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A new illness, the Compulsive Buying Disorder, has been diagnosed. Its symptoms are frequent thoughts of shopping, experiencing senseless impulses to purchase unneeded items, and overspending to the extent that it harms relationships or job performance. A recent survey has found that one in twenty American adults buy things they may not even want or need. In today's world of consumerism, where we are constantly bombarded by ads, this is perhaps not unusual. But more surprising is a further finding that runs counter to the conventional and rather stereotyped view that compulsive buying is very much a "woman's disease": men are just as likely as women to suffer from compulsive buying. Gone seem to be the days when women dragged their bored men around shopping malls. Researchers say that the number of men who indulge in unnecessary shopping has rocketed. Experts claim that past trends and figures may have been unfairly distorted as male obsessive shoppers used to be more reluctant than women to recognize that they have a problem, admit it, and seek help. While women buy more clothing and products that improve appearance, men tend to focus more on gadgets and technical items and can become compulsive collectors. And help seems to be exactly what the doctor orders for any compulsive shopper who is usually not made any happier by his or her relentless buying. Doctors have concluded that this behaviour is a way for people to try to complete themselves. For some people, being complete is being impeccably dressed or having something new. Instead, medical practitioners encourage those seeking treatment to cultivate non-materialistic aspects of their lives. Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the words in brackets when given. a) As a result of too much shopping, some anxiety or depression may be experienced (experience) and this might interfere with work or school performance. Ayuda: En el primer espacio debemos emplear la voz pasiva del verbo (be+ past participle) ya que la oración carece de agente (persona que realiza la acción). Debemos utilizar el presente (be experienced) ya que es el tiempo apropiado para hablar de hechos generales, como en este caso. En el segundo espacio utilizaremos la preposición with ya que cuando el verbo interfere se utiliza con un complemento (work or school performance), la preposición with le da el significado de “dificultar o interferir en algo”. Si traducimos la frase en español: b) Contrary to the general idea that shopping is a ladies' habit, men are now admitting (admit) that they also have a problem, and they even ask for help. Ayuda: En el primer espacio utilizaremos el presente continuo (am/is/are + verbo+ing) ya que la oración nos proporciona el verbo auxiliar (are) y nos hace falta conjugar el principal (admit). La expresión de tiempo now indica que debemos utilizar el presente continuo, y se puede colocar delante o detrás del verbo principal. En el segundo espacio utilizaremos la preposición for ya que le da al verbo ask el significado de “pedir”. Si traducimos la frase en español: c) Doctors suggest that compulsive shoppers should cultivate more spiritual aspects of their lives rather than buying material things to complete themselves. Ayuda: en el primer espacio utilizaremos el verbo modal should que en inglés se utiliza para dar un consejo o una opinión (en este caso la de los médicos). En el segundo espacio rather than es una preposición que significa “en vez de”. Si traducimos la oración en español: Rewrite the following in reported speech. Ayuda: Al convertir una oración en estilo indirecto debemos realizar varios cambios. En primer lugar, se deben quitar las comillas. La oración se debe introducir con un verbo que introduzca una orden o petición (asked, told,) ya que debemos convertir un imperativo (Don´t pay now ) a estilo indirecto. Debemos transformar el imperativo a infinitivo, en este caso en negativa. Por último debemos cambiar la expresión de tiempo ya que la referencia temporal también ha cambiado: now se convierte en then. Si traducimos la oración en español:
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