Funny English

maternity ward = sala de maternidad

Chile miners reach surface

The first 15 of 33 miners trapped underground for more than two months in northern Chile have been winched to the surface amid scenes of jubilation.
Florencio Avalos, the first to be released, was greeted by family and President Sebastian Pinera when he emerged.
A minute after the "Phoenix" capsule reached the top of the rescue shaft, Mr Avalos stepped out and was greeted by his family, rescuers and the president and the First Lady, Cecilia Morel.
Bystanders cheered and clapped, and then started chanting "Chile".

All the freed miners are being taken to a triage centre for health checks

The operation has run smoothly so far. Health Minister Jaime Manalich said that if working conditions stayed the same, the rescue should be completed in one-and-a-half days, half a day quicker than predicted.
The men have been trapped underground since 5 August, when a rockfall caused a tunnel to collapse.

winch = levantar con un torno......shaft = hueco, pozo.................clap = aplaudir

surface = superficie......................step out = salir.......................triage = médico

amid = en medio de......................bystander = testigo, mirón......smoothly = sin problemas

release = liberar............................cheer = vitorear................so far = hasta ahora
The next to be freed were:

• Mario Sepulveda, who brought a bag of stones from the mine as souvenirs; he ran towards a group of rescuers and led them in song.
• Juan Illanes, a former soldier who urged his fellow miners to be disciplined and organized while trapped
• The only non-Chilean, Bolivian Carlos Mamani; Bolivian President Evo Morales spoke to Mr Mamani at the triage centre
• Jimmy Sanchez, the youngest miner at 19; he had only been working at the mine for five months and had been showing signs of anxiety
• Osman Araya, who had a hugely emotional reunion with his wife
• Jose Ojeda, whose scribbled note - which read "All 33 of us are safe in the shelter" - informed the world the miners were still alive, 17 days after the rockfall that trapped them
• Claudio Yanez, who was met by his partner of 11 years, Cristina Nunez; during the ordeal, they agreed to marry
• Mario Gomez, at 63 the oldest miner, who sent up a letter shortly after the miners were found to be alive, expressing love for his family and saying that the mining company "has got to modernise"
• Alex Vega, who was met by his wife Jessica Salgado, who said earlier that she had eased his fears over debts by telling him she had cleared them
• Jorge Galleguillos, who said the journey to the surface was very smooth; "The only thing I wanted was to reach the top," he told President Pinera at the triage centre
• Edison Pena, who became known as "the runner" because he ran up to 5km (3 miles) a day through the mine tunnels to keep himself fit, even in the 30-35C heat
• Carlos Barrios, who reached the surface shortly before 1000 local time (1400 GMT)
• Victor Zamora, not a miner but a driver who had gone underground to repair a vehicle and was trapped by the rockfall

Enviromental Disaster

(CNN) -- A tide of toxic red mud burst through the walls of a giant storage reservoir at the Ajkai Timfoldgyar alumina refinery on the outskirts of Akja, a small town in the county of Veszprem, Hungary on Monday, October 4.
So far, four people are known to have been killed by the torrent, six people are missing and more than 120 people have been injured by the sludge which inundated the villages of Kolontar, Devecser and Somlovasarhely, around 150 kilometers southwest of the capital, Budapest.
Illes (Hungary's Environmental Affairs State Secretary) described the flood as Hungary's worst chemical accident and an "ecological catastrophe."

tide = corriente, marea..... storage reservoir = embalse.......missing = desaparecidas......flood = inundación
mud = barro........................outskirts = afueras...................injured = heridas
burst = desbordarse...........so far = hasta ahora..................sludge =lodo,fango
Environmental Affairs State Secretary= Ministro de Medioambiente

State of emergency in Ecuador extended

(CNN) -- A state of emergency in Ecuador has been extended to Friday, the country's government announced, as investigators watch videos and review photographs to identify officers involved in last week's police uprising. It was originally set to expire Tuesday.
The state of emergency was prolonged because of "shameful acts and protests" by some national police officers in front of the headquarters of the National Assembly...
President Rafael Correa was physically attacked by police in a day of protests that paralyzed the country Thursday.
Correa and other South American leaders have described the events as an attempted coup. Troops rescued Correa in a dramatic shootout with officers at a hospital, where the president said he was held for more than 10 hours.
...Police officers have said they were angered by a new law that would take away their bonuses and reduce their compensation.

state of emergency = estado de emergencia....... events = acontecimientos ..................angered = furioso
involve = involucrar......................................... attempted coup = tentativa de golpe....bonus = prima, plus
police uprising = alzamiento de la policía.......... troops = tropas
shameful = vergonzoso.................................... shootout = tiroteo
headquarters = cuartel general........................ held= p.part HOLD= retener

General Strike in Spain

The day of Spain’s General Strike ended with large rallies in both Madrid and Barcelona.

The two main union leaders, Ignacio Fernández Toxo and Cándido Méndez called for the Government to ‘not commit suicide’ and return to left wing policies to fight the recession. Toxo insisted the that ball was now in the Government’s court. There were many placards calling for the Prime Minister’s resignation, something which the union leaders have never called for.

The day was ‘successful’ for the unions, and ‘uneven’ for the Government. It can be said that the seventh General Strike since Spain’s turn to democracy did achieve the shutdown of industry, but often only through the efforts of pickets, transport services were seriously disrupted, but the service sector was practically untouched.

At least 82 pickets had been arrested in total across the country by 4pm, by the end of the day it was over 100.

rally = concentración................................resignation = dimisión................shutdown = cierre
union = sindicato......................................successful = con éxito...................pickets = piquetesleft wing policies = politica de izquierda..... .uneven = desigual, irregular.......disrupt = perturbar, desbaratarplacard = pancarta ..................................did achieve = sí que consiguió

Talking about GRAMMAR...

WORD ORDER?????????.......................................
What happened with the PAST PARTICIPLE???? Will they really be... FINE?
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Tenses? Question words? Please, don't learn from these people...

A Guarda gets award EDEN 2010

A Guarda Council received yesterday from the hands of the representative of TURESPAÑA, the award EDEN 2010, which identifies the projects of sustainable tourism linked to the sea.
The event took place at the House of Alonso ( Praza do Reló), it began with the screening of a promotional video of A Guarda and then took place interventions of the Technique of Tourism, the Mayor of A Guarda, the representative of Turespaña, the Secretary of Tourism of Xunta de Galicia and Tourism Councilor of A Guarda, plus several other distinguished attendees of The Council, political representatives, associations, entrepreneurs, and other guests.

More INFO: A Guarda recibe o premio EDEN 2010

Back to the Battlefield

FUNNY BACK to SCHOOL, it's the most wonderful time of the year... for parents!!!!!!

..SOME USEFUL SCHOOL TIPS:

The first day back to school is fun because you get to see all the friends that you have missed over summer vacation. It is also scary because you have to find out who your teachers are and what you classes will be for the next several months.

Here are 10 first day back to school tips to help you through:

1. Double check your supplies the night before. You want to make sure you have everything ready to go in the morning. Paper, pens, pencils, scissors and notebooks

2. Lay your clothes out the night before. The more prepared you are the night before, the less chance something will go wrong the morning you are starting back to school.

3. Set your alarm fifteen minutes early. Getting up a little earlier on the first day of school will give you a little extra time to prepare yourself for the day.

4. Eat breakfast before leaving for school. Breakfast will help you concentrate better.

5. Spread your wings a little bit when you go back to school. It is very easy to stick with the same group of friends, but making new friends is a positive thing to do.

6. Be prepared to take a lot of notes on the first day back to school. Teachers have a lot to share with you. Take good notes from day one and you will be ready for anything.

7. Don't be a part of the rude crowd. Teachers don't find it funny when a student is rude and nasty. Sometimes it's better to be part of the "uncool" crowd.

8. Don't listen to the rumors about your teachers. They are all caring people who want to help you learn, they are not evil monsters. Don't be afraid to talk to a teacher or counselor. They are there to help you,

9. And remember…School is all about learning. It isn't about how many friends you can make. It isn't about who dresses the coolest or how many times you can do something wrong without getting caught. It's about learning things that you will need in the future. Take it seriously. School doesn't last forever

10. Enjoy your first day back to school; don't let the pressures get you down. Take a deep breath and realize that it's just a few hours out of the day. Every new day at school you will be one day closer to graduation… if you don’t waste your time!

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tips = consejos ...............stick = adherirse............................................counselor = orientador
supply = suministro.......rude crowd = la panda de los maleducados......take a deep breath = respira hondo
lay = disponer.................nasty = malo, desagradable...........................realize = darse cuenta
spread your wings = extiende tus alas................................................evil = malvado


.............WELCOME YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!

England Out of Africa

JOKE: What's the difference between the England team and a tea bag? The tea bag stays in the cup longer.

Villa strike sends Spain into last eight

(CNN) -- David Villa was Spain's hero yet again as his goal helped them past Portugal and into the last eight of the World Cup with a 1-0 second-round victory in Cape Town.
The Barcelona striker registered his fourth goal of the competition just after the hour as he stabbed a shot past Portugal goalkeeper Eduardo, putting him level with Argentina's Gonzalo Higuain and Slovakia striker Robert Vittek as the South African tournament's top scorers.
striker = delantero.... goalkeeper = portero
stab = apuñalar....... putting him level = igualándolo......scorer = goleador


.Spain will now face Paraguay in the last eight in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Brazil crash out to Netherlands in World Cup quarterfinals

(CNN) -- The Netherlands came from a goal down to beat 10-man Brazil 2-1 in their World Cup quarterfinal clash in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
An early goal from Robinho had put Brazil in command, but in the second half the Dutch drew level when Wesley Sneijder's cross was deflected into his own net by Felipe Melo.

Uruguay beat Ghana in penalties drama

Uruguay beat Ghana 4-2 in a penalty shootout to reach World Cup semifinals. Ghana were left to rue a missed penalty in the last minute of extra time on Friday night which denied them the honor of becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals.

beat = batir, ganarle a...................................rue = lamentar............................deflect = desviarpenalty shootout = tanda de penaltis...............in command = al mando.............own net = propia portería