Reino Unido.
6. Las maquinas de toda especie, los buques de vapor, los rieles de
ferrocarriles, las herramientas mecanicas y agricolas, las armas
blancas y de fuego y una infinidad de otros objetos se deben a esa
industria.
7. En el norte de Espana, especialmente en Bilbao se trabaja el hierro
en grande escala.
8. El rio que atraviesa dicha poblacion presta (gives) fuerza motriz a
varias fabricas situadas en sus orillas, y sirve tambien al regadio de
los campos y huertas.
9. Escarmentados por el fracaso de la huelga de los mineros, los obreros
hiladores se dieron a partido admitiendo las condiciones ofrecidas por
los patronos, evitando asi el cierre.
10. Patronos y obreros deberian trabajar armoniosamente y fundados en la
justicia; el capital y el trabajo no pueden prescindir el uno del otro.
EXERCISE 2 (64).
Translate into Spanish--
1. The steamer ran aground on the Spanish coast but the crew were saved.
2. People are apt to forget (se olvida facilmente de) the teachings of
history (historia).
3. His action has put me in a serious embarrassment.
4. I put it as a condition that the bills be drawn against delivery of
B/L and insurance policy.
5. They placed all their trust in their agent.
6. I do not mean to say that they wanted to deceive him.
7. When prices improve we shall be willing (estaremos dispuestos) to
sell.
8. I do not know what effect this had on the market.
9. If I knew, I should be able to act accordingly (de conformidad).
10. I do not think he knows (_subj._) what suits him best.
11. The Directors are not in the least (absolutamente) disposed to
launch upon (lanzarse a) a large foreign trade, so that the operations
of the concern (compania _or_ casa) remain confined practically to the
inland market.
12. We received a claim on our last shipment but we refused to
(rehusamos de) entertain it as the goods were jobs (generos imperfectos)
and were sold as they were with all faults (imperfecciones).
13. We are sorry our customers should have suffered any loss, but we
cannot make it good, and we shall stand our ground (insistiremos en
eso).
LESSON XXXIII.
(Leccion trigesima tercera.)
AUGMENTATIVE AND DIMINUTIVE TERMINATIONS
(see also Appendix IV).
Examples in English--
Ball, balloon
Book, booklet
Lad, laddie
Man, manikin
These terminations are fre
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