| A | B |
| etiam in pictura | also in the picture |
| est alter puer, nomine Sextus | is another boy, called Sextus |
| qui habitat | who lives |
| in eadem villa rustica | in the same country house and farm |
| Marcus et Sextus sunt amici | Marcus and Sextus are friends |
| hodie pueri in horto clamant et rident | today the boys are shouting and laughing |
| quod laeti sunt | because they are happy |
| vir quoque est in picture | a man is also in the picture |
| qui est servus | who is a slave |
| in Italia sunt multi servi | in Italy (there) are many slaves |
| qui laborant | who work |
| in agris et in villis rusticis | in the fields and in the country houses and farms |
| pueri sunt Romani | the boys are Roman |
| sed Davus non est Romanus | but Davus is not Roman |
| est vir Britannicus | he is a British man |
| qui iam in Italia laborat | who now works in Italy |
| quod sunt pueri Romani | because they are Roman boys |
| Davus solus laborat | Davus works alone |
| iratus quod | angry because |
| pueri clamant et in horto currunt | the boys are shouting and running in the garden |
| subito statua cadit | suddenly a/the statue falls |
| in piscinam | into the fishpond |
| Sextus ridet | Sextus laughs |
| Marcus quoque ridet | Marcus also laughs |
| sed Davus clamat | but Davus shouts |
| Abite, molesti! | Go away, you pests! |
| et ad piscinam iratus currit | and angry/angrily runs to the fishpond |
| ex horto | out of the garden |
| Davus gemit | Davus groans |