| Afrikaans to English: Letter to my son | |
Source text - Afrikaans
"Liewe Luca, onvoorwaardelik was altyd ’n woord wat ek nie heeltemal begryp het nie, maar jou koms het dit verander."
Jy het my lewe kom omvergooi, maar net vir die beste. Jy het my hart en oë oopgemaak vir die wonder van die lewe self. Jy was so haastig en nuuskierig dat jy reeds op 30 weke jou opwagting gemaak het en ons groot laat skrik het. Van jou eerste asemteug was jy ’n vegtertjie. Jy kon skaars op jou twee beentjies staan toe storm jy al die branders in, en klim bo-oor banke en stoele sodat ouma Wilhelmina se hart wil gaan staan.
Mamma hoop dat jy altyd so onverskrokke deur die lewe sal gaan net omdat ’n mens nie iets ken nie, beteken nie jy moet bang wees daarvoor nie. Mag jy daardie spontane gawe van jou vir altyd saamdra en met almal deel. Die wêreld kan doen met ’n paar energieke “kansvattertjies”.
| Translation - English
"Dearest Luca, unconditional has always been a word that I did not truly understand, but your arrival changed that."
You came and disrupted my life, but for the best. You opened my heart and my eyes to the wonder of life itself. You were so impatient and curious that you gave us a fight by making your appearance at 30 weeks.
You were a little fighter from the first breath you took. You could hardly stand on your two little legs when you went charging into the waves and climbing over the couches and chairs, making Granny Wilhelmina's heart stop.
Mommy hopes that you will always go as fearlessly through life, because just if you are not familiar with something, it does not mean that you need to be afraid of it. May you carry that spontaneous gift with you and share it with everyone always. The world can do with a few energetic 'chancers'. |
| English to Afrikaans: The lowdown on the new liquor laws | |
Source text - English
How will these new liquor laws affect small restaurant owners?
Restaurants in the Western Cape will still able to sell alcohol on Sundays (however in areas like George only from 12-8), but no supermarket, restaurant or liquor store will be able to sell alcohol to take home. Wine farms are the only exception to this bill – they may sell wine to take home on a Sunday.
In Gauteng however, a draft bill has been proposed that has suggested that no alcohol may be sold on a Sunday at all. If this bill is passed, it will mean that no alcohol will be up for sale at restaurants, which would seriously affect all restaurant owners.
| Translation - Afrikaans
Hoe sal die nuwe drankwette klein restauranteurs beinvloed?
Restaurante in die Wes-Kaap sal nog steeds alkohol op Sondae kan verkoop (in omgewings soos George egter net tussen 12 en 8), maar geen supermark, restaurant of drankwinkel sal drank kan verkoop wat huis toe geneem kan word nie. Wynplase is die enigste uitsondering tot die Wetsontwerp - hulle sal nog steeds op Sondae wyn kan verkoop wat huis toe geneem mag word.
In Gauteng egter, is daar 'n Wetstontwerp voorgele wat voorstel dat geen alkohol op Sondae verkoop mag nie. As hierdie Wetsontwerp goedgekeur word, beteken dit dat geen alkohol te koop sal wees by restaurante nie, en dit sal alle restaurant eienaars ernstig beinvloed. |
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