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Question 1

“Chiunque si ritenga degno di succedermi come re

Answer 1

“Anyone who deems himself worthy to succeed me as king

Question 2

Chiunque

Answer 2

whoever

Question 3

si ritenga degno

Answer 3

consider yourself worthy

Question 4

ritenere

Answer 4

to consider, retain

Question 5

È ingenuo ritenere altrimenti.

Answer 5

It is naive to assume otherwise.

Question 6

raggiunga il palazzo reale nella capitale

Answer 6

reach the royal place in the capital

Question 7

Chiunque dovrebbe lavarsi.

Answer 7

Anyone should wash.

Question 8

Lì i contendenti verranno sottoposti a una prova e il migliore

Answer 8

There the contenders will be tested and the best

Question 9

sottoposti a una prova

Answer 9

subjected to a test

Question 10

sottoposti

Answer 10

subjected

Question 11

diverrà il nuovo sovrano del paese

Answer 11

he will become the new ruler of the country

Question 12

sovrano del paese

Answer 12

ruler of the country

Question 13

sovrano

Answer 13

ruler

Question 14

I suoi servitori affissero il bando in tutti gli angoli del paese

Answer 14

His servants posted the ban in all corners of the country

Question 15

affissero il bando

Answer 15

posted the notice

Question 16

il bando

Answer 16

the announcement

Question 17

affiggere

Answer 17

to affix, to post up

Question 18

Presto, l’unica strada che conduceva al palazzo fu gremita di centinaia di giovani cavalieri

Answer 18

Soon, the only road leading to the palace was packed with hundreds of young knights

Question 19

fu gremita

Answer 19

it was packed

Question 20

gremita

Answer 20

packed

Question 21

nobili e mercanti che speravano di conquistarsi la corona reale.

Answer 21

nobles and merchants who hoped to win the royal crown.

Question 22

c’era un anziano mendicante vestito di stracci,

Answer 22

there was an elderly beggar dressed in rags,

Question 23

mendicante vestito di stracci,

Answer 23

beggar dressed in rags,

Question 24

mendicante

Answer 24

beggar

Question 25

Vorrei tanto raggiungere il palazzo reale per partecipare al concorso

Answer 25

I would love to go to the royal palace to participate in the competition

Question 26

indetto dal re, ma le mie gambe sono vecchie e malferme”.

Answer 26

called by the king, but my legs are old and shaky ”.

Question 27

malferme

Answer 27

shaky

Question 28

Io mi sto sentendo molto malferma .

Answer 28

I am feeling very unsteady.

Question 29

passando indicavano il vecchio e lo schernivano, dicendo

Answer 29

as they passed they pointed to the old man and mocked him, saying

Question 30

era un arciere di umili origini,

Answer 30

he was an archer of humble origins,

Question 31

schernire

Answer 31

to mock, to taunt

Question 32

Quando tutti ebbero raggiunto il salone del palazzo

Answer 32

When everyone had reached the hall of the palace

Question 33

il vecchio si scrollò la polvere di dosso e disse

Answer 33

the old man brushed the dust off and said

Question 34

scrollò la polvere di dosso

Answer 34

shook the dust off

Question 35

di dosso

Answer 35

off

Question 36

scrollare

Answer 36

to shake

Question 37

Ho deciso di mettervi alla prova travestendomi da mendicante;

Answer 37

I have decided to test you by disguising myself as a beggar;

Question 38

travestendomi da mendicante

Answer 38

disguising myself as a beggar

Question 39

per governare bene ci vuole un cuore umile e gentile, per pensare anche agli abitanti più deboli del regno.

Answer 39

to govern well it takes a humble and kind heart, to think about even the weakest inhabitants of the kingdom.

Question 40

Ho deciso che avrei scelto come successore

Answer 40

I decided that I would choose as a successor

Question 41

questo ragazzo mi ha preso sulle spalle e mi ha accompagnato fin qui,

Answer 41

this boy took me on his shoulders and accompanied me here,

Question 42

mentre voi mi deridevate e mi passavate accanto senza nemmeno fermarvi.

Answer 42

while you laughed at me and passed me by without even stopping.

Question 43

Sono certo che governerà saggiamente.

Answer 43

I am sure he will rule wisely.