Dos bolsas iguales
Two Identical Bags
1 · Spanish Story
La historia
Elena llegó al aeropuerto dos horas antes de su vuelo a Bilbao. Llevaba una bolsa azul con un libro y una chaqueta. Después del control de seguridad, buscó su tarjeta de embarque. Todavía tenía mucho tiempo.
Entró en una cafetería y pidió un café con leche. Dejó la bolsa al lado de su silla. Un hombre estaba sentado en la mesa de enfrente. También tenía una bolsa azul en el suelo.
Después de beber el café, Elena cogió una bolsa y salió. Caminó hasta una pantalla para buscar su vuelo. Luego abrió la bolsa para sacar el libro. Dentro había unos zapatos y una camisa.
Elena volvió rápidamente a la cafetería. El hombre seguía allí con otra bolsa azul. "Perdona. Tengo tu bolsa por error", dijo Elena. El hombre miró los zapatos y sonrió. "Sí. Y esta es la tuya".
Los dos revisaron sus bolsas antes de despedirse. Elena encontró su libro y su chaqueta. Después caminó directamente a la puerta de embarque. Llegó a tiempo y se sentó. Su vuelo salía dentro de veinte minutos. Esta vez dejó la bolsa entre sus pies.
2 · Key Phrases
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tarjeta de embarque
boarding passThe document used to board a flight.
Mi tarjeta de embarque está en el bolsillo.
My boarding pass is in my pocket.
al lado de
next toDescribes the position of something beside another thing.
El restaurante está al lado de la farmacia.
The restaurant is next to the pharmacy.
por error
by mistakeShows that an action was accidental.
Compré dos billetes por error.
I bought two tickets by mistake.
puerta de embarque
boarding gateThe airport area where passengers board their flight.
Nuestra puerta de embarque es la número doce.
Our boarding gate is number twelve.
a tiempo
on timeMeans early enough for a planned event or action.
El taxi llegó a tiempo.
The taxi arrived on time.
3 · English Translation
The full story in English
Elena arrived at the airport two hours before her flight to Bilbao. She was carrying a blue bag with a book and a jacket. After the security check, she looked for her boarding pass. She still had plenty of time.
She went into a café and ordered a coffee with milk. She left the bag next to her chair. A man was sitting at the table opposite. He also had a blue bag on the floor.
After drinking her coffee, Elena picked up a bag and left. She walked to a screen to look for her flight. Then she opened the bag to take out her book. Inside were some shoes and a shirt.
Elena quickly returned to the café. The man was still there with another blue bag. "Sorry. I have your bag by mistake," said Elena. The man looked at the shoes and smiled. "Yes. And this one is yours."
They both checked their bags before saying goodbye. Elena found her book and her jacket. Then she walked straight to the boarding gate. She arrived on time and sat down. Her flight was leaving in twenty minutes. This time she left the bag between her feet.