story
- per
- for; intended to or in order to
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