Chapter 48 Flashcards

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Q

i, Cecilia~ Good to see you

A

Hola, Cecilia~ Cuánto gusto de verla

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Hi, Harris~ What happened to you? You told me you’d
be one of the first to arrive.

A

Hola, Harris~ ¿Qué le paso?
me dijo que sería uno
de los primeros en llegar

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What a shame~ 1 forgot. 1f 1 had remembered
1 would have taken my wife. She has often
told me she would like to hear one of those
readings.

A

Qué pena~ Se me 0lvido. Si me hubiera
acordado habria llevado a mi esposa. Ella
me ha dicho muchas veces que le gustaría
oir uno de esos recitales.

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1 reminded you about it twice last week. 1f
you had made a note of the date as 1 told
you, you wouldn’t have forgotten.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20
21

A

Yo se lo recordé dos veces la semana pasada.
Si usted hubiera anotado la fecha como le
dije, no se le habría olvidado.

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Q

You’re quite right, Cecilia. And how are
things going at the Binational Center?

A

Tiene mucha razón, Cecilia. ¿y cómo andan
las cosas por el Centro Binacional?

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Q

i don’t know, for I stopped attending two
months ago.

A

No sé, pues dejé de asistir hace dos meses.

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Q

But you were studying English there,
weren’t you?

A

Pero usted estaba estudiando inglés ahí,
¿verdad

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Q

Yes, and shorthand in English, too. But I
didn’t have much time available, and 1 was
absent a lot, until finally 1 stopped
going altogether.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,
11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19

A

Sí, Y taquigrafía en inglés también. Pero no
tenía mucho tiempo disponible y faltaba mucho,
hasta que finalmente dejé de ir del todo

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Q

Wouldn’t you like to continue your studies
next term?

A

No le gustaría continuar sus estudios en el
próximo período?

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Q

Yes, l’d like to, because with one more year
1 could graduate as a secretary-stenographer
in English.

A

Sí, quisiera, porque con un año más podría
graduarme de secretaria-taquígrafa en inglés.

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Q

and that way you would have better opportunities
in any North american office

A

y así tendría mejores oportunidades en
cualquier oficina norteamericana.

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Q

That’s right. If 1 graduated 1 could work in
Panagra very easily. And they pay some very
good salaries there.

A

es verdad. Si me graduara podría trabajar
en Panagra muy fácilmente. Y ahí pagan
unos sueldos muy buenos.

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13
Q

Speaking of the Center, 1 read in ‘La Prensa’
this morning an excellent commentary on the
play that the members of the Arts Club gave.

A

A propósito del Centro, leí esta mañana en
‘La Prensa’ un comentario excelente sobre
el drama que representaron los miembros del
Club de Artes.

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Yes, of course. They sponsor a variety of
cultural activities: dramas and comedies,
concerts, folk dances, art exhibitions …

A

Sí, cómo no. Ellos patrocinan una variedad
de actividades culturales: dramas y comedias,
conciertos, bailes folk16ricos, exposiciones
de pintura .

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My wife is very fond of folk dancing. She
tells me that if she had more time she
would enroll in the course they’re giving
at the Center.

A

A mi esposa le encantan los bailes folkloricos.
Me dice que si tuviera más tiempo se matricularía en el curso que dan en el Centro.

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16
Q

lf l were you l’d tell her to speak with the
Director. lt could be that he would have a
class at an hour that would be convenient for
her.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,eleven,twelve

A

Si yo fuera Ud. le diría que hablara con el
director. Podría ser que él tuviera una
clase a una hora que le conviniera (con vin era)

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17
Q

Well) thanks) lm going to mention it to her.
By the way) what news do you have of your
sister? Did she arrive in the United States
yet

A

Bueno, gracias, se lo voy a mencionar. A
proposito, ¿qué noticias tiene de su hermana?
¿Ya llego a los Estados Unidos?

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Q

yes, I got a letter from her yesterday. She ls
having a very good time.

A

Sí. Ayer recibí carta de ella. Se está
divirtiendo mucho.

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19
Q

And how about you? Wouldnlt you like to go
to the United States for a vacation too?

A

Y a usted, ¿no le gustaría irse también de
vacaciones a los Estados Unidos?

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Q

If I earned as much money as my sister, rld
not only go to the United States but lid
also travel to Europe for two months.

A

Si yo ganara tanto dinero como mi hermana, no
solo me iría a los Estados Unidos, sino que
viajaría a Europa por dos meses.

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Q

then you should graduate as soon as possible
so you can work in Panagra.

A

Entonces debería graduarse lo más pronto
posible para que pueda trabajar en Panagra.

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I believe that would be best.

A

Creo que eso sería lo mejor.

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23
Q

Mario told me that you all would
take the trip together.
one,two

A

Mario me dijo que Uds. harían el viaje juntos.

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You would arrive at the airPOrt at
three o’clock.

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Llegarían al aeropuerto a las tres.

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You would leave on the four o'clock flight. one,two,three,four,five
Saldrían en el vuelo de las cuatro.
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The trip to New York would last only fifty minutes. one,two
El viaje a Nueva York duraría solo cincuenta minutos.
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Then you would take a taxi to go to the hotel.
Luego tomarían un taxi para ir al hotel.
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You would eat in the hotel or in a restaurant.
Comerían (comay rian) en el hotel o en un restorán.
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He would get up early the next day.
el se levantaría temprano al día siguiente.
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He would spend the wh01e day downtown.
Pasaría todo el día en el centro.
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you (f) could sleep late.
Tú podrías dormir tarde.
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You (fam.) would have time to get to know the city a little.
Tendrías tiempo para conocer un poco la ciudad.
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And you (pI.) would return on the seven o'clock plane one,two
Y volverían (vol vey rian) en el avion de las siete.
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What wou1d you and your wife do with a mi1lion do11ars?
Qué harían Ud. y su esposa con un millon de d01ares?
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2 First we wou1d take a trip around the wor1d.
Primero haríamos un viaje por todo el mundo.
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3 We wou1d go to the most expensive hote1s.
Iríamos a los hoteles más caros.
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We wou1d eat in the best restaurants.
Comeríamos en los mejores restoranes.
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Wou1d you stop working?
¿Dejaría de trabajar?
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Certain1y. And l'd buy a big, pretty house.
claro. Y compraría una casa grande y bonita.
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Also l'd send my children to the best schoo1s.
También mandaría a mis hijos a las mejores escuelas.
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How many servants would you have? one,two,three
¿Cuántas sirvientas tendrían?
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We wou1d have at 1east three. one,two,three
Tendríamos por menos tres.
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And you, what would you do?
y Ud.? ¿qué haría?
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Frank1y, I wou1dn ' t know what to do.
Francamente, no sabría qué hacer.
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If a revolution broke out,we would gO to the United States.
Si estallara una revolución, nos iríamos a los Estados Unidos.
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2 If they had a racquet, they would play tennis with us
Si tuvieran raqueta, jugarían tenis cOn nosotros.
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If I spoke Spanish, I would adapt better to this country.
Si yo hablara español, me adaptaría mejor a este país.
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Ií there were three of us, we could win easily.
Si nosotros fuéramos tres, podríamos ganar fácilmente.
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5 If I were you I wouldn't get so nervous.
Si yo fuera Ud., no me pondría tan nervioso.
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6 If you closed the door,you wouldn't feel so cold.
Si Ud. cerrara la puerta, no sentiría tanto frío.
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If we knew her address,we would send her a sympathy card
Si supiéramos (su-peer-amos) su dirección, le mandaríamos (man-da-ri-amos) una tarjeta de pésame.
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If the roast weren't so raw, we would eat a little.
Si el asado no estuviera tan crudo, comeríamos un poco.
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9 If you had a lot of money, what would you do?
Si Ud. tuviera mucho dinero, ¿qué haría?
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10 If you hadn't spoken to me,I would never have recognized you.
Si Ud. no me hubiera hablado, jamás la habría reconocido.
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11 If I hadn't shouted,they wouldn't have heard me.
Si yo no hubiera gritado, ellos no me habrían oído.
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2 If the pilots had been in the control tower,I would have seen them.
Si los pilotos hubieran estado en la torre de control, los habría visto.
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If we had asked for an immigrant visa. they would have given it te us one,two,three
Si hubiéramos pedido visa de inmigrante, nos la habrían dado.
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Had Jose been here,he would have told us some jokes.
Si José hubiera estado aquí, nos habría contado unos chistes.
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If they had opened the window it wouldn't have been so hot one,two,three
Si hubieran abierto la ventana no habría hecho tanto calor.
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Had we known your number we would have gotten in touch with you.
Si hubiéramos sabido su número nos habríamos comunicado con Ud
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John thought he wasn't going to enjoy himself.
Juan creía que no iba a divertirse.
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Alice said she was going to take a trip' on Saturday.
Alicia dijo que iba a hacer un viaje el sábado.
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The boss believed that the bull fight wasn't going to be good.
El jefe creía que la corrida de toros no iba a estar buena.
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1 thought that they were going to complain.
Yo pensaba que ellos iban a quejarse.
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Martha said she was going to invite fifteen people. one,two,three,four
Marta dijo que iba a invitar a quince personas.
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The owner of the house believed we weren't going to take care of his lawn.
El dueño (dewayne yo) de la casa creía (cre e ah) que no le íbamos a cuidar el césped.
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1 thought I wasn't going to lack anything. one,two
creía que no me iba a faltar nada.
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We found out the ambassador was going to arrive late.
Supimos que el embajador iba a llegar tarde
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1 realized that he wasn't going to like that.
Me di cuenta de que a él no le iba a gustar eso.
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We knew we were going to stay.
sabíamos que nos íbamos a quedar.
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The first thing you have to do is fill out the application.
Lo primero que hay que hacer es llenar la solicitud.
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The last part of the visa is the fingerprints. 1,2,3,4,5,6
Lo último de la visa son las huellas (way llas) digitales.
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The worst thing around here is the traffic. one,two,three
Lo peor de aquí es el tráfico.
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The pleasant thing about Surlandia is the beach
lo agradable de Surlandia es la playa.
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The best thing would be not to tell him anything.
Lo mejor sería no decirle nada.
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The bad thing about it is that I can't go.
Lo malo es que no puedo ir.
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Here comes the good part
Aquí viene lo bueno.
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I slept little. she slept a lot one,two
yo dormí poco, ella durmió mucho.
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I ordered coffee¡ she ordered milk. two
Yo pedí café, ella pidió leche.
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I said goodbye on Monday¡ she said goodbye on Tuesday
Yo me despedí el lunes, ella se despidió el martes
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i had a good time, she didn't have a good time. one,two
Yo me divertí, ella no se divirtio (dee veer tio)
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I repeated¡ she didn't repeat. one,two
Yo repetí, ella no repitió.
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I served the wine¡ she served the coffee.
Yo serví el vino, ella sirvió el café.
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I got dressed early¡ she got dressed late.
yo me vestí temprano, ella se vistió tarde
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The girls are (go) coming out right now.
Las muchachas van saliendo en estos momentos.
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You are (go) beginning, aren't you?
Ustedes van empezando, ¿verdad?
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She keeps spending a lot
Ella sigue gastando mucho.
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The ladies are (walk) strolling.
Las señoras andan paseando.
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The lieutenant continues to improve.
El teniente sigue mejorando.
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My family is (walks) talking a walk. one,two
Mi familia anda dando una vuelta.
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I'm about through with my lessons.
Ya voy terminando mis lecciones.
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The children are (coming along) singing.
Los niños vienen cantando.
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He arrives dying of hunger every day.
El llega muriéndose de hambre todos los días.
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Look! There he comes smoking a cigar.
Mira! Ahí viene fumando un puro
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