From VOA Learning
English, welcome
to "As It Is". I’m Steve
Ember.
Today,
calendars – choosing
the right one
takes time. |
as it is:
de hecho, tal como están las cosas; choosing:
eligiendo, escogiendo; the right one: el más
adecuado; takes time: lleva tiempo; |
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The New
Year is the time
for new beginnings.
It is also the time
to buy a calendar.
Have you
bought yours
yet? |
beginnings:
puntos de partida; have you bought ... yet?: ¿ya has
comprado...?; |
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With
so many
choices, it can
take a lot of
time just to
choose the right
one. There are
small ones.
Big ones.
Calendars that sit
on a desk. Calendars
that hang on the wall.
Calendars you
can carry
around with
you. Calendars
that show a whole
month, or one
day at a time. |
so many
choices: tantas opciones, alternativas; a lot of
time: mucho tiempo; small ones / big ones:
pequeños/grandes ("ones" reemplaza al sustantivo
"calendarios" para que el texto no resulte reiterativo);
sit on: se posan, apoyan sobre; hang on: cuelgan
de; carry around: llevar a todas partes; a whole
month: un mes completo; one day at a time: un día
por vez; |
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Of course,
in one way
all calendars
are the same. They
all list the
same days
of the year
in exactly the same
order. But people
do not buy
calendars just
to know
what day it is.
Calendars have
become popular
gifts because
many
are filled
with beautiful
pictures. |
in one way:
en cierto modo; they all list: todo ellos listan,
enumeran; the same: los mismos; exactly:
exactamente; the same order: el mismo orden; just
to know: sólo para saber; what day it is: que día
es;
have become: se han convertido en; popular gifts:
regalos comunes; are filled with: contienen; |
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You
can even
learn from calendars.
They often
give information
about their
subject
– such as famous
writers or American
Indians or flower
gardens. |
you can
even learn from: incluso puedes aprender de; often:
a menudo; subject: temática; such as:
tales como; famous writers: autores famosos; |
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There
are calendars about
food and about
beautiful places
in the world. |
about food:
sobre alimentos; in the world: del mundo; |
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For pet
lovers, there
are calendars with
pictures of cats
doing unusual
things. Three
hundred sixty-five
of them – one
for each day
of the year. And of
course, there’s
one more in
leap years. |
pet lovers:
amantes de las mascotas; unusual things: cosas
atípicas, insólitas; three hundred sixty-five: 365;
in leap years: en años bisiestos; |
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Would
you rather
look at pictures
of cars? Or trains?
Or airplanes? There
are calendars with
those, too. |
would you
rather...?: ¿preferirías...?; with those too: con
esas (imágenes) también; |
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Some
people do not
just look at
their calendars.
They use
them to write
down important
things they
must remember,
like meetings
or doctor’s appointments. |
they use
them: los utilizan; to write down: para anotar;
must: deben; meetings: reuniones; doctor's
appointments: turnos/citas con los médicos; |
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Busy
people can
buy small
calendars to carry
around to help
them organize
and plan their
life. But what
if they
forget to look
at their calendar?
No worries there
– there are
electronic organizers that
make sounds to
remind people
of things they
must do.
These days,
if you
forget something,
it is getting harder
and harder to find
a good excuse. |
busy people:
las personas ocupadas; to help them organize: para
ayudarles a organizar; and plan: planificar; but
what if: pero qué ocurre si; no worries there: no
hay problema con eso; electronic organizer: agenda
electrónica; make sounds: suenan; to remind:
para recordar; these days: hoy en dia, en la
actualidad; it is getting harder and harder: resulta
cada vez más difícil; to find a good excuse:
encontrar una buena excusa; |
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Then, there
are some people who do
not like little
calendars, or big
ones, or noisy
electronic ones.
They are happy
just to write
down notes to
themselves on small
pieces of paper. |
some who people
do not like: algunas personas a quienes no les
gusta; noisy: ruidosos; they are happy just:
se conforman simplemente con; write down notes to
themselves: anotarse recordatorios; small pieces:
trozos pequeños; |
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Then,
there’s the matter
of New Year’s
Resolutions. Have
you made
yours? More
importantly, do
you keep
yours? We’ll
talk about
that next. |
matter:
asunto; New Year's Resolutions: buenos propósitos de
Año Nuevo; Have you made...?: ¿Ya has
decidido/definido...?; more importantly: cabe
destacar; do you keep yours?: ¿mantienes el tuyo?
(propósito); we'll talk about that next: hablaremos
de eso en el próximo boletín; |
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It’s "As It Is",
New Year’s
Eve edition
from VOA Learning
English, I’m Steve
Ember. |