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In this section, we analyze parts of the TV show 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.
From the episode 'Wild Kingdom'
Randy: Dad, did you know that the deadliest snake in the world is a carpet viper? It has enough poison to kill ten men.
Tim: Brad, has that exterminator found anything down there?
Brad: Not yet.
Tim: Damn. Honey, what's taking him so long?
Jill: Tim, we have a yard full of children. We're supposed to be setting an example. You've gotta calm down. Have a cookie.
Tim: Hot cookie! Oh, hot cookie!
Jill: Sorry.
Brad: Dad, the exterminator wants to borrow a screwdriver.
Tim: Well, you know where they are. In the top tray. Open it up and get it yourself.
Brad: No! You always say not to touch your tools. You'd better get one.
Tim: What does he want? Standard, Davis, Philips, flat head? What?
Brad: Flat head.
Tim: Alright.
Tim: Brad, has that exterminator found anything down there?
Brad: Not yet.
Tim: Damn. Honey, what's taking him so long?
Jill: Tim, we have a yard full of children. We're supposed to be setting an example. You've gotta calm down. Have a cookie.
Tim: Hot cookie! Oh, hot cookie!
Jill: Sorry.
Brad: Dad, the exterminator wants to borrow a screwdriver.
Tim: Well, you know where they are. In the top tray. Open it up and get it yourself.
Brad: No! You always say not to touch your tools. You'd better get one.
Tim: What does he want? Standard, Davis, Philips, flat head? What?
Brad: Flat head.
Tim: Alright.
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the deadliest snake |
la víbora más peligrosa, mortal, venenosa. Para aprender a realizar comparaciones, vea Comparatives and Superlatives. |
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in the world |
del mundo. Note que se dice in the world y no of the world. |
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enough... to... |
suficiente... como para... |
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damn |
maldición |
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Honey |
Aunque literalmente significa miel aquí equivale a una forma de referirse a alguien, diciéndole querida/o. |
| something takes somebody so long | algo le lleva demasiado tiempo a alguien |
| to set an example | dar un ejemplo |
| gotta | Es una forma coloquial de abreviar got to. |
| to calm down | calmarse |
| to borrow | pedir prestado |
| screwdriver | destornillador. La palabra tornillo se dice screw. |
| in the top tray | en el estante superior |
| to open something up | abrir algo |
| to get something oneself | servirse algo |
| you'd better... | sería mejor que tú... Es una forma que se utiliza para dar un consejo. |
| standard, Davis, Philips, flat head | Son distintos tipos de destornilladores: estándar, Davis, Philips, cabeza plana. |
| alright | Es una forma familiar de decir all right. Significa "está bien, bueno". |
Exterminator: Sorry, I did my best but I didn't find a thing.
Randy: Nothing cool ever happens around here.
Tim: You're telling me there's not a snake in this house?
Exterminator: Oh, it probably moved back outside. That happens nine times out of ten.
Tim: Nine times out of ten.
Exterminator: U-huh.
Jill: What happens the other time?
Exterminator: I tell you, it's funny. Those snakes, yeah, they pop right up out of the strangest places. Boy, I could write a book! Oh, yeah. I've seen them curl up inside of teapots... There's one time, one time, it popped right up out of the toilet. Of course, like I said, that's rare... Besides, you don't have anything to worry about, judging by that skin your boy found. It's not poisonous. Well, I'll see you, folks.
Jill: Oh, wait a minute, wait! Why don't you stay and have a cup of coffee?
Exterminator: Sorry, madam, I've got lots of appointments. Well, toodle-oo.
Jill: Bye.
Randy: Nothing cool ever happens around here.
Tim: You're telling me there's not a snake in this house?
Exterminator: Oh, it probably moved back outside. That happens nine times out of ten.
Tim: Nine times out of ten.
Exterminator: U-huh.
Jill: What happens the other time?
Exterminator: I tell you, it's funny. Those snakes, yeah, they pop right up out of the strangest places. Boy, I could write a book! Oh, yeah. I've seen them curl up inside of teapots... There's one time, one time, it popped right up out of the toilet. Of course, like I said, that's rare... Besides, you don't have anything to worry about, judging by that skin your boy found. It's not poisonous. Well, I'll see you, folks.
Jill: Oh, wait a minute, wait! Why don't you stay and have a cup of coffee?
Exterminator: Sorry, madam, I've got lots of appointments. Well, toodle-oo.
Jill: Bye.
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to do one's best |
hacer lo mejor que uno puede |
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not find a thing |
no encontrar nada. Se podría haber dicho I didn't find anything, pero usar a thing hace que sea más enfático. |
| cool | interesante, atractivo |
| around here | por aquí |
| nine times out of ten | nueve veces en diez. Note el uso de la preposición out of. |
| u-huh | ajá. Interjección que indica aprobación de lo dicho anteriormente. |
| to pop up out of somewhere | aparecer de algún lugar |
| to curl up | acurrucarse |
| like I said | como dije |
| besides | además. No debe confundirse con beside, que significa "al lado de". Para más detalles, vea beside or besides? |
| you dont't have anything to worry about | no tiene nada de qué preocuparse |
| to worry about something | preocuparse por algo. Note el uso de la preposición about. |
| judging by... | a juzgar por... |
| folks | amigos o familia |
| to have an appointment | tener una cita |
| toodle-oo | Es una forma bastante informal de decir adiós en inglés americano. Normalmente, se diría goodbye o simplemente bye. |
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