1 Latin Chp 18 Test

Front 1

aetās longa saepe est difficilis

Back 1

A long life is often difficult.

Front 2

aetās difficilis potest esse beāta

Back 2

A difficult life can be happy.

Front 3

quam breuis erat dulcis uīta eius!

Back 3

How short was his sweet life!

Front 4

memoria dulcis aetātis mīlia hominum adiuuat

Back 4

The memory of a sweet life helps thousands of men.

Front 5

librum breuem centum hōrīs scrīpsistī

Back 5

You wrote a short book in a hundred hours.

Front 6

in omnī marī haec duo animālia potentia inueniēbāmus

Back 6

In every sea we used to find these two powerful animals.

Front 7

in omnī terrā multa mīlia uirōrum fortium uidēbitis

Back 7

In every land you will see many thousands of brave men.

Front 8

celer rūmor (celeris fāma) per omnem terram cucurrit.

Back 8

A swift rumor (A swift rumor) ran through every land.

Front 9

illud bellum breue erat difficile

Back 9

That short war was difficult.

Front 10

omnia perīcula sex hōrīs superāuimus

Back 10

We overcame all the dangers in six hours.

Front 11

tyrannus potēns patriam eōrum uī celerī uincet

Back 11

The powerful tyrant will conquer their country with swift force.

Front 12

breuī tempore omnia iūra cīuium mūtābit

Back 12

He will change all the rights of the citizens in a short time.

Front 13

difficilem artem lībertātis dulcis nōn intellēxērunt, nam paruum sapientiae habuērunt

Back 13

They did not understand the difficult art of sweet liberty, for they had little wisdom [literally, "little of wisdom"].

Front 14

hominēs officia difficilia in omnibus terrīs timent.

Back 14

Men fear difficult duties in all lands.

Front 15

cīuem laudāuērunt quem mīserātis

Back 15

They praised the citizen whom you had sent.

Front 16

cīuem laudāuērunt quī patriam seruāuerat.

Back 16

They praised the citizen who had saved his country.

Front 17

cīuēs laudāuērunt quōrum septem fīliī patriam seruāuerant

Back 17

They praised the citizens whose seven sons had saved their country.

Front 18

multōs ex cīuibus laudāuērunt quibus patriam commīserant.

Back 18

They praised many of the citizens to whom they had entrusted their country.

Front 19

cīuēs laudāuērunt quibuscum uēnerant

Back 19

They praised the citizens with whom they had come.

Front 20

cum cīue uēnit cui uītam suam commīserat.

Back 20

He came with the citizen to whom he had entrusted his life.

Front 21

tyrannus urbem dēlēuit ex quā mīlia cīuium fūgerant.

Back 21

The tyrant destroyed the city out of which thousands of citizens had fled.

Front 22

tyrannus urbem dēlēuit in quam illī nouem cīuēs fūgerant.

Back 22

The tyrant destroyed the city into which those nine citizens had fled.

Front 23

tyrannus urbēs dēlēuit in quās cīuēs fūgerant.

Back 23

The tyrant destroyed the cities into which the citizens had fled.

Front 24

perīculum superāuit quod timuimus.

Back 24

He/She has overcome the danger which we have feared.

Front 25

perīcula superāuit quae timuimus.

Back 25

He/She has overcome the dangers which we have feared.

Front 26

puellīs quās laudābat librōs dedit.

Back 26

He/She gave the books to the girls whom he/she was praising.

Front 27

uir cuius fīliam amās in urbem ueniēbat.

Back 27

The man whose daughter you love was coming into the city.

Front 28

mātribus quae multōs fīliōs habuērunt rēx pecūniam dabat.

Back 28

The king was giving money to mothers who had many sons.

Front 29

haec urbs ā tyrannō dēlēbātur; īnsidiīs dēlēbitur.

Back 29

This city was being destroyed by a tyrant; it will be destroyed by treachery.

Front 30

uīribus hominum nōn dēlēmur, sed possumus īnsidiīs dēlērī

Back 30

We are not being destroyed by the strength of men, but we can be destroyed by treachery.

Front 31

nōn bellō dēlēbiminī, sed amōre ōtiī et cōnsiliīs hominum malōrum

Back 31

You will be destroyed not by war, but by love of leisure and by the plans of evil men.

Front 32

tū ipse nōn mūtāris, sed nōmen tuum mūtātur

Back 32

You yourself are not being changed, but your name is being changed.

Front 33

paucī amōre uēritātis amīcitiaeque tenēbuntur

Back 33

Few men will be held by the love of truth and friendship.

Front 34

librī huius generis puerīs ā magistrō dabantur

Back 34

Books of this kind were being given to the boys by the teacher.

Front 35

lībertās populō ab rēge tertiō breuī tempore dabitur

Back 35

Liberty will be given to the people by the third king in a short time.

Front 36

patria nostra ā cīuibus fortibus etiam nunc seruārī potest.

Back 36

Our country can even now be saved by brave citizens.

Front 37

fortūnā aliōrum monērī dēbēmus

Back 37

We ought to be warned by the fortune of others.

Front 38

cōnsiliīs istīus tyrannī quī trāns mare uīuit terrēmur; sed lībertātem amāmus et bellum magnā cum uirtūte gerēmus.

Back 38

We are being terrified by the plans of that despicable tyrant who lives across the sea; but we love liberty, and we will wage war with great courage.

Front 39

ab amīcīs potentibus adiuuābimur

Back 39

We will be helped by powerful friends.

Front 40

Caisson disease

Back 40

Gas emboli*?