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UNIT 29 1
A Visit to an Amusement Park
Tom - Well , I have a busy morning in front of me. First, I have to
go to the bank to draw some money. Then I must go to the
barber’s for a haircut.
After that I have to telephone my col lege in America to get
some information about my next exams… In short, I have to
leave you alone t i l l lunch t ime. How wi l l you pass the
morning, dear?
Marg. - I ’ l l go out.
Tom - But you wi l l have to walk - because I ’ l l need the car, of
course.
Marg. - I shal l take a bus or a taxi .
Tom - But where wi l l you go?
Marg. - To a nice place in the suburbs of Barcelona. The porter
told me about i t yesterday.
Tom - What kind of place is i t? A park? A picture gal lery?
Marg. - I t ’s a kind of park.
Tom - Why do you want to go there?
Marg. - I want to r ide a horse.
Tom - Can you r ide my dear?
Marg. - I mean a wooden horse, Tom - a horse made of wood.
You know - those horses that go round and round whi le
the music plays. I t is such fun!
Tom - Oh! I see! You want to go to an amusement park! Wel l ,
they say: “Wonders wi l l never cease” - and i t ’s true!
Marg. - Why dear?
Tom - Well , just imagine i t ! My studious, digni f ied Margaret! -
r id ing round and round on a wooden horse, l ike a l i t t le gir l
of ten! Sometimes you astonish me!
(turn over)
C a r me l o M a nga no – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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(continuation) A Visit to an Amusement Park
Marg. - But why, dear? I often do i t in England. I love amusement
parks.
Tom - Al l r ight then. Go and r ide your wooden horse! But i t ’s
gett ing late! I must go. Goodbye unti l lunch t ime!
At two o’clock in the afternoon.
Tom - Hel lo, dear! Did you have a nice morning?
Marg. - Hel lo, Tom! Oh, Tom! I have done so many things this
morning!
Tom - So have I!
Marg. - … so many things that I am terr ib ly t i red.
Tom - So am I.
Marg. - I ’m so t i red that I don’ t want any lunch.
Tom - Neither do I.
Marg. - I ’ l l have just a l i t t le soup and some toast in my room.
Tom - So shal l I .
Marg. - And I shan’ t go anywhere this afternoon.
Tom - Neither shal l I .
Marg. - Poor Tom! You’ve had such a boring morning! I f you had
come to the amusement park wi th me, you would have
enjoyed i t so much!
Tom - What did you do there?Marg. - Well , as soon as I arr ived I went round and round on the
horses, of course … and I went up in the air in those
swing-boats … and I looked at mysel f in the funny mirrors
- you know, the mirrors that make you look short and fat,
or ta l l and thin. I laughed unti l I cr ied.
Tom - Hm-m. And what else did you do?
(turn over)
C a r me l o M a nga no – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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(continuation) A Visit to an Amusement Park
Marg. - I bought mysel f some pretty bangles made of coloured
glass … and two beauti fu l dol ls! Look! One is dressed l ike
a Spanish dancer and the other l ike a toreador!
And a gypsy woman told me my fortune. I t was so
interesting!
Tom - And I suppose that you bel ieved i t a l l , my poor, simple l i t t le
darl ing.
Marg. - Well , everything she said was true!
Tom - Ha ha ha ha ha! How could you know that i t was true?
She was speaking about the future, wasn’ t she? Not the
past.
Marg. - Yes … but she said, for example: “Usted se va a casar con un
joven alto, muy guapo y muy lis to.” , and that means: “You
are going to marry a tal l young man, very handsome and
very clever.”
Tom - Did she say that? Wel l … perhaps there is some truth inwhat those gypsies say, after al l .
C a r me l o M a nga no – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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to have to = tener que
I have to go to the bank. = Tengo que ir al banco.
Millie
I have to work from morning to night!
I have to do so many things.
I have to do the shopping.
I have to do the cooking.
I have to keep the house clean.I have to do the washing up.
I have to do the washing. Oh! Why doesn’ t Robert buy me a
washing machine?
I have to do the i roning.
Oh! I have to do so many things!
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to do the washing up = fregar los platos
to do the washing = lavar la ropa
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1. to draw - drew - drawn = sacar (dinero)
Tom has to go to the bank to draw some money.
2. to draw - drew - drawn = tirar de; arrastrar
- Can you draw the curtain, please?
The cart was drawn by two beauti fu l whi te horses.
3. to draw - drew - drawn = dibujar
When Margaret was a l i t t le gir l she l iked to draw flowersand butterf l ies. Some of her drawings were so beauti fu lthat her mother put them in an album, and showed themproudly to her fr iends.===
curtain = cortina butterfly = mariposa
cart = carro drawing = dibujo
C a r me l o M a nga no – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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“se” impersonal
El “ se” impersonal se traduce por “ one” “ you” “ people” “we” “ they”.
one
“One” se usa para indicar que algo se hace o debería hacerse.
El uso de “one” es más bien formal.
> One must try to do one’s best.
Se debe in tentar hacer todo lo pos ible .
you
En conversación e n lugar de “ one” a menudo se usa “ you”.
> You must try to do your best.
Se debe in tentar hacer todo lo pos ible .
people
Se usa “ people” cuando se habla de la gente en ge neral.
> For many centur ies people thought that the earth was f lat.
Durante muchos s ig los se cre ía ( la gente cre ía) que la Tierra fuese plana.
we
Se usa “we” cuando se habla de algo que hace un grupo de personas,
incluso quien habla
> When we are angry we usual ly say things that we don’ t mean.
they
Se usa “they” para hablar de personas en general, o cuando no se
menciona la identidad de quien está hablando.
“They” es muy corriente con el v erbo “to say”.
> They say that behind every successful man there is a cleverwoman. successful = de éxito
C a r m e l o M a n g a n o – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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“se” impersonal
Abel
They say that the happiest period of our l i fe is when we
are young. They also say that young people have few worr ies
and so they are happier than grown-ups.
Wel l , I th ink that what people usual ly say about youth isn’ t
true. Young people haven’ t got fewer worr ies than grown-
ups. They have dif ferent worr ies and problems.
Besides, when you are young you are inexperienced and,
of course, you make more mistakes than grown-ups, and so
you have more problems. And what’s more, when you make a
mistake you have to hear: “ I to ld you so!”
When you are young, you also have to hear al l the t ime
phrases l ike these: “One must always do one’s best.” “One
must always l isten to what grown-ups say.” “One must
always be obedient.” And so on.
Wel l , I th ink that you must never general ise. Because even
i f chi ldren and teenagers have usual ly fewer worr ies and so
they should be happier, you must not forget that mi l l ions of
chi ldren haven’ t got enough food to eat, and that mi l l ions of
boys and gir ls instead of g oing to school have to work hard.
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worry = preocupación
grown-ups = adultosphrase = frase
fewer = menos
I told you so. = Te lo había dicho.
what’s more = además
to generalise = generalizar
C a r m e l o M a n g a n o – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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“se” impersonal
they say = se dice
Tom and Margaret
Tom - An apple Margaret? Spanish apples are real ly good. These
are del ic ious!
Marg. - No, thank you, dear. You know, they say, “Apples are gold
in the morning, si lver in the afternoon…and lead at night!”Wel l my watch says “midnight”, so no apples for me, thank
you!
Tom - Oh, I never worry about things l ike that. I f I want to eat
something - I eat i t !
Marg. - But Tom! - i f they say that apples are lead at night,
there must be some truth in i t .
Tom - My darl ing gir l - they also say, “Laugh and get fat!” - so
from this moment I am going to talk only about sad things.
Because I know that you don’ t want to get fat!
Marg. - Ha ha ha! Darl ing! How si l ly you are! Ha ha ha…
Tom - Don’t laugh! Don’ t laugh! Remember your f igure!
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lead = plomo
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word formation
gold = oro
golden = dorado
wood = madera
wooden = de madera
wool = lana
woollen = de lana
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So am I. - So have I. - So can I. So do I. So did I . etc.
Nei ther am I. - Nei ther have I. - Nei ther can I. Nei ther do I. etc.
Hay dos modos de concordar:
El primero en afirmaciones posit ivas .
El segundo en afirmaciones negativas .
1) afirmaciones posit ivas
- I am Spanish.- So am I. = Yo también.
- I have a mountain bike.- So have I. = Yo también.
- I can play footbal l .- So can I. = Yo también.
- I l ike chocolate.- So do I. = Yo también.
- Last week I went to the cinema.- So did I . = Yo también. etc.
1) afirmaciones negativas
- I am not French.- Nei ther am I. = Yo tampoco.
- I haven’ t got a motorcycle.- Nei ther have I. = Yo tampoco.
- I don’ t speak German.- Nei ther do I. = Yo tampoco.
- I d idn’ t go to the disco last Saturday.- Nei ther did I . = Yo tampoco. etc.
C a r m e l o M a n g a n o – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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So am I. - So do I. - Nei ther am I. - Nei ther do I. etc.
Tom and Margaret
Marg. - Tom! I ’m so sorry to leave Spain!
Tom - So am I !
Marg. - I have been so happy here!
Tom - So have I !
Marg. - I wi l l never forget th is wonderful hol iday.
Tom - Neither wi l l I .
Marg. - I want to come back to Spain for another hol iday next year.
Tom - So do I .
Marg. - And I must study Spanish seriously this winter.
Tom - So must I .
Marg. - Yes, dear! I wi l l never forget that terr ib le day when you
cal led the poor nice wai ter - “Donkey” by mistake!
Tom - Neither wi l l I !
Marg. - When I get home I ’m going to send him a nice card.
Tom - So am I.
Marg. - I never forget people who are nice to me.
Tom - Neither do I.
Nota
En el inglés informal en lugar de decir “So am I . - So do I . etc.”
Se suele decir: “ Me too”.
- I am hungry.
- Me too. (So am I .)
- I l ike pizza.
- Me too. etc. (So do I . )
C a r me l o M a nga no – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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1. soon = pronto, dentro de poco
> I ’ l l be back soon.
2. soon = pronto, antes del t iempo
> He spoke too soon. = Habló antes de t iempo. / Hab ló demasiado pronto
as soon as…
as soon as I arr ived … = en cuanto l legué …
as soon as I can = tan pronto como pueda
as soon as possible = lo antes posible, cuanto antes
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soon after = poco después
sooner or later = tarde o temprano
See you soon! = ¡Hasta pronto!
Tom and Margaret
Marg. - As soon as we have f in ished our dinner, Tom, I must go toCarol ine’s room.
Tom - Why?
Marg. - Because she is wai t ing for me. I must go to her room as soon as possible, because she wants to have a l i t t le chatwith me about something important.
Tom - Al l r ight. You can go to see Carol ine, and I ’ l l go to thelounge and read the newspaper.
Marg. - Yes, dear. And then, as soon as Carol ine and I have had
our l i t t le ta lk, we’ l l come down to the lounge. And we threecould have coffee together.
Tom - I ’m afraid not, dear.
Marg. - Why not?
Tom - Because as soon as Carol ine comes into the lounge, I ’ l lgo out.
C a r me l o M a nga no – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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tall - high = alto
tall
Se usa “ta l l” cuando se habla de personas, edif icios de muchas plant as ,
arboles , y otras cosas que son más altas que anchas.
> - How tal l are you?
- I am one meter and seventy centimetres tal l .
The world’s tal lest bui ld ing is the Burj Dubai, In the Uni ted ArabEmirates 818 metres (2,313 ft .) .
The tal lest known l iv ing tree, named Hyperion, is 115.55 m or
379.1 feet (measured in 2006) tal l .
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to measure = medir ft . (foot) = pie (30,48 cm.)
in. ( inch) = pulgada (2,54 cm.)
high
En los otros casos se suele usar “high”.
a high mountain = una montaña alta
a high wall = un muro alto
a high cei l ing = un techo alto etc.
> Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. I t r ises 8.848metres above sea level .
Prisons are usual ly surrounded by high wal ls.
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to rise = elevarse
above = sobre
level = nivel
prison = carcel
to surround = rodear
C a r me l o M a nga no – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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to get
1 sacar
Tom has to go to the bank to get some money.
2 procurarse
He has to go to a travel agency to get some information.
3 comprar
Tom has to go to the post off ice to get some stamps.
He has to get a l i t t le book of useful I ta l ian phrases.
He wants to get a toothbrush and some toothpaste.
Tom
- This morning I have to do many things.First I have to go to the bank to get some money.
Then I must go to a travel agency to get some information.
I must also go to the post off ice to get some stamps for
Margaret.
And I th ink i t would be wise to get a l i t t le book of useful I ta l ian
phrases. ( I don’ t want to offend any Ita l ian wai ters!)
And I must also remember to get a new toothbrush and some
toothpaste.
And I mustn’ t forget to get a fashion magazine for Margaret.
Yes, I have to get a lot of th ings this morning.
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I t is getting late. = Se está haciendo tarde.
I am getting tired. = Me estoy cansando.
I am getting hungry. = Me estoy volviendo hambriento.
Me está viniendo hambre.
C a r me l o M a nga no – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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a how to ask permission = como pedir un permiso
Hay varios modos para pedi r , dar , y re husar un permiso.
Los más usados son:
1.Can I…?
May I…?
Could I…?
Might I…?
> Can I open the window? It is hot in here.Can I have a look at your newspaper?
Could I use your cel l phone? Mine doesn’ t work.
Could we leave our luggage here for a few hours?
Hace algunos años cuando se pedía un permiso, se consideraba más
correcto usar “may” y “might ” más bien que “can” y “could ”.
Hoy en día “may” y “might ” se usan en un contexto formal.
Su uso denota cortesía.
> May I open the window? It is hot in here.
Might we leave our luggage here for a f ew hours?
WARNING
Para ser más corteses se debería añadir “ please”.
> Can I open the window, please? It is hot in here.Could we leave our luggage here for a few hours, please?
2 Do you mind if I…? Would you mind if I…?
> Do you mind i f I use your telephone?
Would you mind i f I use your telephone?
C a r me l o M a nga no – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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b how to give permission = como dar un permiso
In informal s ituations we can say :
ok all right sure
> - Do you mind i f I use your telephone?
- OK . / Al l r ight. / Sure.
In formal s ituations we can say :
Of course. Yes, do. By all means.
> - Could I open the window?
- Of course. / Yes, do. / By al l means.
***
c how to refuse permission = como rehusar un permiso
Para rehusar un permiso se usan las expresiones ‘ Sorry ’, ‘ I ’m sorry ’,
‘ I ’m afraid not ’, seguidas de una explicación.
> - Could I borrow your bicycle for the weekend?
- I ’m sorry, but on the weekend I ’m going to the country wi th my
fami ly, and once we are there, we al l go for bicycle r ides.
Las expresiones: ‘ No ’ - ‘ No , you can’t ’ , son descorteses .
Las expresiones: ‘No way ’ - ‘No chance ’ , son muy descorteses .
> - Can I borrow your scooter for a few hours?
- No way!
C a r me l o M a nga no – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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telephoning
1 how to answer the phone = como contestar al teléfono
En Gran Bretaña cuando se contesta al telefono se suele decir el propio
nombre o el número de teléfono.
In Great Britain
> - Hel lo. Mark Spencer.
- Hel lo. 72055 (seven two oh double f ive)
In the USA
> - Hel lo. Karen Twain speaking.
- Hel lo. 72055 (seven two zero f ive f ive)
WARNING
En Gran Bretaña el “ 0” se pronuncia “oh” (ou).
Cuando se repite el mismo número se dice, “ double” (dúbl ) .
En los Estados Unidos el “ 0” se pronuncia “ zero” (ziErou ) .
***
Si se es tá trabajando, se suele decir el nombre de la empresa o el propio
nombre.
> - Hotel Plaza.
o bien
- Hel lo. Jane Marlow speaking.
C a r me l o M a nga no – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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telephoning
2 wrong number = número equivocado
Jane Marlow - Hel lo.
Mr Brown - Mrs Parker?
Jane Marlow - No, you’ve got the wrong number.
or I ’m sorry. You’ve got the wrong number.
3 asking to speak to someone = pidiendo hablar con alguien
Mr Brown - Could I speak to Miss Marlow, please?
Jane Marlow - Speaking. (cuando la persona l lamada contes ta a l
te lé fono )
***
Mr Brown - Could I speak to Mr Davidson, please?
Jane Marlow - Hold on a moment, please.or Just a moment.
or I ’m sorry, but he is not in at the moment.
or Sorry, he is not in the off ice r ight now.
or I ’m sorry, he has just gone out.
Mr Brown - Can I leave a message?
Jane Marlow - Yes, of course.
Mr Brown - Could you tel l h im Mister X cal led?
4 asking who someone is = preguntando quién es el que l lama
Jane Marlow - Hel lo.
Mister X - Hel lo.
Jane Marlow - Sorry, who is i t?
or Who is this?
or Who am I speaking to, please?
Mister X - I t ’s me, Mister X.
C a r me l o M a nga no – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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5 how to telephone a fr iend = como telefonear a un amigo
Si piensas que la persona l lamada reconoce tu voz , puedes decir
solamente “Hello ”.
Barbara - Hel lo.
Abel - Hel lo, Barbara.
Barbara - Hel lo, Abel , how are you?
Abel - Fine, thanks. And you?
Si quieres que sepan quien eres , dices ‘ I t is ’ o bien ‘This is ’ y tu
nombre.
Mark - Hel lo..
Laura - Hel lo, Mark. It ’s Laura.
or Hel lo, Mark. This is Laura.
OBSERVA
> push-button telephone = teléfono de botones
cordless telephone = teléfono inalámbrico
mobi le phone or mobi le (UK)
cel l phone (USA)
= móvil
> the receiver el auricular
to dial a number marcar un número
I ’ l l r ing you later. Te l lamaré más tarde. (GB)
I ’ l l cal l you later. Te l lamaré más tarde. (USA)
Ring/cal l me back in an hour. Vuelve a l lamarme dentro de una hora.
The telephone is engaged. El teléfono está ocupado. (GB)
The telephone is busy. El teléfono está ocupado. (USA)
C a r me l o M a nga no – h t t p : / / w w w . i ng l e s pa r a e s pa no l e s . c om – f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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Margaret
Yesterday morning Tom was very busy. He had to go to
so many places … to the bank, to draw some money - to
the Ita l ian and Greek consulates, to ask about visas to
Italy and Greece - then to a travel agency to book rooms
at the hotels in Rome and Athens, because in summer i t ’s
wise to book rooms wel l in advance.
visado
reservar
con antelación
He left me alone t i l l lunch t ime. But I d idn’ t care. I had a
wonderful morning.
I took a bus and went to an amusement park in the
suburbs of Barcelona. (The hal l porter to ld me about i t .) afueras
I t is a del ightful p lace! There are hundreds of lovely
things there to see, to do, and of course, to buy.
I went up in the air in the swing-boats. I went round and
round on the wooden horses. I looked at mysel f in thefunny mirrors - and one of them made me look so short
and fat that I laughed unti l I cr ied! I t was such fun!
de madera
Of course I bought a lot of th ings - toys for my l i t t le
niece Al ice - souvenirs for my fami ly and for my fr iends
and a beauti fu l pair of Toledo earr ings for mysel f. pendientes
At the amusement park there was a very good show -
in a l i t t le wooden theatre - wi th very good dancers and
two singers who sang real ly wel l .When the show was over, I walked about the park for
hal f an hour, enjoying al l the colours, the music and the
songs - the happy, smi l ing chi ldren - and the beauti fu l
faces of some of the gypsy women. gitanas
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(continuation ) Margaret
Then I saw some wonderful dol ls! Some were dressed
l ike f lamenco dancers, and some l ike toreadors. I bought
three: two dancers and a toreador. I am sure that al l my
fr iends in London wi l l admire them. I ’ l l keep them in my
drawing room.
toreros
los admirarán
And then a gypsy woman told me my fortune! I t was
fantastic! I was so exci ted! She spoke Spanish, of course,
but she spoke slowly and I understood nearly everything.
She said, “You are going to marry a tal l young man -
very handsome and very clever!”
I t was unbel ievable! How could she know about Tom? -
and describe him so wel l?
increíble
She also said, “This young man has a splendid future in
front of him. One day he wi l l be r ich and famous.”
Wel l , as Tom says, there must be some truth in what
these gypsies say.
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Two Ladies Meeting in the Street
- My dear! How wonderful to see you again! Where have
you been for the past two weeks?
- I was in Paris, wi th my husband and the kids. We had
such a wonderful t ime! I ’ l l never forget i t . And you? How
wel l you look! Such round, pink cheeks!
niños
mejil las
- Round cheeks! Oh! What do you mean? Are you tel l ing
me that I have become fat?
- No, dear. Of course not. Not real ly fat. But - you arecertainly a l i t t le fatter than your were last t ime I s aw you.
- But that is terr ib le news!
- Don’ t worry, dear. I t is qui te easy to become sl im again.
Just l isten to me! First, you mustn’ t eat anything fr ied -
no fr ied potatoes and no fr ied f ish. And of course no
sweets or chocolates - no cakes, no sweet biscui ts, no
sugar in your tea - and only very l i t t le bread.
esbel ta
- But those are al l th ings that I love! How awful ! Can’ t you
suggest anything else? algo más
- Wel l you can have lots of vegetables, salads and frui t , of
course.
- But i f I eat only frui t and vegetables I ’ l l feel terr ib ly
weak! débi l
- Then rest, dear! Si t in a comfortable armchair al l day and
read an interesting book.
descansa
- Oh no! That would be impossible! I am not wel l off l ike
you. I have no one to help me with the housework. As you
know, I have to keep the house clean. I have to go to the
market. I have to do the cooking. My husband wi l l want to
eat, won’ t he? And he is one of those men who thinks that
food is the most important th ing in the world. He always
wants at least three courses for both lunch and dinner! I
am busy cooking for him al l day long.
adinerada
platos
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(continuation)
Two Ladies Meeting in the Street
- Tel l h im to eat at a restaurant.
- He would become fur ious. And he would shout and slam
doors.
- Then say to him, “Which do you prefer to have - a sl im,beauti fu l wi fe? - or three-course lunches and dinners?
You must decide!”
- Oh no! I t would be qui te useless to ask him that. inúti l
- Why?
- Because I know too wel l what his answer would be!
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Translation
1. - Era nuestra pr imera ci ta.
2. El la estaba vestida muy simplemente.
3. Llevaba un vestido de lana gr is…
4. …con una pequeña cruz de madera al cuel lo.
5. Con su pelo dorado y (sus) hermosos ojos azules…
6. …se parecía a un ángel .
7. Una hora más tarde empezó a hacer fr ío…
8. …así el la se puso su chal…
9. …y se fué en su bicicleta sin (decir) otra palabra.
10. Eso realmente me asombró.
11. Y exclamé, “¡Eso es realmente el colmo!…
12. …(Las) maravi l las no cesarán nunca.”
13. Ayer Tom fué al banco y sacó algo de dinero.
14. Luego fué al Consulado Griego (para) preguntar si ( los) visi tantespara Grecia necesi tan un visado.
15. Luego fué al “Touring Club” (para) obtener alguna información
acerca de las carreteras en Grecia e Ita l ia.
16. Tuvo una mañana muy atareada.
17. Margaret cogió un autobús, porque T om necesi taba el coche, y se
fué a un agradable lugar en las afueras de Barcelona.
18. - MILLIE! ¿Cuándo puedo tener ( el) a lmuerzo?
19. - Tan pronto como esté l isto, querido.
20. - ¿Y cuándo estará l isto?
21. - Tan pronto como las patatas estén cocidas, querido.
22. - ¿Y cuándo estarán cocidas?
23. - Tan pronto como estén t iernas, querido.
24. - ¿Y cuándo estarán t iernas?
25. - Tan pronto como estén cocidas, querido.
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Vocabulary
above Ebúv sobre; encima de
to admire tu EdmaiE admirar
amusement emju:zmEnt diversión
bangle bANgl brazalete
barber’s ba:bEz barbería
to believe tu bi l i :v creer
to book tu buk reservar
butterfly bútEflai mariposato call to kØ: l telefonear
cart ka:t carro
to cease tu s i :s cesar
ceiling si : l iN techo
college kØlidZ universidad
cordless kØ:dl is inalámbrico
curtain kE:tn cortina
dignified dignifaid digno, serio
to draw tu drØ: sacar (dinero)
to draw tu drØ: t irar to draw tu drØ: dibujar
drawing drØ:iN dibujo
fewer f ju:E menos
fortune fØ: tSEn suerte, fortuna
to generalise tu dZenErElaiz generalizar
glass gla:s cristal , vidrio
gold gould oro
golden gouldEn dorado
gypsy dZipsi gitano
haircut heEkút corte de pelo
high hai alto
in advance in Edva:ns con antelación
in short in SØ: t en resumen
ironing aiEniN planchar
kid kid niño
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