Could you help me correct my translation?

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Anonymous  #9452  Wed, 09 Aug 06 09:33 PM
There are two sentences which I don't quite get what they mean in my Spanish textbook, and hope someone expert may help me correct my own translation:

1. Se me iba olvidando decirte que luego que hayas puesto la mesa, dile a Carlos que sirva el vino para que no sea necesario servirlo durante la comida.
my trial: "I forgot telling you that as soon as you have put the table, tell Charles to serve the wine so that he doesn't need to serve it during the dinner."

2. Carlos siempre dice que no le gusta ir a comprar vino, doña Mercedes, y quisiera que V. misma le dijera que fuese.

my trial: "Charles always says that he doesn't like to go to buy wine, Mrs. Mercedes, and he wanted you yourself to tell him to go."

Any comment is highly appreciated, gracias!
  
Klavier  #9461  Thu, 10 Aug 06 04:47 PM
1. Se me olvidó decirte que luego que hayas puesto la mesa, dile a Carlos que sirva el vino para que no sea necesario servirlo durante la comida.

2. Carlos siempre dice que no le gusta ir a comprar vino, doña Mercedes, y quisiera que usted misma le dijera que fuese.
  
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Cesarecf  #9469  Fri, 11 Aug 06 01:53 AM

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There are two sentences which I don't quite get what they mean in my Spanish textbook, and hope someone expert may help me correct my own translation:

1. Se me iba olvidando decirte que luego que hayas puesto la mesa, dile a Carlos que sirva el vino para que no sea necesario servirlo durante la comida.
my trial: "I forgot telling you that as soon as you have put the table, tell Charles to serve the wine so that he doesn't need to serve it during the dinner."

2. Carlos siempre dice que no le gusta ir a comprar vino, doña Mercedes, y quisiera que V. misma le dijera que fuese.

my trial: "Charles always says that he doesn't like to go to buy wine, Mrs. Mercedes, and he wanted you yourself to tell him to go."

Any comment is highly appreciated, gracias!

i would say...

1. olvidé decirte que tan pronto hayas puesto la mesa, dile a carlos que sirva el vino, asi él no necesite servirla durante la cena

2.  carlos siempre dice que a él no le gusta ir a comprar vino, señora mercedes, y el queria que usted misma le dijera que vaya/fuese

eso traduzco yo, alguien más?

  
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