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LA DAMA DE NEGRO - Parte 2/2. Hermoso final el de este cuento. Las desgracias ajenas pueden ayudarnos a enderezar nuestro camino para evitar mayor sufrimiento. Esta es la última parte del cuento de la escritora norteamericana Eleanor H. Porter publicado en el boletín anterior. Para tu comodidad, intercalamos un vocabulario bilingüe a lo largo del audio-texto.

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THE LADY IN BLACK - Part 2/2AUDIO

It was not a long walk to the burial place. The Lady in Black knew the way. Yet, she stumbled and reached out blindly. She fell before a little stone marked "Kathleen." Near her a gray-haired woman, with her hands full of pink and white roses, watched her sympathetically. The gray-haired woman paused and opened her lips as if she would speak. Then she turned slowly and began to arrange her flowers on a grave nearby.

burial place: tumba; yet: a pesar de eso; stumbled: tropezó; reached out: logró acercarse; blindly: a ciegas; marked: con el nombre de; gray-haired: de cabellos canosos; watched her: la observaba; as if she would speak: como si estuviera por hablar; grave: tumba; nearby: cercana;

The Lady in Black raised her head. For a time she watched in silence. Then she threw back her veil and spoke.

"You care, too," she said softly. "You understand. I've seen you here before, I'm sure. And was yours – a little girl?"

The gray-haired woman shook her head.

No, dearie, it's a little boy – or he was a little boy forty years ago."

"Forty years – so long! How could you have lived forty years – without him?"

raised: levantó; for a time: por un instante; threw back: apartó; veil: velo; you care, too: usted se interesa, también; shook: negó con; dearie: querida; forty years ago: hace 40 años; how could you have lived: cómo ha podido vivir;

Again the little woman shook her head.

"One has to – sometimes, dearie, but this little boy wasn't mine.

"But you care. You understand. I've seen you here so often before."

"Yes. You see, there's no one else to care. But there was once, and I'm caring now, for her sake."

"For her?"

"His mother."

one has to: tenemos que hacerlo; wasn't mine: no era mío; so often before: tantas veces antes; no one else to care: nadie más que se interese; for her sake: por el bien de ella;

"Oh-h!" It was a tender little cry, full of quick sympathy. The eyes of the Lady in Black were on the stone marked "Kathleen."

"It ain't as if I didn't know how she'd feel," said the gray-haired woman. "You see, I was nurse to the boy when it happened, and for years afterward I worked in the family. So I know. I saw the whole thing from the beginning, from the very day when the little boy here met with the accident."

"Accident!" It was a cry of concern and sympathy from Kathleen's mother.

"Yes. It was a runaway and he didn't live two days."

"I know! I know!" choked the Lady in Black. Yet she was not thinking of the boy and the runaway horse accident.

"Things stopped then for my mistress," continued the little gray-haired woman, "and that was the beginning of the end. She had a husband and a daughter, but they didn't seem to be important – not either of 'em. Nothin' seemed important except this little grave out here. She came and spent hours over it, bringin' flowers and talkin' to it."

tender little cry: tierno lamento; it ain't as if I didn't know: no es que yo no supiera; I was nurse to: yo cuidaba a; for years afterward: y luego durante años; met with the accident: sufrió el accidente; concern: preocupación; runaway: fugitivo; mistress: ama; not either of 'em: ninguno de los dos;

The Lady in Black raised her head suddenly and quickly looked into the woman's face. The woman went on speaking.

"The house got sadder and sadder, but she didn't seem to mind. She seemed to want it so. She shut out the sunshine and put away many of the pictures. She sat only in the boy's room. And there, everything was just as it was when he left it. She wouldn't let a thing be touched. I wondered afterward that she didn't see where it was all leadin' to, but she didn't."

"'Leading to'?" The voice shook.

"Yes. I wondered she didn't see she was losin' 'em – that husband and daughter; but she didn't see it."

The Lady in Black sat very still. Even the birds seemed to have stopped their singing. Then the gray-haired woman spoke:

"So, you see, that's why I come and put flowers here. It's for her. There's no one else now to care," she sighed, rising to her feet.

"But you haven't told yet – what happened," said the Lady in Black, softly.

went on: continuó; sadder and sadder: cada vez más triste; to mind: importarle; she seemed to want it so: parecía gustarle eso; shut out the sunshine: ocultaba la luz solar; put away: apartó, descolgó; wouldn't let: no permitía que; I wondered afterward: luego yo me preguntaba; where it was all leadin' to: adónde conduciría todo eso; she was losin' 'em: ella los estaba perdiendo; still: quieta, tiesa; it's for her: es por ella; sighed: suspiró; softly: delicadamente;

"I don't know myself really. I know the man went away. He got somethin' to do travelin' so he wasn't home much. When he did come he looked sick and bad. He come less and less, and he died. But that was after she died. He's buried over there beside her and the boy. The girl – well, nobody knows where the girl is. Girls like flowers and sunshine and laughter and young people, you know, and she didn't get any of them at home. So she went – where she did get 'em, I suppose.

"There! And if I haven't gone and tired you all out with my talkin'!" said the little gray-haired woman regretfully.

"No, no. I was glad to hear it," said the Lady in Black, rising unsteadily to her feet. Her face had grown white, and her eyes showed a sudden fear. "But I must go now. Thank you." And she turned and hurried away.

went away: se alejó; to do travelin': que involucraba viajar; looked sick: se lo veía enfermo; less and less: cada vez menos; buried: enterrado; laughter: la risa; she didn't get any of them: no tuvo nada de eso; there!: ¡vaya!; tired you all out: la cansé; with my talkin': con mi charla; regretfully: con arrepentimiento; unsteadily: inestablemente; had grown white: había empalidecido; sudden fear: repentino temor; hurried away: se fue velozmente;

The house was very still when the Lady in Black reached home. She shivered at its silence. She hurried up the stairs, almost with guilt. In her own room she pulled at the dark veil that covered her face. She was crying now, a choking little cry with broken words running through it. She was still crying as she removed her black dress.

Long minutes later, the Lady – in black no longer – moved slowly down the stairway. Her eyes showed traces of tears, but her lips were bravely curved in a smile. She wore a white dress and

a single white rose in her hair. Behind her, in the little room over the porch, a tiny clock ticked loudly on its shelf near the end of the bed.

shivered at: tembló ante; with guilt: con culpa; choking: asfixiante; removed: se quitaba; in black no longer: ya no vestida de negro; moved slowly down: descendió lentamente; stairway: escalera; traces of tears: huellas de llanto; bravely: valientemente; she wore: llevaba puesto; tiny clock: pequeño reloj;

There came a sound of running feet in the hall below, then:

"Muvver! – it's Muvver come back!" shouted a happy voice.

And with a little sobbing cry Bobby's mother opened her arms to her son.

there came: surgió; running feet: pies que corrían; in the hall below: abajo en el zaguán; it's Muvver come back: es Muvver que regresa; sobbing cry: sollozo; opened her arms to her son: abrazó a su hijo;

"The Lady in Black" was written by Eleanor H. Porter. It was adapted for Special English by Lawan Davis who was also the producer. The storyteller was Faith Lapidus.

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LA DAMA DE NEGRO - Parte 1/2. Presentamos la primera parte de un cuento corto de la escritora norteamericana Eleanor H. Porter. Para tu comodidad, intercalamos un vocabulario bilingüe a lo largo del audio-texto.

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THE LADY IN BLACK - Part 1/2AUDIO

Our story today is called "The Lady in Black." It was written by Eleanor H. Porter. Here is Faith Lapidus with the story.

The house was very still. In the little room over the porch, the Lady in Black sat alone. Near her, a child's white dress lay across a chair. On the floor at her feet lay a tiny pair of shoes. A doll hung over a chair and a toy soldier occupied the little stand by the bed.

still: tranquila; porch: porche, zaguán; lay across: se extendía sobre; tiny: pequeño; hung over: colgaba de; toy soldier: soldado de juguete; by: al lado de;

And everywhere was silence – the strange silence that comes only to a room where the clock has stopped ticking.

strange: raro; has stopped ticking: ha detenido su tic-tac;

The clock stood on the shelf near the end of the bed. The Lady in Black looked at it. She remembered the wave of anger that had come over her when she had reached out her hand and silenced the clock that night three months before.

shelf: estante; wave of anger: arranque de ira; had come over her: que le había atacado; reached out: extendido; silenced: silenciado, detenido su marcha;

It had been silent ever since and it should remain silent, too. Of what possible use were the hours it would tick away now? As if anything mattered, with little Kathleen lying out there white and still under the black earth!

"Muvver!"

The Lady in Black moved restlessly and looked toward the closed door. Behind it, she knew, was a little boy with wide blue eyes who wanted her. But she wished he would not call her by that name. It only reminded her of those other little lips – silent now.

"Muvver!" The voice was more demanding.

ever since: desde entonces; remain: permanecer; of what possible use were: qué utilidad tendrían; tick away: marcar (las horas); as if anything mattered: como si nada tuviese importancia; lying out there: yaciendo afuera; still: sin movimiento; restlessly: nerviosamente; toward: en dirección a, hacia; who wanted her: que la buscaban; only reminded her: sólo le recordaba; demanding: exigente;

The Lady in Black did not answer. He might go away, she thought, if she did not answer.

There was a short silence, and then the door opened slowly.

"Pe-eek!" It was a cry of joyful discovery, but it was followed almost immediately by silence. The unsmiling woman did not invite him to come near. The boy was unsteady at his first step. He paused, then spoke carefully, "I's – here."

might go away: podría irse; thought: pensó; slowly: lentamente; joyful discovery: alegre descubrimiento; almost: casi; unsmiling: seria; unsteady: indeciso, vacilante; paused: se detuvo;

It was maybe the worst thing he could have said. To the Lady in Black it was a yet more painful reminder of that other one who was not there. She gave a sharp cry and covered her face with her hands.

"Bobby, Bobby" she cried out, in a release of unreasoning sadness. "Go away! Go away! I want to be alone – alone!"

All the brightness fled from the boy's face. His eyes showed a feeling of deep hurt. He waited, but she did not move. Then, with a half-quieted cry, he left the room.

worst: peor; a yet more painful reminder: un recordatorio aún más doloroso; gave a sharp cry: dió un agudo sollozo; release: liberación; unreasoning sadness: irracional melancolía; fled: desapareció; deep hurt: profundo dolor; half-quieted: apenas calmado;

Long minutes afterward, the Lady in Black raised her head and saw him through the window. He was in the yard with his father, playing under the apple tree.

Playing!

The Lady in Black looked at them with serious eyes, and her mouth hardened at the corners.

Bobby had someone to play with him, someone to love him and care for him, while out there on the hillside Kathleen was alone – all alone.

afterward (also afterwards): más tarde; raised: levantó; yard: patio; apple tree: manzano; hardened: se endureció; at the corners: en las comisuras; while out there: mientras allá; on the hillside: en la ladera; all alone: totalmente sola;

With a little cry the Lady in Black sprang to her feet and hurried into her own room. Her hands shook as she pinned on her hat and covered herself with her black veil. But her step was firm as she walked downstairs and out through the hall.

The man under the apple tree rose hurriedly and came forward.

"Helen, dearest – not again, today!" he begged. "Darling, it can't do any good!"

sprang to her feet: se puso de pie de un salto; shook: temblaban; as she pinned on her hat: mientras se colocaba su sombrero; black veil: velo negro; her step: su paso, su caminar; rose hurriedly: se incorporó rápidamente; came forward: se adelantó; he begged: le imploró; it can't do any good: no mejorará nada;

"But she's alone – all alone. You don't seem to think! No one thinks – no one knows how I feel. You don't understand. If you did, you'd come with me. You wouldn't ask me to stay – here!" choked the woman.

how I feel: como me siento; if you did: si lo comprendieras; you'd come with me: vendrías conmigo; you wouldn't ask me: no me pedirías; choked: se atragantó;

"I have been with you, dear," said the man gently. "I've been with you today, and every day, almost, since – since she left us. But it can't do any good – this continuous mourning over her grave. It only makes more sadness for you, for me, and for Bobby. Bobby is – here, you know, dear!"

gently: cortésmente; since she left us: desde que ella nos dejó; mourning: luto; over her grave: sobre su tumba; more sadness: más tristeza;

"No, no, don't say it," cried the woman wildly. "You don't understand! You don't understand!" And she turned and hurried away, followed by the worried eyes of the man, and the sad eyes of the boy.

wildly: violentamente; hurried away: salió corriendo; worried eyes: mirada preocupada; sad eyes: mirada triste;

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EJERCICIO FISICO - Parte 2/2. Amigos, tiempo de dejar un poco las redes sociales y, por lo menos, caminar ya que la vida sedentaria aumenta los factores de riesgo para el aparato cardiovascular. Ofrecemos aquí la segunda y última parte de un informe de salud que puede animarte a tomar la iniciativa. Para tu comodidad, intercalamos un vocabulario blingüe a lo largo del audiotexto.

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PHYSICAL EXERCISE - Part 2/2AUDIO

So, what are some of the most popular physical activities in the United States? Walking tops the list. A 2006 report from the C.D.C. found that more than seventy-nine million Americans walk to stay physically fit.

tops the list: encabeza la lista; C.D.C.: Center for Disease Control and Prevention; found that: detectó que, descubrió que; fit: en forma;

For many people it is considered the easiest way to get exercise. It does not require a health club membership. Walking is safe. And, it is said to be as valuable for one’s health as more intense forms of exercise like jogging. Walking is also reported to be less damaging to the knees and feet. This makes it a better choice of exercise for older adults.

the easiest way to get: la forma más sencilla de hacer; require: requiere; membership: membresía, asociación; as valuable: tan valioso; as more intense forms: como formas más intensas; less damaging: menos perjudicial; knees: rodillas; feet: pies; a better choice: una mejor elección;

Another popular form of exercise is jogging, or running at a slow to medium speed. USA Track and Field Hall of Famer, Bill Bowerman, is credited with bringing jogging to the United States in the nineteen seventies. He did so after witnessing the popularity of the activity himself during a trip to New Zealand in the nineteen sixties. He started the first running club in America and wrote a book about jogging for fitness. Bill Bowerman also helped establish Nike, the tennis shoe company.

slow: lenta; speed: velocidad; hall of famer: luminaria; is credited with bringing: se le atribuye haber traído; after witnessing: después de ver; during: durante; fitness: aptitud física; establish: afincar, fundar; tennis shoe: zapatillas de tenis;

Jogging provides great physical conditioning for the heart and lungs. And, it increases the flow of blood and oxygen in the body. All of these things combined help to improve heart activity, lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and reduce bone and muscle loss. Running is also a good way to lose weight. People burn an average of 160 calories a kilometer while running.

provides: provee, entrega; lungs: pulmones; increases: aumenta; flood of blood: torrente sanguíneo; to improve: a mejorar; lower: más baja, menor; pressure: presión; levels: niveles; bone: hueso; muscle loss: pérdida muscular; to lose weight: para perder peso; burn: quema; average: promedio; while running: mientras corre, al correr;

The Census Bureau says swimming was the third most popular sports activity in the United States in 2007. The top two were walking and exercising with equipment. Swimming is said to be one of the best ways to exercise. Nearly all of the major muscle groups are put to work.

swimming: la natación; is said to be: se dice que es; nearly all: casi todos; major: principales, más importantes; are put to work: se ponen en movimiento;

Swimming also presents less risk of muscle and joint injury because of the body’s weightlessness in water. This makes it a great choice of exercise for people with special needs, like pregnant women, older adults, and persons who are overweight.

less risk of: menor riesgo de; joint injury: lesión de ligamentos; weightlessness: ingravidez; a great choice: una gran opción; pregnant women: mujeres embarazadas; who are overweight: que tienen sobrepeso;

Water aerobics is another popular form of exercise. This can be anything from walking or running against the resistance of water, to doing jumping jacks in the water. There is a debate about whether or not swimming burns as many calories as other forms of exercise. But one thing is sure: the effects on your health are just as great.

anything from: cualquier cosa desde; against: contra; jumping jacks: saltitos (saltar sin desplazarse abriendo y cerrando las piernas y juntando y separando los brazos); whether or not: si o no; as many calories as: tantas calorías como; great: estupendas;

Whatever kind of exercise you choose, experts agree that you should start small and work your way up. Start by exercising ten minutes a day two times a week. After a few weeks, increase your time to fifteen or twenty minutes, and increase the number of days.

whatever kind of: cualquiera sea el tipo de; agree that: concuerdan en que; should start: deberías comenzar; work your way up: ir aumentándolo progresivamente; start by exercising: comienza por ejercitarte; two times a week: dos veces por semana;

Next, try to increase the intensity of your workout. If you have been walking, try walking faster, or take turns between walking and jogging. And try not to forget those muscle strengthening exercises. The more time you spend exercising, the more health benefits you get. Health experts advise people who have been physically inactive to have a complete physical exam before beginning a new exercise program.

next: a continuación; workout: ejercicio físico; take turns between: alterna entre; muscle strengthening: fortalecimiento muscular; the more time: cuanto más tiempo; spend: pasas; the more health benefits: más beneficios sanos; get: obtienes; advise: aconsejan;

If one of your goals is to lose weight, you will also need to change how and what you eat. To lose weight, you must use or burn off more calories than you take in. A pound of fat is equal to about 453 grams or 3,500 calories. To lose that fat in a week, you have to burn off at least that amount in calories or eat that much less. The best thing to do is to combine both ideas. Eat fewer calories and increase your activity so that you burn off more.

goals: objetivos; to change: cambiar; how and what: cómo y qué; must: debes; burn off: gastar, quemar; than you take in: que las que ingieres; pound of fat: libra de grasa; at least: por lo menos, como mínimo; amount: cantidad; eat that much less: eliminar esa cantidad de lo que comes; both ideas: ambas alternativas; fewer: menos; so that: a fin de;

The National Institute of Health suggests that women limit their calories to no less than 1,200 calories a day without medical supervision. For men, the number is no less than 2,500. The American government also says a healthy diet is one that is high in fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

suggests: sugiere; limit: limiten; without: sin; healthy diet: dieta sana; high in: elevada en; whole grains: granos enteros.

3. VOCABULARIO CON AUDIO Y TRADUCCION

A fin de ampliar tu vocabulario en la temática de CUERPO HUMANO, EJERCICIO FISICO Y SALUD te recomendamos visitar los siguientes glosarios con presentación a tres columnas (español, inglés, pronunciación escrita o figurada y audio mp3):

LOS CINCO SENTIDOS

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LOS DEPORTES

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EL MEDICO

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EL DENTISTA (PROBLEMAS Y EQUIPAMIENTO)

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EL MONSTRUO DEL LAGO NESS. Si bien la mayoría de los científicos afirma que las pruebas que apoyan su existencia no son convincentes, lo cierto es que – aparte de significar un estupendo ingreso turistico para el país – muchos expertos argumentan que el Lago Ness tiene salida al mar y quizás la criatura no sea nativa del lago mismo. Para tu comodidad acompañamos el texto con un glosario bilingüe.

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THE LOCH NESS MONSTER AUDIO

Is there a monster in Loch Ness in Scotland? Many people think so. Many people certainly hope that there is. The people who hope that there is a monster there, call it 'Nessie'.

INTERVIEWER:Loch Ness is in Scotland. It is a lake 36 km long and the water is very deep, and very dark. It is also very, very cold, but strangely, the water never freezes. Many fish live there,

so it's a perfect home for very large water creatures. Many people believe that a large creature does indeed live there. In 1872, and again in 1932 there were reports. They described a very large animal, which looked like a boat. People saw this animal in the water, swimming very fast. In 1933, Mr and Mrs MacKay saw the animal. Mrs MacKay, can you tell us what you saw?

MRS MACKAY:Yes. I was with my husband, and we were in the car. We were driving along the road beside Loch Ness, going from Inverness to Glasgow.

INTERVIEWER:What did you see?

MRS MACKAY:Suddenly, my husband saw an enormous animal in the water.

INTERVIEWER:What did it look like?

MRS MACKAY:It had a long neck, and a head. which looked like a snake.

INTERVIEWER:Could you see anything else?

MRS MACKAY:Yes. It had big humps on its back.

INTERVIEWER:Go on.

MRS MACKAY:Well, it also had a very long tail, which was splashing on the water.

INTERVIEWER:How long would you say the animal was?

MRS MACKAY:It's difficult to say. I should think eight, or perhaps ten metres long.

INTERVIEWER:How long was it there for?

MRS MACKAY:It wasn't there for very long. We saw it for perhaps two or three minutes, then it went under the water.

INTERVIEWER:Mr and Mrs MacKay are not the only people to have seen the Monster. Many thousands of people have seen it. So many people have seen it, that in fact it's now called 'Nessie'. The interesting thing is that all the descriptions are the same, and this is most unusual. Everybody says it's between seven and ten metres long, and the skin is a very dark colour. It has a long neck, and a head like a snake. Unfortunately, there are no good photographs of it. Most people see the Monster when it's in the water, but sometimes it comes on to the land. Mr Smith, I think that you live near Loch Ness?

MR SMITH:Yes, that's right.

INTERVIEWER:And is it true that you've seen the Loch Ness Monster?

MR SMITH:Yes, that's right. It was in 1952. I was with my father in the car, and we were coming home at night. Suddenly, we came round a corner, and we saw this ... this thing on the road!

INTERVIEWER:Go on. Tell me. What was it like?

MR SMITH:Well, it had a long neck - several metres long - and great big flippers.

INTERVIEWER:What did you do?

MR SMITH:We turned the car round as fast as we could, and we drove away!

INTERVIEWER:Scientists are also very interested in 'Nessie'. In 1973, some students from Birmingham University came to try and find the Monster. Mr Dixon, in 1972 you were a student at Birmingham University.

JOHN DIXON:Yes, that's right. That was the year we went to try and find 'Nessie'.

INTERVIEWER:Tell me what you found.

JOHN DIXON:Well, we had some sonar equipment.

INTERVIEWER:Can you tell me quickly what that is?

JOHN DIXON:You use sonar equipment for making pictures using sound waves.

INTERVIEWER:Tell me what you saw, Mr Dixon.

JOHN DIXON:We saw two strange, large animals, about ten metres long, in our sonar beam.

INTERVIEWER:Can you tell me how long you saw them for?

JOHN DIXON:Yes. We saw them clearly for about ten minutes. They moved very fast.

INTERVIEWER:Anything else?

JOHN DIXON:Yes, they dived very deep.

INTERVIEWER:Can you tell me what they looked like?

JOHN DIXON:Yes. You won't believe this, but to us they looked like Plesiosaurs.

INTERVIEWER:Plesiosaurs? But... but that's impossible! Plesiosaurs...

JOHN DIXON:Yes, I know what you are going to say. Plesiosaurs became extinct sixty-five million years ago.

INTERVIEWER:So, who or what is 'Nessie'? Is there only one Monster, or is there a family of monsters, and can 'Nessie' really be a Plesiosaur? Does this mean that there are some prehistoric monsters still living amongst us, in the middle of Scotland?

GLOSSARY: loch /loj/: lago (en escocés); does indeed live: que realmente vive (uso enfático del auxiliar does para afirmativo); snake: serpiente; humps: jorobas, gibas; splashing: chapoteando; flippers: aletas; drove away: huimos en el auto; to try and find: para tratar de encontrar; what you found: qué cosa encontraron; sonar equipment: sonda ultrasónica; sound

waves: ondas sonoras; sonar beam: haz o rayo de la sonda; dived: buceaban, se zambullían; became extinct: se extinguieron; amongst us: entre nosotros.

THE LOCH NESS MONSTER AUDIO

Is there a monster in Loch Ness in Scotland? Many people think so. Many people certainly hope that there is. The people who hope that there is a monster there, call it 'Nessie'.

INTERVIEWER:Loch Ness is in Scotland. It is a lake 36 km long and the water is very deep, and very dark. It is also very, very cold, but strangely, the water never freezes. Many fish live there, so it's a perfect home for very large water creatures. Many people believe that a large creature does indeed live there. In 1872, and again in 1932 there were reports. They described a very large animal, which looked like a boat. People saw this animal in the water, swimming very fast. In 1933, Mr and Mrs MacKay saw the animal. Mrs MacKay, can you tell us what you saw?

MRS MACKAY:Yes. I was with my husband, and we were in the car. We were driving along the road beside Loch Ness, going from Inverness to Glasgow.

INTERVIEWER:What did you see?

MRS MACKAY:Suddenly, my husband saw an enormous animal in the water.

INTERVIEWER:What did it look like?

MRS MACKAY:It had a long neck, and a head. which looked like a snake.

INTERVIEWER:Could you see anything else?

MRS MACKAY:Yes. It had big humps on its back.

INTERVIEWER:Go on.

MRS MACKAY:Well, it also had a very long tail, which was splashing on the water.

INTERVIEWER:How long would you say the animal was?

MRS MACKAY:It's difficult to say. I should think eight, or perhaps ten metres long.

INTERVIEWER:How long was it there for?

MRS MACKAY:It wasn't there for very long. We saw it for perhaps two or three minutes, then it went under the water.

INTERVIEWER:Mr and Mrs MacKay are not the only people to have seen the Monster. Many thousands of people have seen it. So many people have seen it, that in fact it's now called 'Nessie'. The interesting thing is that all the descriptions are the same, and this is most unusual. Everybody says it's between seven and ten metres long, and the skin is a very dark colour. It has a long neck, and a head like a snake. Unfortunately, there are no good photographs of it. Most people see the Monster when it's in the water, but sometimes it comes on to the land. Mr Smith, I think that you live near Loch Ness?

MR SMITH:Yes, that's right.

INTERVIEWER:And is it true that you've seen the Loch Ness Monster?

MR SMITH:Yes, that's right. It was in 1952. I was with my father in the car, and we were coming home at night. Suddenly, we came round a corner, and we saw this ... this thing on the road!

INTERVIEWER:Go on. Tell me. What was it like?

MR SMITH:Well, it had a long neck - several metres long - and great big flippers.

INTERVIEWER:What did you do?

MR SMITH:We turned the car round as fast as we could, and we drove away!

INTERVIEWER:Scientists are also very interested in 'Nessie'. In 1973, some students from Birmingham University came to try and find the Monster. Mr Dixon, in 1972 you were a student at Birmingham University.

JOHN DIXON:Yes, that's right. That was the year we went to try and find 'Nessie'.

INTERVIEWER:Tell me what you found.

JOHN DIXON:Well, we had some sonar equipment.

INTERVIEWER:Can you tell me quickly what that is?

JOHN DIXON:You use sonar equipment for making pictures using sound waves.

INTERVIEWER:Tell me what you saw, Mr Dixon.

JOHN DIXON:We saw two strange, large animals, about ten metres long, in our sonar beam.

INTERVIEWER:Can you tell me how long you saw them for?

JOHN DIXON:Yes. We saw them clearly for about ten minutes. They moved very fast.

INTERVIEWER:Anything else?

JOHN DIXON:Yes, they dived very deep.

INTERVIEWER:Can you tell me what they looked like?

JOHN DIXON:Yes. You won't believe this, but to us they looked like Plesiosaurs.

INTERVIEWER:Plesiosaurs? But... but that's impossible! Plesiosaurs...

JOHN DIXON:Yes, I know what you are going to say. Plesiosaurs became extinct sixty-five million years ago.

INTERVIEWER:So, who or what is 'Nessie'? Is there only one Monster, or is there a family of monsters, and can 'Nessie' really be a Plesiosaur? Does this mean that there are some prehistoric monsters still living amongst us, in the middle of Scotland?

GLOSSARY: loch /loj/: lago (en escocés); does indeed live: que realmente vive (uso enfático del auxiliar does para afirmativo); snake: serpiente; humps: jorobas, gibas; splashing: chapoteando; flippers: aletas; drove away: huimos en el auto; to try and find: para tratar de encontrar; what you found: qué cosa encontraron; sonar equipment: sonda ultrasónica; sound waves: ondas sonoras; sonar beam: haz o rayo de la sonda; dived: buceaban, se zambullían; became extinct: se extinguieron; amongst us: entre nosotros.