Picture of the Day: Jet Skiing

Question

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

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Remember to correct your posts as suggested. Do NOT use subject pronouns!

Posts which are not corrected as suggested can NOT be "accepted".

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

Any sentences that have been put through the translator will not be accepted and no corrections will be offered.

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My example:

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Una versión nueva y mejorada de esquí acuático... ¿quieres probarlo?

A new and improved version of water skiing, do you fancy a turn?

Awesome Jen! - 002262dd, Feb 3, 2011

Good grief! That is amazing! - mountaingirl123, Feb 3, 2011

Wow ! Gives one pause. - ray76, Feb 3, 2011

Excellent pic and sentence, Jen! :) - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

Thanks everyone :). - --Jen--, Feb 4, 2011

Nice one Jen. - Yeser007, Feb 4, 2011

Good picture :) - FELIZ77, Feb 4, 2011

Wow! That would be so exhilarating! - Brynleigh, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 1

No gracias, voy a mirar desde la playa con mi amiga Nicole!

No thanks. I'm going to watch from the beach with my friend Nicole!

:) - Nicole-B, Feb 3, 2011

jejeje, genial, que os lo paseis bien, lol. desde la .... - 00494d19, Feb 4, 2011

...desde la playa... Veeeery good, amy! :) - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

gracias! - amykay, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 2

La próxima vez voy a decir que lo siento.

The next time I'm going to say sorry.

La próxima vez... - 00494d19, Feb 4, 2011

...voy a decir que lo siento :) - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

Thank you Heidi my times they need a changing, i need to work on that concept. - ray76, Feb 4, 2011

Oh dear cog , I am so sorry ,that que, always seams superfluous ,but of course i know it is not. Thank you so much. - ray76, Feb 4, 2011

*I'm :P - --Jen--, Feb 4, 2011

Don't think that your pun about the times a chaning went unnoticed, Ray. I'm old enough to identify a Dylan quote. ;-) - Gekkosan, Feb 4, 2011

Gekkosan , there is always one at every party , thank you though it is ageless . - ray76, Feb 4, 2011

Thank you too "Hawkeye". - ray76, Feb 4, 2011

Then you'd better start swimming or you'll sink like a stone, for the times they are a changin.... - sanlee, Feb 4, 2011

After last nights drenching I am changing everything. - ray76, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 3

Creo que lo veré desde la playa.

I think I will watch from the beach.

Creo que lo veré... Good, Nicole ! :) - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

Gracias Cogumela. :) - Nicole-B, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 4

¡Necesito una maroma más larga!

I need a longer rope!

I chose maroma because as soon as rope leaves dry land it becomes a nautical expression.

...más larga! :) Good, Yesero! - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

Geeez!!! That gets me every time.:( - Yeser007, Feb 4, 2011

Thanks Cogu!! - Yeser007, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 5

Es una manera muy buena para obtener un bronceado.
( That is a great way to get a tan. )

.. correcciones se llevarán a cabo ¡como se indique!

very nice, :) - 00494d19, Feb 4, 2011

Lol good one :) - FELIZ77, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 6

I've been trying to ditch this guy for miles. He has quite a grip.

He estado intentando deshacerme de este tipo durante millas. Tiene bastante agarre.

Good one :) ! - chicasabrosa, Feb 4, 2011

"He estado intentando deshacerme" ( pronominal verb infinitive) de "este" tipo "durante" millas. TIene bastante agarre ( agarre= grip is a noun here) Well done, Leatha! :) - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

Gracias, Cogumela. - Leatha, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 7

"Tower, This is Navy one, I'm ready for afterburner and start vertical climb

Torre de control. Aquí Navy Uno. Estoy listo para activar dispositivo de poscombustion y comienzo ascenso vertical .

Campanaro? :D ... Torre de control. Aquí Navy Uno. Estoy "listo" para activar dispositivo de... y comienzo ascenso vertical . How funny! :) Well done, Marsh! - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

Cogumela, you are the best. I learn so much from you. I've got a long way to go. - 0043ad50, Feb 4, 2011

Flatterer! :) - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 8

Esto es lo que llamamos, "Esquí acuático extremo!"

This is what we call, "Extreme water sking!"

Esquí acuático extremo ( "al" is not necessary) Well done, Joe ! :) - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

Joe, as a general rule, forget about the accents on esto, esta etc, the rule was changed some time ago - 00494d19, Feb 4, 2011

Thank You. - 002262dd, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 9

This is Eagle One to base... I think I'm being followed...

Soy Águila uno, llamando a base... Creo que me están siguiendo...

Soy Águila uno, llamando a base. ( Or, aquí Águila uno... ) Creo que me están siguiendo. Good, Nick! - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

¡Gracias! - NickDan, Feb 4, 2011

Funny lol Good one :) - FELIZ77, Feb 4, 2011

¡Gracias Feliz! - NickDan, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 10

¡Las montañas rusas y motas acuáticas son para los jóvenes de corazón!

Roller coasters and jet skis are for the young at heart!

y las "motos" acuáticas son para los jóvenes(tilde) "de" corazón! Good, bandit! - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 11

Commentator:

"Well, we can certainly say that this competitor is off to a flying start ............ He has a reputation for doing things in (with) style!"

Con correciones

La comentarista:

¡Bueno, podemos decir con certeza que este participante (o contrincante) está haciendo un buen despegue! ¡Tiene reputación de hacer las cosas con estilo!"

Corregid mi español, por favor

original caption; "¡Bueno, podemos decir con certeza que este participante (o contrincante) está haciendo una buena salida! ¡Tiene una reputación de hacer las cosas con estilo!"

Está haciendo un buen "despegue". Tiene reputación ( or fama, but no article! ) de hacer.... well done Feliz! You almost did perfect ! :) - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

Muchas gracias Cogumela :) :) :) we say you almost did it perfect LY :) - FELIZ77, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 12

I have been trying to stop this plane for a long time...

He estado tratando para parar este avión por mucho tiempo..

tratando "de " parar este avión "durante" mucho ... Well done, soms! :) - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 13

I don't believe in doing anything halfway.

No creo en hacer nada a medias.

nada a medias / nada a medio camino. Well used the double negation! Good pesta :) - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

¡Gracias, cogu! - pesta, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 14

No sé nadar, así que ¡no voy a intentar eso!

I can't swim, so I'm not going to try that!

No sé nadar, así (tilde) que.... Good, theresa ! :) - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

Thank you! - theresa5, Feb 4, 2011

Answer 15

¡Se va poner una grandísimo enema de agua!

He is going to give himself a really big water enema! (An expression of water skiers for when they wipe out and take a bunch of water up their keisters).

Correcciones, por favor.

...un grandísimo enema ( enema is one of those tricky words.... it is masculine) Well done, DR! :) - cogumela, Feb 4, 2011

Gracias, Cogu. - DR1960, Feb 4, 2011