0:00 I'd like to move it, move it.
0:02 I'd like to move it, move it.
0:04 YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT.
0:06 I'D LIKE TO MOVE IT, MOVE IT.
0:08 I'd like to move it, move it.
0:10 I'd like to move it, move it.
0:11 You like to Move it.
0:17 >> >> Oh, yeah.
0:18 Today we're learning English with the hilarious animated movie Madagascar.
0:24 In this film, four friends from the Central Park Zoo in New York end
0:29 up shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar >> >> after a series of crazy
0:34 adventures.
0:36 When they arrive, they accidentally save a group of lemurs from their main predators,
0:42 the fossas.
0:44 So, the king of the lemurs, King Julien,
0:47 sees this as a golden opportunity
0:50 and calls an emergency meeting to share his genius plan with the other lemurs.
0:56 Let's see what he has in mind in today's first scene.
1:06 Everybody Calm down, people, okay?
1:10 Now, presenting your royal highness, the illustrious blah blah blah, you know, etc. etc.
1:15 Yeah, hooray.
1:16 Let's go.
1:17 No, everybody.
1:18 For as long as we can remember,
1:20 we have been attacked and eaten by the dreaded fossa.
1:25 >> THE FOSSA!
1:34 SHH.
1:34 QUIET.
1:34 >> >> COME ON, MAURICE.
1:35 ARE THEY NOT ATTACKING us this very instant?
1:39 >> >> So, my genius plan is this.
1:43 We will make the New York giants our friends and keep them close.
1:48 Then, with Mr.
1:50 Alex protecting us, we will be safe
1:53 and never have to worry about the DREADED FOSSA EVER AGAIN.
2:01 I THOUGHT OF THAT.
2:02 I THOUGHT of that.
2:03 Yes.
2:04 Me.
2:04 I did.
2:05 >> Hold on.
2:06 Hold on, everybody.
2:06 Hold on.
2:06 I'm just thinking now.
2:08 I mean, does anyone wonder why the fossa was so scared of Mr.
2:13 Alex?
2:14 I mean, maybe we should be scared, too.
2:17 What if Mr.
2:18 Alex is even worse than the fossa?
2:21 I'm telling you that dude just gives me the heebie-jeebies.
2:24 >> Maurice, you did not raise your hand.
2:27 Therefore, your heinous comment will be stricken from the record.
2:33 Does anyone else have the heebie-jeebies?
2:36 No?
2:36 Good.
2:37 Then shut up.
2:39 When the New York giants wake up,
2:41 we will make sure that they wake up in paradise.
2:53 >> >> I bet even with subtitles, some of that was pretty difficult to understand, right?
2:58 But don't worry, I'll help you understand 100%.
3:03 We'll now explore and understand the 15 advanced expressions we just saw.
3:07 And just so you know,
3:08 we'll learn another 15 expressions with a second scene later in this video.
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3:56 Okay, so let's start with the scene where Maurice is introducing King Julien to
4:00 the gathered lemurs.
4:02 Everybody Calm down, people, okay?
4:07 Now, presenting your royal highness, the illustrious blah blah blah, you know, etc. etc.
4:12 Yeah, hooray.
4:12 Let's go.
4:14 Your royal highness, or simply your highness,
4:17 is a formal way to show respect while addressing a king or a queen.
4:22 That is when you speak to them.
4:23 And illustrious is a formal word meaning famous and admired for achievements or qualities.
4:29 See these examples.
4:31 My sister aspires to learn from your illustrious example, your majesty.
4:35 Now, what makes this moment funny is that Maurice says,
4:39 "Hooray." in a completely flat, boring voice.
4:44 Yeah, hooray.
4:45 Let's go.
4:46 Normally, hooray is an exclamation of excitement and celebration like, "Yay!"
4:51 or "Yoohoo!"
4:53 Hooray!
4:55 But Maurice sounds bored and tired.
4:58 Listen again to this next part where we hear a great expression you can
5:02 use for telling stories.
5:05 For as long as we can remember,
5:07 we have been attacked and eaten by the dreaded fossa.
5:12 For as long as we can remember is a phrase used to describe something
5:16 that has been happening for a very long time.
5:20 King Julien is saying
5:21 that it's been so long
5:23 that the dreaded fossas have been hunting the lemurs
5:26 that no one even remembers
5:28 when it started.
5:29 >> >> For example, you might say this about a childhood friend.
5:32 We've been friends for as long as I can remember.
5:36 By the way, dreaded means feared.
5:38 When something is dreaded,
5:40 people are afraid of it or don't want it to happen.
5:43 You'll often see this word in two different forms, dreaded, something you fear,
5:47 or dreadful, something terrible and causing fear.
5:51 See these two examples.
5:53 Okay, next up, the test.
5:56 The dreaded test.
5:58 Shakespeare.
5:59 Oh, just do me one thing.
6:01 Promise me you'll never visit that dreadful place.
6:05 Now, pay attention to how the phrase for
6:07 as long as we can remember sounds like considering all the connected speech we
6:12 can hear in it.
6:14 For as long as we can remember, Really interesting, right?
6:18 If you truly want to become a confident, natural English speaker,
6:22 >> >> it's important to master the pronunciation of phrases such as this one.
6:26 We have seven words, but a single continuous sound >> >> happening through the first six.
6:33 Let's break it down.
6:35 First, the words for as link together forming the sound for as.
6:41 Then the same happens to long and as long as.
6:45 And we close it with as we can becoming as we can.
6:49 And so we have the full phrase for as long as we can remember.
6:53 For as long as we can remember.
6:55 Now, let's practice.
6:56 Repeat after King Julien.
6:58 For as long as we can remember, For as long as we can remember,
7:07 SHH.
7:08 QUIET.
7:10 COME ON, MAURICE.
7:11 ARE THEY NOT ATTACKING us this very instant?
7:14 This very instant means right now, at this exact moment.
7:19 It makes it sound more specific and immediate.
7:22 We can use very this way with other words, too, like,
7:26 "We need to leave this very minute."
7:28 or "It happened at this very spot where we're standing."
7:33 Check out these other examples I found for you.
7:37 This very tavern is where Hector the lost, tired,
7:40 the legless sherpa who led him to the atheist temple.
7:45 When the towers came down, I was here.
7:48 In this very restaurant, this very seat.
7:51 So, my genius plan is this.
7:54 We will make the New York giants our friends and keep them close.
8:00 King Julien keeps calling Alex, Marty, Gloria, and Melman the New York giants.
8:06 You must tell me, who the heck are you?
8:09 I'm Alex.
8:10 The Alex, and this is Gloria, Marty, and Melman.
8:13 And just where are you giants from?
8:17 We're from New York and uh we All hail the NEW YORK GIANTS!
8:21 >> NEW YORK GIANTS!
8:23 THIS IS A FUNNY cultural joke.
8:26 So, yes, obviously the four friends are from New York.
8:30 They escaped from the Central Park Zoo,
8:32 and they are much bigger than the tiny lemurs,
8:35 so they look like giants in comparison.
8:38 But you should know the New York giants are a famous American football team,
8:44 so there's a smart cultural play on words here.
8:47 With Mr.
8:48 Alex protecting us, we will be safe
8:52 and never have to worry about the DREADED FOSSA EVER AGAIN.
8:57 Ever again is used to emphasize
9:00 that something will never happen from this point forward.
9:04 It's stronger than just saying again.
9:06 For example, if you've ever traveled somewhere you didn't like
9:09 and you don't want to go back there again,
9:11 you could say, "I never want to go back there ever again."
9:15 I thought of that.
9:16 I THOUGHT OF THAT.
9:17 YES.
9:18 ME.
9:19 I did.
9:19 Question.
9:20 Why do you think King Julien said think of, not think about?
9:32 When you think of a plan or idea, you're the one who created it.
9:37 You could also say you came up with it.
9:39 Now, this is different from the more common phrase think about something,
9:43 which means to consider or reflect on something that already exists.
9:47 Hold on.
9:48 Hold on, everybody.
9:49 Hold on.
9:49 I'm just thinking now.
9:51 Hold on is a very common expression
9:53 that means wait or stop for a moment.
9:56 You can use it casually, like Maurice did here,
9:59 or when you want people to pause
10:01 so you can say something important
10:03 or when you need time to think.
10:06 Thank you.
10:07 Thank you for taking such good care of my son.
10:10 Your son?
10:11 Now, hold on just a minute.
10:13 How do we know this stranger is even related to you?
10:17 >> Look at that.
10:18 Next, we heard a really weird-sounding expression.
10:22 Listen again.
10:23 What if Mr.
10:24 Alex is even worse than the Fossa?
10:28 I'm telling you that dude just gives me the heebie-jeebies.
10:31 Maurice is so nervous, he can barely say the word right.
10:35 He means heebie-jeebies,
10:36 which is a funny informal expression meaning an intense feeling of fear
10:41 or a discomfort to the point you feel an actual physical response in your
10:45 body.
10:46 For example, spiders.
10:49 Spiders give me the heebie-jeebies.
10:52 Maurice, you did not raise your hand.
10:54 Therefore, your heinous will be stricken from the record.
11:00 Therefore means for that reason or as a result.
11:04 It is used to show a logical sequence, a clear consequence.
11:08 As for the Soul Stone, well, no one's ever seen that.
11:11 No one even knows where it is.
11:12 Therefore, Thanos can't get it.
11:14 Therefore, he's going to nowhere.
11:16 Heinous means shockingly bad or evil.
11:19 It's a strong word used to describe something terrible or offensive.
11:24 King Julian is being dramatic here.
11:26 Maurice's comment isn't actually evil,
11:29 but King Julian wants to treat it as if it were.
11:32 Maurice, you did not raise your hand.
11:35 Therefore, your heinous comment will be stricken from the record.
11:40 When something is stricken from the record,
11:43 it means it's removed from the official written account of a meeting.
11:47 In other words, the record.
11:49 Striking is past participle form of strike.
11:52 The verb strike here means to remove or cross out.
11:57 Like when you strike through a word, you do this.
12:00 >> >> Now, note that the simple past form of this verb is struck.
12:05 For example, they struck his words from the record.
12:09 And as I was saying, striking is the past participle form.
12:12 His words have been stricken from the record.
12:15 King Julian uses the phrase stricken from the record
12:18 because it's a formal traditional expression to use in meetings.
12:22 Now, here are the two other similar expressions with the word record.
12:26 For the record, which you could say before officially stating something for clarity.
12:31 For the record, the pilot's and the computer's sims bear the same result.
12:36 And >> >> off the record, which refers to something said privately,
12:40 usually information that shouldn't be shared with others.
12:44 Can we talk off the record?
12:46 And by the way, about the word record,
12:49 you should pay attention to the pronunciation.
12:51 This word can be both a verb and a noun.
12:54 When it's a noun, like we see in this clip, it's pronounced like record.
12:59 Like a Guinness World Record.
13:01 And when it's a verb, like recording a video, you should say record.
13:07 So, King Julian puts his plan into action.
13:10 While Alex, Marty, Gloria, and Melman are sleeping,
13:14 the lemurs capture them and bring them to their side of the island,
13:18 which looks like an absolute paradise.
13:21 So, they wake up amazed by how incredible this place is,
13:24 >> >> and the lemurs throw a huge party to celebrate their new friendship.
13:29 Even Alex, who had been furious about being stuck in the wild,
13:33 starts to enjoy himself.
13:35 But here is a problem.
13:37 >> >> He hasn't eaten anything in days.
13:39 And as the party goes on, his natural predator instincts start to kick in.
13:45 Let's see what happens next.
14:04 >> >> Excuse me.
14:06 YOU'RE BITING MY BUTT.
14:11 NO, I'M NOT.
14:11 YES, you are.
14:15 Alex, why did you just bite me on the butt?
14:17 No, I didn't.
14:19 Did I?
14:19 >> You kind of did. >> me on the butt.
14:21 What the heck is wrong with you?
14:23 I Oh.
14:25 Why'd you bite me?
14:26 Man, it's because you are his dinner.
14:29 >> What?
14:29 Excuse me.
14:30 That's dumb.
14:31 Come, come, Maurice.
14:32 What is a simple bite on the buttocks among friends?
14:36 Here, give me a nibble.
14:38 The party is over, Julian.
14:40 Your brilliant plan has failed.
14:42 What are you talking about?
14:43 >> Your friend here is what we call a deluxe model hunting and eating machine.
14:48 And he eats steak, which is you. dokie, Maurice.
14:55 I admit it, the plan failed.
14:58 All is lost.
15:00 We're all doomed.
15:02 The Fossas will come back
15:03 and gobble us with their mouths
15:05 because we are all steak.
15:09 I'm steak.
15:10 Me, me, me, me, me.
15:11 Mr.
15:11 Alex cannot stay here.
15:13 He belongs with his own kind on the Fossa side of the island.
15:17 By the power vested in me by the law of the jungle, blah, blah,
15:22 blah, BLAH, BLAH, BE GONE.
15:24 WHAT?
15:24 COME ON.
15:25 Do I look like a steak to you?
15:27 Yeah.
15:28 See, I told you I don't look like a wait.
15:30 Wait, what what what did you say?
15:31 Oh, yeah.
15:35 He's going savage.
15:37 >> RUN FOR YOUR LIVES.
15:45 >> >> ALL RIGHT, HERE ARE THE OTHER expressions we will learn today.
15:49 Let's break them down.
15:50 And by the way,
15:52 if you notice any other advanced words in this scene that I'm not covering,
15:59 hm, no worries.
16:00 You can find them in the RealLife English app.
16:03 With the interactive transcript,
16:04 you can tap on any word and instantly get simplified explanations and examples,
16:10 just like the ones you're seeing right now.
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16:20 Just use the link in the description below. me on the butt.
16:23 What the heck is wrong with you?
16:25 What the heck is a softer family-friendly version of what the hell.
16:31 People use it when they're shocked or annoyed,
16:34 but don't want to say the word hell.
16:36 You can use this pattern with other question words, too.
16:39 Where the heck, who the heck, why the heck, how the heck, etc.
16:46 Where the heck is everybody?
16:48 Who the heck is that?
16:49 And by the way,
16:49 you can also use a what the hell
16:51 or what the heck to mean why not
16:55 when making a spontaneous decision.
16:56 Check out this example.
16:58 Ah, what the hell.
16:59 Let's watch Barney lose some money.
17:02 Now, notice how Marty pronounces these words. me on the butt.
17:06 What the heck is wrong with you?
17:08 I Oh.
17:09 With you sounds like with two.
17:12 Have you ever seen this kind of pattern?
17:14 This is a classic connected speech in casual American English.
17:18 The sounds blend together, and since Marty's from New York,
17:22 this pronunciation is especially natural for his character.
17:26 You'll hear this a lot in relaxed everyday conversation.
17:30 I'm with you.
17:32 I'm with two.
17:33 What's wrong with you?
17:35 What's wrong with you?
17:36 Let's try to repeat after Marty. me on the butt.
17:39 What the heck is wrong with you?
17:41 I me on the butt.
17:42 What the heck is wrong with you?
17:45 I Come, come, Maurice.
17:50 What is a simple bite on the buttocks among friends?
17:55 Here, give me a nibble.
17:56 Buttocks is the polite word for your butt or bottom,
18:00 the part of your body you sit on.
18:02 It's the medical or proper term, while butt is more casual.
18:07 A nibble is a small gentle bite.
18:09 When you nibble on something, you take tiny bites, like this.
18:14 Your friend here is what we call a deluxe model hunting and eating machine.
18:19 Deluxe model is a humorous way to describe Alex.
18:23 In products and merchandise, deluxe means high quality, premium,
18:28 like a deluxe edition of a video game or a deluxe hotel room.
18:33 So, Maurice is jokingly describing Alex like he's an upgraded version of a predator,
18:38 a top-of-the-line hunting machine.
18:41 And he eats steak, which is you.
18:44 Get out of here.
18:46 Get out of here has multiple meanings depending on the tone.
18:49 In this scene, Gloria says it with surprise and disbelief,
18:53 like no way or I don't believe it.
18:57 It's not a literal command to leave.
18:59 It's an expression of shock, just like in this telephone conversation.
19:03 Hey, I learned to swim.
19:04 No way.
19:05 Get out of here.
19:06 >> In Florida.
19:07 Or it may be shortened to just get out, like here.
19:11 You guys won't believe the magazine I snuck into school.
19:13 No.
19:14 >> Get out of This is really happening.
19:16 Listen closely to this next line
19:18 that is absolutely packed with advanced expressions for us to break down.
19:23 You'll definitely want to study these ones with the RealLife app
19:27 so you can use them in your own speech.
19:30 Okie dokie, Maurice.
19:31 I admit it, the plan failed.
19:35 All is lost.
19:36 We're all doomed.
19:38 The Fossas will come back
19:39 and Okie dokie is a casual playful way to say okay.
19:43 All is lost is a dramatic expression meaning there's no hope left.
19:49 You could also say it's hopeless.
19:51 Doomed means destined to fail or suffer a terrible fate.
19:55 If someone is doomed, there's no way for them to escape a bad outcome.
20:00 We're all doomed.
20:02 The foosas will come back and gobble us with their mouths.
20:05 To gobble means to eat something quickly and greedily, often making gulping noises.
20:10 It's what a turkey does.
20:11 They make a gobble gobble sound.
20:14 But, it also means to eat fast and messily.
20:17 Mr.
20:17 Alex cannot stay here.
20:19 He belongs with his own kind.
20:22 On the foosa's side of the island.
20:24 When someone or something belongs with their own kind,
20:28 it means they should be with others who are similar to them.
20:31 The same species, type, or group.
20:35 Maurice is saying Alex should be with other predators, not with the gentle lemurs.
20:40 By the power vested in me, by the law of the jungle,
20:44 blah blah BLAH BLAH BLAH.
20:46 BEGONE.
20:47 By the power vested in me is a formal phrase used
20:50 when someone is exercising their official authority.
20:54 It's most commonly heard in wedding ceremonies or when officials are performing their duties.
21:01 By the power vested in me,
21:03 I pronounce EB and Fredo Hare co-Easter bunnies.
21:09 Vested here, by the way, means given or granted.
21:13 So, the phrase means by the authority that has been officially given to me.
21:18 Ooh, yeah.
21:22 He's going savage.
21:24 When someone is going savage, it means they're becoming wild, violent,
21:29 or out of control.
21:30 In this case, Alex is losing control of his predatory instincts.
21:34 The verb go is used here to show a transformation or change of state.
21:40 We use go with adjectives to show someone or something is becoming that way,
21:45 like he's going crazy or she went pale when she heard the news.
21:51 Now, get ready to test your comprehension of >> >> everything we've learned.
21:55 We'll watch the two scenes again, this time without subtitles,
21:58 and I'll ask you some quiz questions.
22:00 Are you ready?
22:02 Let's go.
22:10 Everybody Calm down, people, okay?
22:14 Now, presenting your royal highness, the illustrious blah blah blah and then etc. etc.
22:18 Hooray.
22:19 Let's go.
22:20 Now, everybody, for as long as we can remember,
22:24 we have been attacked and eaten by the dreaded foosa.
22:28 THE FOOSA.
22:35 QUIET.
22:37 COME ON, Y'ALL.
22:38 THEY'RE NOT attacking us this very instant.
22:41 Why does Maurice tell the lemurs the foosas are not attacking this very instant?
22:47 Because the foosas only attack at night,
22:50 to point out that there is no immediate danger,
22:54 or because King Julian's plan already worked.
23:05 So, my genius plan is this.
23:09 We will make the New York Giants our friends and keep them close.
23:14 Then, with the Mr.
23:16 Alex protecting us, we will be safe
23:20 and never have to worry about the dreaded foosa EVER AGAIN.
23:27 I THOUGHT OF THAT.
23:29 I THOUGHT OF THAT.
23:30 YES, ME, I did.
23:31 >> Hold on, everybody.
23:32 Hold on.
23:32 I'm just thinking now.
23:34 I mean, does anyone wonder why the foosa was so scared of Mr.
23:39 Alex?
23:40 I mean, maybe we should be scared, too.
23:43 What if Mr.
23:44 Alex is even worse than the foosa?
23:48 I'm telling you, that dude just gives me the heebie-jeebies.
23:50 >> Maurice, you did not raise your hand.
23:54 Therefore, your heinous comment will be stricken from the record.
23:57 King Julian calls Maurice's comment heinous.
24:00 Why did King Julian react this way?
24:11 Heinous means evil.
24:13 King Julian didn't want anyone criticizing his plan,
24:16 so he used the "didn't raise your hand" rule
24:19 as an excuse to ignore the warning.
24:24 Does anyone else have the heebie-jeebies?
24:27 No?
24:28 Good.
24:28 Then shut up.
24:30 When the New York Giants wake up,
24:33 we will make sure that they wake up in paradise.
24:52 >> >> Excuse me.
24:54 YOU'RE BITING MY BUTT.
24:58 NO, I'M NOT.
24:59 >> YES, you are.
25:03 Alex, what did you do?
25:04 He just bit me on the butt.
25:05 >> No, I didn't.
25:07 Did I?
25:07 >> You kind of did. >> me on the butt.
25:09 What the heck is wrong with you?
25:11 I Oh.
25:13 Why'd you bite me?
25:14 Man, it's because you are his dinner.
25:17 >> What?
25:17 >> Excuse me.
25:18 That's dumb.
25:19 >> Come, come, Maurice.
25:20 What is a simple bite on the buttocks among friends?
25:24 Here.
25:25 Give me a nibble.
25:26 The party is over, Julian.
25:28 Your brilliant plan has failed.
25:29 What are you talking about?
25:31 >> Your friend here is what we call a deluxe model hunting and eating machine.
25:36 And he eats steak, which is you.
25:40 Get out of here.
25:41 Gloria says "Get out of here" because she wants Maurice to leave,
25:46 thinks the party should end, or is shocked by what Maurice said about Alex.
25:58 Okie dokie, Maurice.
26:00 I admit it.
26:02 The plan failed.
26:03 All is lost.
26:05 We're all doomed.
26:07 The foosas WILL COME BACK
26:08 AND GOBBLE us with their mouths
26:10 because we are all steak.
26:14 I'm steak.
26:15 Me, me, me, me, me.
26:16 Mr.
26:16 Alex cannot stay here.
26:18 He belongs with his own kind.
26:20 On the foosa's side of the island.
26:23 By the power vested in me, by the law of the jungle,
26:27 blah blah blah blah blah.
26:29 Begone.
26:29 What happens right after King Julian says "By the power vested in me"?
26:34 He crowns a new king, he banishes Alex from lemur territory,
26:39 he starts the party.
26:49 What?
26:49 Come on.
26:50 Do I look like a steak to you?
26:52 Yeah.
26:53 See, I told you I don't look like a Wait.
26:55 Wait.
26:55 What What What'd you say?
26:56 Ooh, yeah.
27:00 He's going savage.
27:02 >> RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.
27:06 OH, YEAH.
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