Episodio 75
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¡Hola a todos! Soy Georgiana. Mi misión es ayudarte a hablar inglés con fluidez.
¿Quieres sonar más natural cuando hablas inglés?
Entonces esta lección te va a venir muy bien. Hoy aprenderás diez idioms, expresiones idiomáticas, muy útiles para sonar más natural.
Y con una historia en distintos puntos de vista practicarás la gramática al mismo tiempo que utilizas estas expresiones en contexto.
¡Muy bien! Empecemos.
1) GET OUT OF HAND: volverse difícil de controlar; salirse de control.
Cuando una situación deja de estar bajo control, puedes decir que it gets out of hand.
Ejemplos:
"There was an argument that got out of hand, and the police came."
"Your aggressive nature has gotten a bit out of hand."
"The demonstration is getting out of hand."
"It was only a joke but sadly got a little out of hand."
2) GET YOUR HEAD AROUND IT: conseguir entender o asimilar algo.
Ejemplos:
"I just can't get my head around the fact that she just broke up with me."
"I just can't get my head around the fact that I'm not getting promoted this year."
"Have you got your head around your new situation?"
3) POUND THE PAVEMENT: recorrer la calle buscando trabajo, especialmente de manera insistente.
Ejemplos:
"You'll be pounding the pavement for months before you find another job."
"I'll need to pound the pavement to get a new job."
"Last year, I spent three months pounding the pavement after I lost my job."
4) PULL A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT: conseguir algo inesperado o sorprendente que parecía casi imposible.
Ejemplos:
"Unless someone can pull a rabbit out the hat, I just don't see how we can fix the problem."
"I'm not sure how she does it, but Claire always pulls a rabbit out of her hat and surprises me."
"It looks like I'll have to pull a few rabbits from the hat."
5) LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED: hacer todo lo posible para encontrar algo o resolver un problema.
Ejemplos:
"We'll leave no stone unturned until we prove he is innocent."
"Thomas said he would leave no stone unturned in the search for peace."
"The police will leave no stone unturned in their search for the criminals."
6) GET IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM: hacer, decir o expresar por fin algo que llevabas tiempo necesitando para poder dejar de darle vueltas.
Ejemplos:
"I had to get it out of my system, so I finally told him I was moving to another country."
"After crying all night long, she finally got him out of her system."
"Last week I got a new car. I've wanted that for a long time. I'm glad that I finally got that out of my system. "
7) STEP UP YOUR GAME: mejorar tu nivel, tu esfuerzo o tu rendimiento.
Ejemplos:
"If you want to win the competition, you'll have to step up your game."
"Tom really needs to step up his game if he wants to stay at this firm."
"I really need to step up my game if I'm going to apply for this new job."
8) PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER: calmarte y recuperar el control de tus emociones.
Ejemplos:
"Just pull yourself together. It's not worth crying about it."
"I hope he pulls himself together, soon or he'll lose the job."
"Right now, I have no choice but to pull myself together."
9) HANG IN THERE: aguantar, tener paciencia y seguir adelante.
Ejemplos:
"I know you'd like to call her, but it's not the right thing to do right now. Just hang in there, and she'll call you."
"I know it can be really hard, but you'll have to hang in there for another week."
"Hang in there, Jimmy. I promise you it will soon be all right."
10) BLEW ME AWAY: impresionarme muchísimo; dejarme asombrado.
Ejemplos:
"It blew me away when I found out my brother was getting married."
"No matter how many times I've watched this movie, it still blows me away. The story is so convincing!"
"The way she danced tonight just blew me away. "
Repasemos las expresiones una vez más:
Get Out Of Hand
Get Your Head Around It
Pound The Pavement
Pull A Rabbit Out Of A Hat
Leave No Stone Unturned
Get It Out Of Your System
Step Up Your Game
Pull Yourself Together
Hang In There
Blew Me Away
No te preocupes si no recuerdas el significado de todas inmediatamente. Escucha la lección varias veces hasta que estas expresiones te resulten familiares.
En la segunda parte del episodio practicarás las nuevas expresiones dentro de una historia.
¿Quieres seguir practicando inglés? Continúa con un curso de audio completo.
GRAMÁTICA EN CONTEXTO
Historia POV: gramática en contexto
Escucha la misma historia desde dos puntos de vista y observa cómo cambia la gramática de forma natural.
| 01 |
Primera versión Primera persona · Pasado |
Hi, everyone! My name's Steve, and I'm a magician.
Some years ago, I wasn't a very good magician. Although I could make anything disappear, like watches, wallets, etc., I didn't know how to make them reappear again. I was ashamed and couldn't get my head around the fact that I was a complete failure.
Truth be told, I knew perfectly well that I had to step up my game if I really wanted to become successful.
There was something that I wanted to get out of my system, though. Every day I had the same idea in my head; I wanted to finish an online magic course I had started some years ago.
One day during one of my performances, things got out of hand when I made someone's Rolex disappear. The owner started a big fight when he realized he couldn't get his watch back. As a result, my boss finally got fed up with me and fired me.
After the initial shock, I pulled myself together and started pounding the pavement.
Three months went by, and I still couldn't find a job. Some days I felt hopeless and tried to cheer myself up by saying, "Hang in there!"
In my interview number 884, I pessimistically explained the same as in the previous interviews: that I was a magician who could make things disappear but not reappear.
To my great surprise, this time, I was immediately hired.
It turned out that my new employer was the head of the city's garbage department.
The man had a big problem. He urgently needed to make tons of garbage disappear. He swore he would leave no stone unturned until he came up with a solution. Then one day, he had a brilliant idea. He hired a magician for the task. We could say that he pulled a rabbit out of his hat this time.
And I didn't disappoint my new employer. I blew him away with my skills, and I became the best employee in the garbage department ever!
Since then, I've had a meaningful and happy life. I often reminded myself not to finish the online magic course. I didn't want to make anything reappear, especially with this new job.
| 02 |
Segunda versión Tercera persona · Pasado |
There was a guy named Steve. He was a magician though sadly, he wasn't a very good one. Although he could make anything disappear, like watches, wallets, etc., he didn't know how to make them reappear again. He was ashamed and couldn't get his head around the fact that he was a complete failure.
Truth be told, he knew perfectly well that he had to step up his game if he really wanted to become successful.
There was something that he wanted to get out of his system, though. Every day he had the same idea in his head; he wanted to finish an online magic course he had started some years ago.
One day during one of his performances, things got out of hand when he made someone's Rolex disappear. The owner started a big fight when he realized he couldn't get his watch back. As a result, Steve's boss finally got fed up with him and fired Steve.
After the initial shock, Steve pulled himself together and started pounding the pavement.
Three months went by, and he still couldn't find a job. Some days he felt hopeless and tried to cheer himself up by saying, "Hang in there!"
In his interview number 884, he pessimistically explained the same as in the previous interviews: that he was a magician who could make things disappear but not reappear.
To his great surprise, this time, he was immediately hired.
It turned out that his new employer was the head of the city's garbage department.
The man had a big problem. He urgently needed to make tons of garbage disappear. He swore he would leave no stone unturned until he came up with a solution. Then one day, he had a brilliant idea. He hired a magician for the task. We could say that he pulled a rabbit out of his hat this time.
Steve didn't disappoint his new employer. He blew him away with his skills, and he became the best employee of the garbage department ever!
Since then, Steve has had a meaningful and happy life. He often reminded himself not to finish the online magic course. He didn't want to make anything reappear, especially with this new job.
Gracias por escuchar. Nos vemos en el próximo episodio.
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Get out of hand
Volverse difícil o imposible de controlar.
Get your head around it
Conseguir entender o aceptar algo difícil.
Pound the pavement
Recorrer la calle buscando trabajo.
Pull a rabbit out of a hat
Conseguir algo sorprendente que parecía casi imposible.
Leave no stone unturned
Hacer todo lo posible para encontrar algo o resolver un problema.
Get it out of your system
Hacer o expresar por fin algo para que desaparezca la necesidad o la emoción acumulada.
Step up your game
Mejorar tu rendimiento, tu nivel o tu esfuerzo.
Pull yourself together
Calmarte y recuperar el control de tus emociones.
¿Quieres seguir practicando inglés? Continúa con un curso de audio completo.