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Learn with LIE TO ME

Learn English with Lie to me

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 'Pilot'

PETERS: Sorry I’m late, the traffic was terrible.
LIGHTMAN: Tell me about it. The traffic was a nightmare. I got pulled into a meeting. One of my kids is sick. My alarm didn’t go off. I had car trouble on the way over, and my secretary got the time wrong.
PETERS: I forgot it was you, Dr. Lightman. In any case, the Mayor thanks you and Dr. Foster for coming on short notice.
sorry I'm late perdón por llegar tarde. La expresión to be late significa llegar tarde.
traffic tráfico, circulación, tránsito
tell me about it dímelo a mí justamente
nightmare pesadilla. También suele decirse bad dream. El sustantivo dream es un sueño. Cuando un niño se va a dormir, se le dice Sweet dreams!, literalmente, ¡Dulces sueños! Equivale al español ¡Que duermas bien! o ¡Que sueñes con los angelitos!
to get pulled ser obligado a ir
sick enfermo
to go off Referido a la alama del reloj, significa sonar.
trouble problemas
on the way over en el camino
to get something wrong equivocarse en algo
in any case de todas formas, de todas maneras, de cualquier modo
Mayor alcalde, intendente
on short notice con poca antelación

Often they make more eye contact.

LIGHTMAN: When I asked James about his best track race, he broke eye contact in order to remember and answer truthfully. When I asked how he felt on his run the night of the murder, he never broke eye contact before answering. He wasn’t recalling a memory. He was lying.
HUTCHINSON: I thought most people avoid eye contact when they’re lying.
LIGHTMAN: That’s a myth. Often they make more eye contact. They need to watch you to see if you’re believing their lies.
to ask somebody about something preguntar a alguien por algo. Notar el uso de la preposición about.
track race competencia de atletismo
to break eye contact dejar de mirar a los ojos
in order to para
truthfully sinceramente
run Como sustantivo, significa carrera, corrida
murder asesinato, crimen
to recall a memory recordar, traer a la memoria
to lie mentir. No debe confundirse con to lay (poner). Para aprender más, ver Lay or lie?
to avoid something evitar algo
myth mito

 

DAN: I buy her flowers all the time. There doesn’t have to be a reason.
LIGHTMAN: What kind of flowers do you usually like to buy for her?
DAN: Oh, you know. All kinds of flowers. Daisies, carnations, geraniums...
LIGHTMAN: That’s a plant.
DAN: I buy her plants too.
LIGHTMAN: Are you considering becoming a florist?
DAN: Sure, I’ve thought about it 'cause I love, you know, I love floristing.
to buy somebody something comprarle algo a alguien
all the time todo el tiempo
there doesn't have to be no tiene que haber
kind of tipo / clase de
all kinds of todo tipo / clase de
daisy margarita
carnation clavel. Para aprender más nombres de flores, ver Flowers.
geranium geranio, malvón
are you considering...? está pensando...?
to become convertise en. Notar que en inglés no se usa preposición.
florist florista. El lugar donde venden flores se dice florist's (floristería).
'cause Forma coloquial de because (porque)
to love doing something gustarle a uno hacer algo. Floristing es una palabra inventada, quiere decir que le gusta ser florista.

 

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