The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 5
Then she had a new inspiration:
Poi le venne una nuova ispirazione:
"Tom, you didn't have to undo your shirt collar where I sewed it, to pump on your head, did you? Unbutton your jacket!"
«Tom, non hai disfatto il colletto della camicia dove l'avevo cucito, per bagnarti la testa, vero? Sbottona la giacca!»
The trouble vanished out of Tom's face.
L'imbarazzo sparì dal viso di Tom.
He opened his jacket.
Aprì la giacca.
His shirt collar was securely sewed.
Il colletto della sua camicia era solidamente cucito.
"Bother! Well, go 'long with you. I'd made sure you'd played hookey and been a-swimming. But I forgive ye, Tom. I reckon you're a kind of a singed cat, as the saying is—better'n you look. _This_ time."
«Accidenti! Su, vattene. Ero sicura che avessi marinato la scuola e fossi andato a nuotare. Ma ti perdono, Tom. Credo che tu sia una specie di gatto strinato, come si dice — meglio di quanto sembri. _Questa_ volta.»
She was half sorry her sagacity had miscarried, and half glad that Tom had stumbled into obedient conduct for once.
Era in parte dispiaciuta che la sua perspicacia avesse fallito, e in parte contenta che Tom fosse incappato per una volta in un comportamento obbediente.
But Sidney said:
Ma Sidney disse:
"Well, now, if I didn't think you sewed his collar with white thread, but it's black."
«Ebbene, ora, mi pareva che tu avessi cucito il suo colletto con del filo bianco, ma è nero.»
"Why, I did sew it with white! Tom!"
«Ma come, l'ho cucito con il bianco! Tom!»
But Tom did not wait for the rest.
Ma Tom non aspettò il resto.
As he went out at the door he said:
Mentre usciva dalla porta disse:
"Siddy, I'll lick you for that."
«Siddy, te la faccio pagare per questo.»
In a safe place Tom examined two large needles which were thrust into the lapels of his jacket, and had thread bound about them—one needle carried white thread and the other black.
In un posto sicuro Tom esaminò due grandi aghi che erano conficcati nei risvolti della sua giacca, e avevano del filo avvolto attorno — un ago portava filo bianco e l'altro nero.
He said:
Disse:
"She'd never noticed if it hadn't been for Sid. Confound it! sometimes she sews it with white, and sometimes she sews it with black. I wish to gee-miny she'd stick to one or t'other—I can't keep the run of 'em. But I bet you I'll lam Sid for that. I'll learn him!
«Non se ne sarebbe mai accorta se non fosse stato per Sid. Accidenti! a volte lo cuce con il bianco, e a volte lo cuce con il nero. Vorrei tanto che si attenesse all'uno o all'altro — non riesco a tenerli a mente. Ma vi scommetto che la darò a Sid per questo. Gli darò una lezione!
Vocabulary
- Poi
- Then; afterwards; later in time
- le
- The (feminine plural); her; to her
- venne
- Came; arrived (past tense of venire)
- una
- A; an (feminine singular indefinite article)
- nuova
- New; fresh; recent (feminine singular)
- ispirazione
- Inspiration; a creative or divine influence
- non
- Not; negation particle in Italian
- hai
- Have; you have (present tense of avere)
- il
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- colletto
- Collar; the collar of a garment
- della
- Of the; from the (feminine singular)
- camicia
- Shirt; a piece of clothing worn on upper body
- dove
- Where; in which place; location
- avevo
- Had; I had (past tense of avere)
- cucito
- Sewn; stitched; past participle of cucire
- per
- For; in order to; per; by means of
- la
- The (feminine singular); her; it
- testa
- Head; the upper part of body
- vero
- True; real; genuine; authentic
- giacca
- Jacket; a short coat or blazer
- imbarazzo
- Embarrassment; discomfort; awkward situation
- sparì
- Disappeared; vanished (past tense of sparire)
- dal
- From the; away from (masculine singular)
- viso
- Face; countenance; the front of head
- di
- Of; from; by; preposition
- Aprì
- Opened; past tense third person of aprire
- Il
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- sua
- His; her; its (feminine singular possessive)
- era
- Was; past tense of essere
- Su
- On; up; upwards; above
- vattene
- Go away; leave (imperative form)
- Ero
- Was; I was (past tense of essere)
- sicura
- Sure; certain; confident (feminine singular)
- che
- That; which; what; relative pronoun
- marinato
- Skipped; played truant from (school)
- scuola
- School; educational institution for learning
- andato
- Gone; went (past participle of andare)
- nuotare
- To swim; to move through water
- Ma
- But; however; yet; conjunction
- ti
- You; to you (direct/indirect pronoun)
- perdono
- Forgive; pardon; I forgive
- Credo
- I believe; I think; I suppose
- tu
- You (informal singular pronoun)
- sia
- Be; (subjunctive of essere)
- specie
- Species; kind; type; sort
- gatto
- Cat; a feline animal
- come
- How; as; like; in what manner
- si
- Oneself; himself; herself; themselves (pronoun)
- dice
- Says; is said; tells (present of dire)
- meglio
- Better; more well; preferable manner
- quanto
- How much; as much as; quantity
- sembri
- Seem; appear (you seem)
- _Questa_
- This; this one (feminine singular)
- volta
- Time; occasion; turn; instance
- Era
- Was; she/it was (past of essere)
- in
- In; inside; at; within; during
- parte
- Part; share; portion; side
- fallito
- Failed; gone bankrupt; unsuccessful
- contenta
- Happy; pleased; satisfied (feminine)
- un
- A; an (masculine singular article)
- comportamento
- Behavior; conduct; manner of acting
- obbediente
- Obedient; compliant; following orders
- disse
- Said; told (past tense of dire)
- ora
- Now; at the present time
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