Episodio 62
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Hola. Soy Georgiana.
Mi misión es ayudarte a hablar inglés con fluidez utilizando métodos prácticos.
¡Empezamos!
¿Recuerdas que en otro episodio hablamos de puntualidad? Hoy aprenderás distintas maneras de decir hurry up.
Después practicarás estas expresiones con una mini-historia.
¿Alguna vez has tenido mucha prisa en otro país y no sabías cómo pedir a alguien que fuera más rápido? Hoy aprenderás varias formas de hacerlo en inglés.
Si quieres ser educado, puedes usar frases como estas:
"Excuse me, but I'm running very late and would appreciate it if you could go quicker."
"Please, if possible, could you move a little faster?"
En el trabajo, un responsable podría usar expresiones como:
"You're behind schedule and need to get moving."
"Please, can you speed up? You are holding everyone up!"
"We need you to get a move on with the work."
Veamos más maneras de decir que alguien se dé prisa:
There’s no time to lose
Significa que no hay tiempo que perder y que hay que actuar cuanto antes.
Put your skates on
Literalmente habla de ponerse los patines. Como ir en patines es más rápido que caminar, la expresión se usa informalmente para pedir a alguien que se dé prisa.
Snap to it
Es una forma imperativa y bastante directa de decirle a alguien que actúe inmediatamente.
Ejemplo: "Come on, snap to it; get that room cleaned up!"
Chop-chop
Es una expresión informal que equivale a «¡rápido!» o «¡vamos, deprisa!».
Ejemplo:
"Chop-chop! We haven't got all day!"
Shake a leg
Puede significar bailar, pero también se usa informalmente con el sentido de «date prisa».
Ejemplo:
"Come on, shake a leg, we're gonna be late!"
Get a move on
Se usa mucho como orden, especialmente cuando alguien empieza a impacientarse.
Ejemplo:
"Get a move on! You're holding up the whole queue!"
What are you waiting for?
Si estás impaciente, esta pregunta puede funcionar de manera sarcástica para decir a alguien que se dé prisa.
Ejemplo:
"What are you waiting for? Get a move on!" said the captain roughly.
Antes de pasar a la siguiente parte, repasemos las expresiones principales para decir hurry up:
There’s no time to lose
Put your skates on
Snap to it
Chop-chop
Shake a leg
What are you waiting for?
Get moving
Speed up
Go quicker
Move a little faster
¿Quieres seguir practicando inglés? Continúa con un curso completo de audio.
MEJORA TU EXPRESIÓN ORAL
Mini-historia: practica tu inglés hablado
Responde las preguntas en voz alta con respuestas breves y rápidas. Repite la mini-historia varias veces para mejorar tu expresión oral y tu comprensión.
Steve was a very demanding deputy director who always hurried his workers.
Was Steve an undemanding deputy director?
No, he was not undemanding. He was very demanding.
Did Steve tell his workers that he "wasn't in a hurry?
"
No, Steve didn't say, "don't hurry up." Steve always told his workers to move along.
Who did Dante hurry?
His workers. Steve hurried his workers.
Was Steve a director or deputy director?
A deputy Director. Steve was a deputy director. He was very demanding and always hurried his workers.
Steve's favorite expression was: "Put your skates on!"
Were the workers wearing roller skates?
No. No. The workers didn't wear roller skates. They were wearing shoes.
What was Steve's favorite expression?
Was it "Shake a leg?
"
No. No. His favorite expression wasn't "shake a leg." He would often say, "put your skates on!"
Steve was very demanding because he was in a hurry to become CEO.
Did Steve want to be CEO?
Yes, Steve wanted to be CEO. That's why he was so demanding.
Was Steve in a hurry to be a director, or was he in no hurry?
He was in a hurry. Steve was in a hurry to become a director, that's why he always told the employees to get moving.
Was he in a hurry to be a director?
Yes, of course. He was in a hurry. He was in a hurry to become a director. That's why he was telling everybody to speed up.
Why was Steve so demanding on his workers?
Because he was in a hurry to become CEO.
Steve stopped rushing everyone after he finally became CEO.
Did Steve rush anyone after he became CEO?
No. He didn't rush anyone. After he became CEO, Steve didn't hurry anyone.
What did Steve do after he became CEO?
Was he still demanding?
No, he wasn't demanding anymore. He didn't rush anyone anymore.
Why was he less demanding?
Was it because he became CEO?
Yes, that's right. He no longer rushed anyone because he became CEO.
Eventually, the company fired Steve because productivity lowered.
Did the company fire all the workers?
No. The company only fired Steve.
Did the company fire the CEO?
Yes, the company fired the CEO. Steve was the CEO.
Why did the company fire Steve?
Because of the high productivity?
No, not because of the high productivity but because of the low productivity. The company fired him because productivity was too low. He was no longer hurrying anyone, so the workers were much slower.
Steve found another job as a deputy director in another company and started hurrying his workers again.
Did Steve find a job?
Yes, Steve found a job at another company.
Did he find a job as a general manager?
No, he didn't find a job as a general manager but as a deputy manager.
Did he hurry his workers again?
Yes, he hurried his workers again.
Why do you think he hurried his workers again?
Because once again, he wanted to be CEO.
Well, it's a guess, but it seems Steve was only motivated when he had a goal, and his goal was to become CEO.
Gracias por escuchar. Nos vemos en el próximo episodio.
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Vocabulario
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Behind schedule
Con retraso respecto al plan previsto.
Get moving
Empezar a moverse o a trabajar más deprisa.
Hold someone up
Retrasar a alguien o hacerle esperar.
There's no time to lose
Expresión que indica que hay que actuar inmediatamente porque no hay tiempo que perder.
Put your skates on
Expresión informal para decirle a alguien que se dé prisa.
Snap to it
Orden directa para que alguien actúe inmediatamente.
Chop-chop
Expresión informal que significa «¡date prisa!» o «¡rápido!».
Get a move on
Expresión informal para decirle a alguien que se dé prisa.
¿Quieres seguir practicando inglés? Continúa con un curso completo de audio.