Un turno en la oficina
A shift in the office
1 · Spanish Story
La historia
Ana llega a la oficina a las ocho. Saluda a Pablo y deja su bolso en la silla. Hoy tiene una reunión importante. Mira su mesa y abre su carpeta.
Busca una hoja azul. No la ve. La necesita para la reunión. Pablo mira la mesa. No ve la hoja. Pablo pregunta: "¿Está en tu bolso?" Ana revisa su bolso. Ana dice: "No está aquí".
Entonces oye una voz en el pasillo. Es Marta. Marta es la jefa. Ella dice: "La hoja está en la impresora". Pablo sonríe. Ana va hasta la impresora y toma la hoja.
Ana vuelve a su mesa. Está tranquila. Pablo le dice: "Todo va bien". Ella guarda la hoja y cierra la carpeta. Cinco minutos después empieza la reunión. Ana dice: "Ya estoy lista".
2 · Key Phrases
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llega a la oficina
arrives at the officeThis describes someone arriving at an office.
Luis llega a la oficina a las nueve.
Luis arrives at the office at nine.
una reunión importante
an important meetingThis names a meeting with particular importance.
Tenemos una reunión importante hoy.
We have an important meeting today.
Ana revisa su bolso
Ana checks her bagThis describes Ana looking inside her bag.
Ana revisa su bolso en casa.
Ana checks her bag at home.
La hoja está en la impresora
The sheet is in the printerThis states the location of a sheet of paper.
La hoja está en la impresora de Luis.
The sheet is in Luis's printer.
3 · English Translation
The full story in English
Ana arrives at the office at eight. She greets Pablo and leaves her bag on the chair. Today she has an important meeting. She looks at her desk and opens her folder.
She looks for a blue sheet. She does not see it. She needs it for the meeting. Pablo looks at the desk. He does not see the sheet. Pablo asks: "Is it in your bag?" Ana checks her bag. Ana says: "It is not here".
Then she hears a voice in the hallway. It is Marta. Marta is the boss. She says: "The sheet is in the printer". Pablo smiles. Ana goes to the printer and takes the sheet.
Ana returns to her desk. She is calm. Pablo tells her: "Everything is fine". She puts away the sheet and closes the folder. Five minutes later the meeting begins. Ana says: "I am ready now".