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Question 1

IL RANOCCHIO SORDO

Answer 1

THE DEAF FROG

Question 2

dovevano scalare una torre molto alta fino alla sua sommità.

Answer 2

they had to climb a very high tower to its top.

Question 3

Per l’occasione, si era radunata una gran folla

Answer 3

For the occasion, a large crowd had gathered

Question 4

folla

Answer 4

crowed

Question 5

sordo

Answer 5

deaf

Question 6

sordo cieco

Answer 6

deaf blind

Question 7

rane, tritoni e perfino gli insetti dello stagno si erano ammassati ai piedi della torre per godersi lo spettacolo.

Answer 7

frogs, newts, and even pond insects had gathered at the foot of the tower to enjoy the spectacle.

Question 8

ammassati

Answer 8

piled up

Question 9

Cominciò la gara e la folla, che riteneva quella scalata impossibile, cominciò ad esclamare:

Answer 9

The race began and the crowd, who thought the climb was impossible, began to exclaim:

Question 10

Non ce la faranno mai”.

Answer 10

“They will never make it.”

Question 11

“È un’impresa impossibile per un ranocchio”.

Answer 11

“It’s an impossible feat for a frog”.

Question 12

“Dovrebbero ritirarsi”.

Answer 12

“They should retire.”

Question 13

ritirarsi

Answer 13

to retire, to retreat

Question 14

Loro furono costretti a ritirarsi .

Answer 14

They were forced to retire

Question 15

I ranocchi, sentendo questi commenti, si scoraggiarono:

Answer 15

The frogs, hearing these comments, became discouraged:

Question 16

scoraggiarono

Answer 16

discouraged

Question 17

scoraggiare

Answer 17

to discourage

Question 18

Non si lascia scoraggiare .

Answer 18

He does not let himself be discouraged

Question 19

alcuni decisero di arrendersi ancor prima di cominciare.

Answer 19

some decided to give up even before starting.

Question 20

arrendersi

Answer 20

to give up

Question 21

A volte bisogna arrendersi .

Answer 21

Sometimes you have to give up

Question 22

Gli altri ranocchi, intanto, stavano scalando le pareti della torre.

Answer 22

The other frogs, meanwhile, were climbing the walls of the tower.

Question 23

Nel frattempo, dalla folla, continuavano a levarsi delle voci che dicevano:

Answer 23

Meanwhile, voices continued to rise from the crowd saying:

Question 24

Poveri ranocchi, che fatica immensa! Non riusciranno mai ad arrivare fino alla cima”.

Answer 24

“Poor frogs, what an immense effort! They will never be able to get to the top ”.

Question 25

“Quei poveretti moriranno per la fatica prima di completare la loro scalata”.

Answer 25

“Those poor people will die of fatigue before completing their climb.”

Question 26

scalata

Answer 26

climbing

Question 27

La vita è stata spesso paragonata alla scalata di una montagna.

Answer 27

Life has often been compared to climbing a mountain.

Question 28

paragonata alla scalata di una montagna.

Answer 28

compared to climbing a mountain.

Question 29

paragonare

Answer 29

to compare

Question 30

Non ti paragonare a lei.

Answer 30

Don’t compare yourself to her.

Question 31

E così, uno dopo l’altro i ranocchi si diedero per vinti:

Answer 31

And so, one after another the frogs gave up:

Question 32

i ranocchi si diedero per vinti:

Answer 32

the frogs gave up:

Question 33

si diedero per vinti:

Answer 33

they gave up

Question 34

per vinti

Answer 34

for losers

Question 35

saltavano giù dalla torre e tornavano a casa abbattuti.

Answer 35

they jumped off the tower and came home downcast.

Question 36

Solo un ranocchio proseguì la sua scalata ed arrivò fino alla sommità della torre, vincendo la competizione.

Answer 36

Only a frog continued his climb and reached the top of the tower, winning the competition.

Question 37

La folla volle sapere come avesse fatto quel piccolo ranocchio a compiere un’impresa tanto difficile.

Answer 37

The crowd wanted to know how that little frog had done such a difficult task.

Question 38

Lo circondarono e gli fecero mille domande,

Answer 38

They surrounded him and asked him a thousand questions,

Question 39

ma si accorsero che il ranocchio era sordo e non poteva sentire una parola di quello che dicevano.

Answer 39

but they found that the frog was deaf and could not hear a word of what they were saying.

Question 40

Questo breve apologo ci ha fatto tornare alla mente una celebre frase di Albert Einstein:

Answer 40

This short apologue reminded us of a famous phrase by Albert Einstein:

Question 41

“Chi dice che è impossibile, non dovrebbe disturbare chi ce la sta facendo“.

Answer 41

“Anyone who says it’s impossible shouldn’t bother those who are making it”.

Question 42

La storia del ranocchi ha tanto da insegnare,

Answer 42

The story of the frogs has a lot to teach,

Question 43

sia a chi potrebbe fare qualcosa di grande sia a chi potrebbe risparmiare al mondo i suoi giudizi.

Answer 43

both to those who could do something great and to those who could spare the world their judgments.

Question 44

giudizi.

Answer 44

judgements, ratings