UNIT 34 1

A Bar gain Sa le

Tom - Hel lo, dar ling ! Have you a lr ead y had br e akf ast ?
M arg. - No, dear . I ’ve j ust com e down.
Tom - W ell, I ’ve g ot a hug e appet it e t his m or ning ! I wok e up at
da wn and went f or an ear ly s wim . I ’ve j ust com e back .
M arg. - But wasn ’t t he sea ver y cold?
Tom - Yes, indeed it was. Bit t er ly col d. I t cer t ainl y wasn ’t t he
r ig ht hour f or swim m ing . .. but at least m y s wim has g i ve n
m e a healt hy appet it e.
M arg. - W hat ’s t he weat her lik e? I s it st ill cl oudy, l ik e it was
yest er da y?
Tom - O h, no. T he sk y is absolut el y c lear t oday.
M arg. - T hen, as soon as breakf ast is over , I ’m g oing shopping .
Tom - Ag ain? O h, Mar g ar et !
M arg. - I t ’s q uit e useless to say: “ O h, Mar g ar et ! ” T her e is a
wonder f ul bar g ain s ale on, at t hat big depar t m ent - st or e
we passed yest er d ay. T hey ar e sel lin g of f t heir whol e
st ock at half pr ice!
Tom - Ho w do you k now?
M arg. - Because it said so o n all t he pr ice t ick ets.
Tom - T hey onl y sa y t hat , just t o cheat t he public.
M arg. - Don’t be r id icul ous , T om . T he or ig inal pr ice t hat was
wr it t en on t he t ick et s, had been cr os sed out , and t he
r educed pr ice was wr it t en belo w it . An d it was ne ver less
t han half t he or iginal pr ic e. I ’m not ver y g ood at
ar it hm et ic, I k now, but even a b aby cou ld ha ve
under st ood t hat .
Tom - All r ig ht . I see t hat it ’s no use ar g uing wit h you. Yo u’ ve
m ade up your m ind t o bu y a lot m or e t hi ng s t hat you don ’t
need, and t hat ’s t hat.

(continúa)
UNIT 34 2

A Bar gai n Sal e

M arg. - But don’t yo u unde r st and, T om ? - I can bu y he aps of

lo vel y t hi ng s at half t heir usual pr ice: beaut if ul
under wear , del ig ht f ul pu ll o ver s, cost um e j e wel ler y, dr ess
m at er ials. . . dozens of t hing s!
Tom - If you do n’t nee d t hem , wh y bu y t hem ? I f you j ust put
t og et her all t he t hing s t hat you have boug ht in Spain,
you ’l l f ind t hat you ’ ve alr ead y boug ht enoug h t o st ar t a
sm all shop wit h. An d no w you sa y t hat you want t o add
even m or e t hing s t o t he pile! O h heaven s!
M arg. - W hat a f uss you m ak e about not hing, T om ! Just because I
want t o m ak e a f ew pur chases!
Tom - Dar ling , I am not m ak ing a f uss.
M arg. - O h yes, yo u ar e. Y o u’r e t r ying t o m ak e m e beli e ve t hat a ll
shop- k eeper s ar e t hie ves an d l iar s, and I r ef use t o list en
t o you. I ’m g oing t o t hat barg ain sale this m or ning , and
it ’s useless t o t r y an d st op m e!
Tom - T his t im e ne xt week yo u’ ll be sa ying : “ Oh wh y d id I spe nd
all t hat m oney on t hi ng s I didn’t need?!
M arg. - No, I shan’t . I ’m ver y p lease d wit h al l t h e t hing s t hat I ’ve
boug ht so f ar . T hose beaut if ul phot og r aph album s t hat I
boug ht yest er day, f or exam ple. T he binding is r eal
leat her . . . and t he s hop ass ist ant g ave m e a big d iscount
because I boug ht t wo of t hem.
Tom - But you di dn’t need t wo, did you?
M arg. - W hat ’s wr ong wit h you t o- day, T om ? Yo u seem t o be in a
ver y bad m ood.
Tom - Just because I say t hat you don ’t need t wo hug e
phot og r aph album s?
M arg. - Please st op, T om ! I ’ve l ist ened t o q uit e enoug h. I t old t he
hall p or t er t o g et me a t axi f or nine- t hir t y. I t wi ll be her e
at an y m om ent . So g ood- bye f or t he pr esent . I ’ll see you
lat er .

(continúa)
UNIT 34 3

A Bar gai n Sal e

Tom - You don ’t need a t axi! W e can use t he car . T he m echanic

has put it int o perf ect or der ag ain.
M arg. - You can use t he car , if you want t o. I want t o be alone
t his m or ning , so t hat I can choose m y pur chases in
peace. So, as I j ust said: I ’ll see you l at er .
Tom - But what about your br eakf ast ?
M arg. - T her e’s a cof f ee bar in t he depar t m ent st or e. I can ha ve
som et hing t her e.
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bargain

> Something that is a bargain is good value for

money, usually because it has been sold at a lower
price than normal.
Collins Dictionary

sal e = venta
bar gai n sal e = venta de rebajas
f or sal e = en venta
t o sell of f = liquidar

At barg ain sales, big depar t m ent st ores of t en of f er a big

discount on t he or i g inal pr ices of t heir g oods, especial l y
when t he y ar e se l lin g of f t heir st ock of som e ar t icle t hat i s
g oing out of f ashion.
Som et im es t his m er chandise can b e boug ht at half t he
or ig inal pr ice.
W hen t hey see t hese r educed pr ice s on t he pr ice t ag s,
m any wom en bu y a lot of t hing s t hat t hey don ’t need, j ust
because t he pr ices ar e lo w. T hen t hey r et ur n hom e, wit h
t heir ar m s f ull of par cels and im ag ine t hat , in m ak ing all
these purchases, they have saved money, inst ead of wasting
it.
“ Look !” t hey exc l aim t o t heir husban ds, “ Look ! All t hese
lo vel y t hing s wer e being of f er ed f or sale at half pr ice! ” And
t hey ar e ast on ished when t heir hus band s do not seem t o be
happ y at all.
===
di s count = descuento
goods = mercancías
s t ock = existencias - stock
pri ce t ag = etiqueta (de precio)
purchas e = compra
t o purchas e = comprar
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Traducción de “cómo”

1. how

> Ho w is E lisa? = ¿Có mo es t á El i s a?

2. What is... like?

> W hat is Elisa l ik e? = ¿Có mo es El i s a? ( ¿Qué t i po es ?)

T om and Mar g ar et

- Last nig ht I slept ver y we l l af t er our long walk , so t his

m or ning I went f or an ear ly s wim .
- W hat was t he sea lik e?
- Ver y c old. S o af ter m y s wim I had a big cup of ver y hot
cof f ee at t hat lit t le caf é near t he beach.
- W hat is t he cof f ee lik e t her e? G ood?
- Exq uisit e!
- And what ’s t he we at her lik e t his m or n i ng ? Do you t h ink it ’s
g oing t o be sunny?
- Yes, but ver y wind y.

***

- You k now El isa, d on’t you ? W hat ’s she lik e?

- She is ver y sm ar t !
- And what is her boyf r iend Br ian l ik e?
- He is a r eall y nic e g uy, who lik es t o jok e and laug h about
ever yt hing .
===
s unny = s ol eado
w i ndy = vent os o
s m art = i nt el i gent e
guy = t i po - t í o
UNIT 34 6

dawn am a nec er , a lb a

Daw n is the time of day when light f irst appears in

the sky, just bef ore the sun r ises.

dusk at ar dec er , c r e pús c u lo

Dusk is t he time just bef ore night when the daylight

has almost gone, but when it is not completely dark.

> Man y peasant s wor k f r om dawn t o dusk .

at daw n = al amanecer
at dus k = al at ar decer
at tw i l i ght = al at ar decer

<<<<<§>>>>>

1. ticket = bi l l ete

> W hen you want t o go som ewher e you us uall y bu y your t ick et
in ad vance. So you buy a t r ain, a bus or a plane t ick et .
You m ay bu y a one wa y t ick et or a r et urn t ick et.
You also b u y t ick et s t o g o t o t he cinem a, t o t he t heat r e, t o a
concer t , t o t he opera et c.

2. price ticket = et i quet a (de pr eci o)

> W hen you g o shopping , bef or e buying som et hing you

usual l y look at t he pr ice t ick et .

3. ticket = mul t a

> If you par k your car in t he wr ong place o r f or t oo long , you

m ay g et a park ing t ick et.
If you exceed the speed limit you may get a ticket f or
speeding.
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1. mind = ment e

to be out of one’s mind = es t ar l oco ( l i t . e s t a r f u e r a d e s u m e n t e )

> Bungee jumping ( also spelled "Bungy" jumping) is an

activit y of jumping from a great height with an elastic cord
attached to the ankles.
Although ther e have been f ew mortal accidents, sometimes
during a bungee jump a blood vessel ns. If this blood vessel
is near or in the retina, then the r etina can become partially
or totally detached, and cause a partial or total loss of sight.
My conc lus ion:
People t hat pr act ic e bung ee j um ping m ust be out of t heir
m inds.
===
hei ght = al t ur a ankl e = t obi l l o
cor d = cuer da bl ood ves s el = vas o s anguí neo
t o at t ach = at ar - s uj et ar t o bur s t = r event ar
par t i al or t ot al l os s of s i ght = pér di da t ot al o par ci al de l a vis t a

2. mind

t o m ak e up one’s m ind = deci di r , deci di r s e

Mak e up your m ind! = ¡ Decí det e!

3. mind

t o chang e one’s m ind = cambi ar de opi ni ón

4. mind

t o g o out of one’s mind = per der l a r az ón, vol ver s e l oco

Nota
M i nd you! = ¡Cuidado!
I don’ t m i nd. = No me importa.
UNIT 34 8

From: Ivan Morrison <van.morr@hotmail.com>

To: Abel Paganini <abel.paganini@gmail.com>
Subject: Good news!

Hi Abe l!
Lat el y t he we at her has been a wf ul: wind, r ain, snow. . .
But in sp it e of t he weat her your si ll y c ousin k ept g oing
int o t he f r eezi ng lit t le t er r ace ne xt t o t he of f ice t o sm ok e a
cig ar et t e f r om eig ht t o t en t im es a day.
About t en da ys ag o, Dor iana, on e of m y coll eag ues, said
t o m e, “ I van, yo u m ust be out of your m ind t o st and in t h e
f r eezing cold t er r ace sm ok ing cig ar ett es. Besides, you look
so r idiculo us wit h a cig ar et t e in your m out h and t r em bling
all o ver . Min d you, you don’t look m acho at all! ”
T hat sam e day I m ade up m y m in d t o q uit sm ok ing , once
and f or all!
Bel ie ve it or not yo u r cousin I van hasn ’t been sm ok ing f or
a whole week , and he wi ll not chang e his m ind as lo ng as
he li ves.
T he f ir st we ek I t houg ht t hat I wou ld g o out of m y m i nd!
But now I ’m beg inni ng t o f eel f ine.
No w I am m uch m or e r ela xed. I don ’t e ven m ind m y nois y
neig hbour s an y m or e, and when I m eet t hem in t he ele vat or
I even m anag e t o sm ile at t hem .
Yest er day on m y de sk I f ound a box of chocolat es and an
em pt y cig ar et t e pack et. T her e was al so a car d wit h t his
m essag e : mens sana in corpore sano = a healthy mind
in a healthy body :)
Love,
Your cousin I va n
UNIT 34 9

It is useless. = Es i nút il .

I t is useless t o com plain. = Es i núti l quej ar s e.

It is no use. = Es i núti l .

I t is no use com plaining . = Es i nút i l quej ar s e.

Nota La l ocuci ón “it i s no us e” r i ge el ger undi o.

> W hen Mar g ar et mak es up her m ind t o buy som et hing , it ’s

no use ar g uing wit h her . I t ’s no use saying t o her , “ Don’t
wast e your m one y! ”
W hen she m ak es up her m ind t o do som et hing , she does
it , and t hat ’s t hat .
===
and t hat ’ s t hat = y es o es t odo
( Es t a expr esi ón s e usa par a enf at i z ar que una s i t uaci ón o
deci s i ón no s e puede cambi ar .)

<<<<<§>>>>>

this time next week = l a s emana que vi ene a es t as hor as

this time next month etc.

Tom and M ar gar et

- Look at all t hese love l y t hing s I ’ve bo ug ht at t he barg ain

sale, T om !
- T his t im e next we e k you’l l be sa ying , “O h! W hy did I wast e
so m uch m oney!
- No, I won ’t . And t his t im e ne xt m ont h I ’ll ha ve t wo lo ve l y
ne w dr esses, m ade of t his beaut if ul cloth I ’ve boug ht .
- W ell, t his t im e ne xt year yo u’ ll be m y wif e, and you won ’t
be wast ing any m or e m oney at bar g ain sales, m y dar li ng .
===
cl ot h = t el a, paño
 UNIT 34 10

at any moment = de un moment o a ot r o

at any minute = de un moment o a ot r o

<<<<<§>>>>>

for the present = por el moment o, por ahor a, por l o pr ont o

for now = por el moment o, por ahor a, por l o pr ont o

W hen people are going out for only a short time, they often say:
G oodbye f or t he pr esent !
or
G oodbye f or now!

<<<<<§>>>>>

to

“ You can use t he car , if you wa nt t o. ”

t hat i s : (es deci r )
“ You can use t he car , if you wa nt t o use it . ”
A menudo, “t o” s e po ne al f i nal de una or aci ón par a s us t it ui r un i nf i nit i vo.

Teacher and Pupi l

- You ar en’t m ak ing any pr og r ess at all i n Fr ench. You don’t

st udy as m uch as you oug ht t o. W hy don’t yo u st ud y m or e?
Don’t you l ik e t o st udy Fr ench?
- O h yes, I lik e t o, and I want t o, but I have so l it t le t im e.
- W ell, if you don’t m ak e a lit t le pr og r ess soon, I ’ll have t o
speak t o your f at her about it . I don ’t wa nt t o, in f act I hat e
t o, but I wil l ha ve t o, because it is m y du t y.

===
dut y = deber ( s u s t a n t i v o )
UNIT 34 11

1. earl y = temprano

> in t he ear ly m or ning - af t er noon - evenin g =

(a pr i mer a hor a de l a mañana...)

2. earl y = al comi enz o de

> in ear l y spr ing - summ er - wint er ...

(al comi enz o de l a pr i maver a – del ver ano - del i nvier no...)
in ear l y Januar y, Febr uar y, Aug ust . ..

3. earl y

> He is in his ear l y t went ies. = Ti ene de 20 a 23 años .

She is in her ear l y t hir t ies. = Ti ene de 30 a 33 años .
He is in his ear l y f if ties. = Ti ene de 50 a 53 años .

4. earl y = l os pr i mer os años

> t he ear ly 1960s = de 1960 a 1963

t he ear ly 1980s et c. = de 1980 a 1983

5. earl y = pr i mer o - pr i mer os

> O scar W ilde' s ear ly wor k s includ ed t wo collect i ons of f air y

st or ies, The Happy Pr ince and A House of Pom egr anat es.

6. earl y = t empr ano, pr ont o

> G eor g e usuall y ar r i ves at wor k ear ly.

*** ***
late = t ar de; con r et r as o; al f i nal de; l os últ i mos años

> it is lat e - it is t oo lat e

T he tr ain was an ho ur lat e.
in lat e Jul y
in t he lat e 1970s
G eor g e is in his lat e t hir t ies. = Geor ge t iene de 37 a 40 años .
UNIT 34 12

earl y - late

Abel

G et t ing up ear ly ha s never be en m y id ea of having f un;

but when we li ve d in Sevil le I of t en did it .
My s ist er Debr a ha s al wa ys be en a n e ar ly r iser . S o she
was m or e t han happy t o wak e m e up in the m or ning .
I n lat e spr ing and in ear ly sum m er we used t o g et up as
ear l y as we could an d g o t o have br eakf ast at Andr és’ f arm .
Andr és had a l ar g e f ar m j ust next t o our house. He was in
his lat e se ve nt ies but he was so st r ong and ag ile t hat
ever ybod y t houg ht he was i n his ear l y f if t ies.
W e used t o g o st r aig ht t o t he cow she d, because at t hat
ear l y hour we wer e sur e t o f ind Andr é s m ilk ing his co ws.
( He al wa ys g ot up much ear lier t han we did, of cour se! )
W hen he saw us he used t o sm ile happil y and g o on
m ilk ing t he co ws. W hen he f inished, he would r ise f r om his
lit t le st ool, wash his hands and hug us.
Af t er t hat , Debr a and I we nt t o t he chic k en coops t o g et
som e f r esh egg s, while A ndr és pr epar e d t he m ilk in what h e
pr oudl y cal led “ m y k it chen” .
I t hink t hat in t he ear l y t went iet h ce nt ur y peo ple had
m or e m oder n k it chens! T her e was no e l ect r icit y, n o r unn ing
wat er and t he f loor was j ust dir t ; but we love d t hat place!
I n such a place you wo uld ha ve e xpect ed Andr és t o lig ht
t he f ir e wit h a f lint st one! Lik e ear l y peoples. But no! H e
used m at ches! ( He needed t hem t o lig ht his pipe. )
He q uick ly m ade a f ir e t o heat t he m ilk, t oast t he br ead
and f r y som e egg s. T hen he g ot a bo wl of f r esh r icot t a
cheese and put it on t he t able. My G od! W hat a br eakf ast!
S weet A ndr és, we h ave lost t ouch wit h you. But I pr om ise
that next time we come to Spain we’ll come and look for you!
===
w e us ed t o = s ol í amos f l i nt st one pi edr a de l umbr e
chi cken coop = gal l i ner o pi pe pi pa
runni ng w at er = agua cor r i ent e t ouch cont act o
di rt = t i er r a
UNIT 34 13

W eather Forecast = pr evi s i ón del t iempo

“Changeabl e” (variable)

It is f orecast to be a generally changeable week with low

pressure in the Atlantic producing west or south- westerly
winds which will br ing rain to many areas, especially at the
beginning and the end of the week.

During the middle of the week there will be a colder spell

with night-time f rosts returning.

Temperatures this week will start off slightly above

average with many places seeing double f igures but those
values are unlikely t o be seen again this week. Monday is
f orecast to be around 10°C in Aberdeen and 11°C in
Plymouth.

Temperatures will slip back down to below average values

f or the middle and latter part of the week. On Thursday f or
example, it is predict ed to be 5°C in G lasgow and j ust 6°C in
London.

Most places will see some rain this week, some of it heavy
at times but rainf all amounts are not expected to exceed the
seasonal average.

There will be drier and br ighter spells t his week but

England and W ales will probably not see as much sunshine,
while Scot land and Northern Ireland will probably exper ience
a little bit more than the seasonal aver age.
===
t o f orecas t = pr onos t i car average = medi o - pr omedi o
l ow = baj o unl i kel y = i mpr obabl e
pres s ure = pr es i ón t o s l i p back = vol ver
w es t erl y = occi dent al l at t er = úl t i mo
s pel l = per í odo heavy = pes ado
f ros t = es car cha, hel ada t o exceed = exceder de
f i gure = ci f r a bri ght = br i l l ante
s l i ght l y = l i ger ament e s eas onal = es t aci onal
UNIT 34 14

Common Weather Terms

Precipitation Any f orm of water, whether liquid (e.g. rain, dr izzle)

or solid (e.g. hail, snow), that f all f rom a cloud or
group of clouds and reach the ground.
Dry A period without precipitat ion.

Fine Dr y weather dur ing which conditions are mostly

sunny or br ight.
Wet A period during which rain or showers occur most of
the time.
Showers Usually begin and end suddenly. Showers may f all in
patches rat her than across the whole f orecast area.
They may range in intensit y f rom light to ver y heavy.
Showery A period during which there are showers and
temporar y clearances.
Stormy A period during which rain and high winds
predom inate.
S ettl ed A period of several days dur ing which the weather is
either dr y, f ine, or dr y, apart f rom a f ew patches of
rain. Free f rom storm or wind.
U ns ettl ed A period of several days dur ing which rain and hail
and sunshine are likely to occur.
Is olat ed Rain or showers occur over ver y little of an area.

S catter ed Rain or showers may occur in a number of places

but not ever ywhere over a distr ict or region.
Fog, Mist, Are terms to descr ibe reduct ion in visibility. Fog
Haze lim its visibilit y to less than 1 kilometre, while in mist
or haze you might be able to see as f ar as 10
kilometres.
W i ndy A period during which there is gener ally much more
wind than is normal.

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Changeable A per iod of several days during which there are a

series of large f luctuations bet ween clear or bright
conditions, and per iods of precipitat ion. The clear or
bright conditions may last as long as a day or t wo.
Overcast The sky is totally covered with thick and opaque
clouds, around 100% cloud cover.
Cloudy For a longer per iod during the day the sun is obscured
by clouds.
===
e.g. (exempli gratia) por ejemplo likely probable
whether si - sea que district r egi ón
drizzl e llovizna term t ér mi no
period período reduction r educci ón
precipi tation precipitaciones visibility vi s i bil i dad
condition condición mi st nebl i na
mostly principalmente haze br uma
shower chaparrón changeabl e var i abl e
to o ccur ocurrir seri es s er i e - s uces i ón
most of la mayor parte de fluctuation f l uct uaci ón
patch mancha overcas t cubi er t o (el ci el o)
range radio totally t ot al ment e
intensity intensidad thick es pes o
light ligero - luz opaque opaco
tempo ra ry pasajero to obscu re obs cur ar
clea rance despeje
to predo mina te predominar
apart fro m excepto
sunshine brillo del sol, luz del s ol
UNIT 34 16

rain l l uv ia

Rain is water that f alls f rom clouds in small drops.

snow n iev e

Snow consists of a lot of sof t white bits of f rozen

water that f all f rom the sky in cold weather.

cloud n u be

Cloud is a visible mass of water or ice particles in

the atmosphere f rom which rain and other f orms of
precipit ation f all.

f og n ie b la

Fog is condensed water vapour in the air at or near

ground level.

clear sky c i el o c l ar o - c ie l o d es p e j ad o

W hen the sky has no clouds.

dew r oc í o

Dew is water droplets on cool outdoor surf aces:

Moisture f rom the air that has condensed as tiny
drops on outdoor obj ects and surf aces that have
cooled, especially during the night.
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avalanche av a la nc ha - a l úd

A large body of snow, ice or rock and debris sliding

down a mountain.

cyclone c ic ló n

A large-scale storm system with heavy r ain and

winds that rotate counter clockwise in the northern
hemisphere and clockwise in the souther n hemisphere
around and toward a low- pressur e centre.

anticyclone an t ic ic l ó n

A high-pressure system that moves in a clock wise

motion. These br ing you sunny skies.

blizzard tor m en t a de ni ev e

A severe snowstor m with strong winds and poor

visibilit y. For a snowstorm to be classif ied as a blizzard,
winds must exceed 56 km per hour and the temperature
must be -7° C

air pollution po l uc ió n d e l a ir e

Chemicals or substances in the atmosphere that are

harmf ul to living things.

breeze br is a

A light wind.
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f lood i nu n dac i ón

It results f rom days of heavy rain and/or melting

snows, when river s rise and go over their banks.

lightning r e lá m pa g o

Flashes of light seen in the sk y when there is a

discharge of atmospheric electricit y in the clouds or
bet ween clouds and the ground, usually occurring
during a thunderstor m.

hail gr a n i zo

Hail consists of small balls of ice that f all like rain

f rom the sky.

rainbow ar c o ir is

Rainbows are caused by the ref lection and

ref raction (bending) of sunlight passing through
raindrops.

sunrise s a li d a d el s ol , a m an ec er

The time the sun appears above the horizon.

sunset pu es ta d e l s o l

The time the sun disappears below the horizon.

UNIT 34 19

drop got a condition condi ci ón

bit t r oci t o severe i ncl ement e
frozen helado (a dj.) snowstorm tormenta de nieve
mass mas a to cla ssify cl as i fi car
particl e par t í cul a poor es cas o - pobr e
atmosph ere at mós f er a visibility vi s i bil i dad
condensed condens ado to exceed exceder
vapour vapor chemi cals s us t anci as
quí mi cas
level ni vel substance s us t anci a
droplet got i t a harmful dañi no
outdoor ext er i or light l i ger o
surface s uper f i ci e to melt der r et i r - s e
to cool r ef r es car bank or i l l a (de r í o)
rock r oca discharg e des car ga
debris det r i t os electrici ty el ect ri ci dad
to slide r es bal ar to o ccur ocur r i r
to rota te girar - dar vueltas reflection r ef l ej o
clockwise en el sentido de las refra ction r ef r acci ón
agujas del reloj
counter clockwise en el sentido to bend dobl ar
contrario al reloj
northern s ept ent ri onal to appea r apar ecer
southern mer i di onal to disappea r des apar ecer
hemisphere hemi s f er i o below debaj o (de)
low-pressure baj a pr es i ón horizon hor i z ont e
-7° C 7 gr ados cent í gr ados baj o cer o
UNIT 34 20

Millie

Last Sunda y, soon af t er Rober t had g one t o t he bedr oom

f or his af t er noon nap, Mot her t elepho ned. I t wok e Robert
up, and of cour se, he was not am used. di ver ti do
Mot her had t eleph o ned t o sa y t hat she was g oing t o vis it
us at f ive o’cl ock .
As Rober t was not i n a sple ndid m ood, I wa nt ed t o sa y,
“ O h, no! For heaven’s sak e don’t com e t oday, Mot her ! ”
But …we l l, you can ’t say such a t h ing t o your o wn m ot her ,
can you? So I j ust s aid, “ Ver y wel l, Mot her , I ’ll see you lat e r
t hen. G oodbye f or t he pr esent . ” por ahor a
W e had had a lat e lunch and it was alr eady f our o’clock ,
so I q uick ly t idied t he f lat and r an downst air s t o t he lit t le or dené
cak e shop at t he corner of t he st r eet , t o buy a f ew past r ies. pas t el es
W hen I g ot back hom e, I f ound t hat Rober t had g ot up.
As soon a s he s a w t he lit t le par cel of cak es in m y hand,
he said, “W hat is t her e inside t hat par cel?”
“ I t houg ht you m ig ht lik e t o ha ve som e cak es wit h yo ur
t ea, Rober t , ” I said. ( No w I suppose you wil l t hink : “ Aha! So
Mi ll ie is a liar ! ” But , af t er all it wasn ’t a big lie, was it ? An d ment i r os a - ment ir a
if you wer e m ar r ie d t o Ro ber t , yo u m ig ht som et im es t ell
sm all lies t oo. ) W ell, m y l it t le lie seem ed t o put h im in a
bet t er m ood at once. He even sm iled, and beg an t o open
t he par cel of cak es.
“ Not now, dear , ” I said q uick ly. “ Let m e m ak e t he t ea
f ir st. ” But he was a lr ead y eat ing one of t he best cak es. I
was af r aid t hat he m ig ht eat t hem all bef or e Mot her cam e,
but in t hat m om ent she k nock ed at t he door .

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UNIT 34 21

(continuación) Millie

Poor dear Mot her ! She has so l it t le m oney, but she ha d

boug ht us a pr esent !
“ I ’ve g ot a nice sur pr ise f or you, ” she said. “ I boug ht it at
a bar g ain sal e. ” An d she beg an t o op en a ver y b ig , f lat
par cel t hat she was car r ying .
“ No w, Mot her , ” I said, “ I ’m ver y g r at ef ul t o you, and I ’m
sur e t hat Rober t wi ll be, t oo, but you oug ht not t o spend
your m one y on pr esent s f or us. You have so lit t le. ”
“ Just wait t il l you ha ve seen it , ” she said .
W ell, g uess what it was! A lo ve l y p ict u r e f or t he wal l of
our li vi ng r oom ! And t he subj ect of t he pict ur e was so t ema
pleas ing ! T wo dear l it t le bir ds eat ing cher r ies! cer ez as
Rober t was st i ll in t he k it chen, eat ing t he cak es, and I
was in suc h a hur r y t o show him t he pi ct ur e t hat I went t o
t he k it chen wit h it .
“ Look what m ot her has boug ht us! ” I exc laim ed. “ A
pict ur e f or our livi ng r oom ! And in such a pr et t y f r am e t oo! ” mar co
I t houg ht t hat he wo uld be j ust as ple as ed as I was. B ut ,
inst ead, he j ust said loudl y, wit h an ir oni c expr essio n on his en voz al t a
f ace, “ Bir ds! Sent im ent al r ubbis h! As if you didn ’t bot h k no w
t hat I hat e bir ds, wit h t heir hor r ible no is y sing ing . Do you
t hink t hat I want t o see t hose t wo r i di culous b ir ds on t he
wal l in f r ont of m e, at br eakf ast , lunch and dinner ?”

“ O h, Rober t , ” I said, “ please be q uiet ! Mot her wi ll hea r

you! ”

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UNIT 34 22

(continuación) M i ll i e

But she ha d a lr ead y hear d h im and c am e st r aig ht int o t he

k it chen.
No w, alt houg h, at t i m es, Mot her can be q uit e as dif f icult
t o deal wit h as Rob er t , t her e ar e m om ent s, t oo, when s he
can be ver y, ver y di g nif ied. And she wa s dig nif ied now. di gno
“ You don’t seem t o be in a ver y g ood m ood, Rober t , ” she
said, “ or m aybe yo u ar en’t we ll. I f t hat is t he case, g o t o s i es as í
bed, if you want t o. I shan’t be of f ended. Af t er all, t his is
your o wn hom e, and you ar e m y daug ht er ’s husband. I ’m
not j ust a per son that you har dl y k now, am I ? I can q uite
under st and t hat you don’t want t o t alk , if you ar en’t wel l.
Per haps you ha ve c aug ht a cold. T he w eat her has be en so
bad all t he week , hasn’t it ? So r ain y and cold. ”
Rober t didn’t sa y a wor d, and I f elt so pr oud of Mot her .
Sudden l y, as if she had j ust r em ember ed it , Mot he r
pick ed up t he pict ure. r ecogi ó
“ And it seem s, t oo, t hat you don’t lik e t he pr esent , ” she
said. “W hat a pit y! Mi ll ie an d I ar e bot h ver y f ond of bir ds.
Most people ar e. Bu t if you lik e, I can go back t o t he shop
and ask if t hey wil l chang e it . But f or t he pr ice t hat I paid
t her e wer e on l y pict ur es of bir ds or anim als. So what anim al
would yo u pr ef er ? A m onk ey, per haps? O r a hyena? O r a
cr ocodile ?”
Poor Rober t st ood t her e in absol ut e si lence, j ust lik e a
child t hat had been scolded.

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UNIT 34 23

(continuación) M i ll i e

Mot her went a wa y soon af t er t hat , alt houg h I t r ied t o

per suade her t o r e m ain f or a lit t le whi le. And she t ook t he
pict ur e wit h her . I was t er r ibl y sor r y about t hat , because I
want ed so m uch t o keep it .
A f ew da ys lat e r she cam e ag a in sa ying t hat ,
unf ort unat ely, al l t he anim al pict ur es ha d alr ead y been sold.
“ But I m anag ed t o get t his f or you inst ead, ” she said, and
opening a par ce l, s he sho wed m e a b ig dog m ade of wood,
wit h yel lo w g lass e yes and a f ur ious expr ession. I t s m out h
was open, sho wing all it s t eet h.
“ I hope Rober t wil l l i k e t his, ” she said.
I was t oo ast onished t o speak.
She put t he dog down on t he t able and soon went a wa y.
W hen Rober t cam e hom e at lunch t im e, I said, “ Mot her
couldn ’t g et anot her pict ur e. So she br oug ht t hat dog . She
says t hat she hopes you wi l l lik e it . ”
Rober t at e his l unc h in abso lut e si lenc e. W e have ne ver
had such a peacef ul m eal. tranquilo

But t he next day t he dog had disappear ed. At f ir st I

t houg ht t hat Rober t m ust have t hr own it awa y, but a day or
t wo lat er I f ound it on a sh elf in our l it t le lum ber r oom . And repisa
it look s so ang r y t h at I f eel r eal l y af r aid ever y t im e t hat I
have t o g o t her e.
UNIT 34 24

A letter from a di fficult to pl ease bachel or s ol t er o

to his best friend:

Dear Jam es,

I have decided t o m ar r y. So I have wr it t en t he nam es of
all t he g ir ls t hat I k now in a lit t le n ot e- book . T her e ar e
about t went y nam es in al l.
Ever y e ven ing , whe n m y wor k is over , I sit in m y r oom
and ask m yse lf wh i ch of t hese g ir ls wo uld b e t he best wif e
f or m e.
I t ak e each g ir l in t ur n and t r y t o r em em ber all t hat I can
about her - a l l t he t hing s t hat she has said t o m e, t he k ind
of clot hes t hat she wear s, if she seem s t o be e xt r avag ant or
econom ical, if she is vain, or conceit ed, or boastf ul. engr eí da -
If I r em em ber anyt hing about her t hat disp leases m e, I presumida
sim pl y cr oss out her nam e. borro
So f ar I have cr oss ed out f if t een nam es. No w onl y f ive
r em ain, but it is so har d t o m ak e up m y m ind!
I don’t want a wif e who e xpect s m e t o spend m oney o n
her f r om m or ning t o nig ht . T he k ind of wif e who is al wa ys
saying , “ Buy m e t his! Buy m e t hat ! G ive m e som e m oney! I
want t o have a look at t hat barg ain sale. ”
And I don’t want a wif e who beha ves li k e a baby eit her .
T he sor t of wif e who beg ins t o cr y if you s peak t o her clase
sever e l y, or who m ak es a f uss about nothing .
No, indee d! I want a q uiet , m odest , ser ious wif e whos e
onl y t houg ht is t o mak e m e happy.
She m ust g et up at dawn and spend t he day cook ing ,
clean ing and put t ing t he house in or der .
W hen I com e hom e in t he e veni ng she m ust r eceive m e
wit h a sm ile. I don’t wa nt t o hear any com plaint s or bad quejas
ne ws when I ent er the house.

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UNIT 34 25

A Di ff i cul t t o Pl ease Bachel or .

If , f or exam ple , she has cut her f ing er , I am not t o

blam e, and I don’t want t o hear a sing le wor d about it .
If she beg ins t ell in g m e t hat she has hur t her self in an y
wa y, I shall j ust s ay, “ List en, m y de ar , if you have cut
your se lf , or bur nt yo ur self , it isn’t m y f ault , is it ? I t ’s no us e t e has quemado
cr ying about it . Cr yi ng won ’t help yo u, wil l it ? T his t im e ne xt
week you wil l ha ve f or g ott en about it . But cr y if you want t o.
I t ’s all t he sam e t o m e. ”
O h yes. I shall al wa ys be ver y f irm wit h her in such f i r me
m at t er s. I am a ver y sensit i ve per son, you see. I sim pl y as unt os
cannot bear t o he ar people t alk ab out cut f ing er s, or
headaches, or t hing s of t hat k ind. I t m ak es m e f eel r eall y i ll !
I j ust can’t bear it , and t hat ’s t hat .
But wom en ar e al wa ys com p lain ing , ar en’t t hey? S o I
m ust choose m y br ide ver y car ef ully. I must n’t be in a hur r y. es pos a
I don’t want t o d isco ver , soon af t er t he weddi ng , t hat I
have m ade a big m ist ak e. But I ’m t ir ed of being sing le, so
let m e have anot her look at m y not ebook . . .

Jam es r epl i es:

Dear Rolf ,
I ’m af r aid, m y dear f r iend, t hat wit h your o ld f ashioned,
and above all se lf ish ideas, you ’l l r em ain a bachelor f or t he egoí s t a
r est of your lif e.
UNIT 34 26

The Cl ever Q ueen

Long, long ag o t her e li ved a poor old peasant campes i no

who had onl y one da ug ht er and no one else in t he
wor ld.
He was sim ple and i g nor ant , but his daug ht er
was so wise and cle ver t hat she could f ind a wa y encont r ar una s ol uci ón
out of any dif f icult y, and t houg h she had never aunque
been t o school, she could ans wer an y q uest ion
t hat was put t o her , as we ll as if she had been a
uni ver sit y pr of essor .
O ne beaut if ul m orning in spr ing t he King
happened t o pass by t heir poor lit t le cot t ag e. He cas i t a de campo
was r iding a splend i d wh it e hor se and was
sur r ounded by a lar g e g r oup of noble la dies and nobl es
g ent lem en, who wer e also r iding m ag nif icent
hor ses.
T hey wer e on t heir wa y t o t he near by woods cer canos bos ques
wher e t hey wer e g oi ng t o have a picn ic.
Behind t hem cam e t hr ee big cart s in wh ich car r os
t her e wer e a lar g e num ber of ser vant s and sever a l
enor m ous bask et s f ull of f ood and wine f or t he
picnic.
Hear ing t he sound of so m any hor ses, t he old
peasant cam e out of his cot t ag e and st ood g azing mi r ando f i j ament e
in adm ir at ion at all t he r ichl y dr essed pe ople and
t he King wit h his g ol den cr own. cor ona
T he whole ca va lca de had st opped f or a m om ent ,
so t hat t he King could adm ir e t he vie w. S o t he panor ama
peasant was able t o appr oach t hem and ask f or acer car s e
alm s. pedi r l i mos nas

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UNIT 34 27

The Cl ever Q ueen

Alt houg h he was p la inl y on l y an ig nor ant peasant , cl ar ament e

t her e was so m uch dig nit y in h is m anner , and he modal es
bo wed so cor r ect ly, t hat t he King ask ed him wh er e hi z o una r ever enci a
he had lear nt t o behave so we ll.
“ My daug ht er t eaches m e how t o beha ve, Your
Maj est y, ” r eplied t he old m an.

“T hen your daug hter m ust be a ver y cl ever

wom an, ” said t he King wit h a sm ile.

“ She is t he wisest wom an in t he wor ld, ” said t he

old m an.

T he King and t he cour t ier s laug hed hear t il y at ef us i vament e

t his r em ark . obs er vaci ón

T hen t he King , wh o was ver y f ond of pla ying l e gus t aba mucho
cr uel t r ick s on people, or der ed one of t he ser vant s br omas
t o t ak e t hir t y egg s f rom one of t he f ood bask et s.

“Give these thirty eggs to your clever daughter,”

said the King, “and say that I want her to hatch empol l ar
thirty chicks from them. It will be a very easy task pol l i t os - t ar ea
for The W isest W oman in the W orld, as you call her.

W hen she br ing s the t hir t y chick s t o t he palace,

she shall be su it abl y r ewar ded f or her t r ouble. But adeguadament e
if she f ails t o br ing exact l y t hir t y chick s, you shal l s i no l o cons i gue
bot h be sever el y pu nished - you, because you
ar e a vain o ld boast er and she, because she pr es umi do - f anf arr ón
allo ws you t o boast about her .

And laug hing heart il y t he King r ode on, f ollo wed

by al l t he cour t ier s. cor t es anos

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UNIT 34 28

The Cl ever Q ueen

W hen t he g ir l saw t he egg s she at once

under st ood what a cr uel t r ick had been pla yed on
her , f or all t he egg s had been boi led! So how por que
could chick s be hat ched f r om t hem ?
But she was not af r aid. She q uick ly boi led som e
beans and t old her f at her t o dig a hole by t he side al ubi as - cavar
of t he r oad. W hen t he King and his cour t ier s cam e
r iding back f r om t he woods, she said t hat her
f at her was t o k neel do wn besid e t he hol e and put debí a ar r odi ll ar s e
t he beans int o it . T hen he had t o say lou dl y, “W ell,
I hope t hat I shall get a g ood cr op f r om t hese cos echa
boil ed beans. ”
W hen t he King hear d t hese wor ds, he laug hed in
scor n. des pr eci o
“ How can you e xp ect a cr op f r om boiled beans, es per ar
you o ld f ool?” he said cont em pt uously. des deños ament e
Having pr evious l y been inst r uct ed by his
daug ht er , t he old man r eplied car e lessl y, “W hy
not , Your Maj est y? No wada ys, it seem s, people
can even hat ch chic k s f r om boiled eg g s.”
T he capr icious Ki ng was so pleased a nd
am used by t his r epl y, t hat he t old one of t he di ver ti do
ser vant s t o g ive t he peasant a t iny bunc h of f lax. un manoj i t o de l i no
“T ell yo ur daug hter not t o wor r y ab ou t hat ching
t he chick s, ” he said. “ She m ay do wh at ever she
pleases wit h t he eggs. But I want her t o m ak e all
t he sails necessar y f or a big ship. She is t o m ak e vel as - debe
t hem f r om t his bunch of f lax and t hey m ust be
r eady t he da y af t er tom or r ow.

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UNIT 34 29

The Cl ever Q ueen

Br ing t he f inished sails t o t he palace b ef or e

nig htf all t he day af t er t om orr ow, unless you wish a menos que
t o be sever el y pun is hed f or all your boas t ing about
your daug ht er ’s wis dom . ” s abi dur í a
And he g alloped a wa y, f ollo wed b y a ll t he
laug hing cour t ier s.
T he peasant went weepi ng t o his daught er and l l or ando
t old her all.
She r em ained q uit e calm and af t er r ef lect ing f or
a m om ent , g ave her f at her a t iny ch ip of wood. t r oci t o
“G o af t er t he King , at once, ” she said. You det r ás
cannot hope t o cat ch up wit h him of cour se, but if al canz ar l e
you wa lk f ast , you can r each t he palace by
t om or r ow m or ning . G ive t his chi p of wood t o t he
King and say t hat I want t he r oyal car pe nt er s t o car pi nt er os
m ak e m e a spinning wheel and a we a vin g loom out r ueca - t el ar
of t his chip of wood. T hen, if t he wheel a nd t he
loom ar e r eady b y t om or r ow evening , I prom ise t o
spin, wea ve and st it ch t he sails wit hi n t he hi l ar , t ej er y cos er
appoint ed t im e. ” es t abl eci do
W hen t he King r ecei ved t his m essag e he was so
delig ht ed by t he g ir l’ s q uick wit t hat he told her i ngeni o
f at her t o br ing her to t he palace.
W hen she cam e int o his pr esence, he sa w t hat pr es enci a
she was as bea ut if ul as she was cle ver . Her
g olden hair hung t o her k nees in t wo t hick plait s, col gaban - t r enz as
and her eyes wer e l i k e deep blue sapphi r es, whi le, pr of undo - z af ir os
in spit e of her poor clot hes and r oug h, clum sy no obs t ant e - bur dos
shoes, she wa lk ed and m oved wit h t he d ig nit y of a
q ueen and t he g r ace of a dancer . gr aci a

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UNIT 34 30

The Cl ever Q ueen

“T her e is no one lik e her in t he wor ld, ” t houg ht

t he King , “ and if she can answer t he r idd le t hat I acer t ij o
wil l ask her , she wil l be m y wif e. ”
“ Maiden, ” he ask ed her t hen, “ what is it t hat can muchacha
be hear d at t he g r eat est dist ance?”
And wit hout a m om ent of hesit at ion, she r eplied, vaci l aci ón
“ A lie, Sir e. ” ment i r a
“ Maiden, ” said t he King , “ you wil l be m y wif e. ”
She bowed lo w, s aying sim ply, “ I f t hat is your
wil l Sir e, pr om ise m e one t hing , on your honour of des eo Señor
King : If one day you f ind t hat you ar e t ired of m e
and banish m e f r om your cour t , allo w m e t o t ak e me eches
wit h m e any one t hi ng t hat I m ay choose as a
souve nir of m y lost happiness. ”
T he King laug hed.
“ Such a day wil l never com e, ” he said. But t o
please her , he wr ot e t he pr om ise on a par chm ent per gami no
and g ave it t o her t o k eep.
T hey wer e soon m ar r ied and t he King told his
wif e t hat her f at her, t oo, m ig ht com e and li ve at
t he palace.
But t he new q ueen r ef used t his f avour . Her f avor
wisdom t old her t hat a m an so f ull of capr icious s abi dur í a
f ancies as her new husband was, m ig ht at f ir st be ant oj os
am used by her f at her ’s sim ple wa ys but would modal es
pr obabl y ver y soo n becom e t ir ed of t hem . So she
f elt t hat it would be m uch wis er t o leave t he old
m an in his hum ble cot t ag e. humi l de

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The Cl ever Q ueen

W it h t he m oney t hat t he King g ave her t o buy

her self tr ink et s, she boug ht her f at her war m bar at i j as
wool len clot hes f or the wint er , a car pet , a big ar m- al f ombr a
chair wit h sof t cushions, a m att r ess st uf f ed wit h r el l eno
f eat her s and m any ot her comf or t s, so t hat he was pl umas
f ar happier in his co t t ag e t han he would have be en
in t he palace, despi sed by al l t he cour t ier s and des pr eci ado
laug hed at by t he ser vant s.
At f ir st t he King was ver y happ y wit h h is ne w
wif e. Fr om m or ning to nig ht he passed his t im e
in vent ing dif f icult q uest ions t o ask her, and
delig ht ing in her br il liant ans wer s.
But at last , as she had f or eseen, he becam e pr evi s t o
t ir ed of t his past im e.
Finall y t he da y cam e when he or der ed her t o
lea ve t he palace an d g o back t o her f ather ’s
cot t ag e - f or ever .
“ As you please, Si r e, ” she said calm ly. “ Allo w
m e only, I beg you, to r em ain her e t ill t om or r ow
m or ning , so t hat we m ay t ak e our evenin g m eal
t og et her, as usual. I pr om ise not t o speak one
wor d t o you. ”
W it h cold indif f er ence t he King g r ant ed her concedi ó
r eq uest . So, in absolut e silen ce, t hey t ook t heir
last m eal t og et her.
W hen t he last cour se had been ser ved , t he k ing pl at o
g ot up, wit h a ya wn, and went t o his bed r oom . He bos t ez o
suddenl y f elt ver y wear y. cans ado
T he m om ent t hat his head t ouched t he pil lo w, he al mohada
f ell asleep. s e dur mi ó

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UNIT 34 32

The Cl ever Q ueen

Af t er som e hour s had passed, a g leam of br i l l o

candle lig ht wok e hi m . Slowl y he sat up, r ubbing f r ot ándos e
his eyes.
But what had happened? Ho w ha d his gr eat
bedr oom becom e so sm all? W her e wer e t he
splend id paint ing s? W her e was t he m agnif icent
f ur nit ur e?
“W her e am I ?” cr ied t he King .
T hen he saw t hat his wif e was k neeli n g beside ar r odi l l ada
t he bed. She was on ce ag ain dr essed in her
sim ple peasant ’ s clo t hes, and in her hand she held
a r oll of par chm ent . r ol l o
“ Do not be angr y, dear est husband, ” she said
sweet l y. Read her e, on t his par chm ent , your
wr it t en pr om ise. You said t hat if you ever
banished m e, you would al lo w m e t o t ake awa y
wit h m e what e ver t hi ng I lik ed m ost in t he palace.
I neit her lik e nor love anyt hi ng in t he wh ole wor ld
as m uch as I love yo u. So t onig ht I put a sleep ing
po wder in your win e , so t hat you m ig ht not wak e pol vo
as t he car r iag e br oug ht you her e t o m y f at her ’s coche
cot t ag e. A King m ay not br eak his wor d. I have f al t ar a l a pal abr a
t ak en t he t hing t hat I lik e m ost . W ill you not let m e
k eep it ?”
T he King suddenly f elt his har d, pr oud hear t
m elt ing at t he t hought of t he devot ion wi t h whic h der r et i rs e
she had r epaid his c r uelt y. And he was d elig ht ed devuel t o
t oo, t o see t hat even in such a desper at e m om ent
she had been as cle ver as al wa ys in f inding a wa y una s ol uci ón
out of her dif f icult ies.

(continúa)
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“ My dear , cle ver wif e, ” he said t ender ly, “ you con ternura
wil l ind eed k eep m e, and I wil l k eep you. T om orr ow
we r et ur n t o t he palace t og et her. ”
And f r om t hat day on, so t he st or y says, he
lo ved her wit h al l hi s hear t , and m or e wi t h ever y
year t hat passed.

The End
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- 7° C 7 gr ados cent í gr ados baj o cer o

a w a y out E wei aut una s ol uci ón
absolutel y AbsElu:tli abs ol ut ament e
to add tu Ad añadi r
air pollution eE p Elu:S En pol uci ón del ai r e
amused Emju:zd di ver ti do
ankle ANkEl t obi l l o
antic yclone Antisaikloun ant i ci cl ón
apart from Epa:t from además de
appointed Epointid es t abl eci do
to argue tu a:gju: di s cut ir
arithmetic EriTm Etik ar i t mét ica
atmosphere AtmEsfiE at mós f er a
to attach tu EtAtS at ar , s uj et ar
a valanche AvEla:ntS aval ancha, al úd
a verage AvEridZ medi o, pr omedi o
bachelor bAtSElE s ol t er o
to banish tu bAniS echar - des t er r ar
bank bANk or i l l a (de r í o)
bargain ba:gin oferta, ganga
bargain sale ba:gin s eil venta de rebajas
beans bi:nz al ubi as
below bilou baj o
to bend tu bend dobl ar
binding baindiN encuader naci ón
bit bit t r oci t o
blizzard blizEd t or ment a de ni eve
blood vessel blúd ves El vas o s anguí neo
boaster boustE f anf ar r ón
to bow tu bau hacer una r ever enci a
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breeze bri:z br i s a
bright brait br i l l ant e
bunch búntS manoj o
to burst tu b¨:st r event ar
carpenter ka:pint E car pi nt er o
carpet ka:pit al f ombr a
carriage kAridZ coche de cabal l os
cart ka:t car r o
to catch up to kAtS úp al canz ar
certainl y s¨:tEnli s egur ament e
changeable tSeindZ Ebl var i abl e
chemicals kemiklz s us t anci as quí mi cas
cherr y tSeri cer ez a
chick tSik pol l i t o
chicken coop tSikin ku:p gal l i ner o
to choose tu tSu:z el egi r
to classify tu klAsifai cl as i fi car
clear kliE cl ar o, des pej ado
clearance kliErEns despeje
clockw ise klokwaiz en el sentido de las agujas
del reloj
cloudy klaudi nubl ado
clums y klúmzi bur do
conclusion kEnklu:Z En concl us i ón
condensed kEnd enst condens ado
condition kEndiS En condi ci ón
contemptuousl y kEntem ptSuEsli des deños ament e
to cool tu ku:l r ef r es car
cord ko:d cuer da
costume jew ellery kos t j u:m dZu: Elr i bi s ut erí a
cottage kotidZ cas i t a de campo
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counter clockwise kauntE klokwaiz en el sentido contrari o al

reloj
courtier ko:tiE cor t es án
to cross out tu kros aut bor r ar
crow n krau n cor ona
c ycl one saikloun ci cl ón
daw n do:n al ba, amanecer
da ylight deilait l uz del dí a
debris deibri det r i t os
deep di:p pr of undo
to despise tu dispai z des pr eci ar
dew dju: r ocí o
dirt d¨:t t i er r a - s uci edad
discharge distSa:dZ des car ga
discount diskaunt des cuent o
district distrikt di s t r it o
dress material dres m Eti Eri El t ej i do
drizzle drizEl llovizna
drop drop got a
droplet dropl Et got i t a
dusk dúsk at ar decer , cr epúscol o
electricity ilektrisiti el ect ri ci dad
eleva tor eliveit E as cens or ( U S A )
to exceed tu iksi:d exceder de/ en
exquisite ekskwi zit exqui s it o
to fail tu feil f r acas ar
fanc y fAnsi f ant as í a
fa vour feiv E f avor
feather feT E pl uma
figure figE ci f r a
flax flAks l i no
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flint stone flint stoun pi edr a de l umbr e

flood flúd i nundaci ón
fluctuati on flúktSu eiSEn f l uct uaci ón
fog fog ni ebl a
for sale fE s eil en vent a
for the present fE T E p rezEnt por ahor a, por l o pr ont o
forecast fo:ka:st pr evi s i ón
to forecast tu fo:k a:st pr ever
to foresee tu fo:si: pr ever
frame freim mar co
frost frost es car cha, hel ada
frozen frou zEn hel ado ( a d j e t i v o )
to gaze tu gei z mi r ar f i j amente
gleam gli:m br i l l o, dest ell o
goods gudz mer cancí as
grace greis gr aci a
to grant tu gra:nt conceder
harmful ha:mful dañi no
to hatch tu hAtS empol l ar
haze heiz br uma
healthy hel † i s ano
heartil y ha:tili ef us i vament e
height hait al t ur a
hemisphere hemisfi E hemi s f er i o
hesitation hesiteiS En vaci l aci ón
horizon hEraizEn hor i z ont e
huge hju:dZ i nmens o
humble húmbEl humi l de
intensit y intensiti intensidad
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ironic aironik i r óni co

to kneel tu ni:l ar r odi l l ar s e
latel y leitli úl t i mament e, r eci ent ement e
latter lAtE úl t i mo, s egundo (de dos )
leather leTE cuer o, pi el
le vel levEl ni vel
liar laiE ment i r os o
light lait ligero - luz
likel y laikli probable
low lou baj o
low -pressure lou-preS E baj a pr es i ón
maiden meidEn muchacha
manner mAnE modal es
mass mAs mas a
to melt tu melt der r et i r - s e
mind maind ment e
mist mist nebl i na
mood mu:d humor
most of moust ov la mayor parte de
mostl y moustli principalmente
noble noubEl nobl e ( a d j e t i v o )
northern no:TEn s ept ent ri onal
to obscure tu obskju E obs cur ar
to occur tu Ek¨: ocurrir
opaque oupeik opaco
outdoor autdo: ext er i or
overcast ouvEk a:st cubi er t o ( e l c i e l o )
parchment pa:tSmEnt per gami no
partial pa:Sel par ci al
particle pa:tikEl par t í cul a
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pastries peistri z pas t el es

patch pAtS mancha
peasant pezEnt campes i no
period piEri Ed período
pillow pilou al mohada
plainl y pleinli cl ar ament e
plait plAt t r enz a
poor puE es cas o - pobr e
precipitation prisipiteiS En precipitaciones
to predominate tu pridomin eit predominar
presence prezens pr es enci a
pressure preS E pr es i ón
price tag prais tAg et i quet a de preci o
purchase p¨:tSis compr a
to purchase tu p¨:tSis compr ar
range reind Z radio
to reduce tu ridju:s r educi r
reduced ridju:st r educi do
reduction ridúkS En r educci ón
reflection riflekSEn r ef l ej o
refraction rifrAk SEn r ef r acci ón
remark rima:k obs er vaci ón
riddle ridEl acer t ij o
to rise tu rai z s al i r ( e l s o l , l a l u n a )
rock rok r oca
roll roul r ol l o
to rotate tu rout eit gi r ar , dar vuelt as
to rub tu rúb f r ot ar - se
running w ater rúniN wo:tE agua cor r i ent e
sale seil vent a
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sapphire sAfai E z af i r o
scorn sko:n des pr eci o
seasonal si:zEn El es t aci onal
to sell off tu sel o f l i qui dar
sentimental sentiment El s ent i ment al
series siEri: z s er i e, s ucesi ón
severe siviE i ncl ement e
shopkeeper Sopki:pE t ender o
show er SauE chaparrón
sight sait panor ama
sire saiE s eñor
to slide tu slaid r es bal ar
slightl y slaitli l i ger ament e
to slip back tu slip bAk vol ver
snow storm snou sto:m t or ment a de ni eve
southern súTen mer i di onal
spell spel per í odo
to spin tu spin hi l ar
to stitch tu stitS cos er
stock stok exi s t enci as , s t ock
stuffe d stúft r el l eno
substance súbstEns s ubs t anci a
suitabl y su:tEbli adeguadament e
sunrise súnrai z s al i da del s ol , amanecer
sunshine súnSain luz del sol
surface s¨:fis s uper f i ci e
task ta:sk t ar ea
temporar y tempErEri pasajero
tenderl y tendEli con t er nur a
term t¨:m t ér mi no
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terrace teris t er r az a
that is TAt iz es deci r
thick † ik es pes o
thief † i:f l adr ón
thie ves †i :vz l adr ones
ticket tikit bi l l et e; mul t a
to tidy tu taidi or denar , ar r egl ar
tiny taini mi nús col o
total toutEl t ot al
totall y toutEli t ot al ment e
touch tútS cont act o
to tremble tu tremb El t embl ar
trick trik br oma - t r uco
trinket triNkit bar at i j a
tw ilight twailait at ar decer
underw ear úndEweE r opa i nt er i or
unlikel y únlaikli i mpr obabl e
useless ju:slEs i nút i l
value vAlju: val or
vapour veipE vapor
visibilit y vizibiliti vi s i bil i dad
to w eave tu wi:v t ej er
w esterl y west Eli occi dent al
w hether weT E si - sea que
w ill wil des eo - vol unt ad
w indy windi vent os o
w isdom wizd Em s abi dur í a
w it wit i ngeni o - i nt eli genci a
w ood wud bos que - mader a
yaw n jo:n bos t ez o