Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Lou Reed Sunday Morning

Desde Home English queremos rendir homenaje al recién desaparecido Lou Reed, con 71 años y un gran elenco de temas rock-glam a su espalda. Desde su grupo Velvet Underground con la vocalista Nico hasta sus temas en solitario, todos despiertan nuestro lado más poético, tanto que hasta para dejarnos, escogió un Domingo por la mañana "Sunday morning", curiosamente igual que una de sus canciones más legendarias. Justo la que os proponemos hoy en nuestro post.


Sunday mornin', praise the dawnin'
It's just a restless feelin', by my side
Early dawnin', Sunday mornin'
It's just the wasted years so close behind
Watch out, the world's behind you
There's always someone around you, who will call
It's nothin' at all
Sunday mornin' and I'm fallin'
I've got a feelin', I don't want to know
Early dawnin', Sunday mornin'
(Early dawnin')
It's all the streets you crossed, not so long ago
Watch out, the world's behind you
There's always someone around you, who will call
It's nothin' at all
Watch out, the world's behind you
There's always someone around you, who will call
It's nothin' at all
Sunday mornin'
Sunday mornin'
Sunday mornin'
Sunday mornin'





 

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Veggie Burger

Un clásico de la cocina vegetariana... la hamburgesa vegetal .Prueba esta receta al mismo tiempo que amplías tu vocabulario.


Ingredients:

  •  1 cup of dry lentils (lentejas)
  •  2 1/2 cup of water
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 1 /2 medium onion, diced ( cortar en dados)
  • 1 medium carrot, diced
  • 3/4 cup of rolled oats, (copos de avena) finely ground (molidos)
  • 3/4 cup of bread crumbs ( migas)
  • salt and pepper





Preparation

-Place the lentils, water, and salt in saucepan, bring to a boil, lower heat , cover and simmer (hervir a fuego lento)  for about 45 minutes, until water is nearly gone and lentils are very soft.
-Sauté (sofreír) the onion and carrot in oil until soft, about 5 minutes.
-Mix the lentils ,onions, carrots , pepper and  then mix in the ground oats and bread crumbs.
-While still warm, form the lentil mixture into burgers , which can now be frozen, refrigerated ( for up to 5days) or cooked immediately.
-In a frying pan, heat a bit of oil, place a burger on top , and fry until brown, 1-2 minutes. Repeat on other side and serve.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

It's not unusual

Desde Home English queremos hoy homenajear al mítico Tigre de Gales, el enérgico cantante Tom Jones, que popularizó canciones como Delilah, o ésta que hoy os proponemos. Seguro que la habéis escuchado mil veces en discos, fiestas de pueblos, etc...

¿Os animáis a coger el micro y Tom-jon-ear con nosotros? :)


 

It's not unusual to be loved by anyone
It's not unusual to have fun with anyone
But when I see you hanging about with anyone
It's not unusual to see me cry
Oh I wanna' die
It's not unusual to go out at any time
But when I see you out and about it's such a crime
If you should ever want to be loved by anyone
It's not unusual it happens every day no matter what you say
You find it happens all the time
Love will never do what you want it to
Why can't this crazy love be mine
It's not unusual, to be mad with anyone
It's not unusual, to be sad with anyone
but if I ever find that you've changed at any time
It's not unusual to find out that I'm in love with you
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Useful Slang about the Weather


   

En este post aprenderemos expresiones en argot para hablar del tiempo y de nuestro estado de ánimos. Presta atención, algunas son muy divertidas!

When it’s cold:                                       
“It’s a bit nippy.”(1)
“It’s freezing!”(2)
“It’s a bit parky.”
 “I’m chilled to the bone!” 

When it’s hot:
“It’s boiling!”(3)
“It’s roasting!”(4)
“Phew! What a scorcher!”
“It’s hotter than hell outside!”
 

When you’re ill:
“I’m under the weather.”(5)
“I’m feeling out of sorts.”
“I’ve got one foot in the grave.”(6)
“You are looking a bit peaky.”
“I’m at death’s door.”

When you’re getting better:
“I’m on the mend.”
“I’m feeling a little chirpier today.”(7)
“I’m in the pink!”
“Things are looking up for me.”
 

Comments
(1) to nip significa pellizcar, así que literalmente la frase dice que el frío te esta pellizcando o que hace bastante frío.
(2) freezing realmente significa congelando, pero es muy común usarlo para decir que hace mucho frío.
(3) boiling realmente significa hirviendo pero lo usamos para decir que hace un calor agobiante.
(4) roasting viene del verbo to roast que significa asar, pero como con la frase anterior se usa para decir que hace mucho calor.
(5) to be under the weather significa literalmente estar debajo del tiempo, pero se usa cuando uno no se encuentra bien porque esta enfermo o triste.
(6) Significa literalmente tener un pie en la tumba. Se usa esta frase cuando uno quiere exagerar mucho para crear un efecto cómico. Por ejemplo: ´My brother acts like he’s got one foot in the grave, but really he only has a little cold´.
(7) to chirp – cantar como un pájaro. To feel chirpier es sentirse mejor, de salud y también de ánimos.