Chapter 11.1 - Terrible Traffic - EN-SP Flashcards

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to realize

A

darse cuenta

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quickly

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rápidamente

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absolutely

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absolutamente

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Mauricio couldn’t / didn’t have the ability to wait any more.

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Mauricio no podía esperar más.

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to find

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encontrar

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I get to work at 9 in the morning.

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Llego al trabajo a las nueve de la mañana.

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If you want a good job, you should arrive on time.

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Si quieres un buen trabajo, debes llegar a tiempo.

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Men don’t need maps. Only their minds.

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Los hombres no necesitan los mapas. Sólo las mentes.

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I tried to arrive on time.

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Traté de llegar a tiempo.

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I tried to find the route.

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Traté de encontrar la vía.

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I found the place from memory.

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Encontré el lugar de memoria.

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I am going to take the next road.

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Voy a coger el siguiente camino.

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I can’t wait.

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No puedo esperar.

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I couldn’t / didn’t have the ability to wait for you.

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No te podía esperar.

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I thought I knew the route from memory.

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Pensé que sabía la vía de memoria.

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That’s right. I didn’t know if I should keep going forward or go back.

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Así es. No sabía si debía seguir adelante o retroceder.

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Why don’t you arrive on time?

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¿Por qué no llegas a tiempo?

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I used to quote Pablo Neruda from memory.

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Citaba a Pablo Neruda de memoria.

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It seems that no one noticed.

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Parece que nadie se dio cuenta.

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to enter secretly / to sneak in

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entrar a escondidas

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And you? Is there something you don’t like?

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¿Y tú? ¿Hay algo que no te gusta?

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Can I arrive at work late?

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¿Puedo llegar tarde al trabajo?

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A mind that works.

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Una mente que funciona.

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… and start over if you mess up.

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… y comenzar otra vez si te fallas.

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If you say (so)...
Si tú dices...
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I took the road and continued with haste.
Cogí el camino y seguí de prisa.
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I wasn't going to arrive early.
No iba a llegar temprano.
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the road
el camino
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What did you do?
¿Qué hiciste?
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slowly
lentamente
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Can you believe what happened to me?
¿Puedes creer lo que me pasó?
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What did Mauricio learn from the experience?
¿Qué aprendió Mauricio de la experiencia?
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Absolutely. Worse - the traffic was moving so slowly that I couldn't wait.
Absolutamente. Peor - el tráfico se movía tan lentamente que no podía esperar.
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First off, I left in a hurry this morning to get to work.
Primero, salí corriendo esta mañana para llegar al trabajo.
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left
izquierda
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To wait at the bank, to wait at the post office...
Esperar en el banco, esperar en el correo...
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The main highway wasn't clear this morning.
La carretera principal no estaba despejada esta mañana.
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That I should learn how to fly.
Que debo aprender a volar.
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What? Tell me.
¿Qué? Dime.
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Although it can have other names in other parts of the world.
Aunque puede tener otros nombres en otras partes del mundo.
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I had the bad luck of encountering a traffic jam (slang; Chile) on the main highway.
Por mala suerte, encontré un taco en la carretera principal.
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to grab / to catch
agarrar
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Mauricio learned that he should learn to fly.
Mauricio aprendió que debe aprender a volar.
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What did you learn from the experience?
¿Qué aprendiste de la experiencia?
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Luckily, the main highway was clear.
Por suerte, la carretera principal estaba despejada.
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Yesterday, I arrived at work early.
Ayer, llegué temprano al trabajo.
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Right away. It's easy.
Ya mismo. Es fácil.
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definitely
definitivamente
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Well, as for me, what I don't like is waiting in line.
Bueno, para mí, lo que no me gusta es esperar en una cola.
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You have to write out all the details in a too-small space ...
Tienes que escribir todos los detalles en un espacio demasiado pequeño ...
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Argh, what a day... You are not going to believe what happened to me.
Argh, qué día... No vas a creer lo que me pasó.
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Well, all of a sudden, I saw a road to the right.
Bueno, de repente, vi un camino a la derecha.
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the main route
la vía principal
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*I* should learn to fly.
Yo debo aprender a volar.
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Is it okay if I arrive at work late?
¿Está bien si llego al trabajo tarde?
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Why are you so late?
¿Por qué llegas tan tarde?
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only not in Mexico
sólo no en México
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And one hour afterwards, I arrived at work.
Y una hora después, llegué al trabajo.
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For me, I think it's filling out forms.
Para mí, creo que es llenar formularios.
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I wasn't going to arrive on time.
No iba a llegar a tiempo.
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And better if you have wings.
Y mejor si tienes alas.
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Better the devil you know than the one you don't.
Mejor el demonio que uno conoce que el demonio no conocido.
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I prefer that traffic moves quickly.
Prefiero que el tráfico se mueva rápidamente.
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I came in secretly.
Entré a escondidas.
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I couldn't / didn't have the ability to wait.
No podía esperar.
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Sometimes I get to work late.
A veces llego al trabajo tarde.
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Is it okay if I arrive late?
¿Está bien si llego tarde?
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I arrived at work one hour after leaving the house.
Llegué al trabajo una hora después de salir de la casa.
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I saw a road to the left.
Vi un camino a la izquierda.
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I tried to quote Pablo Neruda.
Traté de citar a Pablo Neruda.
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I tried to find the route to the place where I work.
Traté de encontrar la vía al lugar donde trabajo.
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Move!
¡Muévete!
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But again - bad luck - I got lost.
Pero otra vez - la mala suerte - me perdí.
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The traffic is always bad in the mornings.
El tráfico siempre es malo en las mañanas.
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I took the road to the right.
Cogí el camino a la derecha.
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To avoid traffic jams (slang; Chile), I should learn to fly.
Para evitar los tacos, debo aprender a volar.
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I couldn't / didn't have the ability to wait for the bus.
No podía esperar el bus.
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Why don't you arrive early?
¿Por qué no llegas temprano?