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PETER: |
Hello, John. What are you doing here? |
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JOHN: |
Hi, Peter. I've come
to see Mr. Brilliant. |
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PETER: |
Mr. Brilliant, the
famous theater agent? |
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JOHN: |
The same. |
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PETER: |
Then you've finally
perfected your act? |
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JOHN: |
After two years of
hard work, at last I have done it!
I've finally succeeded in
training an ant. |
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PETER: |
So you've trained
an ant! Amazing! |
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JOHN: |
I have worked
sixteen hours a day on this act. But Little Andy is sensational... |
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PETER: |
Yes, it's worth all
that hard work to produce an act like that, my friend! Just think!
You're the first man in history who has trained an ant. |
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JOHN: |
I'm sure Little Andy
will soon be known
throughout the whole world. |
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PETER: |
You're a
lucky man.
You'll be famous. You'll be rich. |
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SECRETARY: |
Excuse me, Mr.
Miller, you can go into Mr. Brilliant's office now. |
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JOHN: |
Thank you. (Pause.)
Oh, miss, Mr. Brilliant isn't at his desk. |
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SECRETARY: |
He's in the
other office. He'll
be back
right away. |
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JOHN: |
Look, Peter, this is
perfect! I'll get Little Andy's act ready while Mr. Brilliant is out
of the room. |
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PETER: |
Good idea! He'll be
surprised when he sits down at his desk and sees your ant doing his
act. |
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JOHN: |
OK. Little Andy is
ready to begin. First, he'll
stand up on his front feet on top of this
little ball. |
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PETER: |
Amazing! Can he
really do that? |
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JOHN: |
Sure. And that's not
all! He waves a flag with his
hind feet at the same time. |
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PETER: |
Incredible! But...
I can't see what he's doing. |
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JOHN: |
Oh... I almost
forgot the magnifying glass. With the magnifying glass you can see the
whole thing and really enjoy his act. |
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PETER: |
OK. Where's the
glass? |
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JOHN: |
Let's see... it was
here in the suitcase... |
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BRILLIANT: |
Good afternoon,
gentlemen. What can I do for you? |
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JOHN: |
Good afternoon, Mr.
Brilliant. I'm John Miller. I'm here to show you the most amazing act
in the world! |
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BRILLIANT: |
Marvelous!
Show me what you have. |
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JOHN: |
All right! Take this
magnifying... |
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BRILLIANT: |
Oh!... uh...
there's an ant on my desk...
I'll
get him... (Slap!) |
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JOHN: |
Ohhh! Nooooo!
... |
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BRILLIANT: |
There!
I
got it! And now, my friend, let's see this amazing act! |
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JOHN: |
Ooohhhhh!
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Source:
English Teaching Forum |
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theater
agent:
a person who acts as a representative for actors and other
performers in obtaining sponsors and occasions for their
performances (agente de espectáculos, patrocinador
teatral).
The same:
Yes,
that very person (el mismo).
perfected
(perfeccionado):
Notice that the verb perféct
is stressed on the second syllable, unlike the adjective, which
has a first‑syllable stress (pérfect).
hard work = arduous work
(trabajo intenso)
training = educating (entrenando, educando)
amazing = surprising (sorprendente)
throughout the whole world = all over the world (en todo el mundo)
lucky: blessed with good fortune (afortunado) |
be back = return (regresar)
right away = immediately (de inmediato, ense-guida)
stand up: rise to one's
feet (pararse, ponerse de pie)
hind feet
(back feet) =/= front feet (patas delanteras =/= patas
traseras)
magnifying glass = magnifier: Invented by Roger
Bacon in 1250, it is a scientific instrument that magni-fies or
enlarges an image (lupa)
marvelous = terrific = fantastic (maravilloso,
fabuloso, fantástico)
I'll get him:
I'll catch him, I'll trap him, I'll kill him
(in this case, kill the ant) (lo
atraparé).
I got it:
I killed the ant (maté
a la hormiga). |
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