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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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RYAN: How much does your life weigh? Imagine for a second that you're carrying a
backpack. I want you to feel the straps on your shoulders. You feel them? Now, I want you to
pack it with all the stuff you have in your life. Start with the little things. The stuff in
drawers and on shelves. The collectables and knick-knacks. Feel the weight as it
adds up. Now, start adding the larger stuff. Your clothes, table-top
appliances, lamps, linens, your TV. That backpack should be getting pretty heavy at this point.
Go bigger: your couch, your bed, your kitchen table. Stuff it all in. Your car, get it in
there. Your home, whether you have a studio apartment or a two-story house, I want you to
stuff it into that backpack. Now, try to walk. Kinda hard, isn't it? This is what we do to ourselves
on a daily basis. We weigh ourselves down until we can't even move. And
make no mistake; moving is living.
| to weigh | pesar. Weight significa peso. |
| to carry something | llevar, cargar algo |
| backpack | mochila |
| strap | correa |
| to pack | empacar, hacer la maleta |
| stuff | cosas |
| drawer | cajón |
| shelf | estante. El plural es shelves. Notar el uso de la preposición on. |
| collectable | obejto coleccionable |
| knick-knack | chuchería, adornito |
| to add up | sumar |
| larger | Es la forma comparativa del adjetivo large. Para aprender a realizar comparaciones, ver Comparatives and Superlatives. |
| table-top appliance | electrodoméstico sobre la mesada |
| linen | ropa de cama, ropa blanca |
| couch | sofá |
| whether... or... | ya sea... o... |
| studio apartment | departamento de un ambiente. Apartment es usado especialmente en inglés americano. En inlgés británico se dice flat. |
| story | En inglés americano, significa piso. En inglés británico, se dice storey. Para aprender más, ver Floor, storey or story? |
| to stuff something in(to) something | meter algo en un lugar |
| kinda | Forma coloquial de kind of (más o menos) |
| isn't it? | ¿verdad? Es una question tag. Para aprender cómo se forman, ver Question tags. |
| on a daily basis | a diario, diariamente. Notar el uso de la preposición on. |
| to weigh down with something | cargarse de algo |
| to make a mistake | cometer un error. La expresión make no mistake significa "no se equivoquen, no cometan un error". |
NATALIE: But sometimes it feels like no matter how much success I have, it all
won't matter until I find the right guy.
ALEX: You really thought this guy was the one.
NATALIE: Yeah, I guess. I don't know. I could have made it work. He just really fit the bill.
RYAN: The bill?
NATALIE: My type. You know... White-collar. College-grad. Loves dogs. Likes funny movies. Six foot one. Brown hair. Kind eyes. Works in finance but is outdoorsy, you know, on the weekends. I always imagined he would have a single-syllable name like Matt, or John, or Dave. In a perfect world, he drives a 4Runner and the only thing he loves more than me is his golden lab. Oh, and a nice smile.
ALEX: You really thought this guy was the one.
NATALIE: Yeah, I guess. I don't know. I could have made it work. He just really fit the bill.
RYAN: The bill?
NATALIE: My type. You know... White-collar. College-grad. Loves dogs. Likes funny movies. Six foot one. Brown hair. Kind eyes. Works in finance but is outdoorsy, you know, on the weekends. I always imagined he would have a single-syllable name like Matt, or John, or Dave. In a perfect world, he drives a 4Runner and the only thing he loves more than me is his golden lab. Oh, and a nice smile.
| it feels like | se siente como que |
| no matter | no importa |
| how much | cuánto |
| success | éxito |
| to matter | importar, tener importancia |
| guy | muchacho, tipo, tío, chavo |
| yeah | Forma coloquial de yes (sí) |
| I could have made it work | podría haber logrado que funcione |
| to fit the bill | reunir las condiciones, ser exactamente lo que se necesita. También puede decirse to fill the bill. Las formas del pasado son fitted, fitted aunque en inglés americano también puede usarse fit, fit como en este caso. |
| type | tipo |
| white-collar (worker) | trabajador administrativo. Es una expresión que literalmente significa de cuello blanco, y se aplica a los trabajadores de oficinas, que usualmente visten camisas con cuello blanco. Por otro lado se llaman blue-collar workers a los obreros que trabajan en una fábrica o en la construcción, ya que en general visten uniformes con cuello azul. |
| college-grad | graduado universitario. Grad es una palabra informal para referirse a un graduado, que se dice graduate. |
| six foot one | Se refiere a su estatura. En este caso, el plural puede ser foot o feet. Six foot one equivale a decir six feet and one inch (seis pies y una pulgada, o sea, 1,85 metros). Para aprender a convertir medidas, ver Measures. |
| outdoorsy | Palabra informal para referirse a alguien que le gustan las actividades al aire libre |
| 4Runner | Se refiere a un modelo de vehículo deportivo (o camioneta 4x4) fabricado por Toyota |
| golden lab | Se refiere a la raza de perros, golden labrador. |
RYAN: What happened?
KARA: Jim's got cold feet.
RYAN: Today?
KARA: That's how cold feet work.
RYAN: What do you want me to do?
KARA: Talk to him.
RYAN: You want me to talk to him?
KARA: Hey, it's either you or me. You know my record. I've already struck out once.
RYAN: I haven't been to bat. I haven't been in the dugout.
KARA: Don't you talk for a living? Motivational-type stuff?
RYAN: I tell people how to avoid commitment.
KARA: Jim's got cold feet.
RYAN: Today?
KARA: That's how cold feet work.
RYAN: What do you want me to do?
KARA: Talk to him.
RYAN: You want me to talk to him?
KARA: Hey, it's either you or me. You know my record. I've already struck out once.
RYAN: I haven't been to bat. I haven't been in the dugout.
KARA: Don't you talk for a living? Motivational-type stuff?
RYAN: I tell people how to avoid commitment.
| to get cold feet (about something) | Expresión idiomática que significa llenarse de miedo a último momento por algo que se va a realizar, no sentirse con la valentía de hacerlo |
| to talk to somebody | hablar con alguien. Notar el uso de la preposición to. Para aprender diferentes formas de hablar, ver Ways of speaking. |
| either... or... | o... o... |
| record | récord, marca. To break or set a record es batir un récord. To hold a record es mantener un récord. |
| to strike out | Se refiere a la jugada de baseball, que se traduce como ponchar, cuando el bateador erra a la pelota tres veces seguidas. Las formas del pasado son struck, struck. |
| to bat | batear |
| dugout | Se refiere al lugar donde están sentados los jugadores de baseball que esperan su turno, y se traduce como cueva o dugout. |
| for a living | como ocupación. Cuando se desea preguntar a alguien su ocupación se dice What do you do for a living? |
| commitment | compromiso, responsabilidad |
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