A gorgeous short film to practise slang and idioms. I'm afraid the ending is missing though and I haven't been able to find a better version.
Do share some of the expressions you understand and their meaning if you feel like it.
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Howdy: (Hello), here there are some of idioms that i found.
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I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth ; Born in a rich family.
I seemed to grow up +overnight.: The time as a child seemed to pass by quickly.
Slinging hash: Serve food in a restaurant.
I couldnt cut the mustard: not to succeed
i made some dough punching: to make money.
i get goose pimples: the hairs become erect
Hello Begoña,
DeleteHere's the whole transcript for you ( I googled it because even though I think this is hilarious I didn't feel like watching it again). Thanks so much for doing this very difficult exercise.
To make some dough is indeed to make some money.
To punch cattle is to herd cattle. Just one thing:
- Don't forget to always use a capital letter for the first person.
I hope there are no typos below as I had to change the whole formatting. And eventually, I also had to watch some parts of the video as I realised there were some mistakes. I have also realised the ending is missing. If I find the whole version, I'll create a new post.
- You may enter. Next, please!
Delete- Howdy then? What's new?
How's tricks? What's cooking?
- What's cooking?
How's tricks?
Hmm, what a strange language you bring from the Earth. I don't seem to follow you...
I shall refer you to the master of the dictionary, Noah Webster...perhaps he can understand you.
Er, Mr. Webster...
- Yes...?
- This newcomer's vocabulary is so unusual, that I'm unable to record his life on Earth. Er, would you mind seeing if you can comprehend his out-manner of speech?
Now, young man, go ahead with the story of your life.
- Sure thing, dad! Well, I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
- Silver spoon in your mouth?
- Yeah, silver spoon in my mouth.
- Hmm, proceed...
- Then, I seemed to grow up overnight.
One day, at the crack of dawn I got up with the chickens to hunt a job...and got a job slinging hash...because the proprietor was short-handed. But I couldn't cut the mustard...so the guy gave me the gate. So I went back to my little hole in the wall.
I was beside myself with anger.
Then I decided to get a train ticket to Texas and there I made some dough, punching cattle.
From there, I flew to Chicago.There, a beautiful girl stepped into the picture.
Our eyes met... my breath came in short pants...... and I had goose pimples.
I was all thumbs!
Mary's clothes fit her like a glove...and she looked mighty pretty with the hair done up in a bun. She had good-looking pins too!
Finally, she gives me a date.I put on my white tie and tails......and brother, did she
put on the dog!
We went around together for some time...painting the town red...going to the Stork Club...and a box at the opera.
After the opera, I had a cocktail...and Mary had a Moscow Mule.
At dinner Mary let her hair down......and ate like a horse.
By then, my money was running out on me... So I write a check - it bounced!
Brother, I was really in a pickle!
The proprietor drew a gun on me, but I gave him the slip...and hid in the foothills.
In no time, the law was on my heels.
And the weirdest thing: the judge tried to pump me, but...it seemed that every time I opened my mouth, I put my foot in it.
So he sent me up the river...to do a stretch in the jug.
I was up against it and felt myself going to pot...but I raised the big stink...
and they finally let me talk to an undercover man.
After going through a lot of red tape......he sprung me!
It sure felt good to stretch my legs again!
Then I went straight to the bus station and caught a Greyhound for New York.
On arriving, I dropped in on Mary...and threw myself at her feet. I asked to marry me...
but she turned her back on me...and got on her high horse. I couldn't touch her
with a 10 foot pole! She wouldn't say a word. Guess the cat got her tongue.
So, I walked out on her.
After that, I went to pieces. Feeling lonely,I went down to Joe's Malt Shop...
where a bunch of the boys were hanging around...and the music was nice...
The guy at the piano played by ear.
I felt a tug at my elbow. It was the soda clerk. We sat down and chewed the rag a while. I heard from the grapevine that Mary was going around with an old flame.
That burned me up because I knew that he was feeding her a line! But the guy really
spent his money like water.I think he was connected with the railroad.
As they danced, I tried to chisel in, but the guy got in my hair, so I left.
Outside it was raining cats and dogs!
I was feeling mighty blue and everything looked black...but I carried on!
I went to the One Thousand Islands. There, I became a beachcomber...but I still though of Mary and a tear ran down my cheek.
So I send her a cable. Next day she sends me back a wire.
I rushed back to the US on a cattle boat...and hotfooted it over to Mary's apartment.
Then when I opened the door, I noticed quite a few changes!
While Mary...Mary had a bunch of little ones!
The groom had his hands full too!
So all this struck me so funny, that I died laughing!
And here I am. Well, what do you think, did you follow me?
- Well, I, er... I, hmm, er... well, I, er...
- What's the matter, can't you talk? Has the cat got your tongue?