スペイン語日記翻訳【158】

Since I spend my weekends at the company for study purposes, I’m hardly ever home and don’t have time for cleaning. As a result, my place isn’t in a condition to have guests over, which is why I decided to ask for help. I was torn between relying on my mother and using a housekeeping service. After weighing the pros and cons, I decided to ask my mother for help.

Como paso los fines de semana en la empresa para estudiar, casi nunca estoy en casa y no tengo tiempo para limpiar. Como resultado, mi lugar no está en condiciones de recibir visitas, por lo que decidí pedir ayuda. Dudaba entre recurrir a mi madre o contratar un servicio de limpieza. Después de evaluar los pros y los contras, decidí pedirle ayuda a mi madre.

解説

## ⭐ **Sentence 3:**
**Dudaba entre recurrir a mi madre o contratar un servicio de limpieza.**

### 🌐 Overall Meaning
“I was torn between turning to my mother or hiring a cleaning service.”

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### 🧩 **Grammar Breakdown**

#### **Dudaba**
– Imperfect tense of *dudar* (“to doubt / hesitate”).
– Imperfect → ongoing internal hesitation.

#### **entre**
– Preposition meaning **“between.”**

#### **recurrir a mi madre**
– **recurrir a** — idiom meaning **“to turn to / rely on.”**
– **mi madre** — “my mother.”

#### **o contratar un servicio de limpieza**
– **o** — “or.”
– **contratar** — infinitive (“to hire”).
– **un servicio de limpieza** — “a cleaning service.”