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UNIT 28

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UNIT 28 1 A Cat or a Dog? Marg. - Tom, dear! When we are marr ied, I would l ike to keep

some nice pet animals … a dear l i t t le dog … and a Persian cat .

Tom - No, my dear. Marg. - Well, perhaps not a dog and a cat . They would f ight - and

both would be unhappy. So, e i ther a dog or a cat. We must decide.

Tom - I have a lready decided. I can assure you that there wi l l be

neither a dog nor a cat in my house. Marg. - But i t wi l l be my house too! Oh!…why must you a lways

disagree with me? You know how much I love animals! Tom - Yes, I know, dear. And i f I were a mil l ionaire I would buy

you a whole Zoo - just for you! … a l ion, a t iger, an elephant, some monkeys -

Marg. - Don’t talk nonsense! Tel l me rather, why you d is l ike cats

and dogs! Tom - Now you are talk ing nonsense! I am very fond of animals,

too. I l ike both cats and dogs. But I don’ t l ike to have them in the house, bark ing and miaowing. I l ike peace and quiet .

Marg. - Yes, of course! That’s why you are so fond of juke boxes, I

suppose. Oh, why must you always quarrel? Tom - I a lways quarrel? Well , that is real ly the l imit ! Marg. - Yes, you quarrel about everything! You quarrel near ly

every day! And each t ime you promise that you wi l l never quarrel again.

Tom - Margaret ! Please don’t be si l ly! You are behaving l ike a

chi ld! Marg. - Just because I want my r ights? ( turn over)

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UNIT 28 2 (cont inuat ion) A Cat or a Dog? Tom - What r ights? The r ight to keep a bark ing dog? Marg. - Mr Hudson! That is enough! I f I were a man, you would not

dare to speak to me l ike that ! Tom - I f you were a man you wouldn’t be so si l ly. Marg. - Boo hoo hoo hoo hoo … Tom - Oh, my poor, fool ish l i t t le Margaret ! There! There, there,

dear! Don’t cry. Come on. Dry your tears. There, there … the poor l i t t le g ir l wanted to keep a nasty, l i t t le bark ing dog …

Marg. - May I keep a parrot , then?


UNIT 28 3

keep kept kept

1. to keep = tener

> Most people keep their savings in the bank. Margaret wants to keep two domest ics and some pet animals. Abel never keeps his room in order. - I f you l ike the book so much, you may keep i t . I have another

copy.

2. t o keep = mantener > Poor man! He has to work hard because he has a wife and f ive

chi ldren to keep.

George always keeps his word. Lydia seldom keeps her promises.

3. to keep + -ing form = seguir , cont inuar a > Abel ’s mother keeps g iving him the same advice.

La madre de Abe l s igue dándole los mismos conse jos. Keep studying! = ¡ Sigue estudiando! Para dar énfasis se usa “to keep on” en lugar de “to keep”. > Keep on studying! ¡Sigue estudiando! Observa

Keep quiet ! / Be quiet ! = ¡Cál late! Keep st i l l ! = ¡Estate quieto! - ¡No te muevas! Don’t keep him wait ing. = No le hagas esperar. Don’t keep her wai t ing. = No la hagas esperar. Don’t keep us wait ing. = No nos hagas esperar. Don’t keep them wait ing. = No les hagas esperar.


UNIT 28 4

keep kept kept Abel

I th ink that one of the f i rst words I learnt as a chi ld was “keep”. And with the passing of t ime, I have learnt al l i ts di f ferent meanings.

When I was a chi ld , my parents kept tel l ing me, “Keep

quiet ! ” and “Keep st i l l ” , so many t imes a day that I thought that “keep” was one of my names.

When I was a l i t t le boy my parents kept using this magic

word “keep” more and more. They began saying to me almost every day, “Abel, keep your room in order!” , “Abel, you can’t watch TV. Keep on studying!”

When my mother is in the k i tchen cooking, I l ike to look at what she is doing, but she invar iably says to me, “Abel , keep out of the way, please!” .

As you know, my sis ter Debra keeps gett ing up ear ly. So,

of course, she f in ishes her breakfast before I do. So, every morning my mother says to me, “Abel, hurry up! Don’t keep your s ister wait ing! I t ’s t ime to go to school. ”

In my school we have a very beaut i ful large garden; a

nice lawn, and lots of trees and f lowers. But we can’t enjoy i t , because there are signs everywhere saying: “Keep of f the grass!” “Keep out” , and so on.

Well, I th ink that the verb “ to keep” is another word that I

don’t l ike. The other words that I can’t stand are “should” , “ to let ” , and “ to al low”, as I have already told you. But please, don’t tel l anyone! Keep the secret .

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as a chi ld = cuando era niño / de niño Keep out of the way! = ¡Quítate de en medio! Keep of f the grass! = ¡Prohibido pisar el césped! Keep out ! = ¡Prohibido el paso! lawn = césped … I can’ t stand = …no puedo aguantar

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pet

A pet is an animal that you keep in your home to give you company and pleasure. (Cobui ld dict ionary)

Tom

Margaret wants to keep pet animals when we are

marr ied. She loves pet animals. I can’t understand her!

Pet animals are so useless! They only eat and sleep. And

they general ly make a terr ible noise. Bark ing dogs, for

example! And Margaret wants to keep a small dog!

I know smal l dogs! They bark f rom morning to night ! I

would go mad!

The other day I sa id to Margaret , “Why should I work to

buy food for useless animals? Now an animal that works is

di f ferent. A horse, for example.”

But Margaret just laughed and said, “But cats and dogs

and parrots don’t work! They are just pets!”

Well, I have a lready decided. There wi l l be no pets in my

house!

=== useless = inút i l to bark = ladrar horse = cabal lo

<<<<<§>>>>> quiet = t ranqui lo quiet = t ranqui l idad

> Mil l ie is a very quiet person.

She doesn’t l ike noise. She l ikes peace and quiet .


UNIT 28 6

negative prefixes = pref i jos negativos Añadiendo los pref i jos “un- im- dis- mis- i l- “ a algunas palabras, se forman otras palabras con signi f icado opuesto.

unkind amable un kind poco amable happy fe l iz un happy infel iz lucky afortunado un lucky desafortunado able capaz un able incapaz comfortable etc. cómodo un comfortable incómodo

im-

pat ient paciente im pat ient impaciente perfect perfecto im perfect imperfecto possible posible im possible imposible mature etc. maduro im mature inmaduro

dis-

to agree estar de acuerdo to dis agree no estar de

acuerdo to l ike gustar to dis l ike no gustar to obey obedecer to dis obey desobedecer to connect etc. conectar to dis connect desconectar

mis-

for tune for tuna, suerte mis fortune desgracia,

mala suerte to understand entender to mis understand entender mal to interpret etc. interpretar to mis interpret interpretar mal

i l -

legal legal i l legal i legal legi t imate legí t imo i l legi t imate i legít imo


UNIT 28 7

to l ike = gustar to dis l ike = no gustar; tener aversión a

Mi l l ie I t ’s so dif f icult to cook for Robert !

One day he says that he l ikes f ish!

The next day he says he dis l ikes i t .

I know that he l ikes chicken … but if I g ive i t to him more that once a month, he says that he dis l ikes i t . …

pol lo

to agree = estar de acuerdo to dis agree = no estar de acuerdo

…But when his mother or his s ister invi tes us to lunch, he’s always sweet and k ind to them.

He always says that the food is del ic ious. And he agrees with everyth ing that they say.

Oh! … Why does he always dis agree with me?

En español se dice: Estoy de acuerdo contigo. En inglés se dice: I agree with you. = ( l i t . yo concuerdo cont igo. ) I am agree with you. ¡Error !

*** En español se dice: Él es dulce y amable con e l los. En inglés se dice: He is sweet and k ind to them . He is sweet and k ind with them. ¡ Error !


UNIT 28 8 1. either = uno u otro (cualquiera de los dos)

> - Excuse me. Which is the road to the airport , the one on the

r ight , or the one on the lef t? - You may go by either road. En lugar de decir : You may go by either road. Se puede decir : You may go by either of the roads. 2. either = el uno y el otro, ambos

> He k issed her on either cheek. (= on both cheeks)

There are always cars parked on either s ide of the street. On weekends there are t raf f ic pol icemen at e i ther end of the

tunnel.

3. not…either = ni uno ni otro > Margaret l ikes cats and dogs, but Tom does not l ike ei ther.

4. not…either = tampoco > Lydia doesn’t l ike footbal l , and she doesn’t l ike boxing either.

5. either … or = o … o > Margaret wants to keep either a dog or a cat .

Abel wants to spend his summer hol idays either in Spain or in

America. At meal t imes Tom l ikes to dr ink ei ther beer or red wine.


UNIT 28 9

1. neither = ni uno ni otro; ninguno de los dos

> - Which pet animal does Tom want to keep, a dog or a cat? - I th ink he wants to keep neither. o bien: - I th ink he wants to keep neither of them.

2. neither … nor = ni … ni > Margaret neither dr inks nor smokes.

Robert and Mil l ie Robert - Mil l ie! What is there for dinner today? Mil l ie - You can have either r ice or soup, for the f i rst course. Robert - Pah! - and for the second course? Mil l ie - You can have either f ish or eggs. Robert - What f rui t is there? Mil l ie - Either grapes or pears, dear.

*** Robert - WELL, I want NEITHER r ice NOR soup! So no f i rst

course, thanks! Mil l ie - Oh, Robert ! Robert - And you know very wel l that I l ike neither f ish nor eggs! Mil l ie - But, Robert - Robert - And you also know that I eat neither grapes nor pears. Mil l ie - Well, I ’m very sorry, Robert , but there isn’ t anything else

today. I th ink I have spoi led you too much. I f you don’t l ike my food you can go and eat at your mother ’s house!

Robert - Ahem. === course = plato (parte de una comida) grapes = uva pear = pera spoi led = mimado - spoi l t = mimado


UNIT 28 10

subjunctive = subjunt ivo

1.

En el inglés moderno el subjuntivo se expresa con los t iempos correspondientes del indicat ivo.

> I t is a pi ty that Robert doesn’t want ei ther soup or f ish.

Es una lást ima que Robert no quiera n i sopa ni pescado. Robert says, “ I f I had enough money I would eat at a restaurant

every day.” Robert dice, “Si tuviera bastante dinero comería en un restaurante

cada día.”

2. En el inglés escri to, y a veces en conversación se usa el pretéri to perfecto del subjuntivo del verbo “to be” . .

i f I were s i yo fuera i f we were si nosotros fuéramos

i f you were s i tú fueras i f you were si vosotros fuerais

i f he were s i é l fuera i f they were si e l los fueran • I f I were you, I would work less. ( l i t . s i yo fuera tú…)

Yo en tu lugar, t rabajaría menos. Robert speaks to Mi l l ie as i f she were his servant . Robert habla a Mil l ie como si el la fuera su s i rv ienta. Mi l l ie

- Robert is always complain ing about my cooking! But as I said to h im yesterday, i f he gave me more money I could buy bet ter food!

s i é l me dieras

He also complains that al l my c lothes are out of fashion. This morning I said to him, “ I f I had any bet ter c lothes, Robert , I would wear them! And i f you gave me enough money, I could be a very elegant woman.”

s i yo tuviera s i tú me diera

And do you know what he answered? He said, “Even i f you spent a mil l ion pounds, you would never be elegant! ”

gastaras


UNIT 28 11

subjunctive Tom and Margaret Marg. - When we are marr ied, Tom, I want to keep some pet

animals. A dear l i t t le dog - a cat - a canary - a parrot - and a dear l i t t le monkey, for example.

Tom - No, my dear! No! There wi l l be no pet animals in our

house. Marg. - At least we can keep a cat , Tom. Tom - No, dear. Marg. - I f your were k ind, you wouldn’t say “No.” Tom - I am k ind, dear, but I repeat: No! Marg. - I f you loved me, you wouldn’t say that . Tom - What nonsense! Don’t be so si l ly! Marg. - I f I were a man, you wouldn’t dare to speak to me l ike that ! Tom - I f you were a man, you wouldn’t keep a si l ly cat ! Marg. - Mr Hudson! That is enough! I f I were a man you would not

dare to speak to me l ike that ! Tom - I f you were a man you wouldn’t be so si l ly. === you wouldn’ t dare = no te atreverías l ike that = como eso; de ese modo

<<<<<§>>>>> to l ike = gustar to be fond of = tener mucho car iño a to love = querer, amar

The f i rst t ime that Margaret met Tom, she l iked him very much. The second t ime that she met him she began to be fond of him.

The third t ime that they met he told her that he loved her, and she understood that she loved him too.

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correlatives

1. either … or = o … o

> He must be either Engl ish or American. For dessert you can have e ither f rui t or ice cream. When Abel grows up he wants to be e ither a journal ist or an

interpreter .

2. neither … nor = ni … ni

> Robert eats neither f ish nor eggs. He dr inks neither lemonade nor orangeade. With Mil l ie, he is nei ther pol i te nor k ind.

3. both … and = tanto … como

> Margaret would l ike to keep both a dog and a cat . She l ikes both classical music and paint ing. She l ikes both singing and dancing.

4. not only … but also = no solamente … pero también

> At lunch, Tom l ikes to have not only beer , but also red wine. Tom can play not only footbal l , but also tennis. Abel can speak not only Engl ish, but also Spanish.


UNIT 28 13 1. r ight = derecho –a

> Take the f i rst st reet on the r ight.

2. r ight = correcto

> When you have done something wrong, the r ight thing to do is to

apologize. === to apologize = disculparse 3. r ight = derecho (substant ivo)

> Amnesty Internat ional is a human r ights organisat ion that works

to f ree people impr isoned for their pol i t ical or rel ig ious bel iefs. === bel ief = creencia human r ights = derechos humanos

In a Department Store Robert - I ’m going to complain to the manager! Where is his

of f ice? Shop Ass. - There! On the r ight. (Robert knocks at the manager ’s door.) Manager - Come in! What can I do for you? Robert - I ’ve come here because I want my r ights! Manager - Yes, s ir . Sit down p lease. What is your name? Robert - Wright . Robert Wright . Manager - Will you please wr i te i t for me? Robert - Oh, al l r ight . Give me a pen! Manager - Here is a pen, s ir … oh no! You mustn’t wr i te with your

lef t hand! W ith your r ight hand, please! That is the r ight way to wr i te, you know.

Robert - What? I have come here to you because I want my

r ights! And you dare to tel l me that I haven’t even the r ight to wr i te with my lef t hand!?

Manager - Well, s ir - the r ight way to wr i te is with your r ight

hand, isn’ t i t? Robert - Rubbish! One thing is certain - in th is place a man

has no r ights at al l ! Good morning!


UNIT 28 14

compounds of “some - any - no - every ”

compounds of some = compuestos de “some”

some body = alguien some one = alguien some thing = algo some where = en algún lado ( lugar – s i t io)

compounds of any = compuestos de “any” any body = alguien (en f rases interrogat ivas y condic ionales)

nadie (en f rases negat ivas) any one = alguien / nadie any thing = algo / nada any where = en algún lado ( lugar – s i t io) / en ninguna parte

compounds of no = compuestos de“no” no body = nadie no- one = nadie no thing = nada no where = a / en ninguna parte compounds of every = compuestos de “every” every body = ( l i t . cada uno) todos every one = ( l i t . cada uno) todos every thing = ( l i t . cada cosa) todo every where = en todas partes


UNIT 28 15

compuestos de “some - any - no - every ”

1. Cuando los compuestos de “any” se usan en f rases af irmat ivas signi f ican:

any body = cualquiera any one = cualquiera any thing = cualquier cosa any where = en / a cualquier si t io > Anybody can speak Engl ish f luent ly, provided he or she studies

ser iously. Abel ’s mother says to him, “When you f in ish your homework, you

can do anyth ing you l ike.” She also says to him, “On Sunday, you can go anywhere you

l ike, provided you come back home before 10 p.m.” === provided = siempre que

2. somebody else = algún otro nothing else = nada más nowhere else = a / en ninguna otra parte


UNIT 28 16

l ike that = así , de este modo Why do you speak to me l ike that? Robert and Mil l ie Mil l ie - Why do you look at me l ike that , Rober t? … with such a

surpr ised express ion? Robert - Because your hat is so r idiculous! Why do you wear a hat

l ike that? Mil l ie - Because I have no money to buy another hat , Robert . Robert - All r ight . Here is some money! Go and buy another hat !

But - for heaven’s sake - not a hat l ike that !

<<<<<§>>>>> 1. l imit = l ími te

In most American states the speed l imit is 60 mph. mph (miles per hour ) = mi l la por hora mile = (1.609 metros) 60 mph = 100 ki lometros por hora (aprox.)

2. the l imit = el colmo Most people keep a cat or a dog as a pet . But some people keep monkeys, snakes and even l ions as pets. That is the l imit , isn’ t i t?

=== monkey = mono snake = serpiente l ion = león


UNIT 28 17 Margaret

- Tom knows very wel l that I love animals. So why does

he say that I can’t keep any pet animals af ter we are

marr ied? Why is he so unkind? And so rude, too!

He says that he wants peace in his house! Well , he can

have al l the peace that he wants. I am not ask ing for a l ion,

or a t iger, or an elephant, am I? I just want some dear l i t t le

pet animals: a pret ty l i t t le Pers ian cat , or a dear l i t t le funny

bark ing dog. When Tom and I marry, we’ l l buy a house with

a nice big garden. And I l ike to imagine a pret ty l i t t le dog -

or perhaps two pret ty l i t t le dogs - p laying there on the

grass. But every t ime that I speak about i t , Tom just

answers, “There wi l l be neither a dog nor a cat in my

house.”

Why does he talk to me l ike that? I t wi l l be my house too,

won’t i t? The t ruth is that he l ikes to quarrel.

And i t is a l l so r id iculous! He says that he loves animals

too! So why doesn’ t he want to have any animals in the

house?

I would l ike to have a pret ty l i t t le bird in every room. I t

would be so del ight ful to hear their sweet s inging al l day!

And then, as I said, I want to have one or two dear l i t t le

dogs - and a beaut i ful Persian cat . Oh, yes … but … the

cat would want to eat the poor l i t t le birds! … and the dogs

would f ight with the poor l i t t le cat ! Oh heavens! I ’m af raid

that Tom is r ight , when he says that there would be no

peace in the house i f we kept animals.

But what a p i ty! Well , I ’m certain ly not going to tel l Tom

that he is r ight! Oh, no! Never!


UNIT 28 18 (Tom and Margaret)

Wil l Tom and Margaret be happy when they are marr ied?

Who knows! They love each other very much, of course, but

already d isagree about many things, don’t they? And their

tastes are completely d i f ferent . Tom l ikes many th ings that

Margaret detests - boxing, for example. And he dis l ikes

many things that Margaret loves … museums, ar t gal ler ies,

shopping.

When they marry, I ’m af raid that they wi l l d isagree about

many other things too.

As you know, Margaret wants to keep a lot of pet animals

- a cat , two dogs, a parrot and some canar ies. Tom, on the

contrary, says that there wi l l be no pet animals in his

house.

Margaret wants to l ive in town, but Tom would l ike to l ive

in the suburbs, far f rom shops and noise.

Margaret wants to have a b ig house with at least four

bedrooms. Tom prefers to have a small house.

Margaret says that she wi l l need at least two domest ics,

to do the cooking, c lean the house and do the washing up.

“But you can clean the house and do the washing up,

can’t you?” says Tom, with a surpr ised express ion - “And

you can do the cooking, too.”

But Margaret has quite di f ferent ideas. She says that

st rong soap is bad for her hands. And as you al l know, she

can’t cook at al l .

Margaret says that Tom can do the gardening, but Tom

wants to keep a gardener.

( turn over)


UNIT 28 19 (cont inuat ion) (Tom and Margaret)

Margaret thinks that to keep a gardener would be a

waste of money. Tom thinks the same about keeping a cook

and a maid.

They of ten quarrel, as we a l l know. Their quarrels are

soon over, but they make Margaret cry, because she is very

sensit ive. When she cr ies, Tom is always terr ibly sorry

about al l the unkind things that he has said, and he

promises that he wi l l never quarrel again. But before the

day is over, they have quarrel led again at least two or three

t imes. W il l th ings be dif ferent af ter they marry? Perhaps.

As t ime passes, they wi l l become older and, I hope, a l i t t le

wiser.


UNIT 28 20

Jimmy and Laura Laura - Why are you crying, J immy? Jimmy - Because I feel sure that you no longer love me. You

disagree with me about everything. Laura - Well, I assure you that you are wrong. I am st i l l very

fond of you. Jimmy - That isn’ t the same. I , for example, am very fond of my

Persian cat . But that doesn’t mean that I love i t . There is a big di f ference.

Laura - I suppose you are r ight , but even i f I ’m only fond of you now, that ’s bet ter than nothing, isn’ t i t?

Jimmy - Oh, how can you be so cruel? You are as heart less as a t iger.

Laura - There, there! Dry your tears. The waiter is coming. Tel l me quick ly, what shal l we have for the next course - meat, chicken?

Jimmy - I don’t want anything at al l ! Laura - What? That ’s real ly the l imit ! You’ve had only a l i t t le

soup. Are you af raid of get t ing fatter? Jimmy - How can you say such a th ing?! Are you t ry ing to hurt

my feel ings … or are you t ry ing to of fend me? Laura - Neither one nor the other, my dear J immy. But i f you

look at yourself careful ly in the mirror , you wi l l not ice that you certain ly have become much fat ter than you used to be.

Jimmy - Oh! How can you say such nasty, unpleasant things?! There are moments when I bel ieve that you even d is l ike me.

Laura - Don’t get so exc ited. And, don’t shout! People wi l l th ink that you are mad.

( turn over)


UNIT 28 21 (cont inuat ion) J immy and Laura Jimmy - That is too much! I wi l l not stand i t any more.

Oh! We used to be so happy together! … But, al l that is over now, and I would l ike to know the reason why.

Laura - Just think a l i t t le and you wi l l soon discover the reason. Jimmy - As far as I can remember, I have never done anything to

of fend you. So why are you so dif ferent now? Laura - Feel ings change, J immy, and I f ind that you have

become bor ing. That is al l . And now, i f you have f in ished your lunch, we can ask for the bi l l . Or can I persuade you to have a l i t t le f rui t at least? A bunch of grapes? A pear?

Jimmy - No, thank you. I can’t eat any more. My heart is ful l of bi t terness.

Laura - What a fuss you make about nothing!

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as far as I can remember = que yo recuerde

a bunch of grapes = un racimo de uva


UNIT 28 22 Translat ion

1. Traduce oralmente .

2. Copia toda la página. 1. I have a wife and eight chi ldren.

2. We keep three domest ics -

3. A cook who does the cooking -

4. And two maids to keep the house clean.

5. My wife keeps two dogs and three cats.

6. I of ten say to her:

7. “Why do you keep both dogs and cats …

8. …instead of keeping either dogs or cats?”

9. Her f ive animals are always f ight ing …

10. … and there is no peace in the house at al l .

11. My wife and I disagree about everything.

12. She loves animals and I hate them.

13. She l ikes part ies and I dis l ike them.

14. ( I love peace and quiet . )

15. When we were only engaged we agreed about everything.

16. We were both fond of gardening and sports.

17. We both loved art and music.

18. But now she has d if ferent ideas.

19. Now she is always talk ing about her “ r ights” .

20. Last week she said to me:

21. “ I want to buy a drum k it . ”

22. My dogs are so fond of rock music.” 23. “Well , dear,” I said to her - “Your dogs have their r ights, of

course … 24. … but a drum k it makes a lot of noise. I am af raid that our

neighbours wi l l complain.”

25. So she bought a parrot instead.

26. And this horr ible animal makes more noise than a drum k it .


UNIT 28 23 Translat ion

1. - Tengo una mujer y ocho hi jos.

2. Tenemos tres servidores -

3. Un cocinero que cocina -

4. Y dos cr iadas para tener la casa l impia.

5. Mi mujer t iene dos perros y t res gatos.

6. Yo a menudo le digo:

7. “Por qué t ienes tanto perros como gatos?

8. …en lugar de tener o perros o gatos?

9. Sus cinco animales están siempre luchando…

10. …y no hay ninguna paz en casa en absoluto.

11. Mi mujer y yo no estamos de acuerdo sobre nada.

12. Ella ama los animales y yo los odio.

13. A el la le gustan las f iestas y a mi no me gustan.

14. (Yo amo la paz y la t ranqui l idad.) 15. Cuando éramos solamente promet idos estábamos de acuerdo en

todo.

16. Los dos éramos af ic ionados a la jardiner ía y a l deporte.

17. Ambos amábamos el ar te y la música.

18. Pero ahora el la t iene ideas diferentes.

19. Ahora el la está siempre hablando de sus “derechos”.

20. La semana pasada me di jo,

21. “Quiero comprar una batería.

22. A mis perros les encanta la música rock.”

23. “Bien, quer ida,” le di je - “Tus perros t ienen sus derechos,

naturalmente… 24. … pero la batería hace mucho ruido. Temo que los vecinos se

quejarán.”

25. Así el la compró un loro en su lugar.

26. Y este horr ible animal hace más ruido que una batería.


UNIT 28 24

Vocabulary

to apologize tu EpØlEdgaiz disculparse

to assure tu ESuE asegurar

to bark tu ba:k ladrar

bel ief bil i :f creencia

both…and bou†…And tanto…como

bunch búntS racimo; ramo

chicken tSikin pol lo

to connect tu kEnekt conectar

copy kØpi copia

to copy tu kØpi copiar

course kØ:s plato (parte de una comida)

to dare tu deE osar

dessert dizE:t postre

to disagree tu disEgri : no estar de acuerdo

to disl ike tu dislaik no gustar; tener aversión a

either…or aiTE…Ø: o…o

to f ight tu fai t luchar; pelear

to be fond of to bi fØnd Ev tener mucho cariño a

fortune fØ: tSEn fortuna, suerte

grapes greips uva

i f I were i f ai wE: si yo fuera

to interpret tu intE:pri t interpretar

interpreter intE:pri tE interprete

invariably iveEriEbli invariablemente

lawn lØ:n césped

legal l i :gEl legal

legit imate l idZit imit legít imo

l ike that laik TAt así, de este modo

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UNIT 28 25

(cont inuat ion) Vocabulary

l imit l imit l ímite; colmo

mature mEtjuE maduro

to miaow tu miau maullar

mile mail mil la

monkey múnki mono

nearly niEli casi

neither…nor naiTE…nØ: ni…ni

parrot pArEt loro

pear peE pera

pet animal pet AnimEl animal de compañía

provided prEvaidid siempre que

quiet kwaiEt t ranqui lo; tranqui l idad

r ight rai t derecho

sign sain letrero

snake sneik serpiente

sti l l st i l todavía, aún

sti l l st i l quieto, t ranqui lo

tear t iE lágrima

there wi l l be TeE wil bi: habrá, habrán

zoo zu: zoo

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