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F2 - LIC
F2 - LIC- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| I churn over every sentence ten times -- Rereading the letter, I churn over every sentence ten times , wondering what it all means. | le doy mil vueltas a cada frase |
| is imprisoned inside his own body -- Paralysed from head to toe, the patient, his mind intact, is imprisoned inside his own body . | es prisionero en su propio cuerpo |
| my cocoon becomes less oppressive -- My cocoon becomes less oppressive , and my mind takes flight like a butterfly. | salgo de mi caparazón |
| my head weighs a ton -- I think I've got the flu. My body aches, I feel sick, and my head weighs a ton . | tener pesadez de cabeza |
| the life I once knew was snuffed out -- After the accident, the life I once knew was snuffed out , and I had to adapt to a new way of living. | desvanecerse la vida tal y como la conocía |
| to punctuate the passage of time -- At seven, the chapel bells begin again to punctuate the passage of time , quarter-hour by quarter-hour. | marcar el paso del tiempo |
| when I finally surfaced -- When I finally surfaced , the others had had breakfast and were clearing up the mess from the party. | cuando amanecí |