A local business was looking for an
office assistant. They put a sign in
the window saying "Assistant
Wanted. Must be able to type, must
be good with a computer and must be
bilingual. We are an Equal
Opportunity Employer".
local business: compañía
local; looking for: buscando;
office assistant: ayudante de
oficina; a sign: un letrero,
cartel; wanted: se busca, se
necesita; must be able to:
debe saber; bilingual:
bilingüe; Equal Opportunity
Employer: Empleador de
Oportunidades Equitativas;
A short time afterwards, a dog
trotted up to the window, saw the
sign and went inside. He looked at
the receptionist and wagged his tail,
then walked over to the sign, looked
at it and barked.
a short time afterwards: poco
después; trotted up to: dio
un salto hacia; wagged his tail:
movió a cola; walked over to:
se dirigió al letrero; barked:
ladró;
Getting the idea, the receptionist
got the office manager. The office
manager looked at the dog and was
surprised, to say the least. But the
dog looked determined, so he led him
into the office.
getting the idea:
comprendiendo la ocurrencia; got:
trajo; to say the least: en
pocas palabras; looked determined:
se veía decidido; led him: lo
condujo, lo llevó;
Inside, the dog jumped up on the
chair and stared at the manager. The
manager said, 'I can't take you on.
The sign says you have to be able to
type.'
jumped up: saltó; stared
at the: lo miró fijo al; take
you on: contratarte; to be
able to type: saber tipear,
escribir a máquina;
The dog jumped down, went to the
typewriter, and proceeded to type
out a perfect letter. He took out
the page and trotted over to the
manager and gave it to him, then
jumped back on the chair.
jumped down: bajó de la silla
de un salto; typewriter:
máquina de escribir; proceeded to:
se dedicó a; type out: tipear;
took out: sacó, extrajo;
trotted over to: fue al trote
hacia; jumped back: regresó
de un salto;
The manager was stunned, but then
told the dog, 'The sign says you
have to be good with computers'.
stunned: asombrado,
impresionado; told the dog:
le dijo al perro; good with
computers: hábil con las
computadoras;
The dog jumped down again and went
to the computer. The dog proceeded
to demonstrate his expertise with
various programs and produced a
sample spreadsheet and database and
presented them to the manager.
to demonstrate his expertise:
para demostrar su destreza;
various: diversos; produced:
creó, generó; sample spreadsheet:
hoja de cálculo de muestra; and
database: y su base de datos;
presented them: se las entregó;
By this time the manager was totally
dumbfounded! He looked at the dog
and said, 'I realize that you are a
very intelligent dog and have some
interesting abilities. However, I
still can't give you the job.'
by this time: a esa altura;
totally dumfounded:
absolutamente atónito, enmudecido;
I realize: comprendo, me doy
cuenta de; abilities:
talentos, aptitudes; however:
sin embargo; I still can't give
you the job: aún no puedo
ofrecerte el puesto de trabajo;
The dog jumped down and went outside
and pointed with his paw to the part
about being an Equal Opportunity
employer.
went outside: salió de la
oficina; pointed with his paw:
señaló con su pata (en el letrero);
the part about being: la parte
del texto que mencionaba (la
igualdad de oportunidades);
The manager said, 'Yes, but the sign
also says that you have to be
bilingual.' The dog looked at him
straight in the eyes and said, 'MIAOW.'
also says: también indica;
to be bilingual: ser bilingüe;
straight in the eyes: fijo a los
ojos; miaow: miau. |