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La gente: "Diablo, ¿por qué hace tanto calor en Puerto Rico?"
→ “People: "Damn, why is it so hot in Puerto Rico?"”
La gente [ren] — people — literally 'human meat,' an old term for humanity
¿por [wu] — why — from Latin 'pro quo', literally 'for what'
qué [he] — what — from Latin 'quid', literally 'what thing'
hace [zuo] — is making / doing — from 'hacer', literally 'to do'
tanto [na] — so much — literally 'so many'
calor [re] — heat — literally 'hotness'
en [in] — in — preposition indicating location
Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico — proper name, no literal breakdown needed
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Las jaulas de cemento en que viven sin un solo árbol que de sombra y sin ventilación ninguna:
→ “The cement cages they live in without a single tree for shade and without any ventilation:”
Las jaulas [lao] — cages — plural of 'jaula' (literally 'trap')
de [de] — of / from — preposition showing possession or origin
cemento [nian] — cement — literally 'concrete'
en [in] — in — preposition indicating location
que [ke] — that / which — relative pronoun introducing a clause
viven [sheng] — they live — from 'vivir', literally 'to live'
sin [xin] — without — literally 'not with'
un solo [luo] — only — literally 'alone'
árbol [mu] — tree — literally 'wood'
que [ke] — that / which — relative pronoun
de [de] — of / from — preposition
sombra [ma] — shade — literally 'shadow'
y [yi] — and — coordinating conjunction
sin [xin] — without — literally 'not with'
ventilación [liang] — ventilation — literally 'air flow'
ninguna [na] — any / none — literally 'not any'
