Los caprichos del clima En espanol se usa la expresión "los caprichos del tiempo"? O hay otra expresión similar como "los humores del clima"?

Lechuge crujiente Como cuando la lechuga está muy fresca todavía y no marchita, se puede decir "lechuga crujiente"?

"Die Sonne brennt" - el sol... "Die Sonne brennt" quiere decir que hace mucho sol o que el sol está muy fuerte. Tengo las siguientes posibilidades para la traducción: el sol abrasa el sol pica el sol calienta Cuál es mejor, o sea, cuál les parece la más usada? O tal vez hay otra traducción?

Eltern werden - hacerse padres? En alemán hay la expresión "Eltern werden" si una pareja va a tener un bébé, pero me parece que no se puede traducir muy bien al espanol. Literalmente sería algo como "hacerse padres" o tal vez "volverse padres" o para parafrasearlo se podría decir "ir a ser padres". Que opinan ustedes, cual es la mejor forma de traducir esta expresión?

Anhaltend schlechtes Wetter en espanol Hola :-) alguien me puede ayudar con esta expresion que se usa mucho en Alemania? Se puede decir por ejemplo "contiunamente hace mal tiempo"?

"fundar un hogar" y "fundar una familia"

Hola :-)

tengo una duda acerca de las dos expresiones "fundar un hogar" y "fundar una familia" y me gustaría saber que piensan los hablantes nativos del espanol.

Mi pregunta es, a qué se refieren las dos expresiones y cuál es la diferencia entre ambas? O sea, si yo digo que alguien quiere fundar und hogar es siempre en el sentido de que quiere fundar un hogar con su pareja y tener hijos?  O puede ser que alguien quiera fundar un hogar con un amigo en el sentido de solamente compartir la casa?

Ayuda con mi trabajo escrito

Hola a todos :-)

Tengo que hacer un trabajo escrito en espanol y se me hace un poco complicado. Son como 6 páginas y es muy importante que no hay errores de la lengua. Alguien podría leer y corregir mi texto? Realmente sería una gran ayuda!

Saludos

Stephanie

TOEFL Essay (Integrated) - Do computers think? The main question in the reading is, whether computers are able to think or not. People have tried to find out for a long time: In 1950, the Turing Test was designed to investigate this question and it is still employed until today. The participants speak or type questions into a computer and later they have to decide, if the answers they received came from another person or from a computer. Until today, no computer was able to trick a person into thinking it was human. In the lecture, some critical points about the Turing Test are mentioned: The lecturer explains that another scientist called Searle questioned the validity of the test, because he thought it was based on behaviour rather than on intelligence, which means that any computer could pass the test by acting intelligent without actually being it. This it what he called the "Chinese rule". He illustrate this paradox by mentioning an english speaking person who has to interact with a chinese speaking person through a computer. The English speaker could imitate chinese language signs, without really understanding their meaning. So, according to Searle, the Turing Test does not provide a real answer to the question whether computers can think or not.

TOEFL Essay (Independent) - Should pets be treated as familiy members? In my view, pets should be treated like family members. Why? Because they have the right to be treated well and because they have beneficial effects for their owners. First, I believe in the concept of "animal rights". If someone decides to buy or to adopt any kind of pet, they are responsible for its well-being, just like they are responsible for other family members, like their children. For example, I own a rabbit and at least once a year, I have to take it to the veterinarian to get a vaccination and to have its health checked. It is not cheap and I have to make time for the appointment, but as I see it, this is my responsibility as the rabbits owner. Furthermore, I believe that there are many benefits for humans that welcome a pet in their family. Especially for children, owning and caring for a pet can be a learning experience. Among other things, they learn the meaning of responsibility. A good example for this is my seven year old cousin, who just got a dog for his birthday. He really loves the dog and he is willing to take it for a walk, feed it, etc. every day. So, by taking care of his beloved pet, he is getting accustomed to daily tasks he is responsible for. Besides the learning experience, the dog is a great play mate for my cousin, of course. So the animal brings a lot of fun to the family. As those examples illustrate, I am of the opinion that every pet deserves to be treated like a family member.