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Saturday, 26 November 2011
Vaug Class 4 - Happen to do
Vaughan Lesson
Happen to do
Una estructura verbal preciosa que, de momento, sólo está de moda entre los angloparlantes nativos. ¡Cambiemos las cosas! Significa "dar la casualidad de que " o " por casualidad".
Dio la casualidad de que estaba en el aeropuerto cuando el Rey llegó.
I happened to be at the airport when the King arrived.
Por casualidad, él me dio una información muy útil.
He happened to give me some very useful information.
Da la casualidad de que tienen un Rolls Royce precioso que podrías alquilar.
They happen to have a very nice Rolls Royce you could hire.
Por casualidad sé que ella le va a dejar.
I happen to know that she's going to leave him.
Da la casualidad de que ella no está de acuerdo contigo.
She happens to disagree with you.
También es una forma muy educada y bastante común de preguntar o pedir algo.
¿No sabrá por casualidad qué hora es?
You wouldn't happen to know what time it is, would you?
¿No tendrá fuego por casualidad?
You wouldn't happen to have a light, would you?
¿No hablarás italiano, por casualidad?
You wouldn't happen to speak Italian, would you?
Perdón. ¿No sabrá dónde está la estación por casualidad?
Excuse me; you wouldn't happen to know where the station is, would you?
¿Por casualidad no tendrá cinco minutos?
You wouldn't happen to have five minutes, would you?
Las 4 joyas del Vaughan Review
Repasa estos cuatro puntos del Vaughan Review para aumentar tu vocabulario. Truco: para aprender una palabra nueva, repítela hasta la saciedad.
Key Learning:
"Anyone" lleva el verbo en tercera persona del singular.Why doesn't anyone have a secretary here? - ¿Por qué no tiene nadie secretaria aquí?
One expression:
We have five minutes left.
Nos quedan cinco minutos.
One phrasal verb:
To put through - pasar una llamada a alguienCan you put me through to Juan, please? - ¿Me pasas con Juan, por favor?.
One adjective:
Rude - maleducado / grosero
Don't be so rude. - No seas tan grosero.
Listening & Reading: Vaughan Review
¡Decídete ya!
Make up your mind!
Ha decidido renunciar a su puesto.
He's made up his mind to quit his job.
¿Pescado o carne? No me puedo decidir.
Fish or meat? I can't make my mind up.
Ha decidido dejarles.
She's made up her mind to leave them.
Tienes que decidirte pronto.
You need to make up your mind soon.
Puedes descargarte esta lección en un archivo comprimido que contiene pdf + mp3 aquí
I'm afraid you're wright Carmen. Dropbox (the server where I have the file lodged) is having problems these days. I don't know what's happening, but there are a lot of blogs with the same problems. Let's hope it'll be repaired in a few days...
I don't know what's happening but I can't download the mp3 and pdf. Can you review it? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteIt works fine, you need to download it first as a zip ( you'll see an icon at the bottom of your computer to the left) , open it and that's it!!
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid you're wright Carmen. Dropbox (the server where I have the file lodged) is having problems these days. I don't know what's happening, but there are a lot of blogs with the same problems. Let's hope it'll be repaired in a few days...
ReplyDeleteCarmen, it's ok now. Try it again. C U
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