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From the episode 'Ordinary People'

LOIS: I know you think I'm not thinking about it. Just because I'm not talking about it doesn't mean I'm not thinking about it.
CLARK: Lois, getting married is a big deal. I said I'd wait. I'll wait.
LOIS: I'm glad you understand.
CLARK: I mean, if I were the paranoid type, I might think you'd been avoiding the whole thing.
LOIS: Of course I haven't! Avoid it? No. Did you notice how lousy the cheese sandwiches are in this machine?
CLARK: What?
LOIS: I'm just saying you can't get a good cheese sandwich here. I'd kill for a piece of Camembert. The kind you get in France. Did you notice it's tough to get good Camembert outside of France?
CLARK: It's great you're not avoiding it.

to think about something	pensar en algo. Las formas del pasado son thought, thought.
just because	solamente porque
to get married	casarse
bid deal	algo muy importante
I'd wait	esperaría
I'll wait	esperaré
to be glad	alegrarse
I mean	quiero decir
if I were	si yo fuera
I might think	podría pensar
to avoid something	evitar algo
the whole thing	todo el asunto
to notice	darse cuenta, fijarse, observar
lousy	asqueroso
kind	tipo, clase
tough	duro, difícil

 

LOIS: Can I get back to work?
PERRY: Lois, I know you like a book. When things in your life get rough, you wrap yourself in work like it was gonna save you.
LOIS: Look, chief, I really have to draw the line here. I have a professional life and a personal life and... Clark asked me to marry him!
PERRY: What? Wouldn't you like to try dating first?
LOIS: But, see, I really love him.
PERRY: Then there's no problem!
LOIS: Yes, there is! Perry, have you ever thought someone was exactly right for you, and then found out something you never knew about them that could just wreck it all?
PERRY: Yes. After Alice and I were married, I found out her right leg was an inch shorter than her left.

to get back to something	volver a hacer algo
rough	duro, peligroso
to wrap oneself in something	dedicarse solamente a algo
gonna	Forma coloquial de going to (ir a)
to draw the line	poner un límite, decir basta
to marry somebody	casarse con alguien. Notar que en inglés no se utiliza preposición. En cambio, en la expresión to get married to somebody debe usarse la preposición to.
to try doing something	Cuando se usa este verbo con el gerundio, significa "hacer una prueba, comprobar si algo es útil o eficaz". Have you tried using this shampoo? (¿Has probado usando este champú?)
to wreck something	destrozar, arruinar algo
to find out	descubrir
inch	pulgada. Equivale a 2,54 centímetros. Para aprender a convertir medidas, ver Measures.
shorter	más corto. Para aprender a hacer comparaciones, ver Comparatives and superlatives.

 

LOIS: Do you know why I gave up my crush on Superman? Because I realized he was a fantasy. Do you know why I fell in love with Clark? Because he's real. That's what I want.
SUPERMAN: You do?
LOIS: He's got problems, insecurities, hat hair... 
SUPERMAN: I do not!
LOIS: When I say to Clark I like the scent of tulips from Holland, that's not your cue to start taxiing down the runway. It just means Clark and I would figure out a way we could put aside the money to take a vacation together. Like normal couples.

to give up something	dejar, abandonar algo
crush	Palabra informal que significa "enamoramiento"
to realize	darse cuenta
to fall in love with somebody	enamorarse de alguien. Notar el uso de la preposición with. Las formas del pasado son fell, fallen.
hat hair	cabello revuelto (por usar un sombrero)
scent	fragancia, aroma
tulip	tulipán
cue	Usado en el teatro, se refiere al momento justo en que un actor debe comenzar su parte. Equivale al español "pie". La expresión to miss one's cue significa "no salir a escena en el momento debido".
taxiing	carreteo del avión antes de despegar
runway	pista de despegue/aterrizaje
to figure out something	ingeniarse algo, pensar en algo
to put aside	dejar a un lado, ahorrar
to take a vacation	tomarse vacaciones
couple	pareja

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