La traduzione, come metodo di esercizio nell’apprendimento di una lingua, farà sicuramente parte della vecchia scuola, però, inserita in un contesto più vario di apprendimento, soprattutto con feedback in tempo reale, può sempre essere un utile esercizio di allenamento.
Consiglio una partecipazione attiva e visibile postando la tua versione tra i commenti in fondo a questa pagina. In questo modo riceverai un mio commento o suggerimento in tempo più o meno reale. Ma per chi non se la sente, si può semplicemente annotare la propria versione e controllarla attraverso i miei commenti lasciati per gli altri.
Ricorda l’importanza di immaginare un contesto reale nel quale la frase in questione avrebbe senso, prima di procedere con la traduzione.
Per chi è già ben avviato al livello intermediate (B1/B2)
Ecco la nuova frase:
A ripensarci, Bob trovava ancora difficile credere che proprio suo fratello potesse aver commesso un errore così assurdo.
Buon divertimento!
Thinking it over, Bob found it hard to believe that precisely his brother could had make such an unreasonable mistake
Maybe could have is better?
“Could have” is definitely better, Luca, but “could have made”, not “could have make”.
Instead of “precisely”, I would just say “his own brother”.
Instead of “unreasonable”, I would say “absurd”.
🙂
Yep! could have made.
Thanks also for the other alternative
on second thought, Bob still finds it diffICULT to believe that his brother could have made such an absurd mistake
Hi Carla.
“On second thoughts” implies a change of mind and not just a reflection, so it’s not really appropriate here. What you need is something like, “Thinking about it again…” or “Looking back…”
Also, this is story-telling and the first verb should be in the past and not the present.
The rest is all good. 🙂
YOU’RE RIGHT i just wanted to show off and got it wrong. FOUND was the first version : how stupid of me…
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Thinking about it again, Bob still found it hard to believe that his own brother could have made such an absurd mistake.
That’s excellent, Alexia. Well done 🙂
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A ripensarci, Bob trovava ancora difficile credere che proprio suo fratello potesse aver commesso un errore così assurdo.
Looking back/thinking about it again, Bob still found it hard to believe that his own brother could have made such an absurd mistake.
Top notch, matey! 🙂
Wow!
Come to think of it, Bob still found it hard to believe that his own brother could have made such an abdurd mistake
Very good, Fede. 🙂
“Come to think of it” is a very mice idiomatic expression, but I’m not sure if it is quite right in this context. It is generally used to interrupt a conversation that is already in full flow, when something suddenly comes to the speaker’s mind.
Here the context is more reflexive, I feel, so an expression like “thinking back” or “thinking about it again” would probably be more appropriate.
The rest of your version is great, apart form the little typo (abdurd) at the end. 😉
Ok thank you for your important tips
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Good evening prof,
“Thinking It over again, Bob still found It hard tò believe that’ his Brother could have made such an absurd mistakes”.
P.s prof, honestly I don’t know how to translate PROPRIO😔
“own”
Very good, Roby.
“Mistake” should be singular, of course, but I’m sure that’s a typo so I won’t punish you this time. 😂
Ohhh thank you prof🙏🙏🙏🙏.for not punishing me😉
Yes It was a typo mistake 😊
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Sorry tony but for example
I find it hard to wake up early in the morning…it’s correct,isn’t it?
I find it +adjective…I consider it + adjective…ecc…I don’t understand very well
“It” is a “dummy object”, a “placeholder” that is used when verbs such as find, make, think, consider, and feel are followed by an adjective which isn’t the direct object of the verb (non trovi difficile ma trovi qualcosa difficile). “It” simply serves to provide a temporary direct object for the verb before the adjective comes in to the sentence. What you actually find difficult then becomes clear as the sentence unfolds.
Thinking again about it, Bob still found difficult to belive that his own brother could have made such an absurd mistake.
Thanks!
You’ve come very close today, folks! Well done.
I’d change the oder at the beginning and say, “Thinking about it again”
Remember that in the English you need “it” → Bob still found it difficult…
The rest is all good. 🙂
On second thought, Bob still found it hard to believe that just his brother could had made such a stupid mistake.
Thank you!
Hi Lenora.
As I said to Davide below, “On second thoughts” implies a change of mind and not just a reflection, so it’s not really appropriate here. What you need is something like, “Thinking about it again…”
Also, “just” as you are trying to use it in the sense of “proprio”, in this case doesn’t work either because it registers in the reader as “solamente”. The simplest way here is to say, “his own brother”.
Lastly, could had made → could have made.
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Ok but I don’t understand why I have to say “could have made” if the first sentence is in the past (Bob found)
Primarily because “could had made” doesn’t exist.
Perfect! 😱 I made up a new verb tense!!
Thank you Prof!
Yes! 😂
“Could have + participio passato” is the standard form in English for “avrebbe potuto” or “potesse aver”.
Ciao!
On second thought, Bob still found it hard to believe that just his brother could have made such an absurde mistake.
A good effort here, Davide, but we need to make a couple of adjustments to sound really natural.
“On second thoughts” implies a change of mind and not just a reflection, so it’s not really appropriate here. What you need is something like, “Thinking about it again…”
“Just” as you are trying to use it in the sense of “proprio”, in this case doesn’t work either because it registers in the reader as “solamente”. The simplest way here is to say, “his own brother”.
🙂