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2. Si es posible, desactiva los subtítulos en español. Si no logras entender el diálogo, activa la opción "CC" (Closed Caption) en tu televisor para ver los subtítulos en inglés.

3. Intenta mirar capítulos de series que hayas visto. Dado que ya conoces la trama, podrás concentrarte más en el vocabulario y las expresiones usadas en las conversaciones.

4. Repite las frases que escuchas y si no entiendes algo, utiliza un diccionario.

5. Presta atención a la pronunciación y la entonación. De esta forma, entrenarás el oído para identificar las palabras y los diversos acentos, lo cual te ayudará a mejorar tu comprensión del inglés.

From the episode 'Pilot'

NATIONAL ANCHOR: And we are approaching the hour, once again, when the eyes of the world are fixed on one place: Hope Plaza, at the base of the Ozarks, here in southern Missouri. One thousand brave men and women, preparing to embark on the most incredible journey ever taken. Some are specialists, chosen for their skills or knowledge. Most are average citizens, chosen by a global lottery. All carry with them the hope of humanity. For it was at this exact spot on Earth, twenty five years ago, that a coalition of top scientists finally found what they were searching for the world over: a tiny fracture in the fabric of space and time itself. A fracture that may be expanded, with the help of the largest particle accelerator ever constructed, into a doorway that leads to an amazing world: our world, an estimated one hundred and fifty four million years in the past.

anchor	Se llama así en Estados Unidos al presentador principal de un programa de TV o radio
to approach	acercarse a
once again	una vez más
southern	del sur, meridional
brave	valiente
to embark on something	embarcarse en algo. Notar el uso de la preposición on.
journey	viaje. No debe confundirse con trip. Para aprender más ver Travel, journey or trip?
to choose	elegir. Las formas del pasado son chose, chosen.
skill	habilidad
knowledge	conocimiento
average	promedio
spot	lugar, sitio
tiny	pequeño
fabric	En este caso significa estructura
the largest	el más grande. Para aprender a hacer comparaciones, ver Comparatives and superlatives.
doorway	entrada
to lead to	llevar a

 

FRANK: You are safe within these walls! And you are free within these walls, as long as you obey the law. We value hard work and free trade. Ben Duirwyn runs the barter exchange. Register with him, establish a line of credit, and receive points for your supplies. The good people of Taylor have been as eager to meet you as I have. They've planned a welcome week to help you get started. Let me be the first of them to say: Citizens of Terra Nova, welcome home!

safe	seguro
within	dentro de
as long as	siempre que, con tal de que
to value	valorar
hard work	trabajo duro
free trade	libre comercio
barter exchange	trueque, permuta
line of credit	línea de crédito
supply	provisión, suministro
eager	ansioso, deseoso
to meet somebody	conocer a alguien
to get started	ponerse en marcha, comenzar

 

ELIZABETH: Once I figure out how to cook this stuff, it'll be better. I'll make a, you know, "stew."
JOSH: Even better, once I get out on a hunt, I'll bring us back some meat.
MADDY: I thought we all agreed to go vegetarian here. We don't know how human presence affects the food chain yet. 
JOSH: Um, I do. We're a the top of it. You don't wait for research to tell you that. You just go out there and take the title.
MADDY: Now you sound like Frank Taylor.
JOSH: Survival of the fittest, sis.
MADDY: We'll see.
JOSH: What's that supposed to mean?
JIM: You're right, Josh. Everything has changed. It doesn't mean we have to let it change us. The only people we can trust in this town are sitting at this table right now. Remember that.

once	una vez que
to figure something out	comprender algo, resolver algo
stuff	cosa
stew	guiso, estofado
even better	mejor aún. Better es el comparativo del adjetivo good. Para aprender más, ver Comparatives and superlatives.
to get out	salir
on a hunt	de cacería
to bring back	traer
to agree to do something	estar de acuerdo en hacer algo
food chain	cadena alimenticia
um	Interjección de duda, equivalente al español "Eh...", "Este..."
research	investigación
survival	sobrevivencia, supervivencia. Survival of the fittest significa "la ley del más fuerte".
the fittest	el que más está en forma. Es un superlativo. Para aprender a formarlo, ver Comparatives and superlatives.
sis	Forma corta de sister (hermana)
what's that supposed to mean?	¿qué se supone que significa eso?
to mean	significar
to trust	confiar. Trustful significa confiado. Trustworthy significa digno de confianza, que se puede confiar.
to sit at the table	sentarse a la mesa. Notar el uso de la preposición at.

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