Name: Martín, María Fernanda
Title: The ambivalent Bond with a ball of Fur
Source: New York Times
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/science/02angier.html?8dpc
Date: October 2, 2007
Vocabulary:
startle verb [T] to do something unexpected which surprises and sometimes worries a person or animal:She was concentrating on her book and his voice startled her. The noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air. Her article on diet startled many people into changing their eating habits.
floor (CAUSE TO FALL) verb 1 [T] to hit someone and cause them to fall: He was floored with a single punch to the head. 2 [T often passive] INFORMAL to surprise or confuse someone so much that they are unable to think what to say or do next: I didn't know what to say - I was completely floored.
disrupt verb [T] to prevent something, especially a system, process or event, from continuing as usual or as expected: A heavy fall of snow had disrupted the city's transport system. The meeting was disrupted by a group of protesters who shouted and threw fruit at the speaker.
disruption noun [C or U]The accident on the main road through town is causing widespread disruption for motorists.
disruptive adjective causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing as usual: His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class.disruptively Adverb.
wad noun [C] a number of especially flat and/or small objects pressed tightly together:a wad of banknotes a wad of gum She used a wad (= a mass) of tissues to wipe away the blood.
insulate (PROTECT) verb [T] to protect someone or something from outside influences: Children should be insulated from the horrors of war.Until recently the country's economy has been insulated from recession by its reserves of raw materials.insulation noun [U]
craving noun [C] a strong or uncontrollable desire: I have a craving for chocolate.crave verb [T] Many young children crave attention.
dibs plural noun US INFORMAL dibs on sth a right to have or obtain something from someone, or to use something: Dibs on the front seat! Cablevision might have first dibs on buying the rest of the property.
surrogate adjective [before noun] 1 replacing someone else or used instead of something else: Because she had no children of her own, her friend's son became a kind of surrogate child to her. 2 surrogate (mother) a woman who has a baby for another woman who is unable to become pregnant or have a baby herself: She has agreed to act as a surrogate mother for her sister.
surrogate noun [C] For some people, reading travel books is a surrogate for actual travel.
surrogacy noun [U] the action of a woman having a baby for another woman who is unable to do so herself.
Main ideas:
Cleo was a cat that died of liver failure and her owner claims she is not surprised about her pet’s death.
Cleo’s owner remebers the time her father died and a pet helped her a lot.
The author says that she expects a bond to be bulit up between children, family and pets.
This bond should be simple and innocent.
Some people consider their pets good comapnions, that is why people are getting or buying more pets.
According to the American pet Products Manufacturers Association, 56% of american households have a pet.
We expect of pets to reach beyond the parochial barriers of the human race so as to attract public’s sympathy.
Scientists say we are in between of an ambivalence of feelings about animals.
On the other hand, we feel a connection to animals. On the other hand, we are always trying to show that we are not animals.
Personal Reaction:
I have been looking at the pet section this week. Now I see people with their outrages re-homing fees(selling your pet should just be wrong) but that is just my opinion, and I see people getting rid of their pets because it’s inconvenient or they suddenly have moved and can’t take their pets with them or they are having a baby and can’t be around pets.
I could go on all day with the reasons i have seen to get rid of their pet for losts of money... I have two loving dogs, Felipe and Penny and they are the light of my life. Pets offer us more than just being there. They share our living rooms, our couches and even our beds in some cases. They contributepositively to our mental and physical health. Some research suggests that the type of personality that is drawn to having an animal companionis different fromthe personalityof someone who doesn’t own a pet. As the article says pets are essencial for children’s love and an innocent relationship between human and nature.
Title: The ambivalent Bond with a ball of Fur
Source: New York Times
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/science/02angier.html?8dpc
Date: October 2, 2007
Vocabulary:
startle verb [T] to do something unexpected which surprises and sometimes worries a person or animal:She was concentrating on her book and his voice startled her. The noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air. Her article on diet startled many people into changing their eating habits.
floor (CAUSE TO FALL) verb 1 [T] to hit someone and cause them to fall: He was floored with a single punch to the head. 2 [T often passive] INFORMAL to surprise or confuse someone so much that they are unable to think what to say or do next: I didn't know what to say - I was completely floored.
disrupt verb [T] to prevent something, especially a system, process or event, from continuing as usual or as expected: A heavy fall of snow had disrupted the city's transport system. The meeting was disrupted by a group of protesters who shouted and threw fruit at the speaker.
disruption noun [C or U]The accident on the main road through town is causing widespread disruption for motorists.
disruptive adjective causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing as usual: His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class.disruptively Adverb.
wad noun [C] a number of especially flat and/or small objects pressed tightly together:a wad of banknotes a wad of gum She used a wad (= a mass) of tissues to wipe away the blood.
insulate (PROTECT) verb [T] to protect someone or something from outside influences: Children should be insulated from the horrors of war.Until recently the country's economy has been insulated from recession by its reserves of raw materials.insulation noun [U]
craving noun [C] a strong or uncontrollable desire: I have a craving for chocolate.crave verb [T] Many young children crave attention.
dibs plural noun US INFORMAL dibs on sth a right to have or obtain something from someone, or to use something: Dibs on the front seat! Cablevision might have first dibs on buying the rest of the property.
surrogate adjective [before noun] 1 replacing someone else or used instead of something else: Because she had no children of her own, her friend's son became a kind of surrogate child to her. 2 surrogate (mother) a woman who has a baby for another woman who is unable to become pregnant or have a baby herself: She has agreed to act as a surrogate mother for her sister.
surrogate noun [C] For some people, reading travel books is a surrogate for actual travel.
surrogacy noun [U] the action of a woman having a baby for another woman who is unable to do so herself.
Main ideas:
Cleo was a cat that died of liver failure and her owner claims she is not surprised about her pet’s death.
Cleo’s owner remebers the time her father died and a pet helped her a lot.
The author says that she expects a bond to be bulit up between children, family and pets.
This bond should be simple and innocent.
Some people consider their pets good comapnions, that is why people are getting or buying more pets.
According to the American pet Products Manufacturers Association, 56% of american households have a pet.
We expect of pets to reach beyond the parochial barriers of the human race so as to attract public’s sympathy.
Scientists say we are in between of an ambivalence of feelings about animals.
On the other hand, we feel a connection to animals. On the other hand, we are always trying to show that we are not animals.
Personal Reaction:
I have been looking at the pet section this week. Now I see people with their outrages re-homing fees(selling your pet should just be wrong) but that is just my opinion, and I see people getting rid of their pets because it’s inconvenient or they suddenly have moved and can’t take their pets with them or they are having a baby and can’t be around pets.
I could go on all day with the reasons i have seen to get rid of their pet for losts of money... I have two loving dogs, Felipe and Penny and they are the light of my life. Pets offer us more than just being there. They share our living rooms, our couches and even our beds in some cases. They contributepositively to our mental and physical health. Some research suggests that the type of personality that is drawn to having an animal companionis different fromthe personalityof someone who doesn’t own a pet. As the article says pets are essencial for children’s love and an innocent relationship between human and nature.
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