Saturday, September 25, 2010

Unit II - 40C - Translation Drill




Quiero la casa que tiene cuatro cuartos. * I want the house that has four rooms.
Quiero una casa que tenga cuatro cuartos. * I want a house that has four rooms.
Tengo que ir a la tienda donde hay de todo. * I have to go to the store where they have everything.
Tengo que ir a una tienda donde haya de todo. * I have to go to a store where they have everything.
Necesito a la secretaria que habla inglés y español. * I need the secretary that speaks English and Spanish.
Necesito una secretaria que hable inglés y español. * I need a secretary that speaks English and Spanish.
Busco la casa que es de estilo colonial. * I'm looking for the house that's colonial style.
Busco una casa que sea de estilo colonial. * I'm looking for a house that's colonial style.
Hay una avenida que es muy bonita. * There's one avenue that's very pretty.
No hay una avenida que sea bonita. * There's not one avenue that's pretty.
¿Dónde encuentro al ingeniero que hace tan buenos
trabajos? * Where can I find the engineer who does such good jobs?
¿Dónde encuentro un ingeniero que haga tan buenos
trabajos? * Where can I find an engineer who can do such good jobs?
Conozco a alguien que tiene auto. * I know someone who has a car.
No conozco a nadie que tenga auto. * I don't mow anybody who has a car.
Le pagamos a la que nos ayuda más. * We'll pay the one who helps the most.
Le pagamos a la que nos ayude más. * We'll pay whichever one helps us most.

Yo voy a llevar a las que tienen menos maletas.
* I'm going to take the ones who have fewer suitcases.
Yo voy a llevar a las que tengan menos maletas.
* I'm going to take whichever ones have fewer suitcases.
Ella va a invitar al que baila bien.
* She's going to invite the one who dances well.
Ella va a invitar al que baile bien.
* She's going to invite whichever one dances well.
Yo vuelvo con la que toca la guitarra.
* I'll return with the one who plays the guitar.
Yo vuelvo con la que toque la guitarra.
* I'll return with whichever one plays the guitar.
Diga lo que diga, est& bien.
* Let him say whatever he wants, it's OK.
Traiga lo que traiga, no me gusta.
* Let him bring anything he wants; I don't like it.
Sea lo que sea, no me importa.
* Be that as it may, it doesn't matter to me.
Haga lo que haga, todo lo hace bien.
* Whatever he does, he does it well.
Limpie lo que limpie, todo lo deja sucio.
* However much she cleans, she leaves everything dirty.
Duerma lo que duerma, nunca quiere levantarse
* No matter how much he sleeps, he never wants to get up.
Pase lo que pase, siempre canta.
* Let come what may, he always sings.


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