{"id":8063,"date":"2014-12-11T08:23:29","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T08:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=8063"},"modified":"2014-12-11T20:23:48","modified_gmt":"2014-12-11T20:23:48","slug":"la-mia-cinquecento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/la-mia-cinquecento\/","title":{"rendered":"La Mia Cinquecento"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#646b86\"><em>Story by Serena with introduction by Geoff<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#4f81bd\">I love hearing stories from Serena\u2019s childhood, they\u2019re always amusing and she recounts them so beautifully. \u201cShare them with our readers\u201d, I try to persuade her. But she\u2019s shy. Well, I really nagged her about this one, \u201ccome on, write it in Italian, it really brings it to life\u201d. So here it is, with a few words and phrases highlighted in purple and explanations at the end. Now, over to Serena:<\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">Avete presente<\/font> la vera, autentica, mitica Cinquecento creata dalla FIAT nel 1957? Non quell\u2019enorme mostro moderno, ma quella piccolissima scatoletta rotonda per sardine, con <font color=\"#9b00d3\">due ruotine da motoretta<\/font>, che quando <font color=\"#9b00d3\">la metti in m<\/font><font color=\"#9b00d3\">oto<\/font> tossisce e vibra tutta. Qui a Pontremoli <font color=\"#9b00d3\">ce ne sono parecchie<\/font>, ancora ben conservate, e ogni volta che ne vedo una mi viene un po\u2019 di nostalgia.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"535\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"535\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/500.jpg\" aria-label=\"500 Thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;border-top-width: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-left-width: 0px;padding-top: 0px\" title=\"500\" border=\"0\" alt=\"500\"  width=\"539\" height=\"358\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/500_thumb.jpg\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"535\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><em><font color=\"#646b86\"><strong>la vera, autentica, mitica Cinquecento.<\/strong> Photo (CC)<\/font><font color=\"#646b86\"> by&#160; <\/font><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/eek\/\"><em><font color=\"#646b86\">eek the cat<\/font><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">Quando ero bambina <font color=\"#9b00d3\">andavo all\u2019asilo<\/font> con Riccardo, il mio vicino di casa e compagno di classe. Sua mamma Tina aveva una Cinquecento grigia coi sedili rossi, e <font color=\"#9b00d3\">tutte le mattine<\/font> Tina caricava in macchina i suoi tre figli, Riccardo, Marta e Alessandro (<font color=\"#9b00d3\">da 0 a 5 anni<\/font>), poi passava a prendere me, e poi ancora un\u2019altra bambina: cinque bambini in tutto, <font color=\"#9b00d3\">ognuno col proprio cestino della merenda<\/font>! Cinque bambini che si rotolavano l\u2019uno sull\u2019altro, si picchiavano, cantavano, piangevano, e <font color=\"#9b00d3\">chi pi\u00f9 ne ha pi\u00f9 ne metta<\/font>. Ovviamente senza i <font color=\"#9b00d3\">seggiolini <\/font>speciali per bambini e senza cinture di sicurezza, perch\u00e9 a quei tempi non esistevano ancora.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"535\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"535\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/brunoderegge\/5603648176\/in\/photolist-9xbanJ-pnf69z-a58ExP-kHqtV-ejHd1N-b9reCz-3Ezz4t-fAu257-dMTTsW-5yNT87-fNN9cr-dMNr7K-2Uumm7-6KbJq5-5CbgRA-7XB1vR-7XEeEG-6E3ki8-9LC5V7-98Adej-hvttC-eAU7an-9UYRQU-f8YvhL-6W11ML-8Vy4xs-65UuYS-eUsTsH-6UFH4v-fHxtmu-78CaaY-e4wNR3-cbSVLy-5nDcEZ-5DoLrh-4r5jA9-4gdpCh-4HatrL-f8YtVm-4H6pUi-eLpJ4S-6swzEA-5janRo-4VMX2K-opd76-7Z6Zrg-54pu9h-dRGdAT-57pZkp-9VncvZ\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Tienvijftien\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;border-top-width: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-left-width: 0px;padding-top: 0px\" title=\"SONY DSC\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SONY DSC\"  width=\"539\" height=\"361\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/tienvijftien.jpg\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"535\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><em><font color=\"#646b86\"><strong>4 kids in the back of a Fiat 500.<\/strong> Photo (CC) by <\/font><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/brunoderegge\/\"><em><font color=\"#646b86\">tienvijftien<\/font><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">Per tenerci buoni <font color=\"#9b00d3\">Tina aveva escogitato un sistema meraviglioso<\/font>: davanti al sedile del passeggero c\u2019era un volante giocattolo. Ve lo ricordate? Quello con la ventosa per attaccarlo al <font color=\"#9b00d3\">cruscotto<\/font>, <font color=\"#9b00d3\">la bacchetta per le frecce <\/font>ai lati del volante, e con al centro il bottone rosso per il clacson. Ebbene, il bambino o la bambina sul sedile posteriore che stava pi\u00f9 buono\/a per tutto il viaggio di andata, al ritorno <font color=\"#9b00d3\">aveva l\u2019importante compito <\/font>di sedere nel sedile davanti ed \u201caiutare\u201d Tina a guidare! Lei ci diceva: \u201cMetti la freccia che dobbiamo girare\u201d, \u201cadesso giriamo\u201d, \u201csuona il clacson\u201d, <font color=\"#9b00d3\">e noi eseguivamo<\/font>. Quanta concentrazione ci voleva!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Vocabolario:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">Avete presente<\/font> = can you visualise<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">due ruotine da motoretta<\/font> = two little scooter sized wheels<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">la metti in moto<\/font> = you start the engine <em><font color=\"#646b86\">(infinitive: <strong>mettere in moto, <\/strong>literally: to put in movement)<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">ce ne sono parecchie<\/font> = there are quite a few of them<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">andavo all\u2019asilo<\/font> = I went to kindergarten<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">tutte le mattine<\/font> = every morning<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">da 0 a 5 anni<\/font> = from a few months old to five years<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">ognuno col proprio cestino della merenda<\/font> = each of us with our own snack box<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">chi pi\u00f9 ne ha pi\u00f9 ne metta<\/font> = and so on and so forth <em><font color=\"#646b86\">(literally: and he who has more of it will put more of it)<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">seggiolino<\/font> = child\u2019s seat<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">Tina aveva escogitato un sistema meraviglioso<\/font> = Tina had thought up a wonderful system<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">cruscotto<\/font> = dashboard<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">la bacchetta per le frecce<\/font> = the <em><font color=\"#646b86\">(lever for the)<\/font><\/em> indicators<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">aveva l\u2019importante compito<\/font> = had the important task<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#9b00d3\">e noi eseguivamo<\/font> = and we carried out <font color=\"#646b86\"><em>(her instructions)<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/500_thumb-350x232.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/500_thumb-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/12\/500_thumb.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Story by Serena with introduction by Geoff I love hearing stories from Serena\u2019s childhood, they\u2019re always amusing and she recounts them so beautifully. \u201cShare them with our readers\u201d, I try to persuade her. But she\u2019s shy. 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