9b. (2/2) Mi Pasión por la Física (Line by Line Breakdown)

We break down each line from the episode 9a. Mi Pasión por la Física (My Passion for Physics), first in English and then in Spanish. After we say the line in English, say the line out loud in Spanish to practice your speaking, and then we’ll tell you the correct response in Spanish.

A full transcript of this episode is available at https://icanspeakspanish.com/9b-2-2-mi-pasion-por-la-fisica-line-by-line-breakdown/

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[00:55] Shortly before I graduated from high school,

[01:01] Poco antes de graduarme de preparatoria,

[01:07] Poco antes de graduarme de preparatoria,

[01:13] I remember I had to study for my IB exams.

[01:22] recuerdo que tuve que estudiar para mis exámenes del programa IB.

[01:32] recuerdo que tuve que estudiar para mis exámenes del programa IB.

[01:42] These were cumulative exams from the two years of high school,

[01:52] Eran exámenes acumulativos de los dos años de preparatoria,

[02:00] Eran exámenes acumulativos de los dos años de preparatoria,

[02:07] so each one covered many subjects.

[02:14] por lo que cada uno abarcaba muchos temas.

[02:23] por lo que cada uno abarcaba muchos temas.

[02:30] Although for some subjects it was tiring,

[02:38] Aunque para algunas materias era desgastante,

[02:46] Aunque para algunas materias era desgastante,

[02:53] I was flying through my time when I was studying for physics,

[03:02] se me pasaba el tiempo volando cuando estudiaba para física,

[03:09] se me pasaba el tiempo volando cuando estudiaba para física,

[03:17] and because of that, I got very good grades.

[03:26] y gracias a eso, obtuve muy buenas calificaciones.

[03:33] y gracias a eso, obtuve muy buenas calificaciones.

[03:41] Now, I am a physics student at my university,

[03:50] Ahora, soy estudiante de la carrera de física en mi universidad,

[03:58] Ahora, soy estudiante de la carrera de física en mi universidad,

[04:06] and I am learning more and mo...