English & Movies
Learn with AIR FORCE ONE
In this section, we analyze parts of the movie script
to learn and understand the use of daily English
language.
Read the passages and try to understand them.
Then, read the vocabulary explanation. Finally,
read the passage again.
MARSHALL: You know what?
ROSE: What?
MARSHALL: I miss you. And I miss her.
ROSE: But that's the point, Jim. We're right here.
MARSHALL: I wish it were that easy... I'll make it up to you, I promise.
ROSE: I should trust that promise? Because you know that voters are still
waiting for that middle class tax cut.
MARSHALL: This promise isn't subject to Congressional approval.
to miss somebody extrañ ar, echar de menos a alguien
to wish desear. En este caso se utiliza para expresar algo que se desearía
fuera cierto, equivale a 'ojalá '. Por lo tanto, se usa el verbo to wish
seguido de subjuntivo (igual que la forma pasada). Por ejemplo, I
wish you were here (Ojalá /Desearía que esuvieras aquí).
to make it up En este caso, significa compensar
to trust something confiar en algo. Notar que no se utiliza preposició n después del
verbo. Trustful es 'confiado', trustworthy significa 'digno de
confianza' y untrustworthy es 'de poca confianza'.
cut corte, reducció n, disminució n
to be subject to estar sujeto a
SWITCHBOARD: White House switchboard. How may I direct your call?
MARSHALL: Okay, listen, listen carefully. This is an emergency call from
Air Force One. Who's there? Is the Vice-President there?
SWITCHBOARD: Who can I say is calling?
MARSHALL: This is the President.
SWITCHBOARD: Yeah, right.
MARSHALL: Don't cut me off. This is an emergency.
SWITCHBOARD: Sir, the President does not call this particular number. So
whoever you are, get a life before I have this call traced.
MARSHALL: You don't understand. This is an emergency. Let me talk to
anyone.
SWITCHBOARD: Okay... if you're the President, when's your wife's
birthday?
MARSHALL: Look, lady, I don't have time for games. Just put the...
SWITCHBOARD: Thank you for calling the White House.
MARSHALL: No, no, no. Wait. Wait.
switchboard conmutador, central telefó nica
to direct dirigir, desviar, transferir
yeah Expresió n informal equivalente a yes
to cut off colgar, cortar (en el teléfono)
whoever quienquiera. Por ejemplo, Whoever did this is a criminal
(quienquiera que hizo esto es un criminal).
to trace rastrear, localizar. Como sustantivo, trace significa rastro,
vestigio. La expresió n to vanish without trace significa
desaparecer sin dejar rastro.
MAJOR CALDWELL: If we can get to a lower altitude, we can use
parachutes, but at this altitude, we'll pass out from oxygen deprivation.
MARSHALL: We've already played our cards, Major. There's no turning
back.
MAJOR CALDWELL: We can't jump from here or at this speed. But if we
could get a message out, tell the refueling plane...
MARSHALL: They've cut communication, and I spent a good bit of time
looking for alternatives. My only solution ran out of batteries.
lower má s bajo..
to pass out desmayarse. Un sinó nimo es to faint.
deprivation pérdida, falta. El verbo to deprive significa privar de.
to play one's cards jugarse las cartas. Es una expresió n que significa hacer todo lo
posible, todo lo que está al alcance de uno.
to turn back volver. There's no turning back significa No hay vuelta atrá s.
refueling plane avió n transportador de combustible
to look for buscar. Encontrar se dice to find.
to run out of quedarse sin
