| A | B |
|---|
| era un negocio excelente | it was an excellent business |
| vendía mascotas | was selling/ used to sell pets |
| quinientos | five hundred |
| un ciervo | a deer |
| el bosque | the forest |
| corrió tras | ran after |
| todavía | still |
| crecerse | to grow |
| huir | to flee |
| reciente | recent |
| recientemente | recently |
| a causa de | because of |
| dejó de llorar | stopped crying |
| se lo subió | s/he climbed it |
| acabarse | to finish (off) |
| de esta manera | in this way |
| un lugar | a place |
| el lector | the reader |
| tal vez | perhaps/ maybe |
| se pregunta | asks her/himself |
| quiere decir | it means (wants to say) |
| olvidarse | to forget |
| dentro de siete minutos | within seven minutes |
| tenía mucho éxito | was very successful |
| se había crecido | had grown |
| se fue para la escuela | s/he left for school |
| por suerte | luckily |
| mientras iban | while they were going |
| se despertó | she woke up |
| le estaba hablando | was talking to her/him |
| no te preocupes | don't worry |
| no pudo resistir | could not resist |
| hispanohablante | Spanish speaker |
| de todos modos | anyway |
| se quejaban | they complained |
| al salir | upon leaving |
| acababan de comer | they just ate |
| lo cual causó que se preocupara | which caused him/her to worry |
| lo cual causa que se preocupe | which causes him/her to worry |
| cuanto más triste estaba, más lloraban | the sadder she was, the more they cried |
| quizás | perhaps |
| aunque | although |
| estaba de mal humor | was in a bad mood |
| aún más | even more |
| se había equivocado | had made a mistake |
| las lágrimas se cayeron | the tears fell |
| la felicidad | happiness |
| en vez de | instead of |
| le dijeron que | they told her/him that |
| esto causó que sintieran emociones fuertes | this caused thme to feel super-emotions |
| nadie quería comer lo que no les causara emoción | nobody wanted to eat what didn't make them happy |
| por más que | the more that |
| no le caía bien a nadie | nobody liked him/her |
| fue al consultorio | went to the doctor's appointment (consult room) |
| la miró | looked at her |
| lo que necesitas es... | what you need is... |
| si consigues | if you get |
| serás | you will be |
| no hay nadie que tenga | there isn't anyone who has |
| como amigo | as a friend |
| después de pensarlo | after thinking about it |
| conseguir un pingüino | to get a penguin |
| se dio cuenta | realized |
| se fueron de vacaciones | they went on vacation |
| querría | would want |
| le dijo que sí | said yes (told her yes) |
| querían pasar tiempo | they wanted to spend time |
| tenía celos | was jealous (had jealousy) |
| vino de ningún lugar | came out of nowhere |
| se fue corriendo | ran away |
| asistía a | he attended |
| no era que Alfredo fuera feo | it wasn't that Alfredo was ugly (doubt) |
| no es que Alfredo sea feo | it isn't that Alfred is ugly (doubt) |
| su mascota | his pet |
| había conseguido | he had gotten |
| bastante hielo | enough ice |
| para que pudiera pasar un rato | so that (s)he could spend a while |
| para que pueda pasar un rato | so that (s)he can spend a while |
| antes de que llegara | before (s)he arrived (subjunctive) |
| antes de que llegue | before (s)he arrives (subjunctive) |
| acostarse (o>ue) | to lay down/ go to bed |
| el congelador | the freezer |
| por lo tanto | therefore (like "por eso") |
| si la conseguía, se quejaba | if he got it, (s)he complained |
| ni él tampoco conocía a nadie | he didn't know anyone either |
| lo que necesitas es conocer a alguien que tenga un pingüino también | what you need is to meet someone who has a penguin too (doubt) |
| no tendrás que pasar tanto tiempo | you won't have to spend so much time |
| las noticias | news |
| tratar de divertirse | to try to have fun |
| adentro | inside |
| cuidar | to care for/babysit |
| ese mismo día | that same day |
| se alegró | became happy |
