0:00 We got to get out of here before they take me away.
0:02 >> Take you away?
0:02 You You're going to leave me?
0:04 >> NO WAY.
0:04 THAT'S MY BODY you're in.
0:05 Oh, okay.
0:06 Do you think you can walk?
0:07 >> I don't know.
0:08 I failed body test drive like 436 times.
0:11 >> But will you try?
0:15 Okay.
0:16 I'm a cat.
0:16 I can make this.
0:23 Okay, come on.
0:24 You're doing great.
0:25 Keep going.
0:26 Keep going.
0:28 I'm just going to rest here for a minute. >> no, no.
0:30 They'll be back in a minute.
0:32 Come on.
0:33 Hey.
0:41 Now, push the down button.
0:45 Move your No, careful.
0:46 Those fingers are my livelihood.
0:53 Get in.
1:01 >> >> What is the purpose of life?
1:05 All of us have asked ourselves this question at some point, right?
1:08 Well, in today's lesson, we will not only learn advanced English expressions and pronunciation,
1:15 but we will also try to answer this profound question with Pixar's Soul.
1:21 In this animation, a music teacher, Joe Gardner,
1:25 dies right as he's about to fulfill his lifelong dream of playing in a
1:30 jazz band.
1:31 He is so devastated that he tries to escape the afterlife.
1:35 He connects with a new soul, 22,
1:38 that truly does not want to become human.
1:40 But, in a turn of events, they're both accidentally sent to Earth, and hilariously,
1:45 22 ends up in Joe's body, and Joe's soul in a cat.
1:50 By the way, we are going to learn a lot of advanced vocabulary in
1:53 today's lesson.
1:55 So, if you want to be able to use all these expressions confidently the
1:59 next time you have a conversation in English,
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2:25 All right, let's return to the hospital
2:27 and understand all of this advanced vocabulary during this body mix-up.
2:32 Let's start with a common phrasal verb.
2:34 We got to get out of here before they take me away.
2:36 Take you away?
2:37 You You're going to leave me?
2:38 >> NO WAY.
2:39 THAT'S MY BODY you're in.
2:40 To take someone away means to force that person to leave a place.
2:45 In this case, Joe is in a cat's body
2:47 and he is where the hospital staff will remove him from the room.
2:51 You might also often hear it used like the police took him away in
2:53 handcuffs or my parents are taking away my phone
2:56 as punishment.
2:58 Here's another example.
2:59 You're ruining my life.
3:00 What?
3:01 Music's the only thing that makes me happy.
3:03 And you You want to take that away?
3:06 You'll never understand.
3:09 Joe spoke really fast here.
3:11 And without subtitles, I bet it'd be pretty difficult for you to understand.
3:16 Now, this is largely because of something called connected speech.
3:19 That's how we natives cut, reduce, and link our words together in fluent speech.
3:26 If you're like most learners, you weren't taught this in school.
3:29 Listen again.
3:29 We got to get out of here before they take me away.
3:32 We got to get out of here before they take me away.
3:35 First, have got to often reduces to just got to.
3:39 You've noticed this before, right?
3:40 When a T is between two vowel sounds,
3:43 it usually morphs into a tap T,
3:45 which sounds like duh. duh
3:48 And we hear that in got to. got to
3:52 But we also hear it twice in get out of,
3:55 get out of.
3:56 Finally, of often reduces to just a schwa sound, uh, uh.
4:01 Let's put that all together.
4:03 We gotta get out of here.
4:06 We gotta get out of here.
4:07 Your speaking will only improve with lots of practice.
4:10 So, listen to Joe again and try to say that just like he did.
4:14 We gotta get out of here before they take me away.
4:16 We gotta get out of here.
4:23 Oh, okay.
4:24 Do you think you can walk?
4:25 >> know.
4:26 I failed body test drive like 436 times.
4:29 A test drive is
4:30 when you try out a car before buying it to see how it performs.
4:33 But the humor is that here,
4:35 22 is talking about literally test driving a human body.
4:40 Trying it out to see if she likes being alive.
4:42 By the way, in everyday conversation,
4:44 you might test drive anything before committing to it.
4:46 Like, I'm test driving this productivity app for a week.
4:49 Joe also needs to get used to his cat body.
4:52 So, he says, I'm a cat.
4:54 I can make this.
4:56 When you say, "I can make this," you're saying
4:59 that you can successfully do something difficult,
5:02 especially something physical, like a jump or challenging move.
5:05 Joe in the cat's body is confident he can make the jump.
5:09 But it doesn't really work out.
5:12 I'm just going to rest here for a minute.
5:14 >> No, no, no, no.
5:14 They'll be back in a minute.
5:16 Now, this common expression means very soon or at any moment now.
5:20 We can see 22 is really having trouble managing a human body,
5:23 and Joe is worried she will damage his hands.
5:26 So, he says, Uh, uh, move your No, careful.
5:29 Those fingers are my livelihood.
5:31 Your livelihood is the job
5:33 or source of income you need to pay for your life.
5:35 For Joe, his fingers are essential
5:37 because he's a jazz piano player
5:39 and music teacher.
5:40 Without his fingers, he can't do his job.
5:43 Or for example, for a singer, their voice is their livelihood.
5:46 Listen to this example.
5:49 It's the last thing I need, some animal chewing its way in here.
5:53 What are you going to do if you catch it?
5:55 Well, these vegetables are part of our livelihood.
5:57 We can't afford to share them with any animal who get in here.
6:00 Jumping forward, as Joe notices 22 enjoying life from eating pizza to listening to
6:07 music to meeting new people to watching children play
6:11 and leaves falling from a tree,
6:13 >> >> something beautiful happens.
6:15 He starts to realize life is not about fulfilling some predetermined purpose.
6:18 Rather, it's about living presently and enjoying every moment.
6:22 We'll see one of these moments
6:23 that is illuminating for Joe
6:25 when 22 gets a haircut in his body.
6:31 They say you're born to do something,
6:33 but how do you figure out what that thing is?
6:35 I mean, what if you pick up the wrong thing or somebody else's thing,
6:38 you know?
6:38 Then you're stuck.
6:40 I wouldn't call myself stuck,
6:41 but I never planned on cutting heads for a living.
6:43 Wait, but you were born to be a barber, weren't you?
6:46 I wanted to be a veterinarian.
6:48 So, why didn't you do that?
6:51 >> I was planning to when I got out of the Navy.
6:53 Then my daughter got sick
6:54 and barber school is a lot cheaper than veterinarian school.
6:57 Well, that's too bad.
6:58 You're stuck as a barber and now you're unhappy.
7:00 Whoa, whoa, slow your roll there, Joe.
7:02 I'm happy as a clam, my man.
7:04 Not everyone can be Charles Drew inventing blood transfusions.
7:07 >> Or me playing piano with Dorothea Williams, I know.
7:10 >> >> You are not all that.
7:12 Anyone can play in a band if they wanted to.
7:14 Don't pay Paul any mind.
7:15 People like him just bring other people down
7:17 so they can make themselves feel better.
7:19 >> Oh, I get it.
7:20 He's just criticizing me to cover up the pain of his own failed dreams.
7:26 You cut deep, Joe.
7:31 >> >> They say you're born to do something,
7:32 but how do you figure out what that thing is?
7:34 I mean, what if you pick up the wrong thing
7:36 or What do you think 22 meant
7:38 when they said,
7:39 "If you pick up the wrong thing?"
7:42 You grab the wrong tool, you choose the wrong career path,
7:45 you lift something incorrectly.
7:54 >> >> Exactly.
7:55 While this phrasal verb has many meanings,
7:57 in this context it means to choose or start doing something.
8:01 We often use this for hobbies you learn,
8:02 like when I decided to pick up German in high school,
8:05 or how I'd like to pick up guitar this year.
8:08 Listen to this example.
8:09 Let me show you how it's done.
8:11 I didn't spend all
8:12 that time around with witches without picking up a few tricks.
8:15 I wouldn't call myself stuck,
8:16 but I never planned on cutting heads for a living.
8:19 Cutting heads is slang for cutting hair or being a barber.
8:22 When you do something for a living, that's your job, your livelihood,
8:26 as we saw earlier.
8:28 A barber cuts hair for a living, a pilot flies planes for a living,
8:31 or an author writes novels for a living.
8:33 And I loved the two casual expressions that Des used next.
8:37 Well, that's too bad you're stuck as a barber and now you're unhappy.
8:40 >> Whoa, whoa, slow your roll there, Joe.
8:42 I'm happy as a clam, my man.
8:43 First, slow your roll is a way to tell someone to calm down
8:47 or not rush to conclusions.
8:49 In other words, Des is saying
8:50 that just because he did not expect to become a barber,
8:53 it does not mean he is unhappy.
8:55 For example, if you arrive late for a date with your husband
8:58 and you can see he is annoyed,
9:00 you might say, "Slow your roll.
9:02 Let me explain before you get angry."
9:03 And a happy as a clam just means extremely happy and content.
9:08 Why clams?
9:09 The full expression is actually happy as a clam at high tide,
9:12 because at high tide clams are safe from people digging them up.
9:16 And I bet that you would be happy
9:17 as a clam if you could use all the expressions you're learning today at
9:21 work,
9:22 with friends, or while traveling.
9:23 But slow your roll.
9:25 If you don't review these expressions you're learning,
9:27 you're sure to forget them in hours or even minutes.
9:31 I've been there in learning six languages myself.
9:34 That's exactly why we created the magic flash cards
9:36 that I told you about earlier.
9:38 And that's not all.
9:39 If you're the type of person who can read, write, and understand well,
9:44 but speaking is still a challenge, we have the new RealLife AI Coach.
9:49 You can watch short 5-minute lessons with your favorite series and movies,
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10:09 Moving on, have you heard of the person that does mentions?
10:12 Not everyone can be Charles Drew and invented blood transfusion.
10:15 Charles Drew was a brilliant surgeon
10:17 and medical researcher who developed improved techniques for blood storage
10:21 and created the first large-scale blood banks.
10:24 He made groundbreaking contributions to medicine that have saved countless lives.
10:28 Dez is pointing out that not everyone can make such huge, world-changing contributions,
10:32 and that's okay.
10:33 And at the beginning of the movie,
10:35 Joe got the opportunity to achieve his dream by playing in Dorothea Williams' band,
10:40 a fictional jazz musician based on the real jazz saxophonist Tia Fuller.
10:45 So, Joe's childhood rival, Paul, overhears 22 mention this and says, For me,
10:50 playing piano with Dorothea Williams, I know.
10:53 You are not all that.
10:55 Now, this is a soft insult,
10:56 meaning that someone is not as special or impressive as they think they are.
11:01 It comes from the expression all that and a bag of chips,
11:03 which means someone who is really great.
11:06 And it's not just used for people.
11:07 You could say something like, "The movie was okay, but it wasn't all that."
11:11 Check out these examples.
11:13 You're all alone.
11:15 So, you have to pick away at other people's happiness.
11:18 You're not all that.
11:22 Phil, when you get back to the booth,
11:23 could you tell Joe
11:24 that Cindy from the Bronx thinks he is all
11:27 that and a bag of chips?
11:29 >> >> Not that's not all that.
11:31 Now, let's hear Joe's comeback.
11:33 Anyone could play in a band if they wanted to.
11:35 Don't pay Paul any mind.
11:36 People like him just bring other people down
11:38 so they can make themselves feel better.
11:40 >> Oh, I get it.
11:41 He's just criticizing me to cover up the pain of his own failed dreams.
11:45 Pay someone mind means to listen to them or care about their opinion.
11:49 If you don't pay them mind, you just ignore them.
11:52 A friend might tell you, "Don't pay the news any mind.
11:54 It just makes you anxious."
11:56 Here's another example.
11:57 Me?
11:58 Do you understand me?
11:59 I can't help it, Mrs.
12:02 Dodds.
12:02 Percy's special.
12:04 That's enough.
12:06 Pay them no mind.
12:10 When you're ready to hear what the gods have in store for you,
12:14 they'll tell you.
12:16 Now if you bring someone down, you make them feel bad, sad, or discouraged.
12:21 You could do this by criticizing or insulting someone or being negative.
12:28 Mr.
12:28 Sylvester, I want to thank you.
12:31 For what?
12:32 For teaching me a valuable life lesson.
12:36 When you really believe in yourself, you don't have to bring other people down.
12:43 He's just criticizing me to cover up the pain of his own failed dreams.
12:47 And if you cover something up, you hide it.
12:49 Like you might cover up something on your desk
12:51 that you don't want your boss to see.
12:52 In this case, it's used figuratively.
12:54 Paul is hiding his own disappointment by criticizing others.
12:57 Cover up is also used for hiding the truth.
13:00 Like how politicians attempt to cover up scandals they're involved in.
13:03 And let's hear Paul's response to this insight.
13:07 You cut deep, Joe.
13:09 When something cuts deep, it hurts emotionally in a profound way.
13:13 Just like a physical wound, but emotional instead.
13:16 If you break up with your partner after several years, that cuts deep.
13:20 Now we'll watch a final impactful scene where 22 reflects about their time on
13:24 Earth when it's time for them to go back to the Great Before.
13:31 So, you ready?
13:32 Huh?
13:33 To go home.
13:34 What do you think of Earth anyway?
13:37 I always said it was dumb.
13:41 But I mean just look at what I found.
13:45 Your mom sewed your suit from this cute spool.
13:49 When I was nervous, Dez gave me this.
13:52 A guy on the subway yelled at me.
13:54 It was scary.
13:56 But I kind of liked that, too.
13:59 Truth is, I've always worried that maybe there's something wrong with me.
14:03 You know?
14:05 Maybe I'm not good enough for living.
14:08 But then you showed me about purpose
14:12 and passion and maybe skywatching can be my spark.
14:16 Or walking.
14:17 I'm really good at walking.
14:19 >> Those really aren't purposes, 22.
14:20 That's just regular old living.
14:25 Man, this scene is absolutely beautiful.
14:27 After experiencing simple joys, eating pizza, listening to music, getting a haircut,
14:33 22 starts to appreciate many of the everyday human experiences
14:37 that we take for granted. 22 thought being a human was dumb,
14:40 but they changed their mind.
14:42 What do you think of Earth anyway?
14:45 I always said it was dumb.
14:47 When you call something dumb, you're saying that it's stupid or not intelligent.
14:52 But here, 22 is using it more casually to say that it's pointless.
14:56 You might hear, "That's a dumb idea."
14:58 Or, "I thought the movie was pretty dumb."
15:00 Keep in mind, this word can be considered rude.
15:03 We also hear a nice instance of connected speech in Joe's question.
15:06 What do you think of Earth anyway?
15:08 He actually dropped the word do altogether.
15:10 When you is preceded by a word ending in T,
15:13 it usually morphs into a chew sound.
15:16 So, what do you becomes what chew?
15:19 What chew think?
15:21 What chew think?
15:22 Practice it with Joe.
15:23 What you think of Earth anyway?
15:25 What you think of Earth anyway?
15:34 Just look at what I found.
15:37 Your mom sewed your suit from this cute spool.
15:40 These are spools, a common item in a sewing kit.
15:44 Joe's mom is a seamstress,
15:46 so she has plenty of these. 22 found one
15:48 and kept it as a treasure,
15:50 showing how we can find meaning in small,
15:52 ordinary objects. 22 was never interested in becoming human,
15:56 and throughout the beginning of the movie, we see that in the Great Before,
15:59 they find it impossible to find their spark.
16:01 Truth is, I've always worried that maybe there's something wrong with me.
16:05 You know.
16:06 Maybe I'm not good enough for living.
16:10 But then you showed me about purpose
16:14 and passion and maybe sky-watching can be my spark.
16:18 >> In Soul's world, a spark is what everyone thinks to be your purpose,
16:22 the thing that you were born to do.
16:24 But watch what Joe says next.
16:26 Or walking.
16:27 I'm really good at walking.
16:28 >> Those really aren't purposes, 22.
16:30 That's just regular old living.
16:32 Regular old living just means normal everyday life, nothing special or extraordinary,
16:37 just ordinary existence.
16:39 You can use this expression in all sorts of context,
16:41 like it's not a fancy sports car, just a regular old sedan.
16:45 Or we're not going anywhere exotic, just a regular old camping trip.
16:49 Or this example.
16:50 You're a pigeon.
16:51 You can walk right past them.
16:59 Huh.
16:59 Huh.
16:59 It's a regular old bird.
17:01 Joe dismisses 22's joy as unimportant.
17:04 But the beautiful irony is that 22 was onto something.
17:07 The profound message of Soul is revealed later when Jerry,
17:11 a manifestation of universal consciousness, explains that a spark isn't your purpose after all.
17:16 Hey, um we never found out what 22's purpose was.
17:19 Excuse me?
17:20 You know, her uh spark, her purpose.
17:22 Was it music, biology, walking?
17:25 We don't assign purposes.
17:26 Where did you get that idea?
17:28 Because I have piano.
17:29 It's what I was born to do.
17:30 That's my spark.
17:32 A spark isn't a soul's purpose.
17:34 Oh, you meant wars and your passions, your purposes, your meanings of life.
17:40 So basic.
17:42 So spark is just a desire to be alive.
17:45 This challenges Joe's views on life's meaning.
17:47 It isn't about finding some grand purpose.
17:50 It's about enjoying regular old living.
17:52 The small moments, the simple pleasures, the everyday experiences that make life worth living.
17:58 Now you're prepared to go watch the full movie.
18:00 Watching it again myself, I found it profound and beautiful,
18:04 and the ending even made me cry.
18:06 But we're not done yet.
18:07 Now it's time to test everything you learned by watching all the scenes again
18:11 without subtitles.
18:13 And I'm going to make it a bit more challenging by asking you some
18:15 quiz questions.
18:16 Let's see what you got.
18:21 We got to get out of here before they take me away.
18:23 Take you away?
18:23 You You're going to leave me?
18:25 >> No way.
18:25 That's my body you're in.
18:26 Oh, okay.
18:27 >> Do you think you can walk?
18:28 >> I don't know.
18:29 I failed body test drive like 436 times.
18:32 >> But will you try?
18:36 Okay.
18:37 I'm a cat.
18:37 I can make this.
18:44 Okay.
18:45 Come on.
18:45 You're doing great.
18:46 Keep going.
18:47 >> What?
18:47 Keep going.
18:49 I'm just going to rest here for a minute.
18:51 >> No, no, no, no.
18:51 They'll be back any minute.
18:53 Come on.
18:54 Hey.
19:02 Now, push the down button.
19:05 Uh move your No, careful.
19:07 Those fingers are my livelihood.
19:10 True or false?
19:11 Your livelihood is your hobby or something you do for fun.
19:22 False.
19:22 Your livelihood is how you make money to support yourself.
19:29 Get in.
19:34 They say you're born to do something,
19:36 but how do you figure out what that thing is?
19:38 I mean, what if you pick up the wrong thing or somebody else's thing,
19:42 you know, then you're stuck.
19:43 I wouldn't call myself stuck, but I want to be a photographer,
19:46 so I'm going to study photography.
19:55 I want to be a photographer,
19:57 so I'm going to study photography for a living.
20:00 I never planned on cutting heads for a living.
20:02 Wait, but you were born to be a barber, weren't you?
20:05 I wanted to be a veterinarian.
20:07 So, why didn't you do that?
20:09 >> I was planning to when I got out of the Navy,
20:11 then my daughter got sick
20:12 and barber school is a lot cheaper than veterinarian school.
20:16 >> Well, that's too bad.
20:17 You're stuck as a barber and now you're unhappy.
20:19 >> Woah, woah, slow your roll there, Joe.
20:21 If someone tells you to slow your roll,
20:23 they want you to drive more slowly, calm down and not rush to conclusions,
20:28 turn your head slightly.
20:37 I'm happy as a clam, my man.
20:38 Not everyone can be Charles Drew inventing blood transfusions.
20:41 >> Or me, playing piano with Dorothea Williams, I know.
20:45 You are not all that.
20:46 Anyone can play in a band if they wanted to.
20:48 Don't pay Paul any mind.
20:49 People like him just bring other people down
20:51 so they can make themselves feel better.
20:53 >> Oh, I get it.
20:55 He's just criticizing me to cover up the pain of his own failed dreams.
21:00 You cut deep, Joe.
21:02 So, you ready?
21:04 Huh?
21:04 To go home.
21:05 What do you think of Earth, anyway?
21:08 I always said it was dumb.
21:12 But I mean just look at what I found.
21:17 Your mom sewed your suit from this cute spool.
21:20 When I was nervous, Dez gave me this.
21:23 A guy on the subway yelled at me.
21:25 It was scary.
21:27 But I kind of liked that, too.
21:31 Truth is, I've always worried that maybe there's something wrong with me.
21:34 You know?
21:36 Maybe I'm not good enough for living.
21:39 But then you showed me about purpose
21:43 and passion and maybe sky-watching can be my spark.
21:48 In Soul, what does a spark actually turn out to be?
21:51 Your life's ultimate purpose or destiny?
21:53 The thing that makes you excited about living?
21:55 Your most important talent?
22:04 Or walking.
22:04 I'm really good at walking.
22:06 >> Those really aren't purposes, 22.
22:08 That's just regular old living.
22:10 Awesome work today.
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23:08 Tonight, we drink from our ancestors' bowl, as told by vassal once did,
23:13 to bestow this title on you.
23:17 To connect to our past, our present, and the future that lies beyond.
23:25 May the ancestors continue to guide us.
23:34 Big success.
23:39 >> >> I am honored to serve our people.
23:46 May the ancestors continue to guide us.
