Friday, April 21, 2017

1.1.18 Eng.



Transcript:

- What male friend? Oh, he's very cute. You have good taste. Hands in the air, not in the nose. 'One, two, three, one, two, three.' You'll have to walk faster than that. You're gonna have to turn into Flo-Jo to get away from me. This is about a boy. Of course, can't believe, I didn't see it. All those talk about money and bus rides, you got a thing going with a guy, you don't wanna leave school. - I'm going to bed. - God, I'm so dense. That should've been my first thought. After all, you're me. - I'm not you. - Really? Someone willing to throw important life experiences outta the window to be with a guy? It sounds like me to me. Whatever. So, who is he? There's no guy. Dark hair. romantic guy, Looks a little dangerous. - This conversation is over. Tattoos are good too. I don't wanna change schools because of the reasons I've already told you a thousand times.

If you don't wanna believe me, that's fine. Good night. Does he have a motorcycle? 'Cause if you're gonna throw your life away, he better have a motorcycle! I think that went well, don't you? Thanks for the knock. Listen. Can we just start all over? Ok, you tell me all about the guy, I promise not to let my head explode, huh? Rory, please talk to me. Ok, I'll talk. Don't get me wrong. Guys are great. I am a huge fan of guys. Don't get knocked up at sixteen being indifferent to guys. Babe, guys are always going to be there. This school isn't. It's more important. It has to be more important. I'm going to sleep. Rory. You've always been the sensible one in this house, huh? I need you to remember that feeling now. You will kick your own butt later if you blow this. Well, it's my butt. Good comeback. Thank you. You're welcome. Rory, come on. I don't wanna talk about this. Could you please, please just leave me alone? Ok.

Vocabs

 
Taken in the contest of the song Baby's Got Back by Sir-Mix-Alot he is referring to Florence Griffith Joyner a track athlete in the 1988 Olympics who defiantly fits all the other descriptions of what he likes in women mentioned in that song. Not some soda why on earth would you want to keep your women like a soda anyway?
You can have them bimbos,
I'll keep my women like Flo Jo 
 
 

dense adjective (STUPID)

uk /dens/ us /dens/
informal stupid:

There are some really dense people in our class.
 

indifferent adjective

uk /ɪnˈdɪf.ər.ənt/ us /ɪnˈdɪf.ɚ.ənt/

indifferent adjective (NOT INTERESTED)

C2 not thinking about or interested in someone or something:
Why don't you vote - how can you be so indifferent (to what is going on)?
He found it very hard teaching a class full of indifferent teenagers.
 

knock sb up

(MAKE PREGNANT)


slang to make a woman pregnant:
You don't want to get knocked up by some guy you hardly know.

knock sb up
— phrasal verb with knock uk ​ /nɒk/ us ​ /nɑːk/ verb

(WAKE UP)

UK informal to wake someone up by knocking on the door of their house or bedroom:
I'm sorry to have to knock you up in the middle of the night.
 

sensible adjective

uk /ˈsen.sə.bəl/ us /ˈsen.sə.bəl/

sensible adjective (GOOD JUDGMENT)

B1 based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding:
a sensible answer/approach/compromise/option
a sensible person
I think the sensible thing to do is call and ask for directions.
It would be sensible to take an umbrella.

Sensible clothes or shoes are practical and suitable for the purpose they are needed for, rather than being attractive or fashionable:
It could be cold and wet so pack some sensible clothes.

More examples
I'm sure Jenny can be relied on - she seems eminently sensible.
That would be a more sensible way of dealing with the problem.
Wouldn't it be more sensible to eat now before we go?
It would seem more sensible to do the research now before we start on the project.
That was a very sensible decision.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
sensible adjective (AWARE)

formal having an understanding of a situation:
He did not appear to be sensible of the difficulties that lay ahead. 
 
start over
US UK start afresh
— phrasal verb with start uk ​ /stɑːt/ us ​ /stɑːrt/ verb

​ to begin to do something again, sometimes in a different way:
We decided to abandon the first draft of the report and start over.
The agreement allows old expectations to be forgotten and everyone can start afresh. 

 


 thing noun uk /θɪŋ/ us /θɪŋ/




thing noun (OBJECT)


A1 [ C ] used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid naming it:
What's that thing over there?

think verb uk ​ /θɪŋk/ us ​ /θɪŋk/ thought, thought



think verb (CONSIDER)


A1 [ I or T ] to believe something or have an opinion or idea:
[ + (that) ] I think (that) I've met you before.
I don't think Emma will get the job.
"Do you think (that) you could get me some stamps while you're in town?"
[ + to infinitive ] He was thought to have boarded the plane in New York.
What did you think of the film?
Salmon used to be thought of as expensive/a luxury.
What do you think about the latest plans for improving the undergroundsystem?
I think it is important to learn English.



going noun uk /ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ us /ˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/

going noun (SPEED)


› [ U ] how quickly you do something:
The traffic was terrible so it was slow going.
 
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/going

with preposition uk /wɪð/ us /wɪð/

with preposition (COMPANY)



A1 used to say that people or things are in a place together or are doing something together:
I was with Sylvia at the time.
He lives with his grandmother.

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