| I wish I could | ojalá pudiera |
| I wish we could escape this | ojalá pudiéramos escapar de esto |
| among the rubble | entre los escombros |
| an earthquake struck Chile | un terremoto sacudió a Chile |
| because | porque |
| because of | a causa de |
| downpours are expected | se pronostican aguaceros |
| due to | debido a |
| for that reason | por eso |
| he had to accept any job | tenía que aceptar cualquier empleo/tuvo que aceptar cualquier empleo |
| he had to work hard | tuvo que esforzarse |
| he has achieved his goal | ha logrado su meta |
| he just accepted | acaba de aceptar |
| he just graduated | acaba de graduarse |
| he just returned | acaba de regresar |
| he sees lightning and hears thunder | ve un relámpago y oye un trueno |
| he wants to rest a bit | quiere descansar un rato |
| he/she is going to | va a |
| he/she started to | empezó a |
| he/she starts to | empieza a |
| he/she was going to | iba a |
| is it a joke, is it a prank? | ¿es una broma? |
| isolated downpours are predicted | se pronostican aguaceros aislados |
| it is a joke, it is a prank | es una broma |
| it was going to arrive | iba a llegar |
| it was tied down with a rope | estaba atada con una cuerda |
| it will be cloudy | estará nublado |
| reindeer | reno |
| she is pregnant | está embarazada |
| she was pregnant | estaba embarazada |
| snow shovel | pala de nieve |
| so | entonces |
| strange | extraño |
| that the hope started to fade | que se apagaran las esperanzas |
| the earthquake struck Mexico | el terremoto sacudió a México |
| the earthquake struck the city | el terremoto sacudió a la ciudad |
| the hope of finding more survivors is fading | se apagan las esperanzas de encontrar más sobrevivientes |
| the hope of finding Ángela was fading | se apagaban las esperanzas de encontrar a Ángela |
| the streets flooded | se inundaron las calles |
| there will be thunder, lightning, winds and rain | habrá truenos, relámpagos, vientos y lluvia |
| to accept any job | aceptar cualquier empleo |
| to achieve his goal, he will have to work hard | para lograr su meta, tendrá que esforzarse |
| to achieve the goal | para lograr la meta |
| to clear away snow | quitar la nieve |
| to fix, to straighten up | arreglar |
| to snow | nevar |
| was going to use | iba a usar |
| whatever happens | pase lo que pase |
| why don’t you rest a bit? | ¿por qué no descansas un rato? |
| winds and rain | unos vientos y una lluvia |
| you are pregnant | estás embarazada |
| you have achieved your goal | has logrado tu meta |