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 (2º NI)
ResponderEliminar1. A fish
2. For playing croquet
3. The March Hare
4. Three times
5. Into a pig
1. What did the first footman look like?
ResponderEliminarA FISH
2. What was the invitation from the Queen for?
FOR THE DUCHESS TO PLAY CROQUET
3. Which character does Alice go to see first?
A FOOTMAN
4. How many times did the Cat vanish?
THREE TIMES
5. What did the baby turn into?
A PIG
Vicky (1NA)
ELENA RODRÍGUEZ (1ºNA)
ResponderEliminar1.- The first footman looked like a fish.
2.- The invitation was to play croquet.
3.- She decided to visit the March Hear first.
4.- The Cat vanished three times from a branch of a tree.
5.- The baby turned into a pig.
Mª JOSÉ GASCH
ResponderEliminar1. A fish.
2. To play croquet.
3. The March Hare.
4. Three times
5. The baby turned into a pig.
Verónica Peláez Baniela 2ºNI
ResponderEliminar1-The first footman looked like a fish.
2-The Duchess was invited to play croquet.
3-Alice went to see The March Hare firstly.
4-The Cat vanished three times.
5-The baby turned into a pig.
1.A fish
ResponderEliminar2.To play croquet.
3.The March Hare.
4.The cat vanished three times.
5.He turned into a pig.
1. The first footman looked like a fish.
ResponderEliminar2. It was to play croquet.
3. The March Hare.
4. Three times.
5. The baby turned into a pig.
1. He looked like a fish.
ResponderEliminar2. The invitation was to play criquet.
3. She went to see the March Hare firstly.
4. The cat vanished three tiems.
5. He turned into a pig.
DiegoSierra
1. The first footman had a fish head.
ResponderEliminar2. It was an invitation for a croquet game.
3. She went to visit the March Hare first.
4. The cat vanished three times.
5. The baby became a pig.
EDUARDO GARcÍA ALFONSO
Alberto Suárez García. 2º Int.
ResponderEliminar1. A fish.
2. For playing croquet.
3. The March Hare.
4. Three times.
5. Into a pig.