Marcelino pan y vino - translation help needed
Hola!
Estoy leyendo el libro "Marcelino pan y vino", pero creo que es difícil! Hablo español solo un poquito.
Could someone help me to accurately translate some sentences from the book? Some munks have been permitted to live close to some ancient ruins.
"Llegados a las ruinas que ya conocían decidieron hacer allí un refugio pasar la noche. Entre los frailes había uno hoven que enseguida vio por dónde había que comenzar: estaban por allí las grandes piedras del antiguo edificio, aunque no todas enteras. Había árboles cerca para hacer madera y corría no muy lejos un riachuelo que les prometía a los pobrecillos frailes no morir de la sed".
I can understand parts of it but since I don't understand spanish very well I have problems understanding the exact meaning. Thanks for any help!
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Sure! just a second.
"Llegados a las ruinas que ya conocían decidieron hacer allí un refugio pasar la noche" - Arriving at the ruins they have already decided to build a shelter for the night?
"Entre los frailes había uno joven que enseguida vio por dónde había que comenzar:" - Among the monks there was a young one who already saw what there was to begin? I guess he sees that he has to start doing something
"estaban por allí las grandes piedras del antiguo edificio, aunque no todas enteras". there were some large stones from the old building, but they weren't all whole? Sounds weird
Había árboles cerca para hacer madera y corría no muy lejos un riachuelo que les prometía a los pobrecillos frailes no morir de la sed". There were trees nearby with which to make wood and not far away a river ran which meant that the poor monks would not die of thirst.
Much of this is probably incorrect, but that is why I'm making this post 
Wow I admire you for coming back to the question after such a long time.
My Spanish probably isn't a lot better than yours but it looks to me like you made a pretty good job of translating it last year.
"Llegados a las ruinas que ya conocían decidieron hacer allí un refugio pasar la noche" - Arriving at the ruins they have already decided to build a shelter for the night?
that they already knew...... it should be "para pasar..."
"Entre los frailes había uno joven que enseguida vio por dónde había que comenzar:" - Among the monks there was a young one who already saw what there was to begin? I guess he sees that he has to start doing something
who right away saw where he had to start.
"estaban por allí las grandes piedras del antiguo edificio, aunque no todas enteras". there were some large stones from the old building, but they weren't all whole? Sounds weird
(some rocks were missing)
Había árboles cerca para hacer madera y corría no muy lejos un riachuelo que les prometía a los pobrecillos frailes no morir de la sed". There were trees nearby with which to make wood and not far away a river ran which meant that the poor monks would not die of thirst.
creek....... it should be "Habían árboles"
So, could anyone help me? 
Hi freak, welcome to the forum
why don't you give us what you have so we can help you correct rather than do it for you
