Boost your Spanish skills with "Surfing at Sunrise," an immersive bilingual story. Practice action verbs and coastal vocabulary through the sensory experience of a teenager’s first lesson in the ocean waves.
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{
"original": "El sol apenas comenzaba a asomarse por el horizonte.",
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"fullTranslation": "The sun was just starting to peek over the horizon.",
"translationOptions": ["sun", "starting", "horizon", "peek"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 2
},
{
"original": "Leo estaba parado en la arena fría, sintiéndose nervioso y emocionado a la vez.",
"highlightIndex": 5,
"fullTranslation": "Leo stood on the cold sand, feeling both nervous and excited.",
"translationOptions": ["cold", "sand", "nervous", "feeling"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 1
},
{
"original": "Hoy era el día de su primerísima clase de surf.",
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"fullTranslation": "Today was the day of his very first surfing lesson.",
"translationOptions": ["today", "lesson", "very first", "day"],
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},
{
"original": "Conoció a su instructor, un surfista local llamado Carlos.",
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"fullTranslation": "He met his instructor, a local surfer named Carlos.",
"translationOptions": ["met", "instructor", "named", "surfer"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 0
},
{
"original": "Carlos le hizo una señal amistosa de shaka o relájate.",
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"fullTranslation": "Carlos gave him a friendly shaka or hang loose sign.",
"translationOptions": ["sign", "friendly", "gave", "loose"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 1
},
{
"original": "Primero, Leo tuvo que ponerse un traje de neopreno negro y ajustado.",
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"fullTranslation": "First, Leo had to put on a tight, black wetsuit.",
"translationOptions": ["black", "wetsuit", "put on", "tight"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 3
},
{
"original": "Se sentía extraño y gomoso contra su piel.",
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"fullTranslation": "It felt strange and rubbery against his skin.",
"translationOptions": ["strange", "skin", "rubbery", "felt"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 1
},
{
"original": "Cargaron las tablas de surf largas y pesadas hasta la orilla del agua.",
"highlightIndex": 7,
"fullTranslation": "They carried the long, heavy surfboards down to the water's edge.",
"translationOptions": ["carried", "edge", "heavy", "long"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 2
},
{
"original": "El aire de la mañana estaba fresco y olía a sal.",
"highlightIndex": 6,
"fullTranslation": "The morning air was cool and smelled of salt.",
"translationOptions": ["smelled", "morning", "salt", "cool"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 3
},
{
"original": "Cuando Leo entró en el océano, el agua se sentía helada.",
"highlightIndex": 10,
"fullTranslation": "As Leo stepped into the ocean, the water felt freezing.",
"translationOptions": ["water", "freezing", "ocean", "stepped"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 1
},
{
"original": "Una pequeña ola salpicó contra su pecho, haciéndolo jadear.",
"highlightIndex": 6,
"fullTranslation": "A small wave splashed against his chest, making him gasp.",
"translationOptions": ["small", "chest", "wave", "gasp"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 1
},
{
"original": "Solo respira y encuentra tu ritmo, dijo Carlos con una sonrisa.",
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"fullTranslation": "Just breathe and find your rhythm, Carlos said with a smile.",
"translationOptions": ["smile", "rhythm", "breathe", "said"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 0
},
{
"original": "Caminaron hacia lo profundo hasta que el agua les llegó a la cintura.",
"highlightIndex": 12,
"fullTranslation": "They waded deeper until the water reached their waists.",
"translationOptions": ["deeper", "water", "waists", "reached"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 2
},
{
"original": "Leo se acostó en la tabla y comenzó a remar.",
"highlightIndex": 9,
"fullTranslation": "Leo lay down on the board and began to paddle.",
"translationOptions": ["board", "lay down", "began", "paddle"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 3
},
{
"original": "Sus brazos se sentían pesados mientras empujaba a través del agua salada.",
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"fullTranslation": "His arms felt heavy as he pushed through the salty water.",
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"correctTranslationIndex": 1
},
{
"original": "De repente, Carlos gritó: ¡Aquí viene una buena!",
"highlightIndex": 3,
"fullTranslation": "Suddenly, Carlos shouted: Here comes a good one!",
"translationOptions": ["comes", "shouted", "good", "suddenly"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 1
},
{
"original": "Leo miró hacia atrás y vio una pared de agua azul acercándose.",
"highlightIndex": 11,
"fullTranslation": "Leo looked back and saw a wall of blue water approaching.",
"translationOptions": ["looked", "blue", "approaching", "wall"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 2
},
{
"original": "Remó con todas sus fuerzas, sintiendo que la tabla aceleraba.",
"highlightIndex": 4,
"fullTranslation": "He paddled with all his strength, feeling the board accelerate.",
"translationOptions": ["board", "accelerate", "paddled", "strength"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 3
},
{
"original": "La ola atrapó la parte trasera de la tabla y la levantó.",
"highlightIndex": 11,
"fullTranslation": "The wave caught the back of the board and lifted it up.",
"translationOptions": ["caught", "lifted", "back", "wave"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 1
},
{
"original": "¡Ahora! ¡Levántate!, gritó Carlos sobre el sonido del océano.",
"highlightIndex": 6,
"fullTranslation": "Now! Pop up!, Carlos yelled over the sound of the ocean.",
"translationOptions": ["sound", "ocean", "yelled", "now"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 0
},
{
"original": "Leo intentó saltar sobre sus pies, pero perdió el equilibrio.",
"highlightIndex": 9,
"fullTranslation": "Leo tried to jump to his feet, but he lost his balance.",
"translationOptions": ["tried", "feet", "jump", "balance"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 3
},
{
"original": "Cayó al agua con un fuerte chapuzón.",
"highlightIndex": 6,
"fullTranslation": "He tumbled into the water with a loud splash.",
"translationOptions": ["water", "splash", "loud", "tumbled"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 1
},
{
"original": "El agua salada le escoció la nariz, pero salió riendo.",
"highlightIndex": 9,
"fullTranslation": "The salt water stung his nose, but he came up laughing.",
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"correctTranslationIndex": 2
},
{
"original": "Se subió de nuevo a su tabla, decidido a intentarlo otra vez.",
"highlightIndex": 7,
"fullTranslation": "He climbed back onto his board, determined to try again.",
"translationOptions": ["climbed", "determined", "board", "try"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 1
},
{
"original": "En el tercer intento, algo mágico sucedió.",
"highlightIndex": 3,
"fullTranslation": "On the third attempt, something magical happened.",
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"correctTranslationIndex": 3
},
{
"original": "Plantó sus pies firmemente y se puso de pie derecho.",
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"fullTranslation": "He planted his feet firmly and stood up straight.",
"translationOptions": ["feet", "straight", "firmly", "planted"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 2
},
{
"original": "Por unos segundos, sintió que volaba a través del mar.",
"highlightIndex": 5,
"fullTranslation": "For a few seconds, he felt like he was flying across the sea.",
"translationOptions": ["flying", "seconds", "sea", "across"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 0
},
{
"original": "El viento azotaba su cara mientras la ola lo llevaba.",
"highlightIndex": 1,
"fullTranslation": "The wind whipped past his face as the wave carried him.",
"translationOptions": ["face", "wave", "wind", "carried"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 2
},
{
"original": "Finalmente se cayó, pero ahora se sentía como un surfista de verdad.",
"highlightIndex": 11,
"fullTranslation": "He eventually fell, but he felt like a real surfer now.",
"translationOptions": ["fell", "surfer", "real", "eventually"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 2
},
{
"original": "Mientras caminaban de regreso a la orilla, Leo supo que había encontrado una nueva pasión.",
"highlightIndex": 14,
"fullTranslation": "As they walked back to shore, Leo knew he had found a new passion.",
"translationOptions": ["walked", "shore", "passion", "found"],
"correctTranslationIndex": 2
}
]
