Episodio 203
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Hola a todos. Soy Georgiana, tu profesora de inglés. Mi misión es ayudarte a hablar inglés con fluidez.
Hoy vas a aprender vocabulario sobre flaws, es decir, características negativas o defectos de las personas.
¡Empecemos!
En un par de episodios anteriores aprendiste vocabulario relacionado con las virtudes, esas buenas características de las personas. Como ya sabes, tú y yo estamos llenos de virtudes, pero hoy hablaremos de características negativas que tienen los demás. Nosotros no, por supuesto. 🙂
Aunque existen muchos flaws, me centraré solo en unos cuantos. He hecho una pequeña selección para comentarlos.
Vamos con el primero:
1. Stinginess
Una persona que nunca quiere gastar dinero es stingy, especialmente si en realidad puede permitírselo. Conviene distinguir entre un saver y una persona tacaña. Un saver intenta administrar bien su dinero; una persona tacaña, en cambio, intenta ahorrar hasta el último céntimo. Imagina este diálogo entre una persona tacaña y un taxista:
- How much is a ride to the airport?
- Thirty dollars.
- How much do you charge for the suitcase?
- There is no charge for the suitcase.
- Well, then take my suitcase to the airport. I’m walking.
2. Indifference
Es algo bastante común en el mundo en el que vivimos. Una persona indiferente adopta una actitud en la que no muestra empathy ni interés por algo o por alguien. A veces puede ser un mecanismo de defensa para evitar implicarse emocionalmente en determinadas circunstancias.
Podemos ser indiferentes ante muchas cosas: la política, los problemas sociales, las amistades, la familia, etc.
Ejemplo:
- Hey, what's the difference between ignorance and indifference?
- I don't know, and I don't care.
Vaya, eso sí que demuestra indifference… e ignorancia.
Veamos la siguiente:
3. Intransigence
Podemos decir que alguien es intransigente cuando se mantiene rígido en sus posiciones y no está dispuesto a hacer concesiones ni a llegar a compromisos bajo ninguna circunstancia.
Un ejemplo:
- Paul is a good teacher, but he is very intransigent. A student asked for more time to turn in his work because he had a health problem. However, Paul told the student that he would not make any exceptions.
4. Gossip
Significa hablar de otra persona de manera indiscreta o malintencionada.
Ejemplo:
-Did you know that Alice just got divorced and already has a boyfriend?
- Lucy, stop gossiping and get back to work.
Ahora, practiquemos.
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Bill was one of the stingiest people in the world.
Was Bill a stingy person or a wasteful person?
Stingy. Bill was a stingy person.
How was Bill?
Stingy. He was cheap. He was a stingy person.
Bill was one of the stingiest people in the world.
One cold winter day, Bill went to a lake to fish.
Was the winter day warm, mild, or cold?
Cold. The winter day was cold.
Where did Bill go?
To a lake. He went to a lake.
Why did Bill go to a lake?
To fish. He went to a lake to fish.
Bill dropped a coin from his pocket into the water.
Did Bill drop his wallet from his pocket?
No, Bill didn't drop his wallet from his pocket. He dropped a coin from his pocket.
Did a coin fall out of his pocket or his backpack?
Out of his pocket. Bill dropped a coin out of his pocket, not his backpack.
Where did the coin fall?
Into the water. The coin fell into the water.
Bill said to himself, "I'm not going to jump into cold water for one coin."
Did Bill say something to himself, or did he say it to someone else?
To himself. He said something to himself. He said it to himself.
Did he say he was going to jump into the water?
No, he didn't say that. He said, "I'm not going to jump into the cold water for a single coin."
Where did Bill say he wasn't going to jump?
Into the water. Bill said he wasn't going to jump into the water.
Bill pulled another coin out of his pocket and threw it into the water.
Did Bill take a second coin out of his pocket?
Yes, he took a coin out of his pocket. He took a second one out of his pocket.
Did he throw it into the water?
Yes, he threw it into the water.
Where did he get the coin?
From his pocket. He took it out of his pocket.
What did he do with the coin?
He threw it into the water. Bill threw the coin into the water.
Bill said to himself, "Now, for two coins, I'm going to jump into the water to get them back."
Was Bill going to jump into the water?
Yes, Bill said, "Yes, I'm going to jump into the water." Bill was going to jump for two coins.
For how many coins was he going to jump?
Two. Bill felt that one coin wasn't worth getting wet in the cold lake water. But for two coins, it was worth it.
Thanks for listening, and I’ll see you in the next episode.
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Vocabulario
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flaw
característica poco deseable o punto débil.
stinginess
resistencia a gastar o compartir dinero.
indifference
falta de interés, preocupación o empatía.
intransigence
negativa a cambiar de opinión o hacer concesiones.
gossip
conversación informal sobre la vida privada de otras personas.
saver
persona que guarda y administra el dinero con cuidado para el futuro.
empathy
capacidad de comprender los sentimientos de otra persona.
indiscreet
que no tiene cuidado al tratar información privada.
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