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CHAIRMAN: |
Order! Ladies and
Gentlemen, order please! Ladies and Gentlemen, I have great pleasure in
introducing to you Mr Eric Shipton. Mr Shipton is, as you know, the
leader of our expedition to the Himalayas. Several weeks ago, as you
know, he reported by radio that he had found
footprints in the snow.
These were of such a strange nature that we
have brought him back from
Nepal to report to us here at the Society. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr
Shipton.
reported:
informó; footprints: huellas plantares; of such a strange
nature: de índole o carácter tan extraño; have brought him back:
lo tenemos de regreso; |
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SHIPTON: |
Ladies and Gentlemen, you all know about the Abominable Snowman, the Yeti, as he is called by the Sherpas. There have been reports about the Yeti since the year 1899, when the first footprints were found. Many people say that it is nothing more than a
legend.
legend:
leyenda; |
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VOICE
1: |
And so it is! A legend. |
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SHIPTON: |
That is
what I thought myself, sir, until three weeks ago. We were
high up on the
slopes of Mount Everest
in deep snow, when Michael Ward,
Sherpa Tensing and myself
suddenly saw footprints.
what I
thought myself: lo que yo mismo pensé; high up: a gran
altura; slopes: laderas; in deep snow: con nieve espesa;
Sherpa: hijo de la tribu (en el Himalaya); suddenly: de
pronto, repentinamente; |
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VOICE
1: |
It's a
hoax.
hoax:
engaño, patraña; |
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VOICE 2: |
The man is a
liar.
liar:
mentiroso, embaucador; |
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CHAIRMAN: |
Order! Order, sir. Ladies and Gentlemen, order please! |
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SHIPTON: |
As you well know, the Sherpas believe that the Yeti has the body of an
ape and the face of a human.
as you well
know: como bien saben; ape: mono, simio; |
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VOICE
1: |
That's a
likely story!
likely:
muy probable; |
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CHAIRMAN: |
Please sir, I must ask you to be quiet. |
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SHIPTON: |
They believe that it is well over two metres high, and of course the most interesting
feature is its enormous feet.
feature:
característica; |
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LADY
1: |
Excuse me! Can I ask a question? |
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CHAIRMAN: |
Yes, madam. |
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LADY
1: |
Mr Shipton, you say that the Yeti is over two metres high? |
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SHIPTON: |
No, madam, the Sherpas believe that it is well over two metres high. |
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LADY
1: |
That is
surely bigger than the biggest ape?
surely:
seguramente; |
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SHIPTON: |
It is indeed very large, madam, if it is true. The Sherpas also say that its body is covered with hair. They think also that it is very
fierce and wild. I wouldn't like
to meet it on a dark night.
fierce and
wild: feroz y salvaje; to meet it: toparme o encontrarme con
él; |
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LADY 2: |
Mr Chairman, can I ask if the Yeti, as it is called,
has ever attacked humans?
has ever
attacked: ha atacado alguna vez; |
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SHIPTON: |
l'm afraid I cannot answer that question, madam. I simply don't know. What I do know is that the Sherpas
are very frightened of the Yeti.
are very
frightened of: le tienen mucho temor a; |
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VOICE
1: |
(sarcastically) If it exists! |
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SHIPTON: |
As you say, sir, if it exists. May I continue, Mr Chairman? |
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CHAIRMAN: |
Yes. Please
carry on, Mr Shipton, we are all very interested.
carry on:
adelante, prosiga; |
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SHIPTON: |
As I say, we saw a line of footprints in the snow. |
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VOICE
2: |
How big were they?
how big were
they: qué tamaño tenían; |
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SHIPTON: |
We measured them very carefully, and they were
well over twelve inches long.
we measured
them: las medimos; well over twelve inches long: más de doce
pulgadas de largo: |
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VOICE 1: |
(sarcastically)
Must have been a policeman!
must have
been: debe haber sido; |
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CHAIRMAN: |
Perhaps I could ask a question here, Mr Shipton? When did you find these footprints? |
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SHIPTON: |
It was in the middle of the morning, Mr Chairman, about eleven o'clock as I remember. |
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CHAIRMAN: |
And was
the light good?
Was the sun out?
the light:
la iluminación; was the sun out?: ¿había sol?; |
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SHIPTON: |
Yes, the weather was perfect, Mr Chairman, and the footprints were
very clear indeed.
very clear:
muy claras; |
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CHAIRMAN: |
Go on, Mr Shipton, tell us some more about these footprints.
go on:
siga, continue; |
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SHIPTON: |
The footprints
went on
for a good two kilometres, before we lost them in the rocks.
went on:
continuaban; for a good two kilometres: a lo largo de más de dos
kilómetros; |
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VOICE
2: |
Are you saying that these footprints went for two kilometres?
There must have been
hundreds of prints!
there must
have been: deben haber encontrado; hundreds: cientos; |
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SHIPTON: |
Yes, sir. That is quite correct. There were hundreds of footprints and we could see each of them
very clearly.
very clearly:
con mucha claridad; |
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CHAIRMAN: |
Can you describe them, Mr Shipton? |
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SHIPTON: |
Yes, sir. Each print clearly showed
the toes and the heel.
the toes and
the heel: los dedos de la pata (pie) y el talón; |
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VOICE
2: |
Did you take any photographs? |
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SHIPTON: |
Yes, sir. We did, and I now have pleasure in showing you an
enlarged photograph of one of the footprints. A footprint of the Abominable Snowman, the Himalayan Yeti.
enlarged:
ampliada; |
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VOICE
2: |
How far apart were the footprints?
how far
apart were: qué distancia había entre; |
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SHIPTON: |
They were one and a half to two metres apart. |
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CHAIRMAN: |
That means that they were made by a very large animal.
that means
that: eso significa que; |
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SHIPTON: |
You are right, Mr Chairman. The animal
must have been very large indeed.
must have
been very large: debe haber sido muy grande. |
