atravesar

Cuando Carter (y Gardner) tomaron posesión de sus cargos, nosotros atravesábamos un momento muy difícil.	When Carter (and Gardner) took office, we were in a very difficult moment.
La Luna quedaba atrás, y atravesábamos el espacio que la separa del Sol.	We had just left the moon and we flew in the space that separates it from the sun.
Sabes, en nuestra época atravesábamos el campus con seis kilos de libros en la espalda.	You know, back in our day, we used to walk a mile across campus with 12 pounds of books on our backs.
A medida que atravesábamos el terreno nos fuimos cruzando con otros miembros de la comunidad que efectuaban sus tareas cotidianas.	As we crossed the field, we ran into other members of the community who were performing their daily tasks.
Mientras nosotros atravesábamos esta galaxia nos dimos cuenta de las diversas y diferentes maneras con las que el Espíritu mantiene la vida.	As we moved through this galaxy, we became privy to the many different ways that Spirit maintains life.
A todas las personas arriba citadas, además del alojamiento, se les daba también comida haciendo milagros por el momento que atravesábamos, que todo estaba racionado.	To all the above listed people, as well as lodging, board was also given, performing miracles for the moment we were going through, when everything was rationed.
Son muy altas y esbeltas, como conos, así que no pude evitar mi asombro mientras atravesábamos la pequeña ciudad serpenteando a través de las montañas.	They are very tall and can be quite slim like cones, so I was in awe as we drove through the small town weaving in and out of the mountains.
Atravesábamos una región predominantemente rural y empobrecida, donde el común denominador lo conformaban los pequeños asentamientos indígenas de precarias estructuras.	We crossed apredominantly rural and poor region where the common denominator were the small indigenous settlements of precarious constructions.
Todo sucede muy rápido, como si la zona que atravesábamos fuese muy peligrosa.	Everything happens fast, as if that place were very dangerous.
Este que atravesábamos ahora, está todavía presente en nuestra memoria, ya que nos tuvo como protagonistas.	What we went through then is still present in the memory of those who were involved.
Para finalizar, fuimos invitados a bañarnos en la ducha escocesa, donde los diferentes chorros de agua nos sacaron la somnolencia por la que atravesábamos.	To conclude, we were invited to take a Scottish shower, where the various water sprays helped us get rid of the drowsiness we were feeling.