TRANSLATION EXERCISE, LESSON 17 (8/94)

TRANSLATION EXERCISE, LESSON 17 (8/94) Su nombre ________________

(Child Lessons 14 to 17, Pitfalls, pp. 111-168, and Cassell’s pp. 118-157).

1. Me pregunto, ¿qué pensará ese Fulano de Tal, mojado hasta los huesos ?

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2. They requested that we clear the table before presenting the research paper?

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3. En una breve jornada, Washington cruza el Río Delaware y ataca a los ingleses.

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4. The news is that they boast that Latin is studied here.

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5. Creo que ha llegado el momento de tutearnos.

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6. José conocía al primer mandatario Perón; lo conoció en Madrid durante un puente.

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7. Pedro is killing two birds with one stone with his formal speech.

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8. We had just arrived at the lecture when the issue of investments came up.

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9. Evita had gotten up early and was eating when Pepita arrived.

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10. ¿Por qué será que vienen los gringos a México para perfeccionar su castellano ?

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11. He wants to go to the demonstration and he wants me to go too.

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12. Gazpacho is always cold, but this consomé is cold only today.

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13. Translate the following metaphor using Larson’s five different approaches for dealing with metaphors (see Child text pages 141-142): “Love is snow.”

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