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  Una tragedia

A tragedy.

     
1 Leemos en el periódico el siguiente relato
de un lamentable accidente (1).		 We read in the paper the following narrative
of a lamentable accident :
2 Un profesor y sus dos hijos se matan al caer
de un balcón a la calle (2) .		 A teacher and his two sons get killed [k. themselves] when [at] falling
from a balcony into the street.
3 Tánger.
- Esta mañana el señor R., profesor de la Escuela franco-árabe,
se hallaba en el balcón de su domicilio (3),		 Tangiers.
- This morning, M. R., a teacher of the Franco-Arabian School,
stood [was] on [in] the balcony of his residence,
4 situado en el tercer piso del inmueble,
teniendo en brazos a uno de sus hijos, de dos años.		 situated in the 3rd floor of the building,
holding in (his) arms [at] one of his sons (aged) [of] 2 years.
5 De pronto otro hijo del Sr. R., de cinco años,
cayó a la calle, y al querer impedirlo (4)		 Suddenly (an)other son of-[the] M. R., (aged) [of] 5 years
fell into the street, and wanting [at the wanting] prevent him
6 su padre perdió el equilibrio y cayó también a la calle
con el niño que tenia en brazos.		 his father lost his [the] balance and fell also into the street
with the child that (he) held in (his) arms.
7 Los tres resultaron muertos en el acto.

The three were [resulted] killed outright [in the act].
  EJERCICIOS EXERCISE :
 

 

 Since we are talking about papers let us read an ad.
1 Interesantísimo para los radioaficionados. Most interesting for the radio adepts.
2 Durante el presente (prayssainty) mes,
la Casa M. venderá a precios de fábrica		 During the current month,
the M. firm will sell at factory price
3 un importantísimo lote de receptores de cuatro válvulas
con altavoz dinámico. 		a very important quantity of 4-valve receiving-sets,
with dynamic loudspeaker.
4 Estos receptores se venderán exclusivamente al contado. These receiving-sets will be sold [sell thems.] exclusively for cash.
5 Todos los aparatos se entregarán
con el certificado de garantía correspondiente.		 All [the] sets will be delivered [deliv. th.] with the corresponding guarantee certificates.
  NOTES.
1 Leemos, we read;
leamos or vamos a leer : let us read.
- Siguiente (seeg-ienty, mute u) : following.
Seguir : to follow.
- Accidente (akssedainty).
2 Al caer : [at] falling. See less. 42, par. 4.
3

To find : encontrar or hallar;
was (to be) found: se encontraba or se hallaba.
4

Impedir, to prevent, impede;
impedimenta, hindrance, impediment;
impedirlo : "prevent-it", i. e. prevent it.

- " At the" is : en el, en la when there is no motion, and al, a la, in the other case.
Estoy en el balcón : I am at the balcony;
voy al balcón : I go to the balcony.
   
 

Importantisimo, interesantisimo (hard s's) :
superlatives of importante, interesante.
The stress is immediately before -simo.

La voz, the voice;
alto : high or loud.
Un altavoz (a " high voice") : a loud-speaker.
- Al contado, for cash (from contar : to count or recount).
- A crédito, on credit.
Entregar : to deliver, hand over.

That little joke of giving you verbs to conjugate (as in less. 35) will be over to-morrow :
be a little patient still.

Today:
1) cambiar de parecer : to change one's mind.
- 2) Meter la pata : to put one's foot [paw] (in it).
 - 3) Subir la escalera : to climb the stairs.

Remember that subir never means to  undergo, but climb, go up.