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1
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(He) wanted to get a good grade

A

Quería sacar buenas notas

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(He) started to watch a Spanish film

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Se puso a ver una peli española

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(He) stopped drinking tea

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(He) stopped drinking tea

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(He) learnt that Brexit supporters had won the EU referendum

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se enteró de que los partidarios del Brexit habían ganado el referendum sobre la Unión Europea

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It can ´ t be!

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¡No puede ser!

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James often used to speak aloud

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James hablaba a menudo en español en voz alta

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Tourists usually didn ´ t get there

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Allí no solían llegar los turistas

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(He) stopped the video and rewinded it

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Paró el vídeo y lo mandó hacia atrás

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9
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Penelope said again

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Penélope volvió a decir

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10
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James got even more nervous

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James got even more nervous

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(He) used to get really nervous

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Solía ponerse muy nervioso

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12
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From the living-room

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Desde el salón

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13
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The girl who had just come in

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La chica que acababa de entrar

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The blonde girl shouted at him from the door in a perfect English

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Le gritó la chica rubia desde la puerta, en un inglés perfecto

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Katie had just come back home

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Katie acababa de volver a casa:

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16
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(she) worked at the till

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estaba de cajera

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17
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while (she) was going upstairs towards her bedroom

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mientras subía las escaleras camino de su dormitorio

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18
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A bit strange, a bit weird

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Un poco raro

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19
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(He) started to learn Spanish

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se puso a estudiar español

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20
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According to her

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según ella

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21
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A waste of time

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una pérdida de tiempo

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22
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(He) used to do very strange things

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hacía cosas muy raras

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23
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He gave up eating fish and chips

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He gave up eating fish and chips

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24
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Pints of beer

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pintas de cerveza

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25
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He used to have a nap

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Dormía la siesta

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26
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The guys would only wear checked shirts

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los chicos solo llevaban camisas de cuadros

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27
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(He) used to go to the gym wearing a red t-shirt from the Spanish National Football Team.

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Solía ir al gimnasio con una camiseta roja de la selección española de fútbol

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28
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(He) used to speak aloud in Spanish when he was on his own

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hablaba en español en voz alta cuando estaba solo

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29
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(She) didn ´ t feel like taking off her clothes

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No tenía ganas de quitarse la ropa

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30
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Somebody was playing very loud music

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Alguien había puesto la música muy alta

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31
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Katie shouted at him

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Le gritó Katie

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32
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More and more angry

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cada vez más enfadada

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33
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Katie was fed up

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Katie estaba harta

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34
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To gossip, to nose around

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Cotillear

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35
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Everybody knew each other

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todo el mundo se conocía

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36
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They would laugh at them

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se reían de él

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37
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Doing the homework

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haciendo los deberes

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38
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Stamping (with his shoes on the floor noisily)

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dando zapatazos en el suelo

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(She) blushed (she was very embarrassed)

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se puso roja de vergüenza

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40
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James didn ´ t care that much

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a James no le importaba mucho

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41
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Anyway

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De todas formas

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42
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(James) didn ´ t like Sara and Deborah

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Sara y Deborah no le caían bien

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43
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(He) didn ´ t care

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Le daba igual

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44
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Ignore people (people ´ s opinions)

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pasa de la gente

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45
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(He) wanted to become bilingual

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Quería llegar a ser bilingue

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46
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shirtless

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Sin camisa

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47
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To be always tanned

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estar siempre moreno

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48
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Sunbath on the beach and not to burn (your skin)

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tomar el sol en la playa sin quemarse

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49
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Full stop

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Punto

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50
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I look English

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Parezco inglés

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51
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I am a Spaniard enclosed (locked up) in an English body

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Yo soy un español encerrado en el cuerpo de un inglés

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You are not from (the place) where you were born, but from (the place) where you feel you belong to

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Uno no es de donde nace, sino de donde se siente

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53
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(She) was smiling, but she looked a bit sad

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Sonreía, pero parecía un poco triste

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54
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(she) wasn ´ t even English

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Ni siquiera era inglesa

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55
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(She) was sure she had a foreign accent

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estaba segura de que tenía acento extranjero

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56
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Grocery shop

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tienda de comestibles

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57
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All foreigners looked a bit the same

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todos los extranjeros eran un poco iguales

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58
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Canning factories

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las fábricas de conservas

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59
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(They) packed chicken for the supermarkets

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empaquetaban pollos para los supermercados

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60
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The stores

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los almacenes

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61
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(They) used to work long hours

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Solían trabajar muchas horas cada día

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62
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They got paid very little

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Les pagaban muy poco

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63
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Hostels

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Albergues

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64
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(They) shared

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Compartían

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65
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They used to sleep crammed together in the same room

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dormían apelotonados en la misma habitación

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66
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Bunk beds

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literas

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67
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On mattresses over the floor

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En colchones por el suelo

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68
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Not even

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Ni siquiera

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69
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That made Katie very cross

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Eso a Katie la ponía furiosa

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70
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The till

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La caja

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71
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(carrying) a baguette and two fish cans

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(llevando) una barra de pan y dos latas de pescado

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72
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(she) started to meow

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empezó a maullar

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73
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(She) bursted out laughing

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Se echó a reír

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74
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While laughing, Katie showed the foreign girl the message James had written

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Katie le enseñó riendo a la chica extranjera el mensaje que James había escrito

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75
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(She) bursted out crying

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se echó a llorar

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76
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(She) stopped laughing

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dejó de reír

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77
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(She) couldn ´ t stop crying

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no paraba de llorar

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78
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(She) used to get very sad

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se ponía muy triste

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79
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Meanwhile

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Mientras tanto

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80
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Katie didn ´ t look sick

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Katie no parecía enferma

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81
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A guy

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un tipo

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82
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(She) was still there

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seguía allí

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83
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(She) wasn ´ t crying any longer

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Ya no lloraba

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84
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(She) was still sad

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seguía triste

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85
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(She) would have liked to ask for her many questions

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Le habría gustado hacerle muchas preguntas

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86
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(She) missed her brother

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echó de menos a su hermano

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87
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(He) still had to add some chorizo in the paella

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Estaba terminando de poner chorizo en la paella

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(He) had been studying Spanish for a very short time

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llevaba muy poco tiempo estudiando español

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(He) was carrying (with this hands) a saucepan with the paella he had just made

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En las manos llevaba una sartén con la paella que acababa de hacer

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Katie blushed. She was embarrassed

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Katie se puso roja. Le daba vergüenza

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91
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(He) had just met her!

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¡Acababa de conocerla!

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(He) had heard of The Alhambra

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Había oído hablar de La Alhambra

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93
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(She) didn ´ t stop eating

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no paraba de comer

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94
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however, on the other hand

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en cambio

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(She) couldn ´ t understand what the girl and her brother tell each other

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no entendía qué se decían la chica y su hermano

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Her family had remained in Granada

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Su familia se había quedado en Granada

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(She) was on the dole, unemployed

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estaba en paro

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(She) had also started a degree in Sociology

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También había empezado la carrera de Sociología

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(She) used to get bored in class

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Se aburría en clase

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100
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(She) started to work

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se puso a trabajar

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101
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At least

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al menos

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(She) had to go back and live with there parents

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tuvo que volver a vivir con sus padres

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103
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Elvira felt bad with herself

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Elvira se sentía mal consigo misma

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104
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(She) was embarrassed

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Le daba vergüenza

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105
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Retired

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jubilados

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106
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(They) lived only on her father ´ s little pension

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Vivían tan sólo de la pequeña pensión de su padre

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As she didn ´ t want to be a burden for her parents

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Como no quería ser una carga para sus padres

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108
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pack her luggage

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hacer la maleta

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109
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(She) was fed up with her life in Spain

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Estaba harta de su vida en España

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110
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(she) kept eating paella

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sin dejar de comer paella

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111
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On the whole, (she) had been studying English for almost ten years

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En total llevaba casi diez años estudiando inglés

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112
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Not yet

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todavía no

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113
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(He) burst out laughing

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se echó a reír

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114
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(She) felt a little bit embarrassed

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le dio un poco de vergüenza

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115
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(She) blushed

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se puso roja

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116
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basically, in essence,

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En el fondo

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117
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I have a bad time, I suffer…

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Yo lo paso muy mal

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118
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Disappointed

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decepcionado

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119
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(He) realised that…

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Se dio cuenta de que…

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120
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Making an effort

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haciendo un esfuerzo

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121
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Fed up with

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harta de

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122
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James got a bit nervous

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James se puso un poco nervioso

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123
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To pull your leg, to play with you, to tease, to foul somebody…

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tomar el pelo

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124
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(He) felt ridiculous, stupid…

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Se sintió ridículo

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125
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Often

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A menudo

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126
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The paella doesn ´ t include chorizo

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La paella no lleva chorizo

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127
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It was tasty

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estaba rico

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128
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(He) blushed again

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volvió a ponerse rojo

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129
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It sounded like something sexual (to her)

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le sonaba a algo sexual

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130
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OK

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vale, de acuerdo

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(They) arranged a date, an appointment

A

quedaron

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132
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Punctual

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puntual

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Maybe she had mistaken the park?

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¿Quizás se había equivocado de parque?

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134
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Elvira was still waiting

A

Elvira seguía esperando

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135
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Appointment, date

A

Cita

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136
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As soon as I save some money

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En cuanto ahorre un poco de dinero

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Not yet

A

Aún no

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(She) didn ´ t recognised him

A

No lo reconoció

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139
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About to

A

A punto de

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140
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(He) had a moustache

A

Tenía bigote

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(He) hadn ´ t shaved for three days

A

llevaba barba de tres días

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142
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upon arrival

A

nada más llegar

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143
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While James was giving her two kisses

A

Mientras James le daba dos besos

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144
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Confused

A

confundido

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145
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(He) liked Elvira

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Elvira le caía bien

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Sometimes he had the impression she was teasing him

A

a veces tenía la impresión de que le estaba tomando el pelo.

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Go for a walk

A

Dar un paseo

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James told Elvira

A

James le contó a Elvira

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149
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(She) missed her parents very much

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Echaba mucho de menos a sus padres

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(It) only had three (little) legs

A

Solo tenía tres patitas

151
Q

While crossing the street, a car ran it over.

A

Un coche lo atropelló mientras cruzaba una calle.

152
Q

friendly, warm, caring

A

cariñoso

153
Q

Elvira almost burst out crying

A

Elvira casi se echó a llorar

154
Q

Even when things don ´ t go well

A

aunque las cosas no vayan bien.

155
Q

(They) passed by a group of bald boys

A

pasaron por delante de un grupo de chicos calvos

156
Q

Bench

A

Banco

157
Q

(They) didn ´ t realised

A

No se habían dado cuenta

158
Q

(They) had been looking at them for a while

A

llevaban un rato mirándolos

159
Q

(Somebody) shouted

A

gritó

160
Q

Somebody from the group threw a stone at them

A

Alguien del grupo les lanzó una piedra.

161
Q

Siguieron caminando un rato sin mirar atrás

A

(They) kept walking for a while not looking back

162
Q

The moustache was a success, it had worked.

A

¡El bigote había funcionado!

163
Q

(They) met at the park

A

quedaban en el parque

164
Q

James liked Elvira very much

A

A James le caía muy bien Elvira

165
Q

His obsession for all Spanish stuff made her laugh

A

Le hacía gracia su obsesión por todo lo español

166
Q

James had a moustache

A

James llevaba bigote

167
Q

Jogging

A

footing

168
Q

(He) used to speak Spanish to himself

A

solía hablar español consigo mismo

169
Q

Se hacía preguntas a sí mismo y él mismo se contestaba

A

(He) would ask questions to himself and (he) would answer himself

170
Q

(People = gente) thought that James was a strange guy

A

pensaba que James era un tipo raro, extraño

171
Q

(They = persons of Littleborough) thought he had gone mad

A

Pensaban que se había vuelto loco

172
Q

(They) saw each other only once per week

A

se veían solamente una vez a la semana

173
Q

(They) got along

A

se llevaban bien

174
Q

(The two of them) made friends, became friends

A

Los dos chicos se hicieron amigos

175
Q

(She) bumped into Sara and Deborah

A

se encontró con Sara y con Deborah

176
Q

Rude, impolite, bad-mannered

A

Maleducado

177
Q

(They) felt like talking

A

Tenían ganas de hablar

178
Q

Katie was confused

A

Katie estaba confundida

179
Q

She was left alone

A

Ella se quedó sola

180
Q

(She) couldn ´ t stop thinking about the conversation with her girlfriends

A

no podía dejar de darle vueltas en la cabeza a la conversación con sus amigas

181
Q

People who like to gossip, gossipers

A

Cotillas

182
Q

Rumours

A

rumores

183
Q

(They) used to criticised what other people in the village did and both of them liked to badmouth other people

A

Solían criticar lo que hacían otras personas del pueblo y a las dos les encantaba hablar mal de la gente

184
Q

Had Elvira told them the truth?

A

¿les había contado Elvira la verdad?

185
Q

¡ven!

A

Come!

186
Q

wine with pieces of fruit

A

vino con trozos de fruta

187
Q

“Maybe she is plotting something”

A

“quizás está tramando algo”

188
Q

Both of them looked happy

A

Los dos parecían muy contentos

189
Q

Maybe they were a bit drunk

A

Quizás estaban un poco borrachos

190
Q

Spanish idiom. James meant: what is wrong with her?

A

qué mosca le había picado

191
Q

The Spanish girl was smiling at Him

A

La chica española le sonreía

192
Q

Nobody could say no to a girl like Elvira!

A

¡Nadie podía decirle que no a una chica como Elvira!

193
Q

Elvira felt like going out for a walk

A

A Elvira le apetecía dar una vuelta

194
Q

(He) had got up very early every day

A

había madrugado todos los días

195
Q

trying not be reached by the bulls’ horns.

A

intentando no ser alcanzados por los cuernos de los toros

196
Q

A bull was trying to gore him (stab him with its horns)

A

un toro intentaba darle una cornada

197
Q

It was like playing with death

A

era como jugar con la muerte

198
Q

Spanish saying: God helps those who get up early

A

a quien madruga, dios le ayuda

199
Q

(I) don’t mind to get up early

A

No me importa levantarme pronto

200
Q

(I) feel sorry for the bulls

A

me dan pena los toros

201
Q

The risk of death

A

The risk of death

202
Q

The smell of blood

A

el olor de la sangre

203
Q

Sunbathing on the beach with no suncream (sunscreen)

A

tomar el sol en la playa sin protector solar

204
Q

A very strange Spanish woman

A

una española muy rara

205
Q

(He) didn’t feel like going to the park

A

no tenía ganas de ir al parque

206
Q

Anyway

A

de todas formas

207
Q

(She) felt like going out

A

le apetecía salir

208
Q

(She) bumped into Rosa

A

se encontró con Rosa

209
Q

Where are you going so lonely?

A

¿Dónde vas tan sola?

210
Q

Crazy man (also: nuts, nutty)

A

chalao

211
Q

burst out laughing

A

echándose a reír

212
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Elvira did not understand what Rosa was laughing about

A

Elvira no entendía de qué se reía Rosa

213
Q

Rosa carried on laughing

A

Rosa seguía riendo

214
Q

(She) still did not understand

A

seguía sin entender

215
Q

A pair of, a couple of

A

un par de

216
Q

(She) had not made many friends

A

Todavía no había hecho muchos amigos

217
Q

It seemed a normal guy to her

A

A ella le parecía un chico normal

218
Q

The village idiot

A

el tonto del pueblo

219
Q

Everybody laughs at him

A

Todo el mundo se ríe de él

220
Q

(He) is like a goat, he is crazy as a goat = to be nuts, to be crazy, to do very stupid things.

A

Está como una cabra

221
Q

laughingstock

A

hazmerreír

222
Q

You are making a fool of yourself going out with him

A

You are making a fool of yourself going out with him

223
Q

Wow, girl, the kind of friends you have!

A

¡Pues vaya amigos que tienes, chica!

224
Q

(She) was getting very embarrassed

A

le estaba dando mucha vergüenza

225
Q

With all the handsome English guys there are, you go and catch the ugliest one

A

¡Con la cantidad de chicos guapos ingleses que hay y tú vas y te enrollas con el más feo

226
Q

I haven ´ t caught anyone

A

Yo no me he enrollado con nadie

227
Q

Not even in his dreams

A

Ni en sus sueños

228
Q

(They) looked at her out of the corner of their eyes

A

…que la miraban de reojo

229
Q

(They) were muttering (whispering) something between them

A

susurraban algo entre ellos

230
Q

(They) were pointing their finger at her

A

la señalaban con el dedo

231
Q

(They) were laughing at her

A

se reían de ella

232
Q

Her legs were shaking

A

Le temblaban las piernas

233
Q

(She) felt dizzy

A

Estaba mareada.

234
Q

Her head was spinning

A

Todo le daba vueltas

235
Q

Suddenly

A

De repente

236
Q

Go to a place where nobody knew her

A

irse a un lugar donde nadie la conociera

237
Q

As soon as I save some money

A

En cuanto ahorre un poco de dinero

238
Q

Just in case

A

por si las moscas

239
Q

He used to get along with her

A

se llevaba bien con ella

240
Q

(she) used to stay

A

se alojaba

241
Q

I like Nadal

A

Nadal mola!

242
Q

Sunflower seeds

A

pipas

243
Q

(He) had no clue, no idea

A

no tenía ni idea

244
Q

As he used to do

A

como solía hacer

245
Q

It seems absurd to me, ridiculous

A

It seems absurd to me, ridiculous

246
Q

Hopefully, I hope

A

Ojalá

247
Q

(He) was in the clouds, he was daydreaming

A

estaba en las nubes

248
Q

He started to eat “pipas”

A

se puso a comer pipas

249
Q

Nadal hit the ball with his racket on television

A

Nadal daba raquetazos a la pelota en la televisión.

250
Q

Cheer up

A

animar

251
Q

(He) didn’t feel like

A

No tenía ganas de

252
Q

Harta de

A

Fed up with

253
Q

Job

A

empleo

254
Q

University degrees

A

carreras

255
Q

de lo suyo

A

related to what she had studied

256
Q

salary, wages

A

salario

257
Q

accommodation

A

alojamiento

258
Q

As soon as I speak English better

A

En cuanto hable mejor inglés

259
Q

(She) had resigned herself to

A

se había resignado

260
Q

(She) would be content with -(She) would settle for

A

se conformaría con

261
Q

cheer for (the Spanish team)

A

animar a (el equipo de España)

262
Q

(She) had got used to her

A

se había acostumbrado a ella

263
Q

get a girlfriend

A

echarse novia

264
Q

(She) didn ´ t trust her

A

no le daba buena espina

265
Q

the ugly habit

A

la fea costumbre

266
Q

smart, elegant

A

elegante

267
Q

(She) didn ´ t have any doubt

A

no tenía ninguna duda

268
Q

In the outskirts of the village

A

en las afueras del pueblo

269
Q

(They) used to come back

A

solían volver

270
Q

unemployment

A

desempleo

271
Q

only child (female)

A

hija única

272
Q

(She) felt envious that…

A

le daba un poco de envidia que

273
Q

it doesn’t have anything to do

A

no tiene nada que ver

274
Q

You have no idea

A

no tienes ni idea

275
Q

basically, essentially

A

en el fondo

276
Q

(She) didn ´ t seem to be Andalusian

A

no parecía andaluza

277
Q

Jokes

A

chistes

278
Q

However, whereas

A

en cambio

279
Q

Sorry to tell you

A

perdona si te lo digo

280
Q

Come on!

A

¡venga!

281
Q

please (short form of “por favor”)

A

porfa

282
Q

She was feeling down, overwhelmed by her friends ´ s comments

A

(Se estaba) agobiando

283
Q

Bus window

A

la ventanilla (del autobús)

284
Q

(She) regretted

A

se arrepentía

285
Q

Not any more

A

Ya no

286
Q

stubborn

A

testarudos

287
Q

fed up (“ She had it up to here”)

A

hasta las narices

288
Q

Thank god I am not like that

A

Menos mal que yo no soy así

289
Q

Her heart skipped a beat

A

le dio un vuelco el corazón

290
Q

(She) didn ´ t see James anywhere

A

no vio a James por ninguna parte

291
Q

None of their faces looked familiar to her

A

ninguna cara le sonaba familiar

292
Q

While pretending

A

mientras fingía

293
Q

Shouting

A

gritando

294
Q

Her English wasn ´ t good enough

A

su inglés no era lo bastante bueno

295
Q

Two-faced person.

A

mosquita muerta

296
Q

Two-faced person.

A

mosquita muerta

297
Q

(She) locked the door

A

Cerró la puerta con llave

298
Q

(She) laid down on her bed dressed

A

Se echó en la cama vestida

299
Q

toothpick

A

un palillo de dientes

300
Q

(He) wasn ´ t sure the moustache fit his friend very well

A

No estaba seguro de que el bigote le quedara bien a su amigo

301
Q

spitting out the olive stone (olive pit) on the floor

A

escupiendo en el suelo el hueso de una aceituna

302
Q

His friends were stunned

A

sus amigos se quedaron muy sorprendidos

303
Q

James had become very strange

A

James se había vuelto muy raro

304
Q

nonsense

A

chorradas

305
Q

At the end of the day, after all

A

Al fin y al cabo

306
Q

standing up

A

poniéndose de pie

307
Q

delicious, very tasty, mouthwatering (literally: to make you lick your fingers)

A

para chuparse los dedos

308
Q

hangover

A

la resaca

309
Q

trying not to make any noise

A

tratando de no hacer ruído

310
Q

sofa-bed

A

sofá cama

311
Q

thick like a brush to polish shoes

A

espeso como un cepillo para abrillantar zapatos

312
Q

the razor

A

la maquinilla

313
Q

(He) was sorry to get rid of it

A

le daba un poco de pena quitárselo

314
Q

however

A

En cambio

315
Q

(They) had hardly touched their plates

A

casi no habían tocado sus platos

316
Q

winking an eye

A

guiñando un ojo

317
Q

(She) was always teasing him

A

siempre le tomaba el pelo

318
Q

with her eyes wide open (wide open like plates)

A

con los ojos como platos

319
Q

his sister ´ s voice was trembling

A

a su hermana le temblaba la voz

320
Q

running up the stairs two steps at a time.

A

subir las escaleras de dos en dos

321
Q

so sudden

A

tan repentino

322
Q

what was wrong with her (literally: what kind of bug had stung her)

A

qué bicho le había picado a su hermana

323
Q

(They) are both great guys

A

Son unos tíos estupendos

324
Q

I should make more friends like them

A

Debería hacer más amigos como ellos

325
Q

una caja de chupa chups de sabores variados

A

A box with “chupa chups” in a variety of flavours

326
Q

while licking a strawberry-flavoured chupa chup

A

mientras chupaba un chupa chup con sabor a fresa

327
Q

neighbours

A

Vecinos

328
Q

los Smith solían pasar largas temporadas en España

A

The Smith used to spend long periods in Spain

329
Q

Both James as his sister liked cats

A

tanto a James como a su hermana les molaban los gatos

330
Q

A Spanish invention

A

Un evento español

331
Q

It’s really cool

A

Es chulísimo

332
Q

They had never managed to learn spanish

A

Nunca habían llegado a aprender español

333
Q

A residential area, an urbanisation

A

Una urbanización

334
Q

Alison called James, waving her hand

A

Alison llamó con la mano a James

335
Q

When she arrived at the hotel

A

Al llegar al hotel

336
Q

If something happened to Elvira she would never forgive herself

A

Si algo le pasaba a Elvira no se lo perdonaría jamás

337
Q

She took her mobile out of her trouser pocket

A

Se sacó el móvil del bolsillo del pantalón

338
Q

A couple of calls

A

Un par de llamadas

339
Q

A voice message

A

Un mensaje de voz

340
Q

The siren of a police car

A

La sirena de un coche de policía

341
Q

As soon as possible

A

En cuanto antes

342
Q

Even if (he) got really angry with her

A

Aunque se enfadara mucho con ella

343
Q

Even if (she) ended up in prison

A

Aunque terminase en la cárcel

344
Q

Katie turned around

A

Katie se dio la vuelta

345
Q

Hiding

A

Escondida

346
Q

The two girls hugged each other

A

Los dos niñas se abrazaron

347
Q

Each one of them crying on each other’s arms

A

Cada una llorando en brazos de la otra

348
Q

James didn’t feel like going out

A

James no tenía ganas de salir

349
Q

With the laptop on his knees

A

Con el portátil sobre las rodillas

350
Q

When the sun went down (at dusk) and the room went dark

A

Cuando atardeció y la habitación se oscureció

351
Q

(He) didn’t even bother to turn on the light

A

Ni siquiera se molestó en encender la luz

352
Q

Surfing the internet

A

Navegando por internet

353
Q

In semi-darkness, half light

A

En la penumbra

354
Q

(He) put on his headphones

A

Se puso los auriculares

355
Q

From memory

A

De memoria

356
Q

The hall light went on

A

La Luz del salón se encendió

357
Q

James got startled

A

James se sobresaltó

358
Q

When he raised his head

A

Cuando alzó la cabeza

359
Q

(He) jumped to his feet from the sofa

A

De un salto se levantó del sofá

360
Q

When they saw his shocked face

A

Al ver su cara de sorpresa

361
Q

(She) whispered in his ear

A

Le dijo al oido

362
Q

Very cool

A

Muy chulo

363
Q

Briefly looking at

A

Mirando de reojo

364
Q

I am very good at making Spanish omelette

A

La tortilla de patatas me sale muy bien

365
Q

While pushing her towards the kitchen

A

Mientras la empujaba hacia la cocina

366
Q

James stayed there, standing in silence, watching them disappear through the kitchen door

A

James se quedó de pie, en silencio, viéndolas desaparecer por la puerta de la cocina

367
Q

Get moving, hurry up

A

Ponte las pilas

368
Q

She showed her head

A

Asomó la cabeza

369
Q

It is our turn to cook

A

Nos toca cocinar a nosotros

370
Q

Do you agree?

A

Estás de acuerdo?

371
Q

The glass broke in a thousand pieces

A

El vaso se rompió en mil pedazos

372
Q

A huge noise

A

Un ruido tremendo

373
Q

To flip the omelette

A

Darle la vuelta a la tortilla

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