Won from the Waves — Page 3
It was not especially attractive--indeed few scenes would have appeared to advantage at that moment; but when sunshine lighted up the blue dancing waters, varied by the shadows of passing clouds, the marine painter might have found many subjects for his pencil among the picturesque cottages, their sturdy inhabitants, the wild cliffs, and the yellow strand glittering with shells.
Non era particolarmente attraente -- in effetti poche scene sarebbero apparse favorevoli in quel momento; ma quando il sole illuminava le acque azzurre e danzanti, variate dalle ombre delle nuvole che passavano, il pittore marino avrebbe potuto trovare molti soggetti per il suo pennello tra i pittoreschi cottage, i loro robusti abitanti, le scogliere selvagge e la spiaggia gialla scintillante di conchiglie.
Farther inland the country improved.
Più nell'entroterra il paesaggio migliorava.
On the higher ground to the south were neat cottages rising among shrubberies, the parish church with its square tower, and yet farther off the mansion of Sir Reginald Castleton, in the midst of its park, with its broad lake, its green meadows and clumps of wide-spreading trees, surrounded by a high paling forbidding the ingress of strangers, and serving to secure the herd of graceful deer which bounded amidst its glades.
Sui terreni più elevati a sud si trovavano ordinati cottage che emergevano tra i cespugli, la chiesa parrocchiale con il suo campanile quadrato, e ancora più lontano la dimora di Sir Reginald Castleton, nel mezzo del suo parco, con il suo ampio lago, i suoi prati verdi e i gruppi di alberi dalle larghe fronde, circondati da un'alta palizzata che vietava l'accesso agli estranei e serviva a proteggere il branco di aggraziati cervi che saltellava tra le radure.
The fishermen--regardless of the driving mist, which, settling on their flushing coats and sou'-westers, ran off them in streamlets--kept turning their eyes seawards, endeavouring to penetrate the increasing gloom.
I pescatori -- incuranti della nebbia fitta che, depositandosi sui loro impermeabili e sui cappelli impermeabili, scorreva via in rivoli -- continuavano a volgere gli occhi verso il mare, cercando di penetrare l'oscurità crescente.
"Here comes Adam Halliburt!" exclaimed one of them, turning round; "we shall hear what he thinks of the weather.
«Ecco Adam Halliburt!» esclamò uno di loro, girandosi; «sentiremo cosa pensa del tempo.
If he has made up his mind to go to sea to-night, it must come on much worse than it now is to keep him at home."
Se ha deciso di andare in mare stanotte, il tempo dovrà peggiorare molto di più rispetto a ora per tenerlo a casa.»
Vocabulary
- Non
- Not; negative adverb used to negate verbs
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of essere
- particolarmente
- Particularly; especially; in a special manner
- attraente
- Attractive; appealing; having attractive qualities
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or time
- effetti
- Effects; results; in fact (in effetti)
- poche
- Few; small number of feminine plural
- scene
- Scenes; views; dramatic or visual sequences
- sarebbero
- Would be; conditional past tense of essere
- apparse
- Appeared; past participle feminine plural of apparire
- favorevoli
- Favorable; advantageous; well-suited conditions
- quel
- That; demonstrative adjective singular masculine form
- momento
- Moment; instant; brief period of time
- ma
- But; however; conjunction introducing contrast
- quando
- When; at what time; conjunction of time
- il
- The; definite article singular masculine form
- sole
- Sun; celestial body providing light and heat
- illuminava
- Illuminated; lit up; past tense of illuminare
- le
- The; definite article feminine plural form
- acque
- Waters; liquid bodies; plural of acqua
- azzurre
- Blue; azure colored; feminine plural adjective
- dalle
- From the; preposition da plus le
- ombre
- Shadows; shades; darkness cast by objects
- delle
- Of the; preposition di plus le
- nuvole
- Clouds; water vapor formations in sky
- che
- That; which; relative pronoun
- passavano
- Passed; went by; imperfect tense of passare
- pittore
- Painter; artist who paints with brush
- marino
- Marine; of the sea; nautical or seawater
- avrebbe
- Would have; conditional of avere
- potuto
- Could; been able; past participle of potere
- trovare
- To find; to locate; to discover something
- molti
- Many; numerous; large quantity masculine plural
- soggetti
- Subjects; topics; persons; plural of soggetto
- per
- For; by; preposition indicating purpose
- suo
- His; her; its; possessive adjective singular
- pennello
- Brush; painting tool with bristles
- tra
- Among; between; in the midst of
- pittoreschi
- Picturesque; scenic; visually attractive and charming
- cottage
- Cottage; small rural house; country dwelling
- loro
- Their; theirs; possessive adjective or pronoun
- robusti
- Robust; sturdy; strong and solidly built
- abitanti
- Inhabitants; residents; people living in area
- scogliere
- Cliffs; rocky shores; steep coastal formations
- selvagge
- Wild; savage; untamed; feminine plural adjective
- spiaggia
- Beach; sandy shore; coastal area by water
- gialla
- Yellow; golden colored; feminine singular adjective
- conchiglie
- Shells; seashells; hard protective coverings
- Più
- More; greater amount or degree; plus
- nell
- In the; preposition in plus el
- paesaggio
- Landscape; scenery; natural scenic view
- migliorava
- Improved; got better; past tense of migliorare
- Sui
- On the; preposition su plus i
- terreni
- Lands; grounds; pieces of terrain
- elevati
- Elevated; raised; high; lofty terrain areas
- sud
- South; cardinal direction; southern region
- si
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun; impersonal particle
- trovavano
- Were found; were located; imperfect of trovare
- ordinati
- Orderly; arranged; neat; tidy masculine plural
- cespugli
- Bushes; shrubs; woody plants plural
- chiesa
- Church; religious building; place of worship
- campanile
- Campanile; bell tower; church tower structure
- quadrato
- Square; rectangular shape; four equal sides
- ancora
- Still; yet; again; anchor device
- lontano
- Distant; far away; remote in space
- dimora
- Residence; dwelling; home; abode place
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