CHAPTER 2: Pandora! My Lost Love!

SUMMARY

In this chapter, the Adrian's mother is looking for a job. But Adrian is to disagree with she, he thinks that his mother is selfish.

His neighbors are getting a divorce, and Mr. Lucas is going to live in his house. 

Adrian is in a group at school that helps old people, and has to visit an old man called Bert Baxter, but he isn't very nice.

Also, Pandora is going out with Nigel, and Adrian is cross with his friend because he thinks that Nigel has betrayed* him.

*Betray (verb): traicionar.

VOCABULARY

• Path: camino (noun) “The path is bumpy”
• Round: ruta (noun) “I do the round yesterday”
• Nearby: cercano (adjetive) “The Adrian’s house is nearby to my cousin’s house".
• Shut: cerrar (verb).
•    Shut the door in my face (expression): Cerrar la puerta en las narices.
• Choking: ahogado, asfixiado (adjective) “I choked while I was eating”.
• Selfish: egoísta (adejertive) “He’s very selfish, doesn’t think in his friends”.
• Anyway: de todas formas, de todos modos (adverb) "Anyway, I did my best".
• Sick: harto (adjective) “I’m sick with studying”.
• Bark: ladrar (verb) Barking: ladrido (noun) “The neighbor’s dog is barking all day”
• Milkman: lechero (noun) “In my village there isn’t milkman”.
•  Mood: humor (noun) “I’m in a good mood today”.
•   Is in (good,bad) mood (expression): estar de (buen, mal) humor.
• Break down: estropearse (verb+adverb) “My computer broke down yesterday”.
• Ill with worry: enfermo de preocupación (adjetive) “I’m ill with worry because I have an important exam tomorrow”.
• Run over: atropellar (verb) “Almost they run over my cat”.
• Sickbed: ‘lecho(bed) de enfermo(sick)’ (noun) “He’s in his sickbed because has got mumps”.
• Weak: débil, frágil (adjective) “I’m very weak because I was ill the past week”.
• Smell: olor (noun) “This cologne has got a good smell”.
• Cross: enfadado, molesto (adjective) “He’s very cross because he couldn’t go to the travel”.