Fluent Fiction - Spanish

Facing Embarrassment with Courage: Juan's Guacamole Mishap


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Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Facing Embarrassment with Courage: Juan's Guacamole Mishap
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Es: Juan estaba emocionado por la fiesta que tendría con sus amigos en su casa en México.
En: Juan was excited about the party he was having with his friends at his home in Mexico.

Es: Se aseguró de tener todo listo para que sus invitados se divirtieran y disfrutaran.
En: He made sure to have everything ready for his guests to have fun and enjoy themselves.

Es: Compró una gran cantidad de aguacates para preparar guacamole, su aperitivo favorito.
En: He bought a large quantity of avocados to prepare guacamole, his favorite snack.

Es: Pero cuando empezó a prepararlo, accidentalmente puso demasiado chile.
En: But when she started making it, she accidentally put too much chili in it.

Es: Juan no pensó que esto fuera un problema y sirvió el guacamole a sus amigos cuando llegaron.
En: Juan didn't think this was a problem and served the guacamole to his friends when they arrived.

Es: Los chiles eran demasiado picantes y cuando sus amigos probaron el guacamole, comenzaron a reírse de Juan porque su rostro comenzó a sudar profusamente.
En: The chiles were too hot and when his friends tasted the guacamole, they started laughing at Juan because his face began to sweat profusely.

Es: Juan estaba desconcertado, se sentía avergonzado por su error de cálculo y se preocupó por lo que sus amigos pensarían de él.
En: Juan was puzzled, embarrassed by his miscalculation, and worried about what his friends would think of him.

Es: Los amigos de Juan intentaron ayudarlo, le ofrecieron agua y algunos sugirieron que respirara profundamente.
En: Juan's friends tried to help him, offering him water and some suggesting that he take a deep breath.

Es: Pero nada funcionó.
En: But nothing worked.

Es: Juan continuó sudando profusamente y su rostro se puso rojo por la vergüenza.
En: Juan continued to sweat profusely and his face turned red with embarrassment.

Es: El resto de la noche, los amigos de Juan no podían dejar de reírse y burlarse de él.
En: The rest of the night, Juan's friends couldn't stop laughing and making fun of him.

Es: Juan se sintió triste y solo mientras se retiraba a su cama esa noche.
En: Juan felt sad and lonely as he retired to his bed that night.

Es: Él no sabía cómo enfrentar a sus amigos después de su error humillante.
En: He didn't know how to face his friends after his humiliating mistake.

Es: A la mañana siguiente, Juan despertó y decidió que necesitaba enfrentar a sus amigos y hablar con ellos acerca de cómo se sentía después de lo que sucedió.
En: The next morning, Juan woke up and decided that he needed to face his friends and talk to them about how he felt after what happened.

Es: Fue a la reunión y se disculpó por su error.
En: He went to the meeting and apologized for his mistake.

Es: También les explicó cuánto les apreciaba e invitó a todos a otro encuentro en su casa.
En: He also explained how much he appreciated them and invited everyone to another gathering at his house.

Es: Todos se sintieron agradecidos por la honestidad de Juan y aceptaron de inmediato su invitación.
En: Everyone was grateful for Juan's honesty and immediately accepted his invitation.

Es: Juan se sintió aliviado y feliz al poder superar su vergüenza.
En: Juan felt relieved and happy to be able to overcome his embarrassment.

Es: A partir de ese día, Juan comenzó a medir cuidadosamente la cantidad de chiles que pone en su guacamole.
En: From that day on, Juan began to carefully measure the amount of chiles that he puts in his guacamole.

Es: A veces a sus amigos les gusta burlarse de él, pero ellos también aprendieron que no siempre se burlen de alguien por sus errores.
En: Sometimes his friends like to make fun of him, but they also learned not to always make fun of someone for their mistakes.

Es: Al final, Juan aprendió una lección valiosa: que los errores suceden y que es importante tener el coraje y la honestidad para enfrentarlos.
En: In the end, Juan learned a valuable lesson: that mistakes happen and that it is important to have the courage and honesty to face them.

Es: También aprendió que sus amigos estarían allí para apoyarlo y ayudarlo a superar cualquier vergüenza que sintiera.
En: He also learned that his friends would be there to support him and help him get over any shame he felt.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Juan: Juan
  • party: fiesta
  • friends: amigos
  • Mexico: México
  • guests: invitados
  • fun: divertirse
  • enjoy: disfrutar
  • avocados: aguacates
  • guacamole: guacamole
  • chili: chile
  • accidentally: accidentalmente
  • problem: problema
  • laughing: riéndose
  • sweating: sudando
  • embarrassed: avergonzado
  • miscalculation: error de cálculo
  • worried: preocupado
  • help: ayudar
  • water: agua
  • deep breath: respirar profundamente
  • red: rojo
  • humiliating mistake: error humillante
  • talk: hablar
  • apologized: disculpó
  • appreciated: apreciaba
  • honesty: honestidad
  • invitation: invitación
  • overcome: superar
  • valuable lesson: lección valiosa
  • mistakes: errores
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