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Learn with FATHER OF THE BRIDE
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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GEORGE: I used to think a wedding was a simple affair. A boy and girl meet, they
fall in love, he buys a ring, she buys a dress, they say "I do." I was wrong. That's getting married. A wedding is an entirely different proposition. I know. I've just been through one. Not my own. My daughter's. Annie Banks-MacKenzie. That's her
married name. MacKenzie. I'll be honest with you. When I bought this house seventeen years ago, it
cost me less than this blessed event in which Annie Banks became Annie Banks-MacKenzie. I'm told that one day I'll look back on all this with great affection and nostalgia. I hope so. You fathers will understand. You have a little girl. An adorable little girl who
looks up to you and adores you in a way you could never imagine. I remember how her little hand used to fit inside mine. How she used to
sit on my lap and lean her head against my chest. She said that I was her hero. Then the day comes when she wants to get her ears pierced and she wants you to
drop her off a block before the movie theater. Next thing you know she's wearing
eyeshadow and high heels. From that moment on, you're in a constant state of panic.
| used to | soler |
| affair | asunto. Foreign affairs significa asuntos exteriores, the Watergate affair significa el caso Watergate. |
| to fall in love | enamorarse |
| married name | nombre de casada |
| to cost | costar. Es importante notar que las formas del pasado son las mismas: cost, cost. |
| to look up to somebody | admirar a alguien |
| to sit on somebody's lap | sentarse en las rodillas de alguien |
| to lean | inclinar |
| to drop somebody off | dejar a alguien |
| eyeshadow | sombra de ojos (maquillaje) |
| high heels | tacones altos |
BRIAN: Hello, Mr. Banks.
GEORGE: Hi.
BRIAN: I've heard so much about you. It's great to finally meet you, sir. Annie talks about you so much, I feel like I already know you.
ANNIE: Brian?
BRIAN: Oh, Annie.
ANNIE: So, this is him!
NINA: Oh, he's just, just a...
BRIAN: A little nervous. This is one of those situations you read about. You know, meeting the in-laws. You two seem great. I'm sure I have nothing to be nervous about. But still...
GEORGE: Hi.
BRIAN: I've heard so much about you. It's great to finally meet you, sir. Annie talks about you so much, I feel like I already know you.
ANNIE: Brian?
BRIAN: Oh, Annie.
ANNIE: So, this is him!
NINA: Oh, he's just, just a...
BRIAN: A little nervous. This is one of those situations you read about. You know, meeting the in-laws. You two seem great. I'm sure I have nothing to be nervous about. But still...
| It's great to meet you | Es un gusto conocerlo. Es la fórmula de cortesía que se dice al conocer a alguien. |
| to talk about something/somebody | hablar sobre algo/alguien. Notar el uso de la preposición about. |
| in-laws | suegros. Más específicamente, father-in-law es suegro, mother-in-law es suegra, son-in-law es yerno y daugther-in-law es nuera. Para aprender más, ver The Family. |
| to seem | parecer |
| to be nervous about something | estar nervioso por algo. Notar el uso de la preposición about. |
BRIAN: Well, that's true, basically. You know, driving down here, I tried to put myself in your place. Your daughter
comes home after spending four months in Rome, and I'm sure you couldn't wait to see her. And she
shocks you with the news that she's getting married. And to somebody you've never met before. I'm sure that was pretty heavy, to use a word from your generation. I just want to say that I'm an
upstanding citizen, and I've never been engaged before. I've never really
been in love before. And, I think Annie is the greatest person I've ever met. And I can't wait to
marry her and one day have children and grandchildren. And I'm going to do my best to be
supportive of her dreams, and she's a very gifted architect, and I'm just
thrilled that I met her! I love your daughter. The feelings I have for her are never going to change. And I'm here to stay.
| to come home | volver a casa |
| to shock somebody | conmover, impresionar a alguien |
| news | noticias |
| to get married to somebody | casarse con alguien. Notar el uso de la preposición to. |
| upstanding | honesto, responsable |
| citizen | ciudadano |
| to be engaged | estar comprometido |
| to be in love | estar enamorado |
| to marry somebody | casarse con alguien. Notar que en este caso no se utiliza ninguna preposición. |
| to do one's best | hacer todo lo posible |
| supportive | compasivo, de gran ayuda |
| gifted | dotado |
| thrilled | encantado |
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