Musk contro Zuckerberg: il match si terrà in Italia

Musk vs Zuckerberg: the fight will take place in Italy

Sembrava giusto un battibecco tra miliardari annoiati, e invece pare sia Tutto vero: l’incontro di arti marziali miste (MMA) tra Elon Musk e Mark Zuckerberg si terrà davvero. In Italia.

Lo ha confermato Elon Musk stesso sul suo social X (l’ex Twitter), twittando prima la parola “Gladiator”, e poi dando l’annuncio ufficiale. L’evento, ha affermato il patron di Tesla, avrà luogo in una “location epica”. Il Colosseo?

Pare di no. Il ministro della Cultura italiano, Gennaro Sangiuliano, ha infatti confermato l’evento, ma ha smentito che si terrà al Colosseo. come possibili location alternative, si vocifera dell’Arena di Verona o di Pompei. 

Sangiuliano ha poi aggiunto che, in cambio della location “da antica Roma”, i due miliardari doneranno un’ingente somma, molti milioni di euro, a due ospedali pediatrici italiani per la ricerca sulle malattie infantili.

secondo voi chi sarà il vero Gladiatore?

Keywords

il battibecco: argument, quarrel – 争吵

le arti marziali: martial arts – 武术

twittare: to tweet – 推特

il patron: boss, owner – 老板

epico/a: epic – 史诗的

smentire: to deny – 否认

si vocifera: it is rumored, there are rumors – 传闻, 谣传

pediatrico/a: pediatric – 儿科的

le malattie infantili: childhood diseases – 儿童疾病

Grammar

Il verbo “parere”
The verb “parere”

“Pare sia tutto vero”
(It seems to be all true)

The verb “parere” in Italian can be quite versatile and has several uses, primarily related to expressing opinions, judgments, and perceptions.
It often translates to the English “to seem” or ”to look”, but it can also express the meaning of ‘to think’ or ‘to feel like”.

Let’s see some of its most common usages:

  • Pare facile ma non lo è (It looks easy but it’s not)
  • Mi pare chiaro (It seems obvious to me)
  • Mi pare che siano già partiti (I think they’ve already left) 
  • Che te ne pare? (What do you think? / How does it seem to you?)
  • Fai come ti pare (Do as you please)
  • Pare di no (It seems not)
  • A quanto pare, la partenza non è ancora confermata (It seems that the departure has not been confirmed yet)

Translation

It seemed like just a quarrel among bored billionaires, and yet it seems to be all true: the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) match between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg will indeed take place. In Italy.

Elon Musk confirmed it himself on his social platform X (formerly Twitter), first tweeting the word “Gladiator,” and then making the official announcement. The event, as stated by the Tesla mogul, will be held in an “epic location.” The Colosseum?

Apparently not. The Italian Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, confirmed the event but denied that it will be held at the Colosseum. As possible alternative locations, there are rumors about the Arena of Verona or Pompeii.

Sangiuliano further added that, in exchange for the “ancient Rome” location, the two billionaires will donate a substantial sum, many millions of euros, to two Italian pediatric hospitals for research on childhood diseases.

Who do you think will be the real Gladiator?

Quiz

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