Picture of the Day: Scared of a Deadline

Question

Sorry for the delay on this post. Today has been busy!

Hello Everybody! Welcome to the Picture of the Day!

This is a game where we can practice languages and have fun at the same time!

The rules are very simple and remain exactly as RelaxingCup designed them.

• Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the responses you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes as well as the language accuracy.

• Pon tu comentario/ título/ pie de foto a esta imagen (ambos en español y inglés) y vota por las respuestas que te gusten. La mejor respuesta será seleccionada mañana, tanto por la cantidad de votos como por la corrección en el uso del idioma.

• Please, give everyone a chance and only post one caption and no photos.

• Por favor, deja que todos tengan una oportunidad y pon solo una respuesta, sin fotos.

Please help each other with your English/Spanish sentences. And above all, have fun!

Here is the previous Picture of the Day: Very lazy

And here is today's picture:

The pichert I see great desk and several bok, pen. - ademajic, Apr 30, 2014

This was a toughy. - 007c5fc1, Apr 30, 2014

Muchas gracias amigo. :) - rac1, Apr 30, 2014

De nada :) - 00ffada9, Apr 30, 2014

Great post again mate , thanks. - ray76, May 1, 2014

Answer 1

Qué tontería, él escapó de cárcel por un túnel directamente a la estación de policia.

What stupidity, he escaped from jail by a tunnel directly to the police station.

Hahaha Andre very funny ! He planned that well didn't he! lol - FELIZ77, Apr 30, 2014

Odd that he brought the spade out with him though. :) - ian-hill, Apr 30, 2014

Evidence in his hands when they hauled him out by the shirt collar. - 00551866, Apr 30, 2014

Gracias Feliz :) - 00551866, Apr 30, 2014

No hay de que, Andre ::) - FELIZ77, May 1, 2014

Pura vida - 00551866, May 1, 2014

Answer 2

Dile al jefe que he ido para tomar un café.

Tell the boss I've gone for coffee.

Japanese Coffee. From Japan! - 00ffada9, Apr 30, 2014

:) He won't hear you Ian, he's just fallen down the hole you dug! lol hahaha - FELIZ77, Apr 30, 2014

Answer 3

Para escape escapar la carrera de ratas, Maurice se metamorfosea en una rata.	To escape the rat race, Maurice metamorphosed himself into a rat.

Moe, I would turn the sentence around and say: Maurice se metamorfoseó ( o se transformó) en una rata para huir (o escaparse) de la febril competitividad de la vida moderna .I hope this helps! - FELIZ77, Apr 30, 2014

Feliz, as to "la febril competitivid de la vida moderna" versus "carrera de ratas" see SD's phrasebook here ----. http://www.spanishdict.com/phrasebook/1429/its-a-rat-race - Moe, Apr 30, 2014

As to re-ordering the sentence, that would alter the impact of the metamorhosis relative to the escape and reduce the humour of the sentence as written. - Moe, Apr 30, 2014

OKay Moe, I understand that,. The verb metamorphose is still in the past (the preterite) in English but the present indicative in Spanish! - FELIZ77, May 1, 2014

It seems odd to me, but perhaps this construction is acceptable.. I will wait to see what a native says eg Sylyon , Nelson or Jctv says: :) - FELIZ77, May 1, 2014

Btw I found the translation for rat race in Oxford Spanish Dictionary (4th./newest edn) - FELIZ77, May 1, 2014

Answer 4

¡Recientemente decidió practicar (la?) espeleología en su tiempo libre, y también durante sus horas de comer* pero su jefe le ordenó que rellenara el agujero en el suelo de su oficina viernes pasado, ¡y después, de repente, desapareció (o se fue) con todo el dinero de la compañía! ¡La última vez que se tuvo noticias (o se supo de él) la policía estaba interrogándolo en Australia!

o descansos para almorzar*

He recently decided to ’take up’ potholing in his spare time, and also during his lunch breaks, but his boss ordered him to fill in the hole in his office floor last friday and then he suddenly disappeared (left) with all the company’s money! The last (news) they heard, he was helping police with their enquiries in Australia!

Answer 5

¡Así por eso tuviste un día muy ocupado,HCA!

--So that's why you had a very busy day,HCA!

:) - 00ffada9, Apr 30, 2014

:) - FELIZ77, Apr 30, 2014

Answer 6

Si me apresuro acabar, posiblemente llegue a China antes de la puesta del sol.

If I hurry up and finish, I could possibly arrive to China before sunset.

You must be quick! - 007c5fc1, Apr 30, 2014

Hello jphip. Suggestion that 'reach' or 'get' instead of 'arrive' would sound better. :) - GabriellaMonique, May 1, 2014

Answer 7

¿Miedo de los plazos? No más.

Scared of a deadline? Not any more.

Answer 8

Looks like my office right now...I finish high-school in the next few weeks, but 3 of my classes end next Wednesday. I know the feeling.

Ahora parece que mi oficina...Termino secundaria en las próximas semanas, pero 3 de mis clases termina el próximo miércoles. Sé cómo te sientes.

Answer 9

Preparing for the zombie apocalypse

Preparación para el apocalipsis zombie

haha...when I first read this, I read zoomba apocalypse! - 007c5fc1, May 1, 2014

Jajaja, we have our minds on Zumba. lol - rac1, May 1, 2014

Answer 10

Take this job and shovel it.

Tome este trabajo y lo traspale.

Or bury it. lol - rac1, Apr 30, 2014

I've thought about saying that once in a while. - 007c5fc1, Apr 30, 2014

Answer 11

He was digging into the idea of starting a hole sale trip to downunder..

Él pensaba sobre el idea crear viajes al por mayor al hemisferio austral.

Jajajajaja - rac1, Apr 30, 2014

¡Me gusta! - AcercaCielo, May 1, 2014

Answer 12

Lineas de codigo,lineas de codigo, pienso que voy a excavar un agujero. Lines of code,lines of code ,I think that I 'll dig a hole.

Answer 13

Él quiere un rápida entrada a la tierra de OZ. No le puedo culpar .

He wants a quick entry to the land of OZ. I cannot blame him.

Answer 14

I used to have a co-worker in this office but I never knew what happened to him.

Solía tener un colega en esta oficina pero nunca sabía de que pasó con él.

Answer 15

Él estaba simplemente mintiendo tanto, que el tierra se abrió debajo de él y ahora su colegas lo están buscando, ampliando el agujero.

He was lying simply so much, that the ground opened under him and now his companions are looking for him, widening the hole