Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Piccoli esercizi di traduzione 12

Qui bisogna usare "used to" quando è possibile(lo dice l'esercizio...).
1)Prima Paul beveva molto. Adesso beve sempre acqua.
Paul used to drink much. Now he always drinks water.
2)Nostro nonno ci raccontava una storia ogni sera.
Our grandfather used to tell us a tale every night.
3)Quand'ero giovane andavo dappertutto a piedi.
When I was young I used to walk everywhere.
4)C'erano molti alberi lungo questa strada.
There used to be many trees along this road.
5)C'era un cinema qui. Adesso c'è una discoteca.
There used to be a cinema here. Now there is a disco.
6)Prima non ti piaceva il tè. No, ma adesso mi piace
You used to like tea. No, but now I like it.
7)Una volta sapevo tutto sul calcio.
I used to know everything on the soccer.
8)Volevo telefonarti, ma non sapevo il tuo numero.
I wanted to call you, but I didn't know your telephone number.
9)Ho incontrato Ted ieri. Andava dal dottore.
I met Ted yesterday. He went to doctor.
Queste sono sull'uso del continuous con significato futuro:
1)Pat e Sue vanno a Parigi domani.
Pat and Sue are going to Paris tomorrow.
2)Luca non lavora la prossima settimana.
Luca isn't working next week.
3)Restano a casa i bimbi stasera?
Are the children staying at home tonight?
4)L'aereo parte nel pomeriggio.
The plane is leaving in the afternoon.
5)Uscite voi sabato? Noi andiamo al cinema.
L'ho scritta così come l'ho trovata sul libro,  ovvio che in italiano si dica:
"Voi uscite sabato?"
Sarà un bug! :-)
Cmq meglio specificarlo per chi sta imparando l'italiano....
Are you going out Saturday? We are going to the cinema.
6)Quando parte tuo fratello?
When is your brother leaving?
7)La partita finisce alle 4.30.
The match finishes at 4.30.
Concludo con un dubbio:
I am watching a movie on TV tomorrow.
I am going to watch a movie on TV tomorrow.
Queste due costruzioni del futuro sono perfettamente equivalenti 
e intercambiabili?  
Grazie.

 e intercambiabili?  
Vanno ambedue, e sono intercambiabili.
-- 
I am Ketzl's stooge.
Un-not my address if you wanna reply.

e intercambiabili?  
Boh. Dovrei guardare Swan. Guardalo tu :-)
Comunque, considera:
A
I'm going to do exercises 7 through 8 on page 95 of my Japanese
exercise book tomorrow afternoon.
vs
B
I am doing exercises 7 through 8 on page 95 of my Japanese exercise
book tomorrow afternoon.
I think I'd say A.
-- 
Adam Atkinson (
gh...@mistral.co.uk
)
Eschew obfuscation!

 e intercambiabili?  
Secondo me la prima è alquanto improbabile. 
Mi sembra normale dire "What are you doing tomorrow?" e, così a sensazione,
con l'idea che ci sia un'intenzione ("cosa pensi di fare domani?"), anche
vaga. Ma "I'm watching a movie on TV tomorrow" sembra proprio un programma,
qualcosa di prestabilito. Anche qui aspetta i madrelingua, sono curioso
anch'io: se dico "what are you doing tomorrow?", è normale che l'altro
risponda "I'm verbo-ing..."?
Ciao, FB
-- 
L'importante è che risplenda tu, sola primadonna e immarcescibile leggenda
del tuo pianerottolo.
(Lucangel su it.cultura.libri)

the doctor
And, as Joey said, "was going to the doctor"
-- 
Adam Atkinson (
gh...@mistral.co.uk
)
BRITISH PUSH BOTTLES UP ENEMY

And, as Joey said, "was going to the doctor"
Or even "the doctor's". I should try to sleep more.
-- 
Adam Atkinson (
gh...@mistral.co.uk
)
We know Jesus must have been Italian for 3 reasons: he lived at home
until he was 30, he thought his mother was a virgin, and she thought
he was God.

 risponda "I'm verbo-ing..."?
Sempre AmEng:
The present tense can be used to indicate future action almost all the 
time, at least in casual discourse, particularly when the future is 
established or indicated by some other word or words:
-What are you doing tomorrow? 
-I'm going to the Museum of Natural History.
[But: -What are you doing? -I'm writing a letter to my aunt. (now). -Are 
you staying in all day? -No, after I write the letter, I'm riding my 
bike.]
-Are you seeing your friends later?
-No, I'm watching a "Friends" rerun.
This is almost the only way to express the question in AmEng. The 
question phrased as "Will you see your friends later?" would only be used 
in the greater context of a discussion already in place about the 
friends, maybe. "Will you be seeing your friends later?" is also 
possible, but mostly in the latter context, too.
"Are you seeing...  doing... going... watching.... visiting...  
writing.... swimming.... driving..." etc. 
"Yes, I'm seeing... doing... etc."


 Or even "the doctor's". I should try to sleep more.
Perhaps on a bed... (witty face)
Bye, FB
-- 
"Gli americani sono ignoranti per loro stessa natura"
that is "The Americans are naturally ignorant"
(Paolo Bonardi on it.cultura.linguistica)

 "Yes, I'm seeing... doing... etc."
Thank you!
Bye, FB
-- 
Se dico "siedi!" manca l'oggetto.
Siedo chi? Lei o me?
(da it.cultura.linguistica.italiano)

 Paul used to drink a lot. ...
Don't know why, but the last one tells me that Paul was an alcoholic in the
past,
instead the first one makes me think that Paul used to drink from time to
time...

 I met Ted yesterday. He went to doctor.
to the doctor.

 time...
I don't see that distinction, frankly. I think the only difference is 
that the first ("much") isn't conversational.


 About football/soccer.
A quanto ne so, negli USA si dice soccer, in GB football
-- 
"if the speed of light were sixty miles per hour, life would be
youthful, fast, and dark."
http://www.cyberslayer.co.uk/jokes/joke0587.html

A quanto ne so, negli USA si dice soccer, in GB football
Yes. Football negli USA č quello che noi chiamiamo "football
americano".
Sebastiano

Grazie ragazzi, come sempre chiari ed esaurienti.
Alla prossima!