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Learn with THE LION KING
In this section, we analyze parts of the movie script to learn and understand the use of daily English language.
Read the passages and try to understand them. Then, read the vocabulary explanation. Finally, read the passage again.
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MUFASA: Simba, I'm very disappointed in you.SIMBA: I know.
MUFASA: You could have been killed. You deliberately disobeyed me. And what's worse, you put Nala in danger!
SIMBA: I was just trying to be brave like you.
MUFASA: I'm only brave when I have to be. Simba... being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble.
SIMBA: But you're not scared of anything.
MUFASA: I was today.
SIMBA: You were?
MUFASA: Yes... I thought I might lose you.
SIMBA: Oh. I guess even kings get scared, huh?
MUFASA: Mm-hmm.
SIMBA: But you know what?
MUFASA: What?
SIMBA: I think those hyenas were even scareder.
MUFASA: Because nobody messes with your dad. Come here, you.
| to be disappointed in somebody | estar decepcionado, desilusionado con alguien. También puede decirse with somebody. |
| and what's worse | y lo que es peor |
| to put somebody in danger | poner a alguien en peligro |
| brave | valiente |
| to look for something | buscar algo |
| to be scared of something | tener miedo de algo, estar asustado por algo |
| to get scared | temer, tener miedo |
| scareder | más asustado. Para aprender a realizar comparaciones, ver Comparatives and Superlatives. |
| to mess with somebody | meterse con alguien |
PUMBAA:
Uh-oh. Hey, Timon! You'd better come look! I think it's still alive...
TIMON:
Er... All righty, what have we got here? Jeez, it's a lion! Run, PUMBAA!
Move it!PUMBAA: Hey, Timon. It's just a little lion. Look at him. He's so cute, and all alone! Can we keep him?
TIMON: Pumbaa, are you nuts? We're talking about a lion. Lions eat guys like us.
PUMBAA: But he's so little.
TIMON: He's gonna get bigger.
PUMBAA: Maybe he'll be on our side.
TIMON: U-huh! That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Maybe he'll b-- ... Hey, I got it! What if he's on our side? You know, having a lion around might not be such a bad idea.
PUMBAA: So are we keeping him?
TIMON: Of course. Who's the brains in this outfit?
PUMBAA: Er...
TIMON: My point, exactly. Jeez, I'm fried! Let's get out of here and find some shade.
| uh-oh | Interjección que indica sorpresa o duda. También suele escribirse oh-oh. |
| hey | Interjección usada para llamar la atención de alguien. |
| you'd better... | sería mejor que... Recordar que esta expresión es seguida de un verbo en infinitivo. |
| er... | Interjección que indica duda, incertidumbre, usada cuando aún se está pensando qué decir. |
| all righty | Significa lo mismo que all right: bueno, muy bien. La -y final se agrega para simular la forma de hablar de los chicos. |
| move it! | Vamos! Apurate! |
| to look at something | mirar algo. Para aprender en detalle las formas de observar ver Ways of looking. |
| all alone | totalmente solo. El adverbio all seguido de un adjetivo significa completamente, totalmente. |
| are you nuts? | estás loco? Es una expresión informal. |
| to talk about something | hablar sobre algo. Notar el uso de la preposición about. Para aprender en detalle las formas de hablar ver Ways of speaking. |
| he's gonna = he's going to | el va a... La forma gonna es usada informalmente en conversación solamente. |
| bigger | más grande. Para aprender a realizar comparaciones, ver Comparatives and Superlatives. |
| to be on our side | estar de nuestro lado |
| u-huh! | Interjección que indica certeza, usada para demostrar que uno tiene razón. Equivale al castellano ajá! |
| the stupidest | la más estúpida (o el más estúpido). Para aprender a realizar comparaciones, ver Comparatives and Superlatives. |
| I've ever heard | que jamás he escuchado |
| to keep something | quedarse con algo |
| the brains | el cerebro. Cuando se hace referencia al órgano se dice the brain, pero cuando se refiere al intelecto, a la inteligencia se dice the brains. |
| outfit | equipo, grupo |
| jeez! | Exclamación, forma corta de decir Jesus! cuyo equivalente sería Por Dios! |
| I'm fried! | Estoy frito! No tengo salida! |
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