Sports & Words from the text
premio; galardón
award
meta
finish line
“I’m going away tomorrow”, he said.
He said that he was going away the following day.
What’s your name?
- She wanted to know what my name was.
- He asked (me) what my name was.
- She wondered what my name was.
“Keep all the windows closed, Bill” they said. (warn)
hacer frente a; sobrellevar
cope with
saque inicial
kick-off
“I don’t like this film”, she said.
She said that she didn't like that film.
“How did you get to school?”, she asked.
She asked how I had got/gotten to school.
“You must do the homework soon, Jane”, she said. (tell)
She told Jane to do the homework soon.
consecutivo; seguido
in a row
batir un récord
break a record
“I’ll see Mary on Sunday”, she said.
She said that she would see Mary that Sunday.
“Why you won’t let me in?”, he shouted.
- He asked why I wouldn't let him in.
- He wanted to know why I wouldn't let him in.
- He wondered why I wouldn't let him in.
“Remember to buy a map, Ann” he said. (remind)
He reminded Ann to buy a map.
deportividad
sportsmanship
segundo/a, subcampeón/ona
runner-up
“I must go to the dentist tomorrow”, he said.
“Did you borrow my dictionary?”, he asked.
- He asked (me) if I had borrowed his dictionary.
- He wanted to know if I had borrowed his dictionary.
- He wondered if I had borrowed his dictionary.
“Don’t take your coat off today”, Mary said.
Mary warned me not to take my coat off that day.
Mary asked me not to take my coat off that day.
Mary reminded me not to take my coat off that day.
Mary commanded me not to take my coat off that day.
Mary told me not to take my coat off that day.
dispuesto/a (a)
willing (to)
decepcionar / defraudar (a alguien)
let (someone) down
“I found an old Roman coin in the garden yesterday and I am going to take it to the museum this afternoon”, he said.
He said that he had found an old Roman coin in the garden the day before and he was going to take it to the museum that afternoon.
"Do you want to sit down in this chair today?", she asked.
She asked if I wanted to sit down in that chair the following day.
“Wait here till I come”, she said
- She asked me to wait there till she came.
- She told me to wait there till she came.