Day 97: The Machine Reported Three Times
At a taquería in Saltillo after work, Cristóbal (A), an engineer at a car-parts plant, tells his older brother, Jaime (B), about a problem on his production line.
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
La máquina de mi línea fue reportada tres veces por insegura, y nada.
The machine on my line has been reported as unsafe three times, and still nothing.
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B
¿Y tu jefe de línea? ¿Se hace de la vista gorda?
And your line supervisor? Is he turning a blind eye?
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A
Dice que está enterado, pero los formatos en los cuales la reporté no pasan de su escritorio.
He says he's aware of it, but the forms I reported it on never get past his desk.
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B
Escríbele a Seguridad e Higiene con copia a él: así no te lo brincas.
Write to the safety department and cc him: that way you're not going over his head.
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A
¿Y si se lo toma personal? Trabajo con él todos los días.
And what if he takes it personally? I work with him every day.
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B
Nada de acusaciones: puros hechos, cuándo fue reportada cada vez y fotos de evidencia.
No accusations: just facts, when it was reported each time, and photos as evidence.
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A
Va. Ya sabes la razón por la cual te invité los tacos: tú me lo redactas.
OK. Now you know the reason I treated you to tacos: you're writing it for me.
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