EM 4 - 2018 (ESPAÑOL - digitalizado)
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ENGLISH MATTERS 4|<strong>2018</strong><br />
Sure, his writing may be a bit<br />
antiquated and his novels’ length<br />
could easily top 500 pages, but<br />
Charles Dickens definitely had a way<br />
with words. Why is Dickens still worth<br />
reading today? Curl up with a good<br />
book, as English Matters runs down<br />
25 reasons why Dickens’ Victorian<br />
volumes are still worth checking out.<br />
People and Lifestyle<br />
definitely | indudablemente<br />
to have a way with sth | tener talento para<br />
be worth | merecer la pena<br />
to curl up | acurrucarse<br />
Vocab Trainer<br />
Charles Dickens is credited<br />
with coining numerous<br />
words for the English language.<br />
Here are some of his<br />
contributions:<br />
• abuzz: filled with a humming<br />
sound or intense<br />
activity<br />
• the creeps: a feeling of<br />
fear or apprehension<br />
• devil-may-care: reckless<br />
and careless<br />
• flummox: to confuse or<br />
perplex someone<br />
• on the rampage: acting<br />
in an aggressive, violent<br />
manner<br />
to credit sb with sth | atribuirle algo a<br />
alguien<br />
to coin sth | acuñar, aquí: inventar<br />
numerous | muchos<br />
apprehension | temor<br />
reckless | imprudente, temerario<br />
to perplex sb | desconcertar<br />
violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ | violento, agresivo<br />
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