Un ejercicio de traducción enfocado al uso del Subjuntivo a) 1. Hablaba conmigo como si nos conociesemos toda la vida, aunque sólo se nos habían acabado de presentar. 2. El tiempo pasaba, pero yo todavía no podía encontrar un pretexto para volverle, aunque sabía que nuestro encuentro le sería agradable. 3. Se negaron a ayudarte no porque no quieran, sino porque no aprueban tus intenciones. 4. El hecho de que te haya gustado la paella no significa que la vaya cocinar todos los días. 5. Es una pena que no te hayas dirigido a mí cuando habías acabado en una situación complicada. Es que no somos extraños, yo hubiese intentado ayudarte. 6. Digan lo que digan, debes rechazar hasta propuesta dudosa, aunque si más tarde te arrepientas. 7. Te pido no contarle eso, no sea que se ofenda. 8. En este momento no le puedo decir nado en concreto, sería mejor si usted se pasase en el final del mes. Quizás, ya habré recibido la información necesaria. 9. El hecho de que hayas gastado tantos años en los estudios no significa que enseguida puedes encontrar un trabajo interesante donde te pagarían bien. b) 1. Si usted nos visitaría mañana por la tarde, le invitaríamos a un verdadero café colombiano que nuestro sobrino acaba de traer desde la América Latina. - Le agradezco la invitación, pero me temo que no voy a poder venir – ahora tengo tanto por hacer. 2. No logro a entender porque ella se mantiene tan distante, habla con monosílabos y me saluda de una manera tan fría, como si estuviese enfadada conmigo por algo. ¿Puede que se haya ofendido porque no le haya felicitado con que haya terminado la carrera? 3. Mariano Robles simpatizo con Alberto Ríos, fue contento por tener a un recluso así: solvente, generoso y emprendedor. Lamentaba qué sólo le habían condenado a dos años. A no ser por Alberto, Mariano no hubiese podido organizar una cena tan esplendida. 4. Su enfermedad es curable, y espero que le podamos ayudar, pero usted necesita estar preparado a un tratamiento largo y a un régimen estricto. No le recomiendo ir de vacaciones a la costa sur: no vaya ser que las luces del sol le perjudiquen.

Proposal to honor a local hero. Proposal to honor a local hero. In response to your invitation, I am writing to suggest a local hero, who, in my opinion, deserves to be honored. My hero lives in our city, although I do not know him personally. My choice. My choice is Andrey Volkov, a 16-year-old high school student, who saved a toddler drowning in a frozen pond. Andrey was walking through the Central Park on his way home, when he heard a child cry. He ran to the voice to discover a little boy at the bank of the pond who was trying to reach his little brother that fell into the freezing water when the thin ice cracked. Andrey lied down on the ice, crawled to the child and pulled him out and brought him to safety. The passersby had already called the ambulance to further assist the children. Reasons for my choice. The main reason for my choice is that this young man risked his life to save a child in danger. Instead of pulling out his smartphone to make a viral video – that was actually something that some of the passersby did – he carried out the duty of a responsible adult and an exemplary citizen. Honoring my hero. If my choice of local hero is accepted, I suggest that the council should grant Andrey Volkov a full scholarship to cover tuition if he decides to continue his education in a college or a trade school. I hope you will consider Andrey Volkov a suitable nominee who deserves to be honored.

Report on the work experience program. The aim of this report is to provide a general outline of my experience in the trainee program at your hotel chain and to furnish recommendations for two changes. Regarding the problems that I encountered, there were three of them that deserved major concern. First, on several occasions trainee receptionists were left unsupervised for prolonged periods during night shifts, which made it difficult to solve various issues that the customers addressed the trainees with. Also, the regular staff and the majority of trainees were not fluent in Spanish, while for the duration of the program it was evident that the hotel was starting to receive more Spanish-speaking guests. Finally, the trainees who were engaged in the work processes at the reception were apparently oblivious to the nature of the operations in other departments of the hotel, and that caused some interruptions in the chain of service. Recommendation As a first measure, I would recommend inviting trainees who possess a conversational level of Spanish, Second, it would be useful to add training sessions with other departments into the program. These two changes will have a direct effect on trainee satisfaction and will also increase the retention of those who can contribute in the most substantial way to the hotel’s success. Furthermore, it would enable the hotel staff to attend more efficiently the growing number of guests from Latin American countries and to improve interdepartmental communication which will lead to enhancing customer service and teamwork.