TEACHER: |
This is the Students' Club, where we have meetings and
so on.
meetings: reuniones; and so on: etcetera; |
STUDENT 1: |
"English spoken here".
English
spoken here: aquí se habla inglés; |
TEACHER: |
Ah, Francoise has seen the sign: "English spoken here".
You see that sign in shops, for example, in many
countries.
sign: aviso, letrero; shops: tiendas,
negocios; |
STUDENT 2: |
Yes. That's right. |
TEACHER: |
When you see that sign in a shop-window, what does it
mean?
shop-window:
vidriera; what does it mean?: ¿qué quiere decir? |
STUDENT 3: |
It
means that somebody in the shop speaks English.
it
means that: significa que; |
TEACHER: |
Right. "English is spoken here". Well, in our Students'
Club, it means that everybody must speak English.
everybody must: todos deben/tienen que; |
STUDENT 2: |
"English must be spoken here". |
TEACHER: |
Exactly, Dietrich. You're doing a course to practise
your English, so remember: Even when you're not having
lessons, speak the language. OK?
so
remember: entonces recuerda; even when:
incluso cuando; |
STUDENTS: |
OK. |
TEACHER: |
Good. Let's have some coffee.
let's
have: tomemos, bebamos; |
STUDENT 1: |
I
think I'll have tea. It's more ... English.
I think
I'll have: creo que yo beberé; |
TEACHER: |
Well, for our Students' Club meeting this evening, I'm
delighted to welcome Professor Ingrid Kelly. She's going
to talk to us about the history of the English language.
Professor Kelly.
I'm
delighted to welcome: estoy encantada de darle la
bienvenida; to talk to us about: comentarnos
sobre; |
KELLY: |
Thank you. I'm delighted to be here. Today, English is
spoken by hundreds of millions of people. Four centuries
ago, things were different. In Shakespeare's time,
English was spoken by about five million people. So
things have changed a little ...
by
hundreds of milllions: cientos de millones; four
centuries ago: hace cuatro siglos; in
Shakespeare's time: en la época de Shakespeare;
was spoken by about: era hablado aprox. por; have
changed a little: han cambiado un poco;
... Yes, things have certainly changed. English has been
spoken in Britain since the ninth century. In more
recent centuries, it has travelled all over the world.
has
been spoken: ha sido hablado; since the ninth
century: desde el siglo 9; all over the world:
alrededor del mundo;
For example, it has been spoken in North America and the
West Indies since the seventeenth century; in Australia
since the eighteenth century; in New Zealand since the
nineteenth century; and so on.
the
West Indies: las Indias Occidentales; New Zealand:
Nueva Zelanda;
Today, in many places, it's possible to say - like this
sign on the wall - "English spoken here".
like
this sign on the wall: como este letrero sobre la
pared; |
TEACHER: |
Well, yesterday we were talking about passive forms in
English. I asked you to find some examples. What have
you got? Francoise?
passive
forms: formas de voz pasiva; I asked you to find:
les pedí que buscaran/encontraran; |
STUDENT 1: |
I
saw a sign with a good example.
I saw a
sign: vi un letrero; |
TEACHER: |
What was it? |
STUDENT 1: |
"Private.
Keep out. Trespassers will be prosecuted".
private,
keep out: propiedad privada, aléjese; trespassers:
los intrusos; will be prosecuted: serán
demandados; |
TEACHER: |
"Trespassers
will be prosecuted". Very good. Dietrich? |
STUDENT 2: |
I
saw a sign too. |
TEACHER: |
What did it say? |
STUDENT 2: |
It
said: "No parking. Vehicles will be removed by the
police".
no
parking: prohibido estacionar; will be removed by:
serán desplazados (quitados) por; |
TEACHER: |
"Vehicles
will be removed by the police". Good. How about you,
Christina?
how
about you?: ¿y tú (que encontraste)?
|
STUDENT 3: |
I
found an example in the newspaper: "The minister's aide
said: A statement will be made tomorrow".
I found:
encontré; the minister's aide: el asesor del
ministro; a statement: un comunicado; will be
made: será publicado; |
TEACHER: |
"A
statement will be made tomorrow". Yes. Those are three
very good examples.
those:
esos. |