My Favorite Song: Kim Gordon Flashcards
interested with or amazed by something or someone
struck by
the words in a song
lyrics:
deal with someone or something
face:
to understand and like someone or something
relate:
to a certain degree, especially when compared to someone or something similar
relatively:
likely to receive opinion or judgment from others, especially negative ones
vulnerable:
Grammar tip: Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. Adjectives can come before or after the nouns or pronouns they describe. Below are examples of adjectives in the video:
“… one of my favorite songs is “On the Beach” by Neil Young.”
“… I’m a relatively shy person …”
” And I can sort of make myself vulnerable … “
“… I’m not comfortable.”
“…Soy una persona relativamente tímida…”
“… I’m a relatively shy person …”
“Y de alguna manera puedo hacerme vulnerable…”
” And I can sort of make myself vulnerable … “
“… No me siento cómodo.”
“… I’m not comfortable.”
La empresa tiene un nuevo producto,
The company has a new product.
El empleado nuevo parece amistoso
The new employee looked friendly.
Drew se tomará un breve descanso del trabajo.
Drew will take a short break from work.
“Soy confiable”, le dice Jerry a su manager.
“I am dependable,” says Jerry to his manager.
Los turistas se sorprendieron por lo hermoso y grandioso que era el Taj Mahal.
Tourists were struck by how beautiful and grand the Taj Mahal was.
“Cuando escuché la canción por primera vez, me impresionó la letra…”
“When I first heard the song, I was struck by the lyrics …”
John Lennon y Yoko Ono escribieron la letra de la canción “Imagine”.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote the lyrics of the song “Imagine.”
“Cuando escuché la canción por primera vez, me impresionó la letra…”
“When I first heard the song, I was struck by the lyrics …”
Amy es una persona muy tímida, pero en su nuevo trabajo mañana tendrá que enfrentarse a nuevos compañeros y clientes.
Amy is a very shy person. But at her new job tomorrow, she will have to face new workmates and customers.
Mara puede identificarse con las películas sobre extranjeros que crecen en Japón porque ella vivió allí cuando era adolescente.
Mara can relate to movies about foreigners growing up in Japan because she lived there when she was a teenager.
“Necesito una multitud de personas, pero no puedo enfrentarlas día a día”.
“I need a crowd of people, but I can’t face them day-to-day.”
“Me identifico mucho con eso porque soy una persona relativamente tímida…”
“I really relate to that in the way that I’m a relatively shy person …”
“Los bolsos que vendo tienen precios relativamente bajos en comparación con los bolsos de los centros comerciales”, dijo Dianne.
“The bags I sell have relatively low prices compared to bags from malls,” said Dianne.
“Me identifico mucho con eso porque soy una persona relativamente tímida…”
“I really relate to that in the way that I’m a relatively shy person …”
La actriz se siente vulnerable porque el público sabe muchas cosas de su vida.
The actress feels vulnerable because the public knows many things about her life.
“Y puedo hacerme vulnerable de alguna manera, pero no me siento cómodo”.
“And I can sort of make myself vulnerable, but I’m not comfortable.”
golpeado / afectado / impactado por
struck by:
letras / letra
lyrics:
enfrentar / enfrentarse / hacer frente
face:
relacionar / referir / relatar / contar
relate:
relativamente
relatively:
vulnerable / expuesto
vulnerable:
