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From the episode 'Joey and the Perfect Storm'

GINA: Hey, do you want a beer?
JOEY: No, no. I have an audition in an hour with this great theater company. I have to memorize a monologue from Shakespeare's Richard III.
GINA: Oh, how's that going?
JOEY: Bad.
GINA: Why would you even want to do Shakespeare?
JOEY: Well, this could be a great opportunity for me, you know? Really turn things around. Get people to look at me as a serious actor. Plus I get to wear a crown.

audition	prueba, audición
theater	teatro. Es importante aclarar que en inglés americano se escribe theater mientras que en inglés británico se escribe theatre.
to turn things around	dar vuelta las cosas
plus	además
crown	corona

 

JOEY: Hey, Michael.
MICHAEL: Oh, hey, Joey. How did the audition go today?
JOEY: Ah, I didn't get it. I'm gonna be the understudy.
MICHAEL: That's great!
JOEY: Uh, Michael, I don't know what that means in rocket-science business, but in show business it means you suck.
MICHAEL: You're looking at this in the wrong way. If the lead actor gets sick, you're in. This is an opportunity. You just need to be ready to seize it when your moment comes.

gonna	Forma coloquial de going to (ir a)
understudy	suplente (de un actor)
to suck	Literalmente significa chupar, aspirar. Coloquialmente se utiliza para significar apestar, ser malo en algo.
in the wrong way	del modo equivocado
lead actor	actor principal. Lead se usa para indicar que es el más importante, que lidera. Con el mismo sentido, se dice a lead role (un papel principal en el cine o teatro), a lead singer (un solista).
to get sick	enfermarse. To be sick es estar enfermo.
to seize an opportunity	aprovechar una oportunidad

ALEX: Hi, guys.
JOEY: Oh, hey.
ALEX: Uh, do you know what's been happening to the “For Rent” signs I've been putting up?
JOEY: Yeah, yeah. We've been taking them down and tearing them up.
ALEX: And why have you been doing that?
MICHAEL: Because if my mom finds out there's an apartment here, she'll want to move in immediately.
ALEX: Oh, well, that might be okay. We're getting along pretty well.
JOEY: Really? You think you'd want her as a tenant?

to put up	colocar, colgar
yeah	Forma coloquial de yes (sí)
to take down	quitar, bajar
to tear up	romper, hacer pedazos
to move in	mudarse, instalarse
to get along	llevarse bien
tenant	inquilino, la persona que alquila. El dueño del inmueble en alquiler se llama landlord (si es un hombre) o landlady (si es una mujer).

 

BOBBIE: Joey, thank you for coming. Listen, the reason that I called -
JOEY: No, no, you didn't call me. I called you.
BOBBIE: Oh, good. I was just about to make something up.
JOEY: Okay, look Bobbie, I got a real problem and I need your help. I took an understudy role in this play -
BOBBIE: Oh, no, I hate plays!
JOEY: That's not the problem.
BOBBIE: Oh, it gets worse?
JOEY: Well, I signed up to understudy in three different plays, and they all want me to go tonight.

to make something up	inventar algo
a play	obra de teatro, pieza
to hate	odiar
to get worse	empeorar
worse	peor. Es el comparativo de bad. Para aprender más, ver Comparativos y Superlativos.
to sign up	inscribirse, alistarse

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