VOCABULARY

General Ecology
English

Pronunciacin

Espaol

atmosphere

atmosfer

atmsfera

balance of Nature

blans ov ncher

equilibrio de la Naturaleza

carbon dioxide

crbon dixid

dixido de carbono

CFCs
(chlorofluorocarbons)

si-ef-ss
(clorofluorocrbons)

CFCs
(qumicos destructores)

climate

climet

clima

conservation

canservishn

conservacin

destruction

destrkshn

conservacin

drought

drt

sequa

eco-system

eco-sstim

ecosistema

environment

environment

medio ambiente

famine

fmin

hambruna

flood

fld

inundacin

greenhouse effect

grnjaus ifkt

efecto invernadero

long-term effects

longtrm ifkts

efectos a largo plazo

lungs of the world

langs ov de urld

pulmones del planeta

ozone layer

soun lier

capa de ozono

preservation

preservishn

preservacin

sunlight

snlait

luz solar

ultraviolet radiation

ultraviolet radiishn

radiacin ultravioleta

Wildlife
English
bird sanctuary

Pronunciacin
brd sancturi

Espaol
refugio para las aves

HOW TO GO GREEN
The Guardian

You'll be surprised
how much you can
do to help.
As world leaders meet to talk about global warming, Ros Coward
offers 10 practical steps we can all take to help save the planet.
Today, world leaders are meeting in the Hague to discuss climate change and what - if
anything - can be done to combat global warming. Their discussions will be full of
abstractions about "carbon trading" and "flexible mechanisms". But for many us here,
the issue has suddenly become far from abstract. Extreme weather conditions have
brought home the fact that our climate is changing - and changing fast. It may be
easy to be fatalistic about it, but the truth is that although we humans have caused
the problem, we also have the solution. "Think global and act local," said Friends of
the Earth founder David Bower, who died last week. In many small but important ways
we can make a difference. Here are my top tips for how to begin:

1. Count your food miles

What you eat and where you buy it affects global emissions. Pollution from transport is
the fastest growing source of carbon dioxide emissions, so it is madness to fly out-ofseason vegetables across the world to supermarkets. Supermarket treatment of British
food is also absurd; centralised distribution means food is taken miles by lorry to
another area, often returning back to the starting point. We should lobby
supermarkets for a system of classifying food according to the distance travelled: 0 for
local food, 1 for British, 2 for Europe, and 3 for intercontinental. Better still, we should
shop at farmers' markets. Local growers get more money: less transportation means
less pollution. Ideally, says Sustain, "You should also buy organic, not just for health
reasons but because it is sustainably produced. It avoids conventional pesticides which
are petro-chemically based, and it uses more human labour which is renewable
energy."

2. Airmiles: no smiles
By 2020, there will be 1.56bn tourists, double the current numbers. We should think
about the impact of our own journeys. Are there alternatives to flying? Could we
manage without hiring a car? How can we conserve energy in our host country (other
than sleeping by the pool all day)? The Association of British Travel Agents found 85%

of British tourists on package holidays believe it is important not to damage the

environment. But the vast majority don't do anything: only 18% said they switched off
air-conditioning in hotels to save energy, only 17% said they ask for towels not to be
washed daily.

3. Recycle your newspaper

Use the recycling bin. Astonishingly, the UK still only recycles between 8% and 9% of
everything that can be recycled. Newspapers, magazines and notepaper make up 30%
of household rubbish. Waste disposal is a major contributor to greenhouse gasses.
Even better, avoid buying things you don't really want, and shun unnecessary
packaging. What better time to start than in the run-up to Christmas. "Making things
to throw away uses up natural resources and wastes energy," says the Women's
Environmental Network, "only buy what you need. Buy goods that are durable, that
have components which can be re-used or recycled."

4. Turn off anything that winks at you

A video recorder on standby uses almost as much electricity as one playing a tape.
Small changes in small habits make big differences. Turning down the thermostat by
one degree, not leaving TV and music centres on standby, turning off lights, putting
lids on cooking pots, and only half-filling kettles can cut energy consumption by 30%,
saving you money as well as saving the planet, as they used to say in more innocent
times.

5. Buy your electricity at the windfarm

This is one the door-to-door power sales sharks won't offer you, but you can buy
green energy if you ask. Many suppliers now offer it. For some suppliers it means
investing in the development of renewable energy technology, such as wind power.
Others pledge to use energy from existing renewable energy supplies, putting into
their supplies green electricity to match the amount used by green consumers. Future
Energy runs an accreditation scheme to check suppliers are as green as they claim.
Friends of the Earth will soon publish a green league table so you can compare
suppliers. So far only 16,000 have signed up, significantly less than in green-conscious
Germany and Holland. If 1m chose green energy in the UK, 5% of our power supplies
would be renewable, considerably reducing harmful emissions.

6. Do the obvious: lag the loft

We all know about saving energy in the home, don't we? In reality only 1.4% of the
population has bought energy-efficient white goods such as dishwashers or washing
machines even though 50% claim they have, according to a survey by WWF and
Energy Saving Trust released today. One quarter of the UK's overall carbon dioxide
emissions come from our homes but less has been done to reduce pollution from this
area than any other. Each house emits six tonnes of carbon dioxide every year, more
than the average car. Simple improvements, such as lagging the loft, fitting doubleglazing and using low-energy light bulbs make a huge difference. People know about
these but are surprisingly ignorant about other things they can do. When you buy new
appliances, look for the European Union eco-symbol: energy-efficient appliances use
25% less energy than ordinary ones.

7. Let the worms do the work

Half of all our waste is biodegradable. Buy a kitchen compost bin; it can save as much
as a ton of rubbish per household per year. You can even help the process. Women's
Environmental Network's home composting guide says: "Wee on it - the nitrogen
accelerates the process." To take this to its logical conclusion, arrange a natural burial

for yourself or a loved one. Green Burials offers the woodland coffin which comes flat
packed and can be assembled in 10 minutes. It is ideal for a woodland burial.

8. Leave the rainforest where it is

Check all wooden furniture and timber comes from sustainable sources. Rainforests
may not be the fashionable symbolic cause they once were, but they are still the
planet's lungs. Their products pop up all over the place. WWF says the only guarantee
that timber comes from forests which are socially and environmentally well-managed
is Forestry Stewardship Council approval. Only buy wood with the FSC symbol.

9. Just stop using petrol

Yes you can, and the car industry may (eventually) help you. Hydrogen-powered cars
are loved by car designers and could become a reality in about 10 years. Meanwhile,
consider converting to liquified petroleum gas (LPG). You won't be alone: a new pump
for this is opening every day. Visit the Powershift website to find out how. Meanwhile,
you can cut down on conventional petrol use just by changing driving habits - the one
positive lesson that can be learned from the fuel protests: no rapid acceleration, lower
speeds, keeping tires at the right pressure. Join the Environmental Transport
Association. It offers all the services of the AA and RAC, but is not part of the road
lobby.

10. Well, you can always walk

Or cycle. The majority of car journeys are less than five miles and, honestly, once
you've stepped out, you'll find it's really not that bad. The only energy used is your
own and that's healthy. You only have to look at the collective girths of the people's
fuel lobby to know this makes sense.
These changes will save you money which you should invest in an ethical saving
account. They are profitable and they put the pressure on business to clean up its act.
Source: The Guardian Website - Author: Ros Coward

YOU CAN SAVE THE WORLD

Time Magazine

What can I do to
help the world?
1

Use less electricity. Turn off lights.

Stop using cars. Use public transport whenever you can.

Stop using metal cans. Start using glass bottles.

Stop using CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons).

Don't use air-conditioning in cars. Open the windows.

Start planting more trees.

Start buying "ozone-friendly" products. Say "no" to

aerosols.

Stop destroying the rain forest. Use recycled paper.

Stop using pesticides and fertilisers.

10

Don't waste water. Have showers, not baths. Showers use

less water.

GLOSSARY
turn off: put off, switch off (apaga)
whenever: at whatever time, every
time that (cada vez que)
cans: tins, sealed metal containers for
food or drink (latas)

rain forest: forest with heavy annual rainfall (selva

tropical)
fertilisers: plant food (fertilizantes)
don't waste: don't consume in excess (no desperdicies)
showers: baths standing upright under water sprayed
from a nozzle (duchas)

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GLOBAL WARMING MAP: Greenhouse Effects

Time Magazine

Unfortunately
global warming
is well under way.
Here are some
telltale signs.

Carbon dioxide and other gases from the burning of fossil fuels collect in the
atmosphere and act like the glass walls of a greenhouse, trapping heat on the earth's
surface. Scientists predict that the planet's average temperature could rise as much
as 6.3 degrees F (3.5 degrees C) over the next century, and we are already seeing
heat waves, melting polar ice and rising seas.
Local impact remains unpredictable: some areas could suffer stronger storms and
other places severe drought. Seven environmental groups -Environmental Defense
Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists,
U.S. Public Interest Research Group, World Resources Institute and World Wildlife
Fund- have put together a WORLD MAP showing "early-warning signs" of global
warming.
Reviewed by a team of scientists, the signs fall into two categories: direct
manifestations of warming, called FINGERPRINTS, and events that could become
more frequent and widespread with climate change, which are
labeled HARBINGERS. Here's an advance look at the highlights of the map:

THE HARBINGERS (Direct manifestations of warming)

Vanishing Animals
1 CALIFORNIA Edith's Checkerspot Butterfly has disappeared from the lower
elevations and southern limits of its range.
2 ANTARCTICA Adelie penguin populations have declined 33% in 25 years because
the sea ice where they live is shrinking.
3 CANADIAN ARCTIC Peary caribou numbers dropped from 24,000 in 1961 to as
few as 1,100 in 1997, mostly because heavy snowfalls and freezing rain covered their
food supply.

Storms and Floods

4 AUSTRALIA During August 15 to 17, 1998, a storm dumped nearly 1 ft. (30 cm)
of rain on Sydney, three times as much as normally falls during that entire month.
5 KOREA Severe flooding struck during July and August 1998. On some days rainfall
exceeded 10 in. (25 cm).
6 CALIFORNIA In February 1998, 21.74 in. (55.22 cm) of rain fell on Santa Barbara,
its highest monthly total on record.

Spreading Disease
7 KENYA In 1997 hundreds of people died of malaria in highlands where the
population had not been previously exposed.
8 COLOMBIA In the Andes, mosquitoes that can carry dengue and yellow fever, once
limited to altitudes no higher than 3,300 ft. (1,000 m), appeared at altitudes of 7,200
ft. (2,195 m).
9 INDONESIA In 1997 malaria was detected for the first time as high as 6,900 ft.
(2,100 m) in Irian Jaya province.

Droughts and Fires

10 SPAIN More than 1.2 million acres (500,000 hectares) of forest burned in 1994.
11 MEXICO In 1998 1.25 million acres (506,000 hectares) went up on
flames during a severe drought.
12 INDONESIA Up to 2 million acres (800,000 hectares) of land burned in 1998,
including parts of the already devastated rain-forest habitat of the Kalimantan
orangutan.

Earlier Spring
13 ENGLAND 31% of 65 bird species studied in 1995 laid their eggs earlier than in
1971 by an average of 8.8 days.
14 ALASKA During 82 years on record, four out of the five earliest thaws on the
Tanana River have occurred in the 1990s.
15 NEW HAMPSHIRE The length of time Mirror Lake is covered with ice has declined
about a half a day per year during the past 30 years.

THE FINGERPRINTS (Events that could become more frequent)

Heat Waves
16 TIBET In 1998 Lhasa had its warmest June on record. Temperatures exceeded 77
degrees F (25 degrees C) for 23 days.
17 CAIRO 1998 brought the warmest August since data have been kept.
Temperatures reached 105.8 degrees F (41 degrees C) on August 6.
18 NEW YORK CITY In 1999 the city had its warmest and driest July on record, with
temperatures climbing above 95 degrees F (35 degrees C) for 11 days.

Rising Seas
19 BERMUDA Saltwater inundation from the intruding ocean is killing

coastalmangrove forests.
20 HAWAII Sea-level rise at Waimea Bay, along with coastal development, has
contributed to considerable beach loss over the last 90 years.
21 FIJI The shoreline has receded half a foot (15 cm) per year for 90 years,
according to local reports.

Melting Glaciers
22 INDIA The Gangotri Glacier is retreating 98 ft. (30 m) per year.
23 RUSSIA In the Caucasus Mountains half of all glacial ice has disappeared in the
past 100 years.
24 PERU The Qori Kalis glacier in the Andes Mountains is receding about 100 ft. (30.5
m) per year, a sevenfold increase in rate since the 1960s and 1970s.

Polar Warming
25 ALASKA In Barrow the average number of snowless days in summer has
under way: in movement (en movimiento)
dumped: dropped heavily (cay
increased
from fewer
than(reveladores)
80 in the 1950s to more
than 100 in the 1990s.
telltale: revealing,
significant
copiosamente)
26
ARCTIC
OCEAN
The
area
covered
by
sea
ice
declined
about 6%
from 1978 to
trapping: confining (atrapando, aprisionando)
flooding: inundation
(inundaciones)
1995.
predict: foretell, make a prediction (predicen)
on record: as stated by statistics (de
27
ANTARCTICA
Nearly
sq. mi. (2,980 acuerdo
sq. km.)con
of las
theestadsticas)
Larson B and
melting:
changing from
solid 1,150
to
Wilkins
ice
shelves
collapsed
from
March
1998
to
March
1999.
liquid (derritiendo)
fires: process of combustion, something
unpredictable: impossible to foretell, to
burning (incendios)
predict(impredecible)
went up on flames: started
GLOSSARY
drought: a temporary shortage of
burning(comenzaron a incendiarse)
rainfall (sequa)
laid: put (pusieron)
early-warning signs: previnient or anticipatory
thaws: process of changing from ice to
message of danger (seales de advertencia)
water(heladas)
fingerprints: identifying
heat waves: a period of unusually hot
characteristics(caractersticas de identificacin)
weather (olas de calor)
widespread: widely distributed (extenderse)
mangrove forests: tropical tree
harbingers: announcements; indications of the
forests(manglares, bosques de mangles)
approach of something,
receded: moved backwards (retrocediendo)
presages (seales,indicativos)
retreating: moving
highlights: the most interesting parts (las partes
backwards (retrocediendo)
ms importantes)
sevenfold: seven times (siete veces)
shrinking: becoming less or
ice shelves: ice that is attached to land but
smaller(reducindose)
projects out to sea (estratos de hielo)
peary caribou: an arctic deer (ciervo del Artico)

SALUD
RELAX MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE
Christine Todino

The stress
of the city:
a hidden killer
Stress. In the modern world its hard to avoid it. Wherever you live, there are things
that may cause you stress. But when you live in a city, there seems to be more
stressful surroundings: crowds, pollution, noise, crime and traffic jams. All of that
can make it hard to relax.
You may not be able to get rid of the crowds, but you can reduce stress in your
life.Too much stress is actually dangerous to your health. Many serious medical
conditions are caused by too much stress. Stress can literally be a killer. Thats why
its very important to do something about the stress in your life.
According to Niall Cooper, a qualified massage therapist based in London, people who
live in cities build up a lot of stress. Theres so much to do, and everybody wants to
do it all, he says. City people are always busy and they build up tension without
knowing it. Cooper should know. He tries to undo the damage of stress every day.
Stress shows up in the body as muscular tension, he says. It usually targets the
upper back, shoulders and lower back - the areas surrounding the spine. This can
lead to severe health problems.
Cooper recommends a few simple stress-relieving stretches. Breathe deeply to get
the full relaxation benefits from these stretches. It sounds simple, but its something
many people forget. The body relaxes when you breathe out, he says.

NECK STRETCH
Lock fingers behind head. (Your neck should be in a relaxed forward
position.) The weight of your arms and hands increases the stretch. Do not
pull.

LOWER BACK STRETCH

Head down. Arch back up. Change to sitting on heel position. Return to
starting position. Change back to sitting on right heel. Bring arms toward left.
Repeat changing to left heel, arms to right.
Exercise is another good way to reduce stress. Janie OBrien, a fitness trainer in
Sydney, Australia, suggests strength training and weight training. One of the great
things about weight training is that you can take your anger and tension out on the
weights, instead of on the people around you, OBrien says. One of the benefits of
strength training is that it produces endorphins which are groups of proteins that
have strong relaxing properties. Endorphins occur naturally in the brain. OBrien says
that exercise releases physical stress in the muscles and makes you stronger. And
a healthy body gives you more protection from serious stress problems.
Christopher M-H Kim, MD, a New Jersey-based stress specialist, says that when a
person is in a stressful situation, the body releases certain hormones. These hormones
slow the digestion and increase the heartbeat, respiration and perspiration. When
the tense situation is over, the body fixes the damage that was done. If the stress
continues, the body cant fix the problems, and the problems get worse. Stress can
lead to very high blood pressure, ulcers, indigestion, constipation and anorexia.
Anorexia is especially dangerous. When a person has anorexia, generally they refuse
to eat. This can cause high blood pressure, and it can lead to a stroke. These
conditions can be fatal.
The most important thing you can do is to recognize stress and try to reduce it. If
yousuddenly find yourself in a tense situation - no matter where you are, stop for a
minute, close your eyes, breathe and do a few simple stretches. If you realize stress
has become a constant part of your life, do something about it. For example, you can
go to a gym and take out your tension on a boxing punching bag or with weights.
You can also go to the park (in the daytime) and take a brisk walk or run.
Dr. Kim also strongly recommends meditation. Take 15 minutes before bed to
relieveyour mind of thoughts and problems. You will have a better nights sleep. This

is very helpful in lowering your stress. If you find that stress is hurting your health,
see a doctor for help immediately.
Source: New English Digest

GLOSSARY
hidden killer: silent causal agent (silencioso
agente exterminador)
hard to avoid it: difficult to cope with (difcil de
evitar)
crowds: large numbers of
people(aglomeraciones, multitudes)
crime: law-breaking acts (delitos)
you may not be able: here, "may" expresses
possibility (es posible que no puedas)
to get rid of: to do away with (sacarte de
encima)
too much: excessive or
unreasonable(demasiado)
killer: causal agent resulting in death (agente
exterminador)
build up: develop (genera)
to undo: to cancel, annul, or reverse an action
or its effect (de anular)
shows up: appears, becomes visible (surge,
aparece)
as: having the condition of (como, con la forma
de)
targets: aims at (apunta a)
spine: backbone (columna vertebral)
stress-relieving stretches: exercises designed
to extend the limbs and muscles to their full
extent so as to relieve stress (estiramientos para
aliviar el estrs)
do not pull: do not apply force to move (no
hagas fuerza)
sitting on heel position: sitting on your
heels(posicin de sentado/a sobre los talones)
anger: strong emotion usually oriented toward
some real or supposed grievance (ira, rabia)

endorphins: neurochemicals (endorfinas)

brain: a part of the central nervous
system(cerebro)
releases: frees, liberates (libera)
makes you stronger: strengthens you (te
fortalece)
New Jersey-based: located in New
Jersey(con base en Nueva Jersey)
heartbeat: the rhythmic contraction and
expansion of the arteries with each beat of the
heart (ritmo cardaco)
perspiration: sudor, sweat, the process of the
sweat glands of the skin (transpiracin)
is over: ends, is finished (finaliza)
get worse: become inferior in quality or
condition (empeoran)
high blood pressure: high pressure of the
circulating blood (presin arterial elevada)
ulcers: inflammatory lesions on the skin or an
internal mucous surface (lceras)
stroke: a sudden loss of
consciousness(ataque)
suddenly: all of a sudden (de pronto,
repentinamente)
no matter where: wherever (no importa
dnde)
boxing punching bag: an inflated ball or bag
that is suspended and punched for training in
boxing (saco de arena para boxeo)
brisk: quick and energetic (rpida y
reconfortante)
to relieve: to alleviate, to provide physical
relief(para aliviar)
in lowering: in making lower (para bajar)

SOME TIPS FOR LONGEVITY

Douglas Jasch

Here you have

nine interesting
steps for longevity.

Your chances of staying healthy and living for a long time can be improved if you
read these nine steps and try to put them in practice:

1. Watch your diet.

Avoid animal fats, hydrogenated fats and nitrates.

2. Manage stress.
Exercise, meditate, go to counselling. Studies show those who live the longest
don't worry or obsess over negative thoughts.

3. Live near your family and friends.

Emotional support can alleviate stress and reduce illness.

4. Exercise your mind.

Taking up new challenges, doing crosswords or playing musical instruments
all help to keep our minds sharp.

5. Exercise.
Strength training three times a week will boost muscle mass and
keep bonesstrong and backs straight.

6. Take vitamins.
Both vitamins E and selenium are antioxidants that might reduce ageing
damage.

7. Quit smoking.
You know all about this problem, don't you?

8. Take care of your teeth.

Daily brushing and flossing can prevent gum disease, which releases toxins
into the bloodstream that may contribute to heart disease.

9. Wear sunscreen.
After all, if you live to be 100 you don't want to look it.
Source: Think in English

GLOSSARY
healthy: free from disease, having good
health(sano/a)
to put them in practice: to translate these ideas
into action (de ponerlos en prctica)
counselling: sessions with a psychologist (sesiones
de sicologa)
emotional support: emotional help or
assistance (la ayuda emocional)
taking up: starting. accepting (asumir, comenzar)
challenges : tests of your ability (desafos)
sharp: active, alive (activas)
wlll boost: will improve, will increase (mejorar,
aumentar)
bones: rigid connective tissues that make up the
skeleton of vertebrates (huesos)

backs: posterior parts of human bodies

from the neck to the end of the
spine (espaldas)
straight: erected (derechas, no
encorvadas)
ageing damage: damage due to the
organic process of growing older (daos
por envejecimiento)
quit: give up, stop (deja de)
gum disease: infection of the skin which
surrounds your teeth (inflamacin de
encas)
bloodstream: flow of blood in the body,
veins and arteries (flujo sanguneo)
to look it: have the appearance of
someone who is 100 years old (tener la
apariencia de un centenario)

10 WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS AT WORK

Douglas Jasch

Productivity drives,
efficiency initiatives,
company cutbacks,mergers..
.

While the modern workplace is producing more for less, recent research has indicated that
increasing worker output is being accompanied by increased stress.
However, by following the simple hints and techniques mentioned below you can
effectively lower tension and find that your work life quickly improves and that you are far
better able to manage your stress. Let's see...

1. Personalise your work space.

2. Start the day in a positive way.

Try to be positive about going to work. Research has indicated that a positive
attitude helps to reduce stress and conflict in the workplace.

3. Prioritise your tasks.

Set a list of priorities each day. Prioritising your tasks will help to reduce stress by
ensuring that the most important things are done first which helps to avoid
emergencies and unnecessary pressure.

4. Achieve a task a day.

When you set your priorities, make sure you include at least one task which you
will be able to complete on that day. Even if it is a very small task and there are
several complex tasks you will be working on, completing one thing each day will
help, you feel a sense of achievement and satisfaction.

5. Exercise Your body.

Try to do some exercise at least once a day. A twenty-minute stroll at lunch will
not only reduce stress but could also help you to live longer.

6. Exercise Your Eyes.

In the modern world it is not enough to only exercise your body. With
the adventof computers and the necessity in the modem office to sit looking at
a screen for hours on end, it is also important to exercise your eyes. There is
little doubt that computers have helped increase worker productivity and
efficiency. Unfortunately there is a very negative side effect from excessive
computer use: bad eyesight.By staring into the distance for one minute every
hour you can greatly reduce thelikelihood of suffering eye damage. It is just as
important to exercise your eyes as your body.

7. Take Regular Breaks.

Take regular short breaks. Most people can only maintain effective concentration
for 40 minutes. Regular short breaks will help you to be at your productive best. lt
will also help to approach problems from a different perspective after a break.
Don't work through coffee breaks and always try to leave the office to eat your
lunch.

8. Eat Healthy Food.

Eating healthy food cannot only increase the length of your life, it also helps to
reduce stress. The traditional Mediterranean diet is recommended. Animal

fatsand excessive alcohol intake should be avoided.

9. Avoid conflict.
Seek solutions and resolutions not confrontation. Be flexible and try to maintain
positive relationships with your colleagues.

10. Sleep.
Many executives believe that they only need five or six hours sleep a night. This
may be so for a lucky few but the reality is that most of us need between eight
and ten hours sleep a night.
Source: Think in English

GLOSSARY
productivity drives: (in this
context)productivity campaigns (las campaas
de productividad)
cutback: personnel reduction (reduccin de
personal)
merger: process in which two companies join
together and become one company (fusin)
output: production (produccin)
hint: piece of advice, recommendation,
tip(recomendacin, sugerencia)
items: things, articles. belongings (artculos)
whatever (you decide to do): it makes no
difference what (you decide to do)
(independientemente de lo que decidas hacer)
to prioritise: to assign a priority to (priorizar)

task: piece of work, individual job (tarea)

to achieve: finish, conclude (alcanzar, lograr)
achievement: fulfilled goal (logro, objetivo
alcanzado)
stroll: walk for pleasure (paseo, caminata)
advent: arrival (llegada, advenimiento)
screen: computer display (pantalla de monitor)
to stare: look for a long time (mirar fijamente)
likelihood: probability (probabilidad)
break (n.): period of rest (descanso, recreo)
through: (in this context) during (durante)
animal fats: oily substances derived from
animals (grasas animales)
intake: consumption (consumo, ingesta)
to seek: look for, try to find (buscar)