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Translate Using Idiomatic English Practice Test
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Epic Poetry (Aeneid I): Based on the Latin text provided, translate the following Latin sentence into idiomatic English.
Latin (Vergil, Aeneid 1.462): “Sunt lacrimae rērum et mentem mortālia tangunt.”
Context: Aeneas, seeing Trojan scenes on Carthaginian temple walls, reflects on human suffering; the phrasing is compact and aphoristic.
Epic Poetry (Aeneid I): Based on the Latin text provided, translate the following Latin sentence into idiomatic English.
Latin (Vergil, Aeneid 1.462): “Sunt lacrimae rērum et mentem mortālia tangunt.”
Context: Aeneas, seeing Trojan scenes on Carthaginian temple walls, reflects on human suffering; the phrasing is compact and aphoristic.