LLEGAR A FIN DE MES

MAKING ENDS MEET

LLEGAR A FIN DE MES. ¿Cada vez más difícil, no? Lo mismo parece ocurrirle a Sandra que, en esta conversación con Teddy, se queja de todo un poco. Otra conversación para que practiques inglés en forma entretenida y que puedes descargar en tu reproductor portátil (ideal para practicar mientras viajas).

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MAKING ENDS MEET

Sandra: Health insurance bills, child-care bills, rent! Now that I'm going to school and only working part time, I have a hard time making ends meet. Teddy: Health insurance is so expensive, isn't it? Sandra: Yeah! My company used to pay for it when I was working full time. Teddy: And child care isn't cheap either, is it? Sandra: No, it's not. After I pay for rent and groceries, almost all my money goes to pay for my son's day care. Teddy: Your college should provide free day care for students with children. Sandra: I think so, too. But they don't have any services like that. Oh, listen to me. I'm always complaining, aren't I? Anyway, how are things with you? Teddy: Oh, not bad, but I'm still not sure what I'm going to do after I graduate. Sandra: Yeah, it's hard to find a job these days, isn't it? Teddy: It's not that. I'm just not sure if going to law school was the right thing to do. Sandra: What do you mean? Teddy: I only have a few more months before I graduate, and I'm wondering why I did this. I don't want to be a lawyer. It all seems like a waste of time now. Sandra: So what are you going to do? Teddy: Well, I'd like to move to Mexico and open a coffee shop, but I think my parents would kill me. GLOSSARY: health insurance bills: facturas del seguro de salud; child-care bills: facturas de la guardería infantil;   rent: alquiler; part time =/= full time: a tiempo parcial =/= a tiempo completo; I have a hard time: me cuesta, me resulta difícil; make (both) ends meet: llegar a fin de mes (con el dinero); used to pay for it: me lo pagaba; either: tampoco; groceries: comestibles, abarrotes;  like that: de ese tipo;  complaining: quejándome; aren't I?: ¿no?; law school: facultad de derecho o abogacía;  I'm wondering: me pregunto;  lawyer: abogado;  move to: mudarse a;   coffee shop: cafetería, café (negocio);