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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 'The One With The Lousy T-shirt'
KATE: So, you’re a soap actor? Well this must be pretty exciting for you to be in a real play, hmm?
JOEY: Hey, I’ve done plays before. I’m a serious actor.
KATE: That infomercial! For the milk carton spout thing! You’re the guy that doesn’t know how to pour milk!
JOEY: See, I actually can pour milk, but I got you believing that I couldn’t. Now, see, that’s acting.
KATE: Right, at the end, you choked on a cookie.
JOEY: Yes, that was real...
JOEY: Hey, I’ve done plays before. I’m a serious actor.
KATE: That infomercial! For the milk carton spout thing! You’re the guy that doesn’t know how to pour milk!
JOEY: See, I actually can pour milk, but I got you believing that I couldn’t. Now, see, that’s acting.
KATE: Right, at the end, you choked on a cookie.
JOEY: Yes, that was real...
| soap actor | actor de novelas. A soap opera es un culebrón, una novela. |
| pretty excinting | bastante emocionante |
| a play | una obra, una pieza (de teatro) |
| infomercial | Se llama así a un comercial de televisión que provee información y que parece un programa normal pero en realidad se trata de una publicidad. |
| milk carton | cartón de leche |
| spout | pico |
| to pour | servir, verter |
| I got you believing | te hice creer |
| to choke on something | atragantarse con algo. Note el uso de la preposición on. |
| lousy | terrible, "piojoso". Piojo es louse y la forma plural piojos se dice lice. |
JOEY: I hate this woman! I hate her! She told everyone in the company about that infomercial, and now they all keep asking me to open their drinks. Okay, and whenever I can’t do it, they’re all like laughing at me.
ROSS: (entering) Hello.
CHANDLER AND JOEY: Hey!
ROSS: So Rachel called. Wants to see me. Going over in a minute.
JOEY: Wow, what do you think she wants?
ROSS: Well, maybe the crazy fog has lifted and she realises that life without me sucks.
CHANDLER: It’s possible. You are very loveable, I’d miss you if I broke up with you. (Ross glares at him) I was just trying to be supportive!
ROSS: (entering) Hello.
CHANDLER AND JOEY: Hey!
ROSS: So Rachel called. Wants to see me. Going over in a minute.
JOEY: Wow, what do you think she wants?
ROSS: Well, maybe the crazy fog has lifted and she realises that life without me sucks.
CHANDLER: It’s possible. You are very loveable, I’d miss you if I broke up with you. (Ross glares at him) I was just trying to be supportive!
| to hate somebody | odiar a alguien. Note que no hay ninguna preposición después del verbo. |
| to keep doing something | hacer algo repetidamente |
| to go over | cruzar. (El personaje utiliza esta expresión porque viven en el mismo piso, justo en frente.) |
| fog | niebla |
| to lift | levantar. Con referencia a la niebla, significa disiparse. |
| to realise | darse cuenta |
| to break up with somebody | terminar una relación con alguien |
| to glare at somebody | mirar enfurecido a alguien. Para aprender otras formas de mirar, ver Ways of looking. |
| supportive | compasivo |
ROSS: Hi.
RACHEL: Hi!
ROSS: You wanted to see me?
RACHEL: Yeah. Here’s a box of your stuff.
ROSS: What?!
RACHEL: Oh, you know, it’s just like hats, and a shirt, and CD’s, just sort of stuff that you’ve left here.
ROSS: What are you doing? Are you trying to hurt me or something?
RACHEL: No, Ross. It’s time we, you know, move on. I mean, I mean don’t you think?
ROSS: Yes, I do.
RACHEL: Good.
ROSS: Yeah, I really do. Hey! This was a gift!
RACHEL: Ross, you got that for free from the museum gift shop.
ROSS: It’s still a gift! I got it from the gift shop!
RACHEL: Okay, all right, give me the mug! I’ll keep the mug.
ROSS: No! Don’t do me any favours. In fact, where’s the rest of my stuff? Hey, this book is mine! And that T-shirt you sleep in? I’d like that back too. Yes, I do.
RACHEL: You know how much I love that T-shirt! You've never even worn that T-shirt!
RACHEL: Hi!
ROSS: You wanted to see me?
RACHEL: Yeah. Here’s a box of your stuff.
ROSS: What?!
RACHEL: Oh, you know, it’s just like hats, and a shirt, and CD’s, just sort of stuff that you’ve left here.
ROSS: What are you doing? Are you trying to hurt me or something?
RACHEL: No, Ross. It’s time we, you know, move on. I mean, I mean don’t you think?
ROSS: Yes, I do.
RACHEL: Good.
ROSS: Yeah, I really do. Hey! This was a gift!
RACHEL: Ross, you got that for free from the museum gift shop.
ROSS: It’s still a gift! I got it from the gift shop!
RACHEL: Okay, all right, give me the mug! I’ll keep the mug.
ROSS: No! Don’t do me any favours. In fact, where’s the rest of my stuff? Hey, this book is mine! And that T-shirt you sleep in? I’d like that back too. Yes, I do.
RACHEL: You know how much I love that T-shirt! You've never even worn that T-shirt!
| yeah | Forma coloquial informal de yes. |
| stuff | cosas |
| sort of | tipo de, clase de. Por ejemplo: What sort of food do you like? (¿Qué clase de comida te gusta?) |
| to hurt somebody | herir, hacer daño, ofender a alguien |
| you know | Frase muy escuchada en el habla cotidiana que significa "ya sabes". Se utiliza para suavizar el sentido de lo que se dice a continuación, o para hacer tiempo para pensar qué decir. |
| to move on | seguir adelante |
| gift | regalo |
| for free | gratis |
| gift shop | tienda de regalos/souvenirs |
| mug | tazón, jarrito |
| to do a favour | hacer un favor. Note que se utiliza el verbo to do y no el verbo to make. Para aprender más, ver Do or make? |
| in fact | en realidad |
| to wear | vestir, llevar puesto. Las formas pasadas son wore, worn. |
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