Chapter 9b. English to Latin Flashcards
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- This whole book praises many passages of Roman literature.
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- Hic tōtus liber multōs locōs litterārum Rōmānārum laudat.
2
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- These (men, people) therefore were giving thanks to those goddesses yesterday.
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- Hī igitur illīs deābus heri grātiās agēbant.
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3a. I will now write that (thing) about the queen’s faults,
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3a. Illud dē vitiīs istīus rēgīnae nunc scrībam,
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3b. and that (despicable) one [female] will pay the penalty [lit. pl.].
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3b. et ista poenās dabit.
5
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- Neither (person) will then give an abundant supply of money to the other.
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- Neuter alterī plēnam cōpiam pecūniae tum dabit.
6
Q
- Can the praise of any land be lasting?
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- Potestne laus ūllīus terrae esse perpetua?
7
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- The work of one (person) will never be able to defeat these forces.
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- Labor ūnīus numquam poterit hās cōpiās vincere.
8
Q
- The character of that (wretched) writer was excessively evil.
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- Mōrēs istīus scrīptōris erant nimis malī.
9
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- No teachers [male], however, dared to teach truth [lit. “true things”] under that dreadful [man].
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- Nūllī magistrī, tamen, sub istō vēra docēre audēbant.
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- Will peace and freedom fare well in our native land after this victory?
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- Valēbuntne pāx et lībertās in patria nostrā post hanc victōriam?
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- While those (men, people) are staying there, some do nothing, others learn.
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- Dum illī ibi remanent, aliī nihil agunt, aliī discunt.
12
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- Cicerō scrībēbat dē glōria alterīus virī et uxōris.
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- Cicero was writing about the glory of the other man and (of his) wife.
13
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- Tōta cīvitās gratiās agēbat sōlī frātrī huius virī.
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- The whole state was thanking this man’s brother alone.
14
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- Propter istam virtūtem illī nūllās cōpiās dūcent in haec loca heri.
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- On account of that courage (of yours) those (men) will lead no troops into these places tomorrow.
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- Poteritne uter liber dēmōnstrāre superāreque vitia hōrum temporum?
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- Will either new book be able to point out and overcome the faults of these times?
16
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- Where can I see them [female] now?
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- Ubi illās nunc vidēre possum?
17
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- This (man) will marry that maiden.
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- Hic illam virginem in mātrimōnium dūcet.
18
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- I give the palm to this advice.
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- Huic cōnsiliō palmam dō.
19
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- For we love the courage of that man.
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- Vīrtūtem enim illīus virī amāmus.
20
Q
- You [sg., male] alone can help.
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- Sōlus hunc iuvāre potes.
21
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20a. Punishment of this one (wretched) (person, man, woman) will relieve the sickenss of the city …
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20a. Poena istīus unīus hunc morbum cīvitātis relevābit …
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20b. but the danger will always remain.
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20b. sed perīculum semper remanēbit.
23
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- For these (men) are thinking about the destruction of this state and of the whole world.
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- Hī enim dē exitiō huius cīvitātis et tōtīus orbis terrārum cōgitant.
24
Q
- There is no place for either person in this land.
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- Est nūllus locus utrī hominī in hāc terrā.
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23. Not only does the outcome teach this (thing)—it is the teacher [male] of stupid (people)—but also reason.
23. Nōn sōlum ēventus hoc docet—iste est magister stultōrum!—sed etiam ratiō.
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25. I you want to pursue philosophy and the mind,
25. Sī vīs studēre philosophiae animōque,
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26. this pursuit cannot fare well without frugality.
26. hoc studium nōn potest valēre sine frūgālitāte.
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27. This frugality is voluntary poverty.
27. Haec frūgālitās est paupertās volutāria.
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28. Therefore, take away those excuses of yours.
28. Tolle, igitur, istās excūsātiōnēs:
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29. “I don’t yet have enough money.
39. “Nōndum satis pecūniae habeō.
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30. If I ever will have that ‘enough,’
30. Si quando illud ‘satis’ habēbō,
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31. then I will give myself entirely to philosophy.”
31. tum mē tōtum philosophiae dabō.”
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32. Begin now to pursue philosophy, not money.
32. Incipe nunc philosophiae, nōn pecūniae, studēre.
