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ThecowboylifeofthegauchocametoArgentinafromSpanishculture.Itcreatedauniquetypeofmenwhowereashardyandself-reliantastheanimalsforwhichtheycared.Theword“gaucho”means“outcast”,oronewhodoesn’tbelongtoaspecificsocietyorgroup.

ThereareasmanykindsofgauchosastherearevariedterrainsinArgentina.TherearegauchosonthesoftflatpampasofCorrientes,onthewindsweptplainsofPatagonia,andinthewoodedhillsofSalta.

DonJosé

Ansola,a76-year-oldhorseman,seemstobethe“classicgaucho”,andonewhotreasureshisresidenceinaremoteregionofCorrientes.Hebelievessolitudehelpstokeepgaucholifeinitspurestform.

DonJosé

Ansola,CorrientesGaucho:

“IfIcouldn’tliveinthecampo,thecountryside—anunthinkablethought—Idon’tknowwhatI’ddo.”

AccordingtoDonJosé

hewouldratherliveinapoorlittlehouseinthecountrythaninapalaceinthecity.DonJosé

’s400-square-kilometerranchinCorrientesisfarfromeverything,soDonJosé

dependsentirelyonhishorsestotravel.Asaresult,heandhisthreesonsspendmuchoftheirtimefindingandcatchingthewildhorsesthatrunfreeinthecountryside.Thehorsesmustthenbe“broken”sothatthey’llallowpeopletoridethem.

Ansola:

“Breakingahorseisaslowprocess,takingmorethanayear.Thisissomethingthehorselearnstoputupwith.”

Thegauchoexplainsthatthehorsemustadjusttousingasaddleandreinssotheridersaren’tthrownofflater.Thetreatmentseemscruel,butaccordingtoDonJosé

it’sactuallynot.Thetraining,hesays,oftenseemsharsherthanitis.

“Weloveourhorses,andintheend,theyloveusinreturn.ThisisthetraditionalwayoftrainingahorseinArgentina—thegauchoway.”

Beingagaucho,though,ismorethanalifeofsolitudeandcaringforhorsesandcattle.Thegauchowayoflifehasitsownstrictcodeofethics.Hospitalityandrespectforothersareasmuchapartofthislifestyleastheartofbreakinghorses.Argentinaisnearlythelastplacewherethiscodeofethicsandthedemandinglifestyleofthegauchostillexist.Thecountryishometonearly150,000gauchoswhoareverymuchapartofthenationalidentity.Therearegauchosinallpartsofthecountry,even2,000kilometerssouthofBuenosAires,ontheedgeofAntarcticainPatagonia.

Theharshterrainofthisregionhasitsowntypeofgauchoaswell.Here,thegauchosraisesheep,notcattle,andevenmoresurprisingly,manyspeakEnglish.ManyoftheancestorsofPatagoniangauchoswereimmigrantsfromScotland.Severalofthesesettlerscametotheareaduringthe19thcentury,includingtheancestorsofEduardoHallidayandhisfather,Jimmy.ThesetwogauchosrunaranchinPatagonia,andforthem,thisstrangeterrainseemsliketheperfectplacetolive.

TheHallidaysenjoylivingintheregionforanumberofreasons.ForJimmy,themostrefreshingaspectaboutlivinginPatagoniaisthatthere’sspaceeverywheresohecanseefarinalldirections.Thelandisalsorich,hesays,andproduceseverythingthatheandhisfamilyneed.LifeontheplainsofPatagoniaisdifficult,evenharsh,butthegauchosherehavelearnedhowtoadjustandsucceed.

Eduardohaslivedhisentirelifeonthefamilyranchandhaslearnedthetraditionalwaysfromhisfather.Thegoalofeverygauchoisself-reliance,andthesegauchosofPatagoniaarenodifferent.Becausetheranchissoremote,fatherandsonhavetoutilizeeverythingtheyhaveavailable.Thisalsomeanstheydon’tabandonanythingquicklyandoftenuseandreuseeverythingtheyhave,includingtheirbagsandtheirboots.Afterall,it’salongwaytogotobuynewones.

Gauchosareexpertsatadjustingtotheirsurroundings.Here,they’velearnedtousealocalweaponcalleda“boleadora”.Madeofleatherandsmallstones,boleadorasarestillusedtohuntrhea.Pursuingthesmallflightlessbirdsisnoproblem,buthittingthemcanbetough.Asthegauchosflylikethewindalongtheplainsontheirstronghorses,therheasrunswiftlyaheadofthem.It’sanexcitingchase,buttherheasgetaway—thistime.

Twenty-ninehundredkilometersnorthofPatagoniaistheregionofSalta.Herethestonyhillsandroughterrainhaveproducedyetadifferentkindofgaucho.ThegauchosherewereoncefiercesoldiersforArgentina,andtheywonrecognitionandrespectintheArgentinewarofindependencefromSpain.They’refamousfortheirhugeleatherchapsandredponchos,andoftencelebratetheirproudtraditionsinanannualparade.

OneofthebesthorsemenintheareaisRudecindoCampos.Rudecindolovesbeingagauchoandsaysthatit’sthelifehe’salwayswanted.

RudecindoCampos,SaltaGaucho:

“Inlifethereareallkindsofpeople:

engineers,doctors,andgauchos.IknewIhadtochooseoneortheother.IhavealwayshadagauchosoulandIlikebeingagaucho.”

However,choosingthelifeofagauchomeansmorethanjustworkingwithhorses.JustasitisinCorrientes,astrictcodeofethicsandprinciplesisessentialtothegaucholifestyleinSaltaaswell.

DonCocoCampos,Rudecindo’sFather:

“It’snotonlyknowinghowtocatchananimalwitharope,useasaddleorrideahorse.It’salsoaboutbeinggoodandkind.Whenyouaskagauchoafavor,hemustnotrefuse.Hedoesit.”

Attimes,it’sdifficulttomakeenoughmoneyworkingasagaucho.Inordertosurvive,Rudecindomustworkatapart-timejobsohecancontinuetraininghorses.Hespecializesintrainingastronglittlehorsefromtheareacalledacriollo.It’soneofthefewanimalsthatcanroundupcattleinthisroughterraincoveredwiththorns.Toprotectthemselvesfromtheenvironment,horseandriderrelyontheirspecialleatherchaps.Thethickleatherprotectsthepairfrominjuriesastheyroundupthelastofthecattle.

InSalta,eachtimethegauchossuccessfullyreturnthecattlesafelybacktotheranch,there’salivelyfiesta,acelebrationinwhichwomenhavealwayshadanimportantrole.Rudecindo’swife,whocomesfromthecity,talksaboutlifeontheranch.

Rudecindo’sWife:

“It’sverydifficulttoadapttotheslowerpaceofthecampo.Inthecity,youlivefasterandyouarelessattentivetonature.We’velostthatinthecity.We’velostsomeofourhumanity,whichmyhusbandhasn’tlost.He’snotcaughtupinthetriviaofeverydaylife.Youcanreallygetconsumedbysmallthings,andyouforgetwhat’simportant.”

Rudecindo:

“IfIgointotownfortwoweeks,Ican’twaittogethometothehorses,tothesmellofthecountryside,andthewetearthafterarain.Ilovethislife.”

Intheend,thestoryoftoday’sgauchomaybeoneofadaptation:

toclimate,tolandscape,andtotraditionalwaysoflifethatsustainthem.

“ForArgentina,it’sveryimportantforpeopletotreasurethisproudandhonorablelegacy.Wemustbesurethatwhateverelsehappenstous,weneverloseourheritage,ourgauchowayoflife.”

isnotaloneinhisdream.Theproudandself-reliantgauchosofCorrientes,Patagonia,andSaltaareallhelpingtoretainthetraditionallifestyleofthegauchosofArgentina.

Key:

Part1P.85

Ｉ.ACD

Ⅱ.Age:

76yearsold

Residence:

InaremoteregionofCorrientes

Lifestyle:

Leadingalifeofsolitude

Ranchsize:

400squarekilometers

Meansoftransportation:

Horses

Dailywork:

Findingandcatchingthewildhorsesinthecountryside;

“breaking”/traininghorses

III.Oralwork.Workwithapartner.Firstaskquestionsabouttheunderlinedpartofeachsentence.Thentalkaboutthesceneofbreakingahorseusingthequestionsandanswers.

1.Whymustthehorsesbe"

broken?

Thehorsesmustbe"

broken”sothatthey'

llallowpeopletoridethem.

2.Howlongdoesittaketobreakahorse?

Ittakesmorethanayear.

3.Whatmustahorseadjustto（intraining）?

Thehorsemustadjusttousingasaddleandreins.

4.Whatisthetraininglike?

Thetrainingoftenseemsharsherthanitis.

5.Whatistherelationshipbetweengauchosandthehorses?

Theylovetheirhorses,andintheend,thehorseslovetheminreturn.

Part2P86

Ｉ.ACEG

Part3P87

Ｉ.Completethesummarywiththemissingwords.

The

（1）roughterrainofSaltahasitsowntypeofgaucho.Thegauchoshereusedtobe

（2）soldiersintheArgentineWarofIndependencefrom（3）Spain.Theywearhugeleatherchapsandred（4）ponchos.They'

reproudoftheirtraditionsandoftencelebratethemeachyearina（5）parade.AsinCorrientesandPatagonia,thegaucholifestyleherehasitsownstrictcodeofethicsandprinciples,suchasbeing（6）kindandnotrejectingrequestsforhelp.Tocelebratethesafereturnofthecattlebacktotheranch,thereisalively（7）fiestainwhich（8）womenhavealwaysplayedanimportantrole.

II.Watchagain.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）.

___F___1.SaltaislocatedinthesouthofPatagonia.

___T___2.ForRudecindobeingagauchoislikepursuinganyothercareer.

___F___3.Choosingthelifeofagauchoonlymeansdealingwithhorsesandotheranimals.

___T___4.Rudecindotakesapart-timejobtomakeenoughmoneytosupporthisfamily.

___F___5.Criolloisakindofcattle.

___F___6.AccordingtoRudecindo'

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