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Tom Holland sobre Vivir una Vida Falsa

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This text is an educational adaptation of the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast featuring Tom Holland. The original conversation was longer and more complex, but here it's simplified for language learning. It focuses on Tom's experience of living a "fake life," hiding his difficulties, finding the courage to stop drinking, and learning to be honest with himself so he can live with more freedom and peace.

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esconder / eskonˈdeɾ /verb

hide

¿Por qué crees que tratabas de esconder tus sentimientos?

Why do you think you were trying to hide your feelings?

ocultarencubrir

las alfombras rojas / ˈlas ˌalˈfom.bɾas ˈro.xas /noun

the red carpets

Ven las películas, las alfombras rojas, las entrevistas.

They see the movies, the red carpets, the interviews.

alfombrarojo

fingiendo / pɾeteɾˈdeɲdo /verb

pretending

¿Soy realmente feliz o solo estoy fingiendo?

Am I really happy or am I just pretending?

aparentandosimulando

tratabas / tɾaˈtabas /verb

were trying

¿Por qué crees que tratabas de esconder tus sentimientos?

Why do you think you were trying to hide your feelings?

intentabasprocurabas

apagadas / aˈpaɣadas /adjective

off

Sentía que estaba actuando todo el tiempo, incluso cuando las cámaras estaban apagadas.

I felt like I was acting all the time, even when the cameras were off.

confundido / kon.funˈdi.ðo /adjective

confused

En casa, a menudo estaba cansado, triste y confundido.

At home, I was often tired, sad, and confused.

mantuve / mantuˈβe /verb

stayed

Pero me mantuve fuerte.

But I stayed strong.

ven / ˈben /verb

Come

Ven las películas.

The movies come.

la costumbre / la kosˈtumbɾe /noun

habit

Quería beber, porque era mi costumbre.

I wanted to drink, because it was my habit.

hábitoprácticatradición

la debilidad / la debilidad /noun

weakness

Y descubrí que ser vulnerable no es debilidad.

And I discovered that being vulnerable is not weakness.

flaquezafragilidadvulnerabilidad

decepcionar / deθepθjonáɾ /verb

disappoint

No quería decepcionar a mis fans.

I didn't want to disappoint my fans.

desilusionardefraudar

la fortaleza / la foɾtaˈleθa /noun

strength

De hecho, es una forma de fortaleza.

In fact, it is a form of strength.

fuerzavigor

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