61enne attraversa l’Italia a piedi per rivedere i vecchi amici

A 61-year-old crosses Italy on foot to see old friends

Voleva rivedere i suoi vecchi amici. E quindi ha attraversato l’Italia a piedi, da Nord a Sud.

Il protagonista di questa bella storia è Turi Mantione, un pensionato di 61 anni. 

Turi è partito da Vigevano, in Lombardia, per tornare a Ficarra, il suo paese Natale in Sicilia.

ha camminato per 1.720 chilometri in 60 giorni. Ha dormito spesso nella sua tenda, all’aperto.

quando è arrivato a destinazione, stanco ma felice, Turi ha festeggiato al bar insieme ai suoi vecchi amici.

Keywords

rivedere: to see again, to review – 再看, 复习

attraversare: to cross – 穿过

protagonista: protagonist – 主角

pensionata/o: retired – 退休的

il paese natale: hometown – 家乡

lo zaino: backpack – 背包

camminare: to walk – 步行

la tenda: tent – 帐篷

la destinazione: destination – 目的地

festeggiare: to celebrate – 庆祝

Grammar

Mezzi di trasporto
Means of transportation

When indicating the means of transportation used in Italian, the preposition “in” is generally used.
However, there is an exception when referring to traveling “on foot,” which is expressed as “a piedi.”
Here are some examples:

  • in macchina: by car
  • in bicicletta: by bicycle
  • in moto: by motorbike
  • in treno: by train
  • in aereo: by plane
  • in nave: by ship
  • in autobus: by bus
  • in metropolitana: by subway

 

However, when the verb “prendere” (to take) is used to indicate the act of taking a particular mode of transportation, the definite article directly precedes the means of transportation, without the preposition “in”:

  • prendo il treno: I take the train
  • prendo l’autobus: I take the bus
  • prendo l’aereo: I take the plane
  • prendo la metropolitana: I take the subway
  • prendo la bicicletta: I take the bicycle

Translation

He wanted to see his old friends again, so he crossed Italy on foot, from north to south.

The protagonist of this beautiful story is Turi Mantione, a 61-year-old retiree.

Turi started from Vigevano, in Lombardy, to return to Ficarra, his hometown in Sicily.

He walked for 1,720 kilometers in 60 days. He often slept in his tent, outdoors.

When he arrived at his destination, tired but happy, Turi celebrated at the bar with his old friends.