{"id":8297,"date":"2014-09-30T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=8297"},"modified":"2018-08-03T14:27:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T18:27:48","slug":"reading-practice-el-contrabando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/reading-practice-el-contrabando\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Practice: El Contrabando"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello there!<\/p>\n

Let’s practice our reading skills with this very cool text!<\/p>\n

El contrabando<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seg\u00fan la historia que me contaron en la frontera pirenaica, un campesino apareci\u00f3 en la aduana montado en una bicicleta y cargado con un pesado saco.<\/p>\n

– \u00bfQu\u00e9 llevas ah\u00ed?
\n– Arena.
\n– Arena, \u00bfeh? A descargarla.<\/p>\n

Vaci\u00f3 el saco sobre una mesa. Era arena, efectivamente. Los aduaneros se miraron perplejos.<\/p>\n

– \u00bfPuedo llev\u00e1rmela?
\n– S\u00ed…<\/p>\n

A los seis d\u00edas llegaba otra vez el hombre pedaleando, con el saco a cuestas.<\/p>\n

– Arena otra vez, \u00bfeh? \u00bfPara qu\u00e9 la pasas?
\n– Estoy construyendo una casa.
\n– \u00bfY no hay arena en tu pueblo?
\n– Como \u00e9sta, no, se\u00f1or.<\/p>\n

Esta vez pasaron los granos a traves de un tamiz ya preparado, los analizaron, los sopesaron… y se dieron por vencidos.<\/p>\n

– Anda, vete.<\/p>\n

El traslado de la arena dur\u00f3 varias semanas y por fin ces\u00f3. Unos a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s el aduanero, ya retirado, se encontr\u00f3 en el pueblo donde se hab\u00eda instalado el misterioso transportador.<\/p>\n

Tomaron unas copas juntos y despu\u00e9s le dijo:<\/p>\n

– Estoy ya retirado, te juro adem\u00e1s, por mis hijos, que no har\u00e9 uso de lo que me digas, pero tengo una curiosidad. \u00bfT\u00fa qu\u00e9 pasabas de contrabando con el saco de arena?<\/p>\n

El otro gui\u00f1\u00f3 picarescamente los ojos.<\/p>\n

– \u00bfPalabra que no me perjudicar\u00e1?
\n– Te lo juro. No he podido dormir muchas noches pensando en ello. \u00bfQu\u00e9 diablos pasabas todas las semanas montado en la bicicleta?
\n– Pues, eso: bicicletas.<\/p>\n

Vocabulary<\/strong><\/p>\n

seg\u00fan = according to<\/em>
\n campesino = peasant<\/em>
\n aduana = customs<\/em>
\n cargado = carrying<\/em>
\n saco = bag<\/em>
\n arena = sand<\/em>
\n descargar = to unload<\/em>
\n vaciar = to empty (out)<\/em>
\n perplejo = surprised<\/em>
\n pedalear = to pedal<\/em>
\n a cuestas = on his back<\/em>
\n construyendo = building<\/em>
\n pueblo = town<\/em>
\n granos = grains<\/em>
\n a trav\u00e9s de = through<\/em>
\n tamiz = sieve<\/em>
\n sopesar = to weigh<\/em>
\n darse por vencido = to give up<\/em>
\n traslado = transfer<\/em>
\n por fin = finally<\/em>
\n cesar = to stop<\/em>
\n aduanero = customs officer<\/em>
\n retirado = retired<\/em>
\n tomar unas copas = to have a few drinks<\/em>
\n te juro = I swear to you<\/em>
\n hacer uso de = to use<\/em>
\n contrabando = smuggling<\/em>
\n gui\u00f1ar = to wink<\/em>
\n picarescamente = wickedly<\/em><\/p>\n

Texto de Fernando D\u00edaz-Plaja (Barcelona, Espa\u00f1a, 24 de abril de 1918 – Montevideo, Uruguay, 31 de octubre de 2012)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hello there! Let’s practice our reading skills with this very cool text! El contrabando Seg\u00fan la historia que me contaron en la frontera pirenaica, un campesino apareci\u00f3 en la aduana montado en una bicicleta y cargado con un pesado saco. – \u00bfQu\u00e9 llevas ah\u00ed? – Arena. – Arena, \u00bfeh? A descargarla. Vaci\u00f3 el…<\/p>\n

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