III Year Lettorato Inglese -- Group 3C (Peterson-More):

Jennifer Pudney pp. 106-111 Passages 3-8 (previously assigned and discussed in class), suggested English translations.

Pudney passage #3

Binta Jua is female gorilla in  the Chicago zoo. Yesterday a toddler/child [who was] not even/ less than/ under three years old fell inside her pen/encloseure/cage. She immediately approached him /went up to him, picked him up and placed/put/laid him gently in front of the gate/fence so that the adult humans could rescue him. They took him to [the] hospital.

A [passing] tourist made/shot a video/film/movie of the accident/event. The/This video has gone around the world, and it is unlikely that the episode will be forgotten. Some of the onlookers // OR: Those among the onlookers who  

began to have doubts about the animal’s/ gorilla’s intentions / about what the gorilla would do ended up changing their minds and realized they were/ had been wrong / had made a mistake.

This news did not surprise either Nando Orfei or Lea Massari, both [of whom are] // who are both animal lovers. “I have never wanted to have/keep a gorilla in my circus because it would have seemed [to me that] I had a man in a cage,” said Nando.

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Pudney passage #4

For months people/ politicians have been talking about // For months there has been talk of

rising/increasing/growing unemployment worldwide but little or nothing is being/has been done to overcome the crisis. On July 3 in Rome, there was a meeting of// which included French, German, Italian and many other foreign delegates/representatives. They came to/reached an agreement. Each representative/one pledged/agreed to approach/lobby his/her respective government and insist that the many/various measures be taken/implemented without [further] delay, [in order] to prevent unemployment from rising higher than 8% // going above/over 8%.

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Pudney passage #5

There is no doubt that the explosion which devastated/shocked Atlanta last night was a terrorist attack. // The explosion that shocked/devasted Atlanta last night was undoubtedly a Terrorist attack.

After the damaged/affected area was secured, the wounded taken to [the] hospital, and onlookers sent away, the criticism of the police began. // The damaged/affected area was secured, the wounded were taken to [the] hospital, and onlookers were sent away. After that, the criticism of the police began.

Some journalists said that there should have been a closer check on the people/on those entering / who entered the park and that video cameras should have been set up / installed in strategic places / at strategic points.

The Atlanta Police Chief // The Chief/head of the Atlanta Police Department was indignant. He responded/answered/replied that his officers/agents // the policemen and women had done everything they were supposed to. [Furthermore/Besides] They were not supposed to // They had not been ordered/told  to check the tourists in the park as/since/because that would/could have alarmed them. He said, “my instructions/orders [to my officers] were clear: they should/ were supposed to/ had to intervene [only] if they noticed something very strange. They were not supposed to stop anyone/anybody unless it was someone who was behaving/acting very suspiciously. People/Those who don’t know anything about this job should keep their mouths shut.”

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Pudney passage #6, lines 1-4

[The] Italian cattle breeders are follow ing the example of their British counterparts/colleagues. They think they are victims of the mad cow crisis. They want the Dini government to help them and [to] defend them from a situation that [they believe] is becoming/getting more and more serious.

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Pudney passage #7

When those/ the people responsible for/ in charge of organizing the concert were questioned by the press / by journalists / by reporters, they accused the company/ firm in charge of assembling/ putting up/ erecting the stands of neglecting / not having respected/ followed the safety rules/regulations. //

When those/ the people responsible for/ in charge of organizing the concert were questioned by the press / by journalists / by reporters, they accused the company/ firm hired to assemble/ to put up / to erect the stands of neglecting / not having respected/ followed the safety rules/regulations.

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Pudney passage #8

There is (some) hope for the kidnapped child/ the child who was kidnapped. It seems that /Apparently/ Reportedly/ Seemingly his family has started negotiating/ negotiations with the criminals/ bandits who kidnapped him six months ago. In an interview, the child’s father told/informed journalists [that] he had offered a maximum of / no more than two million liras/ lire instead of the 7 billion liras/lire that the criminals/kidnappers had asked for, and that he was /would be willing to take his son’s place. //

instead of the 7 billion liras/lire demanded by the criminals/kidnappers, and that he was /would be willing to take his son’s place.