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. A holiday
2. A Mock Turtle
3. An old crab
4. Because the Old Turtle taught them
1- The eleventh day must have been a holiday.
ResponderEliminar2-It is made from Mock Turtle.
3-The Classical master was an old crab.
4- They called him Tortoise because he taught them.
Verónica Peláez Baniela 2ºNI
ResponderEliminar1-Alice said that the eleventh day must have been a holiday.
2-Mock Turtle soup is made from Mock Turtle.
3-The Gryphon said that the Classics master was an old crab.
4-They called it because he had taught them.
1. In her opinion, it must have been a holiday.
ResponderEliminar2. Mock Turtle is.
3. He said that the Classic master was an old crab.
4. He said it was beacuse he had taught them.
DiegoSierra
1. What did Alice say the eleventh day must have been?
ResponderEliminarA HOLIDAY
2. What is the thing Mock Turtle soup is made from?
A MOCK TURTLE
3. What did the Gryphon say the Classics master was?
AN OLD CRAB
4. Why did Mock Turtle say they call the Old Turtle Tortoise?
BECAUSE HE TAUGHT THEM
1. A holiday.
ResponderEliminar2. It is made from mock turtle.
3. An old crab.
4. Because he taught them.
1. She said that the eleventh day must be a Holiday.
ResponderEliminar2. It’s made of Mock Turtle.
3. He said that his master was an old crab.
4. They called her Tortoise because she had taught them.
EDUARDO GARCÍA ALFONSO
1.Alice said that the 7th day must have been a holiday.
ResponderEliminar2.A Mock Turtle.
3.An Old Crab
4.They called him Tortoise because he taught them.
Alberto Suárez García. 2º Int.
ResponderEliminar1. It must have been a Holiday.
2. It´s made from Mock Turtle.
3. An old crab.
4. Because he taught them.