This is a new challenge for all of us. We are translating into English a short extract taken from an outstanding novel of Spanish literature. We'll be aware of the difficulties that a translator has to face when doing such a task. We'll be able to share our experience with our classmates and see how many different points of view there are and how different a book can be depending on who the translator is. I hope you'll enjoy it; I'm sure I will. La heroica ciudad dormía la siesta. El viento sur, caliente y perezoso,empujaba las nubes blanquecinas que se rasgaban al correr hacia el norte. En las calles no había más ruido que el rumor estridente de los remolinos de polvo, trapos, pajas y papeles, que iban de arroyo en arroyo, de acera en acera, de esquina en esquina, revolando y persiguiéndose, como mariposas que se buscan y huyen y que el aire envuelve en sus pliegues invisibles. ...
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MARINA VIJANDE QUINTANA (2ºNI)
ResponderEliminar1. The Knave
2. Because of his great wig
3. Twelve
4. A pencil
5. The Hatter
1.- The Knave was standing in front of them.
ResponderEliminar2.- Because of his great wig.
3.- There were twelve jurors.
4.- He had a pencil that squeaked.
5.- The hatter was the first witness.
1. The Knave was.
ResponderEliminar2. She knew it beacuse he wore the crown over a wig.
3. there were twelve.
4. One of them had a pencil that squeaked.
5. The Hatter was.
Diego>Sierra
1. Who was standing in front of the King and Queen in chains?
ResponderEliminarTHE KNAVE
2. How did Alice know the King was the judge?
BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT WIG
3. How many jurors were there?
TUELWE
4. What did one of the jurors have that squeaked?
A PENCIL
5. Who was the first witness?
THE HATTER
1. The knave.
ResponderEliminar2. Because he was wearing the wig.
3. There were twelve jurors: Some of them were animals and the others were birds.
4. A pencil.
5. The first witness was the hatter.
Verónica Peláez Baniela 2ºNI
ResponderEliminar1-The Knave.
2-Alice knew it because of the great wig.
3-There were twelve jurors.
4-He had a pencil that squeaked.
5-The first witness was the Hatter.
1. The Knave was there.
ResponderEliminar2. She knew because of hs great wig.
3. There were twelve jurors.
4. He had a pencil that squeaked.
5. The hatter was the first witness.
EDUARDO GARCÍA ALFONSO
1.The Knave.
ResponderEliminar2.Because if his great wig.
3.There were twelve jurors.
4.A pencil.
5.The hatter was the first witness.
Alberto Suárez García. 2º Int.
ResponderEliminar1. The Knave.
2. Because of his great wig.
3. Twelve.
4. A pencil.
5. The Hatter.