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Spanish to English: Translation of an excerpt from Administración de contratos minería e industria by Carlo A. Arqueros Pizarro General field: Science Detailed field: Mining & Minerals / Gems
Source text - Spanish Destacar en esta sección, que el impacto económico no solo es producido por desviaciones en la operatividad misma del servicio y contrato, sino que cualquier incidente que tenga relación en la salud y seguridad de las personas son incuantificables a primera instancia, los eventos relacionados con incidentes con lesiones con o sin tiempo perdido, tiene impacto en la operación y un impacto económico, esta demás indicar que una Fatalidad lamentable en su definición misma, implica no solo una irreparable pérdida para la familia sino para la compañía significan pérdidas económicas por la detención de actividades en toda la operación y faena, incrementa los montos de cotizaciones indexadas a los indicadores de estadística de Seguridad, generan un impacto moral en la organización inconmensurable, generan sin duda un rehacer las cosas bien asumiendo las pérdidas de no haber tomado tal vez medidas o acciones antes. Los impactos en el Brand de malas ejecuciones o externalidades negativas relativas al manejo o correcta gestión en medioambiente y en Seguridad laboral, generan una imagen desmejorada y su Brand se ve afectado en el mercado afectando a los Stakeholders y Shareholders.
Translation - English This section will highlight that economic impact is caused not only by operational deviations from the service or contract, but also that any incident relating to people’s health and safety is first of all unquantifiable. Events involving injuries, with or without lost time, have an operational and economic impact. It also doesn’t hurt to mention that a fatality, by its very definition, implies not just an irreparable loss to the family, but also results in significant economic losses for the company because of a halt in operations. It increases the number of contributions indexed to the safety statistics indicators, creates an immeasurable moral impact on the organization, and may require overhauls if measures or actions weren’t in place beforehand. Faulty execution or negative externalities relating to environmental and labor safety management can cause a deterioration of the brand’s image, which may then affect stakeholders and shareholders.
Spanish to English: Translation of an excerpt from ¡La magia sí existe! by Carolina Angarita Barrientos General field: Social Sciences Detailed field: Psychology
Source text - Spanish MI HISTORIA: EL VACÍO EN EL CORAZÓN
En 2012 trabajaba en RCN Televisión. Era la Vicepresidente de programación y mercadeo del canal de televisión líder del país, y quienes me rodeaban me consideraban una “mujer exitosa”, llena de razones para “ser feliz”.
Con frecuencia salía tarde de la oficina hacia mi casa. Una noche bien oscura, en la que iba manejando en piloto automático total bajo una lluvia bogotana —de esas horribles—, al girar para hacer la oreja del puente de la calle 100 con autopista norte me di cuenta de que mi cara estaba bañada en lágrimas. Quedé en shock con mi llanto. Estaba tan fuera de mí que no era consciente de lo que estaba pasando. No tenía idea de porqué lloraba.
Mi respuesta fue mecánica, mi mente lógica se activó con toda su fuerza y abrió la lista de chequeo de mi vida para repasar temas y buscar qué era lo que me estaba provocando esas lágrimas:
1. Mundo laboral: chuleado. Buen trabajo, buen sueldo, buen jefe, conflictos y cargas normales, largas listas de pendientes, y uno que otro compañero en la oficina con sus conflictos, pero nada para llorar. 2. Mundo familiar: chuleado. Matrimonio estable, con una que otra pequeña desavenencia que no se salía de lo normal y siempre tenía buena resolución; una chiquita hermosa y sana de un año, todo ok. 3. Mundo material: no me faltaba nada. Tenía alimentos, casa, carro y hasta la ropa que quería, mejor dicho, solo me faltaba tener una finca, pero nadie llora por no tener una finca. Además, contaba con familia y amigos que me invitaban a las suyas y así me ahorraba los costos fijos y los impuestos. 4. Salud: no estaba 10/10, pero sí bien en general, un par de kilos de más que con disciplina desaparecería, celulitis que ni modo, nos pasa a todas. Ninguna enfermedad verdadera, historia clínica libre de hospitalizaciones, mejor dicho, ¡muy afortunada!
¿Entonces, Carolina? ¿Por qué lloras? Mi mente me reclamó fuerte, obvio, luego de haberme esgrimido todos los argumentos por los cuales solo tendría que dar las gracias y sonreír. No tenía idea de qué responderle. Mi mente parecía tener razón y yo lo único que sabía era que tenía un vacío doloroso en el corazón. Literalmente sentía un hueco dentro de mí. Una sensación de presión, ahogo y la falta de algo esencial al interior de mi pecho, y no tenía ninguna pista de que podría ser.
¿Alguna vez han sentido algo parecido a un gran vacío en su corazón? ¿Un dolor que no saben explicar, justo en el centro del pecho, que los hace llorar a veces sin razón? Yo lo sentí entonces y descubrí que no era la primera vez. Me pareció hasta familiar, pero no fui capaz de recordar cuánto tiempo llevaba ahí. Decidí prestarle atención al problema de la única forma que conocía, con la mente racional activada de nuevo a toda potencia para buscar una solución práctica y rápida a lo que me pasaba. No veía ninguna, pero estaba dispuesta a rumiar mis pensamientos hasta que apareciera. No duré mucho tiempo en ese proceso.
Translation - English MY STORY: THE EMPTINESS IN MY HEART
In 2012 I worked at RCN Television. I was the Vice President of programming and marketing at the country’s leading television channel. Those around me considered me to be a “successful woman” with a lot of reasons to “be happy.”
I frequently left the office late to go home. One very dark night, I was driving on autopilot when a Bogotan rain came down – a horrible downpour – and as I turned onto the loop from the 100th Street bridge to the northbound freeway, I realized that my face was covered with tears, and it shocked me. It was so uncharacteristic of me that I didn’t know what was happening. I had no idea why I was crying.
My response was mechanical. My logical mind went into gear, and I looked at my life as checklist to figure out what it was that was provoking these tears:
1. Work life: check. Respectable job, good pay, good boss, normal work environment. Long to-do list, conflict with a couple of co-workers but nothing unmanageable. 2. Family life: check. Stable marriage with disagreements now and then – nothing out of the ordinary – and we always found a reasonable solution. A beautiful, healthy, one-year-old little girl. All good. 3. Material comforts: I lacked nothing. I had food, a house, a car and all the clothes I wanted. The only thing I wanted but didn’t have was a farm, but no one cries about not having a farm. Besides, I had family and friends that invited me to theirs so in the end I was saving expenses and taxes. 4. Health: I wasn’t a ten out of ten, but I was generally healthy. A few extra pounds that I could lose fairly easily. Cellulite – oh well, it happens to all of us. No real illnesses, no history of hospitalizations. I was fortunate!
“Then why are you crying, Carolina?” I asked myself. My mind accused me of being ungrateful after going through all the reasons why I should be happy. I didn’t know what to tell myself. It seemed like my logical mind was correct, but I still had a painful emptiness in my heart. I literally felt like there was a hole inside of me. I felt pressure in my chest and a sensation of drowning, like there was a lack of something essential within me. And I had no clue what it could be.
Have you ever felt something like this? A huge emptiness in your heart? A pain you don’t know how to explain in the center of your chest that makes you cry sometimes for no good reason? I felt it then and I realized that it wasn’t the first time it had happened. It almost seemed familiar, but I couldn’t remember when I had experienced it before. I decided to focus on the problem the only way I knew how – by activating my rational mind in full force to find a practical and quick solution to what was happening to me. I couldn’t see the solution, but I was willing to keep focusing my thoughts until it appeared. It didn’t take long.
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Thank you for taking the time to look at my profile. While English is my native language, I have a Bachelor's degree in Spanish Education and I lived and worked in Mexico for 13 years, where I interacted almost exclusively in Spanish. I have also completed a certification course in English to Spanish translation. Because of my experience and training, my Spanish grammar is superb. My experience in Education means that I can see materials from the point of view of the recipient and I take great pride in delivering meticulous translations that will help individuals and businesses expand their audience. I always consider nuance, tone, audience and culture in my work while also staying as true as possible to the original text. My work invariably leads to some editing but I always ask before making major changes and I respect the instructions given to me. I will meet your needs in a timely and professional manner and I will communicate with you throughout the process. The types of documents I translate include:
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