The Man Who Listens to the World

El hombre que escucha al mundo

A1 Viaje3 min279 palabras

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This is a story about a modern traveler named Simon Reeve.
Esta es una historia sobre un viajero moderno llamado Simon Reeve.
Simon Reeve lives in our time and works as a journalist.
Simon Reeve vive en nuestro tiempo y trabaja como periodista.
He travels around the world and tells stories about people’s lives.
Él viaja por el mundo y cuenta historias sobre la vida de las personas.
He does not look for luxury and comfort.
Él no busca lujo ni comodidad.
He looks for real life and real places.
Él busca la vida real y los lugares reales.
One day Simon went to a small country by the sea.
Un día Simon fue a un país pequeño junto al mar.
He arrived there alone with a small backpack.
Él llegó allí solo con una mochila pequeña.
In the backpack there were clothes a notebook and a camera.
En la mochila había ropa un cuaderno y una cámara.
He stayed in a simple hotel near a market.
Él se alojó en un hotel sencillo cerca de un mercado.
Every morning he went out early.
Cada mañana él salía temprano.
He walked on foot through the streets of the city.
Él caminaba por las calles de la ciudad.
He said hello to people and smiled at them.
Él saludaba a la gente y les sonreía.
At the market he talked with sellers.
En el mercado él hablaba con los vendedores.
They showed him fruit and fish.
Ellos le mostraban fruta y pescado.
One man gave him hot bread to try.
Un hombre le dio pan caliente para probar.
Simon ate the bread and listened to this man’s story.
Simon comía el pan y escuchaba la historia de ese hombre.
Then Simon got on an old bus.
Luego Simon subió a un autobús viejo.
The bus moved slowly and stopped often.
El autobús iba despacio y paraba a menudo.
On the bus there were children women and old people.
En el autobús había niños mujeres y personas mayores.
Everyone looked out of the window and talked to each other.
Todos miraban por la ventana y hablaban entre ellos.
Simon also talked with them using simple words.
Simon también hablaba con ellos con palabras sencillas.
He asked about life and work.
Él preguntaba sobre la vida y el trabajo.
People answered calmly and honestly.
La gente respondía con calma y con honestidad.
Simon wrote their words in his notebook.
Simon escribía sus palabras en su cuaderno.
In the evening he sat in a small café.
Por la tarde él se sentaba en un café pequeño.
He drank tea and watched the street.
Él bebía té y miraba la calle.
People walked by and motorcycles passed.
La gente pasaba y las motos circulaban.
Simon felt part of this place.
Simon se sentía parte de ese lugar.
He was not just a tourist with a camera.
Él no era solo un turista con una cámara.
He was a person who listens.
Él era una persona que escucha.
Later he went to another country.
Después él fue a otro país.
But the faces and voices stayed in his memory.
Pero las caras y las voces quedaron en su memoria.
Simon says that travel is about people.
Simon dice que viajar es sobre las personas.
That is why he goes on the road again.
Por eso él vuelve a la carretera.

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