1. SubitoSuddenly× il ventothe wind× hait has× iniziatostarted× a soffiare.to blow.× Le ondeThe waves× sonothey have× diventatebecome× sempre più grandi.bigger and bigger.× Non ero mai statoI had never been× su una nave prima.on a ship before.× Mi sonoI have× sentitofelt× terribilmente male.terribly ill.× Il mio stomacoMy stomach× girava.it was turning.× La mia testaMy head× girava.it was turning.× MaBut× peggio del malessereworse than the sickness× erait was× la paura.the fear.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsSuddenly the wind started to blow. The waves became bigger and bigger. I had never been on a ship before. I felt terribly ill. My stomach was turning. My head was spinning. But worse than the sickness was the fear.
2. La tempestaThe storm× èhas× diventata più forte.become stronger.× La naveThe ship× salivawas going up× su onde giganti.on huge waves.× PoiThen× cadeva giùit was falling down× in valli d’acqua profonde.into deep valleys of water.× Ogni volta cheEvery time that× scendevamowe went down× pensavoI thought× che non saremmo mai risaliti.that we would never come up again.× EroI was× sicurosure× che saremmo morti tutti.that we would all die.× Le ondeThe waves× sarebbero statewould have been× la mia tomba.my grave.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsThe storm grew stronger. The ship went up on huge waves and then fell down into deep valleys of water. Every time we went down, I thought we would never come up again. I was sure we would all die. The waves would be my grave.
3. “Oh Dio!”“Oh God!”× ho pregato.I have prayed.× “Salvami!“Save me!× SeIf× mi lasciyou let me× viverelive× andrò a casa.I will go home.× AscolteròI will listen× mio padre.to my father.× Non andròI will not go× mai piùever again× per mare.to sea.× Lo prometto!I promise!× VedoI see× oranow× che aveva ragione.that he was right.× La via di mezzoThe middle way× èis× la migliore!”the best!”× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tips“Oh God!” I prayed. “Save me! If you let me live, I will go home. I will listen to my father. I will never go to sea again. I promise! Now I see that he was right. The middle way is the best!”
4. Ho pensatoI have thought× alle lacrime di mio padre.of my father’s tears.× Mi sono ricordatoI remembered× degli avvertimenti di mia madre.my mother’s warnings.× La mia coscienzaMy conscience× mi facevawas making me× male.feel bad.× Ero statoI had been× un cattivo figlio.a bad son.× Ero partitoI had left× senza permesso.without permission.× Avevo spezzatoI had broken× i loro cuori.their hearts.× E oraAnd now× DioGod× mi stavawas× punendo.punishing me.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsI thought of my father’s tears. I remembered my mother’s warnings. My conscience hurt me. I had been a bad son. I had gone away without permission. I had broken their hearts. And now God was punishing me.
5. Tutta la notteAll night× la tempestathe storm× èit is× continuata.continued.× HoI have× fattomade× promessapromise× dopoafter× promessapromise× a Dio.to God.× SareiI would be× statobeen× buono.good.× AvreiI would have× semprealways× obbeditoobeyed× ai miei genitori.to my parents.× Per favore,Please,× per favore,please,× lasciamilet me× vivere!live!× Ogni ondaEvery wave× sembravait seemed× prontaready× a ucciderci.to kill us.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsAll night the storm went on. I made promise after promise to God. I said I would be good. I would always obey my parents. “Please, please, let me live!” Every wave seemed ready to kill us.
6. MaBut× la mattina dopothe next morning× qualcosasomething× èit is× cambiato.changed.× Il ventoThe wind× èit is× diventatobecome× più calmo.more calm.× Le ondeThe waves× sonothey are× diventatebecome× più piccole.smaller.× Il soleThe sun× èit is× uscito.came out.× E improvvisamenteAnd suddenly× l'oceanothe ocean× non sembravadid not seem× così terribile.so terrible.× Erait was× proprioreally× bello.beautiful.× Il malessereThe sickness× erawas× sparito.gone.× AncheAlso× la mia pauramy fear× erawas× sparita.gone.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsBut the next morning something changed. The wind became calmer. The waves were smaller. The sun came out. Suddenly the ocean did not look so terrible. It was actually beautiful. My sickness was gone. My fear was gone too.
7. Il mio amicoMy friend× mi hahe has× trovatofound me× sul ponte.on deck.× Hahe has× risolaughed× e mi haand he has× datogiven me× una paccaa pat× sulla spalla.on the shoulder.× “Aveviyou had× paurafear× ieri notte,last night,× vero?”right?”× “Pensaviyou thought× chethat× quel po'that little bit× di ventoof wind× ci avrebbewould× uccisi?”have killed us?”× Non potevoI could not× crederebelieve× alle sue parole.his words.× “Piccolo vento?”“A little wind?”× hoI have× detto.said.× “Erait was× una tempesta terribile!”a terrible storm!”× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsMy friend found me on deck. He laughed and patted me on the shoulder. “You were scared last night, right? You thought that little bit of wind would kill us?” I could not believe his words. “A little wind?” I said. “It was a terrible storm!”
