Hard Times
ﾃ］gela Marﾃｭn Santos 3ﾂｺB Ies.Cristo del Rosario-Zafra (Badajoz) 09/02/2013
TITLE: Hard times AUTHOR: Charles Dickens PUBLISHING HOUSE: oxford university press MAIN CHARACTERS: Mr.Gradgrind; He is a teacher, and he has a son and a daughter. He is very strict with all the things that surround the education, because he thinks that the children don’t have to imagine things that aren’t in the real life. Tom Gradgrind; he is the son of Mr.Gradgrind. He has blond hair, and he is tall and thin. Louisa Gradgrind; she is the daughter of Mr.Gradgrind. She has to married Mr.Bounderby but she is fallen in love of Mr.Hathouse. Mr.Bounderby; he is a banker, and he is the husband of Louisa Gradgrind, and he is a good friend of Mr.Gradgrind. Sissy Jupe; she is the daughter of a clown, but her father left her alone at the Coketown circus, so Mr.Gradgrind adopts her and he receives an education. Mr.Harthouse; he is a friend of Tom Gradgrind, and he is the secret boyfriend of Louisa. Rachel and Stephen Blackpool; they are workers at the Gradgrind’s factory, and they are feel in love but they’re married so they are only friends.
SUMMARY: The story is about a family and their lifes.Mr.Gradgrind is a teacher that only teaches facts and doesn’t like that the little children imagine things that aren’t in the real life, so he also taught his children (Tom and Louisa). When they get older Louisa gets married with Mr.Bounderby, a banker, because her brother has debts. Sometime later Louisa fell in love Mr.Harthouse, but Louisa don’t know if she loves he or not, because she is married, so she said to Sissy Jupe that she had to say to Mr.Harthouse that she don’t want to be her girlfriend. Before that Mr.Gradgrind adopts Sissy Jupe because her father left her alone. In this story Sissy is the person who teaches all the characters to be imaginative.
PERSONAL OPINION: I think this book it’s really interesting but I prefer other books, I like old books but I prefer to choose the books that I like to read. VOCABULARY CHART: WORD
TRANSLATION
SENTENCES
shaking
temblorosa
In the theater the women had a shaking voice
reddening
enrojecer
My sister has a reddening nose
stern
severa
Sometimes the boys have a stern voice
glimpse
vistazo
I took a glimpse at the T-shirt
astonished
asombrado
I get angry and astonished with the response
sullen
mirada hosca
She looks me with a sullen looking.
fearful
miedoso
I think she is a bit fearful
kindly
generosamente
She gives me the juice kindly
shabby
Gastado/desgastado My coat it’s a little bit shabby
rain
lluvia
Today rained at half past eleven
cleverer
Listo/inteligente
Maria is very cleverer
wonder
preguntarse
I’m wondering what is she doing here
weaver
tejedor
He is a really bad weaver
simple
sencillo
That’s very simple, just follow the rules.
law
ley
You’ve got to follow the law
blanket
Adj:exhaustivo
You are really blanket.
screamed
Grito/gritar
Don’t scream she is sleeping
wipe
limpia
I’m not really wipe
drops
caerse
I drop and I went to the doctor because I broke my hand
sparks
chispas
The fire throws sparks
selfish
egoista
I don’t like salfish people
waist
cintura
He put his hand on his sister waist
jolly
alegre
At holydays most people it’s jolly
splendid
espléndido
That dress is splendid, and very colorful
pity
Pena
She have a pity, because she is far away of her mother
proud
orgulloso
I’m really proud of my califications
handsome
guapo
I think this actor is really handsome
gambles
Apostar/jugar
I gamble with my sister one euro
boastful
presuntuoso
He boastful a lot but he doesn’t have nothing
plentilful
abundante
They’ve got plentilful food
shone
brilló
The sun shone a lot in summer
hoarse
ronco
Pedro had a hoarse voice
fist
puño
The fist is the symbol of war
hopes
esperanzas
I’ve got hopes of have good calcifications in the exam
pale
pálido
My friend has a pale skin
lowered
bajado
I’ve lowered in lift
widow
viuda
The widow doesn’t stop of cry
debts
deuda
He has a lot of debts, but he is really jolly
forgive
perdonar
I forgive she,because she is my friend
tears
lágrimas
When I cry tears feel down my face
fool
loco
He is fool,because he do fool things
safe
seguro
I’m really safe of the exam
suspected
presunto
She is the suspected killer
wished
deseado
I always wished to have a rabbit
gratefully
Con agradecimiento
I help my mother and she with gratefully kiss me
Seemed
Parecía
It seemed that she was a little bit unconfortable
Pit
pozo
The pit it’s really deep
Staircase
escalera
I feel of the staircase
Thunder
trueno
The thunder scared me
worth
valor
I haven’t got so much worth
Blame
culpa
It’s is my blame, I pick up your pen.
Plainly
claramente
You are plainly the main actor
Failure
fracaso
The failure it’s a part the life
overheard
escuchado
I overheard you saying that of me.
Bachelor
soltero
My neighbor is a bachelor,but he is so happy
stubborn
obstinado
He isn’t a lawyer he is a stubborn
coal
carbón
The chimney haven’t got coal
ropes
cuerdas
The guitar’s ropes are broke
tight
apretado
This dres is really tight,I don’t like it
grabbed
agarró
He grabbed my hand
cart
carro
The cart is carried by horses
bark
ladrido
My dog had a strange bark
robbery
robo
The robbery is at the bank