COMPLETE [SOLO - Spanish] Monja y Casada, Vírgen y Mártir - Libro Primero, El Convento de Santa Teresa - dl

Joyfull · Post by **Joyfull** » February 5th, 2020, 3:14 pm

Here is Ch.7. Thanks David

Post by **aradlaw** » February 5th, 2020, 4:43 pm

Chapter 7 is PL OK.

Joyfull · Post by **Joyfull** » February 6th, 2020, 10:13 am

Thanks David!

Joyfull · Post by **Joyfull** » February 6th, 2020, 12:51 pm

Here is Ch. 8 Thanks David.

Post by **aradlaw** » February 8th, 2020, 8:24 am

Chapter 8 is PL OK. I tried to read the translated text to get a sense of the story, but the translation leaves a bit to be desired.

Joyfull · Post by **Joyfull** » February 10th, 2020, 7:11 pm

Thanks David. Did you use Google translate?

See if you get something like this:

Beatriz and Don Fernando are in love. Her brother wants to marry her with Mejía, who is evil but has a lot of money (which his half sister, Blanca will inherit half of it when she turns 20). The brother of Beatriz didn't want to build the convento, and that was the last wish of their uncle who took them in when they were orphans of father and mother. Beatriz wants to do it because he promised her uncle before he died that she would do it. Blanca came to Beatriz home to tell her that she heard her brother and Beatriz's brother talking about killing Fernando, who is helpling Beatriz with the construction of the convent and wants to marry Beatriz.

The "Bachiller" works for the Archbishop, but is kind of a hypocrite and is associated with low morals people... He went to the house of Sarmiento looking for one of his "friends" (Ahuizote) because he thinks that he is in charge of killing don Fernando, and he is trying to stop it, then he finds out that Sarmiento is a real witch, and she does some kind of witchery to find out who will kill Fernando... He is supposed to be a "loyal friend" and don't want him dead.

Joyfull · Post by **Joyfull** » February 11th, 2020, 2:47 pm

Here is Ch. 9. I noticed that at 11:19 I said "Permítame su señoría" insted of "permítame usía", and in 11:58 I said: Mi señor Alonso, instead of "Mi señor Don Alonso" - both are ok; the meaning doesn't change. Thanks David

Post by **aradlaw** » February 11th, 2020, 7:23 pm

The translator is, I think, built into Gutenberg; opening the text I get a box 'Translate this page ? '

... two and half centuries, Mexico was not even a shadow of what it had been in the times of Moctezuma, or what should be in the happy years we achieve.

The streets were deserted, and many of them turned into canals; public buildings were few and poor, and those immense convents of friars and nuns were just beginning to project, which the hand of the Reformation has already turned into private rooms.

You lived then very differently from how you live today. At eight o'clock at night, almost no one was already walking in the streets, and only occasionally did the lantern of a mayor go round, or the light with which a squire or a rodrigon illuminated the path of a listener, of an intendant, or of a lady who returned from a visit. Stray dogs seized the streets since the night's prayer, and attacked the beasts like wild animals.

The truanes and the thieves had a free letter to walk around the city; The security police were alone in the arms of the neighbors.

eta.... Chapter 9 is PL OK.

Joyfull · Post by **Joyfull** » February 11th, 2020, 7:31 pm

I believe they use a translator similar to Google’s. The thing is that the book in Spanish uses many old fashioned words and they dont translate correctly, but you can have an idea of what is going on. At first I had to go to the dictionary often to check out words (like Oidor which is a title of Don Fernando, and back then is how they called a Judge), etc

Joyfull · Post by **Joyfull** » February 13th, 2020, 7:29 pm

Here is Ch. 10 - tells about what Martin (the Bachiller) and la Sarmiento (the witch) did while he was in her house, and what he found out...

Until chapter 11 - Have a Happy Valentine's Day!

Post by **aradlaw** » February 20th, 2020, 5:23 pm

Chapter XI is PL OK.
We have granddaughters this weekend.

Joyfull · Post by **Joyfull** » February 20th, 2020, 8:01 pm

Great! Enjoy them! Thanks!

Joyfull · Post by **Joyfull** » February 27th, 2020, 3:24 pm

I've been very busy lately. Here is Ch 12, Teodoro, the slave, is a rich man!

I will try to upload Ch.13 in the next few days.

Thanks David, Have a nice weekend!

Post by **aradlaw** » February 27th, 2020, 3:29 pm

Hopefully, the weather improves for the weekend, we have a major winter storm up here right now.

Joyfull · Post by **Joyfull** » February 27th, 2020, 3:39 pm

Like they say in Spanish: Febrero loco, Marzo otro poco

Stay safe and warm!