20 - L'Elisa ha d'anar a la feina 20 – Elisa muss zur Arbeit 20 - Elisa has to go to work. 20 - Elisa debe ir al trabajo 20 - Elisa doit aller travailler 20 - Elisa moet naar haar werk 20 - Elisa tem que ir trabalhar 20 - Элизе пора идти на работу. 20 - Elisa'nın işe gitmesi gerekiyor 20 - Elisa 必须去上班

Història número vint. Story number twenty.

A) L'Elisa ha d'anar a la feina. A) Elisa has to go to work. Està provant d'engegar el seu cotxe. She is trying to start her car. Però fa massa fred a fora. But it's too cold outside. Mas está muito frio lá fora.

Per això el seu cotxe no s'engega. That's why her car won't start. Primer consulta els horaris dels autobusos. First, she checks the bus schedules.

Els autobusos de la ciutat van massa lents. Stadtbusse sind zu langsam. The city buses are too slow.

Llavors consulta els horaris dels trens. Then she checks the train schedules.

Els trens van a l'hora. Die Züge fahren pünktlich. The trains are on time. Decideix agafar el tren per anar a la feina. She decides to take the train to go to work.

Espera no fer tard a la feina. Ich hoffe, dass ich nicht zu spät zur Arbeit komme. She hopes not to be late for work.

B) Havia d'anar a la feina. B) I had to go to work. He provat d'engegar el meu cotxe. I tried to start my car. Tentei ligar meu carro. Però a fora feia massa fred. But it was too cold outside. Mas estava muito frio lá fora.

Per això el meu cotxe no s'engegava. That's why my car wouldn't start. Por isso meu carro não dava partida. Primer he consultat els horaris dels autobusos. First, I checked the bus schedules. Eu verifiquei os horários dos ônibus primeiro.

Els autobusos de la ciutat anaven massa lents. The city buses were too slow. Os ônibus da cidade eram muito lentos.

Llavors he consultat els horaris dels trens. Then I checked the train schedules.

Els trens anaven a l'hora. The trains were on time. He decidit agafar el tren per anar a la feina. I have decided to take the train to go to work.

Esperava no fer tard a la feina. I was hoping not to be late for work.

Preguntes: Questions:

1) L'Elisa ha d'anar a la feina. 1) Does Elisa have to go to work? L'Elisa ha d'anar a la feina? Does Elisa have to go to work? Sí, l'Elisa ha d'anar a la feina. Yes, Elisa has to go to work. 2) Fa fred a fora. 2) Is it cold outside?

Fa calor a fora? Is it hot outside?

No, a fora no fa calor. No, it's not hot outside. A fora fa fred. It's cold outside.

3) El cotxe de l'Elisa no s'engega perquè a fora fa massa fred. 3) Elisa's car won't start because it's too cold outside. S'engega el cotxe de l'Elisa? Does Elisa's car start? No, el cotxe de l'Elisa no s'engega perquè a fora fa massa fred. No, Elisa's car won't start because it's too cold outside. 4) L'Elisa consulta primer els horaris dels autobusos. 4) Elisa first checks the bus schedules. L'Elisa consulta primer els horaris dels trens? Does Elisa first check the train schedules? No, l'Elisa consulta primer els horaris dels autobusos. No, Elisa first checks the bus schedules. 5) Els autobusos de la ciutat anaven massa lents. 5) The city buses were going too slowly.

Els autobusos de la ciutat anaven lents? Were the city buses going slowly?

Sí, els autobusos de la ciutat anaven massa lents. Yes, the city buses were going too slowly.

6) Els trens anaven a l'hora. 6) The trains were running on time. Els trens anaven en retard? Were the trains running late? Os trens estavam atrasados?

No, els trens no anaven en retard. No, the trains were not running late. Anaven a l'hora. They were on time. 7) L'Elisa ha decidit agafar el tren per anar a la feina. 7) Elisa has decided to take the train to go to work. L'Elisa ha decidit agafar l'autobús per anar a la feina? Did Elisa decide to take the bus to go to work? No, l'Elisa no ha decidit agafar l'autobús. No, Elisa did not decide to take the bus. Ella ha decidit agafar el tren per anar a la feina. She decided to take the train to go to work.

8) L'Elisa esperava no fer tard a la feina. 8) Elisa hoped not to be late for work. Volia fer tard l'Elisa? Did Elisa want to be late? No, ella no volia pas fer tard. No, she did not want to be late. Esperava no fer tard a la feina. She hoped not to be late for work.