Chapter 1-PHrases

Question 1

It was Almost December

Answer 1

Era casi diciembre

Question 2

Jonas was starting to become frightened

Answer 2

Jonás empezaba a estar asustado

notice the “a”

Question 3

That’s not the word

Answer 3

No es e’sa la palabra

notice the subject at the end

Question 4

that something terrible is going to happen

Answer 4

que va a pasar algo terrible

Question 5

Jonas saw it both times

Answer 5

Jonás lo vio las dos veces.

Question 6

He saw the sleek jet pass

Answer 6

vio pasar el esbelto reactor

notive noun at the end

Question 7

an almost blurry shape

Answer 7

una forma casi borrosa

the adverb, nearly is in the middle…hmmm
well it has to be near the adjective i guess

Question 8

and then again

Answer 8

y luego otra vez

Question 9

after a few minutes

Answer 9

al cabo de unos instantes

Question 10

It was the first time he saw a plane pass so close

Answer 10

era la primera vez veia pasa un avion tan cerca

notive the noun and adjective placment

Question 11

the ninos rode their bikes

think simple way to say it

Answer 11

Los ninos iban en bici

Question 12

the kids curiously watched the unloading

Answer 12

los ninos contemplaban con curiosidad la descarga

notice the object placement and modifier placement

Question 13

Always moving away from the community.

Answer 13

siempre alejándose de la Comunidad.

its moving itself

so we use the gerund AND the reflexive pronoun
ando + se

Question 14

to interrupt

Answer 14

interrumpir

Question 15

Jonas had left his bicycle laying in the path behind his house

Answer 15

Jonas habia dejado la bici tendida en el camino de detras de su casa

Question 16

one whel was still turning slowly

Answer 16

una todavía giraba una rueda lentamente

Question 17

it made his stomch turn

his stomach was turning

Answer 17

le revolvio’ la estomago

Question 18

after a few minutes

past a few minutes

Answer 18

Pasados unos minutos

Question 19

they sounded again

Answer 19

volvieron a sonar

volver means to return (think like a Spanish person..to return…oh like come again)

Question 20

Then the coach called him aside

Answer 20

Entonces el entrenador le llamó aparte

le llamo’ aparte

Question 21

before someone noticed his error

Answer 21

antes de que se advirtiera su error

se advirtiera
someone notices (vague sense) it becomes reflexive

Question 22

As if the announcer was amused

Answer 22

como si al locutor le hiciera gracia

Question 23

to apologize

Answer 23

pedir disculpas

conjugate the pedir only

Question 24

Even the children were scolded

Answer 24

Incluso a los niños se les reñía

the children were scolded…we dont know by whom
se (someone)
les (the children)
reñía (scolded)

Question 25

or who stumbled (dropped) in a race

Answer 25

se habia caido en una carrera

they themselves dropped so you need reflexive before haber

Question 26

another way to say about

like thinking about the feeling

Answer 26

you can say thinking on

pensando en la sensación

Question 27

Asher’s clumsiness

Answer 27

torpeza de Asher

Question 28

when the plane passed leaving its vapor trail

Answer 28

cuando paso’ el avion dejando su estela

notice where the noun went,,,after the verb pasar

Question 29

seeing that December was approaching

Answer 29

al ver que se acercaba deciembre

December is itself approaching, being itself closer and therefore you need reflexive

Question 30

there was no one who may have recognized them

subjunctive

Answer 30

no habia quien las reconociera

Question 31

out of breath

Answer 31

sin respiración

Question 32

as usual

Answer 32

como de costumbre

Question 33

the students sat down

Answer 33

los alumnos se sentaron

Question 34

I apologize for having inconvenienced my class

Answer 34

-Pido disculpas por haber incomodado a mi Escolar

Question 35

he patiently awaited his explanation

Answer 35

Aguardaba pacientemente su explicacion

notice the placement of the adverb!

verb first
and it makes sense that the adverb would be closeby as well…it is an AD verb

Question 36

because they had already heard Asher’s explanations a lot of times

Answer 36

porque habian oido las explicaciones de Asher’s un montón de veces

Question 37

but when i went past fish farm

Answer 37

pero cuando pasé por delante de la
Piscifactoría

pase’ por delante de

Question 38

I guess (i must have) smiled watching them

Answer 38

Debi’ sonreirme mirandolos

pay attetnion!!

Question 39

to conclude

Answer 39

concluir

Question 40

we forgive you

Answer 40

Te disculpamos

we forgive (disculpamos)
you( te)

Question 41

the students bit their lips not to laugh

Answer 41

los alumnos se mordían los labios para no reír

Question 42

Y te doy las gracias, porque una vez más nos das ocasión de examinar una
cuestión de lenguaje

Answer 42

And I thank you because you have once again given us a chance to examine a question of language

Question 43

And I thank you because you have once again given us a chance to examine a question of language

Answer 43

Y te doy las gracias, porque una vez más nos das ocasión de examinar una
cuestión de lenguaje

Question 44

to be lost in thought

to abstract

Answer 44

abstraer se

Question 45

and turning back to the black board he wrote

Answer 45

Y volviendose a la pizarra escribio

volver- to return

volviendo - returning

volviendose - turning oneself

Question 46

to continue
to carry on

to follow

Answer 46

seguir

Question 47

“seeing that”

Answer 47

al ver que

Question 48

He had spent a lot of time waiting for this special december

Answer 48

Llevaba mucho tiempo esperando aquel diciembre especial

notice where aquel went

Question 49

He was anxious (looking forward, eager) for it to come

Answer 49

Estaba ansioso de que llegara

llegar is to arrive

Question 50

but when he thought about it it gave him a small shiver about what could/might happen

Answer 50

pero wuando pensaba en ello le daba un poco de escalofrio por lo que pudiera pasar

Question 51

the evening telling of feelings

Answer 51

contar cada noche los sentimientos

verb + time(adverb) + noun

Question 52

they, too, told all thier feelings each evening

Answer 52

también ellos contaban sus sentimientos todas las noches

las noches - this time time is at the end