B1 · Ecuador
Una decisión difícil
A hard decision
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Camila trabaja como diseñadora en Quito y acaba de recibir una oferta de trabajo en Panamá. Ganaría casi el doble de lo que gana ahora, y la empresa le pagaría el viaje y el primer mes de alquiler. Es una gran oportunidad, pero no sabe qué hacer.
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Camila works as a designer in Quito and has just received a job offer in Panama. She would earn almost double what she earns now, and the company would pay for the trip and the first month of rent. It's a great opportunity, but she doesn't know what to do.
Sus padres ya están mayores y ella los visita todas las semanas. Su novio, Tomás, tiene un negocio en Quito y no podría mudarse con ella. «Tal vez podríamos vernos cada dos meses», le dijo él, aunque ninguno de los dos cree que sea fácil.
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Her parents are getting older and she visits them every week. Her boyfriend, Tomás, has a business in Quito and couldn't move with her. "Maybe we could see each other every two months," he told her, although neither of them thinks it will be easy.
Anoche llamó a su mejor amiga para pedirle un consejo. «Yo que tú, aceptaría», le dijo su amiga. «Puedes probar durante un año. Si no te gusta, siempre podrás volver.» Camila todavía no ha decidido. La empresa quiere que responda antes del viernes, así que hoy hablará con sus padres. No cree que le pidan que se quede, pero necesita escucharlos.
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Last night she called her best friend to ask for advice. "If I were you, I'd accept," her friend said. "You can try it for a year. If you don't like it, you can always come back." Camila still hasn't decided. The company wants her to answer before Friday, so today she'll talk to her parents. She doesn't think they'll ask her to stay, but she needs to hear them out.
Words to know
- acaba de recibir
- has just received
- oferta
- offer
- el doble
- double
- alquiler
- rent
- negocio
- business
- mudarse
- to move (to a new home)
- un consejo
- a piece of advice
- yo que tú
- if I were you
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