Capítulo 11 Quotes Flashcards

1
Q

A food metaphor to show that Tita is feeling empty.
Key words: Vacía, platón, migajas, pastel

A

Se sentía completamente vacía, como un platón al que solo le quedan las migajas de lo que fue un excelente pastel

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Pedro is jealous. As Tita is no longer tied to Pedro by the pregnancy, he is worried that Tita will no longer want him especially because his body has changed since the burns
Key words: Celos
Perfectamente, dudando, verdad, enfermo

A

Pedro estallando en celos

Ahora entiendo perfectamente lo que pasa. No quieres hablar con John porque tal vez estás dudando entre quedarte a mi lado o casarte con él ¿verdad? Ahora ya no estás atada a mí, un pobre enfermo

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3
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Tita is trying to understand why Pedro feels so worried that she won’t want him as she healed the burns so well that they won’t scar.
Key words: Enfermo, días, tiempo, completo

A

Hablaba como si Fuera a estar enfermo por el resto de sus días y no era para tanto, en poco tiempo estaría restablecido por completo

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4
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Pedro is becoming selfish and jealous
Key words: Monstruo, celos

A

Definitivamente Pedro estaba converting en un monstruo de egoísmo y celos

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5
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When Rosaura came out of her room she had lost 30 kilos of weight. The same thing happened when she went to live in San Antonio but she regained the weight when she returned to the ranch as she was eating Tita’s cooking. An example of magical realism
Key words: Semana, imposible, vivir, rapidamente, regresar

A

¡Con solo una semana de no comer! Parecía imposible que hubiera perdido treinta kilos en solo siete días, pero así era. Lo mismo le había pasado cuando se habían ido a vivir a San Antonio: delgazó rapidamente, pero no hacía más que regresar al rancho ¡a engordar!

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6
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Reputation is what is important to Rosaura. She doesn’t care what motives Pedro has for marrying her.
Key words: Motivos, conmigo, permitir

A

A mí no me importaban los motivos por los que Pedro se casó conmigo

Y no voy a permitir que ustedes dos se burlen de mí

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7
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Rosaura doesn’t mind if Pedro and Tita have a secret relationship but she doesn’t want others to know so she will continue to be the wife of the house
Key words: Casa, seguir, esposa, demás

A

En está casa yo voy a seguir siendo la esposa, Y ante los ojos de los demás también

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8
Q

Rosaura prevents Tita from seeing and feeding Esperanza
Key words: Acercarte, hija

A

Te prohíbo acercarte a mi hija

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9
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Tita says she is not going to let Rosaura ruin Esperanza’s life with the stupid tradition
Key words: Dejar, arruines, seguir, estúpida

A

¡Ni voy a dejar que le arruines la vida obligándola a seguir una tradición estúpida!

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10
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Tita opposes the comment from Rosaura saying that they are a decent family.
Key words: Digas, serio, familia

A

¡No me digas que en serio crees que nuestra familia es decente!

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11
Q

Rosaura was aware that taking Esperanza away from Tita would deeply hurt her
Key words: Profundo

A

Sabía lastimarla en lo más profundo

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12
Q

Represents Tita as a motherly figure for Esperanza
Key words: Alegría, sonido, primer

A

Qué alegría sintió el día en que escuchó el sonido de la cuchara al chocar con la punta del primer die to de Esperanza

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13
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When she is separated from Esperanza, Tita suffers in the same way she did as when she lost Roberto
Key words: Cada, sufrir, hizo

A

Si Tita se seguía encariñando cada día más con ella iba a sufrir igual que lo hizo con Roberto

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14
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Jovita was Tita’s teacher who dedicated her life to work, was single and celibate ( what Tita is supposed to be). Tita looks in the mirror and sees Jovita - she doesn’t want to end up like her.
Key words: Imagen
Igual
Convirtirse

A

Su imagen se asemejaba a la de su maestra
Tita igual se horrorizó
Convirtirse en otra Jovita

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15
Q

Tita tells John the truth about her secret love and losing her virginity
Key words: Relaciones, hombre, enamorada, virginidad

A

Estuviste fuera relaciones con un hombre del que siempre había estado enamorada y perdí mi virginidad

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16
Q

Tita is confused as she loves Pedro when John is not there but when he returns her feelings change
Key words: Contestar, cuando, aquí, quiero, cambia

A

No te lo puedo contestar, tampoco lo sé. Cuando tú no estás aquí, pienso que es a él a quien quiero, pero cuando te veo, todo cambia

17
Q

John knew that the other guy was Pedro even though Tita never said who it was. This suggests John has know for a while and could show how much he loves Tita as he is still willing to marry her.
Key words: Primero, felicitar,lugar

A

Si no, yo seré el primero en felicitar a Pedro y pedirle que te dé el lugar que te mereces

18
Q

John is very understanding about the situation and just wants the best for Tita. This reaction differs greatly from Pedro.
Key words: Presionar, quiero, feliz

A

No te quiero presionar solo quiero asegurarte que a mi lado serás feliz