Below you will find a short story based on our Active Language Work this week. Read the story, and then consider the questions below the story. Answer the questions by posting a comment. Remember, you have 24 hours to post from the time this assignment goes online and this will be your first Probatio Brevis. Any word that is in bold is glossed to you in parentheses. Remember, guessing counts in language study. Don't fret over this. Read it for fun. Post your answers to the questions.
Est iuvenis (a young man), nomine Marcus. Marcus est iuvenis intelligens et magnificus (stunning). Marcus philosophiam amat. Marcus puellam, nomine Avidia, quoque (also) amat. Avidia est puella intelligens et pulchra (beautiful). Avidia pecuniam amat. Pugnax est miles (a soldier). Pugnax pugnare (to fight) amat.
Olim (one day) Marcus vitam cogitat: "vita mea est bona! sed (but) difficultas est. Philosophiam amo et puellam amo. Ego vitam philosophiae dare debeo? Ego vitam puellae dare debeo?" Tum (then), Marcus rosam in horto (the garden) videt. Marcus puellam in horto videt, et puella Marcum ridet (smiles at). Rosam carpit (picks) et ad puellam ambulat.
Puella, Avidia, in horto errat. Marcum ridet. Pecuniam cogitat: Pecuniam amo! pecuniam laudo! Quis (Who) mihi pecuniam dat? Fortasse (perhaps) iuvenis magnificus mihi pecuniam dat! Fortasse iuvenis fortis (strong, brave) mihi pecuniam dat! Tum, iuvenis magnificus ad puellam ambulat et puellae rosam dat. Salve, Avidia! Tibi rosam pulchram do--pulchra rosa puellae pulchrae!
Puella respondet: rosa? Estne rosa aurea (golden)?
Marcus respondet: Aurea? Minime. Est rosa pulchra et odorata! Rosa te laudat.
Puella exclamat: Odorata! Mihi non placet (it pleases)! Tantum (only) pecunia mihi placet! Tantum pecuniam laudo.
Marcus exclamat: Pecunia? quid est pecunia mihi? Sum philosophus!
Tum, miles nomine Pugnax errat per (through) hortum. Pugnax philosophum, Marcum, videt, et ei (to himself) ridet. Subito (suddenly), miles philosophum verberat ( beats) et pugnat.
Avidia exclamat: Noli (don't) pugnare! Noli pugnare! Noli pugnare! Cessate! (stop)
Miles ridet et ex horto currit. Philosophus, Marcus, gemit. (groans)
Avidia dicit: Miser, Marcus. Vale.
Postea (afterwards), prope (near) portam, miles puellae pecuniam dat.
Miles dicit: gratias tibi, Avidia. Iterum (again) et iterum mihi iuvenes das ut pugnem (to fight).
Avidia respondet: Et tu mihi pecuniam das!
Post (behind) portam, Marcus audit et cogitat: vita mea is misera! Quid est vita?
Interrogationes:
1) Describe Marcum. 2) Describe Avidiam. 3) Describe Pugnacem.
4) Quid Marcus amat? 5) Quid Avidiam amat? 6) Quid Pugnax amat?
7) Estne vita Marci bona vel (or) mala?
22 comments:
1) Marcum is smart and stunning.
2) Avidiam is a smart and beautiful girl.
3) Pugnacem is a soldier.
4) Marcus loves philosophy and avidiam
5) Avidiam loves money
6) Pugnax loves fighting
7) Mala
1) Describe Marcum: Marcum est iuvenis. Est intelligens et magnificus. Marcus philosophiam amat. Marcus puellam, nomine Avidia, quoque amat.
2) Describe Avidiam: Avidia est puella intelligens et pulchra. Avidia pecuniam amat.
3) Describe Pugnacem: Pugnax est miles. Pugnax pugnare amat.
4) Quid Marcus amat? Marcus amat philosophia et Avidia.
5) Quid Avidiam amat? Avidia amat pecumiam.
6) Quid Pugnax amat? Pugnax amat pugnare.
7) Estne vita Marci bona vel mala? In principium Marcus vitam est bona. In finis Marus vitam est mala.
1. Marcum est iuvenis intelligens et magnificus.
2. Avidia est puella intelligens et pulchra.
3. Pugnax est miles.
4. Marcus philosophiam et puellam Avidiam amat.
5. Avidia pecuniam amat.
6. Pugnax pugnare amat.
7. Marci vitam malam est.
1.Marcus est iuvenis intelligens et magnificus.
2.Avidia est puella intelligens et pulchra.
3.Pugnax est miles.
4. Marcus philosophiam amat et Avidia amat.
5.Avidia pecuniam amat.
6.Pugnax pugnare amat.
7.Marcus vita est bona.
1. Marcus est iuvenis intelligens et magnificus et philosophiam amat. (Marcus is an intelligent young man who loves philisophy.)
2. Avidia est puella intelligens et pulchra, et pecuniam amat. (Avidia is an intelligent woman and loves money.)
3. Pugnax est miles et pugnare amat. (Pugnax is a soldier who loves to fight.)
4. Marcus philosophiam amat. (Marcus loves philosophy.)
5. Avidia pecuniam amat. (Avidia loves money.)
6. Pugnax pugnare amat. (Pugnax loves to fight.)
7. Vitam Marci est mala. Marcus non fortis. (Marcus' life is bad. Marcus is not strong.)
(I didn't know when you wanted English or Latin answers, so I did both for every question. I hope this meets your criteria!)
1. Marcus est iuvenis intelligens et magnificus.
2. Avidia est puella intelligens et pulchra.
3. Pugnax est miles.
4. Marcus philosophiam amat. Marcus puellam, nomine Avidia, quoque amat.
5. Avidia pecuniam amat.
6. Pugnax pugnare amat.
1. Marc is a poor philosopher who enjoys life and odorous roses. He loves philosophy and Avidia. He is handsome and intelligent.
2. Avidia loves money very much and dislikes the rose she is given by Marc. She is beautiful. Gold digger!
3. Pugnax is a soldier who loves to fight.
4. Marcus Avidia amat.
5. Avidia pechuniam amat.
6. Pugnax pugnare amat.
7. Marcus habitum vita mala.
(I'm not sure if the word "habitum" is correct here. I didn't want the computer to conjugate "habeo" for me, so I just guessed."
I cannot remember if this is to be done in Latin or not, so I will give you both.
1)Marcus is a young man, with stunning understanding and a love for Philosophy and women.
Marcus est iuvenis. Marcus est magnificus intelligens. Quoque Marcus amat pulchra puella.
2)Avidia is a beautiful woman.
Avidia pulchra puella.
3)Pugnax is a strong soldier.
Pugnax fortis miles.
4)philosopy and Avidia
philosophia et Avidia
5)money
pecunia
6)to fight
pugnare
7)Marcus thinks life is bad!
Marcus cogitat vita mala!
1)Marcus est iuvenis intelligens et magnificus.
2)Avidia est puella intelligens et pulchra.
3)Pugnax est miles.
4)Marcus philosophiam amat.
5)Avidia pecuniam amat.
6)Pugnax pugnare amat.
7)Mala
1) Marcus est iuvenis intelligens et magnificus.
2)Avidia est puella intelligens et pulchra.
3)Pugnax est miles.
4)Marcus amat philosophiam et Avidia.
5)Avidia amat pecuniam.
6) Pugnax amat pugnare.
7)Ante, Marcus vitam cogitat est bona. Deinde, Marcus vitam cgitat est misera.
I don't know if we're supposed to respond in Latin or English. So here's both.
1. Describe Marcum.
Marcus est iuvenis.
Marcus est intelligens.
Marcus est magnificus.
2. Describe Avidiam.
Avidia est intelligens.
Avidia est pulchra.
3. Describe Pugnacem.
Pugnax est miles.
4. Quid Marcus amat?
Marcus Avidia et philosophiam amat.
5. Quid Avidia amat?
Avidia pecuniam amat.
Avidia rosam non amat.
6. Quid Pugnax amat? (What does Pugnax like?)
Pugnax pugnare amat.
Pugnax Avidiam amat.
7. Estne vita Marci bona vel mala?
Vita est mala.
1. Describe Marcus.
Marcus is a young man.
Marcus is intelligent.
Marcus is stunning.
2. Describe Avidia
Avidia is intelligent.
Avidia is beautiful.
3. Describe Pugnax.
Pugnax is a soldier.
4. What does Marcus like?
Marcus likes Avidia and philosophy.
5. What does Avidia like?
Avidia likes money.
Avidia does not like roses.
6. What does Pugnax like?
Pugnax likes to fight.
Pugnax likes Avidia.
7. Is life for Marcus good or bad?
Life is bad.
1) Marcus est iuvenis intelligens et magnificus. Est philosophus. (Marcus is an intelligent and stunning young man. He's a philosopher.)
2) Avidia est puella intelligens et pulchra. (Avidia is a beautiful and intelligent girl.)
3) Pugnax est miles. (Pugnax is a soldier.)
4) Marcus philosophiam et Avidiam amant. (Marcus loves philosophy and Avidia.)
5) Avidia pecuniam amat. (Avidia loves money.)
6) Pugnax pugnare amat. (Pugnax loves fighting.)
7) Vita Marci est mala. (Marcus' life is bad.)
sorry i answered in both latin and english. i wasn't sure which you wanted.
1. Marcus is young, intelligent, and stunning. He is a philosopher who thinks about life and cares not for money.
2. Avidia is Marcus' woman. She is young, intelligent, and beautiful. She loves money and cares not for roses.
3. Punax is a soldier who loves to fight.
4. Marcus loves Avidia
5. Avidia loves money
6. Punax loves to fight.
7. Marcus' life is bad (mala.)
Latin:
1) Marcus est iuvenis intelligens et magnificus.
2) Avidia est puella intelligens et pulchra.
3) Pugnax est miles.
4)Marcus philosophiam amat. Marcus puellam, nomine Avidia, quoque amat.
5) Avidia pecuniam amat.
6) Pugnax pugnare amat.
7) Vita Marci este mala.
English:
1)Marcus is a knowledgeable and stunning young man.
2) Avidia is a knowledgeable and beautiful woman.
3) Pugnax is a soldier.
4) Marcus loves Philosophy. Marcus also loves a woman named Avidia.
5) Avidia loves money.
6) Pugnax loves to fight.
7) Marcus's life is bad.
I thought we were supposed to answer in Latin but was not 100% so I did both.
1) Describe Marcum.
Marcus est iuvenis intelligens et magnificus.
2) Describe Avidiam.
Avidiam est puella intelligans et pulchra.
3) Describe Pugnacem.
Pugnax est miles fortis.
4) Quid Marcus amat?
Marcus philosophiam amat. Quoque, Marcus Avidiam amat.
5) Quid Avidiam amat?
Avidia pecuniam amat.
6) Quid Pugnax amat?
Pugnax pugnare amat.
7) Estne vita Marci bona vel (or) mala?
Vita Marci est mala. Marcus Avidiam amat sed Avidia pecuniam amat. Pugnax Marcum pugnare.
1. Marcus is young intelligent and stunning. He is a philosopher. He wants to please a girl. He is not strong because he lets the soldier beat up on him towards the end.
2. Avidia is a girl - intelligent and beautiful. She likes money. She does not like roses - unless they are golden. She is deceitful.
3. Pugnam is a soldier. He is strong. He loves to fight.
4. Marcus loves philosophy and he loves a girl - Avidia.
5. Avidia loves money.
6. Pgnax loves to fight.
7. Marcus's life is good in the beginning when he is simply thinking about philosophy and the girl. Once he goes and offers her a rose, gets beat up, and finds out that the girl is paying the soldier to beat him up Marcus views life as being bad.
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Here is my translation of the story: There is a young man named Marcus. Marcus is young, intelligent and stunning. Marcus loves philosophy. Marcus also loves a girl called Avidia. Avidia is an intelligent and beautiful girl. Avidia loves money. Pugnax is a soldier. Pugnax loves to fight.
One day Marcus thinks about life, “my life is good!, but there is difficulty.” I love philosophy and I love the girl. Ought I to give my life to philosophy? Ought I to give my life to the girl?” Then, Marcus saw a rose in the garden. Marcus saw the girl in the garden, and the girl smiles at Marcus. He picks the rose and walks to the girl.
The girl, Avidia, wonders in the gardens. Marcus laughs. She thinks of money: I love money! Who doesn’t love money? Perhaps a stunning young man does not like money. Perhaps, a strong young man does not like money. Then, the stunning young man walked to the girl and gave her the rose. “Hello Avidia! I give you a beautiful rose, a beautiful rose for a beautiful girl.”
The girl responds: A rose! Is the rose golden?
Marcus responds: Golden? No. The rose is beautiful and fragrant The rose praises you.
The girl exclaims: Fragrant! It does not please me. Only money pleases me. I approve of large amounts of money.
Marcus exclaims: Money? What is my money? My philosophy!
Then, a soldier named Pugnax walks through the garden. Pugnax saw the philosopher Marcus, and laughed to himself. Suddenly, the soldier fights and beats the philosopher.
Avidia exclaims: Don’t fight! Don’t fight! Don’t fight! Stop!
The soldier laughs and runs out of the garden. The philosopher, Marcus, groans.
Avidia says: Unfortunate Marcus, good-bye.
Afterwards, near a gate, the soldier gives money to the girl.
The soldier says: Thank you Avidia. Again and again you make me fight the young man.
Avidia responds: And I give money to you.
Behind the gate, Marcus hears and thinks: My life is miserable! What is life?
1) Describe Marcum.
Marcum est magnificus et intelligens.
2) Describe Avidiam.
Avidiam est quoque intelligens. Est pulchra.
3) Describe Pugnacem.
Pugnax et Marcus pugnacem et Avidiam ait "noli pugnare!"
4) Quid Marcus amat?
Marcus amat Avidiam et quoque philosophiam.
5) Quid Avidiam amat?
Avidiam amat pecuniam.
6) Quid Pugnax amat?
Pugnax amat pugnare.
7) Estne vita Marci bona vel (or) mala?
Marcus ait vita est mala.
General class notes:
First, you all did outstanding work. The question I wanted to assess was: does this student understand the story, and can he/she interact meaningfully with the story through the questions. You all did. Optime! There were some errors in form, but not a single thing that any of you wrote was incomprehensible to me.
Second, yes, I wanted these in Latin. I did not ask you to translate. This was a reading and comprehension assessment. If you translated, you did lots of extra work. Unless I specifically say "This is a translation exercise", I will only want you to respond "Latine". Remember, our primary goal is reading and understanding Latin as Latin, not Latin as English. Translation will be a part of what we do, but a minor part.
I'll give some specific notes in class next week. Enjoy the weekend.
Bob
1. Marcum is a young, stunning and intelligent philosopher.
2. Avidia is a young beautiful woman.
3. Pugnacem is a soldier.
4. Marcum likes Avidia.
5. Avidia likes money.
6. Pugnax likes to fight.
7. Marcum life is bad.
(by the way i know that its late, but i still wanted to do it.)
1. Marcum est iuvenis intelligens et magnificus.
2.Avidia est puella intelligens et pulchra.
3.Pugnax est miles.
4.Marcus amat philosophiam et Avidiam.
5.Avidia amat pecuniam.
6.Pugnax amat pugnare.
7. Marci vita est misera vel male.
1. Marcus est iuvenis intelligens et magnificus.
2. Avidia est puella intelligens et pulchra.
3. Pugnax est miles.
4. Marcus philosophiam et puellam amat.
5. Avidia pecuniam amat.
6. Pugnax pugnare amat.
7. Est vita Marci mala.
I'm not sure how I could have missed the whole "complete in 24 hours part," but somehow I did. My apologies.
1.Marcus est iuvenis intelligens et magnificus (stunning). Marcus is intelligent and stunning.
2.Avidia est puella intelligens et pulchra (beautiful). Avidia is intelligent and beautiful.
3. Pugnax est miles (a soldier).Pugnax is a soldier.
4. Marcus philosophiam amat. Marcus loves philosophy. He also loves Avidia.
5. Avidia pecuniam amat. Avidia loves money.
6. Pugnax pugnare (to fight) amat.Pugnax loves to fight.
7. Mala
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