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Learn with THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Learn English with The Nightmare Before Christmas

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.

Move the mouse over the words in red to see the meaning.

 

MAYOR: Quiet. Quiet now. We all agree that two days is far too long for Jack to have been gone without warning... Is there anywhere we've forgotten to check?
MONSTER WITH THE TEAR-AWAY FACE: I looked in every mausoleum.
TWO WITCHES (in unison): We opened the sarcophagi.
BLIND-FOLDED, EXECUTED MAN: I tramped through the Pumpkin Patch.
VAMPIRE: I peeked behind the Cyclops' eye. I did!... But he wasn't there...
MAYOR: It's time to sound the alarms...
far too long demasiado tiempo
to warn avisar, advertir
mausoleum mausoleo
sarcophagus sarcófago. El plural es sarcophagi.
to tramp caminar, andar penosamente. Para aprender otras formas de caminar, ver Ways of walking.
pumpkin patch parcela de calabaza
to peek espiar, mirar a hurtadillas. Para aprender otras formas de mirar, ver Ways of looking.
Cyclops Personaje de leyendas antigua griegas con un solo ojo en la frente 
to sound hacer sonar

 

JACK: Sandy Claws! Himself! In person! I can hardly believe it! What a pleasure it is to meet you! Why, you have hands... You don't have claws at all... Surprised, aren't you? I knew you would be! But you haven't seen anything yet... You don't need to have another worry about Christmas this year. Not a single care. We've seen to every detail. Consider this a vacation, Sandy, a reward. You've worked hard for a long time. It's your turn to take it easy. Leave everything to me... You're going to be so pleased. You just relax and enjoy yourself while you're here.
hardly apenas
why En este caso es una exclamación de sorpresa, equivale a ¡vaya!
claw garra
worry Como sustantivo, significa preocupación. Como verbo, significa preocuparse.
care Como sustantivo, significa preocupación, atención, cuidado. Como verbo, significa preocuparse o importarle algo a alguien.
to see to something ocuparse de algo
reward recompensa
to work hard trabajar mucho
to take it easy tomarse las cosas con calma
to be pleased alegrarse

I thought I could be Santa. I thought I could be better than Santa. And what did I do instead? Instead I killed Christmas.

MAYOR: Jack has been blown to smithereens. Christmas is over. Skeleton Jack is no more...
JACK: I thought I could be Santa. I thought I could be better than Santa. And what did I do instead? Instead I killed Christmas. For what I did, I deserve to be bone dust. This is where it belongs... I was only trying to do a good job, but I made a real mess of everything. I'm sorry.
SANTA: No time to talk now... I've got to go fix Christmas!
JACK: I hope it's not too late for him to set Christmas right.
to blow to smithereens destrozar en pedacitos, hacer añicos
to deserve merecer
dust polvo
to belong pertenecer
to make a mess of something hacer algo muy mal, arruinar algo
to fix arreglar, reparar
to set something right poner algo en orden, arreglar algo

 

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