The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 2

English → It SIR, Level 8/10

Then there have been so many letters upon travels lately published--What between Smollett's, Sharp's, Derrick's, Thicknesse's, Baltimore's, and Baretti's, together with Shandy's Sentimental Travels, the public seems to be cloyed with that kind of entertainment--Nevertheless, I will, if you please, run the risque of printing and publishing, and you shall have half the profits of the impression--You need not take the trouble to bring up your sermons on my account--No body reads sermons but Methodists and Dissenters--Besides, for my own part, I am quite a stranger to that sort of reading; and the two persons, whose judgment I depended upon in those matters, are out of the way; one is gone abroad, carpenter of a man of war; and the other, has been silly enough to abscond, in order to avoid a prosecution for blasphemy--I'm a great loser by his going off--He has left a manual of devotion half finished on my hands, after having received money for the whole copy--He was the soundest divine, and had the most orthodox pen of all my people; and I never knew his judgment fail, but in flying from his bread and butter on this occasion.

Poi ci sono state così tante lettere sui viaggi pubblicate ultimamente -- Tra quelle di Smollett, Sharp, Derrick, Thicknesse, Baltimore e Baretti, insieme ai Viaggi Sentimentali di Shandy, il pubblico sembra essere saturo di quel tipo di intrattenimento -- Ciononostante, se vi fa piacere, correrò il rischio di stampare e pubblicare, e voi avrete metà dei profitti della tiratura -- Non è necessario che vi diate la pena di portare i vostri sermoni per conto mio -- Nessuno legge i sermoni tranne i Metodisti e i Dissenters -- Inoltre, per parte mia, sono del tutto estraneo a quel tipo di lettura; e le due persone, il cui giudizio avevo fatto affidamento in quelle materie, sono fuori dai giochi; una è andata all'estero, come carpentiere su una nave da guerra; e l'altra è stata abbastanza sciocca da darsi alla fuga, al fine di evitare un'accusa per blasfemia -- Sono un gran perdente per la sua fuga -- Ha lasciato nelle mie mani un manuale di devozione rimasto a metà, dopo aver ricevuto denaro per l'intera copia -- Era il teologo più solido, e aveva la penna più ortodossa di tutte le mie persone; e non ho mai visto il suo giudizio venir meno, se non nel fuggire al suo sostentamento in questa occasione.

By owning you was not put in bodily fear by Lismahago, you preclude yourself from the benefit of a good plea, over and above the advantage of binding him over.

Ammettendo che non siete stato messo in timore corporale da Lismahago, vi precludete il beneficio di una buona difesa, oltre al vantaggio di farlo comparire in giudizio.

In the late war, I inserted in my evening paper, a paragraph that came by the post, reflecting upon the behaviour of a certain regiment in battle.

Nell'ultima guerra, inserii nel mio giornale serale un paragrafo giunto per posta, che rifletteva sul comportamento di un certo reggimento in battaglia.

Vocabulary

Poi: Then; afterwards; next in sequence.
ci: There; us; to us (pronoun/adverb).
sono: Are; I am (present tense of essere).
state: You are; have been (present/past of stare).
così: So; thus; in this way; therefore.
tante: So many; numerous; a lot of (feminine plural).
lettere: Letters; written correspondence or alphabet characters.
sui: On the; about the (preposition contraction).
viaggi: Journeys; travels; trips or voyages.
pubblicate: Published; made public (past participle feminine plural).
ultimamente: Recently; lately; in recent times.
Tra: Among; between; within (preposition).
quelle: Those; those ones (feminine plural demonstrative).
di: Of; from; belonging to (preposition).
insieme: Together; along with; at the same time.
ai: To the; at the (preposition contraction).
Viaggi: Journeys; travels; trips or voyages.
Sentimentali: Sentimental; emotional; relating to feelings.
il: The (masculine singular definite article).
pubblico: Public; audience; the general public.
sembra: Seems; appears; looks like (verb).
essere: To be; existence or essential nature.
saturo: Saturated; oversaturated; completely filled or tired.
quel: That; that particular (masculine singular demonstrative).
tipo: Type; kind; sort; guy or fellow.
intrattenimento: Entertainment; amusement; diversion or pastime.
Ciononostante: Nevertheless; nonetheless; however; in spite of.
se: If; whether (conditional conjunction).
vi: You; to you; yourself (pronoun).
fa: Does; makes; happens; ago (verb).
piacere: Pleasure; to please; to like.
correrò: I will run; I will take (future tense).
rischio: Risk; danger; hazard or peril.
stampare: To print; to publish; to stamp.
pubblicare: To publish; to make public; to release.
voi: You (plural or formal singular pronoun).
avrete: You will have (future tense second person).
metà: Half; middle; halfway point.
dei: Of the; some (preposition contraction).
profitti: Profits; gains; earnings or returns.
della: Of the; from the (preposition contraction).
tiratura: Print run; edition; circulation or printing.
Non: Not; no (negation adverb).
necessario: Necessary; essential; required or needed.
che: That; which; who (relative conjunction).
diate: You give; you may give (subjunctive).
la: The; her; it (feminine article/pronoun).
pena: Pain; penalty; trouble or effort.
portare: To carry; to bring; to wear.
vostri: Your; yours (plural possessive adjective).
sermoni: Sermons; speeches; moral or religious discourses.
per: For; by; in order to (preposition).
conto: Account; count; bill or reckoning.
mio: My; mine (possessive adjective/pronoun).
Nessuno: Nobody; no one; not anyone.
legge: Reads; law; statute or rule.
tranne: Except; besides; other than.
Inoltre: Moreover; furthermore; in addition; besides.
parte: Part; side; role or portion.
del: Of the; from the (contraction).
tutto: All; everything; whole or complete.
estraneo: Stranger; foreign; unrelated or extraneous.
lettura: Reading; a read; text or passage.
le: The; them; her (feminine article/pronoun).
due: Two; a pair; couple of.
persone: People; persons; individuals or human beings.
cui: Whose; whom; to which (relative).
giudizio: Judgment; opinion; verdict or assessment.
avevo: I had; I was having (imperfect).

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