11.9: Translation
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Quod fīlius cōnsulis multam pecūniam vōbīs debet, ille semper trīstis est.
- Is it the consul's son who is always sad despite making so much money?
- My son the consul takes a lot of money from you and that's why you are always sad.
- Because the son of the consul owes you a lot of money, he is always depressed.
Nēmō autem iocōs vestrōs intellegit ergō....tacē!
- Your jokes however, are not interesting, so say them quietly!
- However, no one understands your jokes... so be quiet!
- However, no one will understand your jokes... so be quiet!
Mea etiam soror cāra eīdem cōnsulī amīcō pecūniam mittēbat quod ille ea bene intellegit.
- Even my dear sister used to send money to the same friendly consul because he understands things well.
- My sister admits her friend was a consul because she understands the situation well.
- Even my dear sister sends money to the same friendly consul because he will understand things well.
Caput cārum vestrum nēminī amīcum fuīt.
- Your dear leader is friendly to no one.
- Your dear leader was friendly to no one.
- Your dear leader was friends with his nemisis.
Tarquinius mala agere audēbat quod amōrem vitiī numquam vincēbat.
- Tarquinius dared to accomplish bad things and he will never conquer his desire for crime.
- Tarquinius felt bad about aging because love never conquered him in life.
- Tarquinius dared to accomplish bad things because he never conquered his desire for crime.
Cicerō cōpiam verbōrum habēbat sed ea nūllō dictābat.
- Cicero has an abundance of words but he speaks them repeatedly to no one.
- Cicero had an abundance of words but he spoke them repeatedly to no one.
- Although Cicero is verbose, he tells her nothing.
Vōs nihil bene nōbis faciēbātis nōs tamen vōs ad Rōmam mittimus.
- Nothing has been well since you did those things to us and so we are transferring you to Rome.
- You do nothing satisfactorily for us, and so we are sending you to Rome.
- You did nothing satisfactorily for us, nevertheless we are sending you to Rome.