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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.
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From the episode '2:00 AM - 3:00 AM (Day 1)'
JACK BAUER: Bauer.
TERI BAUER: Jack, I talked to her.
JACK BAUER: Thank God! What did she say?
TERI BAUER: She and Janet where at some party.
JACK BAUER: So, are you going to pick them up?
TERI BAUER: No, I don't know where she is, she wouldn't tell me.
JACK BAUER: What?
TERI BAUER: She sounded different. She told me that she loved me. That's not like Kim.
JACK BAUER: She knows she's going to get grounded, she's just trying to reduce the sentence.
TERI BAUER: Yes, you're right. How are you?
JACK BAUER: I'm fine. Look, is that guy York still with you?
TERI BAUER: Yes, he's going to take me home now.
JACK BAUER: Don't you think you should wait by Janet's car? I mean, who knows the kind of shape the girls will be in when they get dropped off.
TERI BAUER: Jack, I talked to her.
JACK BAUER: Thank God! What did she say?
TERI BAUER: She and Janet where at some party.
JACK BAUER: So, are you going to pick them up?
TERI BAUER: No, I don't know where she is, she wouldn't tell me.
JACK BAUER: What?
TERI BAUER: She sounded different. She told me that she loved me. That's not like Kim.
JACK BAUER: She knows she's going to get grounded, she's just trying to reduce the sentence.
TERI BAUER: Yes, you're right. How are you?
JACK BAUER: I'm fine. Look, is that guy York still with you?
TERI BAUER: Yes, he's going to take me home now.
JACK BAUER: Don't you think you should wait by Janet's car? I mean, who knows the kind of shape the girls will be in when they get dropped off.
| to talk to somebody | hablar con alguien. Notar el uso de la preposición to. Para aprender distintas formas de hablar, ver Ways of speaking. |
| Thank God! | ¡Gracias a Dios! |
| to pick somebody up | recoger, pasar a buscar |
| to get grounded | Expresión informal que significa "ser castigado" |
| to take somebody home | llevar a alguien a su casa |
| shape | forma. To be in good/bad shape significa estar en buena/mala forma. To keep in shape es mantenerse en forma. |
| to drop somebody off | dejar a alguien en un lugar |
SHERRY PALMER: We've been getting death threats since David announced his running
for office. What is so different about this one?
AGENT PIERCE: I don't have that kind of information but I can tell you that my unit is called in when the threat becomes more serious.
SHERRY PALMER: Then, why did you let him walk out on his own?
AGENT PIERCE: We will find him, Mrs. Palmer.
SHERRY PALMER: I'm sorry. We're grateful to have you here.
AGENT PIERCE: I don't have that kind of information but I can tell you that my unit is called in when the threat becomes more serious.
SHERRY PALMER: Then, why did you let him walk out on his own?
AGENT PIERCE: We will find him, Mrs. Palmer.
SHERRY PALMER: I'm sorry. We're grateful to have you here.
| death threat | amenaza de muerte |
| to run for office | ser candidato. To take office significa asumir, tomar posesión del cargo. To be in office significa estar en el poder. |
| to call somebody in | llamar a alguien, requerir la presencia de alguien |
| to walk out | salir a caminar |
| on his own | solo, sin compañía |
| grateful | agradecido |
KEITH PALMER: He's not down at the lobby. I looked everywhere.
SHERRY PALMER: Keith, you shouldn't be leaving the suite. Let these men do their job.
KEITH PALMER: There's an all-night coffee shop down the block. I bet he just wanted to be alone. I'll go get him.
SHERRY PALMER: Keith, you're not going anywhere.
KEITH PALMER: Mom, I'll be right back.
AGENT PIERCE: I'm sorry, son. We need you to stay here.
KEITH PALMER: Why?
AGENT PIERCE: We treat a threat on a candidate's life as a threat on the entire family. We need to protect you as well.
SHERRY PALMER: Keith, your father is going to be fine.
SHERRY PALMER: Keith, you shouldn't be leaving the suite. Let these men do their job.
KEITH PALMER: There's an all-night coffee shop down the block. I bet he just wanted to be alone. I'll go get him.
SHERRY PALMER: Keith, you're not going anywhere.
KEITH PALMER: Mom, I'll be right back.
AGENT PIERCE: I'm sorry, son. We need you to stay here.
KEITH PALMER: Why?
AGENT PIERCE: We treat a threat on a candidate's life as a threat on the entire family. We need to protect you as well.
SHERRY PALMER: Keith, your father is going to be fine.
| lobby | vestíbulo |
| suite | suite (de un hotel) |
| to bet | apostar |
| Mom | Forma corta para referirse a la madre. Equivale al español "Ma". Dad es para referirse al padre. |
| to be right back | volver enseguida |
| as well | también. Equivale a too. |
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