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From the episode 'Red Hair and Silver Tape'

JANE: Raquel, look at me. Before you fall asleep tonight, while you're lying there in your bed, relaxing and slowly drifting off into sleep, I want you to think of me. Think of me, then imagine that you can fly. Imagine that you're weightless. You can float gently into the air if you want to. Safe and calm and serene. You can fly away and leave all your burdens and worries and fears behind you. Imagine that. What a nice feeling it is. Next time you see me, when I say hello, you will remember that good feeling and you will want to tell me the truth because when you do tell me the truth, you'll feel that a heavy weight has been lifted from your shoulders. I'll say hello and you'll feel light as a feather, as if you were floating on air. Why don't you sit here a moment and think about that before you go back to work?

to look at something/somebody	mirar algo/a alguien. Notar el uso de la preposición at.
to fall asleep	quedarse dormido.
to lie	yacer, reposar. No debe confundirse con el verbo to lay (poner). Para aprender más, ver Lay or lie?
to drift off	caer, quedarse frito
to think of something/somebody	pensar en algo/alguien. Notar el uso de la preposición of.
to fly	volar
weightless	sin peso, ligero
to float	flotar
gently	suavemente
safe	seguro
to fly away	echar a volar
to leave	dejar. Las formas del pasado son left, left.
burden	carga
worry	preocupación. El verbo to worry significa preocuparse.
fear	temor. El verbo to fear significa temer.
feeling	sentimiento, sensación. El verbo to feel significa sentir.
next time	la próxima vez
to remember something	recordar algo
truth	verdad. El adjetivo true significa verdadero.
you do tell	realmente diga
heavy	pesado
to lift	levantar
shoulder	hombro. Para aprender las partes del cuerpo, ver Parts of the body.
light	liviano
feather	pluma
on air	en el aire
to go back	volver, regresar
work	trabajo. El verbo to work significa trabajar.

 

JANE: What did he look like, this man?
MEERA: Big. With a hat and sunglasses, and a thick beard.
JANE: An absurd disguise, in other words.
MEERA: Ridiculous. I run a motel, I don't care who you are. He bought a good beard for nothing. Then, that night he doesn't show. So I remembered him when your nice young lady called.
JANE: No disrespect, but your maid is not very thorough.
MEERA: No, she is most thorough. She cleans here tomorrow. For monthly rentals, she...
JANE: Monthly?
MEERA: Yes. She comes every third day.

to look like	parecer, lucir
hat	sombrero. Para aprender las prendas de vestir, ver Clothes.
sunglasses	gafas de sol, lentes de sol
thick	grueso, abundante
beard	barba
disguise	disfraz
to run	operar, hacer funcionar
to care	importarle
to buy	comprar. Las formas del pasado son bought, bought.
to show	aparecer, mostrarse
disrespect	falta de respeto, insolencia
maid	sirvienta, criada, mucama
thorough	meticuloso, minucioso
to clean	limpiar
rental	alquiler
every third day	cada tres días

 

SHERIFF: You're here alone?
VAN PELT: I had an argument with my date.
SHERIFF: That's too bad. If you were my date, I wouldn't argue. A beautiful woman like you... Here we go. My vehicle's this way.
VAN PELT: It's okay. I'll walk.
SHERIFF: Wait now, miss. I don't know if I should let you...
VAN PELT: Really, I'm okay.
SHERIFF: I think you're intoxicated, miss.
VAN PELT: I am not.

alone	solo/a
argument	discusión
date	acompañante (en una cita)
to argue	discutir, pelearse
this way	para este lado
miss	señorita
to let somebody do something	dejar/permitir que alguien haga algo
intoxicated	ebrio, borracho

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