Roma ha uno dei 10 quartieri più cool ďEuropa

Rome has one of the 10 best city neighbourhoods in Europe

Il quotidiano britannico “The Guardian” ha pubblicato la classifica dei 10 quartieri più alla moda d’Europa, non necessariamente i più turistici. 

Alľottavo posto compare un quartiere di Roma: Si tratta del quartiere Ostiense, una ex zona industriale vicina al fiume Tevere. 

oggi, sostiene il Guardian, si è trasformato in una zona ricca di locali alla moda, musei e affascinanti condomini. 

al primo posto della classifica, invece, si trova un quartiere di Goteborg, in Svezia.

Keywords

pubblicare: to publish – 发布

la classifica: ranking – 排行榜

il quotidiano: newspaper – 报纸

il quartiere: neighborhood – 社区

al… posto: in… place – 排名第…

industriale: industrial – 工业的

trasformarsi: to transform – 转变

il condominio:

il locale: venue, club – 场所, 商店

alla moda: trendy, fashionable – 时尚的, 流行的

Grammar

Verbi riflessivi
Reflexive verbs

“(il quartiere) si è trasformato in una zona ricca di locali alla moda”
(the neighborhood has turned into an area rich in trendy venues)

In this sentence, the verb “trasformarsi” is a reflexive verb in Italian, which means “to transform oneself” or “to turn into.”

Reflexive verbs in Italian are used to indicate that the subject is performing the action on themselves, or that the subject and object of the sentence are the same person or thing.
They are formed by adding the reflexive pronoun “si” to the end of the infinitive form of the verb.

Reflexive verbs are commonly used in Italian to talk about daily routines and personal care activities. For example, “mi lavo” means “I wash myself,” and “mi alzo” means “I get up.”

They are also used in other contexts, such as expressing emotions, reciprocal actions, or changes of state or condition. For example, “si sente bene” means “he/she feels good,” and “si sono sposati” means “they got married.”

It’s important to note that reflexive verbs are accompanied by reflexive pronouns:

– mi (myself)
– ti (yourself)
– si (himself/herself/itself/oneself)
– ci (ourselves)
– vi
(yourselves)
– si (themselves)

Here are some examples:

  • Mi alzo alle sette. (I get up at seven.)
  • Ti sei lavata le mani? (Did you wash your hands?)
  • Si sono divertiti alla festa. (They had fun at the party.)
  • Ci vediamo domani. (We’ll see each other tomorrow.)
  • Vi siete già incontrati prima? (Have you met each other before?)
  • Si sono sposati l’anno scorso. (They got married last year.)
  • Si sono preoccupati. (They were worried.)

Translation

The British newspaper “The Guardian” has published a ranking of the 10 trendiest neighborhoods in Europe, not necessarily the most touristy ones.

At the eighth place, there is a neighborhood in Rome: it’s the Ostiense district, a former industrial area near the Tiber river.

Today, according to The Guardian, it has transformed into an area full of trendy bars, museums, and charming buildings.

At the top of the ranking, instead, there is a neighborhood in Gothenburg, Sweden.