The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 5
Is it, then, stretching our inference too far to say that the presentation was on the occasion of the change?"
È allora spingere troppo oltre la nostra deduzione affermare che la presentazione avvenne in occasione del cambiamento?"
"It certainly seems probable."
«Sembra certamente probabile.»
"Now, you will observe that he could not have been on the _staff_ of the hospital, since only a man well-established in a London practice could hold such a position, and such a one would not drift into the country.
«Ora, noterete che egli non poteva far parte del _personale_ dell'ospedale, poiché solo un uomo ben affermato in uno studio londinese potrebbe ricoprire tale posizione, e un tale uomo non finirebbe per trasferirsi in campagna.
What was he, then?
Chi era dunque?
If he was in the hospital and yet not on the staff he could only have been a house-surgeon or a house-physician—little more than a senior student.
Se era nell'ospedale ma non faceva parte del personale, poteva essere soltanto un chirurgo interno o un medico interno — poco più di uno studente anziano.
And he left five years ago—the date is on the stick.
E se n'è andato cinque anni fa — la data è sul bastone.
So your grave, middle-aged family practitioner vanishes into thin air, my dear Watson, and there emerges a young fellow under thirty, amiable, unambitious, absent-minded, and the possessor of a favourite dog, which I should describe roughly as being larger than a terrier and smaller than a mastiff."
Così il vostro serio medico di famiglia di mezza età svanisce nel nulla, mio caro Watson, e ne emerge un giovane uomo sotto i trent'anni, affabile, senza ambizioni, distratto, e proprietario di un cane prediletto, che descriverei approssimativamente come più grande di un terrier e più piccolo di un mastino.»
I laughed incredulously as Sherlock Holmes leaned back in his settee and blew little wavering rings of smoke up to the ceiling.
Risi incredulo mentre Sherlock Holmes si appoggiava allo schienale del divano e soffiava verso il soffitto piccoli anelli di fumo vacillanti.
"As to the latter part, I have no means of checking you," said I, "but at least it is not difficult to find out a few particulars about the man's age and professional career."
«Quanto all'ultima parte, non ho modo di verificarla,» dissi, «ma almeno non è difficile scoprire qualche particolare sull'età dell'uomo e sulla sua carriera professionale.»
From my small medical shelf I took down the Medical Directory and turned up the name.
Dal mio piccolo scaffale medico presi la Guida Medica e cercai il nome.
There were several Mortimers, but only one who could be our visitor.
C'erano diversi Mortimer, ma soltanto uno che poteva essere il nostro visitatore.
I read his record aloud.
Lessi ad alta voce il suo profilo.
"Mortimer, James, M.R.
«Mortimer, James, M.R.
Vocabulary
- allora
- then; at that time; therefore
- spingere
- to push; to drive; to urge
- troppo
- too much; too many; excessive
- oltre
- beyond; further; over
- la
- the (feminine singular); her; it
- nostra
- our (feminine singular); ours
- deduzione
- deduction; conclusion drawn from reasoning
- affermare
- to affirm; to state; to assert
- che
- that; which; who; what
- presentazione
- presentation; introduction; formal showing
- avvenne
- happened; occurred; took place
- in
- in; into; on; at
- occasione
- occasion; opportunity; circumstance
- del
- of the; from the
- cambiamento
- change; alteration; transformation
- Sembra
- seems; appears; looks like
- certamente
- certainly; surely; definitely
- probabile
- probable; likely; plausible
- Ora
- now; at present; currently
- noterete
- you will note; you will observe
- egli
- he; him (formal or literary)
- non
- not; no; never
- poteva
- could; was able; might
- far
- to make; to do; to cause
- parte
- part; portion; share; role
- _personale_
- staff; personnel; employees of institution
- dell
- of the (contraction); from the
- ospedale
- hospital; medical institution; health facility
- poiché
- because; since; as; for
- solo
- only; sole; alone; single
- un
- a; an; one (indefinite article)
- uomo
- man; human male; person
- ben
- well; quite; very; good
- affermato
- established; successful; renowned; confirmed
- uno
- one; a; an; someone
- studio
- study; studio; office; practice
- londinese
- London; of London; Londoner
- potrebbe
- could; might; may; would be able
- ricoprire
- to cover; to hold; to occupy
- tale
- such; that kind of; so
- posizione
- position; post; placement; location
- finirebbe
- would end; would finish; would conclude
- per
- for; to; by; in order to
- trasferirsi
- to move; to transfer; to relocate
- campagna
- countryside; rural area; campaign
- Chi
- who; whom; whoever
- era
- was; were (past tense of essere)
- dunque
- therefore; then; so; thus
- Se
- if; whether; in case that
- nell
- in the; into the (contraction)
- ma
- but; yet; however; still
- faceva
- made; did; was making; was doing
- personale
- personal; private; staff; individual
- essere
- to be; to exist; to occur
- soltanto
- only; merely; just; solely
- chirurgo
- surgeon; medical specialist in surgery
- interno
- internal; interior; intern; inside
- medico
- doctor; physician; medical; medical doctor
- poco
- little; few; small amount
- più
- more; plus; additional; greater
- di
- of; from; by; than
- studente
- student; pupil; learner; scholar
- anziano
- elderly; old; aged; senior
- se
- if; whether; in case; self
- andato
- gone; went; past participle of andare
- cinque
- five; the number five
- anni
- years; plural of anno
- fa
- ago; makes; does; past
- data
- date; given; provided; handed
- sul
- on the; on; upon; over
- bastone
- stick; cane; staff; walking stick
- Così
- thus; so; therefore; in this way
- il
- the (masculine singular); it; him
- vostro
- your (plural); yours; your own
- serio
- serious; grave; earnest; solemn
- famiglia
- family; relatives; household; group
- mezza
- half; middle-aged; midway point
- età
- age; period of life; era
- svanisce
- vanishes; disappears; fades away
- nel
- in the; into the (contraction)
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