Translation exercise: (upper beginners and intermediate) Internet, presente y futuro
Written by Santiago Martín, catholic priest of the congregation "Franciscanos de María".
This text is meant for upper beginners or intermediate students, anybody welcome to have a go at it anyway
this text has no special difficulty like idiomatic expressions. I hope you enjoy the task
La celebración de la Jornada de las Comunicaciones Sociales le ha servido a Benedicto XVI para animar a los sacerdotes a lanzarse al universo de internet y utilizarlo para la evangelización. En realidad, la Iglesia está ahí presente desde su mismo inicio y, en este caso, lo mismo que sucedió con la radio, se puede decir que no hemos llegado tarde. Así como en la televisión y en el cine tenemos un déficit considerable y hemos retrocedido muchísimo en presencia en los medios escritos, en internet la Iglesia se ha movido bien y con agilidad, quizá porque no es costoso estar presente en él. Eso no significa que no se deba hacer mucho más. Las nuevas posibilidades que van apareciendo son también nuevas oportunidades para llevar el mensaje del amor de Dios a más y más personas. Ahora bien, hay que saber cómo moverse en esos ámbitos, pues la Red puede convertirse en una trampa para ingenuos. Además, hay que tener en cuenta que la evangelización «virtual» no podrá nunca sustituir a la «real» y que el «cara a cara» será siempre insustituible. Llevo 24 años trabajando en televisión y recibo cientos de correos electrónicos todas las semanas, sobre todo procedente de América; los Franciscanos de María estamos en 28 países gracias, en buena medida, a esta forma de evangelizar; pero, al final, el trato personal es decisivo. Claro que, cuando esto no es posible, bienvenidos sean el e-mail o la web.
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Benedict XVI has used the celebration of Social Communications Day to encourage priests to throw themselves into the cyber-world and to use it for evangalism. In actual fact, the Church has been there from the very start, and, in this case, as with the radio, it cannot be said that we arrived late. Whereas on television and in the cinema we are under represented and and our presence in the printed media has declined, on the internet the Church has moved well and quickly, perhaps because it is not expensive to maintain a presence there. That doesn't mean that we shouldn't do more. The new possibilities that are emerging are also new opportunities to carry the message of God's love to more and more people. However, one must know how to move in these circles, as the internet can turn into a trap for the naive. Moreover, one should also take into account that virtual evangelism can never replace the real thing, and that face to face contact will never be replaced. I have worked in television for 24 years, and I receive hundreds of e-mails every week, mainly from America; the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary are in 28 countries, thanks, to a certain extent, to this form of evangalism, but, in the end, the personal touch is vital. Of course, if this is not possible, emails or the internet are welcome.
This was at a perfect level for me. I used the dictionary and translator more than I thought I'd need to. Some of it is awkward but I think I have the gist.
The celebration of Social Communications day has caused Benedict XVI to encourage priests to throw themselves into the world of the Internet and use it for evangelism. In reality, the Church as been present in the Internet since its inception, and in this case, as with the radio, it cannot be said that we are latecomers. Whilst we have a considerable deficit in television and film and our presence in written media has declined, on the Internet the Church has moved well and with agility, perhaps because there is no cost involved. This does not mean there is not much more to do. Newly appearing possibilities are also opportunities to carry the message of God's love to more and more people. However, we need to know how to proceed in both, because the Net can become a trap for the naive. Furthermore, it must be taken into account that "virtual"evangelism cannot ever substitute for "real"and that "face to face"will never be replaced. I've worked in television for 24 years and I receive hundreds of emails each week, mostly from America; the Marian Franciscans are in 28 countries thanks, in good measure, to this form of evangelizing; but in the end a personal touch is crucial. Certainly, when this isn't possible, e-mail or the web is welcome.
This was a bit tough for me, my "beginnerness" stands out. I thought there ware a couple of phrases that seemed idiomatic to me, but I'm sure I'm wrong.
Thanks Heida!
Here is my attempt.....
The celebration of the Jornada de las Comunicaciones Sociales has served Benedict XVI in order to encourage the priests to jump into the internet universe and use it for evangelization. In reality, the Church is present from the very beginning and, in this case, the same that happened with radio, you can say that we have not started late. Like in the television and in the cinema we have a considerable deficit and we have regressed much in presence in print media, in the internet the Church has moved well and with agility, maybe because it’s not so costly to be present in it. This does not mean that we not indebted to do more. The new possibilities that are going to appear are also new opportunities to carry the message of the love of God, to more and more people. However, we need to know how to move in these areas, for the Net can become a trap for the naive. Besides, we must keep in mind that “virtual” evangelization never can be a substitute for the “real” and that the “face to face” will always be irreplaceable. I have 24 years working in television and have received hundreds of emails every week, mostly coming from America, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary are in 28 countries thanks, in good part, to this form of evangelization, but, in the end, personal treatment is decisive. Of course, when this is not possible, emails or internet, they are welcome.
The celebration of the Social Communication Day has helped Benedict XVI to encourage the priests to throw themselves into the universe of the internet and use it for evangelizing. In reality, the Church has had a presence there since the beginning and, in this case, just like what happened with radio, you can say that we haven't arrived late. As with TV and movies we have a huge shortfall and our presence in the written media has declined. On the internet, the Church has moved well and with agility, perhaps because it is inexpensive to have a presence there. That doesn't mean that we don't have a lot more to do. The new possibilities that are going to be opening up are also new opportunities to spread the message of the love of God to more and more people. However, it is necessary to know how to move around in this environment, because the Net can become a trap for the unwary. What's more, it is necessary to take into account that virtual evangelization can never replace the real thing and that there is no substitute for meeting face to face. We have been working 24 years in TV and receive hundreds of e-mails every week about the proceedings in America; we Franciscans are in 28 countries, thanks in good measure to this form of evangelizing; but, in the end, the personal touch is crucial. Of course, when that isn't possible, it is nice to have e-mail and the web.
Mi intento...
The celebration of the Social Communications Day has served to Benedict XVI to encourage priests to jump into the Internet universe and use it for evangelism. In fact, the Church is present from the very beginning and, in this case, as happened with the radio, you can say we have not been late. Just as in television and movies we have a substantial deficit and we have regressed a lot in the presence in print media, in the internet church has moved well and quickly, perhaps because it is not expensive to appear in it. That does not mean it should not be doing much more. The new possibilities are emerging are also new opportunities to bring the message of God's love to more people. However, one must know how to move in these areas, since the network can become a trap for the naive. It should also be borne in mind that "virtual" evangelization can never replace the "real" one and that "face to face will always be irreplaceable. I have 24 years working in television and I get hundreds of emails every week, mostly from America, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary are in 28 countries, thanks in large part to this form of evangelism, but in the end, the personal treat is decisive. Of course, when this is not possible, are welcome e-mail or the web.
The celebration of the Day of the Social communications has served Benedict XVI to encourage priests to jump into the internet universe and use it for evangelism. In fact, the church is there present from the very beginning and, in this case, as happened with the radio, they can say that we have not arrived late. Just as in television and film have a considerable deficit and we have fallen a lot in the presence of the written media, in internet, the church has moved well and with agility, perhaps because it is not expensive to be present in it. That does not mean that you should not do much more. The new possibilities that are appearing are also new opportunities to bring the message of God's love to many and many people. Now, there is a need to know how to move into these areas, but the internet can become a trap for the naive. Furthermore, we must take into account that evangelism "virtual" can never replace "real" and that "face to face" will always be irreplaceable. I bring 24 years working in television and I receive hundreds of emails every week, especially from America; the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary are 28 countries, thanks in large part to, this form of evangelism; but, in the end, personal attention is critical. Of course, when this is not possible, they are welcome to e-mail or the web.
Lorenzo:
The celebration of the Social Communication Day has helped Benedict XVI to encourage the priests to throw themselves into the universe of the internet and use it for evangelizing. In reality, the Church has had a presence there since the beginning and, in this case, just like what happened with radio, you can say that we haven't arrived late. As with TV and movies we have a huge shortfall and our presence in the written media has declined. On the internet, the Church has moved well and with agility, perhaps because it is inexpensive to have a presence there. That doesn't mean that we don't have a lot more to do. The new possibilities that are going to be opening up -not exact----are also new opportunities to spread the message of the love of God to more and more people. However, it is necessary to know how to move around in this environment, because the Net can become a trap for the unwary---que bonito, palabra que se ve poco-----. What's more, it is necessary to take into account that virtual evangelization can never replace the real thing and that there is no substitute for meeting face to face. We have been working 24 years in TV and receive hundreds of e-mails every week about the proceedings ?? in America; we Franciscans are in 28 countries, thanks in good measure to this form of evangelizing; but, in the end, the personal touch is crucial. Of course, when that isn't possible, it is nice to have e-mail and the web.
Great Lorenzo, good job, too easy for you though, if you can do the killers, this is a piece of cake
Van apareciendo...not an exact translation
Why proceedings?
Well, as you can see I have corrected and come to the conclusion that unless we throw Sheila out, ::hands up for banning her!!
:: ....jejeje
Jack:
The celebration of the Jornada de las Comunicaciones Sociales has served Benedict XVI in order to encourage the priests to jump into the internet universe and use it for evangelization. In reality, the Church is -has been---------present from the very beginning and, in this case, the same that happened with radio-----just like with the radio-----, you can say that we have not started late. Like in the television and in the cinema we have a considerable deficit and we have regressed much in presence in print media, in the internet the Church has moved well and with agility, maybe because it’s not so costly to be present in it. This does not mean that we not indebted?? to do more. The new possibilities that are going to appear -----wrong tense------are also new opportunities to carry the message of the love of God, to more and more people. However, we need to know how to move in these areas, for the Net can become a trap for the naive. -----very good-----Besides, we must keep in mind that “virtual” evangelization never can be a substitute for the “real” and that the “face to face” will always be irreplaceable. I have 24 years working ???in television and have received hundreds of emails every week, mostly coming from America, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary are in 28 countries thanks, in good part, to this form of evangelization, but, in the end, personal treatment is decisive. Of course, when this is not possible, emails or internet, they are welcome.
Needs some work, good attempt, though, Jack. All bolded parts are wrong or at least sound weird. Sometimes you got the wrong tense. Good job, this is your first try, so great
Sheila:
Benedict XVI has used the celebration of Social Communications Day to encourage priests to throw themselves into the cyber-world and to use it for evangalism. In actual fact----this is soooooo British-----, the Church has been there from the very start, and, in this case, as with the radio, it cannot be said that we arrived late. Whereas on television and in the cinema we are under represented and and our presence in the printed media has declined, on the internet the Church has moved well and quickly, perhaps because it is not expensive to maintain a presence there. That doesn't mean that we shouldn't do more. The new possibilities that are emerging are also new opportunities to carry the message of God's love to more and more people. However, one must know how to move in these circles, as the internet can turn into a trap for the naive. Moreover, one should also take into account that virtual evangelism can never replace the real thing, and that face to face contact will never be replaced. I have worked in television for 24 years, and I receive hundreds of e-mails every week, mainly from America; the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary are in 28 countries, thanks, to a certain extent, to this form of evangalism, but, in the end, the personal touch is vital. Of course, if this is not possible, emails or the internet are welcome.
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ltward
The celebration of Social Communications day has caused --this is more like: has given him the oportunity------Benedict XVI to encourage priests to throw themselves into the world of the Internet and use it for evangelism. In reality, the Church as been present in the Internet since its inception, and in this case, as with the radio, it cannot be said that we are latecomers. Whilst we have a considerable deficit in television and film and our presence in written media has declined, on the Internet the Church has moved well and with agility, perhaps because there is no cost involved. This does not mean there is not much more to do--not exact-------. these Newly appearing possibilities are also opportunities to carry the message of God's love to more and more people. However, we need to know how to proceed in both, because the Net can become a trap for the naive. Furthermore, it must be taken into account that "virtual"evangelism cannot ever substitute for ??"real"and that "face to face"will never be replaced. I've worked in television for 24 years and I receive hundreds of emails each week, mostly from America; the Marian Franciscans are in 28 countries thanks, in good measure, to this form of evangelizing; but in the end a personal touch is crucial. Certainly, when this isn't possible, e-mail or the web is welcome.
Great, itward, good job, I could find few flaws, if any.
Many people have translated ha causado...to cause...but this is more like, has given him the opotunity, or has prompted him to...
Carlos:
The celebration of the Social Communications Day has served to Benedict XVI to encourage priests to jump into the Internet universe and use it for evangelism. In fact, the Church is present-tiempo incorrecto---- from the very beginning and, in this case, as -- with the radio, you can say we have not been late. Just as in television and movies we have a substantial deficit and we have regressed a lot in the presence in print media, on the internet church has moved well and quickly, perhaps because it is not expensive to appear in it. That does not mean it ----we-----should not be doing much more. The new possibilities that are emerging ..faltaba el sujeto-------are also new opportunities to bring the message of God's love to more-----and more---- people. However, one must know how to move in these areas, since the network can become a trap for the naive. It should also be borne in mind that "virtual" evangelization can never replace the "real" one and that "face to face will always be irreplaceable. I have 24 years working --I have been working for 24 years-----in television and I get hundreds of emails every week, mostly from America, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary are in 28 countries, thanks in large part to this form of evangelism, but in the end, the personal treat is decisive. Of course, when this is not possible, are welcome e-mail or the web.
Mira la última frase, has puesto el sujeto, los e-amils, detrás del verbo, ya sabes, siempre delante.
Llevar haciendo algo: siempre es el tiempo: *have been doing something**
I have been studying English for 5 years. Llevo estudiando inglés....
De todas formas, mucho mejor, no te ha faltado más que un sujecto, algunas frases son perfectas. Muy bien, amigo
Very nice so far, I am going to correct this on Saturday, like my killer thread
Just in case there is another braveheart: killer thread
Interesting piece, easy to read. Thank you for posting it.
Unfortunately, I don't have time to do a line-by-line translation, but I do agree with his thesis: Using the Internet can never substitute for the personal contact that evangelism requires.
