carried away (3) a nervous strutter
DIFFICULTY: A CHALLENGE OF SORTS
intro … Carrie wants a second opinion on whether she should opt out of the fashion show. But her friends insist that she must walk down that runway. Apparently, an opportunity like this doesn’t come up every day.
a nervous strutter
Miranda: What’s the difference between strutting down a runway and the _____ you strut down Fifth Avenue?
Carrie: Did you just call me a strutter? Do I strut? Can you really see me walking down a runway _____ all the people staring at me and judging me?
Miranda: No one is going to judge you. People don’t do that _____ .
Carrie: What are you talking about? Judging celebrities is _____ we _____ do. If it wasn’t _____ models and actors, we’d have nothing to talk about.
come across as … p?sobit (na ostatní lidi) jako, d?lat dojem
get off your high horse … p?esta? se povyšovat nad ostatní
granted … pravda, … uznávám, …
not give a damn … kašlat na (not care)
reconsider … znovu zvážit, rozmyslet si n?co (change one’s mind)
snotty … namyšlený (stuck-up)
strut … naparovat se, pyšn? si vykra?ovat
tempting … lákavý
Miranda: Granted, you and I _____ judge models. But the thing is, not everyone else _____ . Besides, you’re not a model, you’re a real person.
Carrie: Exactly, and I don’t want people to think that I’m incapable _____ seeing the difference between a model and me. I’d hate to come _____ as some sort of a snotty old lady who needs to be knocked _____ her high horse.
Miranda: Who gives a _____ what people think? This is _____ a fabulous opportunity. Besides, you’ll probably _____ to keep the clothes. Isn’t that tempting _____ ?
Carrie: I’ve thought of that. That would be kind of fun, wouldn’t it?
Miranda: I’d do it in a New York minute. _____ would every one of your friends. So go _____ and sign _____ before they reconsider.
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