Marina- Umas férias inesquecíveis An unforgettable vacation
- O Nuno começou a trabalhar como enfermeiro num hospital no centro de Lisboa. Nuno started working as a nurse in a hospital in central Lisbon.
- O salário ainda não é muito alto, mas como ele tem economizado algum dinheiro, The salary is not very high yet, but as he has saved some money,
- decidiu ir de férias para o norte do país. he decided to go on vacation to the north of the country.
- O Nuno resolveu ir passar alguns dias em Guimarães e no Porto. Nuno decided to spend a few days in Guimarães and in Porto.
- Ele escolheu Guimarães, pois essa cidade é considerada o “berço de Portugal”, He chose Guimarães because that city is considered the “cradle of Portugal”,
- sendo o local onde o primeiro rei de Portugal nasceu. being the place where the first king of Portugal was born.
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Vocabulary
AfamadoFamous, distinguished o berçocradle, birthplace o cruzeirocruise o dinheiromoney, cash as fériasvacations, holidays InesquecíveisUnforgettable a namoradagirlfriend OriundoOriginating from o reiking o rioriver o saláriosalary, wage sozinhoalone sing.,masc. o vinhowine
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Comments
At 00.32 the English should read “that city” (essa cidade).
Thanks Mac! You’re right, the actual translation would be “that city”. I think in this case we chose to veer from the literal translation because saying “that city” would sound slightly odd in English in that particular sentence.
I disagree Molly. You would only say “this city” if you were actually in it. In the context of the dialogue, Nuno had visited, was no longer there, and therefore “that city” is the correct English just as “essa cidade” is the correct Portuguese.
Thanks Mac, I was thinking “this” because of Guimarães being mentioned just prior in the sentence (as in, “this” city I just referred to, rather than “this” city I’m currently in). I see what you mean, though. The change should show up soon. 🙂
Algumas quintas would translate as Some vineyards, in english. The term villa is usually used for a large country house or holiday home.
Thanks David! I’ll make the change so that it focuses more on the vineyards themselves, rather than the property containing the vineyards. (There may be a delay before you see it in the transcript.)