Reading Exercise p. 43

Question 1

p. 43.1 Megadōrum, uirum dīuitem et Eucliōnis uīcīnum, soror Eunomia ex aedibus uocat. Eunomia enim anxia est, quod Megadōrus uxōrem nōn habet.

Answer 1

His sister Eunomia calls out of the house Megadorus, a rich man and Euclio’s neighbor. For Eunomia is anxious, because Megadorus does not have a wife.

Question 2

p. 43.2 Megadōrus autem uxōrem nōn uult. nam uxōrēs uirōs dīuitēs pauperēs faciunt. habet satis aurī Megadōrus et fēminās pulchrās nōn amat.

Answer 2

Megadorus however does not want a wife. For wives make rich men poor men. Megadorus has enough (of) gold and does not love beautiful women.

Question 3

p. 43.3 ut enim pulchra fēmina est, ita uirum uexat. ut uir dīues est, ita uxor uirum pauperem facit.

Answer 3

For as a woman is beautiful, so she troubles her husband. As a man is rich, so a wife makes her husband poor.

Question 4

p. 43.4 Eunomiam autem sorōrem optimam Megadōrus habet. ut igitur postulat soror, ita facit frāter. Phaedram enim, Eucliōnis fīliam, puellam optimam habet.

Answer 4

However Megadorus has (in) Eunomia the best sister. There as (his) sister demans, so (her) brother does. For he regards Phaedra, Euclio’s daughter, (as) the best girl.

Question 5

p. 43.5 ut tamen pauper Eucliō est, ita dōtem habet Phaedra nūllam. Megadōrus autem dōtem nōn uult.

Answer 5

However because (literally: as) Euclio is poor, (to that extent) Phaedra has no dowry. However Megadorus does not want a dowry.

Question 6

p. 43.6 nam sī dīuitēs uxōrēs sunt magnamque habent dōtem, magnus est post nūptiās sūmptus, et nimis dant uirī pecūniae.

Answer 6

For if wives are rich and have a large dowry, great is the expenditure after the wedding, and men give too much (of) money.