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For three dollars you could clean my house?
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Not for three dollars, I'd better give it to you.
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Well, thank you.
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Friend, excuse me.
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Hey, for three dollars, wouldn't you like to clean my house?
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Look what happens is that I need you to help me and I don't have...
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For three dollars?
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Yes, please.
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I don't know, it's very little money, but...
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Well, don't worry.
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How big is the house?
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No, it is not very big, medium size, I think.
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Well, fine.
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Sure, friend?
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Yes, yes, let's go.
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The house is this way.
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Will you come with me?
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Sure.
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What's your name?
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Carla.
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Well, nice to meet you, Carla.
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I'm Pepe.
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And what is your child's name?
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Adrian.
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Adrian, very well.
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Let's go.
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Hi, kiddo.
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Thank you very much for supporting me.
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Let me just open the door quickly, okay?
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Please come.
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You are at home.
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Look, the truth is that...
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As you can see, it's not that dirty, is it?
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It's just full of dust.
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But today I have special guests.
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And I really need it to be really shiny.
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It's just to remove the dust.
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They took out some garbage cans.
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I don't know if you can help me a little bit with the child.
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Sure, come on little one.
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Let's sit here.
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Come on.
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That's very good.
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Do you like it?
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Come on while your mommy does the cleaning.
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What do you want me to open it?
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Do you want me to open it for you?
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Okay.
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Look.
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Who is it?
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Look, your mommy is in there doing the cleaning, okay?
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Hey, Carla, tell me, your baby fell asleep there on the couch.
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Yeah, he was sleepy.
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It's...
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That.. we left very early in the morning to look for work.
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Hey, tell me, why did you decide to accept?
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Well, to tell you the truth, my situation is a bit tough.
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So, in fact, I'm a widow.
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You're a widow?
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Yes, I am.
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How old are you, Carla?
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I'm 25.
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I'm...
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I got married very long.
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25 years old and you are a widow?
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He had an accident.
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He had an accident?
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Yes, unfortunately.
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The truth is, it was a very ugly situation.
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How long ago was that?
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Well, it's already.. well, two.. almost two years.
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Two years?
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And I was pregnant, so he didn't know our.. our baby.
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He did not know him?
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No, it's just that it weighs a lot on me.
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Because I'm a single mom.
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Sure, and how do you get money out of it?
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I go out on the street to look for work.
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I offer my services to clean houses, and sometimes people help me, and...
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Are you looking for work all the time?
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I also sell sandwiches in the mornings and bring them here to where the factories are.
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To get ahead, of course.
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And you live around here?
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No, no, I live far away.
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The truth is.
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And what are you doing all the way out here and with a baby?
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I found a little more financial support here.
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I live in a small town, far away.
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Okay.
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And he is insecure there.
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In fact, the river passes by, this...
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And my child is a very imperative child.
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He likes to learn and explore.
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I am afraid.
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I am afraid that it will fall into the river and be carried away by the current.
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I see.
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Because I.. well, I'm working and I can't get it.
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To take care of him all the time?
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Yes, it is a little difficult for me, to be honest.
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It's really difficult, my dear Carla.
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Listen, and who do you live with at the ranch?
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Well, I live alone.
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The truth is that I am an orphan.
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Are you an orphan?
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My mother passed away of cancer.
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Oh, God.
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I was only 17 years old.
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Okay, let's see Carla.
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And every day you come and go or where you stay here?
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Well, sometimes this...
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It gets late at night.
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I mean...
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But I try to get home because I don't really have anywhere to go here.
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Would you like to live here in the city?
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Well, the truth is yes.
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Only that rents are very expensive.
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That is true.
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Yes, $400. Is impossible.
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The truth is that it is a burden because I also want to take my child to a daycare.
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I want to ask you about him.
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How old is your child?
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A year and a half.
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Year and a month old?
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He should already be going to...
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To kindergarten practically, no?
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Yes, yes, actually.
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Well, kindergarten or preschool, and then elementary school.
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And have you thought about the child's future?
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Yes, yes.
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I want him to have a good education.
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I want him to go to an Elementary school.
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I want him to be
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Back at the ranch the truth is
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that it is a little difficult the elementary school that that is close by then
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There are many kidnappings really and they steal the children Is it okay if I make the stove?
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Of course, of course.
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You clean whatever you need.
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Nothing happens.
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I'm going to put it here, too. Of course.
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Don't worry, Carla.
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Do you have soap?
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Yes, of course you can use this one.
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I use this house for family reunions, and I also use it to be here with friends. And...
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That's why, my dear Carla, it's not that dirty, is it?
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No, actually, no. It's very decent.
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It's just that I really...
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I need you to really clean it as if you were going to live here like this.
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As clean as this.
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Now it is clean.
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That's right, my dear Carla.
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Yes, I live alone.
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I tell you, my mother passed away from cancer.
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And your dad?
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My father passed away a long time ago.
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I didn't really know him.
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You didn't get to know him?
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To tell you the truth, I would have liked to meet him, but... Of course.
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How sad, Carla.
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Hey, and what do you think about your son also having to grow up without his father?
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I really miss him a lot.
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I miss him a lot because he was my support.
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He was my support and... Of course.
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And then we were a team.
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Sometimes things got complicated for us because we were alone, to tell the truth. But always.
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Carla, are your in-laws supportive?
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No, not really.
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I was going to tell you that.
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Well, thank you for opening up to me.
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Thank you for telling me about it.
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Not to you.
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Well, it also serves me as a therapy of... Of course.
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And it is true what you say because it is always good to take it out.
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It is never good to leave things inside because you get sick.
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Yes.
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Remember that all emotions are.. all feelings are emotions
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and they are transferred to illnesses you have to get it out and thank you very much.
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Hey, why don't you come live in the city?
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Yes, I would like to.
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I really would.
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But I need more income.
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I need more income.
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Sometimes I do nails, but...
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You know how to do nails?
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Yes, a little...
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Who taught you?
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I went to one of those free courses promoted by the government.
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Carla, how nice that you took advantage of it.
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Yes, I mean...
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Well, yes, to move on.
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Because it is difficult.
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Yes.
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Already woke up.
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My love?
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Already woke up.
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No, no, give me a minute to calm him down.
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Don't worry, it's alright.
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Don't worry.
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Look, I'm going to ask you something, my dear Carla.
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Use the house as if it were yours, okay?
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If you want to go up to the bedroom, you can do it.
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If you want to get something from the fridge, you can do it too.
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But it is not a problem?
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No, not at all.
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On the contrary.
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Look.
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It's okay after all, it's all cleaned up, yes.
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I'll clean up here right away, okay?
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Yes, just outside and that would be it, okay?
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Do you want me to clean up there?
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Do whatever you need to do in the house.
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If you want to go upstairs to put the baby to sleep again, that's fine.
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Maybe he is already hungry, isn't he?
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Well, it could be yes because the truth is he only ate one tortilla
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because we left early in the morning to just one tortilla
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Cuz we have to leave quickly so that I can look for a job sometimes.
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I don't eat because of that.
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Okay, okay He is very healthy.
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The boy is very strong.
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He is very cute.
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How beautiful the truth look hello kiddo such a good child My husband's parents don't like him His grandparents don't want him?
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My husband was blonde Give me five, kid, wait, how?
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My husband was blonde and he looks like me Your husband?
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Uh-huh Let's see, just a second And the child looks more like me Tell me more slowly Your husband was white?
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Yes And the child was born?
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Brown Yes, I see.
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Look his skin, his hair.
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Even their hair is different. But let's see.
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We're getting into a somewhat lurid subject.
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What you're telling me is that...
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They don't want him because of his skin color?
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Yes, they believe that the child is not their grandchild.
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Really?
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Don't they see me as I am?
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I mean, I'm a brunette, black hair, curly. Of course.
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I can't believe it.
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And what do you say to them?
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It's his grandson.
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It just looks like me.
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But the advantage here is...
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Well, what I really liked about my husband is that he always stood up for me.
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That's good.
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That's the way it should be.
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I miss him very much.
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I miss him very much.
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He was my backbone, my support. Of course.
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Don't cry, Carla.
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Look.
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I miss him very much.
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The baby is going to be scared.
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Calm down, really.
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Everything is going to be fine.
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Okay?
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Yes?
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Look.
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For your son, we are going to work very hard, okay?
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Yes?
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Come on, kiddo.
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Come.
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Look how he hugs you.
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Carla, everything is going to be fine.
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Believe me.
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I'm going to tell you something very important
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Remember that always at the end of the tunnel there is a light that is always shining, but it takes time to get there
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Sometimes you believes that it does not don't cry little one don't cry
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But in the tunnel there's always a light there is always a light that we can see in the distance
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but to reach it There are many stumbles and life remember that it's like a roller coaster coaster.
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You go up and then you go down.
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And sometimes you stay down and you say, when is this going to come back up? When?
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But you have to have a lot of faith, a lot of faith, my dear Carla.
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The truth is that I miss my husband very much.
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I miss him.
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I don't think I can do it alone.
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It is so difficult, so difficult to do it alone.
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because everything is against you.
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And yes, I don't think I can do it alone because it's very difficult.
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It's hard to be a single mother.
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And that, that is, that they judge you for everything.
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I mean, it is very difficult.
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But at the end of the day, society always criticizes you.
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I mean, it's horrible.
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Let nothing more than to arrange your tablecloths.
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Of course, don't worry, and I'm going to ask you something, please, my dear Carla, a very big favor.
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A very big favor.
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Don't cry anymore, okay?
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Please.
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And not because it bothers me, on the contrary.
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But if we are going to cry, let's cry for joy.
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Not of sadness, okay?
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Yes.
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If you think so, come on, let's go to...
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Well, it's all cleaned up now, sir.
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Yes, everything looks very good.
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And the truth is that your house is very nice.
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Do you like it?
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Yes, I love the little lights.
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They look nice, don't they?
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Listen carefully to what I'm going to tell you.
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I hope that someday you will have a house like this one.
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It's my dream, really.
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Paying rent is very difficult.
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Difficult, isn't it?
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Come on, let's go outside because we need to sweep.
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I see that you are struggling with one hand.
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No, don't worry, I'm fine.
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Or at least let me help you with the child so that you don't struggle.
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I don't know if he wants to go, but let's see.
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Come on, baby.
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Let's go to the store.
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Come with me.
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He doesn't want to...
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That's why the work is very difficult for me.
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Yes.
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Yes, of course.
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Attachment and all that.
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How hard it is.
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It's your baby, and I understand that, and...
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Sometimes you can't leave him alone anywhere.
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Yes, and I am alone.
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I don't have my parents.
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What else can I help you with?
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Can I water your plants?
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Yes, of course.
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I would appreciate it very much.
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I already threw the garbage here.
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I took it out of the back room.
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Baby, don't worry about the- I didn't go into her room, of course.
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Is that sometimes some people are uncomfortable with me coming into their room.
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No, on the contrary.
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I gave you freedom even if you wanted to go upstairs to put your baby to sleep.
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Everything is ready.
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The bathrooms upstairs and downstairs are impeccable.
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The courtyard too?
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Yes, if you want to check.
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But everything was perfect.
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I already saw it.
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A single piece of garbage.
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Very clean, the truth.
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And so I repeat.
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It's time to pay you.
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And so, come on, let's go inside so we can give you the payment.
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Pass these in your home with all confidence.
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Well, let's see now if we are going to pay what is good.
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Please have a seat
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Please sit down for your visitors to find the house more beautiful Well now it is time to pay Take it.
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No, I don't have change actually.
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I can't accept it.
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Don't worry.
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Please take it.
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Sure.
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Take it.
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No, please take it Won't you regret it later?
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On the contrary, I am very grateful to you because you helped me and you turned out to be a great person, and that is always appreciated.
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But before that, I want to confess something to you, since the cleaning is paid for.
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Do you see this black necklace I'm wearing?
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Yes, I see it.
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Well, look, it's a little camera.
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Look, guys, can you help me?
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Please enter.
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Are they the friends who are coming?
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If they are my special guests just like you...
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This is Carla and this is Adri.
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Little Adri.
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How are you, baby?
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He's mad.
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He's just hungry.
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Hey, I want you to meet Carla.
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She helped me here with the cleaning of the house.
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Besides, she is...
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I'm going to tell you who...
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She is the owner of this house.
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What?
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No. Is the owner of this house she lives in?
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No. It's your house.
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They are your guests.
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No, you are wrong.
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No, no, no. Carla Mira.
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Really?
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It is for you.
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Open it and check what it says.
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These are the keys to this house.
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Are you serious?
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Of course I am.
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Are you kidding me?
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No, no, not at all.
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Do not lie to me, sir.
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Do not deceive me.
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No. I get excited, sir.
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No, I don't make jokes.
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I do not make jokes.
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I do not do that.
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Far from it.
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Thank you very much, sir.
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Thank you very much.
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Check here are the deeds.
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Only your signature is missing.
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And please, I want you to lift that contract.
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No, sir.
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I can't deal with such kindness.
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Carla, I am rewarding people.
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I am helping people with a good heart.
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And this, you earned it.
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For your good deed.
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And this is yours.
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I can't believe it.
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Is for real.
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It's yours.
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I get a house, money. For you.
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Oh, no. No. Really, thank you very much.
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I just can't believe it.
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Really, I mean, you can't imagine how much I was looking forward to this.
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You won it.
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The house is for you, I.
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I reward people with a good heart, and you did it.
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You told me that story.
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Believe me, you and your baby have earned this house.
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Thank you very much.
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I mean, you don't know what I've been through.
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You're going to have to live.
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Unbelievable.
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Thank you so much.
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I just want to give you a big hug, and now you can sign here, and that's it.
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You think so?
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Are you happy?
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Very pleased.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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I mean, I already have a house.
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I'm going to save on rent.
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I can't believe it.
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And you did the cleaning.
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Without wanting to charge me, I'm really very grateful.
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So, you already have a house.
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They already have a house.
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I'm really happy that you enjoy it very much, okay?
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We already have a house.
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I'll be able to cook whatever you want.
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Why This Video Is Perfect for English Speaking Practice
This video’s casual, real-life dialogue makes it ideal for honing conversational skills. The interactions between Pepe and Carla feel natural—filled with pauses, polite questions, and everyday phrases—mirroring how people actually speak. For learners, this authenticity helps bridge the gap between textbook English and real-world communication, making it a great tool for english speaking practice and improving fluency.
Breaking Down Natural Speech Patterns
Let’s look at a few key lines that showcase natural English:
- “I don’t know, it’s very little money, but…” This hesitation (“I don’t know”) and trailing “but” are common in spoken English, showing politeness and thought. It’s a great example of how native speakers soften their responses, which learners often overlook.
- “Sure, friend? Yes, yes, let's go.” The repetition of “yes” and the casual “friend” create a warm, conversational tone. This simplicity is key—native speakers rarely use complex structures in quick exchanges.
- “Let me just open the door quickly, okay?” The phrase “let me just” is a natural way to signal a brief action, and the tag question “okay?” invites agreement. These small details make speech sound more approachable.
A Simple Shadowing Routine to Try
To practice with this video, use a shadowing app or shadowing site (like shadowspeaks) to loop short clips. Here’s how: 1. Watch a 5-second segment and listen closely to the rhythm and intonation. 2. Pause, then repeat the line immediately, mimicking the speed, stress, and pauses. 3. Record yourself and compare it to the original—note where your pronunciation differs. 4. Repeat until you match the natural flow. This method helps improve not just english pronunciation but also fluency. Focus on copying the “feel” of the speech, not just the words. Over time, you’ll start to use phrases like “let me just” or “I don’t know” without thinking, making your English sound more native.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be carried · are transferred · was born |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have you thought · have earned · I've been |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | Are you looking · are you doing · I'm working |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to put · I'm going to ask · is going to be |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.