The King in Yellow — Page 9
Since the passage of this law, the number of suicides in the United States has not increased.
Da quando questa legge è stata approvata, il numero di suicidi negli Stati Uniti non è aumentato.
Now the Government has determined to establish a Lethal Chamber in every city, town and village in the country, it remains to be seen whether or not that class of human creatures from whose desponding ranks new victims of self-destruction fall daily will accept the relief thus provided.
Ora che il Governo ha deciso di istituire una Camera Letale in ogni città, paese e villaggio del paese, resta da vedere se quella classe di creature umane dalle cui fila sconsolate cadono quotidianamente nuove vittime dell'autodistruzione accetterà il sollievo così fornito.
He paused, and turned to the white Lethal Chamber.
Si fermò e si voltò verso la bianca Camera Letale.
The silence in the street was absolute.
Il silenzio nella strada era assoluto.
"There a painless death awaits him who can no longer bear the sorrows of this life.
«Là una morte indolore attende colui che non può più sopportare i dolori di questa vita.
If death is welcome let him seek it there."
Se la morte è benvenuta, che la cerchi lì.»
Then quickly turning to the military aid of the President's household, he said, "I declare the Lethal Chamber open," and again facing the vast crowd he cried in a clear voice: "Citizens of New York and of the United States of America, through me the Government declares the Lethal Chamber to be open."
Poi, voltandosi rapidamente verso l'aiutante militare della famiglia presidenziale, disse: «Dichiaro aperta la Camera Letale», e rivolgendosi di nuovo alla vasta folla gridò con voce chiara: «Cittadini di New York e degli Stati Uniti d'America, attraverso di me il Governo dichiara aperta la Camera Letale.»
The solemn hush was broken by a sharp cry of command, the squadron of hussars filed after the Governor's carriage, the lancers wheeled and formed along Fifth Avenue to wait for the commandant of the garrison, and the mounted police followed them.
Il solenne silenzio fu spezzato da un brusco grido di comando, lo squadrone di ussari sfilò dietro la carrozza del Governatore, i lancieri si girarono e si schierarono lungo la Quinta Avenue per aspettare il comandante della guarnigione, e la polizia a cavallo li seguì.
I left the crowd to gape and stare at the white marble Death Chamber, and, crossing South Fifth Avenue, walked along the western side of that thoroughfare to Bleecker Street.
Lasciai la folla a bocca aperta a fissare la bianca Camera della Morte in marmo e, attraversando la Quinta Avenue Sud, camminai lungo il lato occidentale di quella arteria fino a Bleecker Street.
Vocabulary
- da
- from; by (preposition indicating origin or agent)
- quando
- when; since (temporal conjunction)
- questa
- this (feminine singular demonstrative pronoun)
- legge
- law; rule established by authority
- stata
- was (feminine singular past participle of essere)
- approvata
- approved; accepted as satisfactory
- il
- the (masculine singular definite article)
- numero
- number; quantity or amount
- di
- of; belonging to (preposition)
- negli
- in the (contraction of in + gli)
- Stati
- states; political units or conditions
- Uniti
- united; joined together as one
- non
- not; negation particle
- aumentato
- increased; grew in size or amount
- Ora
- now; at the present time
- che
- that; which (relative conjunction)
- Governo
- government; body exercising political authority
- ha
- has; third person singular present of avere
- deciso
- decided; made a firm decision
- istituire
- to establish; to set up formally
- una
- a; one (feminine singular indefinite article)
- Camera
- chamber; room or legislative assembly
- in
- in; inside (preposition)
- ogni
- every; each one without exception
- città
- city; large urban area
- paese
- country; village or small town
- villaggio
- village; small settlement with few inhabitants
- del
- of the (contraction of di + il)
- resta
- remains; is left or stays behind
- vedere
- to see; to perceive with eyes
- se
- if; whether (conditional conjunction)
- quella
- that (feminine singular demonstrative pronoun)
- classe
- class; social group or category
- creature
- creatures; living beings or organisms
- umane
- human; relating to people or humanity
- dalle
- from the (feminine plural contraction)
- cui
- whose; of which (relative pronoun)
- cadono
- fall; drop downward due to gravity
- nuove
- new; recently made or discovered
- vittime
- victims; people harmed or suffering loss
- dell
- of the (contraction of di + l)
- accetterà
- will accept; future tense of accettare
- sollievo
- relief; alleviation of pain or worry
- così
- thus; in this manner or way
- fornito
- provided; supplied or equipped with
- Si
- himself/herself; reflexive pronoun
- fermò
- stopped; ceased movement or action
- voltò
- turned; rotated or faced a direction
- verso
- toward; in direction of something
- la
- the (feminine singular definite article)
- bianca
- white; of color white
- Il
- the (masculine singular definite article)
- silenzio
- silence; absence of sound or noise
- nella
- in the (feminine singular contraction)
- strada
- street; road or public way
- era
- was; past tense of essere
- assoluto
- absolute; complete without any exception
- Là
- there; in that place or location
- morte
- death; end of life or existence
- attende
- awaits; waits for or expects
- colui
- he who; that person (masculine)
- può
- can; is able to do something
- più
- more; greater in amount or degree
- sopportare
- to bear; to endure or tolerate
- dolori
- pains; physical or emotional suffering
- vita
- life; state of being alive
- Se
- if; used to introduce condition
- benvenuta
- welcome; gladly received or accepted
- cerchi
- seek; search for or look for
- lì
- there; at that location or place
- Poi
- then; afterward or next in sequence
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