Won from the Waves — Page 14
Looking towards the landing-place, the tall figure of Sal of the Salt Sea was seen standing on the edge of the pier gazing down upon them.
Guardando verso il luogo di approdo, la figura alta di Sal del Mare Salato fu vista in piedi sul bordo del molo a fissarli dall'alto.
"Foolish men! you have had your toil for nought, yet it is well for you that you could not reach the doomed ship.
«Uomini stolti! avete faticato invano, eppure è un bene per voi che non abbiate potuto raggiungere la nave condannata.
I warned you, and you disregarded me.
Vi ho avvertito, e voi mi avete ignorato.
I commanded the winds and waves to stop your progress; they listened to my orders and obeyed me.
Ho comandato ai venti e alle onde di fermare il vostro avanzare; essi hanno ascoltato i miei ordini e mi hanno obbedito.
You will not another time venture to disregard my warnings.
Un'altra volta non oserete ignorare i miei avvertimenti.
Now go to your homes, and be thankful that I did not think fit to punish you for your folly.
Ora andate alle vostre case, e siate grati che io non abbia ritenuto opportuno punirvi per la vostra follia.
Again I warn you that yonder ship is doomed! is doomed! is doomed!"
Vi avverto ancora che quella nave è condannata! è condannata! è condannata!»
While the old woman was uttering these words in the same harsh, loud tones as before, Adam and his crew were making their way to the landing-place.
Mentre la vecchia pronunciava queste parole con lo stesso tono aspro e forte di prima, Adam e il suo equipaggio si stavano dirigendo verso il luogo di approdo.
Before they reached it, however, the strange being had disappeared in the darkness, though her voice could be heard as she took her way apparently towards the cliffs.
Prima che vi giungessero, tuttavia, lo strano essere era scomparso nell'oscurità, sebbene la sua voce potesse essere udita mentre si dirigeva apparentemente verso le scogliere.
"Again, lads, I say, don't let what you have heard from the poor mad woman trouble you," exclaimed Adam.
«Ancora una volta, ragazzi, vi dico, non lasciate che ciò che avete sentito dalla povera pazza vi turbi,» esclamò Adam.
"Come to my cottage, and we will have a bite of supper, and wait till we have the chance of getting off again."
«Venite al mio cottage, e mangeremo qualcosa per cena, e aspetteremo finché non avremo la possibilità di ripartire.»
Dame Halliburt, expecting them, had prepared supper.
La signora Halliburt, aspettandoli, aveva preparato la cena.
The sanded floors and rough chairs and stools which formed the furniture of her abode were not to be injured by their dripping garments.
I pavimenti sabbiosi e le rozze sedie e sgabelli che costituivano l'arredamento della sua dimora non avrebbero risentito dei loro indumenti gocciolanti.
Vocabulary
- Guardando
- Looking at, watching, gazing upon something
- verso
- Towards, in the direction of a place
- il
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- luogo
- Place, location, spot where something occurs
- di
- Of, from (preposition indicating possession or origin)
- approdo
- Landing place, harbor, port where ships dock
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- figura
- Figure, form, shape, or person's appearance
- alta
- High, tall, elevated in height or position
- del
- Of the (contraction of di + il)
- Mare
- Sea, large body of salt water
- Salato
- Salty, containing salt or tasting of salt
- fu
- Was (past tense of essere third person singular)
- vista
- Seen, viewed (past participle of vedere)
- in
- In, inside, within a place or time
- piedi
- Feet, standing position (on one's feet)
- sul
- On the (contraction of su + il)
- bordo
- Edge, border, rim or side of something
- molo
- Pier, dock, wharf where ships are moored
- fissarli
- To stare at them, fix one's gaze on them
- dall
- From the (contraction of da + il)
- alto
- High, tall, at a great height above
- Uomini
- Men, human males, mankind in general
- stolti
- Foolish, stupid, lacking intelligence or sense
- avete
- You have (second person plural present indicative)
- faticato
- Toiled, worked hard, labored with effort
- invano
- In vain, without success or useful result
- eppure
- Yet, still, nevertheless despite something else
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- bene
- Good, well, something beneficial or proper
- per
- For, in order to, intended as benefit
- voi
- You (second person plural pronoun)
- che
- That, which, who (relative or conjunction)
- non
- Not, negative adverb negating verbs
- abbiate
- You have (second person plural present subjunctive)
- potuto
- Been able, could, managed to accomplish
- raggiungere
- To reach, to arrive at a destination
- nave
- Ship, vessel for traveling on water
- condannata
- Condemned, doomed, sentenced to misfortune
- Vi
- You (direct object pronoun, polite form)
- ho
- Have (first person singular present indicative)
- avvertito
- Warned, cautioned, alerted to danger ahead
- mi
- Me, myself (direct object pronoun first person)
- ignorato
- Ignored, disregarded, paid no attention to
- Ho
- Have (first person singular present indicative)
- comandato
- Commanded, ordered, directed with authority
- ai
- To the (contraction of a + i)
- venti
- Winds, air currents moving across earth
- alle
- To the (feminine plural contraction a + le)
- onde
- Waves, undulating movements of water surface
- fermare
- To stop, to halt, to cease movement
- vostro
- Your, yours (second person plural possessive)
- avanzare
- To advance, to move forward or proceed
- essi
- They, them (third person plural masculine)
- hanno
- Have (third person plural present indicative)
- ascoltato
- Listened, heard, paid attention to sounds
- miei
- My, mine (first person singular possessive)
- ordini
- Orders, commands, instructions given by authority
- obbedito
- Obeyed, complied with, followed orders given
- Un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- altra
- Another, other, different from this one
- volta
- Time, occasion, turn when something happens
- oserete
- You will dare, will be bold enough to
- ignorare
- To ignore, to disregard intentionally
- avvertimenti
- Warnings, cautions, notices of danger ahead
- Ora
- Now, at the present time or moment
- andate
- Go, depart (second person plural imperative)
- vostre
- Your, yours (second person plural feminine)
- case
- Houses, homes, dwellings where people live
- siate
- Be (second person plural present subjunctive)
- grati
- Grateful, thankful, appreciative of kindness
- io
- I, first person singular pronoun
- abbia
- Have (first person singular present subjunctive)
- ritenuto
- Deemed, considered, held to be something
- opportuno
- Opportune, timely, suitable for the situation
- punirvi
- To punish you, inflict penalty on you
- vostra
- Your, yours (second person plural feminine)
- follia
- Madness, foolishness, lack of good sense
- avverto
- I warn, caution or alert to danger
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