Tuesday, October 14, 2014

El Burro de Buridan

Un día el burro de un filósofo llamado Juan Buridan - y por eso llamado el burro de Buridan - perece de hambre y sed. Teniendo a un lado una gran cantidad de avena y al otro un cubo de agua, el burro nunca puede saber si tiene sed o hambre. El burro no sabe que decidir; si comer o beber. En esta horrible vacilación le sorprende la muerte.

One day a donkey owned by the philosopher Juan Buridan (which is why it is called the Donkey of Buridan) was perishing of hunger and thirst. It had on one side a large amount of oats and on the other side a bucket of water. The donkey can never know whether he is thirsty or hungry. The donkey could not decide to eat or drink. In this horrible hesitation he was surprised by death.

el burro - the donkey
llamar - to call
las hambre - hunger
la sed - thirst
tener - to have
cantidad - amount
la avena - oats
el cubo - a bucket
las agua - water
nunca - never
poder (puede) - to be able to, can
know - to saber
tener (tiene) - to have
decidir - to decide
comer - to eat
beber - to  drink
la
vacilación
- hesitation
sorprender  - to surprise
la muerte - death

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