Day 133: Nursing School at Fifty-Two
At the gate of her house in Morelia, Elsa (A), who went back to college at fifty-two to study nursing, chats with her next-door neighbor Celia (B); in Mexico, health students spend a year of social service in public clinics and hospitals before they graduate.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a Spanish word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Spanish, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
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A
¿Ya le conté? En cuanto termine el semestre, empiezo mi servicio social.
Did I tell you? As soon as the semester ends, I start my social service.
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B
¡Qué valiente! Regresar a la universidad a los cincuenta y dos no es cualquier cosa.
How brave! Going back to college at fifty-two is no small thing.
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A
Mis compañeros podrían ser mis hijos y, sin embargo, me tratan como una más.
My classmates could be my children, and yet they treat me as one of them.
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B
¿Y los turnos de noche? Mi cuñada es enfermera y sale molida.
And the night shifts? My sister-in-law's a nurse, and she comes off them worn out.
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A
De hecho, pedí el de noche: desde hace años me duermo de madrugada.
Actually, I asked for nights: for years now I haven't fallen asleep till the wee hours.
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B
Pues una vez que tenga el título, ya sé a quién tocarle si me sube la presión.
Well, once you've graduated, I know whose door to knock on if my blood pressure goes up.
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A
Cuando quiera, vecina: si no estoy de turno, seguro estoy despierta.
Any time: if I'm not on shift, I'm bound to be awake.
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