I changed certain word in the reading that would not typically sound correct if it was written in English, although there were some exact translations that I really enjoyed and wanted to make sure that they stayed the same. For example, when Lu Purk says, \u201cMy friend, I am loaded a thousand miles\u201d when saying that he was energized. He was clearly lying, and he exaggerated it which made it sound almost like he wanted the supervisor, who he clashes with, to know that he was lying.<\/p>\n
It was early Friday morning when he started his new job as a builder, he was tired from not sleeping all night from excitement. he introduced himself to the supervisor, who said that he wouldn\u2019t be able to handle this job. He proudly showed off his long, loose hair, corduroy <\/i>trousers, and shirt that said Free Marijuana, Jail Craxi! For this is our Spring!<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t seem to be in shape for this. Clearly you didn\u2019t think sleep was important for today\u201d said the supervisor. \u201cMy friend, I am loaded to a thousand miles. Come on,\u201d responded Lu Purk. The supervisor asked him to pass him bucket and Lu Purk made a vague gesture towards the top of the scaffolding. One of the other builders motioned him to come on the scaffolding with him. \u201cAre you kidding, son?\u201d Said the supervisor. \u201cWe agreed you\u2019d take care of the buckets, you don\u2019t belong up there. You will be watching the kneading machine and listening to what I tell you.\u201d \u201cAs you wish, boss, I would not give you headaches for anything in the world\u201d said Lu Purk.<\/p>\n One aspect of this translation that I thought was very important to keep was the description of what Lu Purk was wearing. He was described as a hippie, having long hair and a shirt that said Free Marijuana, Jail Craxi!, implying that he was a liberal during this very divided time in history for Italy. A change that I made was in the beginning of the reading, it said \u201csenza aver chiuse occhio tutta notte\u201d and I instead wrote that he was tired from not sleeping, because I thought that it was more direct and sounded better. I ended up making the translation shorter, because I felt that not everything written was necessary. I decided to keep much of the dialect, because it clearly showed the discontent that the supervisor had with Lu Purk, because in the text there was not a description of him, but this way we were able to know what type of man he was. I sensed that he had different political views than Lu Purk did, because after the Lu Purk introduced himself with his appearance, t-shirt and all, the supervisor told him he did not seem cut out for the job. If he did have the same political views, he probably would have commented something positive about his appearance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"