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From the episode 'Turkey or fish'

DEBRA: I was thinking I would cook up this nice, big, fresh fish.
RAY: Fish?
DEBRA: Yes, fish.
RAY: Fish? On Thanksgiving?
DEBRA: Yes. I mean, it's really better for you. You know, I was gonna do this lovely, striped bass.
RAY: Yeah, but a striped bass is… a fish!
ALLY: Mrs McHarvey told us they had fish at the first Thanksgiving.
DEBRA: See?
RAY: Well, people were stupid then, sweetie. Come on! Fish?
DEBRA: Well... I mean, come on! We want to start our own tradition and we all like fish, and Ally wants it to be like the first Thanksgiving.

to cook up	cocinar en forma rápida
Thanksgiving (Day)	Día de Acción de Gracias
gonna	Forma coloquial de going to (ir a)
striped	rayado, a rayas
bass	Es un tipo de pescado. Equivale al español róbalo. Para aprender más, ver Fish.
sweetie	Forma familiar de dirigirse a alguien. Equivale a cariño, querida.

LOIS: Would you boys mind if I put the parade on? I simply have to see it this year. Savion Glover is doing a tap medley from 'Bring In The Noise, Bring In The Funk'.
FRANK: Bring in the straightjacket.
RAY: You can go watch the game in our room.
FRANK: That screen's too small.
RAY: Go, you can take your shoes off and lie on our bed.
FRANK: Oh, that's true!
RAY: On it, on the bed, Dad. Not in it.

parade	desfile
medley	mezcla
straightjacket / straitjacket	camisa de fuerza
to lie	echarse, tumbarse. No debe confundirse con lay (poner). Para aprender más, ver Lay or lie?
on the bed	sobre la cama
in the bed	dentro de la cama

 

MARIE: When I wanted to make my first Thanksgiving for everybody, my mother-in-law went out of her way to make me miserable.
RAY: Nanny Barone?
MARIE: Oh, yes. She was a horrible woman, very pushy. Well, I mean, I guess I've been making a Thanksgiving dinner for so many years that I felt a little threatened.
DEBRA: Oh, I threatened you?
RAY: Hey, there you go, honey.
MARIE: You made a beautiful Thanksgiving. And you know what? Why should I work so hard anymore? From now on, we're all coming here, every Thanksgiving. Right here!

mother-in-law	suegra
to go out of one's way to do something	desvivirse por hacer algo. Para aprender otras expresiones, ver Expressions with way.
miserable	triste, afligido
pushy	agresivo
to threaten	amenazar
honey	Forma familiar de dirigirse a alguien. Equivale a cariño, querida, mi amor.
to word hard	trabajar mucho

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