_Nada existe en la tierra que no sirve para algo._[36]
--PÉREZ GALDÓS.
=109.= The word _ever_ is translated =nunca= in a negative sentence. Meaning
_at any time_, it is rendered =una= or =alguna vez=. As a suffix it is
=-quiera=, and the compound word is followed by =que= and the subjunctive.
_Now I deserve you less than ever._
=Ahora te merezco menos que nunca.=--JUAN VALERA.
_Do you think he will ever come to see us?_
=¿Cree usted que venga una vez a vernos?=
_I would follow her wherever she went._
=La seguiría adondequiera que fuese.=--PALACIO VALDÉS.
=110.= The verb _to pass_ meaning _to go by_ (_through_, _past_) is
rendered =pasar por delante de=.
_They passed me in groups._
=Pasaron en grupos por delante de mí.=--PALACIO VALDÉS.
(_a_) In reference to time, _pass_ is rendered =transcurrir= when
used intransitively.
_I slept confidently that night and let the next day pass._
=Confiado dormí aquella noche y dejé transcurrir el día siguiente.=
--PALACIO VALDÉS.
(_b_) _To pass on_ meaning _to continue one's way_ is rendered =seguir el
camino=; meaning _to hand to_, _give to_ it is translated =entregar= or =dar
a=.
_When you have finished with it, pass it on to your friend._
=Cuando Vd. haya acabado con él, entréguelo a su amigo.=
_He stopped to speak to us, but passed on immediately._
=Se detuvo a hablarnos, pero siguió en seguida su camino.=
(_c_) _To pass_ (promote) is rendered =aprobar=; _to pass_ (be promoted)
is =ser aprobado=.
_You will pass of course, but let's see if that professor will pass me._
=Tu serás aprobado, eso sí, pero a ver si aquel profesor me aprobará a
mí.=
=111.= The verb _to pay_ or _pay for_ is usually =pagar=. Meaning _to be
profitable_ it is rendered =ser provechoso=.
_There were many there that paid nothing because they had nothing._
=Muchos había allí que nada pagaron porque nada tenían.=
_Everybody knows that his mines did not pay._
=Todo el mundo sabe que sus minas no le eran provechosas.=
(_a_) _To pay attention to_ has two translations. Meaning _to
listen to_ it is =poner atención=, meaning _to heed_, _act upon_,
_mind_ it is =hacer caso de=.
_They never paid any attention to him when he was talking to them._
=Nunca le ponían atención cuando les hablaba.=
_She used to talk to his aunt without paying any attention to him._
=Hablaba con su tía sin hacer caso de él.=--PALACIO VALDÉS.
=112.= =EXERCISES=
(_a_) 1. De todo eso no hice caso sino que siguiera adelante. 2. Ha
pasado muchas noches entregado al trabajo. 3. No hay que afirmar que
pasamos por la casa de Pepita. 4. ¿No querían nunca hacerlo sin que Vd.
los ayudase? 5. Por dondequiera que vayamos tenemos que llevarlos a
ellos. 6. ¿Cómo quieres aprender si nunca pones atención? 7. Parece que
no tienen la intención de pagarle. 8. No le haga Vd. caso que se está
burlando de Vd., nada más. 9. Transcurrió la noche sin que nadie en la
casa lograra dormirse. 10. En plena noche los oimos pasar por delante de
la casa.
(_b_) 1. We have never had the money to pay for the house although we
have always wanted to buy it. 2. Do you know that man who has just
passed the house? 3. My son has written me that he has passed all his
examinations. 4. I don't believe that he will ever finish what he is
doing. 5. Whoever did this knows how to do it well. 6. Don't pay any
attention to them. 7. Whatever book you choose, pay cash for it (=pagar
al contado=). 8. I have finished with this and now I am going to pass it
on to my younger brother. 9. Did you ever see the portrait of my father
that that painter painted? 10. And so a quarter of an hour passed, and
the procession passed the house again.