The King in Yellow — Page 8
The inauguration ceremonies were in progress as I crossed University Place and entered the square.
Le cerimonie di inaugurazione erano in corso mentre attraversavo University Place ed entravo nella piazza.
I threaded my way through the silent throng of spectators, but was stopped at Fourth Street by a cordon of police.
Mi feci strada attraverso la silenziosa folla di spettatori, ma fui fermato alla Fourth Street da un cordone di polizia.
A regiment of United States lancers were drawn up in a hollow square round the Lethal Chamber.
Un reggimento di lancieri degli Stati Uniti era schierato in quadrato aperto attorno alla Camera Letale.
On a raised tribune facing Washington Park stood the Governor of New York, and behind him were grouped the Mayor of New York and Brooklyn, the Inspector-General of Police, the Commandant of the state troops, Colonel Livingston, military aid to the President of the United States, General Blount, commanding at Governor's Island, Major-General Hamilton, commanding the garrison of New York and Brooklyn, Admiral Buffby of the fleet in the North River, Surgeon-General Lanceford, the staff of the National Free Hospital, Senators Wyse and Franklin of New York, and the Commissioner of Public Works.
Su una tribuna rialzata di fronte a Washington Park stava il Governatore di New York, e dietro di lui erano raggruppati il Sindaco di New York e di Brooklyn, l'Ispettore Generale della Polizia, il Comandante delle truppe statali, il Colonnello Livingston, aiutante militare del Presidente degli Stati Uniti, il Generale Blount, comandante a Governor's Island, il Generale di Divisione Hamilton, comandante della guarnigione di New York e Brooklyn, l'Ammiraglio Buffby della flotta nel North River, il Chirurgo Generale Lanceford, lo staff dell'Ospedale Nazionale Gratuito, i Senatori Wyse e Franklin di New York, e il Commissario ai Lavori Pubblici.
The tribune was surrounded by a squadron of hussars of the National Guard.
La tribuna era circondata da uno squadrone di ussari della Guardia Nazionale.
The Governor was finishing his reply to the short speech of the Surgeon-General.
Il Governatore stava terminando la sua risposta al breve discorso del Chirurgo Generale.
I heard him say: "The laws prohibiting suicide and providing punishment for any attempt at self-destruction have been repealed.
Lo sentii dire: "Le leggi che proibivano il suicidio e prevedevano una punizione per qualsiasi tentativo di autodistruzione sono state abrogate.
The Government has seen fit to acknowledge the right of man to end an existence which may have become intolerable to him, through physical suffering or mental despair.
Il Governo ha ritenuto opportuno riconoscere il diritto dell'uomo di porre fine a un'esistenza che può essergli diventata intollerabile, attraverso la sofferenza fisica o la disperazione mentale.
It is believed that the community will be benefited by the removal of such people from their midst.
Si ritiene che la comunità trarrà beneficio dall'allontanamento di tali persone dal proprio seno.
Vocabulary
- Le
- The (feminine plural article)
- cerimonie
- Ceremonies, formal religious or official events
- di
- Of, from (preposition)
- inaugurazione
- Inauguration, official opening ceremony
- erano
- Were (past tense of essere)
- in
- In, inside (preposition)
- corso
- Course, in progress, underway
- mentre
- While, during the time that
- attraversavo
- I was crossing, passing through
- entravo
- I was entering, going into
- nella
- In the (feminine singular contraction)
- piazza
- Square, public plaza in a town
- Mi
- Me, myself (reflexive pronoun)
- feci
- Made, did (past tense of fare)
- strada
- Road, street, path
- attraverso
- Across, through (preposition)
- la
- The (feminine singular article)
- silenziosa
- Silent, quiet, making no noise
- folla
- Crowd, group of many people
- spettatori
- Spectators, people watching an event
- ma
- But, however (conjunction)
- fui
- Was (past tense of essere)
- fermato
- Stopped, halted, brought to standstill
- alla
- At the (feminine singular contraction)
- da
- From, by (preposition)
- un
- A, one (masculine singular article)
- cordone
- Cordon, line of police or soldiers
- polizia
- Police, law enforcement organization
- Un
- A, one (masculine singular article)
- reggimento
- Regiment, military unit of soldiers
- degli
- Of the (masculine plural contraction)
- Stati
- States (plural of stato)
- Uniti
- United, joined together as one
- era
- Was (past tense of essere)
- quadrato
- Square, four-sided geometric shape
- aperto
- Open, not closed or shut
- attorno
- Around, on all sides of
- Camera
- Chamber, house of parliament
- Letale
- Lethal, causing death, deadly
- Su
- On, upon (preposition)
- una
- A, one (feminine singular article)
- rialzata
- Raised, elevated, lifted up
- fronte
- Front, face, forward-facing side
- stava
- Was, stood (past tense of stare)
- il
- The (masculine singular article)
- Governatore
- Governor, head of state government
- dietro
- Behind, at the back of
- lui
- Him, he (masculine pronoun)
- Sindaco
- Mayor, chief official of city
- Ispettore
- Inspector, official examiner or supervisor
- Generale
- General, military rank or overall
- Comandante
- Commander, military leader or officer
- truppe
- Troops, soldiers, military personnel units
- statali
- State, governmental, belonging to state
- Colonnello
- Colonel, high military rank officer
- aiutante
- Aide, assistant to official person
- militare
- Military, relating to armed forces
- del
- Of the (masculine singular contraction)
- Presidente
- President, elected chief executive officer
- comandante
- Commander, military leader or officer
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