41 Flashcards
‘Writing well’ is an art.
‘Escribir bien’ es un arte.
Spanish-American literature had emerged in the 19th century; it is a lie that Spanish-American literature had emerged in the 19th century.
La literatura hispanoamericana había surgido en el siglo XIX.Es mentira que la literatura hispanoamericana hubiera surgido en el siglo XIX.
I don’t think Don Quixote was invented by Cervantes.
No creo que el Quijote fuera inventado por Cervantes.
I do not think that Cervantes has been the highest representative of Spanish literature.
Yo no pienso que Cervantes haya sido el máximo representante de la literatura española.
It does not seem to me that the texts from before had greater beauty in the words.
No me parece que los textos de antes tuvieran mayor belleza en las palabras.
Borges is likely to have been the highest representative of Argentine literature.
Es probable que Borges haya sido el máximo representante de la literatura argentina.
That people read less books is because it is easier to read anything on the internet.
Que la gente lea menos libros, es porque es más fácil leer cualquier cosa en internet.
I don’t think ‘writing well’ is an art.
No creo que ‘escribir bien’ sea un arte.
To understand literature it is necessary that you learn to identify metaphors.
Para entender literatura es necesario que aprendais a identificar las metáforas.
It seems to me that even though so many books are published, people read less.
A mi me parece que aunque se publiquen tantos libros, la gente lee menos.
Mario had already been to that conference> I don’t think Mario had already been to that conference.
Mario ya había ido a esa conferencia > No pienso que Mario ya hubiera ido a esa conferencia.
It is a lie that Spanish American literature had emerged in the nineteenth century.
Es mentira que la literatura hispanoamericana hubiera surgido en el siglo XIX.
It is not true that the writers were immediately successful.
No es verdad que los escritores hubieran tenido éxito de forma inmediata.
If ‘writing well’ were an art, there would be many artists.
Si ‘escribir bien’ fuera un arte, habría muchos artistas.
I doubt very much that Joseph had read the entire Odyssey and Iliad.
Dudo mucho que José hubiera leído la Odisea y la Ilíada completas.
Mario went to the conference> Mario probably went to the conference.
Mario fue a la conferencia > Es probable que Mario fuera a la conferencia.
If it weren’t because I have little time to read, I would have read the entire national library by now.
Si no fuera porque tengo poco tiempo para leer, ya hubiera leído toda la biblioteca nacional.
If I were a writer, I would have written about politics and society.
Si yo fuera escritora, habría escrito sobre política y la sociedad .
That Pablo Neruda was considered a great figure in Chilean poetry is not strange.
Que Pablo Neruda estuviera considerado como una gran figura de la poesía chilena no es raro .
It seems to me that even though so many books are published, people read less.
A mi me parece que aunque se publiquen tantos libros, la gente lee menos.
Mario has gone to the conference> Hopefully Mario has gone to the conference.
Mario ha ido a la conferencia > Ojalá Mario haya ido a la conferencia.
I doubt very much that Don Quixote was a fictional character.
Dudo mucho que Don Quijote haya sido un personaje ficticio .
Hopefully Mario had time to go to the conference.
Ojalá Mario haya tenido tiempo para ir a la conferencia.
I don’t think Gloria and Gustavo have won the Nobel Prize for literature.
No creo que Gloria y Gustavo hayan ganado el premio nobel de literatura .
I think Mario is going to the conference> I don’t think Mario is going to the conference.
Creo que Mario va a la conferencia > No creo que Mario vaya a la conferencia.
It’s not that Maria prefers Spanish-American literature, but she likes Borges a lot.
No es que María prefiera la literatura hispanoamericana, pero le gusta mucho Borges.
I do not believe that Cervantes is the highest representative of Spanish literature.
No creo que Cervantes sea el máximo representante de la literatura española.
That people read fewer books is thanks to the fact that it is easier to read anything else on the internet.
Que la gente lea menos libros es gracias a que es más fácil leer cualquier otra cosa en internet.
To understand literature it is necessary that you learn to identify metaphors.
Para entender literatura es necesario que aprendáis a identificar las metáforas.
I like to write poems, it is one of my hobbies.
Me gusta escribir poemas, es uno de mis pasatiempos.
