Picture of the day: Close call.

Question

Hello Everybody! Welcome to the Picture of the Day! This is a game where you can all practice your Spanish and English, but still have fun at the same time! 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 soon on the basis of the answer I feel is the best, the fact that the person has corrected their post and possibly the number of votes. Pon tu comentario/ título/ pie de foto a esta im! agen (ambos en español y inglés) y vota por las respuestas que te gusten. La mejor respuesta será seleccionada cuando pueda, tanto por la cantidad de votos como por la corrección en el uso del idioma. Please, give everyone a chance and only post more or less one caption and no photos. Por favor, deja que todos tengan una oportunidad y pon más o menos una respuesta, sin fotos. . Please encourage everyone with a vote. . .Please help each other with your English/Spanish sentences. And above all, have fun.

Previous Picture of the day: Natural lighting.

and here is today's Picture of the day:

Good morning amiga. :) - rac1, Mar 22, 2017

Good evening from him , how are you young lady? - ray76, Mar 22, 2017

Hola mod mates - Gracias Nicki xx - ian-hill, Mar 22, 2017

Hello everyone. I am well Ray. You're welcome Ian. Have a good day everybody. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Mar 22, 2017

Nice pic. Must be at St.Maarten in the Carribean. I love watching planes and would love to visit there. (It's unlikely that will ever happen but I like to fantasize.) - Sassette, Mar 22, 2017

Answer 1

Mi cosa favorita acerca de ir a la playa es el relajante sonido de las olas suavemente rompiendo en la orilla.

My favorite thing about going to the beach is the soothing sound of the waves gently lapping at the shore.

Answer 2

"Ladies and gentlemen, you will find your luggage on the beach."

"Señoras y caballeros, encontrarán su equipaje en la playa."

Or not ! hahaha. - ray76, Mar 22, 2017

Hahaha lol Good one, Ian :) - FELIZ77, Mar 22, 2017

Muy gracioso, Ian - DilKen, Mar 22, 2017

lol - Sassette, Mar 22, 2017

Answer 3

¡Qué tontería poner una playa tan cerca de una pista de aterrizaje!

Well, that was silly to put a beach so close to a runway!

(I'm not sure of some of the Spanish phrasing, so any help will be appreciated.)

I would say "Menuda/Vaya/Qué tontería poner una playa tan cerca de una pista de aterrizaje" - 000a35ff, Mar 22, 2017

Thanks, astotxua! New phrases for me! - Winkfish, Mar 22, 2017

Answer 4

Don't be afraid of the sharks .the risk comes from the air

No te preocupes por los tiburones. El peligro está en el aire

Please correct my English - 000a35ff, Mar 22, 2017

Don't be afraid *of* the sharks. - jtaniel, Mar 22, 2017

Thanks It was my first selection but for a strange reason finally i chose the bad one. Thanks again - 000a35ff, Mar 22, 2017

Astoxtua, ¿se podría decir: 'no tengas miedo de los tuburones. en lugar de tu frase, por favor? - FELIZ77, Mar 22, 2017

Si . Perfectamente - 000a35ff, Mar 23, 2017

Answer 5

A los italianos les gusta estar cerca e íntimos.

Italians like to be close and intimate

Answer 6

Piloto: Estoy cansado de volar en círculos. No hay nadie en aquella puerta de embarque.

Pilot: I'm tired of circling. There's nobody at that terminal gate.

Answer 7

Estoy tomar tomando el sol ahora mismo. Salga esa cosa volando de aquí.

I am sunbathing right now. Get that flying thing out of here.

Thanks, Feliz, for the correction Now it's time to return to the sun.

Sassette: " Estoy tomando el sol ahora mismo " In the caption the person is doing the action at that moment so you can use the present progressive / present continuous.! I hope this helps :) - FELIZ77, Mar 22, 2017

Never thought of that, Feliz. Thanks. - Sassette, Mar 22, 2017

Answer 8

Piloto a la tripulación: Bueno, según mi copiloto, la cuenta oficial es diecisiete turistas estúpidas que hoy se pusieron de pie de un salto y apuntaron sus teléfonos de la cámara en nosotros, por que ¿quién ganó la quiniela?

Pilot to crew: Okay, according to my co-pilot the official count is seventeen stupid tourists who leapt up and aimed their camera phones at us today, so who won the betting pool?

Ann, diecisiete turistAS estúpidAS (You need to match up the gender of both words!) - FELIZ77, Mar 22, 2017

You can translate the word 'so' (just before your question, as, por eso. I think it works better here than así que I hope this helps :) - FELIZ77, Mar 22, 2017

It does help, Feliz. Some of it (estupidos) is careless error, but the "así que" vs "por que" choice is one about which I don't have a clue. - AnnRon, Mar 22, 2017

Answer 9

The captain is talking to the co-pilot: "Nobody told me that we would have to fly dangerously low over a crowded beach to make a landing at the only airport on this island!"

El comandante está hablando con el copiloto: "¡Nadie me dijo que tendríamos que volar bajo de una manera peligrosamente encima de una playa llena de gente para hacer un atterizaje al único aeropuerto en esta isla!"

The co-pilot: " Yes, it was a stupid idea, wasn't it? The idea was to give people the opportunity to take close-up photos of this plane!"

El copiloto: "Sí, fue una idea estúpida ¿no! ¡La idea fue para dar a la gente la oportunidad sacar fotos en primer plano de este avión!"

The captain: "Stupid...stupid?!!! It's a crazy idea, a totally insane plan! Many people could die and I could lose my licence if this goes (ie: were to end up) terribly badly! Anyway, whose idiotic idea was this?!!!"

El comandante: " ¿estúpida.....estúpida! ¡Es una locura, es una idea descabellada! ¡Muchas personas podrían morir y yo podría perder mi licencia de piloto (o brevet) si esta situación acabara muy mal (o como disastre?)! De todo modo, ¿de quién era esta idea estúpida!"

The co-pilot: "I really didn't want to have to say: the governor, your father!"

El copiloto: " ¡De verdad, no quería decir: el gobernador civil, tú padre!"

Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor

Answer 10

No tengo envidia al pobre piloto; es una tarea muy difícil de aterrizar en esta isla con su pista tan corto.

I do not envy the poor pilot; Is a very difficult task to land on this island with its so short landing track .

Porcu, "with such a short runway" I hope this helps :) - FELIZ77, Mar 22, 2017

Or ," with so short a runway" - ray76, Mar 22, 2017

Thanks Feliz - porcupine7, Mar 22, 2017

Thanks Ray - porcupine7, Mar 22, 2017

Answer 11

Los oficiales del aeropuerto han descubierto que si dirigen los aviones para que los pasajeros puedan ver bien la playa que han llegado venido a visitar, no se quejan quejen tanto cuando tienen tengan que esperar en las colas interminables de la aduana y de la inmigración.

Airport officials have discovered that if they direct the airplanes so that the passengers can see the beach that they have come to visit well, they don't complain so much when they have to wait in the endless lines for customs and for immigration.

venido. quejen . tengan . de inmigración; ) - 000a35ff, Mar 22, 2017

Gracia, ahora me pregunto si necesito un "a" antes de "que han". :) - bosquederoble, Mar 22, 2017