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Italian Reader
ShortStories
English Italian Parallel Text
Elementary to Intermediate (A2-B1)
Compiled byAlex Kouzine
Jimmy Valentines retrieved reformation (after O.Henry) /
Jimmy Valentine recupera la sua trasformazione
This book contains a selection of 8 finest short storieswhich have been adapted from originals written by the worlds greatest storytellerssuch as: O. Henry, W.S. Maugham, A. Maltz, W. de Mille; R. Goldberg and others.In addition there are 5 mini-stories presented at the beginning of the book asa warm-up exercise.
The stories have been thoroughly adapted (to preserve thegist of the original) and translated into Italian language. They presented hereas English Italian parallel text with Italian text been printed in blue .
The stories have been arranged according to their degree ofdifficulty and each story is accompanied by a Key Vocabulary.
Although this book can be useful for learners of both English and Italian languages it was mainly intended as a reading materialfor learners of Italian language.
Level
The book is intended mainly for Elementary to middle-Intermediatelevel learners (that is, those who have already studied the basic structures ofItalian). It will also be useful for more advanced learners as a way ofpracticing their reading skills and comprehension of Italian language.
Using the book effectively
In our opinion it will be most beneficial if you read eachstory in English first.
Then review Key Vocabulary and reread the story once moreas a parallel text.
Knowledge of the context will enable you to link togetherEnglish words and phrases to their Italian counterparts, thus expandingyour vocabulary and improving your reading comprehension of Italian language.
After reading through a story a couple of times youll noticethat you understand an Italian version of the story as if it waswritten in your native tongue. And remember that your fluency in Italian willgrow with each story you read.
Have fun!Divertiti!
(used in Key Vocabulary)
agg . aggetivo (adjective)
avv. avverbio (adverb)
cong . congiunzione (conjunction)
fig. figurato (figurative)
intr . interiezione ( interjection)
prep . preposizione (preposition)
pron . pronome (pronoun)
s.f. sostantivo femminile (feminine noun)
s.m. sostantivo maschile (masculine noun)
v.aus . verbo ausiliare (auxiliary verb)
v.intr . verbo intransitivo (intransitive verb)
v.tr. verbo transitivo (transitive verb)
v.rf. verbo riflessivo (reflexive verb)
One day a man was walking along the street. He had only anold bag in his hands. He was wondering why people who had a lot of money werenever satisfied and always wanted more. As far as Im concerned, he said, ifI only had enough to eat, I would not ask for anything else.
Un giorno, un uomo stavacamminando lungo una strada. Aveva solo una vecchia borsa nelle mani. Sichiedeva perch le persone che possedevano tanto denaro non fossero maisoddisfatte e desiderassero sempre di pi. Per quanto mi riguarda, disse, sesolo avessi abbastanza da mangiare, non chiederei niente altro.
Just at this moment Fortune came down the street. She heardthe man and stopped.
In quello stesso istante,Fortuna passeggiava lungo la stessa strada. Sent le parole delluomo e siferm.
Listen, she said, I want to help you. Open your bag and Iwill pour diamonds into it. But every diamond which falls on the ground willbecome dust. Do you understand?
Oh, yes, I understand, replied the man.
Senti, disse lei,Voglio aiutarti. Apri la borsa e ci verser dei diamanti. Ma ogni diamante checadr a terra si trasformer in polvere. Hai capito?
Oh, s, ho capito, risposeluomo.
He quickly opened his bag and saw a stream of diamonds waspoured into it. The bag began to grow heavy. Is that enough? asked Fortune.Not yet. The mans hands began to tremble.
You are the richest man in the world now, said Fortune.
Egli apr velocemente la suaborsa e vide una corrente di diamanti riversarsi in essa. La borsa inizi adiventare pesante. sufficiente? chiese Fortuna. Non ancora. Le manidelluomo iniziarono a tremare.
Ora, sei luomo pi ricco delmondo, disse Fortuna.
Just a few more, add a few more, said the man. Anotherdiamond was added and the old bag split. All the diamonds fell on the groundand became dust.
Ancora un po, aggiungineancora un po, disse luomo. Venne aggiunto un altro diamante e la vecchiaborsa si strapp. Tutti i diamanti caddero a terra e si trasformarono inpolvere.
Fortune disappeared, leaving the man along on the street.
Fortuna spar, lasciando luomosolo per la strada.
Key Vocabulary:
o camminare v.intr. [cam-mi-n-re] to walk.
o chiedere v.tr. [chi-de-re] to ask,to request.
o possedere v.tr. [pos-se-d-re] to possess, to have, toown.
o soddisfatto agg. [sod-di-sft-to] satisfied, pleased.
o desiderare v.tr. [de-si-de-r-re] to desire, to long for.
o riguardare v.tr. [ri-guar-d-re] to regard; to concern.
o per quanto mi riguarda as far as Im concerned.
o abbastanza avv. [ab-ba-stn-za] enough; fairly, quite.
o passeggiare v.intr. [pas-seg-gi-re] to walk, to stroll.
o stesso agg. [sts-so] same.
o fermare v.tr. [fer-m-re] to stop, to halt.
o versare v.tr. [ver-s-re] to pour, to spill.
o trasformare v.tr. [tra-sfor-m-re] to transform, to turn(into).
o aggiungere v.tr. [ag-gin-ge-re] to add (to).
o ancora avv. [an-c-ra] still; yet(in negative phrases).
o po avv. = truncated poco .
o poco agg. [p-co] little, not much; few.
o strappare v.tr. [strap-p-re] to rip, to split; to tearout.
o sparire v.intr. [spa-r-re] to disappear.
One time an old gentleman went to see a doctor. The doctorexamined him and said: Medicine wont help you. You must have a complete rest.Go to a quiet country place for a month, walk a lot, drink milk, go to bedearly, and smoke just one cigar a day.
Thank you very much, said the old gentleman, I shall doeverything you say.
Un giorno, un vecchio gentiluomoand dal medico. Il medico lo visit e disse: La medicina non laiuter. Leiha bisogno di riposo assoluto. Vada in un paese tranquillo per un mese, camminimolto, beva latte, vada a dormire presto e fumi soltanto un sigaro al giorno.
Grazie mille, disse il vecchiogentiluomo, Far tutto quello che mi ha detto.
A month later the gentleman came to the doctor again. Howdo you feel? said the doctor, I am very glad to see you. You look muchyounger.
Un mese pi tardi, il gentiluomoritorn dal medico. Come si sente ora? chiese il medico, Mi fa piacererivederla. Sembra molto pi giovane.
Oh, doctor, said the gentleman, I feel quite well now. Ihad a good rest. I went to bed early, I drank a lot of milk, and I walked alot. Your advice certainly helped me. But you told me to smoke one cigar a day,and that one cigar a day almost killed me at first. Its no joke to startsmoking at my age.
Oh, dottore, disse ilgentiluomo, Mi sento abbastanza bene ora. Mi sono riposato. Sono andato aletto presto, ho bevuto molto latte e ho camminato molto. Il suo consiglio miha sicuramente aiutato. Ma mi ha detto di fumare un sigaro al giorno, equellunico sigaro al giorno mi ha quasi ucciso allinizio. Non uno scherzoiniziare a fumare alla mia et.
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