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0:03Miranda, about last night, I have
0:04>> I need the new Harry Potter book for the
0:06twins.
0:08Okay. Okay, I'll go down to Barnes &
0:10Noble right now. Did you fall down and
0:12smack your little head on the pavement?
0:17Not that I can recall. We have all the
0:18published Harry Potter books. Twins want
0:20to know what happens next.
0:24You want the unpublished manuscript.
0:26Well, we know everyone in publishing. It
0:28shouldn't be a problem, should it? And
0:30you can do anything, right?
0:37Ooh, Andy's got a big problem there. How
0:40can someone [music] get access to a book
0:43like Harry Potter before it's even
0:45released? This is Xenia, your real-life
0:47English fluency coach, [music] and today
0:49we're learning English with Devil Wears
0:51Prada.
0:53Listen to the word she uses here. You
0:55want the unpublished manuscript.
0:57A manuscript in this case refers to an
0:59early version of a book that only the
1:02author and editors [music] can access
1:04because it hasn't been published yet.
1:06So, today's lesson is packed with
1:08advanced expressions [music] like this.
1:10We'll go through more than 30.
1:13And to help you not only learn the most
1:14useful ones, but also remember them
1:16forever, I want to give you as a gift
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1:31actually getting more fluent every
1:33[music] day while having fun. Make sure
1:35to give it a try if you want to level up
1:37your English from intermediate to
1:39advanced. Now, let's get started by
1:41learning the other advanced words we saw
1:43in [music] that first part of the scene
1:45before we continue with the story. For
1:47example, listen to this. What is Andy
1:50talking about here? I need the new Harry
1:52Potter book for the twins.
1:55Okay. Okay, I'll go down to Barnes &
1:57Noble right now. Barnes & Noble is the
1:58largest [music] and most famous
2:00bookstore chain in the United States.
2:03It's kind of a cultural landmark where
2:04people go to browse books, drink coffee,
2:07[music]
2:07and spend hours reading. So, Andy
2:10suggests going there to buy the latest
2:12published Harry Potter book for
2:14Miranda's twin daughters.
2:16By the way, notice how Miranda calls
2:18them the twins. I need the new Harry
2:21Potter book for the twins. When parents
2:23have twins, they often refer to them
2:25collectively like this: The twins need
2:27new shoes or
2:28>> [music]
2:28>> I'm taking the twins to school.
2:30Okay, now listen to Miranda's response.
2:33Did you fall down and smack your little
2:35head on the pavement? To smack means to
2:37hit something hard, making a sharp
2:39sound. Like a person could get smacked
2:41across the face, or you could smack your
2:44hand on the table. And by pavement,
2:47Miranda is referring to the walking path
2:50on the side of a road. Americans call it
2:52sidewalk, Brits call it pavement.
2:54[music]
2:55So, smack your little head on the
2:56pavement is Miranda's way of asking if
2:59Andy is being stupid. You may also hear
3:01people say, "Did you hit your head?" Did
3:03you fall down and smack your little head
3:05on the pavement?
3:07Not that I can recall. Recall is another
3:09way of saying remember. [music] It just
3:11sounds a bit more formal. Check out this
3:13example from The Lost City.
3:15I don't know if you recall, but you only
3:17said translated I I I translated it.
3:21Memories get lost or fractured. Most of
3:23them return. Although it's unlikely you
3:25will ever fully recall the events around
3:27your accident. Okay, so as we learned,
3:30Miranda was actually referring to the
3:31manuscript of the last Harry Potter
3:33book. She then explains why getting this
3:36manuscript shouldn't be a difficult
3:37task. We know everyone in publishing, it
3:40shouldn't be a problem, should it? When
3:42she says in publishing, she means in the
3:44publishing industry,
3:45>> [music]
3:45>> the business of creating and selling
3:47books, magazines, newspapers. This is a
3:50common way to talk about a professional
3:52field. For example, [music]
3:53she works in finance. She's in
3:55education. They work in health care. I'm
3:59in marketing. All right. Now, let's
4:01watch the next part of the scene and
4:02learn other useful advanced expressions
4:04with it.
4:10She doesn't get it. No.
4:13I can call freaking J.K. Rowling
4:14herself. I'm not going to get a copy of
4:15that book. My girls are leaving on the
4:17train for their grandmothers at 4:00, so
4:19the book better be here no later than
4:203:00. Of course. And I would like my
4:23steak here in 15 minutes.
4:26No problem.
4:27>> [laughter]
4:28>> Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. I've been on hold.
4:30Uh well, it's for
4:31Miranda Priestly. It's very important.
4:34Yes, for we love Harry Potter
4:35manuscripts.
4:37Uh no.
4:39Unpublished.
4:40Not a chance. Uh well,
4:42tell her that it's for Miranda Priestly
4:44cuz I think it makes a difference.
4:47>> [music]
4:52>> Let me call you back. Hi, you probably
4:54[music] don't remember me, but we met at
4:56James Holt's party. I'm Miranda
4:57Priestly's assistant. A Harry Potter
4:59manuscript? Oh, you're kidding. Uh
5:03sorry to ask, but I'm desperate. Just
5:06tell her it can't be done. You'll You'll
5:07have to come up with a plan B. Well,
5:09this is Miranda Priestly we're talking
5:11about. There is no plan B. There's only
5:12plan A.
5:16>> [music]
5:18>> Take a look at what Andy said here. I
5:20can call freaking J.K. Rowling herself.
5:22I'm not going to get a copy of that
5:23book. First, you should know that
5:25freaking is a softer way of saying the F
5:28word. It's used to add emphasis and
5:30sometimes to express frustration like,
5:33"This freaking computer won't work." Or,
5:36"It's freaking freezing outside." You
5:39may also see this spelled as freaking or
5:41freaking. And when Andy says she could
5:43call J.K. Rowling herself, the word
5:46herself here is also adding emphasis.
5:49For example, the president himself
5:51called me, which means [music] like the
5:53president, not someone else. Or you
5:56could say, I met Beyonce herself.
6:00So, Andy thinks it's impossible to get a
6:01copy of the book. A copy means one
6:04reproduction of the book. Like
6:06publishers make thousands of copies of a
6:08book to sell. My girls are leaving on
6:10the train for their grandmothers at
6:114:00, so the book better be here no
6:13later than 3:00.
6:15This is a strong construction Miranda
6:17used here to express a command or
6:20serious expectation. For example, you
6:22could hear, you better be on time.
6:25This better work. The report better be
6:27ready by Monday. It's more forceful than
6:29should be because it suggests there will
6:31be consequences if the expectation isn't
6:34met. See this other example from
6:36Limitless. And you better be prepared.
6:39Well,
6:40I better be going.
6:42At no later than simply means before
6:44this exact time. And by the way, are you
6:47like me and sometimes you just can't
6:49recall new expressions soon after
6:51learning them?
6:53Yeah, I thought so.
6:54That's why it's so important to review
6:57the words you are learning today. I know
6:59this not only from my own experience
7:01learning English, but also because we've
7:03taught million of English learners like
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7:52day.
7:53So, Andy goes on the impossible quest to
7:56get this book and starts calling a bunch
7:59of people she knows in publishing. Yes,
8:01yes, yes, yes, [music] I've been on
8:02hold. Uh well, it's for Miranda
8:04Priestly. It's very important.
8:07She's speaking quite fast and she's
8:09literally running, so it might be
8:11difficult to hear, but she just said
8:13she's being on hold. When you're on hold
8:16on the phone, you're waiting for someone
8:18to answer while listening to music or
8:20silence. Like in this example. I have
8:22Tiffany on hold. What should I tell her?
8:25She'll call back. We also use it
8:26figuratively for plans or projects that
8:29are paused. You're gone for weeks at a
8:30time, so it's like I'm peering into
8:33other people's lives because my own is
8:34just temporarily on hold. Yes, I'm
8:36calling about Harry Potter manuscripts.
8:39Uh no,
8:41I'm published.
8:43Not a chance. Uh well,
8:45The phrase not a chance is a common way
8:46to say something is impossible.
8:49>> [music]
8:49>> In this case, it's a firm definitive
8:51rejection, like in this example from
8:53Molly's Game. Not a chance.
8:55I think we got a good chance. No, not a
8:57chance I'm letting you make that
8:58argument.
8:58>> It's not true. Tell her that it's for
9:00Miranda Priestly cuz I think it makes a
9:02difference.
9:10Let me call you back. Hi.
9:12Let me call you back is a standard phone
9:14expression [music]
9:15meaning I'll hang up now and call you
9:17again later. Like if you are in a
9:20meeting or driving and receive a phone
9:22call, you could say this to the other
9:24person.
9:26And pretty much any native will
9:27pronounce this like lemme, not let's me,
9:31but lemme. Lemme call you back.
9:34So, Andy sees Christian Thompson's name
9:37on a bus ad and gets the idea to call
9:39him
9:40>> [music]
9:40>> since he's a famous writer. You probably
9:42don't remember me, but we met at James
9:44Holt's party. I'm Miranda Priestly's
9:45assistant. The Harry Potter manuscript?
9:48Oh, you're kidding.
9:50Sorry to ask, but I'm desperate.
9:53Just tell her it can't be done. You'll
9:54You'll have to come up with a plan B.
9:56Well, then To come up with something,
9:58usually an idea, plan, or solution,
10:01means to think of it or create it. It
10:03suggests creative thinking or problem
10:05solving. I needed to go away, sever
10:07myself from reality, and come up with a
10:09new plan.
10:10I've been sitting out there for the last
10:11half hour trying to come up with a story
10:14that would explain my being here
10:17dressed like this. Now, let's watch the
10:19final part and see how this impossible
10:21situation turns out.
10:29Hello. I'm brilliant. No, really.
10:32Monuments should be erected in my honor.
10:35You didn't. Oh, yes. Friend of a friend
10:38does the cover art, and she happens to
10:39have the manuscript.
10:42Oh, no, cuz that would mean that I
10:45actually did something right.
10:48It's just uh
10:50The thing is, Christian, I was just
10:52Look, you want this thing, you better
10:53hurry. I'll meet you at the St. Regis.
10:55[music]
11:01You have 1 hour. Thank you.
11:04>> [music]
11:14>> One copy? What are my twins going to do
11:16with that?
11:18Share? No, no, I made two copies and had
11:21them covered, reset, and bound so that
11:22they wouldn't look like manuscripts.
11:24This is an extra copy to have on file,
11:25you know,
11:26just in case.
11:28Well, where are these fabulous copies? I
11:30don't see them
11:34Where was the twins? Now on the train on
11:35the way to grandma's.
11:40Is there anything else I can do for you?
11:45That's all.
11:47Okay.
11:54>> [music]
11:56>> Hello. I'm brilliant.
11:58No, really.
12:00Monuments should be erected in my honor.
12:03To erect something means to build it or
12:06make it stand up. We use it especially
12:09for large structures. Erect a building,
12:11erect a statue, [music]
12:13erect a monument. It sounds a bit
12:15formal. In casual speech, natives
12:17usually just say build or put up.
12:20Christian is joking here, but let's see
12:22what he's talking about. Oh, yes. Friend
12:25of a friend does the cover art, and she
12:26happens to have the manuscript. So it
12:28looks like they do know everyone in
12:30publishing after all,
12:31>> [music]
12:32>> even if indirectly. Christian is saying
12:34he has a friend who has another friend,
12:37and this person did the cover art of the
12:39Harry Potter book. [music] That's the
12:41expression we use to refer to the
12:43artwork on the cover of a book, [music]
12:45album, or magazine. Now, this person who
12:49did the cover art of the book happens to
12:52have the manuscript. This is a common
12:54phrase, meaning by chance, like
12:57>> [music]
12:57>> it's a lucky coincidence. Check out this
12:59other example. Well, I happen to have a
13:01fiance who's smart enough to leave
13:03everything to me.
13:04>> Like you want this thing, you better
13:05hurry. I'll meet you at the St. Regis.
13:08When you hurry, you're rushing to get
13:10something done fast, because [music]
13:12time is limited. You can also use the
13:14phrasal verb hurry up, often as a
13:16command.
13:18Dad, there's another one. Hurry up.
13:21Hurry up and get dressed. So Andy gets
13:23it done, and now she's back in Miranda's
13:26office to deliver the impossible. Let's
13:28look at this final exchange. Oh, no. I
13:30made two copies and had them covered,
13:32reset, and bound so that they wouldn't
13:34look like manuscripts. Andy is saying
13:35she transformed the loose manuscript
13:37pages into books that look
13:39professionally published. [music]
13:41Covered means she added covers to them.
13:44Reset means she reformatted the pages to
13:46look more professional. Bound means she
13:50had the pages fastened [music]
13:52or tied together, you know, like in a
13:54binder.
13:55Bound is actually the past form of the
13:57verb to bind. This is an extra copy to
14:00have on file, you know,
14:02just in case.
14:03When you have something on file, you
14:04keep it in storage or in records in case
14:07it's needed. That's what the common
14:09expression just in case means. Just in
14:12case you need it. So, for example,
14:15companies keep your resume on file,
14:17[music] doctors keep medical records on
14:19file. By the way, this is a good line
14:21for practicing connected speech. You
14:23know, when natives reduce, cut, and link
14:25words together. Listen to how she says
14:28it. This is an extra copy to have on
14:29file, you know,
14:31just in case. Let's break it down in
14:33three parts. First, let's link the words
14:35this and [music] is. This is.
14:39Then, an extra copy becomes an extra
14:42copy. This is an extra.
14:45This is an extra copy.
14:47And finally, to have on file sounds like
14:50to have on file.
14:52To have on file.
14:54This is an extra copy to have on file.
14:57Fun, right? All we did was link the
14:59words together and it already sounds
15:01much faster and more fluid. But, it's
15:04not actually fast. It's just connected
15:06speech.
15:07Now, let's try to repeat the whole line
15:09after [music] Andy. This is an extra
15:11copy to have on file. This is an extra
15:13copy to have on file.
15:19Well, But are these fabulous copies? I
15:22don't see them anywhere.
15:24Fabulous means wonderful or excellent,
15:27maybe with a touch of glamour or style,
15:30like we'll see in the example from
15:31Hunger Games.
15:32>> [music]
15:33>> However, Miranda uses it here with her
15:35typical sarcastic tone.
15:38Fabulous food, fabulous wine, massages,
15:40spa treatments. I told them, nothing but
15:42the best for my two victors. It all
15:45needs to be fabulous. All right. Now,
15:48let's move on to the final and most
15:51important step of the lesson. We're
15:53going to take everything you've just
15:55learned, the new vocabulary and the
15:56advanced [music] pronunciation, and put
15:58it all into practice. You'll watch all
16:02the scenes again, this time without any
16:03subtitles, and answer sound quiz
16:05questions. Are you ready?
16:08Let's do it.
16:18Miranda, about last night, I had I need
16:20the new Harry Potter book for the twins.
16:23Okay. Okay, I'll go down to Barnes &
16:25Noble right now. Did you fall down and
16:27smack your little head on the pavement?
16:29What is pavement and what's the word
16:31Americans use to refer to it?
16:41Americans call this sidewalk. British
16:44people call it pavement.
16:50Not that I can recall. We have all the
16:52published Harry Potter books. Twins want
16:53to know what happens next.
16:57You want the unpublished manuscript.
16:59Well, we know everyone in publishing, it
17:01shouldn't be a problem, should it? And
17:03you can do anything, right?
17:06She doesn't get it. No,
17:09I can't call freaking J.K. Rowling. I'm
17:11not going to get a copy of that book.
17:13What does her self emphasize here?
17:16Rowling is the only person who could
17:18help.
17:19Even calling Rowling wouldn't help.
17:22Andy knows J.K. Rowling personally.
17:32My girls are leaving on the train for
17:33their grandmothers at 4:00, so the book
17:35better be here no later than 3:00.
17:37Of course. And I would like my steak
17:40here in 15 minutes.
17:42No problem.
17:45Yes, yes, I said I'd be in the hall. Uh
17:46well, it's for Miranda Priestly. It's
17:48very important.
17:50Yes, I know.
17:51I know that's impossible to get, but
17:53well, I was wondering if you could make
17:55the impossible possible. That's it. All
17:57possible.
17:59Yes, you're holding a Harry Potter
18:00manuscript?
18:02Uh no.
18:04Unpublished.
18:05Not a chance.
18:07Tell her that it's for Miranda Priestly,
18:09cuz I think it makes a difference.
18:17Let me call you back.
18:19What does Andy mean by this?
18:21She's asking if she can call back later.
18:24She's asking the other person to call
18:26her back.
18:27Politely ending the conversation to
18:29continue later.
18:38You probably don't remember me, but we
18:39met at James Holt's party. I'm Miranda
18:41Priestly's assistant. A Harry Potter
18:43manuscript? Oh, you're kidding. Uh
18:47sorry to ask, but I'm desperate.
18:49Just tell her it can't be done. You'll
18:51You'll have to come up with a plan B.
18:52Well, this is Miranda Priestly we're
18:54talking about. There is no plan B.
18:56There's only plan A.
18:58Hello. I'm brilliant. No, really.
19:02Monuments should be erected in my honor.
19:05You didn't. Oh, yes. A friend of a
19:07friend does the cover art, and she
19:08happens to have the manuscript.
19:11Christian's friend happens to have the
19:13manuscript. What does this mean? By
19:15coincidence, [music]
19:16this person has the needed manuscript.
19:18This person is happy to have all the
19:21manuscripts of the author. This person
19:23will probably get the manuscript soon.
19:35Oh, no. Cuz that would mean that I
19:37actually did something right.
19:39>> [laughter]
19:40>> It's just uh
19:43The thing is, Christian, I was just
19:44Look, you want this thing, you better
19:45hurry. I'll meet you at the St. Regis.
19:47[music]
19:52>> [music]
19:53>> You have 1 hour. Thank you.
20:06One copy.
20:07What are my twins going to do with that?
20:10Share? No, no. I made two copies and had
20:13them covered, reset, and bound so that
20:14they wouldn't look like manuscripts.
20:16Bound is the past form of what verb?
20:26Bound is the past form of bind. It means
20:29to fasten or tie things together.
20:33And had them covered, reset, and bound
20:34so that they wouldn't look like
20:35manuscripts. This is an extra copy to
20:37have on file, you know,
20:39just in case.
20:40Well, where are these fabulous copies? I
20:42don't see them anywhere.
20:46They're with the twins. They're on the
20:47train on the way to Grandma's.
20:52Is there anything else I can do for you?
20:56Mhm.
20:58That's all.
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21:46Andy Sachs lands her dream job as
21:49[music] an assistant to Miranda
21:50Priestly, the powerful editor-in-chief
21:53of Runway magazine.
21:55But the dream quickly becomes a
21:57nightmare [music] as Andy struggles to
22:00meet Miranda's impossible demands while
22:03feeling completely out of place in the
22:05high-fashion world. In today's lesson,
22:07we'll watch the scene where Andy turns
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22:12for support. She just wants someone to
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