Reading Exercise p. 58

Question 1

p. 58.1 Megadōrus nūptiās facere uult. coquōs igitur uocat multōs ad aedīs. coquōrum opus est cēnam coquere ingentem.

Answer 1

Megadorus wants to have a wedding ceremony. Therefore he calls many cooks to (his) house. The cooks’ job is to cook a feast (that will be) huge.

Question 2

p. 58.2 uxōrem domum dūcit Megadōrus Phaedram, Eucliōnis fīliam. sed coquī Eucliōnem uirum pauperem habent et trīstem. nam nīl āmittere uult.

Answer 2

Megadorus marries Phaedra, Euclio’s daughter. But the cooks regard Euclio (as) a poor man and a gloomy (one). For he wants to let nothing go.

Question 3

p. 58.3 follem enim ingentem, ubi dormīre uult, in ōs impōnit. ita animam, dum dormit, nōn āmittit.

Answer 3

For when he sleeps he places a huge bag on his mouth. Thus when he sleeps he doesn’t let go of his breath.

Question 4

p. 58.4 apud tōnsōrem praesegmina, quod nihil uult āmittere, colligit omnia et domum dūcit. aquam dare nōn uult.

Answer 4

At the barber’s he collects all the clippings, because he wants to let nothing go, and he takes (them) home. He doesn’t want to give (anyone) water.

Question 5

p. 58.5 ignem dare, quod āmittere timet, nōn uult. uir trīstis est. coquī igitur in aedīs inīre Megadōrī, uirī dīuitis et facilis, uolunt.

Answer 5

He doesn’t want to give (anyone) fire, because he is afraid to let (anything) go. He is a gloomy man. Therefore the cooks want to enter Megadorus’ house, a man (both) wealthy and easy.

Question 6

p. 58.6 perīculum autem in aedibus Megadōrī multum est, uāsa argentea ingentia, uestēs multae, multum aurum.

Answer 6

However there is much danger in Megarodus’ house, (such as) huge silver vessels (uāsa = utensils, pots; neuter plural), many clothes, much gold.

Question 7

p. 58.7 sī quid seruī āmittunt, coquōs fūrēs putant et comprehendere uolunt.

Answer 7

If the slave let anything go, they think the cooks (are) thieves and want to arrest them.

Question 8

p. 58.8 apud Eucliōnem autem coquī saluī sunt, uāsa argentea ex aedibus auferre Eucliōnis facile nōn est, quod uāsa nūlla habet!

Answer 8

At Euclio’s however the cooks are safe. For it is not an easy (thing) to take away silver (things) from Euclio’s house, because he has no vessels!