Section 1F.b. English to Greek

Question 1

alas! oh dear!

Answer 1

οἴμοι

Question 2

where?

Answer 2

ποῦ;

Question 3

Hegestratos and Sdenothemis do not wait around but run away.

Answer 3

ὁ Ἡηγέστρατος καὶ Ζηνόθεμις οὐ μένουσιν ἀλλὰ φεύγουσιν.

Question 4

For the men throw themselves into the sea, and look for the lifeboat.

Answer 4

εἰς τὴν γὰρ θάλατταν ῥίπτουσιν ἑαυτοὺς οἱ ἄνθρωποι, καὶ τὸν λέμβον ζητοῦσιν.

Question 5

The sailors clearly see their flight from the ship, and the captain unties the lifeboat.

Answer 5

καὶ οἱ μὲν ναῦται ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου τὴν φυγὴν σαφῶς ὁρῶσιν, ὁ δὲ κυβερνήτης τὸν λέμβον ἀπολύει.

Question 6

The lifeboat drifts away from the ship.

Answer 6

ὁ δὲ λέμβος ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου ἀποχωρεῖ.

Question 7

SDEN. Oh dear! Where is the life-boat? Where is it, Hegestratos?

Answer 7

ΖΗΝ. (thrashing around in the waves) οἴμοι, ποῦ ὁ λέμβος; ποῦ ἐστιν, ὦ Ἠγέστρατε;

Question 8

HEG. I can’t see the the life-boat, Sdenothemis — oh dear!

Answer 8

ΗΓ. ἐγὼ τὸν λέμβον οὐχ ὁρῶ, ὦ Ζηνόθεμι — οἴμοι.

Question 9

SDEN. We are dying, Hegestratos. Help, sailors, help!

Answer 9

ΖΗΝ. ἀποθνῄσκομεν, ὦ Ἡγέστρατε. βοηθεῖτε, ὦ ναῦται, βοηθεῖτε.

Question 10

SDEN. I am dying —

Answer 10

ΗΓ. ἀποθνῄσκω —

Question 11

DIK. Do you see those men, captain?

Answer 11

ΔΙΚ. ἆρα τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ὁρᾷς σύ, ὦ κυβερνῆτα;

Question 12

The men are dying.

Answer 12

ἀποθνῄσκουσι γὰρ οἱ ἄνθρωποι.

Question 13

For the lifeboat is clearly drifting away from the ship.

Answer 13

ὁ γὰρ λέμβος ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου σαφῶς ἀποχωρεῖ.

Question 14

CAPTAIN Don’t worry! For the fellows are bad, Dikaiopolis, and they are dying badly.

Answer 14

ΚΥΒ. μὴ φρόντιζε· κακοὶ γάρ εἰσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ὦ Δικαιλόπολι, καὶ κακῶς ἀποθνῄσκουσιν.

Question 15

alas! oh dear!

Answer 15

οἴμοι

Question 16

where?

Answer 16

ποῦ;