Una foto del barrio
A Photo of the Neighborhood
El sábado Elena visitó el centro cultural de su barrio por primera vez. Había una exposición de fotos antiguas de Caracas. La entrada era gratis. Elena llevó su celular para tomar fotos. Su abuela vivía cerca del centro y conocía bien esas calles.
En una pared vio una foto de tres mujeres frente a una tienda. Una mujer tenía un vestido blanco y una bolsa de flores. Elena reconoció a su abuela. Sin embargo, debajo de la foto no había nombres. Solo aparecían la calle y el año.
Elena buscó al organizador de la exposición. Se llamaba Luis. Ella le mostró la foto y explicó la situación. Luis sonrió. Necesitaba más información sobre las personas de las fotos. Elena llamó a su abuela desde el patio.
Su abuela confirmó la historia. Ese día compró flores para el cumpleaños de su madre. Las otras mujeres eran sus hermanas. Elena decidió pedir permiso antes de compartir sus nombres. Su abuela aceptó y prometió visitar la exposición el domingo.
Luis escribió los tres nombres en una tarjeta nueva. Elena los leyó en voz alta para revisar la información. Todo estaba correcto. Antes de salir, tomó una foto de la tarjeta. Ahora su abuela también tenía un pequeño lugar en la historia del barrio.
On Saturday Elena visited her neighborhood cultural center for the first time. There was an exhibition of old photos of Caracas. Admission was free. Elena brought her cell phone to take photos. Her grandmother lived near the center and knew those streets well.
On one wall she saw a photo of three women in front of a shop. One woman had a white dress and a bag of flowers. Elena recognized her grandmother. However, there were no names below the photo. Only the street and the year appeared.
Elena looked for the exhibition organizer. His name was Luis. She showed him the photo and explained the situation. Luis smiled. He needed more information about the people in the photos. Elena called her grandmother from the courtyard.
Her grandmother confirmed the story. That day she bought flowers for her mother's birthday. The other women were her sisters. Elena decided to ask permission before sharing their names. Her grandmother agreed and promised to visit the exhibition on Sunday.
Luis wrote the three names on a new card. Elena read them aloud to check the information. Everything was correct. Before leaving, she took a photo of the card. Now her grandmother also had a small place in the neighborhood's history.
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por primera vez
for the first timeDescribes someone's first experience of an activity or situation.
Hoy voy a cocinar arroz por primera vez.
Today I am going to cook rice for the first time.
tomar fotos
to take photosA common expression for making photographs with a camera or phone.
A mi hermano le gusta tomar fotos de animales.
My brother likes to take photos of animals.
pedir permiso
to ask permissionUsed when asking whether someone allows an action.
Voy a pedir permiso para usar la computadora.
I am going to ask permission to use the computer.
en voz alta
aloudDescribes speaking or reading so other people can hear.
Marta leyó la carta en voz alta.
Marta read the letter aloud.
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