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Saturday, 25 January 2014

Moonstone Miniatures / Miniaturas de piedra lunar






Mr. Blake

You ate them, didn’t you? Your family and the rest!

Te los comiste, ¿a que sí? ¡A tu familia y a los demás!


Alpin

What do you take me for? An ogre? I´ve only just learned to eat meat this winter. And I don´t think it´s that good. I like sweets better.

¿Por qué me tomas? ¿Por un ogro? Acabo de aprender a comer carne este invierno. Y no creo que sea para tanto. Prefiero las chuches.


Still, the truth is I´m a bit tired of restaurant food. I thought I would enjoy everybody else’s Christmas dinners more than I actually have. They didn´t live up to my expectations.

La verdad es que estoy harto de la comida de los restaurantes. Pensé que disfrutaría mucho más de las cenas navideñas de los otros de lo que he disfrutado. Supongo que esperaba demasiado.

 I didn´t think much of their presents either. Though some were not so bad, most were junk I have no use for. For instance, what can I do with a makeup kit that will make me look a thousand years younger? Sell it to Magpie? She is a seasoned thief and I am an inexperienced child. She would surely rip me off, so I would rather not let her know I have these things. That way she won´t benefit at my cost.

Sus regalos tampoco me han gustado mucho. Aunque algunos no estaban tan mal, la mayoría eran basura para la que no tengo uso alguno. Por ejemplo, ¿que puedo hacer con un cofre de maquillaje que me hará parecer mil años más joven? ¿Vendérselo a Urraca? Ella es una ladrona taimada y yo sólo un niño sin experiencia alguna. Sin duda me timaría, así que prefiero que no se entere de que tengo estas cosas. De ese modo al menos no se beneficiará a mi costa.  

 I think I kind of long for homemade food. I miss my mum´s cooking. I just might be ready for you to make her come back.

Me parece que me está apeteciendo comer comida casera. Echo de menos la comida que prepara mi mama. Puede que este listo para que tú la hagas volver.


By the way, you don´t look like yourself today.

Por cierto, no te pareces a ti mismo hoy.


 
Mr. Blake

That´s because I didn´t draw myself. Look here, lad, I´ve never had as much patience with annoying children as I´ve had with you, so I hope you sincerely mean to help me bring these people back. First, you must tell me what happened to them.

Eso es porque no me he dibujado a mí mismo. Mira, muchacho, nunca he tenido tanta paciencia con niños pesaditos como la he tenido contigo, así que espero que sinceramente quieras ayudarme a traer a esta gente de vuelta. Primero me has de decir que les ha pasado.


Alpin

On the afternoon of the 31st of October, Michael sent me to Nauta´s villa, to remind him there was to be the usual Halloween party at his place. That was necessary because Nauta hadn´t been seen on this blog for a while.

La tarde el 31 de octubre Michael me envió a la villa de Nauta para recordarle que iba a haber la habitual fiesta de Halloween en su casa. Eso era necesario porque Nauta no había aparecido por este blog en algún tiempo.


His wife told me he was having problems with the person who does the pictures for his mini mythology. I went to the house where this person lives but there was no one there. However, there was something there that caught my eye.

Su esposa me dijo que él estaba teniendo problemas con la persona que hace los dibujos para su mini mitología. Fui a la casa donde esa persona vive pero no había nadie allí. Sin embargo, si había algo que me llamó la atención.


On a table was a severed head with snakes for hair. Both the head and the snakes seemed to be dead as doornails. I thought this might be a cool article to take to a Halloween party. I put it in my tote bag and left for the party because the sun was coming down and the fun begins as soon as it is dark.

En una mesa había una cabeza cortada con serpientes en lugar de pelo. Tanto la cabeza como las serpientes parecían muy muertas. Se me ocurrió que ésta sería un artículo guay que llevar a una fiesta de Halloween. La puse en mi mochila y partí para la fiesta porque el sol se estaba poniendo y la diversión empieza en cuanto oscurece. 


 On my way there I passed Owl Wood Manse. Michael had invited Ty Shyboy and he was on the way to the party too. We met and I told him about the head. We wondered what might happen if we put it into a jumbisack soaked with Shyboy’s oil. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

De camino, pase por la casa parroquial del bosque de los búhos. Michael había invitado a Tay Apocado y él también iba camino a la fiesta. Nos encontramos y le conté lo de la cabeza. Nos pusimos a pensar que pasaría si metiésemos la cabeza en un jumbisaco empapado en aceite Shyboy. En aquel momento, ésta parecía una buena idea.

 When we got to Michael´s place, the other guests were already there. Suddenly, the jumbisack with the head in it burst open.

Cuando llegamos a casa de Michael, los otros invitados ya estaban allí. De pronto, el jumbisaco con la cabeza dentro se abrió de golpe.

 Mr. Blake

 The revelers were petrified.

Los fiesteros quedaron petrificados.


Alpin

You’re getting ahead of me, but yes, that’s right.

Te me estás adelantando, pero sí, así fue.


The head bounced all over the place turning everyone that looked at it into something like stone, and everyone, of course, includes everyone there but me. I only had eyes for the food.

La cabeza botó por todas partes convirtiendo a todos los que la miraban en algo así como piedra, y todos quiere decir todos, claro, salvo yo. Yo sólo tenía ojos para la comida.

By the time there was nothing left for me to eat, the head had almost totally fallen into Michael´s wishing well. Only one telltale snake was visible, crawling desperately to try and pull the rest of the head out. I pushed the snake in with a stick, and the whole thing dropped to the bottom of the pit. When I heard the splash, I covered the well. I didn´t peek in, but I suppose it´s still there. And I sincerely hope it drowned.

Para cuando ya no quedaba nada que yo pudiese comer la cabeza se había caído casi del todo en el pozo de los deseos de Michael. Una única serpiente chivata era visible, reptando desesperadamente, intentando arrastrar al resto de la cabeza fuera del pozo. Empujé a la serpiente con un palo y todo aquello cayó hasta el fondo del pozo. Cuando oí el ruido del agua tapé el pozo. No miré dentro, pero supongo que la cabeza sigue allí. Y sinceramente espero que se haya ahogado.


 Gorgon Head

Just you wait.

Te vas a enterar.


Mr. Blake

But where are the statues? I didn´t see any at Michael´s place.

¿Pero dónde están las estatuas? No vi ninguna en casa de Michael.


 
Alpin

There aren´t any statues, except for Ty Shyboy. Only he was human. The fairies got changed into very tiny little figures that look more like chess pieces made of moonstone. I put them in my tote bag.

No hay estatuas, salvo la de Tay Apocado. Sólo él era humano. Las hadas se convirtieron en diminutas figuritas que se parecían más a piezas de ajedrez hechas de piedra lunar. Las metí en mi mochila.

 
Mr. Blake


Are they still there? Where is this bag?

¿Siguen allí? ¿Dónde está esta bolsa?


 
Alpin

I gave the little figures to the ex-thief di Lembo in exchange for some king cakes. He gets a huge one every day, so he has plenty to spare. They’re the best I’ve ever tasted too.  

Le di las figuritas al ex-ladrón del Limbo a cambio de unos roscones de reyes. El recibe uno enorme cada día, así que le sobran un montón. Por cierto, son los mejores que he probado.

Mr. Blake

Knick-knack di Lembo was at that gathering? Why was he not affected?

¿Maritatas del Limbo estaba en esa reunión? ¿Por qué no le pasó nada?


Alpin

He was lucky. He arrived late. He had to feed his mother dinner first.

Tuvo suerte. Llegó tarde. Tuvo que darle la cena a su madre primero.

Mr. Blake

I assume he wanted the chess pieces to give to his mother?

¿Supongo que quería las piezas de ajedrez para su madre?


 
Alpin

No, I don´t think so. He took Ty too, and that figure is too big for his mum´s collection.

No, no lo creo. Se llevó a Tay también y esa figura es demasiado grande para la colección de su madre. 

Di Lembo was very scared. He said we had to hide the figures before they fell into the wrong hands. He knows more about hiding stolen goods and other compromising stuff than I do, so I let him take charge of that. In exchange for king cakes, of course.   

Del Limbo estaba asustadísimo. Dijo que teníamos que esconder las figuras antes de que cayesen en manos equivocadas. Sabe más sobre esconder mercancía robada y otras cosas comprometidas que yo, así que le dejé encargarse de eso. A cambio de roscones de reyes, claro.

 Mr. Blake

We must pay this gentleman a visit.

Hemos de visitar a este caballero.


Monday, 20 January 2014

Alpin and Boas / Alpin y las boas





Alpin



Hi, guys! Here I am again, ready to talk about food, as always! And today, my guest on this post is a snake that can squish and squash and strangle and swallow anything from bats to deer, with people somewhere in between. But I´m not scared. I wouldn´t mind eating a dozen boas roasted on five meter long poles, especially if they are stuffed because they´ve just eaten. Haven’t you ever been told one must eat a little of everything?


¡Hola, tíos! Aquí estoy otra vez, listo para hablar de comida, como siempre. Y hoy, mi invitada en esta entrada es una serpiente que puede machacar y aplastar y estrangular y tragar cualquier cosa desde un murciélago hasta un venado. Pero no tengo miedo. No me importaría zamparme media docena de estas boas constrictoras asadas en palos de cinco metros y pico, sobre todo si están rellenas porque acaban de comer.  ¿No os han dicho nunca que hay que comer de todo?





BOA CONSTRICTOR SONG / LA CANCIÓN DE LA BOA CONSTRICTORA

I´m being swallowed by a boa constrictor / Me está tragando una boa constrictora,

I´m being swallowed by a boa constrictor / Me está tragando una boa constrictora,

I´m being swallowed by a boa constrictor / Me está tragando una boa constrictora,

And I don´t like it very much. / ¡Y no me gusta un pelo!

Oh, no! He swallowed my toe! / ¡Oh, no! ¡Oh, no! ¡Mi dedo gordo se tragó!

He swallowed my toe! / ¡Mi dedo gordo se tragó!

Oh, gee! Oh, gee! He´s up to my knee! / ¡Qué pesadilla! ¡Qué pesadilla! Ya llegó a mi rodilla!

He´s up to my knee! / ¡Ya llegó a mi rodilla!

Oh, fiddle, oh, fiddle! He´s up to my middle! / ¿Qué digo? ¡Qué digo! ¡Ha alcanzado mi ombligo!

He´s up to my middle! / ¡Ha alcanzado mi ombligo!

Oh, heck! Oh, heck, he´s up to my neck! / ¡Ay, porras! ¡Ay, porras! ¡Ha llegado a mi cuello!

He´s up to my neck! / ¡Y sigue en ello!

Oh, dread! Oh, dread! He swallowed my- schlirrppp! / ¡Qué espanto! ¡Qué espanto! ¡Se acaba este canto! ¡Schlirrppp!


 William Blake

 Could it be that...? 

¿Podría ser que...? 


Thursday, 16 January 2014

A Real Menu / Un menú auténtico

This is Alpin here again, ready to speak about food. Your teacher will give you a real menu from a real restaurant. It is a kids' menu because you are going to take your imaginary - or not so imaginary - little brother to lunch at this restaurant..

Aquí estoy yo, Alpin, otra vez, dispuesto a hablar de comida. Tu profe te va a dar un auténtico menú de un auténtico restaurante. Es el menú de niños porque vas a llevar a tu hermanito imaginario (o no tan imaginario) a almorzar en ese restaurante.

I - Answer these questions about the menu:
1. Which sandwich has fish in it?
2. What kind of jelly does the peanut butter sandwich have?
3. How is the turkey cooked?
4. Which item has the most salt?
5. Which item has the least calories?
6. Are there vegetables in the menu?
7. What do you get for dessert with this menu?
8. How much does the menu cost?

II - Find these words in English:
1. derretido                          
2. fresco
3. pegajoso
4. templado
5. lonchado
6. delgado
7. elección

III - Choose a meal for your little brother. It must include:
Main dish:
Side dish:
Drink:
Dessert:

IV - Is the meal you chose healthy or not? Is it too healthy for your brother to enjoy?

V - Now, a meal for me, Alpin. Multiply every item on the menu by 500. And how much would it cost?
 

Past Simple: 21 Questions / Pasado Simple 21 Preguntas

Hey, you all. This is Alpin speaking, Make questions in the past simple for these answers: They are all about food, of course.

Hola a todos. Aquí Alpin al habla. Haz preguntas en el pasado simple. Todas son sobre comida, naturalmente.

1. Who
Paula baked the pies.

2. What
George ate the cookies.

3.What
George ate the cookies.

4. Who(m)
Peter fed the children..

5. Why
Sylvia forgot to fry the potatoes because she was stressed.

6. Whose
Harry´s recipe won the contest.

5. How
Jasminder cooked the eggs with curry.

6. With what
Jasminder cooked the eggs with curry.

7. What
Jasminder cooked the eggs with curry.

8. What
George bought a box of chocolates for his wife.

9. For whom
George bought the box of chocolates for his wife.

10. Who(m)
George bought the box of chocolates for his wife.

11. Which
Clara chose the green apples.

12. When
Peter had breakfast at nine o´clock.        .

13. Where
I put the milk in the fridge.

14. What
She made jam with the strawberries.

15. With what
She made jam with the strawberries.

16. What
She made jam with the strawberries.

17. For whom
I baked this birthday cake for Minnie.

18. Who(m)
I baked this birthday cake for Minnie.

19. Whose
That lunchbox is Hazel's.

20. Where
We had dinner at a pizza parlour.

21. How
I wanted my pizza with mushrooms.

ANSWERS /RESPUESTAS

1. Who baked the pies?
Paula baked the pies.

2. What did George eat?
George ate the cookies.

3.What did George do?
George ate the cookies.

4. Who(m)
Who fed the children?
Whom were the childrend fed by?
Who were the children fed by? 
By whom were the children fed?
Peter fed the children..

5. Why did Sylvia forget to fry the potatoes?
Sylvia forgot to fry the potatoes because she was stressed.

6. Whose recipe won the contest?
Harry´s recipe won the contest.

5. How did Jasminder cook the eggs?
Jasminder cooked the eggs with curry.

6. With what did Jasminder cook the eggs?
Jasminder cooked the eggs with curry.

7. What did Jasminder cook the eggs with?
Jasminder cooked the eggs with curry.

8. What did George buy for his wife?
George bought a box of chocolates for his wife.

9. For whom did George buy the box of chocolates?
George bought the box of chocolates for his wife.

10. Who (m) 
Who did George buy the box of chocolates for?
Whom did George buy the box of chocolates for?
George bought the box of chocolates for his wife.

11. Which apples did Clara choose?
Clara chose the green apples.

12. When did Peter have breakfast?
Peter had breakfast at nine o´clock.        .

13. Where did you put the milk?
I put the milk in the fridge.

14. What did she do with the stawberries?
She made jam with the strawberries.

15. With what did she make jam?
She made jam with the strawberries.

16. What did she make jam with?
She made jam with the strawberries.

17. For whom did you bake this birthday cake?
I baked this birthday cake for Minnie.

18. Who(m) 
Who did you bake this birthday cake for?
Whom did you bake this birthday cake for?
I baked this birthday cake for Minnie.

19. Whose is that lunchbox?
That lunchbox is Hazel's.

20. Where did you have dinner?
We had dinner at a pizza parlour.

21. How did you want your pizza?
I wanted my pizza with mushrooms.





Saturday, 14 December 2013

On Eggs and Christmas Plans / Sobre huevos y planes navideños


 Alpin

My mummy and daddy, the baby and I
Had an egg for dinner, 
We left over half.
And absolutely no one got to touch the top.

Mi padre, mi madre, mi hermanito y yo
Comimos un huevo,
La mitad sobró. 
Y la coronilla, nadie la toco. 

Either that is the silliest song ever, or that there was a gigantic egg and  therefore I want one of those. Or two dozen. Or three million. Maybe it was a dinosaur egg. Do you know where I can find a couple hundred dinosaur eggs, Blake? It is my sudden intention to cook the biggest omelette ever with them, right here on my amazing food blog. Now that I think of it, perhaps the Guinness Book of Records people might know where I can find the biggest egg there is. I deserve that egg. I´m a very good eater. I would do it justice. 

O esta es la canción más tonta que he escuchado jamás o ese huevo era gigantesco y por lo tanto yo quiero uno así. O dos docenas de ellos. O tres millones. Tal vez era un huevo de dinosaurio. ¿Sabe usted dónde puedo encontrar un par de cientos de huevos de dinosaurio, Blake? Es mi repentina intención cocinar la tortilla más grande nunca vista con esos huevos aquí mismo en este blog gastronómico. De pronto se me está ocurriendo que tal vez los del libro Guinness sepan dónde puedo encontrar el huevo más grande que existe. Yo me merezco ese huevo. Yo como muy bien. Le haría justicia.  

Mr. Blake

I'm the one who must be about to break a record asking you over and over what happened to the people on this blog. And it might not be all I break.   

Yo soy el que debe estar a punto de romper un record con tanto preguntar que ha pasado con la gente de este blog. Puede que no sea lo único que rompa.  

Alpin

Soft-boiled. I would eat the biggest egg ever soft-boiled. Do you know how to eat soft-boiled eggs properly, Blakey? Not everyone does. You have to cut off the top with a special kind of scissors. Do you know which end of an egg is the top? It´s the pointy end. Do you think there are egg-cutting scissors big enough to cut the biggest egg in the world's top off or has nobody thought to make them? Where can I have them made? Maybe I should ask for a pair for Christmas. That way I won´t have to trouble about finding someone to make them for me. I know exactly how I want them. Just like those in the picture  below. I found it on Images from the Internet.

Pasado por agua. Así me comería yo el huevo más grande del mundo. ¿Sabes cómo comer huevos pasados por agua correctamente, Blakey? No todo el mundo sabe. Hay que cortar la coronilla con unas tijeras especiales. ¿Sabes que punta del huevo es la coronilla? Es la más puntiaguda.  ¿Existirán  tijeras lo suficientemente grandes en el mundo para cortar la coronilla del huevo más grande del mundo o será que a nadie se le ha ocurrido fabricarlas? ¿Dónde puedo encargar que me hagan unas? Tal vez debería pedir un par por Reyes. Así no tendré que ocuparme personalmente de encontrar un fabricante. Sé exactamente cómo las quiero. Como las de la imagen de abajo. La encontré en Imágenes de Internet. 




Mr. Blake

What makes you think you are getting gifts for Christmas? There is no one left on this blog to give you any.

¿Qué te hace pensar que recibirás regalos de Reyes? No queda nadie en este blog para dártelos. 


Alpin

Oh, you are so wrong! Nobody need give me anything. The gifts all these people were going to receive are sure to be already ordered. And if they are not here to take them, why shouldn´t I get to keep them? There´s only me left to enjoy everything Santa and the Wise Men fork out. Likewise, several of these people had ordered their Christmas dinners before they disappeared. When the caterers show up, I mean to see to it that food is consumed. I don't believe in wasting food. Do you? 

¡Ay, que equivocado estás! Nadie tiene que darme nada. Los regalos que toda esa gente iba a recibir ya tienen que haber sido encargados. Y si todas esas personas no están aquí para recibirlos, ¿por qué no he de quedármelos yo? Sólo quedo yo para disfrutar de lo que dejen Papá Noel y los Reyes Magos. Además, mucha de esta gente también habrá encargado con antelación su cena de Navidad. Cuando los del catering aparezcan, me ocuparé con gusto de que esa comida no se desperdicie. No me parece bien tirar comida. ¿Y a ti? 

Mr. Blake 
    
At least he has revealed his intentions. I should have imagined what they would be.

Al menos ha revelado sus intenciones. Debí haberme imaginado esto. 


Saturday, 7 December 2013

Shakespearean Cats Contest / Concurso Gatos Shakesperianos


The Shakespeare Cats Calendar Contest: This contest is based on pictures from a calendar by Susan Herbert we bought for our classroom. To participate, translate the texts we wrote about them and answer the questions below each text. We'll publish the best translations on Booknosey/Fisgalibros. Good luck!

El concurso del calendario de los gatos de Shakespeare: Este concurso está basado en ilustraciones de un calendario de Susan Herbert que compramos para nuestra aula. Para participar, traduce los textos que elaboramos sobre ellas y contesta a las preguntas que vienen debajo de cada uno. Publicaremos las mejores traducciones en Booknosey / Fisgalibros. ¡Buena suerte! 
   
“Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,” is visited by the ghost of his father. The late king of Denmark tells his son he has been murdered by his brother, who has usurped the throne and married his widow. He asks Hamlet to avenge him. Hamlet does not take immediate action. He cannot make up his mind whether he should act against his uncle and his mother or not until the end of the play. By then, everyone thinks he is crazy and his girlfriend Ophelia has drowned while suffering a terrible depression. And our questions are: Who did the skull Hamlet is holding in the picture once belong to? What was Ophelia doing when she drowned?

“The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” Valentine and Proteus, are good friends who fall out when they both fall in love with the same woman. But eventually they become friends again. And our question is: What is the name of the woman the friends fight over?

“The Tempest,” is a play about a man named Prospero who has to flee to an island with his daughter to escape his political enemies. The only inhabitants of the island are a good spirit named Ariel and Caliban, the stupid son of an evil witch. Prospero finds the dead witch´s books and magic instruments and becomes an expert magician. With Ariel´s help he brings his enemies to the island and is able to defeat them there. And our question is: What is Prospero´s daughter´s name?

“The Taming of the Shrew,” is about a man who has two marriageable daughters. The youngest, Bianca, is very sweet and docile, but the eldest, Kate, is fierce and formidable. A man named Petrucchio who is in need of money and who wants to do a friend a favor decides to marry Kate, confident that he can turn her into a submissive wife.

“The Merchant of Venice,” is about a poor man who wants to marry a beautiful, rich and intelligent woman named Portia. To court her, he asks his friend Antonio, a rich merchant, for a loan. At that moment Antonio has no cash at hand. He is waiting for his ships to return from a trip loaded with riches.  But because he wants to help his friend, he runs a risk and asks for a loan himself from a man named Shylock. Shylock is a Jew who has suffered a lot from racism and this has made him bitter. He puts a cruel and unusual clause in the contract Antonio signs and when Antonio is unable to return the loan on time, Portia dresses like a man so she can defend Antonio in court. She proves to be a brilliant lawyer.  And the question is: In what strange way does Portia choose a husband?

“As You Like It,” is about a lot of people who have had to hide from their powerful enemies in the forest of Ardennes. Young Rosalind and her cousin Celia are among those who find refuge there, disguised as a young shepherd and shepherdess. The handsome Orlando, who is also there, hiding from his cruel older brother, finds he is fascinated by Rosalind although he thinks she is a young man. And the question is: When did we publish in Michael Toora´s blog a song from this play and what is the song about?

“Othello, the Moor of Venice,” is a play about envy and jealousy. Othello is a very jealous black man married to a white woman who is very much in love with him. But a very envious man named Iago decides to destroy Othello making him think his wife Desdemona has been unfaithful to him. And the question is: What happens to Othello and Desdemona?

“Antony and Cleopatra,” is about the most famous of Egyptian queens and her Roman lover, who was at that time one of the two possibly most powerful men in the world. Our question is: Who was the other powerful man?  Hint: he sometimes appears in this blog.

“Macbeth,” is a play about ruthless ambition. Macbeth is the Thane of Glamis, which means he is an important Scottish lord. Three witches appear before him and tell him he has just been named Thane of Cawdor, an even more important position than the one he holds, and they prophesy that one day he will even get to be King of Scotland. Instead of waiting for this to happen, Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, decide to make it happen by murdering the present King of Scotland when he spends a night at their castle. After the murder, Macbeth does get to be king, but he only lives to regret this. And the question is: What does Macbeth use to kill the sleeping king and how is he himself tortured by this object?  

“Henry V,” is a historical play. It is part of a tetralogy about Prince Harry, who was very wild when he was young but became a serious king. One of the famous things about this play is a very patriotic speech Henry gives before a famous battle in which the English beat the French despite being much outnumbered. Our question is: What is the name of this battle and when was it fought?

“Richard III,” is about the last of the Plantagenet kings of England. He was succeeded by his enemies, 
the Tudors. And because Shakespeare lived when the Tudors reigned in England, he made Richard appear as mean and cruel and ugly as he could, although this involved lying. Among the terrible things Richard is said to have done is murder his nephews, two boys who were as much a threat to him as to the Tudors, who could have done the murder themselves. And the question is: Where were the young princes when they were murdered?

We found the picture of the Shakespeare Cat Ophelia in Images from the Internet. To see the pictures  from our calendar, visit the Word Corner near the Library.

Encontramos el retrato de la gata shakesperiana Ofelia en Imágenes de Internet. Para ver los retratos de nuestro calendario, visitad el Rincón de las Palabras Inglesas junto a la Biblioteca.  


Alpin

Hey! This isn´t about food. Who dared to publish this?

¡Eh! Esto no va de comida. ¿Quién se ha atrevido a publicar esto?


 Mr. Blake

Will you tell me once and for all what happened to your people? 

¿Me vas a decir de una vez que le ha pasado a tu gente? 

Sunday, 1 December 2013

On Food and Health / Sobre comida y salud

Gatocatcha

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. But nowadays you've got to wash it well first  before you eat it. 

Una manzana al día ahuyenta al médico. Pero hoy en día tienes que lavarla muy bien antes de comerla. 


Cato / Catón

If your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize it as food, don't eat it.

Si tu bisabuela no lo reconocería como comida, no te lo comas.


MacMor 

When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use. When diet is right, medicine is of no need. That is Ayurvedic advice. I know this because I travel. 

Cuando la dieta es mala, la medicina no sirve de nada. Cuando la dieta es buena, la medicina no es necesaria. Eso es un consejo ayurvédico. Lo sé porque viajo.  

Catullus / Catulo

The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like and do what you’d rather not. This means that to be fit, you have to suffer.

La única manera de mantener la salud es comer lo que no quieres, beber lo que no te gusta y hacer lo que no te apetece. En fin, para estar en forma hay que sufrir.

Woof MacTecla

One should eat to live, not live to eat. I wish we dogs could do that. We're so anxious about food. But then we never know for sure when or if we´re going to find food or be fed next.   

Uno debe comer para vivir, no vivir para comer. Me gustaría que los perros pudiésemos hacer eso. Somos tan ansiosos cuando se trata de comida. Pero es que nunca sabemos con seguridad si vamos a encontrar comida o ser alimentados.

Pilar

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety. In the forest, you have to eat fast. The raccoons often steal my food. 

Un mendrugo que has podido comer en paz sienta mejor que un banquete ingerido con ansiedad. En el bosque, hay que comer rápido. Con frecuencia me roban la comida los mapaches.

Alpin

They say one should breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dine like a pauper. I prefer to eat always like an emperor. If possible, Roman.

Dicen que hay que desayuna como un rey, almorzar como un príncipe y cenar como un mendigo. Pero yo prefiero comer siempre como un emperador, a ser posible romano.



Augustus Caesar / Augusto Cesar

Modus omnibus in rebus.

Be moderate in everything. 

En todo hay que ser comedido.

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