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TATIANA: Why were you so late tonight?
ANASTASIA: I was showing Sonya something.
TATIANA: What were you showing her?
ANASTASIA: How to read.
TATIANA: I thought you were told not to tutor your servants anymore.
ANASTASIA: I know, but I had to because... Oh, Grandma, why do you have to go back to Paris?
TATIANA: It's where I've made my home, but I do have something for you.

[She gives Anastasia a necklace with a key bearing an inscription]

ANASTASIA: "Together in Paris"! Oh, when can we be together in Paris?
TATIANA: When you're older. Until then, whenever you hear this song, think of me and know that I'm waiting for you.

so late	tan tarde. La oración Why were you so late significa "Por qué llegaste tan tarde".
tonight	esta noche
to show somebody something	mostrar algo a alguien
you were told	Se te ordenó que. Esta expresión es la voz pasiva del verbo to tell (decir, ordenar a alguien). Las formas del pasado son told, told.
to tutor somebody	enseñar a alguien, dar clases a alguien
servant	criado, sirviente
Grandma	"Abuelita", "Abue". Es una forma cariñosa de dirigirse a la abuela, que se dice grandmother. Para aprender más palabras relacionadas con la familia, ver The Family.
to go back	volver
home	hogar. No debe confundirse con house, que significa casa. Para aprender más, ver House or Home?
do have	sí tengo, realmente tengo. El auxiliar do se usa en este caso para enfatizar el verbo.
necklace	collar, cadenita para el cuello
to bear an inscription	llevar, tener (grabado o impreso) una inscripción
older	mayor, más viejo. Es la forma comparativa del adjetivo old. Para aprender a hacer comparaciones, ver Comparatives and Superlatives.
until then	hasta ese entonces
whenever	cuando sea que, cuando quiera que
to hear	oír
to wait for somebody	esperar a alguien

 

GREGOR: Anya? Are you running away?
ANYA: No. I'm running to.
LITTLE GIRL: Running to? Running to what?
ANYA: To find my home.
BIG GIRL: But you are home.
ANYA: No. This isn't a home. It's just a building. Home is where you belong and none of us belong here.
GREGOR: Where is your home, Anya?
ANYA: I'm not sure but look at this. It says "Together in Paris". I was wearing this when I came here ten years ago. It's the only way that I know that I must have been someone loved.
BIG GIRL: Is your home in Paris?
ANYA: It might be. I have to go and find out.

to run away	escapar, huir
to find something	encontrar algo
you are home	estás en casa
building	edificio, construcción. Para aprender los nombres de distintos edificios, ver Places and Buildings.
to belong	pertenecer
none of us	ninguno de nosotros
to be wearing	llevar puesto
ten years ago	hace diez años
the only way	la única manera. Para aprender más expresiones, ver Expressions with "way".
I must have been	yo debo haber sido
it might be	podría ser
to find out something	descubrir algo

 

DIMITRI: Do you always punch people first thing in the morning?
ANYA: Sorry, it's a reflex. Living in an orphanage if someone bothers you, you automatically come up swinging.
DIMITRI: I wasn't bothering you. I was trying to wake you up!
ANYA: By pulling my hair?
DIMITRI: I was all out of dynamite!

to punch somebody	golpear, dar un puñetazo a alguien
first thing in the morning	como primera cosa a la mañana
sorry	perdón
reflex	reflejo
orphanage	orfanato. Orphan significa huérfano/a.
to bother somebody	molestar a alguien
to swing at somebody	tratar de pegar, tirar una piña a alguien
to wake somebody up	despertar a alguien
to pull somebody's hair	tirar del cabello de alguien
to be all out of something	quedarse sin nada de algo

 

TATIANA: Ulo! Slow down!
DIMITRI: I'm not Ulo and I won't slow down! But you will listen to me!
TATIANA: You! How dare you? Stop this car immediately! Stop this car!
DIMITRI: Please don't be afraid! I'm sorry, but there was no other way. Look at this!
TATIANA: Anastasia's music box! She had this all these years! You could have found it...
DIMITRI: What I found was your granddaughter! You were right. It was a lie. My intention was to fool you. I am a liar but I found the truth. Just see her! I swear if you see her, I'll disappear forever. Just look! Just look at her!

to slow down	disminuir la velocidad, frenar
How dare you?	¿Cómo se atreve? El verbo to dare significa atreverse.
to be afraid	tener miedo, estar asustado
there was no other way	no había otra manera
you could have found it	podría haberlo encontrado
granddaughter	nieta. Para aprender más palabras relacionadas con la familia, ver The Family.
to be right	tener razón
lie	mentira. El verbo mentir se dice to lie.
to fool somebody	engañar a alguien
liar	mentiroso
truth	verdad. La expresión to tell the truth significa decir la verdad.
to swear	jurar
forever	para siempre

 

TATIANA: Who are you, child?
ANYA: I don't know. I don't want to hurt you.
TATIANA: Do you remember this?
ANYA: I remember something lost. I'm so confused! Oh, please, just tell me if you recognize me! Do you think I could have belonged to you?
TATIANA: Oh! Where did you get that key?
ANYA: I've always had it. I came here because of this. Tell me if you recognize it! Please! It's all I have...
TATIANA: It was hers... my Anastasia's... If this is part of your scheme, if you found it or stole it, I don't care. I'll give you whatever you want. Just tell me the truth!

to hurt somebody	herir a alguien
lost	perdido. El verbo to lose significa perder.
so confused	tan confundido/a
to recognize	reconocer
I could have belonged	yo podría haber pertenecido
because of this	debido a esto
scheme	estrategia, plan, argucia
to steal something	robar algo.  Las formas del pasado son stole, stolen.
I don't care	no me importa
whatever	lo que sea que
just	simplemente, solamente

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