Day 93: Orozco's Fire on the Ceiling
At the Hospicio Cabañas in Guadalajara, Isabel (A), a young girl, looks at José Clemente Orozco's murals in the old chapel with her grandfather, Celestino (B).
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
Abuelo, ¡mira! Parece que se está incendiando el techo.
Grandpa, look! It looks as if the ceiling's on fire.
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B
Es el Hombre de Fuego, de Orozco. Me alegra que te guste.
That's the Man of Fire, by Orozco. I'm glad you like it.
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A
¿Y cómo le hizo para pintar allá arriba?
And how did he manage to paint all the way up there?
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B
Con andamios y con una sola mano: la otra la perdió en una explosión.
From scaffolding, and with only one hand: he lost the other one in an explosion.
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A
¿Con una sola? ¡Y yo que con las dos me salgo de la raya!
Just one? And I can't even color inside the lines with two!
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B
Acuéstate en la banca para verlo mejor. Luego, a no ser que estés cansada, vamos a la catedral.
Lie down on the bench to see it better. Then, unless you're tired, we'll go to the cathedral.
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A
¿Cansada yo? Dame la mano en la plaza, en caso de que te pierdas tú.
Me, tired? Just hold my hand in the square, in case you get lost.
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