Spanish

absolutely: absolutamente,

brings: trae.

lax: flojo.

verdaderamente, en efecto, en

customary: acostumbrado.

moral: moral, moraleja.

realidad, de veras.

dear: caro, querido, estimado.

o'clock: hora, en punto.

amuse: divertir, diviértete, diviértase, eating: comiendo.

oneself: uno mismo.

diviértanse, divértidos, me divierto, enter: entrar, entro, entra, entrad,

pleasure: placer, agrado, gusto,

nos divertimos, os divertís, se

entráis, entramos, entran, entras,

complacencia, el gusto.

divierte, se divierten, te diviertes.

entren, entre, inscribir.

refreshment: refresco.

amuses: se divierte, entretiene.

excessively: excesivamente.

slight: leve, desaire.

anywhere: dondequiera, en cualquier jack: gato, jota, sota, para conectar somewhat: algo, poco, bastante.

parte.

algún aparto electrotécnico, clavija,

usual: común, general, universal,

boring: aburrido, perforación,

para sujetar el coche cuando se

acostumbrado, habitual.

taladrar.

cambia una rueda.

views: Vistas, puntos de vista.

Oscar Wilde

7

ALGERNON.

Got nice neighbours in your part of Shropshire?

JACK.

Perfectly horrid! Never speak to one of them.%

ALGERNON.

How immensely you must amuse them! [Goes over and takes sandwich.] By the way, Shropshire is your county, is it not?

JACK.

Eh? Shropshire? Yes, of course. Hallo! Why all these cups? Why cucumber

sandwiches? Why such reckless extravagance in one so young? Who is

coming to tea?

ALGERNON.

Oh! merely Aunt Augusta and Gwendolen.

JACK.

How perfectly delightful!

ALGERNON.

Yes, that is all very well; but I am afraid Aunt Augusta won't quite approve of your being here.

JACK.

May I ask why?

ALGERNON.

My dear fellow, the way you flirt with Gwendolen is perfectly disgraceful. It is almost as bad as the way Gwendolen flirts with you.

JACK.

I am in love with Gwendolen. I have come up to town expressly to propose

to her.

ALGERNON.

I thought you had come up for pleasure?... I call that business.

Spanish

afraid: miedoso, temeroso, asustado, delightful: bonito, lindo, delicioso, nice: agradable, amable, bueno,

medroso, miedo, encogido,

encantador, deleitoso.

bonito, rico, simpático, lindo, Niza.

angustioso, tímido, be - tener miedo. disgraceful: vergonzoso, deshonroso. perfectly: perfectamente.

approve: aprobar, aprueban, apruebo, expressly: expresamente.

propose: proponer, propon, proponed,

apruebas, aprueba, aprobamos,

extravagance: extravagancia, derroche. propongo, propongan, propones,

aprobáis, aprobad, aprueben,

fellow: compañero, hombre, socio,

proponen, proponéis, propone,

apruebe.

tipo, becario.

proponemos, proponga.

bad: malo, mal, podrido.

flirt: flirtear.

reckless: temerario, imprudente.

coming: viniendo, proveniente,

goes: va, marcha.

speak: hablar, hablamos, hablo,

próximo, originario, natural.

hallo: hola.

hablas, habláis, hablad, hablen, habla,

county: condado, provincia.

horrid: hórrido.

hablan, hable.

cups: taza.

immensely: inmensamente.

takes: toma, desempeña.

8

The Importance of Being Earnest

JACK.

How utterly unromantic you are!

ALGERNON.

I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may

be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The

very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact.%

JACK.

I have no doubt about that, dear Algy. The Divorce Court was specially

invented for people whose memories are so curiously constituted.

ALGERNON.

Oh! there is no use speculating on that subject. Divorces are made in Heaven

- [JACK puts out his hand to take a sandwich. ALGERNON at once

interferes.] Please don't touch the cucumber sandwiches. They are ordered

specially for Aunt Augusta. [Takes one and eats it.]

JACK.

Well, you have been eating them all the time.

ALGERNON.

That is quite a different matter. She is my aunt. [Takes plate from below.]

Have some bread and butter. The bread and butter is for Gwendolen.

Gwendolen is devoted to bread and butter.

JACK.

[Advancing to table and helping himself.] And very good bread and butter it

is too.

ALGERNON.

Well, my dear fellow, you need not eat as if you were going to eat it all. You

behave as if you were married to her already. You are not married to her

already, and I don't think you ever will be.