Spanish–English parallel text
El teléfono en el taxi
The Phone in the Taxi
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El hombre joven
The young man
Claire vive en París. Tiene cuarenta y cuatro años. Conduce un taxi.
Claire lives in Paris. She is forty-four. She drives a taxi.
Trabaja todos los días, de siete a ocho. Su taxi es viejo, pero está muy limpio.
She works every day, from seven to eight. Her taxi is old, but it is very clean.
Claire está divorciada. Tiene un hijo, pero ya es un hombre. Vive en Lyon. No la llama mucho.
Claire is divorced. She has a son, but he is a man now. He lives in Lyon. He does not call her much.
Es lunes por la mañana y llueve. Un hombre joven corre hacia el taxi. Lleva una bolsa grande y una bolsa pequeña.
It is Monday morning, and it is raining. A young man runs to the taxi. He has a big bag and a small bag.
«¡Buenos días! Al banco grande de la calle Rivoli, por favor. ¡Y rápido, por favor! Llego tarde».
“Good morning! To the big bank on Rue de Rivoli, please. And fast, please! I am late.”
«Todo el mundo llega tarde en París», dice Claire. Sonríe.
“Everybody is late in Paris,” says Claire. She smiles.
El hombre joven no sonríe. Habla por teléfono. Mira su reloj. Habla por teléfono otra vez.
The young man does not smile. He talks on his phone. He looks at his watch. He talks on his phone again.
«Sí, mamá. No, mamá. Ya lo sé, mamá. Esta noche a las nueve. Sí, lo tengo todo».
“Yes, Mum. No, Mum. I know, Mum. Tonight at nine. Yes, I have everything.”
Claire escucha. Piensa en su hijo. Su hijo nunca dice “Sí, mamá” por teléfono. Su hijo no llama.
Claire listens. She thinks of her son. Her son never says “Yes, Mum” on the phone. Her son does not call.
«¿Es su madre?», pregunta.
“Is that your mother?” she asks.
«Sí. Llama cada hora. Se preocupa por todo».
“Yes. She calls every hour. She worries about everything.”
«Las madres se preocupan», dice Claire. «Es su trabajo. Y los hombres jóvenes lo olvidan todo».
“Mothers worry,” says Claire. “It is their job. And young men forget everything.”
El taxi para delante de un banco grande. El hombre joven le da el dinero. Coge sus bolsas y corre.
The taxi stops in front of a big bank. The young man gives her the money. He takes his bags and runs.
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