TV Show, News & Magazine
Free Educational Programming
for Costa Rica Copyright 2008
Study multieducational programs in English, History, Science, Business, News, Archeology, Chemistry and Accounting all for free!
Especial para las personas de escasos recursos económicos y
los discapacitados en Costa Rica e América Central.
Gary Christensen's Fantastic English TV Show and Magazine Channel 54, Tele Plus Cable, and CableMas Television
San Jose
Costa Rica
ph: (506) 8917 - 3518
garychri
Chapter 1
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1. get on (s) | take transport (no cars) | subir | I get on the bus | Yo subo al bus
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2. get off (s)
| leave transport (no cars) | bajar | They get off the horse. | Ellos bajan del caballo. |
3. get in(to) (s)
| enter car | subir carro | John gets in the ca.r | John suba al carro. |
4. get out of (s)
| leave car | bajar carro | The people get out of the plane. | La gente baja del avión. |
5. awesome
| incredible / cool | incredible | The movie is awesome.. | La película es fantástica. |
6. break up (s) | a. end a relationship b. destroy something | a. terminar relaciones b. destruir algo | a. I broke up with my girlfriend b. He broke up the house. | a. Quebré con mi novia. b. El destruyó la casa. |
7. at first
| in the beginning | al principio | At first she got on the train. | Al principio ella subió al tren. |
8. take off (s) | a. remove something b. leave c. airplane leaves d. take vacation | a. quitarse b. irse c. despegar d. vacacionar | a. Mike takes off his shoes. b. I´m taking off now. c. We take off at 6 pm. d. They take off 4 days. | a. Mike quita sus zapatos. b. Voy jalando c. Nosotros despegamos a las 6. d. Ellos vacacionan 4 días
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9. call up (s)
| call somebody | llamar alguien | Cristy calls up her mom. | Cristy llama a su mom. |
10. figure out (s) | resolve | a. resolver b. understand | a. I figured out the problem. b. I can´t figure it out. | a. Yo resolví el problema. b. No lo entendí. |
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Chapter 2
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11. hand in (s) | present homework | presentar tarea | We hand in the project. | Nosotros presentamos el proyecto. |
12. at least
| the minimum | por lo menos | At least he got on the train. | Por lo menos el subió al tren. |
13. try on (s)
| test clothes | probar ropa | Ken tries on the coat. | Ken se prueba el saco. |
14. put on (s) | a. dress b. place | a. ponerse b. ponerse | a. Dad puts on the socks. b. I put the book on the table. | a. Papi se pone las medias b. Yo pongo el libro en la mesa. |
15. back in a flash
| return quickly | regresar rapido | I´ll be back in a flash. | Regresaré rápido |
16. pull together (s) | a. cooperate b. organize something | a. coperación b. organizarse algo | a. We should pull together. b. Please pull it (the job) together. | a. Deberíamos cooperar. b. Por favor organizarse. |
17. turn on (s)
| Start machine, water | enceder | Mike turns off the water. | Mike abra la llave del tubo.. |
18. turn off (s)
| stop machine, water | apagar | We turned off the water. | Cerramos la llave del tubo. |
19. get up (s) | a. wake up b. stand up | a. despertarse b. lleventarse | a. Ken woke up at 8. b. Please stand up now. | a. Ken despertó a las 6. b. Por favor levántese.
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20. a dry run
| practice | ensayo | Let´s do a dry run. | Vamos a practicar. |
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Chapter 3
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21. count on
| depend on someone | depender de | I can´t count on you. | No puedo depender de ti. |
22. pick up (s) | a. take something b. meet and transport a person. c. receive transmission d. be infected | a. tomar b. recoger
c. recibir senales d. contagirse | a. They take the book b. Peter picks up his girlfriend. c. The radio picks up the music. d. I picked up the flu | a. Ellos toman el libro. b. Peter recoge su novia. c .El radio recibe la música. d. Yo lo contagié de gripe. |
23. work out (s)
| a. exercise b. resolve something | a. exerciscio b. resolver | a. Janet works out everyday. b. I work out the problem | a. Janet hace ejercicios cada día. b. Yo resuelvo el problema |
24. get away
| escape | escapar | Sally got away for the week. | Sally se escapó esta semana. |
25. right away
| now | ahora, ya | Marge works out right away. | Marge hace ejercicio ya. |
26. take turns (s)
| alternate | alternar | They take turns on the ride. | Ellos alternan en el juego. |
27. wear out |
| desgastarse | My pants are wearing out. | Mis pantalones están desgastados. |
29. at last
| finally | por fin | At last you got up. | Por fin usted se levantó. |
30. turn down (s)
| reject | rechazar | Emilio turned down the offer. | Emilio rechazó la oferta. |
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Chapter 4
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31. dress up (s) | put on best clothes | chiniarse | Anthony dressed up today. | Anthony se pusó su mejor ropa. |
32. hold off (s)
| delay | retener | They hold off the fight. | Ellos retienen la pelea. |
33. nail down (s) | a. obligate b. attach with nails | a. comprometer b. clavar | a. I nailed him down to study. b. They nailed down the wood. | a. Yo lo comprometí estudiar. b. Ellos clavaron la madera. |
34. shake up (s) | a. distraught
b. agitate | a. perturbar (emocionalmente) b. sacudir | a. The accident shook me up. b. The woman shakes up the water. | a. El accidente me perturbó. b. La mujer sacude el agua. |
35. find out (s) | a. investigate | a. averiguar | a. He is finding out the problem. | a. Está averiguando el problema. |
36. act up | strange behavior | travesear | That man is acting up again. | Ese hombre está haciendo de las suyas otra vez. |
37. all right
| ok | super tuanis | Everything is all right. | Todo es super tuanis. |
38. step down | renounce a position | renunciar | He steps down from his position | El renunció al puesto. |
49. look at | a. see b. study
| a. mirar b. estudiar | a.We look at the foto. b. We are looking at english. | a. Miramos la foto. b. Nosotros estamos estudiando inglés. |
40. blow up (s) | explode | explotar | The volcano blew up yesterday. | El volcán explotó ayer. |
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Chapter 5
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41. get back (s) | a. return b. recuperate | a. regresar b. recuperar | a. I got back home at 4. b. She is getting her money back. | a. Yo regresé a la casa a las 4. b. Ella está recuperando su dinero.
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42. as usual
| normally | como de costumbre | As usual you got back late. | Como de costumbre regresó tarde. |
43. look for
| search | buscar | They are looking for treasure. | Ellos están buscando tesoros. |
44. knock down (s)
| a. strike and fall b. reduce price c. reject
| a. atropellar b. bajar precio c. rechazar | a. Dad knocked down the vase. b. They will knock down the price. c. The boss knocked down my idea. | a. Papi atropelló la base. b. Ellos bajaron el precio. c. El jefe rechazó mi idea. |
45. all along
| from the beginning | desde al principio | All along he was working. | Desde al principio él estaba trabajando. |
46. report back (s)
| advise | rendir cuentas | Report him back to me. | Venga para rendir cuentas con èl. |
47. pick out (s)
| select | escoger | The girl picks out the shoes | La chica escoge los zapatos. |
48. run into (s) | a. meet by chance b. crash | a. tropezarse con persona. b. chocar contra | a. I ran into Fred. b. The car ran into the tree. | a. Me tropecé con Fred. b. El carro chocó contra el árbol. |
49. talk over (s) | discuss something important. | hablar sobre una cosa importante | We are talking over the project. | Estamos hablando sobre el proyecto. |
50. go after | chase | perseguir | The police went after the thief. | La policía persiguió al ladrón. |
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Gary Christensen's Fantastic English TV Show and Magazine Channel 54, Tele Plus Cable, and CableMas Television
San Jose
Costa Rica
ph: (506) 8917 - 3518
garychri