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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HAMMOND: Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to an ancient and mysterious world, a world long before humankind inhabited it with all-out remarkable dreams and questions. Enter a world that existed one hundred million years ago, when our changing earth was the abode of magnificent creations.
Today, the late twentieth century has witnessed a scientific gold rush of astonishing proportions: the headlong and furious haste to unravel the mystery of genetic engineering has become more than just a subject for science fiction writers.
| to welcome somebody to something | dar la bienvenida a alguien en algo. Notar el uso de la preposición to. |
| long before | mucho antes de |
| to inhabit | habitar |
| all-out | usando toda la fuerza y recursos disponibles. En este caso se refiere a los sueños de la humanidad. |
| abode | hogar. También suele decirse home. |
| to witness | Como verbo significa ser testigo. Como sustantivo a witness significa testigo. |
| a rush | un aumento repentino |
| astonishing | asombroso. Astonished significa asombrado. |
| headlong | precipitado, impetuoso |
| haste | prisa. También existe la frase to make haste que significa darse prisa, apurarse. |
| to unravel | desenmarañar, resolver (un misterio) |
HAMMOND: Donald, in bringing my old friend, Alan Grant, you've brought an excellent critic to observe the viability of my island and venture. I look forward to winning you over, Dr. Grant.
| to have nothing to do with something | no tener nada que ver con algo |
| to freeze | congelar |
| to pay for something | pagar por algo. Notar el uso de la preposición for. |
| venture | emprendimiento |
| to look forward to doing something | ansiar hacer algo. Notar el uso de to seguido del gerundio. |
| to win somebody over | convencer, persuadir a alguien |
HAMMOND: Jurassic Park is
the most advanced amusement park in the world. We work with genetics - life's essential building blocks - to create new worlds.I set out to make biological attractions. Living attractions. Attractions so astonishing that they'd capture the imagination of the entire world.
| the most advanced | el más avanzado. Para aprender a realizar comparaciones, ver Comparatives and Superlatives. |
| amusement park | parque de diversiones. También suele usarse theme park, parque temático. |
| in the world | del mundo. Notar que la expresión es in the world y no of the world. |
| to set out to do something | proponerse hacer algo, tener la intención de hacer algo |
| so... that | tan... que |
| the entire world | el mundo entero |
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