{"id":8258,"date":"2014-08-15T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=8258"},"modified":"2014-08-18T22:51:54","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T02:51:54","slug":"reading-practice-menores-a-dormir-temprano-en-cali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/reading-practice-menores-a-dormir-temprano-en-cali\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Practice: “Menores, a dormir temprano en Cali”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello there!<\/p>\n

Do you usually read the newspaper or a magazine in a foreign language? Well, I have to say that it is a very, very good exercise. Reading will you vocabulary, grammar structures and culture in general.<\/p>\n

So I chose a short text called “Menores, a dormir temprano en Cali”. You will find some words and expressions translated below it.<\/p>\n

Menores, a dormir temprano en Cali<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Los menores de edad tendr\u00e1n que acostarse temprano y dejar de deambular las calles de Cali, a partir de la pr\u00f3xima semana.<\/em><\/p>\n

En efecto, el toque de queda ser\u00e1 implantado para menores de 16 a\u00f1os entre las 11 p.m. y las 6:00 a.m. por parte de la Administraci\u00f3n Municipal.<\/em><\/p>\n

“La medida servir\u00e1 no s\u00f3lo para disminuir el consumo de drogas y alcohol entre la juventud, sino para controlar a los muchachos que por el descuido de sus padres se mantienen ociosos en las calles”, dijo el secretario de Gobierno, Convivencia y Seguridad.<\/em><\/p>\n

Adem\u00e1s, se evitar\u00e1 que los adolescentes caigan en la delincuencia y aprendan cosas indebidas por falta de actividades extraescolares. “Los menores de edad deben estar estudiando, trabajando o en sus casas, pero nada tienen que hacer en las calles.”<\/em><\/p>\n

La raz\u00f3n de la medida que se pretende implantar en la ciudad se desprende de las miles de quejas de la comunidad y de las estad\u00edsticas del Programa de Epidemiolog\u00eda de la Violencia realizado por la Administraci\u00f3n Municipal, que revelan que m\u00e1s del 40% de los actos delincuanciales son cometidos por menores de edad.<\/em><\/p>\n

Pese a las acciones de la Polic\u00eda y de los dem\u00e1s organismos de seguridad del Estado, se han incrementado los delitos contra la propiedad, especialmente el hurto de veh\u00edculos.<\/em><\/p>\n

Vocabulario<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nmenores de edad – minors
\nacostarse – go to sleep, go to bed
\ntemprano – early
\ndejar de – stop (doing something)
\ndeambular – to wander around
\na partir de – as of
\nen efecto – actually, as a matter of fact
\ntoque de queda – curfew
\nimplantar – to institute, to set up
\npor parte de – coming from, on the behalf of
\nmedida – measure, action
\nno s\u00f3lo … sino … – not only … but also …
\ndisminuir – reduce, decrease
\nconsumo – consumption
\njuventud – youth, young people
\nmuchachos – young people
\ndescuido – carelessness, distraction
\nocioso – idle
\nadem\u00e1s – besides
\nse evitar\u00e1 que… – … will be avoided
\nindebido – incorrect, wrong
\npor falta de – due to the lack of
\nnada tienen que hacer – they’re not supposed to be
\nse pretende – is intended
\nse desprende de – comes from
\nmiles de quejas – thousands of complaints
\nestad\u00edsticas – statistics
\nrealizado por – carried out by
\npese a – in spite of
\nincrementar – to increase
\ndelitos – misdemeanor
\nhurto – robbery, theft<\/p>\n

Adapted from El Pa\u00eds, Colombia.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hello there! Do you usually read the newspaper or a magazine in a foreign language? Well, I have to say that it is a very, very good exercise. Reading will you vocabulary, grammar structures and culture in general. So I chose a short text called “Menores, a dormir temprano en Cali”. You will find some…<\/p>\n

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