Vocabulary/Expressions:
Brave divers save distressed whale shark
brave = valiente
a diver = un buceador
to save = salvar (or: PC = guardar)
distressed = en dificultades, afligido, angustiado
a whale = una ballena
a shark = un tiburón
a whale shark = un tiburón ballena
a whale shark (S) opened (V) ‘its’ mouth (O) in the see
chasing after = persiguiendo a, dando caza a
to chase = perseguir, cazar
just as the man was = justo cuando el hombre estaba
terriED = aterrorizADO
to the point of want-ing to = hasta el punto de querer
1 – why ‘wanting’ and not ‘to want’?
to flee = huir, escaparse
to the boat = barco, lancha, barca
the whale turned around
to turn around = girarse
and left (leave left left) = y se fue
however = sin embargo
it stayed near the yacht = se quedó cerca del yate
for a long time
and refused to leave = y se negó a marcharse
to refuse = rechazar, aquí: negarse, oponerse
it turned out that = resultó que
people had misunderstood = la gente había malinterpretado
to misunderstand = malinterpretar, confundir, no entender bien
gentle = tierno, amable, (dócil, manso), dulce, gentil
young whale shark = joven tiburón ballena
to attack = atacar
did not attack humans
INSTEAD = en lugar de eso, por el contrario
it seemed to be seeking human assistance
2 Why is it an ‘it’ here?
3 How would you say: él parece estar buscando ayuda?
to seek = buscar
it seemed to be = parecía estar.. V-ing
in distress = en apuros, en peligro, angustiado
the experiencED captain (S) worried (V)
= el experimentADO capitán se preocupó
to worry = preocuparse
to wonder = preguntarse
wondering what danger = preguntándose qué peligro
the small whale shark had encountered =
había encontrado el pequeño tiburón ballena
without a word = sin una palabra
he jumped it onto the back of the young whale shark =
saltó sobre la espalda del joven tiburón ballena
then he quickLY turned around and = rápidaMENTE se giró y
he asked his team = le pidió a su equipo
to alert = que alertaran al
rescue squad = escuadrón de rescate
the whale shark quickly swam forward = el… nadó rápidamente hacia adelante
to swim = nadar (swim swam swum)
the rescue team arrived promptLY on the scene =
el equipo de rescate llegó de inmediato
when they dived deep into the see =
cuando se sumergieron en el fondo del mar
deep = profundo
to dive = bucear, zambullirse, sumergirse
a large whale shark was found >> passive form
to find (find found found)
large = grande (no largo)
to entangle = enredar, enmarallar
entangled tight by a massive rope = passive form
tight = fuerte-mente, apretado,
massive = grande, enorme, gigante, descomunal
rope = cuerda, cable, soga
the young shark risked ‘its’ life
to risk = arriesgar
to seek human help = para buscar ayuda humana
the brave rescuers swam towards the whale shark
los valientes rescatadores nadaron hacia ..
grasping the rope = agarrando el cordón
and desperately trying to cut it
they were trying to free = estaban intentando liberar a
the in pained shark = al dolorido tiburón
pain = dolor
as quickly as possible
Disclaimer: this video is probably a video-montage.
QUESTIONS ☀️VIDEO 33
- Would you have jumped on the whale’s back as the captain did?
- If you have children, do you think you child would fantasize about doing something like this? To ride a whale?
- Would you have also been afraid at first, if you had been that poor boy from the beginning of the video?
- Who do you think was ‘braver’ or more courageous, the captain or the rescue team?
- Did you know shark whales could be so intelligent, even emotional?
- Did you know whale sharks can only eat small fish? I didn’t