Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 15
The necessaries of life for man in this climate may, accurately enough, be distributed under the several heads of Food, Shelter, Clothing, and Fuel; for not till we have secured these are we prepared to entertain the true problems of life with freedom and a prospect of success.
I generi di prima necessità per l'uomo in questo clima possono, con sufficiente precisione, essere distribuiti sotto le diverse categorie di Cibo, Riparo, Vestiario e Combustibile; poiché solo dopo aver assicurato questi siamo pronti ad affrontare i veri problemi della vita con libertà e una prospettiva di successo.
Man has invented, not only houses, but clothes and cooked food; and possibly from the accidental discovery of the warmth of fire, and the consequent use of it, at first a luxury, arose the present necessity to sit by it.
L'uomo ha inventato, non solo le case, ma anche i vestiti e il cibo cotto; e forse dalla scoperta accidentale del calore del fuoco, e dal conseguente utilizzo di esso, dapprima un lusso, è nata l'attuale necessità di sedersi accanto ad esso.
We observe cats and dogs acquiring the same second nature.
Osserviamo gatti e cani acquisire la stessa seconda natura.
By proper Shelter and Clothing we legitimately retain our own internal heat; but with an excess of these, or of Fuel, that is, with an external heat greater than our own internal, may not cookery properly be said to begin?
Con un adeguato Riparo e Vestiario conserviamo legittimamente il nostro calore interno; ma con un eccesso di questi, o di Combustibile, vale a dire, con un calore esterno maggiore del nostro calore interno, non si potrebbe propriamente dire che abbia inizio la cucina?
Darwin, the naturalist, says of the inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego, that while his own party, who were well clothed and sitting close to a fire, were far from too warm, these naked savages, who were farther off, were observed, to his great surprise, "to be streaming with perspiration at undergoing such a roasting."
Darwin, il naturalista, dice degli abitanti della Terra del Fuoco, che mentre il suo stesso gruppo, ben vestito e seduto vicino al fuoco, era tutt'altro che troppo caldo, questi selvaggi nudi, che erano più lontani, furono osservati, con sua grande sorpresa, "grondare di sudore nel subire una tale arrostitura."
So, we are told, the New Hollander goes naked with impunity, while the European shivers in his clothes.
Così, ci viene detto, il Nuovo Olandese va in giro nudo impunemente, mentre l'Europeo rabbrividisce nei suoi vestiti.
Is it impossible to combine the hardiness of these savages with the intellectualness of the civilized man?
È impossibile combinare la robustezza di questi selvaggi con l'intellettualità dell'uomo civilizzato?
According to Liebig, man's body is a stove, and food the fuel which keeps up the internal combustion in the lungs.
Secondo Liebig, il corpo dell'uomo è una stufa, e il cibo è il combustibile che mantiene la combustione interna nei polmoni.
Vocabulary
- generi
- Types or kinds of things or goods
- di
- Of; preposition indicating possession or relationship
- prima
- First; before; earlier in time or order
- necessità
- Necessity; something that is needed or required
- per
- For; in order to; preposition of purpose
- uomo
- Man; human male; mankind in general
- in
- In; inside; preposition indicating location or time
- questo
- This; that; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- clima
- Climate; weather conditions of a region
- possono
- They can; third person plural of potere
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- sufficiente
- Sufficient; adequate; enough for a purpose
- precisione
- Precision; accuracy; exactness in detail or measurement
- essere
- To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary and main verb
- distribuiti
- Distributed; divided; spread out among categories
- sotto
- Under; beneath; below something else
- le
- The; feminine plural definite article in Italian
- diverse
- Different; various; multiple distinct kinds or types
- categorie
- Categories; classifications; groups organized by type
- Cibo
- Food; nourishment consumed to sustain life
- Riparo
- Shelter; protection; a place of safety
- Vestiario
- Clothing; garments; items worn on body
- Combustibile
- Fuel; material that burns to produce heat
- poiché
- Since; because; for the reason that
- solo
- Only; sole; exclusively; alone without others
- dopo
- After; following in time; subsequent to
- aver
- To have; infinitive form of avere
- assicurato
- Assured; secured; made certain or safe
- questi
- These; those; these things or people
- siamo
- We are; first person plural of essere
- pronti
- Ready; prepared; equipped for action
- ad
- To; at; preposition before vowels
- affrontare
- To face; to confront; to tackle problems
- veri
- True; real; genuine; authentic and sincere
- problemi
- Problems; issues; difficult matters needing solution
- della
- Of the; feminine singular contracted article
- vita
- Life; existence; the period of living
- libertà
- Freedom; liberty; independence from constraint
- una
- A; an; feminine singular indefinite article
- prospettiva
- Perspective; viewpoint; future possibility or outlook
- successo
- Success; achievement; positive result or accomplishment
- ha
- Has; third person singular of avere
- inventato
- Invented; created; made something new
- non
- Not; negative adverb negating statements
- case
- Houses; homes; dwellings where people live
- ma
- But; yet; conjunction expressing contrast
- anche
- Also; too; as well; in addition
- vestiti
- Clothes; clothing; garments worn on body
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- cotto
- Cooked; prepared with heat; boiled or roasted
- forse
- Perhaps; maybe; possibly; uncertainty marker
- dalla
- From the; by the; feminine contracted preposition
- scoperta
- Discovery; finding; something found or revealed
- accidentale
- Accidental; unintended; by chance not planned
- del
- Of the; masculine singular contracted article
- calore
- Heat; warmth; thermal energy from fire
- fuoco
- Fire; flame; combustion producing heat and light
- dal
- From the; by the; masculine contracted form
- conseguente
- Consequent; resulting; following as logical outcome
- utilizzo
- Use; utilization; practical application of something
- esso
- It; that; masculine singular pronoun reference
- dapprima
- At first; initially; in the beginning
- un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article
- lusso
- Luxury; comfort; expensive and desirable possession
- nata
- Born; originated; came into existence
- attuale
- Current; present; existing at this time
- sedersi
- To sit down; to be seated
- accanto
- Beside; next to; at the side
- Osserviamo
- Let us observe; we observe; first person plural
- gatti
- Cats; feline animals domesticated as pets
- cani
- Dogs; canine animals domesticated as companions
- acquisire
- To acquire; to obtain; to gain possession
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- stessa
- Same; identical; the very same thing
- seconda
- Second; following first; in secondary position
- natura
- Nature; natural character; inherent quality
- Con
- With; accompanied by; in company with
- adeguato
- Adequate; sufficient; suitable for purpose
- conserviamo
- We conserve; we preserve; first person plural
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