sic

thus

Usages of sic

• Sic populus in urbe tutus est, quia hostes foris manent et nocte taciti non intrant.: Thus the people in the city are safe, because the enemies stay outside and do not enter silently at night.
• Discipuli libros legunt et cum magistro loquuntur; sic cotidie multum discunt, ut mentes eorum semper fortiores sint.: The students read books and talk with the teacher; thus every day they learn much, so that their minds may always be stronger.
• Magistra dicit: “Discite non verba tantum, sed etiam usum verborum; sic enim bona lectio et bonus auctor vobis diu utiles erunt.”: The teacher says: “Learn not only words, but also the use of words; for thus a good lesson and a good author will be useful to you for a long time.”
• Sic puellae et pueri, legendo, audiendo, meditando, et inter se tractando, et libros et vitam urbis paulatim intellegunt.: Thus girls and boys, by reading, listening, thinking, and discussing among themselves, gradually understand both books and the life of the city.
• Sic discipuli discunt ordinem, vigilias, et animos firmos et in bello et in pace magnam vim habere.: Thus the students learn that order, watchfulness, and brave spirits have great power both in war and in peace.
• Sic et balneum et cena parva, si recte parantur, corpori mentique auxilio esse possunt.: Thus both a bath and a small dinner, if they are prepared properly, can be a help to body and mind.
• Sic discipuli, cum historias inter se comparent et testimonia personarum diligenter audiant, facilius intellegunt quid sit verum et quid falsum.: Thus the students, when they compare stories with one another and listen carefully to the testimonies of the characters, understand more easily what is true and what is false.
• Sic discipuli paulatim discunt non solum verba memoria tenere, sed etiam intellegere cur unus casus potius quam alius, cur singularis potius quam pluralis, et cur indicativus potius quam imperativus in unaquaque sententia ponatur.: Thus the students gradually learn not only to keep words in memory, but also to understand why one case rather than another, why singular rather than plural, and why the indicative rather than the imperative is used in each sentence.
• Sic discimus non solum Latine legere, sed etiam verba Graeca in inscriptionibus et libris paulatim intellegere.: Thus we learn not only to read Latin, but also gradually to understand Greek words in inscriptions and books.
• Sic in domo, ubi tablinum, triclinium, et peristylium inter se differunt, etiam pueri paulatim discunt quid in his locis recte faciendum sit.: Thus in a house, where the study, dining room, and peristyle differ from one another, even the boys gradually learn what ought to be done properly in these places.
• Sic et verba nova et res novae memoria tenentur, cum discipuli non solum in schola sedeant, sed etiam oculis suis quercus, pinos, hirundines, et formicas observent.: Thus both new words and new things are kept in memory, when students not only sit in school, but also observe with their own eyes oaks, pines, swallows, and ants.
• Sic puella discit domum non solum tectum et parietes esse, sed etiam locum ubi blandi sermones, flores suaves, et parva oscula amicitiam servant.: Thus the girl learns that a home is not only a roof and walls, but also a place where gentle conversations, sweet-smelling flowers, and little kisses preserve friendship.
• Sic et panis e clibano et cantus in atrio omnibus gratissimi sunt.: Thus both the bread from the oven and the song in the atrium are very pleasing to everyone.
• Ego penna scribere malo quam calamo, quia manus mea sic facilius movetur.: I prefer to write with a pen rather than with a reed pen, because my hand moves more easily that way.
• Sic puella discit et quomodo in pago vivant coloni et cur parvum praedium, si bene curetur, omnibus utile esse possit.: Thus the girl learns both how farmers live in a village and why a small estate, if it is well cared for, can be useful to everyone.
• Sic filia didicit et ubi humi liber iaceret et quomodo paenulae, baltei, linum, purpuraque a fullone aut a textore curarentur.: Thus the daughter learned both where the book was lying on the ground and how cloaks, belts, linen, and purple cloth were cared for by a fuller or by a weaver.

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