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Before Sunrise · 1995 — Capítulo 4 de 21 · 2'54" · B1

Two Travelers Claim a Honeymoon, Explained: a bad liar

Two travelers ask strangers where to go, then explain the trip as a honeymoon: "Yeah. She got pregnant. We had to get married." The reply is flat disbelief, and instead of ending there the talk turns to a play they say they are both in: "This is a play we're both in."

Qué pasa

Two travelers have just arrived in Vienna and want something to do that night. They stop people on the street, ask about museums and exhibitions, and say they are staying only for tonight. Asked why they came to Vienna, one of them answers, "We're on honeymoon," and adds, "She got pregnant. We had to get married."

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Expresión de la escena

a bad liar

someone who cannot lie convincingly and gives it away

After the honeymoon answer, a line says they do not believe it and calls the speaker a bad liar.

Don't ask him to cover for you; he's a bad liar.

También en esta escena

  • get into

    arrive in or enter a place

  • for a change

    as a variation; for a different way

  • on honeymoon

    spending the holiday right after a wedding

  • would like to invite you

    politely offer an invitation

  • looking for something fun to do

    trying to find an enjoyable activity

Todo lo marcado en esta escena

27 notas en 45 frases

Expresión · A2get a locker for something

arrange a locker for something

- We should get a locker for all this stuff. - Okay.
Jerga · A2stuff

things; belongings — Casual for everyday things; avoid in formal writing.

- We should get a locker for all this stuff. - Okay.
Sonidokinda weird

Keep 'kinda' light and put the stress on 'weird'.

- This is kinda weird. - Yeah, it's kinda weird, isn't it?
Jerga · A2kinda

kind of; somewhat — Very casual; keep it out of formal writing.

- This is kinda weird. - Yeah, it's kinda weird, isn't it?
Expresión · B1a little + adjective

slightly uncomfortable or stiff

One line admits it is a little awkward, and the next asks if it is all right.

I mean, it's a little awkward. (laughs) - But it's all right, right? - Yeah, this is great. Let's go to some places.
Jerga · A2guys

these people; these folks — Friendly and casual; not for formal address.

- Look, let's ask these guys. - Okay.
Expresión · B1for a change

as a variation; for a different way

After asking whether the other person speaks English and getting a yes, someone suggests speaking German for a change.

- Could you speak German for a change? - What?
Expresión · A2get into + a city

arrived in a city Here it means arrived in Vienna, not physically entered it.

Well, listen, we just got into Vienna today and we're looking for something fun to do.
Expresión · B1look for something fun to do

trying to find an enjoyable activity

Newly arrived in Vienna, they ask strangers for something fun to do, naming museums and exhibitions.

Well, listen, we just got into Vienna today and we're looking for something fun to do.
Sonidogot into

In fast speech the t in 'got' taps and slides into 'into'.

Well, listen, we just got into Vienna today and we're looking for something fun to do.
Expresión · B1not that + adjective + anymore

not so amusing anymore

But museums are not that funny anymore these days.
Sonidonot that

Let the two t sounds merge into one beat; avoid two hard stops.

But museums are not that funny anymore these days.
Expresión · A2on honeymoon

spending the holiday right after a wedding

Asked why they came to Vienna, the line uses 'on honeymoon' to say the trip is a honeymoon, then adds a pregnancy and a marriage.

We're on honeymoon.
Expresión · A2get married

marry; wed

Yeah. She got pregnant. We had to get married.
Expresión · B1a bad liar

someone who cannot lie convincingly and gives it away

After the honeymoon answer, a line says they do not believe it and calls the speaker a bad liar.

- No, I don't believe you. You're a bad liar. - (laughing) Um... (laughs) (speaking German) This is, uh — This is a play we're both in.
Expresión · B1be in a play

perform in a play

- No, I don't believe you. You're a bad liar. - (laughing) Um... (laughs) (speaking German) This is, uh — This is a play we're both in.
Gramática · B1a play we're both in

relative clause: The clause 'we're both in' describes the play and keeps 'in' at the end.

- No, I don't believe you. You're a bad liar. - (laughing) Um... (laughs) (speaking German) This is, uh — This is a play we're both in.
Expresión · B1would like to invite someone

politely offer an invitation

After saying it is a play they are both in, someone uses 'would like to invite you' to offer an invitation.

- And we would like to invite you. - You're actors?
Expresión · A2for fun

for enjoyment

Not professional actors. Part-time actors for fun.
Gramática · B1the Indians searching for it

participle phrase: The participle phrase describes what the Indians are doing, not a second main verb.

It's a play about a cow and the Indians searching for it.
Expresión · A2on stage

on the stage

- You have a real cow on stage? - No, not a real cow.
Expresión · A2in a ... costume

wearing a costume

- It's an actor in a cow costume. - And he is the cow.
Expresión · B1a bit + adjective

a little strange

Yes, I am the cow, and the cow is a bit weird.
Gramática · B1If someone throws a stick

conditional clause: The if-clause sets a repeated condition, and the main clause states the usual result.

If someone throws a stick, she fetches it and brings it back.
Expresión · B1... and everything

and similar things Not literally everything; more like and other such things.

And she can smoke with hooves and everything.
Expresión · B1translate as + a title

is translated as

It translates as Bring Me The Horns of Wilmington's Cow.
Sonidotranslates as

Keep 'as' weak and shift the beat onto the play title.

It translates as Bring Me The Horns of Wilmington's Cow.

Two Travelers Claim a Honeymoon, explicado

What's really going on

The scene is mostly small talk on the street. The travelers ask where to go, mention museums and exhibitions, and say they are only in town for one night. The question "Why did you come to Vienna? What could you be expecting?" gets an answer offered as a fact: "We're on honeymoon," followed by "Yeah. She got pregnant. We had to get married." The reply is blunt — "No, I don't believe you. You're a bad liar" — and the talk shifts to "a play we're both in." From there the details pile up: a cow, politicians, Mexicans, Russians, Communists, an actor in a cow costume, an address in the second district near the Prater, a 9:30 start. The invitation at the end keeps the exchange going rather than closing it.

Theme

DeceptionA honeymoon story is answered with "You're a bad liar," yet the talk keeps building on it instead of stopping.
AbsurdityA rejected story turns into an invitation to a play about a cow, and the conversation goes on as if that were normal.

Escucha con atención

  • kinda weird — Keep 'kinda' light and put the stress on 'weird'.
  • got into — In fast speech the t in 'got' taps and slides into 'into'.
  • not that — Let the two t sounds merge into one beat; avoid two hard stops.
  • translates as — Keep 'as' weak and shift the beat onto the play title.
Yeah. She got pregnant. We had to get married.

The line comes as part of the honeymoon answer: the marriage supposedly happened because she got pregnant. It gives a reason rather than a separate announcement.

It's a play about a cow and the Indians searching for it.

The story turns into a plot summary. The play, they say, is about a cow and the Indians who are searching for it.

If someone throws a stick, she fetches it and brings it back.

A detail about the cow on stage: she acts like a dog, so she runs after a thrown stick and brings it back.

And she can smoke with hooves and everything.

The description becomes openly absurd: the cow can even smoke using its hooves, and the line ends with a casual 'and everything.'

It translates as Bring Me The Horns of Wilmington's Cow.

The answer to the question of what the play is called. The title is given in translation, and one speaker then says, "I'm Wilmington's cow."

Preguntas sobre esta escena

How does the honeymoon story go over?

Asked why they came to Vienna, someone answers "We're on honeymoon" and adds "She got pregnant. We had to get married." A line then says, "No, I don't believe you. You're a bad liar."

What is the play about?

A cow and the Indians searching for it. There are also politicians, Mexicans, Russians, and Communists. On stage the cow is an actor in a cow costume, described as a bit weird and acting like a dog.

What details come with the invitation?

Someone says "we would like to invite you"; the talk then gives an address in the second district near the Prater and a 21:30 start.

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