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Joke, joke. - Rory, you like the lamb? - It's good. - Too dry? - No, it's perfect. Potatoes could use a little salt, though. Excuse me? So, Grandpa, how's the insurance biz? Oh, people die, we pay. People crash cars, we pay. People lose a foot, we pay. Well, at least you have your new slogan. And how are things at the motel? The inn? They're great. Lorelai's the executive manager now. Isn't that wonderful? Speaking of which, Christopher called yesterday. Speaking of which? How is that a speaking of which? He's doing very well in California. His Internet start-up goes public next month. This could mean big things. Very talented man, your father. She knows. He always was a smart one, that boy. You must take after him. Speaking of which, I'm gonna get a coke. Or a knife.
Vocabs.
motel noun [ C ]
uk /məʊˈtel/ us /moʊˈtel/ US also motor inn, motor lodge
pub noun [ C ] uk /pʌb/ us /pʌb/ formal public house UK
A2 a place, especially in Great Britain or Ireland, where alcoholic drinks can be bought and drunk and where food is often available:
Do you want to go to (informal go down) the pub after work?
our local pub
a pub lunch.
hotel noun [ C ] uk /həʊˈtel/ us /hoʊˈtel/
hotel noun [ C ] (PLACE TO STAY)
A1 a building where you pay to have a room to sleep in, and where you can sometimes eat meals:
a four-star hotel
the Clarendon Hotel
We stayed in/at a hotel on the beach.
hotel guests
take after sb
— phrasal verb with take uk /teɪk/ us /teɪk/ verb took, taken
B2 to be similar to an older member of your family in appearance or character:
He takes after his mother/his mother's side of the family.
More examples
Lazy? He takes after his father.
She takes after me with her love of horses.
I hope the children don't take after their grandfather.
take after someone
— phrasal verb with take us /teɪk/ verb [ T ] past tense took /tʊk/
to be like or to look like another family member or part of the family:
Most of my children take after my husband.
hotel noun [ C ] (PLACE TO DRINK)
Australian English a building where alcoholic drinks can be bought and drunk and where food is often available
pub noun [ C ] uk /pʌb/ us /pʌb/ formal public house UK
A2 a place, especially in Great Britain or Ireland, where alcoholic drinks can be bought and drunk and where food is often available:
Do you want to go to (informal go down) the pub after work?
our local pub
a pub lunch.
hotel noun [ C ] uk /həʊˈtel/ us /hoʊˈtel/
hotel noun [ C ] (PLACE TO STAY)
A1 a building where you pay to have a room to sleep in, and where you can sometimes eat meals:
a four-star hotel
the Clarendon Hotel
We stayed in/at a hotel on the beach.
hotel guests
take after sb
— phrasal verb with take uk /teɪk/ us /teɪk/ verb took, taken
B2 to be similar to an older member of your family in appearance or character:
He takes after his mother/his mother's side of the family.
More examples
Lazy? He takes after his father.
She takes after me with her love of horses.
I hope the children don't take after their grandfather.
take after someone
— phrasal verb with take us /teɪk/ verb [ T ] past tense took /tʊk/
to be like or to look like another family member or part of the family:
Most of my children take after my husband.
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