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UNIT 27 1

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UNIT 27 1

A Funny St or y

Tom - Ha ha ha ha!
M arg. - Hel lo, T om ! W hat are you la ug hing about ?
Tom - Ha ha ha! W hile I was ha vi ng a dr ink at t he bar ,
som ebody t old m e a j ok e, t he f unnies t j ok e I ’ve e ver
hear d!
M arg. - Real l y?
Tom - Yes, r eall y. I ’ve ne ver laug hed so m uch in m y l if e!
M arg. - W ho t old you t he j oke?
Tom - A m an t hat I j ust m et downst air s in t he b ar .
M arg. - And you ha ve com e upst air s t o t ell m e t he j ok e! How
sweet of you!
Tom - W ell … no, dar ling . I don’t t hink you woul d lik e it .
M arg. - But you sa y t hat yo u ha ve ne ver laug hed so m uch i n your
lif e!
Tom - I t ’s t r ue. But … you see, dear … er … you and I ha ven ’t
q uit e t he sam e sense of hum our. Your s is r ef ined and
delic at e. You say t hat m ine is vulg ar .
M arg. - Ver y wel l! As yo u lik e! But you used to t ell me
ever yt hing .
Tom - T hat was som e t im e ag o, m y dear . W e k now each ot her
bet t er now. I k now t hat you ar e r ef in ed and sensit i ve.
You say t hat I am coar se and vulg ar .
M arg. - O h, T om! I ’ve never said t hat !
Tom - You said so yest er day!
M arg. - Did I r ea ll y sa y so ? I ’m sur e I didn ’t m ean it ! My po or
T om! Did I hur t your f eeling s ver y m uch ?
Tom - You hur t t hem a lit t l e, of cour se. But never m ind! I of t en
hur t your f eeling s t oo, I k now. W hen I t ease you, f or
exam p le.
( t urn over)
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( cont i nuat i on) A Funny Stor y

M arg. - W ell, com e on! T ell m e t hat j ok e!


Tom - … All r ig ht ! If you in sist . Her e it is! -
O ne Sunda y, an ol d m an cam e hom e f r om t he t wel ve
o’clock Mass, j ust in t im e f or lunch.
“W as t he ser m on good?” , ask ed his wi f e, as she ser ved
t he soup. ( She had been t o t he eig ht o’clock Mass. )
“ Ver y g ood, ” r epl ied t he husban d, who was a m an of f ew
wor ds. And he beg an eat ing his soup.
“ But what was t he ser m on about ?” , asked t he wif e, who
lik ed t o t alk dur ing m eals.
“ I t was about sin” , ans wer ed t he husban d, wit h h is m out h
f ull of br ead.
“ And what did t he pr iest say about si n?” per sist ed t he
wif e.
“ He was ag ainst it ” , r eplied t he husban d.

W ell … t hat ’s t he end, Mar g ar et …


M arg. - And yo u call t hat … f unny, T om ?
Tom - Ha ha! W ell … isn’t it f unny?
M arg. - No, it isn’t f unny at all. I t ’s j ust nonsense. Ho w can you
laug h at such a st ory. Ar e you dr unk ?
Tom - Poor old T om ! W hen wil l he lear n t hat sil ence is g olden?

Not e
My son N ino sa ys, “W hat is r eall y f unny about t he j ok e is that
t her e’s not hing f unny about it ! ”

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prepositions
Cuando “who, what , whi ch and wher e” s on el obj et o de una
pr epos i ci ón, muy a menudo di cha pr epos i ción s e pone al f i nal de l a f r as e.

• W ho ar e you phoni n g t o?
W hat ar e you t hink ing about ?
W hat ar e you look ing at ?
W hi ch air line is he f l ying w i t h?
W her e ar e you com ing fr om ?

En un i ngl és f or mal se di r í a:

• To w hom ar e you phoning ?


Ab out w hat ar e you t hink ing ?
Fr om w her e ar e you com ing ? et c.

Rober t and M i ll i e

M i l li e - W her e ar e you g oing t o, Rober t ?


Robert - Back t o wor k. It ’s lat e.
M i l li e - But you h a ven’t f inis hed your lunch! Don ’t you want an y
of t his nice pudding ?
Robert - W hat is m ade of ?
M i l li e - Flour , egg s, sug ar and chocolat e.
Robert - All r ig ht g ive m e som e of it . But be q uick !

M i l li e - W ell, dear , what ar e you wa it ing f or ? W hy don ’t you eat


it ?
Robert - Ho w can I eat it ?
M i l li e - W hat do you m ean? W hat ar e you t alk ing about ?
Robert - W HAT AM I T ALKING ABO UT ! How c an I eat it if you
have n’t g iven m e a spoon t o eat it wit h? !
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f l our = har i na

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true = ver dader o


I t is t r ue. - I s it true? - I t isn’t tr ue. = (l i t . Es ver dader o.)
Es ver dad. et c.

truth = ver dad


I alwa ys t ell / spea k t he t r ut h. = Y o si empr e di go l a ver dad.

I alwa ys sa y t he t rut h. ¡ Err or !

Debr a and Abe l

Debra - Abel, is it t r ue t ha t you ’ ve ask ed Da d t o bu y you a


scoot er ?
Abel - Yes, it ’s t r ue. And it is a lso t r ue t hat he t old m e h e wil l
never bu y it f or m e.
Debra - But wh y?
Abel - He sa ys t hat h e doe sn’t t r ust m e. Accor ding t o him I am
r eck less.
Debra - I can’t belie ve it !
Abel - I t ’s t r ue. You k now t hat I alwa ys speak the t r ut h.
I am alwa ys unluck y. My dr eam s never c om e t r ue.
Debra - W ell, t o t ell yo u t he t r ut h, I t hink t hat Dad is r ig ht . You
ar e r at her r eck less. Ha ha ha.
Abel - Debr a! Ho w can yo u say such a t hing ?
Debra - Ha ha ha.
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I t rus t you. = M e f i o de ti .
I don’ t t rus t you. = No me f i o de t i .
H e does n’ t trus t m e. = No s e f i a de mi
reckl es s = i mpr udent e, t emer ar i o
t o com e t rue = hacer s e r eali dad
***
truly = ver dader ament e: real ment e; si ncer ament e
Your s t r uly = cor di al es s al udos
Una car t a di r i gi da a una per s ona que no s e conoce bi en puede t er mi nar
con “Y our s t r ul y” y la f i r ma.

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1. t o see = ver
I can’t see. I t ’s t oo dar k. T ur n on t he lig ht , please.
A per son t hat cannot see is blind.

2. t o see = habl ar con; cons ult ar


W hen you have a p r oblem wit h yo ur eyes you see an opt ic i an.
W hen you have a l eg al pr oblem you se e a la wyer .

3. t o see = compr ender


W hen T om speaks about or ig inal we dding s, Mar g ar et get s ang r y
because she doesn ’t see t hat he is only j ok ing .

Debr a and her M ot her

Debra - Mom , I t hink t her e is som et hing wr ong wi t h m y eyes.


M ot her - W hy, dear ? W hat is t he m att er wit h your eyes?
Debra - W hen I do m y hom e wor k , especial l y in t he e ven ing , I
can’t see wel l.
M ot her - Does yo ur head ach e, t oo?
Debra - O h, yes! Especial l y at t he end of t he evening .
M ot her - I t hink we m ust g o and see an eye specia list . Ma ybe
t her e is som et hing wr ong wit h your sig ht .
Debra - I see. But I don’t like t o wear g lasses.
M ot her - W ell dear , if you can’t see we ll an d yo u need g lasses
you ha ve t o wear t hem . O r you coul d wear cont act
lenses.
Debra - O h, yes. I could wear cont act lense s. T hank you,
Mum m y.
M ot her - But you n eedn ’t wor r y, dear . Ma ybe t her e is not hing t he
m at t er wit h your si g ht . Per haps you a r e onl y t ir ed, or
you m a y need som e vit am ins.
M ot her - I see Mom . I see.
= ==
opt i ci an = ópt i co
s i ght = vi s t a
cont act l ens es = l ent i ll as

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3. to see = compr ender

Tom and M ar garet

M arg. - If t he j ok e is so f unny, wh y don’t you t el l it t o m e, T om ?


Tom - W ell, you s ee, dea r … we ha ve n’t t h e sam e sense of
hum our .
M arg. - W hat do you m ean, T om ?
Tom - W ell you see, dear - you ar e so r ef ined and sensit i ve.
M arg. - Do you m ean t hat I can’t under st and a jok e?
Tom - O h no! No, no! But you see, de ar - our ideas about
j ok es ar en’t q uit e t he sam e.
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ref i ned = r ef i nado
s ens i t i ve = s ens i bl e

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As you like. = Como qui er as .


As you please. = Como qui er as .

Rober t and M i ll i e

M i l li e - Your br eakf ast is r eady, Rober t .


Robert - All r ig ht . Br ing it here. I ’ll ha ve br eakf ast in bed.
M i l li e - O h, Rober t !
Robert - W hat do you m ean? - “ O h Rober t ! ” - Can’t I do as I
lik e in MY OW N HOUSE O N SUN DAY MO RNI NG ?
M i l li e - Of cour se you can do as you l ik e, dear .
Robert - I N FACT , f or t he f ut ur e I ’ll have br eakf ast in bed
EVER Y SUN DAY!
M i l li e - O h yes, dear ! Do as you ple ase! Do as you please!
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ow n = pr opi o

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as

En l os ej empl os que s i guen ver emos l os us os más comunes de “as ”.

1. as = como

• Rober t wor k s in a car f act or y as a m echanic.


Vio let Hilt on wor k s as a secr et ar y.
G eor g e wor k s in a depar t m ent st or e as a cler k .

As I have j ust said, Vio let Hilt on wor k s as a secr et ar y.


As we k no w, Lyd ia i s a ver y e xt r a vag ant wom an.
Do as I t ell you! ( ¡ H a z c o m o t e d i g o ! )

2. as = ya que

En l os ej empl os que s i guen, “as ” s e puede s us t i t ui r con “s i nce”.

• As ( s i nce) G eorg e has no car , he has t o g o t o wor k by t r ain.


As ( s i nce) he g et s up ear ly, he g oes t o bed ear ly, t oo.
As ( s i nce) he lik es f oot ball and boxi ng , he spends m ost of his
f r ee t im e wat ching TV.

3. as = mi ent r as

En l os ej empl os que s i guen, “as ” s e puede s us t i t ui r con “whi l e”.

Yest er day Ro ber t was ver y ir r it able.


• I n t he m or ning , as ( whi l e) he was g oing t o wor k , one of his tyr es
punct ur ed.
I n t he e ven ing , as ( whi l e) he was ha vin g dinner , his m ot her - in-
la w cam e t o pay a vi sit .

4. as = cuando

• As a child ( W h e n h e w a s a c h i l d ) , Abe l an d his f am il y li ve d in


Sevi lle, Spa in.
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cl erk = empl eado
t yre = neumát i co
t o punct ure = pi nchar
t o pay a vi s i t t o s om ebody = hacer l e una vi si t a a al gui en
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as
Abel

T his m or ning , as Debr a and I wer e g oing t o t he bus mi ent r as


st op, on f oot of course, we sa w at least f our of our f r iends
happi l y r iding t heir scoot er s t o g o t o school.
As you ca n im ag ine, I was not ver y ha p py t o see t hem . como
I st ill r em em ber m y f at her ’s wor ds whe n I t old him t hat I
want ed a scoot er : “ As you ar e r at her r eck less, I don’t ya que
t r ust you. ”
As I said on anot her occasion, as a child I li ve d in como / cuando
Spain. I n t hose da ys m y f at her had a beaut if ul m ot or cycle:
a Yam aha 250. And as I l ik ed it so m u ch, he of t en t ook ya que
m e f or a lit t le r ide along som e c ount r y r oads ne ar our
house.
I was in lo ve wit h t hat m ot or cycle! And as e ver y da y I ya que
ask ed him t he sam e q uest ion, “ Dad, when ar e yo u g oing
t o buy m e a m ot or cyc le l ik e t his?” he al wa ys a ns wer ed,
“W hen you g r ow up dear , when you g r ow up. ”
I under st and no w t h at he j ust said it t o shut m e up! No w
I am alm ost sixt een and as he doesn’t i nt end t o buy m e a ya que
scoot er he says t hat I am r eck less. Ridic ulous!
W ell, I have decid ed t hat when scho ol is over I am
g oing t o f ind a su m m er j ob as a wait er in som e bar or como
r est aur ant and beg in t o save m one y. W hen I am eig ht een,
and I am of ag e, I ’ll bu y a scoot er , or bet t er st ill, a
m ot or cycle!
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m ot orcycl e = mot oci cl et a
t o s hut = cer r ar
t o s hut s om ebody up = cal l ar a al guien
Shut up! = ¡ Cál l at e! (poco cor t és )
of age = mayor de edad

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to use = us ar
Mar g ar et uses only Fr ench perf um e.

I used to … = s ol í a
“Us ed” s egui do de un i nf i ni t i vo, s e usa par a expr es ar una acci ón
r epet i da vari as veces en el pas ado.

Bef or e m eet ing Richar d, Vio let H ilt on used t o spen d her
even ing s at hom e r eading hist or ical no vels.

M il li e

W hen I was a young g ir l, I used t o daydr eam a lot .


I used t o dr eam about t he k ind of m an I want ed t o m ar r y.
And t hen I m et m y Rober t !
Ah! I n t hose days he was so dif f er ent !
He used t o be so handsom e!
He used t o be so k ind!
He used t o g ive m e such beaut if ul pr esent s!
He used t o say such char m ing t hing s t o m e!
He used t o be so r om ant ic!
He was j ust lik e t he husband of m y dr eam s!
***
Poor Rober t ! I k now t hat he is g et t ing f at now.
He used t o be so sli m !
I k now t hat he’s of t en ver y r ud e - ( And he us ed t o be
so polit e! )
I k now t hat he ’s ver y unk ind t o m e no w - ( And h e use d
t o be t he k indest m an on ear t h! )
But f or m e he is st ill m y Rober t ! My r om ant ic Rober t !

I am used to it. = Es t oy acos t umbr ado.


G eorg e is used t o g et t ing up ear ly.

I am not used to it. = No es t oy acos t umbr ado.

Not a G eor g e is used t o g et up ear ly. ¡ Er r or !

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reciprocal pronouns = pr onombr es r ecí procos

each other = uno a ot r o

T hey lo ve each ot h er . = Se aman.


T hey hat e each ot her . = Se odi an.
T hey help each ot h er . = Se ayudan.

Love an d Hat e

T hey used t o love e ach ot her ver y m uch .


And no w t he y hat e each ot her !
T hey used t o help each ot her al l t he t i m e. T hey used t o
send lot s of pr esents t o each ot her , and t o t elephone each
ot her ever y d a y. An d t hey enj o yed eac h ot her ’s com pan y so
m uch!
But one day, t hey beg an t o g et j ealous of each ot her .
And ver y soon t he y st opped speak ing t o each ot her .
I n f act , now, if t hey m eet each ot her in t he st r eet … t hey
don’t even look at each ot her .
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j eal ous = cel os o
i n f act = de hecho, en r eal i dad

***

each other - one another

t o love each ot her = amar s e


t o love one anot he r = amar s e

“One anot her ” es má s f or mal y menos us ado.

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1. to mean = s i gni f icar

W hat does t his wor d m ean?

2. to mean = quer er deci r

Tom - Mar g ar et , your f r iend Car olin e r em inds m e of a Zoo.


M arg. - W hat do you m ean?
Tom - W ell, whe n she lau g hs, she r em inds m e of a hyena …
and when she t alk s, she r em inds m e of a m onk ey.

3. to mean = t ener i nt enci ón de

I ’m sor r y. I didn’t m ean t o of f end you.


o bi en
I ’m sor r y. I didn’t int end t o of f end you.

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here
En l os ej empl os que s i guen ver emos l os us os más comunes de “her e”.

Com e her e, please! = Ven aquí , ¡ por f avor !


Her e you ar e! = ¡ Tom a! ¡ Aquí t i enes !

Up her e = aquí ar r i ba
Do wn her e = aquí abaj o
I n her e = aquí dent r o

Her e is t he pen you wher e look ing f or . = H e aquí l a pl uma …


Her e ar e t he book s you ask ed f or. = Aquí es t án l os l i br os …

Her e I am ! = ¡ Aquí es t oy!


Her e he is! / Her e she is! = ¡ Aquí es t á!
Her e we ar e! / Her e t hey ar e! = ¡ Aquí es t am os ! ¡ Aquí es t án!

Her e he com es! = ¡ Aquí vi ene!

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here T he Pag anini Fam il y

M rs P ag. DEBR A! W her e ar e you?


Debra I ’m her e, Mom ! I n the sit t ing r oom.
M rs P ag. Com e up her e! I n Abel’s r oom .
***
Debra Her e I am , Mom . Do you need an yt hi ng ?
M rs P ag. Yes, wher e ’s your br ot her ?
Debra I t hink he has g one to Mr W ilson.
( Debr a l ooks out of t he wi ndow.)
Debra Her e he com es! - ABEL! Mot her want s t o speak t o you.
***
Abel Her e I am , Mom !
M rs P ag. I have been her e f or t wo hour s t r ying t o put or der in
your war dr obe. No w, wher e ar e your ne w blue t r ouser s?
Abel Her e t hey ar e! Unde r t he r aincoat .
M rs P ag. All r ig ht . And wh at about all your sock s? T her e ar e only
t wo pa ir s in her e.
Abel W ell, now I k eep t hem in t he dr awer of my nig ht t able.
M rs P ag. I don’t t hink it ’s a g ood idea; br ing t hem her e.
Abel All r ig ht , Mom . - Her e you ar e!
M rs P ag. I haven’t been ab le t o f ind your r ed anor ak , eit her ?
( Abel bend s down and get s a box f r om under t he bed.)
Abel Her e it is, Mot her !
M rs P ag. W hy do you k eep it under t he bed?
Abel W ell, as I use it when I g o sk at ing , and I k eep m y
sk at es under t he bed t oo …
M rs P ag. Ha ven’t I t old you a hundr ed t im es t o k eep ever yt hing in
t he war dr obe?
Abel Yes, Mot her . I ’m sor r y.
M rs P ag. T hese childr en! T hese childr en!
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t o bend dow n = agachar s e
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against = cont r a

Ag ainst one’s wi ll. = Cont r a l a pr opi a vol unt ad.


I have not hing ag ainst you. = No t engo nada en cont r a de t i .
I t is ag ainst t he law. = Es i l egal .
Don’t lean ag ainst t he wa ll. = No t e apoyes cont r a l a par ed.

Abel

Most of t he t hing s t hat we yo ung people l ik e t o do ar e


ag ainst som et hing or ot her .
W ear ing a hat, eat ing and chewing g um and e ven dr i nk ing
dur ing lessons is ag ainst school r eg ulat i ons.
List ening t o m usic dur ing t he br eak is also ag ainst t he
r ules. I under st an d t hat sm ok ing can be ag ainst t he
r eg ulat ions, but wh y eat ing , dr ink ing and list ening t o m usic?
W ell, we ha ve t o do lot s of t hing s ag ainst our wi ll .
St udying Lat in, f or exam p le. T hey sa y t hat it helps you t o
r eason and t o un der st and t he m eaning and or ig in of wor ds.
Ma ybe t he y ar e r ig ht. But st ill, we st ud y i t ag ainst our wi ll.
I have not hing ag ainst laws and r eg ula t ions. I am not an
anar chist . If cr ossing t he st r eet when t he t r af f ic lig ht s ar e
r ed is ag ainst t he l a w, it would be st u pid n ot t o obe y t he
la w.
But som e of m y sc hool r eg ulat i ons ar e r eal l y si l l y. T he
ot her day on e of m y com panions was pu nished j ust because
he was lean ing ag ainst a t eacher ’s car . Can yo u bel ie ve it ?
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rul e = r egl a
regul at i on = r egl ament o
break = r ecr eo
ori gi n = or i gen
anarchi s t = anar qui s t a
t o obey = obedecer
t o cros s = cr uz ar

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meal = comi da

m eal ti m e = hor a de comer

m eal ti m es = hor a de comer

l uncht i m e = hor a de al mor z ar

di nner t i m e = hor a de cenar

People us ual l y ha ve t hr ee m eals a day: br eakf ast , lunch


and dinner .
At m ealt im es som e people l ik e t o wat ch t ele vis ion.
Especia ll y at lu ncht i m e and at dinner t im e, because t hey l ik e
t o wat ch t he ne ws.
===
t he new s = l as not i ci as

W ARNING

No t odos us an l os mi s mos nombr es par a l as comi das . Hay di f er enci as


r egi onal es y s oci al es .

I n G r eat Br it ain

1 di nner or l unch

M uchas per s onas llaman “di nner ” l a co mi da del medi odí a,


es peci al mente s i es s u comi da pr i nci pal .
Las per s onas de cl as e medi a y al t a s uel en l l amar l a “l unch”.

2 di nner or supper

Par a l a comi da de l a t ar de al gunas pers onas us an “di nner ” s i


es l a comi da pr i nci pal del dí a.
Ot r as per s onas us an “ supper ”.

I n t he Unit ed St at es

Los nor t eamer i canos us an “l unch ” par a l a comi da del medi odí a,
y “di nner ” par a l a comi da de l a t ar de.

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UNIT 27 15

traducción de “como ”

La conj unci ón es pañol a “com o” s e t r aduce: how - as - lik e.

1. how

Abel and Deb ra

( Abel knoc ks at Debr a’ s door .)

Debra - Com e in!


Abel - Hi, Debr a. Ho w ar e you?
Debra - Fine, t hank you.
Abel - Your r oom look s reall y n ice, as usu al. Ho w do you
m anag e t o k eep it so t idy?
Debra - I t is ver y eas y. T hey sa y, “ A place f or ever yt hing and
ever yt hing in it s pla ce. ”
Abel - But how do you f ind t he t im e?
Debra - Com e on A bel! Ho w do yo u f ind t he t im e t o g o r oller -
sk at ing wit h Bar ba r a ever y S at ur day? Ho w d o you
m anag e t o list en t o yo ur r ock CDs e ve r y da y? Ho w do
you…
Abel - All r ig ht ! All r ig ht !
Debra - Ha ha ha! I was j ust k idding !
Abel - By t he wa y, ho w wa s Mar t a’s b ir t hday p ar t y last nig ht ?
Debra - Fant ast ic! T he bir t hday cak e was so d elic ious! But she
didn ’t want t o t ell m e how she m ade it .
Abel - W as Mar co at t he par t y, t oo?
Debra - Yes, he was. Unf or tunat el y.
Abel - W hy, unf or t unat ely?
Debra - T hat boy doesn’t k no w ho w t o beha ve. Ho w can he dr ink
so m uch beer ?
Abel - He is a m acho boy! Ha ha ha!
Debra - He is j ust f oolish! - Lik e you! Ha ha ha!
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traducción de “como ” ( cont i nuat ion)

2. li ke - as

Se us a “l i ke” ant es de un nom bre, un pr onom br e o de - i ng.

• Mr W ilson’s st udio i s f ull of book s. I t is lik e a libr ar y. (nombre)


W hen Abel and Deb r a q uar r el, t heir m other says t o t hem , “ Don’t
beha ve lik e chi ldr en ! ” (nombre)
Som et im es G eor g e wor k s seven da ys a week . He wor k s lik e a
sla ve. (nombre)
T he ot her day Abe l sa id t o Mr W ilson, “ O ne day I wa nt t o
becom e a r epor t er lik e you. ” (pronombre)
List ening t o Miss T ur ner pla ying t he p iano is l ik e being at t he
t heat r e. (-ing)

***
Se us a “as ” ant es de una f r as e.

• O ne day Debr a wou l d lik e t o play t he pia no as Miss T ur ner does.


Abel wou ld l ik e t o becom e a r epor t er as Mr W ilson was.
***
W ARNING

“As ” puede us ar s e t ambi én con un nom br e s ol o, como “l i ke”, per o el


s i gni fi cado cambi a.

• Mr Pag anin i says t o Abel, “ I ’m speak ing t o you as a f at her . ”


(“Te habl o de padr e.”)
[ Es r eal ment e s u padr e.]

Mr W ilson says t o Abel, “ I ’m speak ing t o you l ik e a f at her. ”


(“Te habl o co m o un padr e.”)
[ No es s u padr e.]

• Car los Sánche z is wor k ing as a wait er . (es un camar er o)

G eor g e wor k s lik e a sla ve. (no es un es cl avo)

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traducción de “como ” ( cont i nuat ion)

regla general

Se us a “l i ke” ant es de un nom bre, un pr onom br e o de - i ng.

Se us a “as ” ant es de una f r as e.

like

• Mr s W ilson is a g ood pianist , l i ke her sist er .


Debr a woul d lik e t o pla y t he piano l i ke her .
Debr a has a s weet vo ice. W hen she sing s it is l i ke l ist enin g t o
a nig ht ing ale. ( r ui s eñor)

as

• Debr a put s cold m ilk in her t ea, as t hey do in Eng land.

***

W ARNING

En i ngl és i nf or mal “l i ke” es us ado a menudo en l ugar de “as ”;


es peci al mente en el i ngl és de l os Es t ados Uni dos .

Margar et, qu e es in glesa, dirí a:

“ Nobod y lo ves you as I do. ”

Tom, qu e es am erica no, diría:

“ Nobod y lo ves you l ik e I do.”

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Abel

- W hen I gr ow up, I would lik e t o become a j our nalist , lik e


Mr W ilson.
Since I was lit t le b oy I ha ve al wa ys lo ved t r ave ll ing , so if
one day I am able to wor k as a r eport er , I ’ll be able t o visi t
t he wor l d and int er vie w im por t ant and f am ous people as Mr
W ilson did.

I have r ead lot s of his int er vie ws. T hey ar e f ant ast ic! O ne
day I ’ ll be ab le t o wr it e lik e him . I ’m sur e.
I spend m ost of m y f r ee t im e r eading and wr it ing . I don’t
m ind if I m ust g o on st udying lik e a sl ave f or m any year s.
But one da y I ’l l wr it e beaut if ul and int er est ing ar t icles as he
did.
As I ha ve a lr ead y t old you, Mr W ilson’s st udio is f ull of
book s, it ’s lik e a lit tle libr ar y, so I of t en g o t o him t o bor r ow
book s.
T wo da ys ag o, whe n I went t o his hou se t o g ive back a
book and bor r ow anot her , he sm iled sweet l y, put his ar m
ar ound m y should er s and said, “ Abel, I’m speak ing t o you
lik e a f at her , g o on lik e t his, r eading and wr it i ng as m uch as
you can, and I ’l l he lp you t o becom e a g ood r epor t er as I
was. ”
I couldn' t belie ve my ear s. I st ar ted t r em bling wit h
em ot ion, and wit hou t saying a wor d, I hugg ed him and r an
hom e.
Ma ybe I beha ve d l i k e a child, but wh en I hear d t hose
m ag ic wor ds: “ I ’ll help you t o becom e a r epor t er as I was. ”
- I didn’t k now wh at t o say; I was so em bar r assed. M y
G od! It was lik e a dr eam com e tr ue.

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Lydi a

- W ell! I sold G eorge’s t ele visio n! I said t hat I was g oing


t o sell it and I sold it ! I did it on Mo nd ay m or ning , and t he
old m an g ave m e a ver y g ood pr ice f or it .
W ell, when G eor g e cam e hom e f or his lunch on Sat ur da y,
he f ound not hing t o eat - not even bo il ed pot at oes! I hadn’ t
cook ed a sing le t hing . I didn’t have a ny lu nch eit her , of
cour se, but t hat didn’t m at t er at all. I n f act , it was ver y g ood
f or m y f ig ur e.
I was wear i ng m y beaut if ul new cock t ail dr ess.
“ Hello, G eor g e, ” I said - “ Do you l ik e my ne w dr ess? Yo u
can look at m e no w, inst ead of t he t ele vis ion. I t wi ll be a
nice chang e, won ’t it ?”
He st ar ed at m e wit hout a wor d. T hen he beg an t o
under st and. Suddenl y he went int o t he li ving r oom . W hen he
sa w t hat his dear t elevis ion was n ot t her e, he sat down
q uick ly. His f ace be cam e ver y pa le an d he look ed q uit e i ll. I
was alm ost sor r y f or him . But t hen I r em em ber ed his r ude
wor ds t o m e, and I wasn’t sor r y at all.
I spok e t o him t wo o r t hr ee t im es, but he didn ’t even h ear
m e. I beg an t o f eel a lit t le af r aid. I t houg ht , “ Per haps he’l l
g o m ad! ”
But G eorg e didn’t g o m ad. O n t he cont r ar y. T he lit t le
lesson t hat I g ave hi m was ver y g ood f or him .
No w, on week ends, he br ing s m e m y br eakf ast in bed.
And as he can not spend h is e venin g s in f r ont of t he
t elevis ion, we g o t o t he cinem a inst ead!

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O n t he Top of a M ountai n

I li ve al one o n t he t op of a m ount ain. T her e ar e no shop s


her e, of cour se. T her e is no bak er ’s her e, so I cannot buy
any br ead. T her e is no but cher ’s, so I c annot bu y an y m eat .
T her e is no bar ber ’ s, so I cannot ha ve m y ha ir cut . I ha ve
long hair and a long bear d.

T her e ar e no book shops, so I cann ot buy an y b ook s or


m ag azines. I don’t k now what is happ ening in t he wor l d,
because, of cour se, I never see a ne ws paper eit her . I neve r
see a f ilm . I never list en t o t he r adio and I never wat ch
t elevis ion. I do nothing f r om m or ning t o nig ht , because I
have not h ing t o do. Som et im es I f eel t hat I am g oing m ad.

I k now t hat you ar e all t hi nk ing : “T hen wh y do you l i ve i n


such a place?”

W ell, I cam e her e because I need som e peace.

My wif e and I used t o q uar r el all da y l ong . She enj oye d


q uar r elling ! She sh out ed at m e so m uch t hat I becam e
near l y deaf . ( And she had such a hor r ibl e voic e! )

O ne day she b eca m e even ang r ier t han usua l - j ust


because I had f org ott en t o post a let t er !

“ You ar e a l wa ys t h e sam e, you idiot ! ” she sho ut ed, “ So


f oolish! So car eless! ”

“ My dear , ” I said, “ please be sens ible ! I can post t he


let t er t om orr ow. An d please don ’t sho ut ! I have a t er r ible
cold and m y head ac hes. ”

But she was p it iless.

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( cont i nuat i on) O n t he Top of a M ount ai n

“ Your cold doesn ’t i nt er est m e, ” she said - “ G o and p ost


t he let t er at once, inst ead of wast ing t im e t elli ng m e t hat
you ha ve a co ld. Ever ybod y has a col d i n wint er , so - “

“ My dear , ” I said, “ you ar e r eall y hear t le ss! ”

“ Don’t int er r upt m e! ”, she shout ed and slapped m y f ace.


… Per haps you und er st and no w wh y I c am e t o li ve on t h e
t op of t his m ount ain.
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t o s l ap = abof et ear

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Tr ansl at i on
1. Tr aduce or al m ente.
2. Copi a t oda l a pági na.

1. - W hat a beaut if ul wa l let , Jim m y! I s it your s?


2. - No, Mom . Mi ne isn ’t so val uabl e. Mine is ver y cheap.
3. I f ound t his on t he st air s.
4. - And did you f ind anyt hing else?
5. - No. Just t his.
6. - W ell, wh y did you br ing it upst air s?
7. You m ust g o downst air s at once and g ive it t o t he port er .
8. - But - you see, Mo t her … I would lik e t o k eep it .
9. - I under st and, dear . But it wou ldn ’t be honest , woul d it ?
10. And yo u ar e f or t y ye ar s old no w.
11. You ar e old enoug h t o k now what you m ust do.

12. She is so shy and s ensit i ve.


13. He is so coar se and vu lg ar .
14. But he has a g ood sense of hum our .
15. He t old m e such a f unny j ok e t his m or ning .
16. I ’ve ne ver la ug hed so m uch in m y lif e.

17. - W hen Rober t and I wer e onl y eng ag ed …


18. … he used t o sit and look int o m y eyes …
19. … and hold m y hand f or hour s.
20. W e used t o love eac h ot her so m uch!
But people and op ini ons chang e.
21. He used t o be such a char m ing m an!
22. He used t o br ing m e beaut if ul pr esent s.
23. He used t o wr it e po et r y about m e.
24. - Ar e you speak ing t he t r ut h?
25. - Of cour se I am.
26. - W ell, I am ver y sor r y … but I r eally can ’ t belie ve you.

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Tr ansl at i on

1. - ¡Q ué her m osa car t er a, Jim m y! ¿Es t uya?


2. - No, m am á. La m ía n o es t an vali osa. La m ía es m uy
or dinar ia.
3. Encont r é ést a en la escaler a.
4. - ¿Y encont r ast e alg o m ás?
5. - No. Solam ent e ést a.
6. - Bien, ¿Por q ué la t raj ist e ar r iba?
7. Debes ir abaj o inm e diat am ent e y dar sel a al por t er o.
8. - Per o - ves, m am á … m e g ust ar ía t ener la.
9. - Ent iendo, q uer ido. Per o no ser ía honr ad o, ¿ver dad?
10. Y ahor a t ienes cuar ent a años.
11. Er es bast ant e m ayor ( par a) saber lo q ue debes hacer .

12. Ell a es t an t im ida y sensib le.


13. Él es t an bast o y vu l g ar .
14. Per o t iene un buen sent ido de hum or .
15. Me ha cont ado un chist e t an g r acioso ést a m añana.
16. No he nunca r e ído t ant o en m i vida.

17. - Cuando Rob er t y yo ér am os solam ent e pr om et idos…


18. … él sol ía sent ar se y m ir ar m e en los oj os…
19. … y t ener m e la m ano dur ant e hor as.
20. ¡S o l íam os am ar nos t ant o!
Per o las per sonas y las opin iones cam bi an.
21. ¡É l so l ía ser un hom br e t an encant ador !
22. ¡É l so l ía t r aer m e r egalos her m osos!
23. ¡É l so l ía escr ibir po es ía acer ca de m i!
24. - ¿Est ás dicien do la ver dad?
25. - Nat ur alm ent e.
26. - Bien, lo sie nt o m ucho…per o de ver dad n o puedo cr eer t e.

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Vocabul ar y

against Egein st contra


anarchic Ena:ki k anárquico (a djeti vo )
anarchist AnEkist anarquista (substa nt ivo )
anorak AnErAk anorak
arm a:m brazo
as Az como ; ya qu e; mient ras
beard biEd barba
to bend dow n tu bend dau n agacha rse
by the w a y bai T E wei a propósito
careless keElis descuidado
coarse kØ:s basto
contact lenses kØtAkt lenzi z lentillas
deaf def sordo
delicate delikEt delica do
drunk drúNk borrach o
each other i:tS úTE uno a otro
ear iE oreja
embarrassed imbArEst aver gonzado
emotion imouSEn emo ción
golden gouldEn dorado
to hug tu húg abrazar
I used to ai ju:st tu yo solía
idiot idiEt idiota
to insist tu insist insistir
inter view intEvju: entrevista
to inter view tu intEvju: entrevistar
jealous dZelEs celoso
to kid tu kid bromear
kidding kidiN bromeando
librar y laibrEri biblioteca
( t urn over)

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Vocabul ar y

like this laik Tis así


magic mAdZik mágico
mass mAs misa
to mean tu mi:n s i gni fi car ; querer deci r ;
t ener i ntenci ón de
mine main mío
nightingale naitiNg eil ruiseñor
to obe y tu Eb ei obed ecer
optician ØptiSEn óptico
origin ØridZin origen
to persist tu pEsist persistir
priest pri:st sacer dote
refined rifai nd refinado
regulation regjul eiS En reglamento
to repl y tu riplai respond er, cont estar
rule ru:l regla
to see tu si: ver ; compr end er; co nsultar
sense sens sentido
sermon sE:mEn sermón
to serve tu sE:v servir
shoulder SouldE hombro
to shut tu shút cerra r
sight sait vista
sin sin peca do
slap slAp bofetada
to slap tu slAp abofet ear
slave sleiv escla vo
to stare tu steE mirar fijament e
the new s TE nju: z las noticias
tidy taidi ordena do
trul y tru:li verd ader amente; rea lment e
to trust tu trúst confiar en; fiarse de
w e used to wi ju:zt tu solíamos

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