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Learn with THE BIG BANG THEORY
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.
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From the episode 'The Bad Fish Paradigm'
LEONARD: Hey!
SHELDON: Hi, Penny.
LEONARD: Hey, Penny, if you’re not doing anything Friday night, I thought maybe we could go and see a movie.
PENNY: Oh, um... you know, I think I have the dinner shift on Friday.
LEONARD: What about Saturday?
PENNY: You know, I’m not sure. The manager hasn’t posted the schedule yet. How about I let you know?
LEONARD: Great. So you just let me know when you know.
SHELDON: Hi, Penny.
LEONARD: Hey, Penny, if you’re not doing anything Friday night, I thought maybe we could go and see a movie.
PENNY: Oh, um... you know, I think I have the dinner shift on Friday.
LEONARD: What about Saturday?
PENNY: You know, I’m not sure. The manager hasn’t posted the schedule yet. How about I let you know?
LEONARD: Great. So you just let me know when you know.
| hey! | En la primera línea del diálogo se usa como una forma de saludo informal, que significa 'Hola!". En la tercera línea del diálogo se usa como una interjección equivalente al español '¡Eh!, ¡Oye!, ¡Oigan!'. |
| shift | turno. Dinner shift se refiere al turno de la cena, dado que Penny trabaja en un restaurante. |
| on Friday | Recuerda que con los días de la semana se usa siempre la preposición on. |
| to post | publicar, fijar (un anuncio) |
| schedule | programa, horario |
| how about...? | ¿Qué tal si...? |
| to let somebody know | hacerle saber a alguien |
LEONARD: What did I do wrong?
SHELDON: Why are you asking me? I have no information about your interactions with Penny other than what you provided me, nor do I have any method of learning such things.
LEONARD: What does that mean?
SHELDON: Nothing. You seem to be implying an informational back channel between me and Penny where obviously none exists.
LEONARD: No, I didn’t.
SHELDON: I just think you need to be careful how you phrase things, sir.
LEONARD: What’s going on with you?
SHELDON: Well, I might ask you the same question. Why do you insist on attempting to drag me into matters which have nothing to do with me, but exist between you and Penny? A person to whom I barely speak.
LEONARD: What’s wrong with your face?
SHELDON: There’s no reason to bring my looks into this. Good day, Leonard.
SHELDON: Why are you asking me? I have no information about your interactions with Penny other than what you provided me, nor do I have any method of learning such things.
LEONARD: What does that mean?
SHELDON: Nothing. You seem to be implying an informational back channel between me and Penny where obviously none exists.
LEONARD: No, I didn’t.
SHELDON: I just think you need to be careful how you phrase things, sir.
LEONARD: What’s going on with you?
SHELDON: Well, I might ask you the same question. Why do you insist on attempting to drag me into matters which have nothing to do with me, but exist between you and Penny? A person to whom I barely speak.
LEONARD: What’s wrong with your face?
SHELDON: There’s no reason to bring my looks into this. Good day, Leonard.
| to do something wrong | hacer algo mal |
| other than | más que |
| to provide | proporcionar |
| nor | ni. Notar que luego de nor se coloca el auxiliar, luego el sujeto y después el verbo. Por ejemplo: I don't want to go to the theatre, nor do I want to stay home. |
| to mean | significar |
| to imply | insinuar, suponer |
| none | ninguno |
| to phrase | expresar, formular |
| what's going on with you? | ¿qué te pasa? |
| I might ask | podría preguntar |
| to insist on something | insistir con algo. Notar el uso de la preposición on. |
| to drag somebody into something | llevar, forzar a alguien a algo |
| matter | tema, asunto |
| nothing to do | nada que hacer, nada que ver |
| to whom | con la cual. Notar que después de una preposición se usa whom en lugar de who. |
| barely | apenas |
| looks | belleza |
LEONARD: It’s not you, Howard. Sheldon says he’s moving out.
RAJ: What did you do? Did you change the contrast or brightness settings on the television?
LEONARD: No.
RAJ: Did you take a Band-Aid off in front of him?
LEONARD: No.
HOWARD: Did you buy generic ketchup, forget to rinse the sink, talk to him through the bathroom door?
RAJ: Adjust the thermostat, cook with cilantro, pronounce the T in 'often'?
LEONARD: No.
HOWARD: Did you make fun of trains?
LEONARD: I didn’t do anything, he’s just gone insane.
RAJ: Well, we all knew this day was coming.
LEONARD: That was fast.
RAJ: What did you do? Did you change the contrast or brightness settings on the television?
LEONARD: No.
RAJ: Did you take a Band-Aid off in front of him?
LEONARD: No.
HOWARD: Did you buy generic ketchup, forget to rinse the sink, talk to him through the bathroom door?
RAJ: Adjust the thermostat, cook with cilantro, pronounce the T in 'often'?
LEONARD: No.
HOWARD: Did you make fun of trains?
LEONARD: I didn’t do anything, he’s just gone insane.
RAJ: Well, we all knew this day was coming.
LEONARD: That was fast.
| to move out | mudarse |
| Band-Aid® | Curita®, Tirita®, venda autoadhesiva. Es una marca comercial. |
| to rinse | enjuagar |
| sink | lavabo, lavamanos, pileta |
| to make fun of something | burlarse de algo |
| to go insane | volverse loco |
| we all | todos nosotros |
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