Fluent Fiction - Italian

The Hypochondriac's Wake-Up Call: An April Fool's Revelation


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Fluent Fiction - Italian: The Hypochondriac's Wake-Up Call: An April Fool's Revelation
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Story Transcript:

It: Nel tranquillo villaggio di Casale, l'autunno aveva tinto le foglie di colori caldi e vibranti.
En: In the quiet village of Casale, autumn had painted the leaves with warm and vibrant colors.

It: Giovanni attraversava il corridoio dello stretto ospedale da campo, allestito in un vecchio capannone agricolo.
En: Giovanni walked through the corridor of the narrow field hospital, set up in an old farm shed.

It: Questo posto era come un piccolo formicaio: medici e infermieri si muovevano rapidi tra pazienti e letti.
En: This place was like a little anthill: doctors and nurses moved quickly between patients and beds.

It: Giovanni era seduto in attesa, agitato come sempre.
En: Giovanni was sitting in waiting, as anxious as ever.

It: Accanto a lui, la sua fedele sorella Lucia, che lo guardava con un misto di affetto e stanchezza.
En: Beside him, his faithful sister Lucia, looked at him with a mix of affection and tiredness.

It: "Giovanni," gli disse, "non puoi credere a tutto quello che leggi."
En: "Giovanni," she said to him, "you can't believe everything you read."

It: Giovanni stringeva tra le mani un logoro giornale medico trovato su una panca.
En: Giovanni clutched in his hands a worn medical newspaper found on a bench.

It: "Lucia, devo dirti una cosa," disse, con gli occhi spalancati.
En: "Lucia, I have to tell you something," he said, with wide eyes.

It: "Credo di avere una rara malattia tropicale."
En: "I think I have a rare tropical disease."

It: Lucia sospirò profondamente.
En: Lucia sighed deeply.

It: Era la solita storia.
En: It was the usual story.

It: Giovanni, un vero ipocondriaco, aveva passato ore a leggere articoli medici, ignorando la data di pubblicazione sul giornale.
En: Giovanni, a true hypochondriac, had spent hours reading medical articles, ignoring the publication date on the newspaper.

It: "Giovanni, per favore, calmati," cercò di rassicurarlo Lucia, ma il panico del fratello era palpabile.
En: "Giovanni, please, calm down," Lucia tried to reassure him, but her brother's panic was palpable.

It: Marco, il dottore, passava di corsa, il volto segnato dalla stanchezza.
En: Marco, the doctor, ran by, his face marked with fatigue.

It: "Giovanni, è di nuovo questa volta?"
En: "Giovanni, is it this time again?"

It: chiese, con un sorriso gentile ma esausto.
En: he asked, with a gentle but exhausted smile.

It: "Devo sapere se sto morendo, dottore!"
En: "I need to know if I'm dying, doctor!"

It: esclamò Giovanni, creando un piccolo tumulto nella già caotica sala d'attesa.
En: Giovanni exclaimed, creating a small commotion in the already chaotic waiting room.

It: Gli altri pazienti cominciarono a guardarlo, curiosi.
En: Other patients began to look at him, curious.

It: Nel frattempo, Lucia aveva preso il giornale dalle mani di Giovanni.
En: Meanwhile, Lucia had taken the newspaper from Giovanni's hands.

It: Con un'occhiata veloce, notò qualcosa.
En: With a quick glance, she noticed something.

It: "Giovanni," disse scoppiando a ridere, "questo non è un articolo serio!
En: "Giovanni," she said bursting into laughter, "this isn't a serious article!

It: È uno scherzo di pesce d'aprile di anni fa!"
En: It's an April Fool's joke from years ago!"

It: La sala d'attesa rimbombò di risate.
En: The waiting room echoed with laughter.

It: Giovanni guardò incredulo il titolo dell'articolo, notando per la prima volta la data vecchia e le parole beffarde.
En: Giovanni looked incredulously at the article's headline, noticing for the first time the old date and the mocking words.

It: "Oh no…" disse, arrossendo profondamente.
En: "Oh no..." he said, blushing deeply.

It: Marco si avvicinò, finalmente libero per un momento.
En: Marco approached, finally free for a moment.

It: "Giovanni, stai benissimo.
En: "Giovanni, you are perfectly fine.

It: Forse solo un po' di stress," disse con un sorriso.
En: Maybe just a bit stressed," he said with a smile.

It: Giovanni si passò una mano sulla fronte.
En: Giovanni ran a hand over his forehead.

It: "Mi scusa, dottore.
En: "I'm sorry, doctor.

It: Lucia, mi dispiace anche con te."
En: Lucia, I'm sorry to you too."

It: "Promettimi solo che non prenderai troppo sul serio tutto ciò che leggi," rispose Lucia con un sorriso.
En: "Just promise me you won't take everything you read too seriously," Lucia responded with a smile.

It: Da quel giorno, Giovanni imparò a essere più scettico.
En: From that day on, Giovanni learned to be more skeptical.

It: Non si fidava ciecamente di tutto ciò che leggeva.
En: He no longer blindly trusted everything he read.

It: E, più di tutto, capì l'importanza di ascoltare Lucia.
En: And, above all, he understood the importance of listening to Lucia.

It: Mentre lasciava l'ospedale, con un sentimento di vergogna, ma anche di rilassamento, il cielo autunnale brillava di promesse e nuove risate.
En: As he left the hospital, with a feeling of embarrassment, but also of relaxation, the autumn sky shone with promises and new laughter.


Vocabulary Words:
  • the village: il villaggio
  • autumn: l'autunno
  • the leaves: le foglie
  • the corridor: il corridoio
  • the field hospital: l'ospedale da campo
  • the farm shed: il capannone agricolo
  • the anthill: il formicaio
  • the nurse: l'infermiera
  • the bed: il letto
  • faithful: fedele
  • worn: logoro
  • the bench: la panca
  • rare: rara
  • tropical disease: malattia tropicale
  • the hypochondriac: l'ipocondriaco
  • to ignore: ignorare
  • the publication date: la data di pubblicazione
  • to reassure: rassicurare
  • palpable: palpabile
  • the doctor: il dottore
  • exhausted: esausto
  • the smile: il sorriso
  • the commotion: il tumulto
  • the waiting room: la sala d'attesa
  • curious: curiosi
  • to burst into laughter: scoppiare a ridere
  • the headline: il titolo
  • to blush: arrossire
  • to promise: promettere
  • to rely: fidarsi
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