Tum nautam veterānum dē nōminibus nāvium longārum interrogāvimus. In classe Britannicā mīlitāverat, sed tum mīlitiā vacābat, et custōs erat ōrae maritimae. Nōmina nāvium, ut affirmābat, erant Grandis, Rēgālis, Magnifica, Tonāns, Arrogāns, Ferōx; omnibus tegimen* erat lāminīs ferreīs fabricātum. In Grandī praefectus classis nāvigābat. Omnēs ad ancoram dēligātae erant. Tum Alexander "Cur nōn" inquit "ad nāvēs in scaphā nāvigāmus?" Mihi et Marcō prōpositum pergrātum erat; et nauta ad nāvigandum parātus erat. Itaque patruus meus "Sērō domum adventābimus" inquit; "sed sī vōs puerī cupidī estis nāvem longam spectandī, ego nōn dēnegābō." Tum nauta "Exspectāte" inquit "dum omnia parō"; et vēla rēmōsque in scapham portāvit. Quam dulce erat in marī tranquillō nāvigāre! Ventus lēnis flābat, et brevī tempore ad Rēgālem appropinquāvimus. Tum classiāriī nōbīs nāvem ingentem mōnstrāvērunt cum māchinīs, tormentīs, rostrīs, cēterīs.
*tegimen,
tegiminis [3/n]: cover(ing); protection
[i] Vocabulary
review: match the Latin and English
affirmō, -āre,
-āvī, -ātus [1]
arrogāns,
arrogantis
classiārius, -ī
[2/m]
dēligō, -āre,
-āvī, -ātus [1]
dēnegō, -āre,
-āvī, -ātus [1]
dulcis, -e
fabricō, -āre,
-āvī, -ātus [1]
ferōx, ferōcis
ingēns, ingentis
interrogō, -āre,
-āvī, -ātus [1]
lēnis, -e
mīlitō, -āre,
-āvī, -ātus [1]
praefectus, -ī
[2/m]
prōpositum, -ī
[2/n]
sērō
tonō, -āre, -uī,
tonitus [1]
arrogant; ask /
enquire; fasten; furious; gentle; huge; late; manufacture; proposal /
suggestion; commander; say no / deny; seaman / man of the fleet; serve in the
military; thunder; sweet / pleasant; state / affirm
[ii] Find the
Latin:
- admiral
- coastguard
- he was free / retired from the military
- they all had a covering
- they all had a covering ¦ made from iron plates
- they had all been anchored [literally: … fastened / tied at anchor]
- Marcus and I really liked the suggestion [literally: the suggestion / proposal was very pleasing to me and (to) Marcus]
- the sailor was ready to sail
- but if you are eager to look at the battle ship [literally: … desirous of looking at …]
- wait while I get everything ready
- how pleasant it was to sail …
- within a short time
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