Listening Class

1- Aloha wau iho 'oe , everybody.
*  Essa é uma saudação no Havaí simular ao what's up?
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2- I feel really overwhelmed sometimes... when I'm surrounded by so many people, like I was in the airport in Tokio. It's like, I just want to be able to focus on each fan individually.  You know? Just to show how grateful I am... because I do appreciate them so much.

a- overwhelmed = oprimida,sentida,tocada sentimentalmente
b- surrounded by = cercada por
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3- All right. Here we go. This song is called " Baby Pal" ...and it's dedicated to Bing and Bong.   After being in a hotel room for two weeks...missing my dogs. " This is so nice. Hi. Okay, which one's the girl? Bingo,Bongo. Bing, Bong. __Bing,Bong. __Like,"Bing,Bong, good-bye,sir"
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4- So I got these two little dogs...and I brought them with me everywhere I went , even on stage. Come on. How cute is this? I want to bring them home. But if I can't, will somebody watch them for me in Japan ...and them every time I come back, I can have'em? ... You will? Okay, leave your name at the door if you want volunteer for that. They were too cute for me to leave, so I sent them home with a friend o' mine. They now reside in Brooklyn.

a - I got   = eu adquiri, eu comprei, eu fiquei com
b - even on stage  = até mesmo no palco
c -  How cute is this?  = Não é  lindo?
d-   leave your name at the door  = deixe seu nome com a produção/ deixe seu nome na porta
e -  want volunteer  = ser um voluntário, se candidatar
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5- We're all here waiting to get in. We don't have a bracelet to get in. I guess we'll just wait till you come through. We all love you.

* Passar por aqui
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6- When I was first starting out ...Actually, all my life...I was so eager for someone to just listen to me and believe in me.

* Quando eu estava  começando minha carreira...
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7- I came all the way from Minneapolis, Minnesota. " Hi, Mommy."

* Lá de...( essa expressão indica que o caminho percorrido foi longo e exaustante)
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8- I was on my own. I had nothing but my demo tape. When you're really, really young, most people don't take you seriously...so it was hard for me to get a break. Finally, after high school, I got an audition to be a background singer...for Brenda K. Starr , who had a really big hit with a song ...called, " I still believe", and she hired me.

a -  I was on my own   = Eu estava por conta própria
b - nothing but    =  Nada mais que..., nada além de
c -  don't take you seriously  =  não te leva a sério, não dá a mínima pra você
d -  to get a break  = quebrar esse ciclo, chamar a atenção,
e - big hit  = sucesso musical, grande sucesso
f - she hired me  =  ela me contratou
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9- She took me under her wing and she believed in me.

* Ela me deu todo apoio, ela foi minha 'madrinha" , ela me acolheu ...