Oxford Latin Course: Part 1 Chapter 8 Translations and Answers

Exercise 8.1

1 Come to the field, boys; don't stay in the house. 2 Go back home, Horatia, and help Scintilla. 3 Hurry to school, Quintus; don't play in the road. 4 Listen to the master, children; don't shout. 5 Sit in the house, Horatia, and listen to the story. 6 Hurry, Horatia; we are going to the spring late. 7 Come here, girls, and draw water. 8 Prepare the ships, princes, and sail to the city of Troy. 9 Attack the city bravely and conquer the Trojans. 10 Don't sit near the ships, Achilles, but defend your comrades.

Exercise 8.5

1 Quintus and Gaius enter the school. 2 The other children are already there and are listening to the master. 3 He is angry and says, 'Why are you arriving late? Come in quickly and sit down.' 4 Horatia goes into the garden; Scintilla calls her back. 5 'Come back, daughter,' she says, 'and come with me to the field.' 6 Horatia leads Argus out of the garden and runs back to her mother. 7 Mother and daughter hurry to the field with Argus. 8 When they arrive, Scintilla calls Flaccus. 'Come here, Flaccus,' she says. 'We are bringing your dinner to you.' 9 Flaccus approaches and receives his dinner. 10 Flaccus sends Horatia back home; but Scintilla stays and helps Flaccus.

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1 The children are waiting near the door of the school; the master says: 'Come in, children, and sit down.' 2 Quintus arrives late; the master says: 'Why are you arriving late, Quintus? Come in quickly and sit down.' 3 The children are sitting but not working. The master says: 'Don't play, children, but listen.' 4 The master comes to Horatia and says: 'Horatia, don't draw pictures on your tablet.'

Exercise 8.6

1 in agrō manē, Scintilla, mēque iuvā, sed Horātiam domum remitte. 2 nōlī mē domum remittere; cupiō manēre et cum mātre labōrāre. 3 itaque omnēs manent labōrantque in agrō. 4 Quintus, ubi ā lūdō redit, in agrum festīnat. 5 ad patrem accurrit et 'tē iuvāre cupiō,' inquit; 'quid facere dēbeō?'

Exercise 8.2

1 intrāte celeriter, pueri, et sedēte. 2 venī hūc, Decime; tabulam tuam vidēre cupiō. 3 dīligenter labōrā, Iūlia; nōlī lūdere. 4 dīligenter labōrāmus, magister; itaque fābulam nōbīs nārrā. 5 fābulam audīte, pueri; nōlīte clāmāre.

Exercise 8.4

1 lūdum; amīcīs. Quintus approaches the school with his friends. 2 iānuam. The master is waiting for the children near the door of the school. 3 lūdum. When he sees the children, he calls them into the school. 4 lūdō. At last he dismisses the children; they happily hurry home from school. 5 agrum. Quintus and Horatia are hurrying to the field. 6 agrō. When they approach, Argus sees them and runs out of the field. 7 patrem. The children are carrying food to their father. 8 terrā. He sits on the ground and eats the food. 9 agrō; Argō. Quintus stays in the field; Horatia returns home with Argus. 10 casā. When Scintilla sees her daughter, she comes out of the house and greets her.

The ransom of Hector

For a long time his mother mourns her dead son; for a long time Andromache, Hector's wife, mourns; for a long time Priam mourns. At last, when night comes, Priam goes out of the city and goes on alone to the ships of the Greeks. The god Mercury guides him through the watchmen of the Greeks. At length he reaches Achilles' tent; he goes in and greets Achilles; he bows to the ground and says, 'O Achilles, I beseech you; cease at last from your ?nger and send back to his unhappy mother our dead son.' When Achilles sees Priam, he is astonished. He is moved by pity; he lifts Priam from the ground. He gives (him) back his dead son and sends the father back to the city of Troy unharmed.

The death of Hector

When Patroclus is dead, Achilles mourns for him for a long time; he wants to take vengeance on Hector. He returns to battle and leads his comrades against the Trojans. When they see Achilles, they are terrified; they flee into the city. Hector alone stays outside the walls. His father Priam, king of Troy, and his mother Hecuba see him from the walls; they call their son. Priam shouts: 'Hector, don't challenge (call) Achilles to batde; you cannot conquer him. Come into the city. Be quick.' His mother shouts: 'Dear son, don't stay outside die walls; don't go to meet your death; your poor mother begs you.' But Hector does not listen to them; he refuses to enter the city. He calls the Trojans and says, 'Shut the gates, Trojans; hurry. I am staying alone outside the walls and challenging Achilles to battle.' The Trojans unwillingly shut the gates. Hector waits for Achilles alone. He comes nearer. Then Hector is suddenly afraid. He turns his back and flees. Achilles runs quickly but cannot catch him. Three times round the walls flees Hector, but at last he stands firm; he turns round and calls Achilles to battle. Achilles advances and hurls his spear at Hector. But Hector avoids the spear. Then Hector hurls his spear and strikes Achilles' shield. But Achilles is unharmed; his shield saves him. Then Achilles hurls his spear with all his might. The spear flies through the air and pierces Hector. He falls to the ground dead. Achilles runs up and does a terrible deed. He ties the dead Hector to his chariot and drags him round the walls. His father and mother watch from the walls. Hecuba shouts: 'O Achilles,' she says, 'at last cease from your anger. Give us back our son.' But Achilles does not listen to her; he drags Hector to the ships and leaves him lying on the ground.