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DOG EXPRESSIONS

Now, the VOA Special English program "Wors an !heir Stories"

Americans #se man$ e%pressions with the wor "og" People in the &nite

States lo'e their ogs an treat them well !he$ ta(e their ogs )or wal(s, let

them pla$ o#tsie an gi'e them goo )oo an meical care *owe'er, ogswitho#t owners to care )or them lea a i))erent (in o) li)e !he e%pression, to

lea a og+s li)e, escries a person who has an #nhapp$ e%istence

treat them well- los tratan ien. )or wal(s- a ar paseos. let them pla$ o#tsie-

les permiten /#gar a)#era. meical care- atenci0n sanitaria. howe'er- sin

emargo. witho#t owners- sin #e1os. who care )or them- 2#e se interesen por

ellos. lea a i))erent (in o) li)e- lle'an #na clase e 'ia m#$ i)erente. to

lea a og+s li)e- lle'ar #na 'ia e perros.

Some people sa$ we li'e in a og3eat3og worl !hat means man$ people are

competing )or the same things, li(e goo /os !he$ sa$ that to e s#ccess)#l, aperson has to wor( li(e a og !his means the$ ha'e to wor( 'er$, 'er$ har

S#ch har wor( can ma(e people og3tire An, the sit#ation wo#l e e'en

worse i) the$ ecame sic( as a og

og3eat3og worl- m#no competiti'o 4#n perro m#ere a otro perro5. li(e

goo /os- como los #enos p#estos e traa/o. to e s#ccess)#l- para tener

6%ito. to wor( li(e a og- traa/ar como #na estia 4como #n conenao, como

#na m#la, etc seg7n caa pa8s5. 'er$ har- m#$ intensamente. s#ch har

wor(- el traa/o tan intenso. can ma(e people- p#e hacer 2#e la gente se

sienta. og3tire- renio, e%ha#sto. wo#l e e'en worse i)- ser8a a7n peor si.

sic( as a og- m#$ en)ermo.

Still, people sa$ e'er$ og has its a$ !his means that e'er$ person en/o$s a

s#ccess)#l perio #ring his or her li)e !o e s#ccess)#l, people o)ten ha'e to

learn new s(ills 9et, some people sa$ that $o# can ne'er teach an ol og new

tric(s !he$ elie'e that oler people o not li(e to learn new things an will

not change the wa$ the$ o things

still- a pesar e too. e'er$ og has its a$- toos tenemos #n momento e

gloria 4caa perro tiene s# 8a5. en/o$s- go:a e. new s(ills- n#e'as hailiaes,

estre:as # o)icios. $et- no ostante. $o# can ne'er teach an ol og new

tric(s- aaptarse a las n#e'as tenencias, camiar e cost#mres 4ense1ar

n#e'os tr#cos a #n perro 'ie/o5. will not change- no camiar;n. the wa$ the$

o- la )orma e hacer 4las5.

Some people are compare to ogs in a wa$s People who are #n(in or

#ncaring can e escrie as meaner than a /#n($ar og

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o)ten #se to g#ar this propert$ !he$ ar( or attac( people who tr$ to enter

the propert$ *owe'er, sometimes a person who appears to e mean an

threatening is reall$ not so a We sa$ his ar( is worse than his ite

compare to ogs- comparaas con los perros. #n(in- poco amale,

escort6s. #ncaring- ini)erente. meaner than a /#n($ar og- m;s )ero: 2#e

#n perro g#ari;n. throw awa$- escarta. mean ogs- perros )eroces. to g#ar-

c#stoiar, 'igilar. ar( or attac(- laran o atacan a. who tr$ to enter- 2#e

intentan ingresar a. mean an threatening- per'erso $ amena:aor. his ar( is

worse than his ite- perro 2#e lara no m#ere 4s# lario es peor 2#e s#

more#ra5.

A /#n($ar is not a )#n place )or a og =an$ ogs in the &nite States sleep in

sa)e little ho#ses near their owners+ home !hese ogho#ses pro'ie shelter

9et the$ can e col an lonel$ in the winter

/#n($ar- galp0n, ep0sito e chatarra. )#n place- l#gar i'ertio. sa)e little

ho#ses- casetas lires e riesgos. their owners+ home- en la casa e s#s

#e1os. ogho#ses- casetas para perros. pro'ie shelter- an protecci0n. can

e col- p#een tener )r8o. lonel$- solos $ tristes.

*#sans an wi'es #se this ogho#se term when the$ are angr$ at each

other ?or e%ample, a woman might get angr$ at her h#san )or coming home

late or )orgetting their weing anni'ersar$ She might tell him that he is in the

ogho#se She ma$ not treat him nicel$ #ntil he apologi:es *owe'er, the

h#san ma$ ecie that it is est to lea'e things alone an not create more

prolems *e might ecie to let sleeping ogs lie

ogho#se term- palara "perrera". angr$ at each other- eno/aos, en)rentaos.

might get angr$ at- por8a eno/arse con. weing anni'ersar$- ani'ersario e

oas. might tell him- por8a ecirle. to e in the ogho#se- estar castigao, no

ser ien 'isto. she ma$ not treat him nicel$- es posile 2#e ella no lo trate ien.

#ntil he apologi:es- hasta 2#e se isc#lpe. to lea'e things alone- e/at las

cosas como est;n 4esperar 2#e pase la tormenta5. an not create- $ no

generar. to let sleeping ogs lie- no h#rgar en la heria 4e/ar tran2#ilos a los

perros 2#e #ermen5.

"Dog" e%pressions also are #se to escrie the weather !he og a$s o)

s#mmer are the hottest a$s o) the $ear A rainstorm ma$ cool the weather@#t we o not want it to rain too har We o not want it to rain cats an ogs

the og a$s o) s#mmer- los 8as m;s cal#rosos $ m;s largos el 'erano. the

hottest- los m;s ochornosos. rainstorm- tormenta. ma$ cool- p#ee re)rescar.

to rain too har- llo'er intensamente. to rain cats an ogs- il#'iar, llo'er a

mares