Pearls Before SwineStephan Pastis

Step 1

Use your “Comics Vocabulary” handout and answer the questions on today’s handout.

Step 2

Take notes on the English

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Hey, Dude.

Hey, Dude.

hey = hi (casual)

dude is a general name, usually used for young men.

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You look kinda down.

kinda down

kinda = kind of, sort of, a little like

down can be used to talk about someone with low energy, maybe because someone is unhappy

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Here, have my coffee…

Here, have my coffee…

here = word used to offer something

have my… phrase to offer something

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I’m trying to give it up.

I’m trying to give it up.

trying to = making an effort to do something

give (it) up = to quit a habit (e.g. smoking)

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I’m so embarrassed…

I’m so embarrassed…

so = very

embarrassed = the feeling when you do something foolish in public

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Have a good workout

Have a good workout

I hope you have a good workout.

ex. Have a nice day!

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and there, in front of everyone, I shouted…

and there, in front of everyone, I shouted…

in front of everyone = in a public place

shout = speak very loudly

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You, too!

You, too!

You say you, too! when you want to say this same thing that they said to you.

Ex. Have a nice day!You, too!

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But SHE wasn’t working out…I was.

But SHE wasn’t working out…I was.

You too! is used to say the same thing. But in this case, the woman wasn’t doing the

same thing.

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Ahh, yes…an I.Y.T.

Ahh, yes…an I.Y.T.

Ahh, yes = Sound when you understand something.

I. Y. T. = The initials (first letters) of three words.

ex. C.I.A., F.B.I.

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An I.Y.T.?

An I.Y.T.?

When you don’t understand something, you can repeat it.

ex. I go to Togaku.Togaku?

Yes, Toyo Gakuen University.

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An inapplicable “you, too.”

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A humiliating social malady common among dunderheads such as yourself.

A humiliating social malady

humiliating = something that makes you feel foolish. (see embarrassed)

ex. The soccer team had a humiliating loss, 10-0.

malady = sickness, illness, disease

ex. “フリーター” is a social malady.

common among dunderheads such as yourself

common among = happens often to a group

ex. Lung cancer is common among smokers.

dunderhead = idiot, stupid person

such as yourself = like you

Rat thinks Pig is an dunderhead.

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So what do I do?

So what do I do?

so = therefore

what do I do? = what should I do?Used to ask for advice.

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Just try to forget about it…

Just try to forget about it…

try to (v) = make an effort to do something

ex. I will try to go, but I am busy. Maybe I can’t go.

forget about (something) = stop thinking about (something)

ex. Forget about your mistake. You’ll do betternext time.

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Anyhow, I gotta go…

Anyhow, I gotta go…

anyhow = word to change the subject

ex. Anyhow, what are you doing tomorrow?

gotta go = must (from got to ➔ have to)

ex. I’m late. I gotta go.

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Enjoy your coffee…

Enjoy your coffee…

enjoy your … = From “May you enjoy your …). Instead of saying “good bye”, you can this.

ex. Enjoy your book.

Also, “have a nice …”

ex. Have a nice day!

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You too!

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