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UNIT 28

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UNIT 28 1

A Cat or a Dog?

M arg. - T om, dear ! W hen we ar e m ar r ied, I would l ik e t o k eep

som e nice pet anim als … a dear l it t le d og … and a Per sian
cat .
Tom - No, m y dear .
M arg. - W ell, per haps not a dog and a cat . T hey wou ld f ig ht - and
bot h would b e unha ppy. So, e it her a do g or a cat. W e m ust
decide.
Tom - I have a lr ead y dec id ed. I can assur e yo u t hat t her e wi l l be
neit her a dog nor a cat in m y house.
M arg. - But it wi ll be m y house t oo! O h! …wh y m ust you a l wa ys
disag r ee wit h m e? You k now ho w m uch I love an im als!
Tom - Yes, I k now, dear . And if I wer e a m il li onair e I wou ld bu y
you a whole Zoo - j ust f or you! … a li on, a t ig er , an
elephant , som e m onk eys -
M arg. - Don’t t alk nonse nse ! T ell m e r at her , wh y yo u d isl ik e cat s
and dog s!
Tom - No w you ar e t alk ing nonsense! I am ver y f ond of anim als,
t oo. I lik e bot h cat s and dog s. But I don’ t lik e t o have t hem
in t he house, bar k ing and m iao wing . I like peace and q uiet .
M arg. - Yes, of cour se! T hat’s wh y you ar e so f ond of j uk e boxes, I
suppose. O h, why m ust you al wa ys q uarr el?
Tom - I alwa ys q uar r el? W ell, t hat is r eall y t he lim it !
M arg. - Yes, you q uar r el about e ver yt hing ! You q uar r el near l y
ever y d a y! And eac h t im e you pr om ise t hat you wi ll ne ver
q uar r el ag ain.
Tom - Mar g ar et ! Please d on’t be si ll y! Y ou a r e beha vi ng lik e a
child!
M arg. - Just because I want m y r ig ht s?
( t urn over)

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( cont i nuat i on) A Cat or a Dog?

Tom - W hat r ig ht s? T he r ight t o k eep a bark ing dog ?

M arg. - Mr H udson! T hat is enoug h! If I wer e a m an, you wou ld not
dar e t o speak t o m e lik e t hat !
Tom - If you wer e a m an you wo uldn ’t be so sil l y.
M arg. - Boo hoo hoo hoo hoo …
Tom - O h, m y poor , f oolish lit t le Mar g ar et ! Ther e! T her e, t her e,
dear ! Don’t cr y. Co m e on. Dr y your t ea r s. T her e, t her e …
t he poor l it t le g ir l want ed t o k eep a n ast y, l it t le bar k ing
dog …
M arg. - Ma y I k eep a par r ot , t hen?

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UNIT 28 3

keep kept kept

1. to keep = t ener

> Most people k eep t heir saving s in t he bank .

Mar g ar et want s t o keep t wo dom est ics a nd som e pet anim als.
Abel ne ver k eeps his r oom in or der .
- If you lik e t he book so m uch, you m a y k eep it . I have an ot her
copy.

2. to keep = mant ener

> Poor m an! He has t o wor k har d becaus e he has a wif e and f ive
childr en t o k eep.
G eor g e alwa ys k eeps his wor d.
Lyd ia seld om k eeps her pr om ises.

3. to keep + -ing form = s egui r , cont i nuar a

> Abel ’s m ot her k eeps g iving him t he same advice.

La madre de Abel sigue dándole los mismos consejos.
Keep st udying ! = ¡Si gue es t udi ando!

Par a dar énf as i s s e us a “t o keep on” en lugar de “t o keep”.

> Keep on st udying !
¡ Si gue es t udi ando!

O bser va
Keep q uiet ! / Be q uiet !
Keep st ill!
Don’t k eep him wa it ing .
Don’t k eep her wai t ing .
Don’t k eep us wait i ng .
Don’t k eep t hem wait ing .
= ¡ Cál l at e!
= ¡ Es t at e qui et o! - ¡ No t e muevas !
= No l e hagas es per ar .
= No l a hagas es per ar .
= No nos hagas es per ar .
= No l es hagas es perar .

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keep kept kept

Abel

I t hink t hat one of the f ir st wor ds I lear nt as a chi ld was

“ k eep”. And wit h t h e passing of t im e, I have l ear nt all it s
dif f er ent m eaning s.
W hen I was a c hi ld , m y par ent s k ept t ell ing m e, “ Keep
q uiet ! ” and “ Keep st il l” , so m any t im es a da y t hat I t houg ht
t hat “k eep” was one of m y nam es.
W hen I was a lit t le boy m y par ent s k ept using t his m ag ic
wor d “ k eep” m or e and m or e. T hey beg an saying t o m e
alm ost ever y day, “ Abel, k eep your r oom in or der !” , “ Abel,
you can ’t wat ch T V. Keep on st udying ! ”
W hen m y m ot her is in t he k it chen cook ing , I lik e t o look
at what she is doin g , but she invar iab l y sa ys t o m e, “ Abel ,
k eep out of t he way, please! ” .
As you k no w, m y sis t er Debr a k eeps g etting up ear ly. So,
of cour se, she f inishes her br eakf ast bef or e I do. So, ever y
m or ning m y m ot her says t o m e, “ Abel, h ur r y up! Don ’t k eep
your sist er wait ing ! It ’s t im e t o g o t o school. ”
I n m y school we h ave a ver y beaut if ul lar g e g ar den; a
nice la wn, a nd lot s of tr ees and f lo wer s. But we ca n’t enj o y
it , because t her e a r e sig ns e ver ywher e sa ying : “ Keep of f
t he gr ass! ” “ Keep out ” , and so on.
W ell, I t hink t hat t he ver b “ t o k eep” is an ot her wor d t hat I
don’t l ik e. T he ot her wor ds t hat I can’t st and ar e “ should” ,
“ t o let ” , and “ t o allo w” , as I have alr eady t ol d yo u. But
please, don’t t el l an yone! Kee p t he secr et .
===
as a chi l d = cuando er a ni ño / de ni ño
K eep out of t he w ay! = ¡ Quí t at e de en medio!
K eep of f t he gras s ! = ¡ Pr ohi bi do pi s ar el cés ped!
K eep out ! = ¡ Pr ohi bi do el pas o!
l aw n = cés ped
…I can’ t s t and = … no puedo aguant ar

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pet
A pet is an animal that you keep in your home to give
you company and pleasure. ( Co b uil d di cti o na r y)

Tom

Mar g ar et want s t o k eep pet an im al s when we ar e

m ar r ied. She loves pet anim als. I can’t under st and her !
Pet anim als ar e so useless! T hey onl y ea t and sleep. And
t hey g ener all y m ak e a t er r ible noise. Bar k ing dog s, f or
exam p le! And Mar g ar et want s t o k eep a sm all dog !
I k now sm al l dog s! T hey bar k f r om mor ning t o nig ht ! I
would g o m ad!
T he ot her day I sa i d t o Mar g ar et , “W hy should I wor k t o
buy f ood f or useless anim als? No w a n anim al t hat wor k s is
dif f er ent. A hor se, f or exam ple. ”
But Mar g ar et j ust laug hed and said, “ But cat s and dog s
and par r ot s don’t wo r k! T hey ar e j ust pets! ”
W ell, I have a lr ead y decid ed. T her e wil l be no pet s in m y
house!
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us el es s = i nút i l
t o bark = l adr ar
hors e = cabal l o

< < < < < §> > >> >

quiet = t r anqui l o
quiet = t r anqui l i dad

> Mi ll ie is a ver y q uiet per son.

She doesn’t l ik e noise.

She lik es peace and q uiet .

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 UNIT 28 6

negati ve pre fixes = pr ef ij os negati vos

Añadi endo l os pr ef i j os “un- im - di s - m i s - i l- “ a al gunas pal abr as , se

f or man ot r as pal abr as con s i gni fi cado opues t o.

un-

ki nd amabl e unki nd poco amabl e

happ y f el i z unhapp y i nf eli z
l uck y af or t unado unl uck y des af or t unado
abl e capaz unabl e i ncapaz
com f or t abl e et c. cómodo uncom f or t abl e i ncómodo

im-

pat i ent paci ent e i m pat i ent i mpaci ent e

per f ect per f ect o i m per f ect i mper f ect o
possi bl e pos i bl e i m possi bl e i mpos i bl e
m at ur e et c. madur o i m m at ur e i nmadur o

di s-

t o agr ee es t ar de acuer do t o di sagr ee no es t ar de

acuer do
t o l i ke gus t ar t o di sl i ke no gus t ar
t o obe y obedecer t o di sobe y des obedecer
t o connect et c. conect ar t o di sconnect des conect ar

m i s-

f or t une f or t una, s uer te m i sf or t une des gr aci a,

mal a s uer t e
t o under st and ent ender t o m i sunder st and ent ender mal
t o i nt er pr et et c. i nt er pr et ar t o m i si nt er pr et i nt er pr et ar mal

il-

l egal l egal i l l egal i l egal

l egi t i m at e l egí ti mo i l l egi ti m at e i l egít i mo

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 UNIT 28 7

to like = gus t ar
to dislike = no gus t ar ; t ener aver s i ón a

Mi l li e

I t ’s so dif f icult t o cook f or Rober t !

O ne day he says t ha t he lik es f ish!
T he next day he sa ys he di slik es it .
I k now t hat he lik es chick en … but if I g ive it t o him m or e pol l o
t hat once a m ont h, he says t hat he di slik es it . …

to agree = es t ar de acuer do
to disagree = no es t ar de acuer do

…But when his m ot her or his sist er in vit es us t o lunc h, he’ s

al wa ys s we et and k ind t o t hem.
He al wa ys sa ys t ha t t he f ood is delici o us. And he agr ees
wit h ever yt h ing t hat t hey sa y.
O h! … W hy does he al wa ys di sag r ee wit h m e?

En es pañol s e di ce: Es t oy de acuer do conti go.

En i ngl és s e di ce: I agree wi t h you. = ( l i t . y o c o n c u e r d o c o n t i g o . )

I am ag r ee wit h yo u. ¡ Er r or !

***
En es pañol s e di ce: Él es dul ce y amabl e con el l os .

En i ngl és s e di ce: He is s weet and k ind t o t hem.

He is sweet and k ind wit h t hem . ¡Er r or !

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 UNIT 28 8

1. either = uno u ot r o (cual qui er a de l os dos )

> - Excuse m e. W hich is t he r oad t o t he air por t , t he one on t he

r ig ht , or t he one on the lef t ?
- You m ay g o by eit her r oad.

En l ugar de deci r :

You m ay g o by eit her r oad.

Se puede deci r :

You m ay g o by eit her of t he r oads.

2. either = el uno y el otr o, ambos

> He k issed her on eit her cheek . (= on bot h cheek s)

T her e ar e alwa ys ca r s park ed on eit her side of t he st r eet.
O n week ends t her e ar e t r af f ic policem en at e it her end of t he
t unnel.

3. not…either = ni uno ni ot r o

> Mar g ar et lik es cat s and dog s, but T om does not lik e eit her .

4. not…either = t ampoco

> Lyd ia doesn ’t lik e f oot ball, and she does n’t lik e boxing eit her .

5. either … or = o … o

> Mar g ar et want s t o keep eit her a dog or a cat .

Abel want s t o spen d his sum m er hol id ays eit her i n Spa in or in
Am er ica.
At m eal t im es T om lik es t o dr ink eit her beer or r ed wine.

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 UNIT 28 9

1. neither = ni uno ni ot r o; ni nguno de l os dos

> - W hich pet anim al does T om want t o keep, a dog or a cat ?

- I t hink he want s t o k eep neit her .
o bi en:
- I t hink he want s t o k eep neit her of t hem .

2. neither … nor = ni … ni

> Mar g ar et neit her dr ink s nor sm ok es.

Rober t and M ill i e

Robert - Mi ll ie! W hat is t here f or dinner t oday?

M i l li e - You can ha ve eit her r ice or soup, f or t he f ir st cour se.
Robert - Pah! - and f or t he second cour se?

M i l li e - You can ha ve eit her f ish or eg g s.

Robert - W hat f r uit is t her e?
M i l li e - Eit her g r apes or pear s, dear .
***
Robert - W ELL, I want NEI T HER r ice NO R soup! So no f ir st
cour se, t hank s!
M i l li e - O h, Rober t !
Robert - And yo u k now ver y wel l t hat I lik e neit her f ish nor eg g s!

M i l li e - But , Rober t -
Robert - And yo u also k now t hat I eat neit her gr apes nor pear s.
M i l li e - W ell, I ’m ver y s or r y, Rober t , but t her e i sn’t an yt hi ng else
t oday. I t hink I have spoiled you t oo m uch. If you don’t
lik e m y f ood you can g o and eat at your m ot her ’s house!
Robert - Ahem .
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cours e = pl at o (par t e de una comi da)
grapes = uva
pear = per a
s poi l ed = mi mado - s poi l t = mi mado

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 UNIT 28 10

subjuncti ve = s ubj unt i vo

1. En el i ngl és moderno el s ubj unti vo s e expr es a con l os ti empos

cor r es pondi ent es del i ndi cati vo.

> I t is a pit y t hat Rober t doesn’t want eit he r soup or f ish.

Es una l ás t i ma que Rober t no qui er a ni s opa ni pes cado.

Rober t says, “ If I had enoug h m oney I would eat at a r est aur ant
ever y da y. ”
Rober t di ce, “Si t uvi er a bast ant e di ner o comer í a en un r est aurant e
cada dí a.”

2. En el i ngl és es cri t o, y a veces en conver saci ón s e us a el pr et éri t o

per f ect o del s ubj untivo del ver bo “t o be”..

if I w ere s i yo f uer a if w e w ere s i nos ot r os f uér amos

if you w ere s i t ú f uer as if you w ere s i vos ot r os f uer ai s
if he w ere s i él f uer a if t hey w ere s i el l os f uer an

• If I wer e yo u, I woul d wor k less. ( li t . s i yo f uer a t ú… )

Y o en t u l ugar , t r abajar í a menos .
Rober t speak s t o Mi l lie as if she wer e hi s ser vant .
Rober t habl a a M il l ie com o s i el l a f uer a s u s i r vi ent a.

Mi ll ie

- Rober t is al wa ys com plain ing about m y cook ing ! But

as I said t o h im ye st er day, if he g ave m e m or e m oney I s i él me di er as
could bu y bet t er f ood!
He also com pl ains t hat all m y c lot hes ar e out of f ashion.
T his m or ning I said t o him , “ If I had any bet t er clot hes, s i yo t uvi er a
Rober t , I would we ar t hem ! And if you g ave m e eno ug h s i t ú me di er a
m oney, I could be a ver y eleg ant wom an. ”
And do you k no w what he ans wer ed? H e said, “ Even if
you spent a m il lion pounds, you would n ever be eleg ant ! ” gas t ar as

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subjuncti ve

Tom and M ar garet

M arg. - W hen we ar e m ar r ied, T om , I want t o k eep som e pet

anim als. A dear l it t l e dog - a c at - a canar y - a par r ot
- and a dear lit t le monk ey, f or exam ple.
Tom - No, m y d ear ! No! T her e wi l l be no p et anim als in o ur
house.
M arg. - At least we can k eep a cat , T om.
Tom - No, dear .
M arg. - If your wer e k ind, yo u wou ldn ’t say “ No. ”
Tom - I am k ind, dear , but I r epeat : No!
M arg. - If you lo ved m e, you wou ldn ’t say t hat .
Tom - W hat nonsense! Don’t be so sill y!
M arg. - If I wer e a m an, you would n’t dar e t o speak t o m e lik e t hat !
Tom - If you wer e a m an, you wo uldn ’t k eep a sil l y cat !
M arg. - Mr Hu dson! T hat is enoug h! If I wer e a m an you wou ld not
dar e t o speak t o m e lik e t hat !
Tom - If you wer e a m an you wo uldn ’t be so sil l y.
===
you w oul dn’ t dare = no t e at r everí as
l i ke t hat = como es o; de es e modo

< < < < < §> > >> >

to like = gus t ar
to be fond of = t ener mucho car i ño a
to love = quer er , amar

T he f ir st t im e t hat Mar g ar et m et T om , she lik ed him ver y

m uch. T he second tim e t hat she m et him she beg an t o be
f ond of him .
T he t hir d t im e t hat t hey m et he t old her t hat he lo ve d her ,
and she under st ood t hat she loved him t oo.

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UNIT 28 12

correlati ves

1. either … or = o … o

> He m ust be eit her Eng lish or Am er ican.

For desser t you can have e it her f r uit or ice cr eam .

W hen Abel g r ows u p he want s t o be e it her a j our nalist or an
int er pr et er .

2. neither … nor = ni … ni

> Rober t eat s neit her f ish nor egg s.

He dr ink s neit her lem onade nor or ang eade.
W it h Mil lie, he is ne i t her polit e nor k ind.

3. both … and = t ant o … como

> Mar g ar et would l ik e t o k eep bot h a dog and a cat .

She lik es bot h classi cal m usic and paint i ng .
She lik es bot h sing ing and dancing .

4. not onl y … but also = no s ol ament e … per o t ambi én

> At lunch, T om lik es to have not onl y beer , but also r ed wine.

T om can play not on l y f oot ball, but also tennis.

Abel can speak not onl y Eng lish, but als o Spanish.

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1. right = der echo –a

> T ak e t he f ir st st r eet on t he r ig ht.

2. right = cor r ect o

> W hen you h a ve d on e som et hing wr ong , t he r ig ht t hing t o do is t o
apolog i ze.
===
t o apol ogi ze = di s culpar s e

3. right = der echo (s ubs t ant ivo)

> Am nest y I nt er nat ion al is a hum an r ig ht s or g anisat ion t hat wo r k s
t o f r ee people im pr isoned f or t heir polit ic al or r elig ious bel ief s.
===
bel i ef = cr eenci a h um an ri ght s = der echos humanos

I n a Depar t m ent Stor e

Robert - I ’m g oing t o com plain t o t he m anag er ! W her e is his
of f ice?
Shop As s . - T her e! O n t he r ig ht.
( Rober t knocks at t he mana ger ’ s door .)
M anager - Com e in! W hat can I do f or you?
Robert - I ’ve com e her e beca use I want m y r ig ht s!
M anager - Yes, sir . Sit down p l ease. W hat is your nam e?
Robert - W rig ht . Rober t W r ight .
M anager - W ill you please wr it e it f or m e?
Robert - O h, all r ig ht . G ive m e a pen!
M anager - Her e is a pen, sir … oh no! You m ust n’t wr it e wit h yo ur
lef t hand! W it h your r ig ht hand, please! T hat is t he
r ig ht way t o wr it e, you k now.
Robert - W hat ? I have com e her e t o you because I want m y
r ig ht s! And you dar e t o t ell m e t hat I h aven ’t e ven t he
r ig ht t o wr it e wit h m y lef t hand! ?
M anager - W ell, sir - t he r ig ht wa y t o wr it e is wit h your r ig ht
hand, isn’t it ?
Robert - Rubbis h! O ne t hing is cer t ain - in t h is plac e a m an
has no r ig ht s at all! G ood m or ning !

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UNIT 28 14

compounds of “some - any - no - e ver y”

compounds of some = compues t os de “s ome”

somebody = al gui en
someone = al gui en
something = al go
somew here = en al gún l ado (l ugar – s i t i o)

compounds of a ny = compues t os de “any”

anybody = al gui en (en f r as es i nt er r ogat i vas y condici onal es )

n adi e (en f r as es negat ivas )
anyone = al gui en / nadi e

anythi ng = al go / nada
anyw here = en al gún l ado (l ugar – s i t i o) / en ni nguna par t e

compounds of no = compues t os de“no”

nobod y = nadi e
no-one = nadi e
nothing = nada
now here = a / en ni nguna par te

compounds of e ver y = compues t os de “ever y”

ever ybod y = ( l i t . c a d a u n o ) t odo s

ever yone = ( l i t . c a d a u n o ) t odo s
ever ything = ( l i t . c a d a c o s a ) t odo
ever yw here = en t odas par t es

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compuest os d e “some - any - no - ever y”

1.

Cuando l os compues t os de “any” s e us an en f r as es af ir mat i vas si gni f ican:

an ybod y = cual qui er a

an yone = cual qui er a
an yt hi ng = cual qui er cos a
an yw her e = en / a cual qui er si ti o

> Anybod y can speak Eng lish f luent ly, pr ovided he or she st udies
ser iousl y.
Abel ’s m ot her says t o him , “W hen you f inish your hom e wor k , you
can do anyt h ing you lik e. ”
She also sa ys t o hi m , “ O n Sunday, you can g o anywher e you
lik e, pr ovide d you c om e back hom e bef or e 10 p. m. ”
===
provi ded = s i empr e que

2.

somebody else = al gún ot r o

nothing else = nada más
now here else = a / en ni nguna ot r a par t e

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 UNIT 28 16

like that = as í , de es t e modo

W hy do you speak t o m e lik e t hat ?

Rober t and M ill i e

M i l li e - W hy do you look at m e lik e t hat , Rober t ? … wit h such a

sur pr ised expr ess io n?
Robert - Because your hat is so r idiculous! W hy do you wear a hat
lik e t hat ?
M i l li e - Because I have no m oney t o buy anot h er hat , Rober t .
Robert - All r ig ht . Her e is so m e m oney! G o and buy an ot her hat !
But - f or heaven ’s sak e - not a hat like t hat !

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1. limit = l í mi t e

I n m ost Am er ican st at es t he speed lim it is 60 m ph.

m ph ( mi l es per hour ) = mi ll a por hor a

m i l e = (1.609 met r os )
60 m ph = 100 ki l omet r os por hor a (apr ox.)

2. the limit = el col mo

Most pe ople k eep a cat or a d og as a pet . B ut som e

people k eep m onk eys, snak es and e ven lions as p et s. T hat
is t he lim it , isn’t it ?

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m onkey = mono
s nake = s er pi ent e
l i on = l eón

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M ar gar et

- T om k nows ver y well t hat I lo ve an im a ls. So wh y does

he say t hat I can’t k eep any pet anim als af t er we ar e
m ar r ied? W hy is he so unk ind? And so rude, t oo!
He sa ys t hat he wa nt s peace in his ho use! W ell, he can
have al l t he peace t hat he want s. I am not ask ing f or a lion,
or a t ig er , or an ele phant , am I ? I j ust want som e dear l it t l e
pet anim als: a pr et t y l it t le Per s ian cat , or a dear lit t le f unny
bar k ing dog . W hen T om and I m ar r y, we’l l bu y a house wit h
a nice big g ar den. And I lik e t o im ag ine a pr et t y lit t le dog -
or per haps t wo pr et t y l it t le dog s - p l aying t her e on t he
g r ass. But ever y t im e t hat I speak about it , T om j ust
ans wer s, “ T her e wi ll be n eit her a do g nor a cat i n m y
house. ”
W hy does he t alk t o m e lik e t hat ? I t wil l be m y h ouse t oo,
won’t it ? T he t r ut h is t hat he lik es t o q uar r el.
And it is a ll so r id ic ulous! He sa ys t hat he lo ves an im als
t oo! So wh y do esn’ t he want t o ha ve any an im als in t he
house?
I wou ld l ik e t o have a pr et t y lit t le bir d i n ever y r oom . It
would be so de lig ht f ul t o hear t heir swee t sing ing all day!
And t hen, as I said, I want t o ha ve one or t wo de ar lit t le
dog s - and a beau t if ul Per sian cat . O h, yes … but … t he
cat would want t o e at t he poor l it t le bir ds! … and t he dog s
would f ig ht wit h t he poor l it t le cat ! O h heavens! I ’m af r aid
t hat T om is r ig ht , when he s a ys t hat t her e would be no
peace in t he house i f we k ept anim als.
But what a p it y! W ell, I ’m cer t ain l y not g oing t o t ell T om
t hat he is r ig ht! O h, no! Never !

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(Tom and Mar g ar et )

W ill T om and Mar g ar et be happ y when t hey ar e m ar r ied?

W ho k nows! T he y l o ve each ot her ver y m uch, of cour se, but
alr ead y d isag r ee about m any t hing s, don’t t hey? And t heir
t ast es ar e com plet el y d if f er ent . T om lik es m any t h ing s t hat
Mar g ar et det est s - bo xing , f or exam ple. And h e dis lik es
m any t hing s t hat Ma r g ar et loves … m useum s, ar t g aller ies,
shopping .

W hen t hey m ar r y, I ’m af r aid t hat t hey wil l disag r ee about

m any ot her t hing s t oo.
As you k now, Mar g ar et want s t o k eep a lot of pet anim als
- a cat , t wo dog s, a par r ot and som e canar ies. T om , on t he
cont r ar y, sa ys t hat t her e wi ll be n o pet anim als in his
house.
Mar g ar et want s t o live i n t own, but T om would lik e t o li ve
in t he subur bs, f ar f rom shops and noise.
Mar g ar et want s t o have a b ig house wit h at least f our
bedr oom s. T om pr efer s t o have a sm all house.
Mar g ar et says t hat she wi ll n eed at le a st t wo dom est ics,
t o do t he cook ing , clean t he house and do t he wash ing up.
“ But you can clean t he house and do t he washing up,
can’t you ?” says T om , wit h a sur pr ised expr ess ion - “ And
you can do t he cook ing , t oo.”
But Mar g ar et has q uit e dif f er ent ideas. She says t hat
st r ong soap is bad f or her hands. And a s you al l k no w, she
can’t cook at all.
Mar g ar et says t hat T om can do t he g ardening , but T om
want s t o k eep a g ardener .
( t urn over)

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( cont i nuat i on) (T om and Mar g ar et )

Mar g ar et t hink s t hat t o k eep a g ar dener wou ld be a

wast e of m oney. T om t hink s t he sam e about k eeping a cook
and a m aid.
T hey of t en q uar r el, as we a ll k no w. T heir q uar r els ar e
soon o ver , but t hey m ak e Mar g ar et cr y, because she is ver y
sensit i ve. W hen she cr ies, T om is al wa ys t er r ibl y s or r y
about all t he unk ind t hing s t hat he has said, and he
pr om ises t hat he wi ll ne ver q uar r el again. But bef or e t he
day is over , t hey ha ve q uar r elled ag ain at least t wo or t hr ee
t im es. W ill t hing s be dif f er ent af t er t hey m ar r y? Per haps.
As t im e passes, t he y wi ll becom e ol der and, I hope, a lit t le
wiser .

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Ji m m y and Laur a

Laura - W hy ar e you cr ying , Jim m y?

Ji m m y - Because I f eel sur e t hat you no long er lo ve m e. You
disag r ee wit h m e about ever yt hing .
Laura - W ell, I assur e you t hat you ar e wr ong . I am st ill ver y
f ond of you.
Ji m m y - T hat isn’t t he sam e. I , f or exam ple, am ver y f ond of m y
Per sian c at . But t ha t doesn’t m ean t hat I lo ve it . T her e
is a big dif f er ence.
Laura - I suppose you ar e r i g ht , but even if I ’m onl y f ond of yo u
no w, t hat ’s bet t er t han not hing , isn’t it ?
Ji m m y - O h, how can you be so cr uel? You ar e as hear t less as a
t ig er .
Laura - T her e, t her e! Dr y your t ear s. T he wa it e r is com ing . T ell
m e q uick ly, what s hall we ha ve f or t he next cour se -
m eat , chick en?
Ji m m y - I don’t want an yt hin g at all!
Laura - W hat ? T hat ’s r eally t he lim it ! You’ ve had onl y a lit t le
soup. Ar e you af r aid of g et t ing f att er ?
Ji m m y - Ho w ca n you sa y s uch a t h ing ?! Ar e you t r ying t o hur t
m y f eeling s … or are you t r ying t o of f end m e?
Laura - Neit her one nor t he ot her , m y dear J i m m y. But if you
look at your self car ef ully in t he m ir r or , you wi ll not ice
t hat you cer t ain l y have becom e m uch f at t er t han you
used t o be.
Ji m m y - O h! How can you s ay such nast y, unp l easant t hing s?!
T her e ar e m om ent s when I belie ve t hat you e ven d isl ik e
m e.
Laura - Don’t g et so exc it ed . And, don’t shout ! People wi l l t hink
t hat you ar e m ad.

( t urn ove r)

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( cont i nuat i on) Ji mm y and Laur a

Ji m m y - T hat is t oo m uch! I wil l not st and it any m or e.

O h! W e used t o be so happ y t og et her ! … But , all t hat is
over no w, and I wo u ld lik e t o k now t he reason wh y.
Laura - Just t hink a lit t le and you wil l soon disc over t he r eason.
Ji m m y - As f ar as I can r em em ber , I have ne ver done an yt hing t o
of f end you. So wh y ar e you so dif f er ent no w?
Laura - Feel ing s chang e, Jim m y, and I f ind t hat you have
becom e bor ing . T hat is all. And n o w, if you ha ve
f inished your lunch, we ca n ask f or t he bi ll. O r can I
per suade you t o have a l it t le f r uit at least ? A bunch of
g r apes? A pear ?
Ji m m y - No, t hank you. I ca n’t eat an y m or e. My hear t is f ull of
bit t er ness.
Laura - W hat a f uss you m ak e about not hing!
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as f ar as I can rem em ber = que yo r ecuer de
a bunch of grapes = un r aci mo de uva

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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. I have a wif e and eig ht childr en.

2. W e k eep t hr ee dom est ics -
3. A cook who does t he cook ing -
4. And t wo m aids t o k eep t he house clean.
5. My wif e k eeps t wo d og s and t hr ee cat s.
6. I of t en say t o her :
7. “W hy do you k eep bot h dog s and cat s …
8. …inst ead of k eeping eit her dog s or cat s?”
9. Her f ive an im als ar e al wa ys f ig ht ing …
10. … and t her e is no peace in t he house at all.

11. My wif e and I disag ree about ever yt hing .

12. She lo ves an im als a nd I hat e t hem .
13. She lik es par t ies and I dislik e t hem .
14. ( I love peace and q uiet . )
15. W hen we wer e on l y eng ag ed we ag r eed about ever yt hing .
16. W e wer e bot h f ond of g ar dening and spor t s.
17. W e bot h loved ar t and m usic.
18. But now she has d if f er ent ideas.
19. No w she is al wa ys t alk ing about her “ r ight s” .

20. Last week she said t o m e:

21. “ I want t o buy a dr um k it . ”
22. My dog s ar e so f ond of r ock m usic. ”
23. “W ell, dear ,” I said t o her - “ Your dog s have t heir r ig ht s, of
cour se …
24. … but a dr um k it m ak es a lot of noise. I am af r aid t hat our
neig hbour s wil l com plai n. ”
25. So she boug ht a parr ot inst ead.
26. And t his hor r ible an i m al m ak es m or e noise t han a dr um k it.

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Tr ansl at i on

1. - T eng o una m uj er y ocho hij os.

2. T enem os tr es ser vid or es -
3. Un cociner o q ue cocina -
4. Y dos cr iadas par a t ener la casa lim pi a.
5. Mi m uj er t iene dos per r os y t r es g at os.
6. Yo a m enudo le dig o:
7. “ Por q ué t ienes t anto per r os com o g at os?
8. …en lug ar de t ener o per r os o g at os?
9. Sus cinco anim a les est án siem pr e lucha ndo…
10. …y no ha y ning una paz en casa en abso lut o.

11. Mi m uj er y yo no est am os de acuer do sobr e nada.

12. Ell a am a los anim al es y yo los odi o.
13. A ella le g ust an las f iest as y a m i no m e g ust an.
14. ( Yo am o la paz y la t r anq uilidad. )
15. Cuando ér am os sol a m ent e pr om et idos e st ábam os de acuer d o en
t odo.
16. Los dos ér am os af icionados a la j ar diner ía y a l depor t e.
17. Am bos am ábam os el ar t e y la m úsica.
18. Per o ahor a ella t ien e ideas dif er ent es.
19. Ahor a ella est á siem pr e hablando de sus “ der echos” .

20. La sem ana pasada m e dij o,

21. “ Q uier o com pr ar una bat er ía.
22. A m is per r os les encant a la m úsica r ock .”
23. “ Bien, q uer ida, ” le dij e - “T us perr os t ienen sus der echos,
nat ur alm ent e…
24. … per o la bat er ía ha ce m ucho r uido. T em o q ue los veci nos se
q uej ar án.”
25. As í el la com pr ó un lor o en su lug ar .
26. Y est e hor r ible anim al hace m ás r uido que una bat er ía.

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Vocabul ar y

to apologize tu Ep ØlEd gai z disculp ars e

to assure tu ESu E asegurar
to bark tu ba:k ladrar
belief bili:f creen cia
both…and bou † …And tanto… como
bunch búntS racimo; ramo
chicken tSikin pollo
to connect tu kEn ekt conect ar
copy kØpi copia
to copy tu kØpi copiar
course kØ:s plato (parte de u na comida)
to dare tu deE osar
dessert dizE:t postre
to disagree tu disEg ri: no est ar d e acu erdo
to dislike tu dislaik no gustar; t ener aversión a
either…or aiTE… Ø: o…o
to fight tu fait luchar; p elear
to be fond of to bi fØnd Ev tener mu cho cariño a
fortune fØ:tS En fortun a, s uerte
grapes greips uva
if I w ere if ai wE: si yo fu era
to interpret tu intE:p rit interp ret ar
interpreter intE:prit E interp ret e
invariabl y iveEriEbli invari abl ement e
law n lØ:n césp ed
legal li:gEl legal
legitimate lidZitimit legítimo
like that laik TAt así, d e est e mod o

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( cont i nuat i on) Vocabul ar y

limit limit límite; colmo

mature mEtjuE maduro
to miaow tu miau maullar
mile mail milla
monke y múnki mono
nearl y niEli casi
neither…nor naiTE…nØ: ni…ni
parrot pArEt loro
pear peE pera
pet animal pet AnimEl animal d e comp añía
provi ded prEv aidid siempre qu e
quiet kwai Et tranquil o; tranquilid ad
right rait derech o
sign sain letrero
snake sneik serpi ente
still stil todaví a, aún
still stil quieto, t ran quilo
tear tiE lágrim a
there w ill be TeE wil bi: habrá, h ab rán
zoo zu: zoo

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