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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.

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.

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.

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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