Cuando era nino (1) Flashcards

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Cuando era niño era tímido y un poco nervioso.

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When I was a boy I was shy and a little nervous

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Tengo dos hermanos mayores y un hermano gemelo.

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I have 2 older brothers and a twin brother

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No tengo hermanas.

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I don’t have susters

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Cuando era niño, la familia era pobre, como todos los demás en nuestro pueblocito.

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When I was a boy, the family was poor, like all the others in out village

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Desde los 7 años, mi hermano gemelo y yo solíamos tener que ayudar con las tareas domésticas.

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From 7 years old my twin brother and I had to help with household chores

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Solíamos hacer recados en la tienda de comestibles,

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we used to do errands to the shops

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lavar la vajilla y sacar la basura.

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wash the pots and take out the trash

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Nuestros hermanos mayores no tenían que hacer nada.

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Our older brothers did not have to do anything

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El mayor, se llama Stephen, es 7 años mayor que nosotros

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The oldest, called Stephen, is 7 years older than us

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.. y salía con su novia cuando era adolescente.

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.. and used to go out with his girlfriend when he was a teenager

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El del medio, se llama Kevin, es 4 años mayor que nosotros.

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the middle one, called Kevin, is 4 years older than us

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Era el hijo favorito y estaba malcriado y solía intimidarnos.

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He was the favourite son and was spoilt and used to bully us

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Nuestra madre tenía algunos problemas mentales..

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Our mother had some mental problems..

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.. y tenía que tomar tranquilizantes para calmarse.

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… and had to take tranquillisers to calm down

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Hoy en día nos damos cuenta de que era bipolar.

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Nowadays we realise that she was bipolar

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Nuestro padre era mucho más tranquilo,

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Or father was much quieter

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pero trabajaba fuera varios días a la semana como conductor de camión.

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but worked away several days a week as a lorry driver

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Nos emocionábamos cuando llegaba a casa el sábado por la mañana.

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We used to get excited when he arrived home on Saturday morning

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Como nuestros padres estaban tan ocupados,

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As our parents were so busy..

20
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teníamos que asumir la responsabilidad y cuidarnos el uno al otro.

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we had to take responsibility and care for each other

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Si alguna vez cometíamos un error torpe,

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If we ever committed a clumsy error,

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mamá reaccionaba exageradamente y nos castigaba.

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mam used to over react and punish us

23
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Incluso solía usar castigos físicos.

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She even used to use physical punishments

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No estaba bien, pero muchas familias eran iguales.

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It wasn’t right but many families were the same

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No había terapeutas familiares en los años 60

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there were no family therapists in the 60s