SENTENTIAE - Chapter 4

Question 1

Ōtium est bonum, sed ōtium multōrum est parvum.

Answer 1

Leisure is good, but the leisure of many is small.

Question 2

Bella sunt mala et multa perīcula habent.

Answer 2

Wars are bad and have many dangers.

Question 3

Officium nautam dē ōtiō hodiē vocat. (dē from)

Answer 3

Duty calls the sailor from his leisure today.

Question 4

Paucī virī multās fōrmās perīculī in pecūniā vident – nōn dēbēmus esse avārī!

Answer 4

Few men see the many forms of danger in money - we must not be greedy!

Question 5

Sī multam pecūniam habētis, saepe nōn estis sine cūrīs.

Answer 5

If you have much money, you are often not without worries.

Question 6

Puellae magistram dē cōnsiliō malō sine morā monent.

Answer 6

The girls warn the teacher about the plan without delay.

Question 7

Ō magne poēta, sumus vērī amīcī; mē iuvā, amābō tē!

Answer 7

Great poet, we are true friends; help me, please!

Question 8

Fēmina et agrōs et portam agricolae videt.

Answer 8

The woman sees both the fields and gate of the farmer.

Question 9

You (sg.) are in great danger.

Answer 9

In magnō perīculō es.

Question 10

My son’s opinions are often foolish.

Answer 10

Sententiae fīliī meī saepe sunt stultae.

Question 11

Fīliae et fīliī virōrum magnōrum et fēminārum non semper sunt magnī.

Answer 11

The daughters and sons of great men and women are not always great.

Question 12

Sine sapientiā bona fortūna nautārum est nihil et poenās dant.

Answer 12

Without wisdom the sailors’ good fortune is nothing and they are paying the penalty.

Question 13

Fortūna caeca est. (*Cicero)

Answer 13

Fortune is blind.

Question 14

Sī perīcula sunt vēra, īnfortūnātus es. (Terence)

Answer 14

If the dangers are true, you are unfortunate.

Question 15

Salvē, Ō amīce; vir bonus es. (Terence.)

Answer 15

Greetings, O friend, you are a good man.

Question 16

Nōn bella est fāma fīliī tuī. (Horace.)

Answer 16

The reputation of your son is not good.

Question 17

Errāre est hūmānum. (Seneca.)

Answer 17

To err is human.

Question 18

Nihil est omnīnō beātum. (Horace.)

Answer 18

Nothing is completely happy.

Question 19

Remedium īrae est mora. (Seneca.)

Answer 19

The cure for anger is delay.

Question 20

Bonus Daphnis, amīcus meus, ōtium et vītam agricolae amat. (Vergil. — Daphnis is a pastoral character.)

Answer 20

Good Daphnis, my friend, loves leisure and life of the farmer.

Question 21

Magistrī parvīs puerīs crūstula et dōna saepe dant. (Horace.)

Answer 21

The teachers often give cookies and gifts to the small boys.

Question 22

Amīcam meam magis quam oculōs meōs amō. (Terence.)

Answer 22

I love my girlfriend more than my own eyes.

Question 23

Salvē, mea bella puella—dā mihi multa bāsia, amābō tē! (Catullus.)

Answer 23

Greetings my beautiful girl, give me many kisses please.

Question 24

Īnfīnītus est numerus stultōrum. (Ecclesiastes.)

Answer 24

Infinite is the number of fools.

Question 25

Officium mē vocat. (Persius.)

Answer 25

Duty calls me.

Question 26

Malī sunt in nostrō numerō et dē exitiō bonōrum virōrum cōgitant. Bonōs adiuvāte; cōnservāte patriam et populum Rōmānum. (Cicero.)

Answer 26

There are evil men are in our number and they are thinking about the destruction of good men. Help the good men; save the country and the people of Rome.