giovedì 27 gennaio 2011

Rudyard Kipling "se" e in inglese "if"

"SE"
Se riesci a conservare il controllo quando tutti
Intorno a te lo perdono e te ne fanno una colpa;
Se riesci ad aver fiducia in te quando tutti
Ne dubitano, ma anche a tener conto del dubbio;
Se riesci ad aspettare e non stancarti di aspettare,
O se mentono a tuo riguardo, a non ricambiare in menzogne,
O se ti odiano, a non lasciarti prendere dall'odio,
E tuttavia a non sembrare troppo buono e a non parlare troppo saggio;
Se riesci a sognare e a non fare del sogno il tuo padrone;
Se riesci a pensare e a non fare del pensiero il tuo scopo;
Se riesci a far fronte al Trionfo e alla Rovina
E trattare allo stesso modo quei due impostori;
Se riesci a sopportare di udire la verità che hai detto
Distorta da furfanti per ingannare gli sciocchi
O a contemplare le cose cui hai dedicato la vita, infrante,
E piegarti a ricostruirle con strumenti logori;
Se riesci a fare un mucchio di tutte le tue vincite
E rischiarle in un colpo solo a testa e croce,
E perdere e ricominciare di nuovo dal principio
E non dire una parola sulla perdita;
Se riesci a costringere cuore, tendini e nervi
A servire al tuo scopo quando sono da tempo sfiniti,
E a tener duro quando in te non resta altro
Tranne la Volontà che dice loro: "Tieni duro!".
Se riesci a parlare con la folla e a conservare la tua virtù,
E a camminare con i Re senza perdere il contatto con la gente,
Se non riesce a ferirti il nemico né l'amico più caro,
Se tutti contano per te, ma nessuno troppo;
Se riesci a occupare il minuto inesorabile
Dando valore a ogni minuto che passa,
Tua è la Terra e tutto ciò che è in essa,
E - quel che è di più - sei un Uomo, figlio mio!


 
"IF"
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired from waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings - nor loose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run:
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

lunedì 8 novembre 2010

A – APPLES – I LIKE APPLES
B – BICYCLE – I usually ride on it when I have some free time
C – CHILDREN – I love them! However, not too many at a time;)
D – DRIVING LICENCE – I have had it since I was 18 :) a useful thing
E – ENGLISH – knowing English will be helpful in communicating with other people abroad, you can make friends with foreigners:)
F – FRIENDSHIP – friendship & love, the most beautiful feelings
G – GREAT BRITAIN – a place worth visiting
H – HOLIDAY – time to get rest and gather strength for another school year:)
I – ICE-CREAM – delicious with whipped cream and fruit
J – JOGGING – I have been planning to start it for years...without a single success:P
K – KNOWLEDGE – necessary to pass an exam :-)
L – LILY OF THE VALLEY – my favourite flower, I like its delicate fragrance :)
M – MOBILE PHONE – to have instant contact with my family and friends
N – NEIGHBOURHOOD – so many of you live in my neighbourhood...
O – OPTIMIST – I am one:)
P – PATIENCE – being a teacher requires it... a lot!
Q – QUESTIONS – you ask me a lot of them :)
R – RING – I like wearing it :)
S – SEASIDE – I love spending my holidays there...
T – TABLE TENNIS – I love playing it! :-)
U – UNIVERSITY – I have a lot of beautiful memories from my studies at university :)
V – VEGETARIAN – I can’t imagine being one...
W – WALK – I love long walks along the coastline
X – X-MAS – my favourite family holiday
Y – YACHT – I would like to sail on it in the future
Z – ZODIAC – do you believe in the horoscopes? I don’t...

sabato 30 ottobre 2010

Introduction

HELLO!My name RINO, I live in TURSI, and in the first year of high school.The prof."Maiellaro" gave us a task to write a letter in English to a foreign person who spoke English,is someome says takes quite a vote in inglish.
My favorite fruit and grapes, and my favorite alcohol is vodka.My favorite sport is soccer and motorcycling.
I'm a nice guy and I think I'm fascinating