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Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
my first barbecue
Sean's scene was over, and Sean Connery replies to Andy
"It's not my first barbecue."
The audiences attending the AFI are laughing.
Why are people laughing when Andy mimicks Sean and says "It's not my first barbecue"?
Does it mean that this is not the first time for Sean Connery to do such a thing (i.e. does it all the time)?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJJpTGN6oSE
From 1:40 to 1:55 in the above link.
Thank you very much in advance for your input.
Mar 14, 2016 21:17: Ildiko Santana changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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United States
Expect excellent English
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English
my first time doing this
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StefanoFarris
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Many thanks!
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acetran
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Thank you, acetran!
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philgoddard
: "Rodeo" is common where I live. I've never heard "barbecue".
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Thank you Phil, "rodeo" is more common in my corner of the world too.
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eski
: Makes sense to me; Hi Jess! :))
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Hi, eski, and thanks!
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Phoenix III
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Thanks, Phoenix III!
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Mikhail Korolev
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Yvonne Gallagher
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I didn't just fall off the turnip truck
Or more literally:
私は昨日生まれていませんでした。
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-03-14 14:32:46 GMT)
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Maybe this will help. To be more literal:
「私は世間知らずではないよ、あなたは簡単に私を欺くことはできません。」
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Spain
The translator people turn to
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
[I'm not exactly] the new kid on the block
Sean Connery is stressing that he long ago learnt the lesson of how to avoid spending too long on set. He gets away with doing virtully no work, and makes this point to explain that as a veteran he has managed to pull this off. The other laugh in admiration at his nonchalant way of explaining how he knew how to behave in way which is, in reality, playing truant.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-03-14 17:36:13 GMT)
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Another idea, which on viewing the clip again, comes to mind: "I've done this before, you know" - expressing exactly what I mentioned above.
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