2A Danger at sea - Blue Skies Student's Book 5 (Traducción de la lectura al español)

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Pirates

The golden age of pirates was during the 1600s and the 1700s. Pirates sailed the seas, attacking other ships and robbing whatever was on them, hoping to find treasure. They fought using guns or swords and captured or even killed the sailors of the enemy ship. Many books have been written about pirates, such as Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. But what were real pirates like? Were they all dirty men wearing a patch over one eye, ripped clothes and with a parrot on one shoulder? How much of the traditional image of a pirate is fact and how much fiction?

It's impossible to imagine a pirate without thick, gold earrings and actually it was quite normal. Some say that pirates never felt seasick while they were wearing them.

The idea that all pirates had parrots comes from a character in the book Treasure Island named Long John Silver, who had a parrot. It's true that pirates used to keep animals on the ship for fresh meat but keeping a parrot isn’t likely. They went on long voyages and spent a long time at sea, so a parrot would most likely become someone's dinner.

It was common for pirates to board other ships. Often, when the pirates arrived, the sailors of the enemy ship were below deck. It was dark down there, so pirates used to wear a patch over one eye to help them adjust to the difference in light.

Many pirates lost their legs or arms in fights. Therefore, wooden legs and arms were used. These men usually became the ship's cooks as they weren’t useful for anything else.


Piratas


La edad de oro de los piratas fue durante los años 1600 y 1700. Los piratas navegaron por los mares, atacaron a otros barcos y robaron lo que había en ellos, con la esperanza de encontrar un tesoro. Lucharon con armas o espadas y capturaron o incluso mataron a los marineros de la nave enemiga. Se han escrito muchos libros sobre piratas, como la novela La isla del tesoro de Robert Louis Stevenson. Pero, ¿cómo eran los piratas reales? ¿Estaban todos hombres sucios usando un parche sobre un ojo, ropa rasgada y con un loro en un hombro? ¿Qué tanto de la imagen tradicional de un pirata es real y cuánta ficción?


Es imposible imaginar a un pirata sin gruesos aretes de oro y en realidad era bastante normal. Algunos dicen que los piratas nunca se sintieron mareados mientras los llevaban.


La idea de que todos los piratas tenían loros proviene de un personaje del libro Treasure Island llamado Long John Silver, que tenía un loro. Es cierto que los piratas solían mantener a los animales en el barco para obtener carne fresca, pero no es probable que tenga un loro. Hicieron largos viajes y pasaron mucho tiempo en el mar, por lo que un loro probablemente se convertiría en la cena de alguien.


Era común que los piratas abordaran otros barcos. A menudo, cuando los piratas llegaban, los marineros de la nave enemiga estaban bajo cubierta. Estaba oscuro allí abajo, así que los piratas solían usar un parche sobre un ojo para ayudarlos a adaptarse a la diferencia de luz.


Muchos piratas perdieron sus piernas o brazos en peleas. Por lo tanto, se utilizaron piernas y brazos de madera. Estos hombres generalmente se convirtieron en los cocineros del barco, ya que no eran útiles para ninguna otra cosa.

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