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Lección Ochenta y cinco (85) |
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Cristóbal Colón llega al Nuevo Mundo | Christopher Columbus arrives in the New World. | |
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Dondequiera le acogen los indios con tímida amistad, una vez vencido (1) el miedo que les inspiran los extranjeros, |
Everywhere the Indians receive him with timid friendship, once overcome the fear that foreigners inspire them, |
2 | a quienes consideran dioses y semidioses (2). | whom they consider (like) gods and demi-gods |
3 | Ni una muestra (3) de hostilidad, ni una acción mal intencionada : | Neither a sign of hostility, nor an ill-intentioned act : |
4 | a lo sumo roban en uno de los barcos una menudencia, un objeto brillante o colorado (4) | At most they steal in one of the ships a trifle, a shining or coloured thing |
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que despierta su ingenua codicia, y escapan con él; pero si les piden cuentas (5), |
which arouses their ingenuous greed and escape with it; but if they are called to account [but if they ask them accounts], |
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están dispuestos a entregar cuanto poseen, con tal que se les consienta (6) guardar el objeto maravilloso, un pedazo de espejo, un trapo rojo... |
they are disposed to give over all that they possess, provided they are allowed [they consent them] to keep the wonderful object, a bit of mirror, a red rag... |
7 | Los indios sólo sienten hacia los recién llegados admiración y respeto (7). | The Indians feel towards the new-comers only admiration and respect. |
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«Vinieron muchos», anota Colón el 14 de octubre, « dando gracias a Dios, echándose al suelo» |
"(There) came many", notes Columbus on the 14th of October, "giving thanks to God, throwing themselves to the ground, |
9 | y levantaban las manos al cielo y después a voces nos llamaban para que fuésemos a tierra » (8). | and they would lift their hands to the sky and then would call us loudly [at voices] that we should go [be] ashore ." |
EJERCICIOS | EXERCISE : | |
Llegada al hotel. | Arrival at the hotel. | |
1 | A ver, una habitación, haga el favor. | (Let me) sess a room, please. |
2 | ¿La desea, usted exterior, con cuarto de baño? | Do you want it looking on the street [exterior], with a bathroom? |
3 | ¿Qué precio tienen? | What are the prices? |
4 | Habitación sólo, con una o dos camas, desde cuatro pesetas en adelante, | Bedroom alone, with one or two beds, from 4 pes., |
5 | y con baño desde once, más el diez por ciento para la servidumbre. | and with bath(room) from 11 pes., plus 10 per cent for attendance. |
6 | Enséñeme une de cinco o seis pesetas. | Show me one from 5 to 6 pes. |
7 | Botones, acompaña a este señor al tercer piso, y que le enseñen el sesenta y tres. | Buttons, accompany this gentleman to the 3rd floor and let them show him the 63. |
8 | Hace el favor, señor, subimos en el ascensor. | If you please, sir, let's go up in the lift. |
9 | Me gusta la habitación; ¿dónde está la llave de la luz? | The room pleases me; where is the switch [key of the light]? |
10 | Aquí para encender al entrar, y a la cabecera de la cama tiene usted otra llave (o pera) y el botón del timbre. | Here, to light up on entering, and at the head of the bed you have another switch (or pear-switch), and the button of the bell. |
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¿Quiere usted que le suban el equipaje? — Desde luego. |
Do you want you luggage to be brought up [that they bring up...] ? — Certainly (since then). |
NOTES. | |
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Dondequiera : where (one) likes, wherever (en todas
partes), or everywhere; also : doquiera. — Acoger, to receive. — Vencer, to vanquish. — Me doy por vencido, I acknowledge [give] myself [for] vanquished. |
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¿Quién? Who? varies in the plural : ¿Quién es este forastero? Who is this foreigner? — ¿Quiénes son estos forasteros? Who are these foreigners? — Demi-gods, semidióses, but : half a kilo, medio kilo; half an hour, media hora, etc... The half, la mitad. — My (better) half (wife), mi costilla (my rib). — Ha encontrado su media naranja (his half orange) : he has found his sister soul (also : su alma gemela : his twin soul. |
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Mostrar = enseñar, to show. La muestra, the sign (shop); the sample; the sign, mark. |
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Colorado : coloured or red. Ella se puso colorada, She became [put herself] red. |
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Despertar, to wake; el cuento, the tale,
narrative (cf. to recount); la cuenta, the account. |
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Poseer, to possess; consentir, to allow, permit [permitir], to consent, yield. — Con tal que, provided that, a condición de que. |
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Los recién casados, the new-married couple (cf. recent). — Respetar, to respect; respetable, respectable. |
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A voces : a gritos. — ¡ No tantas voces! [Not so many shouts] : Don't shout like that! — The verb ir has the same preterite as ser : yo fuí, vd. fué, nosotros fuímos, etc., I was or went, you were or went, we were or went, etc... |