Monroe . leaving Maverley

Question 1

gli disse che stava per lasciare il lavoro, perché avrebbe avuto un bambino

Answer 1

She told him that she was going to have to quit, because she was having a baby

Question 2

schivo, timido

Answer 2

shy [ʃaɪ]

Question 3

non aveva assunto una prendi biglietti per chiacchierare con i clienti

Answer 3

he didn’t hire a ticket taker to gab with the customers gab [gæb] n(fam) chiacchierare

Question 4

disse che veniva (il suo nome) dalla Bibbia

Answer 4

she said that it (her name) was out of the Bible

Question 5

ebbe un attimo di preoccupazione se fosse realmente sedicenne

Answer 5

He had a moment’s worry about whether she was really sixteen whether [ˈwɛðər]

Question 6

sera di un giorno feriale ( 1 word)

Answer 6

weeknight /ˈwiːknaɪt/

Question 7

mulino

Answer 7

mill [mɪl]

Question 8

forse poteva essere incaricato di …

Answer 8

perhaps he could be charged with +ing (getting Leah home)

Question 9

Mentre per i dialoghi

Answer 9

As for the dialog dialogue [ˈdaɪəlɒg] n dialogo

Question 10

Disse che poteva tirare avanti con circa cinque ore di sonno

Answer 10

He told that he could get by with about five hours’ sleep

Question 11

non le sarebbe mai entrata in testa

Answer 11

could never get straight in her head straight [streɪt]

Question 12

mettiamo le cose in chiaro

Answer 12

let’s get this straight

Question 13

ho la vaga impressione che

Answer 13

I have a vague idea that haven’t the vaguest idea vague [veɪg]

Question 14

ridicolo o assurdo, grottesco

Answer 14

preposterous [prɪˈpɒst[/ə]rəs]

Question 15

sconvolgimento nel senso di sollevazione, protesta

Answer 15

upheaval [ʌpˈhiːv[/ə]l]

Question 16

essere intenzionato a fare qualcosa

Answer 16

to be minded [ˈmaɪndɪd] to do sth

Question 17

strano, misterioso, bizzarro

Answer 17

weird [wɪəd]

Question 18

schivo, esitante, timido

Answer 18

shy [ʃaɪ]

Question 19

dovette scervellarsi per trovare un oggetto di conversazione

Answer 19

he had to rack his brain for a subject of conversation rack 1[ræk]

Question 20

con poca o affatto importanza. senza senso

Answer 20

pointless [ˈpɔɪntlɪs]

Question 21

Quando (lu)i si informava (le chiedeva) su (se lei avesse) un cane o un gatto..

Answer 21

when he enquired after a dog or a cat…

Question 22

a pezzi (vedere dei films a pezzi)

Answer 22

seeing them in bits (and pieces)

Question 23

ladro

Answer 23

crook [krʊk]

Question 24

da quella volta in poi

Answer 24

from that time on

Question 25

gli fu chiesto di non raccontare alcuna storia in particolare

Answer 25

he was called upon (=called on) not to tell any specific story

Question 26

imbrogliare, infinocchiare, gabbare

Answer 26

hoodwink [ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk]

Question 27

sprezzante, sdegnoso

Answer 27

contemptuous [kənˈtɛmptjʊəs]

Question 28

pensoso, pensieroso

Answer 28

thoughtful [ˈθɔːtfʊl]

Question 29

il fondo

Answer 29

rock-bottom [ˈrɒkˈbɒtəm]

Question 30

Lui stesso chiuse tutto quando lo show fu terminato

Answer 30

He himself had shut things up when the show was done shut |ʃʌt| shut something up close all doors and windows of a building or room, typically because it will be unoccupied for some time. most of its stately rooms were shut up.

Question 31

non gli piaceva l’idea di dover portare la notizia al padre

Answer 31

he didn’t relish the thought of having to break the news to the father relish [ˈrɛlɪʃ] (for) liking for or pleasurable anticipation of something gustare

Question 32

andò su tutte le furie

Answer 32

rage |reɪdʒ| violent uncontrollable anger

Question 33

tremavano sia per il freddo che per il loro timore verso lo sconosciuto in casa o per il freddo, che stava di certo aumentando, anche al chiuso

Answer 33

they trembled either for the fright and their misgivings about the stranger in the house or from the cold, that was definitely on the rise, even indoors. tremble [ˈtrɛmbl] misgiving [mɪsˈgɪvɪŋ] dubbio, timore, sospetto fright [fraɪt] n paura, spavento stranger [ˈstreɪndʒər] definitely [ˈdɛfɪnɪtlɪ] adv(certainly) di sicuro, certamente; on the rise [raɪz] in crescita indoors [ˌɪnˈdɔːz] adv(in building) all’interno;

Question 34

Al mattino, fu così.

Answer 34

By morning, that was in fact the case

Question 35

inarcando e piegando gli alberi

Answer 35

arching and bowing the trees

Answer 36

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