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From the episode 'Wolferton Splash'

ELIZABETH: I've asked Mummy already, but maybe I should ask you. From a man's perspective.
KING GEORGE: What?
ELIZABETH: What it takes?
KING GEORGE: What it takes to what? Oh! Do not look for perfection in him. Or yourself. Be patient, flexible and understanding.
ELIZABETH: Right.
KING GEORGE: Learn to forgive and forget.
ELIZABETH: I'll try.
KING GEORGE: Stand together facing the world. And never forget to say "sorry" and "thank you". Twenty times a day.
ELIZABETH: That often?
KING GEORGE: At least! And remember always that independence is equal, dependence is mutual, and obligation is reciprocal.

to ask somebody	preguntar a alguien
Mummy	Mami. Forma cariñosa de dirigirse a la madre en inglés británico, usado especialmente por niños o jovenes. En inglés americano, se usa Mommy.
What it takes?	¿Qué hace falta?, ¿Qué se necesita? En el diálogo, Elizabeth hace esta pregunta porque está a punto de casarse.
to look for something	buscar algo
patient	paciente. El sustantivo patience significa paciencia.
flexible	flexible. El sustantivo flexibility significa flexibilidad.
understanding	comprensivo. El sustantivo understanding significa comprensión.
to forgive	perdonar
to forget	olvidar
to stand together	mantenerse unidos
to face something	enfrentar algo
twenty times a day	veinte veces al día
That often?	¿Tantas veces? ¿Tan a menudo?
At least!	¡Por lo menos!
to remember	recordar
equal	equitativo, igual
mutual	mutuo, compartido
reciprocal	recíproco

 

KING GEORGE: What's going on?
FOOTMAN: Still waiting on one guest, Sir.
KING GEORGE: What?
FOOTMAN: I'm told his car's pulling in now. So we'll be on our way shortly.
KING GEORGE: He's got nerve. You have to give him that.
ELIZABETH: You know who it is?
KING GEORGE: My dear, there's only one man on earth that'd have the temerity to keep the King of England waiting on the day of his daughter's wedding.

What's going on?	¿Qué sucede?
still	todavía, aún
to wait on somebody	esperar a alguien
guest	invitado
I'm told	me han dicho
to pull in	detenerse, estacionar, aparcar
to be on one's way	estar en camino. Para aprender más, ver Expressions with "way".
shortly	en breve, pronto
to have got nerve	tener el atrevimiento, animarse a hacer algo
You have to give him that	Hay que admitirlo, hay que concederle eso
my dear	querida mía
on earth	en el mundo
temerity	descaro, insolencia
to keep somebody waiting	dejar esperando a alguien
King of England	Rey de Inglaterra. Puedes leer sobre la Reina actual, puedes ver la lectura Queen Elizabeth II.
wedding	boda, casamiento

 

WINSTON: A hard task lies before us. Fifty million people are now crowded in our small island which produces food for only three fifths of them, and has to earn the rest from over the seas by exporting manufactures for which we must also first import the raw material. No community of such a size, and standing at so high a level of civilisation, has ever been economically so precariously poised. An ever larger and more formidable world is growing up around us. The realities which confront us are numerous, adverse and stubborn.

hard	difícil
task	tarea
to lie	yacer, presentarse. Para aprender más, ver Lay or lie?
before us	ante nosotros
to be crowded	estar abarrotado
three fifths	tres quintas partes
to earn	obtener
over the seas	extranjero, exterior
raw	crudo, sin procesar
precariously poised	precariamente preparado
larger	más grande. Para aprender a hacer comparaciones, ver Comparatives and Superlatives.
more formidable	más formidable, fantástico
to grow up	crecer
adverse	adverso. El sustantivo adversity significa adversidad.
stubborn	difícil, resistente

 

KING GEORGE: Dear girl, there you are! Welcome back! I'm sorry, I'd so wanted to greet you properly in the Audience Room.
ELIZABETH: Whatever for?
KING GEORGE: An audience! You returned from official business, I wanted to pay you that respect. But then my cough kept me up all night.
ELIZABETH: I'm sorry.
KING GEORGE: How was it? It wasn't too tiring? All those provincial Canadian mayors? And their wives? They didn't exhaust you with their tittle-tattle?
ELIZABETH: I think I've perhaps seen enough rodeos for a while.

there you are!	¡ahí estás!
Welcome back!	¡bienvenido/a de nuevo!
to greet somebody	recibir, dar la bienvenida a alguien
properly	correctamente, adecuadamente
official business	actividades oficiales
to pay respect	presentar los respetos
cough	tos
to keep somebody up	mantener a alguien despierto
too	demasiado
tiring	cansador. El adjetivo tired significa cansado. El verbo to tire somebody significa cansar a alguien.
mayor	alcalde
to exhaust somebody	dejar agotado a alguien
tittle-tattle	chisme

PHILIP: Where will we live? As a family?
ELIZABETH: There will be pressure on us to move to Buckingham Palace.
PHILIP: I would prefer not to do that. I don't want the children to grow up in that mausoleum.
ELIZABETH: Just saying there will be pressure.
PHILIP: By all means use the place as an office; but our home, our family home, should remain at Clarence House.
ELIZABETH: That will be difficult.
PHILIP: Why? You always said you were never happy in the palace yourself.
ELIZABETH: I wasn't.
PHILIP: Then why repeat mistakes generation after generation? In the interest of tradition? You're the person who can change it now.
ELIZABETH: All right. Well, let's not rattle the cage now.

pressure	presión
to move	mudarse
I would prefer	preferiría
by all means	por supuesto
home	hogar
to remain	permanecer
mistake	error
in the interest of	por
to rattle the cage	Expresión informal que significa molestar. To rattle es agitar, hacer sonar. Cage es jaula.

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