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From the episode 'You never give me my money'

ROBBY: Oh, sorry. What's up, bud?
MILEY: OK... I'm not going to beat around the bush. I'm just going to come out and say it. Lay it all on the table! Right here, right now! Is that a new shirt?
ROBBY: Sure it is! It's one of those new microfibres. Totally stain-resistant, yet soft, stylish and... 
MILEY: I need a raise in my allowance!
ROBBY: What?

what's up?	¿qué sucede?, ¿qué hay de nuevo?
bud	Forma coloquial familiar del inglés americano que significa amigo.
to beat around the bush	andarse con rodeos
to lay	poner, coloar. No debe confundirse con to lie. Para aprender más, ver Lay or lie?
sure it is	claro que es
stain-resistant	resistente a las manchas. Stain significa mancha.
yet soft	sin embargo suave
stylish	elegante, con estilo
raise	aumento. El verbo to raise significa aumentar, elevar. No debe confundirse con to rise. Para aprender más, ver Raise or rise?
allowance	En este caso, se refiere a la mensualidad o dinero que los padres dan a sus hijos.

ROBBY: Just make sure you take your cell phone with you, in case I need to get hold of you.
JACKSON: Er, sure... What possible reason would I have to say no to that perfectly reasonable request?
ROBBY: You lost your phone again, didn't you?
JACKSON: No! I know exactly where it is. It's... charging... in its special... you know... charging place. Would you excuse me?
ROBBY: Are you looking for something?
JACKSON: Like what? My cell phone because I lost it or something? You wish!

to make sure	asegurarse
in case	en caso de que
to get hold of somebody	localizar o ubicar a alguien
er	Interjección usada cuando se vacila, equivalente al español "eh..."
reasonable	razonable
request	pedido
didn't you?	¿no es cierto?, ¿verdad?. Es una question tag, para verificar lo dicho anteriormente. Para aprender más, ver Question tags.
to look for something	buscar algo. Notar el uso de la preposición for.
like what?	¿cómo qué?

 

MILEY: Daddy, stop being so nice to me. I know you're disappointed. Just come right out and say it.
ROBBY: Miley...
MILEY: Exactly! You gave me more responsibility and I blew it. It's the credit card thing all over again, ain't that right?
ROBBY: Listen, darling...
MILEY: I know! You would think I'd learn by now but obviously I haven't.
ROBBY: You know, bud, it's...
MILEY: Dad! I get it! OK! You don't have to go on, and on, and on...
ROBBY: I'm not disappointed in you!
MILEY: Go on!
ROBBY: The only reason you couldn't handle this money is because you didn't trust yourself as much as I trust you.
MILEY: What?
ROBBY: I didn't give you the five thousand dollars wondering if you were ready for it. I gave it to you because I knew you were.

to stop doing something	dejar de hacer algo
to be disappointed in somebody	estar desilusionado o decepcionado de alguien. Notar el uso de la preposición in.
to blow something	arruinar algo, echar a perder algo. Las formas del pasado son blew, blown.
ain't	Contracción coloquial que equivale a isn't, aren't, hasn't o haven't
to get it	entenderlo
to go on	seguir, continuar
to handle something	manejar algo
to trust somebody	confiar en alguien

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