Showing posts with label Lingua Cinese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lingua Cinese. Show all posts

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Multinational corporation management style

Heredem Fabius Labienum ex asse reliquit:
plus meruisse tamen se Labienus ait.

Fabius has left Labienus all his property:
Labienus says, notwithstanding, that he deserved more.

Fabio lasciò Labieno suo erede universale;
eppure Labieno afferma che meritava di più.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 7, LXVI
English translation by ‎Henry George Bohn
Italian translation by Holden Caulfield

Artwork © BloodyMenace87

Friday, April 15, 2016

Extrema ratio

Aera domi non sunt, superest hoc, Regule, solum,
ut tua vendamus munera: numquid emis?

My locker’s empty. For a last supply
I’ll sell your presents, Regulus. Will you buy?

In casa non c’è un soldo; null’altro mi resta, o Regolo,
che vendere i tuoi regali. Vuoi comperarli tu?

Martial, Epigrams, Book 7, XVI
English translation by Gary Wills
Italian translation by Holden Caulfield

Artwork © miamojolene

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Arecibo message

Et iudex petit et petit patronus.
Solvas censeo, Sexte, creditori.

The judge wants money, and the counsel wants money.
Pay your creditor, Sextus, I should advise.

E vuole il giudice e vuole l’avvocato.
Meglio, o Sesto, pagare il creditore.


Martial, Epigrams, Book 2, XIII
English translation by Henry George Bohn
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini

Artwork © neofotistou

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

It makes me think she has someone to hide

In tenebris luges amissum, Galla, maritum.
Iam plorare pudet te, puto, Galla, virum.

You mourn in darkness, Galla, for your lost husband.
I think, Galla, you are ashamed to weep for him openly.

Solo al buio tu piangi, o Galla, il marito perduto,
perché penso che a piangerlo senti vergogna, o Galla.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 4, LVIII
English translation by Holden Caulfield
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini

Artwork © AVallois

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Half-lip kiss

Basia dimidio quod das mihi, Postume, labro,
laudo: licet demas hinc quoque dimidium.
Vis dare maius adhuc et inenarrabile munus?
Hoc tibi habe totum, Postume, dimidium.

You give me kisses with half your lips, Postumus.
Excellent! You can subtract half from that too.
Wanna do me an even bigger favour, one beyond description?
Keep this whole half for yourself, Postumus.

Che tu mi baci, o Postumo, a mezza bocca, sta bene;
se vuoi, puoi anche togliere metà della metà.
Ma un regalo vuoi farmi anche più grosso, e ineffabile?
Tienti tutta per te, Postumo, quella metà.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 2, X
English translation by Victoria Rimell
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini

Artwork © laurenenen

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Wisdom in the Waiting

你可以耽搁,但时间不会延迟。
Nǐ kěyǐ dāngē, dàn shíjiān bù huì yánchí.
You may delay, but time will not.

Gaza play time
Photo: AFP/Mohammed Abed

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Don’t ya tell Henry Apple’s got your fly

Abscisa servom quid figis, Pontice, lingua?
Nescis tu populum, quod tacet ille, loqui?

Why cut his tongue out, Ponticus,
And nail your slave upon the cross?
Aren’t you aware that people shout
The very things he can’t let out?

Perché tagliare la lingua al tuo servo, o Pontico?
Non sai tu che il popolo dice ciò che egli tace?

彭帝,你为什么割下你奴隶的舌头?
你不知道虽然他不能说了更多的人会说。

Martial, Epigrams, Book 2, LXXXII
English translation by A. G. Carrington
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini
Chinese translation by 蘇洛

Artwork © jessijoke

Thursday, March 31, 2016

When it’s easy and when it’s not

事情在不得不做时很难,在想做时很容易。
Shìqíng zài bùdé bù zuò shí hěn nán, zài xiǎng zuò shí hěn róngyì.
It’s so hard when I have to, and so easy when I want to.

Artwork © Cryo-Ridley

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Back to School

Artwork © Ixilder

学识的妙处在于,谁也无法将它从你那里夺走。
Xuéshì de miào chù zàiyú, shuí yě wúfǎ jiāng tā cóng nǐ nàlǐ duó zǒu.
The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Dressed for Success

Artwork © Raneyen

自信是成功的第一秘诀。
Zìxìn shì chénggōng de dì yī mìjué.
Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Friday, March 18, 2016

Somewhere, Sometime, Somehow

Artwork © NiemEsiS

有时候你会赢,有时候你则会得到教训。
Yǒu shíhòu nǐ huì yíng, yǒu shíhòu nǐ yě huì dédào jiàoxùn.
Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Panis non conficitur sine farina

Artwork © InThisMoment

抱着下坡的想法爬山,便无法爬上山顶。
Bàozhe xià pō de xiǎngfǎ páshān, biàn wúfǎ pá shàng shāndǐng.
You cannot climb uphill by thinking downhill thoughts.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Waste converter

Photo © yoursoulrely

今天没有开始的事,明天绝不会完成。
Jīntiān méiyǒu kāishǐ de shì, míngtiān jué bù huì wánchéng.
What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Catch-22

“Scylla and Charybdis”
Artwork © jacobsteel

没有其它选择时,能使脑筋清楚异常。
Méi yǒu qí tā xuǎn zé shí, néng shǐ nǎo jīn qīng chú yì cháng.
The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

Saturday, February 20, 2016

As a Gentleman Would Say

Artwork © adnrey

唯一比失明更糟的是,你看得见,却没有远见。
Wéiyī bǐ shīmíng gèng zāo de shì, nǐ kàn dé jiàn, què méiyǒu yuǎnjiàn.
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

海倫·亞當斯·凯勒 (Helen Adams Keller)

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Abstract Gift Voucher Pack

Photo © kyokosphotos

每颗心都在唱一首不完全的歌,直到另一颗心轻声和应。
Měi kē xīn dōu zài chàng yī shǒu bù wánquán de gē, zhídào lìng yī kē xīn qīngshēng hé yìng.
Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back.