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00:00Happy birthday, Brittany!
00:02How do you want to celebrate?
00:04Do you want me to sing your birthday song?
00:06Or do you want me to shoot Sideshow Bob out of a cannon?
00:10The cannon! The cannon! The cannon! The cannon!
00:14The cannon! The cannon!
00:16You're doomed, Sideshow Bob.
00:19I know we haven't had much luck shooting you out of this cannon,
00:22but maybe that's because we haven't used enough gunpowder.
00:27Brittany Giuliani!
00:31Oh, yeah! Today we're learning English with The Simpsons.
00:42Now, if you're a fan of the show, then you might know that Bart has a nemesis named Sideshow Bob.
00:49A nemesis is a long-standing enemy.
00:52Now, to know why Sideshow Bob is Bart's enemy,
00:56we have to go all the way back to season one of the show, which we're going to do today.
01:00And this is also going to be a great opportunity for you to pick up a bunch of advanced legal and police vocabulary in English.
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01:32Now let's jump into this hilarious lesson with the world's favorite yellow family.
01:36The reason I look unhappy is that tonight I have to see a slideshow starring my wife's sisters.
01:46Or as I call them, the gruesome twosome.
01:49Ow, my foot, you lousy stupid clumsy.
01:52Sorry, pal.
01:54Hand over all your money in a paper bag.
01:59Yes, yes, I know that procedure for armed robbery.
02:01I do work in a convenience store, you know.
02:09You can emerge now from my chips.
02:11The opportunity to prove yourself a hero is long gone.
02:18So as we can see in this first scene,
02:20Krusty the Clown, a children's TV personality, apparently robbed the supermarket.
02:24And Homer is a crucial witness to the crime.
02:27A witness is someone who observes a crime and helps in the prosecution of the criminal.
02:32Or the formal legal process of determining whether they are guilty of the crime.
02:36Later in the lesson, we'll see what happens to Krusty.
02:39But first, let's learn the most valuable vocabulary and pronunciation.
02:43Well, happy birthday, Brittany.
02:45How do you want to celebrate?
02:47Do you want me to sing your birthday song?
02:49Or do you want me to shoot Sideshow Bob out of a cannon?
02:54So first off, what does this character's name mean?
02:57Why is he Sideshow Bob?
02:59Sideshow Bob is Krusty's assistant on his TV show.
03:02In a circus, a sideshow is a smaller act next to the main event.
03:06And Bob was just a sidekick.
03:08Someone Krusty could literally shoot out of a cannon to make the audience laugh.
03:12A cannon is this big tube-shaped weapon that shoots out heavy objects.
03:17So Krusty stuffed Bob inside and fired him into the air.
03:21Classic slapstick comedy.
03:23By the way, can you catch the connected speech in this phrase?
03:26Connected speech is how natives reduce, cut, and link their words together in fast speech.
03:31Listen to it again.
03:33Or do you want me to shoot Sideshow Bob out of a cannon?
03:37The T sound stands between two vowels, and so it turns into an American T, or soft D.
03:42Duh, duh.
03:44Outa.
03:45Then, the A reduces to a schwa, uh, sound, and links to of.
03:50Uh-vuh.
03:51Uh-vuh.
03:52So, when we put it all together, we get out of a.
03:55Out of a cannon.
03:56Listen and repeat.
03:57Or do you want me to shoot Sideshow Bob out of a cannon?
04:00Bob out of a cannon!
04:02The cannon!
04:03The cannon!
04:04The cannon!
04:05The cannon!
04:06The cannon!
04:07The cannon!
04:08The cannon!
04:09The cannon!
04:10The cannon!
04:11The cannon!
04:12The cannon!
04:13You're doomed, Sideshow Bob.
04:15Alright, the children seem pleased, and we hear Bart's reaction.
04:18He says, you're doomed.
04:20Meaning Sideshow Bob is in big trouble.
04:22To be doomed means that something bad is definitely going to happen.
04:25And there's no way to escape it.
04:27I know we haven't had much luck shooting you out of this cannon.
04:31But maybe that's because we haven't used enough gunpowder.
04:35Gunpowder is a material that creates explosions.
04:38Brittany, do the honors.
04:40To do the honors is a fancy way of asking someone to take action or start something.
04:44In this case, Krusty is telling Brittany to light the cannon and launch Bob into the air.
04:49Now, let's move on to the next part of the episode with the robbery at the cookie mart.
04:54The reason I look unhappy is that tonight I have to see a slideshow starring my wife's sisters.
05:00Or as I call them, the gruesome twosome.
05:03So Homer does not seem to have a very healthy relationship with his sisters-in-law, does he?
05:08He calls them the gruesome twosome.
05:10Which is a funny but insulting way to say that two people, a twosome, are unpleasant or scary.
05:17Grusome.
05:18Now listen to how Homer pronounced this.
05:20The reason I look unhappy is that tonight I have to see a slideshow.
05:24In the phrase, I have to see, we have the H sound drop.
05:29And two is reduced to a t.
05:31The V from have morphs into an F sound, so it sounds like hefta.
05:35So, what we hear is, I have to see.
05:37The reason I look unhappy is that tonight I have to see a slideshow.
05:42Tonight I have to see a slideshow.
05:49Or as I call them, the gruesome twosome.
05:52Here, the R sound from OR links to AS, ORAS.
05:55And then the Z sound connects to the following vowel, AS I.
05:59We often drop the first sound in pronouns like him, IM, her, ER, and them, UM.
06:05Then, the L sound connects to the rest of the word, column.
06:10Or as I call them.
06:11Now practice your speaking by listening and repeating.
06:13Or as I call them, the gruesome twosome.
06:15Or as I call them, the gruesome twosome.
06:18Ah yeah, so you've already learned some useful advanced everyday vocabulary like gruesome,
06:31to be doomed, and nemesis.
06:33But do you think that you'll remember all these terms tomorrow?
06:36How about next week?
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07:30Next, Homer steps on the robber's foot, which results in a series of insults.
07:35Let's hear them.
07:36Ow, my foot, you lousy stupid clumsy!
07:38Sorry, pal!
07:39A clumsy person is not very careful with their movements,
07:42often tripping over things, stepping on your foot by mistake,
07:45or causing something to break unintentionally.
07:47Ow, my foot, you lousy stupid clumsy!
07:50Sorry, pal!
07:51Pal means friend, and is simply a friendly way of referring to another person.
07:54Hand over all your money in a paper bag!
07:57Yes, yes, I know the procedure for armed robbery!
08:00In this context, procedure refers to the steps or actions that should be followed in a certain situation.
08:05So, when Apu says, I know the procedure, he's saying he knows what to do based on his experience working in the store.
08:11Hand over all your money in a paper bag!
08:14Yes, yes, I know the procedure for armed robbery!
08:17An arm in this context is a weapon.
08:19So, an armed robbery is a crime where someone uses a gun or a knife to threaten or force another person to give them money or valuables.
08:27I can emerge now from my chips!
08:30When it's over, Apu calls Homer, who has been hiding behind this stack of chips.
08:34So, here, to emerge from means to come out of hiding.
08:37Emerge basically means to appear.
08:39It's like coming into view or making yourself seen after being hidden or out of sight.
08:43The opportunity to prove yourself a hero is long gone.
08:47Now, Homer has a chance to prove himself a hero, but instead, he hid himself.
08:52So, Apu says this opportunity has long gone.
08:55Long gone means that something has passed a long time ago or is no longer possible.
08:59The princess left with the queen.
09:02What, wait, what?
09:03What?
09:04I wouldn't try to follow.
09:06They're long gone.
09:07Long gone?
09:09So, yeah.
09:11Alright, so Krusty has been apprehended or arrested for armed robbery.
09:15And now he needs to go through a legal process in court where evidence will be shown to determine whether or not he is guilty.
09:21As we can see here, Homer is a prime witness.
09:24And his testimony, or memory of the events, is crucial to this legal case.
09:29Would you point him out to us?
09:30Okay.
09:31Oh, man.
09:32Let the record show that the witness eventually pointed to Krusty the clown.
09:52We often hear this phrase in court settings.
09:55Let the record show.
09:57In courtrooms, there's always a stenographer.
09:59A person whose job it is to quickly take notes of all the testimonies to create a record of the whole legal process.
10:05The foreperson, or foreman or forewoman, is the leader of the jury, a group of randomly chosen citizens who hear the testimonies and determine whether they think the defendant, the person accused of committing a crime, is guilty or innocent.
10:30In court settings, after all testimonies have been heard, the judge asks if the jury has reached a verdict.
10:36In other words, have they decided whether the defendant is guilty or innocent.
10:40All right.
10:41So now that you have learned some essential legal vocabulary, let's jump into the second scene.
10:45Bart is a huge fan of Krusty.
10:47He idolizes him.
10:49Oh, you mean Krusty the clown?
10:51He's sort of a hero of yours, isn't he?
10:52Are you kidding?
10:53He's my idol.
10:54I've based my whole life on Krusty's teachings.
10:57So, Bart believes that Krusty was framed.
11:00In other words, another person committed the crime and tried to make it look like it was Krusty.
11:04Bart is determined to prove Krusty innocent.
11:07Let's see what happens.
11:08Pay special attention, because it's a longer scene, and side show Bob likes to use a lot of advanced poetic vocabulary.
11:14So, what's on your mind, Bart?
11:20I bet the other children don't accept you.
11:22True side show Bob, but that doesn't bother me.
11:24You see, my sisters and I have been doing a little investigating, and it looks to us like Krusty was framed.
11:30Framed?
11:31Well, the videotape showed that the thief used the microwave oven at the quickie mart.
11:35But Krusty couldn't go near the thing, not with his pacemaker.
11:38Well, you know, Bart, as much as I love Krusty, he was never one to take doctor's orders too seriously.
11:44Well, maybe.
11:46But get this, Krusty was illiterate, and the guy who robbed the store was reading the Springfield Review of Books.
11:52Ah, well, Bart, the fact is you don't have to be able to read to enjoy the Springfield Review of Books.
11:57Children, this whole sordid affair has been a shock to all of us, but we must get on with our lives.
12:03Let's try to remember Krusty not as a hardened criminal, but as that lovable jester who honked his horn and parted around in his little car.
12:10And shot you out of a cannon.
12:11And shot me out of a cannon.
12:13Yes, we will never forget that, will we?
12:15Bart, open your heart.
12:17I admit I have some mighty big shoes to fill.
12:20Wait a minute!
12:21You did it!
12:23Excuse me.
12:24Attention, fellow children!
12:26Krusty didn't rob that store.
12:27Sideshow Bob framed him, and I got proof.
12:30Ow!
12:31My foot, you lousy, stupid, clumsy...
12:34See that?
12:35Krusty wore big, floppy shoes, but he's got little feet like all good-hearted people.
12:39Yes!
12:40Sideshow Bob really fills his shoes with thin, ugly shoes.
12:46Yes, I admit it.
12:48I hated him.
12:49His hackneyed shenanigans robbed me of my dignity for years.
12:52I played the buffoon while he squandered a fortune on his vulgar appetites.
12:56That's why I framed Krusty.
12:58I would have gotten away with it too if it went for these meddling kids.
13:02Take him away, boys.
13:03Yeah!
13:07Well, the videotape showed that the thief used the microwave oven at the Quickie Mart.
13:11But Krusty couldn't go near the thing, not with his pacemaker.
13:15A pacemaker is a small device doctors put in the heart.
13:18If it does not beat right, the pacemaker controls the heart's rhythm.
13:21Krusty wouldn't come near the microwave because the device could be affected by it.
13:25Well, you know Bert, as much as I love Krusty, he was never one to take doctor's orders too seriously.
13:31Well, maybe, but get this.
13:34Get this is a way of saying, listen to this.
13:37It's a casual way to introduce something that might surprise or change the conversation.
13:41And there's a nice connected speech example in this phrase.
13:44When we have a word ending in T or D, followed by a word beginning with T, D, or TH,
13:49we usually just prioritize the second consonant sound.
13:52So here, we drop the T from GET.
13:55Get this.
13:56Let's check out these examples.
13:57I think that buzzer out went to his head.
13:59Oh, she just did it.
14:01Out there, it's a hornet's nest of trouble.
14:04We found this idea now.
14:05Krusty was illiterate, and the guy who robbed his store was reading the Springfield review of books.
14:10Ah, well, Bart.
14:12Now Bart follows up by saying that Krusty was illiterate.
14:15This means he is not able to read or write.
14:17This next part is loaded with advanced vocabulary.
14:20Check it out.
14:21Children, this whole sordid affair has been a shock to all of us,
14:24but we must get on with our lives.
14:26Let's try to remember Krusty not as a hardened criminal,
14:29but as that lovable jester who honked his horn and parted around in his little car.
14:34Sordid means something that is morally wrong, dirty, or unpleasant.
14:37Affair refers to an event or series of events,
14:40usually something that involves drama or trouble.
14:42Sordid affair is a collocation, which means we often see these words used together.
14:46But we must get on with our lives.
14:49Get on with something means to continue despite difficulties.
14:52Okay, come on, come on, everybody.
14:54We gotta get on with our lives.
14:57Let's try and put this tragedy behind us.
15:00Then let's quit wasting time and get on with it.
15:03Get on with what?
15:05Payback, kid. Payback.
15:07Let's try to remember Krusty not as a hardened criminal.
15:10Someone who has committed many crimes and is hard to change could be called a hardened criminal.
15:15What is that lovable jester who honked his horn and puttered around in his little car?
15:19A jester is someone who entertains others, often in a funny or playful way.
15:23When Krusty puttered around in his car, he was driving around without any rush or purpose.
15:28It can be used in different contexts.
15:30For example, you can be puttering around the house, cleaning up and organizing things,
15:34or puttering around at work, finishing small tasks without much focus.
15:37And shot you out of a cannon.
15:39And shot me out of a cannon.
15:41Yes, we will never forget that, will we?
15:43Bart, open your heart.
15:44I admit I have some mighty big shoes to fill.
15:47When Bob says he has some mighty big shoes to fill, he means the person who came before him did something great.
15:53And now he has to try to do the same or even better.
15:56And that's a funny play on words.
15:58This phrase is an idiom, so it shouldn't be taken literally.
16:01But clowns like Krusty often wear oversized, comical shoes.
16:05And that's how Bart realizes Bob is in fact the robber, not Krusty.
16:09Wait a minute! You did it!
16:12As we saw earlier with out of a, or out of a, remember?
16:16When the T sound stands between the two vowels, it turns into a D sound.
16:20So, wait a minute becomes wait a minute.
16:23You'll see a connected speech all the time with this common phrase, so it's worth practicing.
16:28Wait a minute! You did it!
16:30Wait a minute!
16:36Yes, I admit it. I hated him.
16:39His hackneyed shenanigans robbed me of my dignity for years.
16:42I played the buffoon while he squandered a fortune on his vulgar appetites.
16:46That's why I framed Krusty.
16:48I would have gotten away with it too if it went for these meddling kids.
16:52Take them away, boys.
16:54Alright, so I bet the Sideshow Bob's confession made your head spin with so many advanced terms.
17:00Now, I highly recommend again that you go over to the RealLife English app and you study these
17:05so that you'll never forget them and they're available to you next time you get into conversation.
17:09Now, let's break it down.
17:11I hated him. His hackneyed shenanigans robbed me of my dignity for years.
17:16Hackneyed means something that is unoriginal or boring because it has been repeated too much.
17:21And shenanigans mean playful tricks or mischief.
17:24So here, Bob is saying Krusty's silly jokes caused him to feel embarrassed and disrespected.
17:29His hackneyed shenanigans robbed me of my dignity for years.
17:32When you are robbed of your dignity, it means that your honor has been damaged or lost due to someone's actions.
17:38Playing the buffoon means acting silly or foolish, often to entertain others.
17:47It's like making a fool of yourself for laughs.
17:49When you squander a fortune, you spend a huge amount of money carelessly, without thinking.
17:58Many celebrities have been known to do this.
18:01I played the buffoon while he squandered a fortune on his vulgar appetites.
18:05Vulgar appetites refers to having bad or inappropriate desires, especially for things like food, drinks, or pleasures.
18:11I would have gotten away whether two of it went for these meddling kids.
18:15Take them away, boys.
18:17In this case, if you get away with something, you are able to do something you are not supposed to do without anyone being aware.
18:23I would have gotten away whether two of it went for these meddling kids.
18:27Take them away, boys.
18:28Finally, to meddle means to interfere with something, especially when it's not your business or when you don't have permission.
18:34The phrase he uses here was made famous by the Scooby-Doo cartoons.
18:38And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids.
18:42Awesome work!
18:44Now, are you ready for your test?
18:46So we're going to watch all the clips now a final time without subtitles, and you're going to see just how much easier, after everything we've learned, it is to understand those.
18:55This method just works like magic.
18:56And to make it even more fun and challenging, I've prepared some quiz questions for you.
18:59Let's jump in!
19:00Let's jump in!
19:03Well, happy birthday, Brittany!
19:06How do you want to celebrate?
19:08Do you want me to sing your birthday song?
19:10Or do you want me to shoot Sideshow Bob out of a cannon?
19:15The cannon! The cannon! The cannon! The cannon! The cannon! The cannon!
19:20Oh, you're doomed Sideshow Bob!
19:23I know we haven't had much luck shooting you out of this cannon, but maybe that's because we haven't used enough gunpowder!
19:31What kind of a person would most likely be described as clumsy?
19:44What kind of a person would most likely be described as clumsy?
19:57Someone who, freely drops things and bumps into objects, is very careful and coordinated, is always on time and organized.
20:04Hand over all your money in a paper bag!
20:17Yes, yes, I know that procedure for armed robbery!
20:20What crime involves using a weapon to steal money from a store?
20:24Armed steal? Armed robbery? Gun burglary?
20:35I do work in a convenience store, you know.
20:43You can emerge now from my chips. The opportunity to prove yourself a hero is long gone.
20:47So what's on your mind, Bart? I bet the other children don't accept you.
20:52True Sideshow Bob, but that doesn't bother me. You see, my sisters and I have been doing a little investigating and it looks to us like Krusty was framed.
21:01Framed?
21:02Well, the videotape showed that the thief used the microwave oven at the quickie mart, but Krusty couldn't go near the thing, not with his pacemaker.
21:09Well, you know, Bart, as much as I love Krusty, he was never one to take doctor's orders too seriously.
21:15Well, maybe. But, get this. Krusty was illiterate.
21:20What does it mean to be illiterate? To have a very small vocabulary? To dislike reading books? To be unable to read or write?
21:27And the guy who robbed his store was reading the Springfield Review of books.
21:39Ah, well, Bart. The fact is you don't have to be able to read to enjoy the Springfield Review of books.
21:44Children, this whole sordid affair has been a shock to all of us, but we must get on with our lives.
21:50Let's try to remember Krusty, not as a hardened criminal.
21:53What is the correct definition of a hardened criminal?
21:56Someone who was falsely accused of a crime, often commits serious crimes and is not likely to change,
22:02was arrested once but never committed another crime.
22:05What is that lovable jester who honked his horn and parted around in his little car?
22:15And shot you out of a cannon.
22:16And shot me out of a cannon.
22:18Yes, we will never forget that, will we?
22:20Bart, open your heart.
22:21I admit I have some mighty big shoes to fill.
22:24Wait a minute! You did it!
22:27Excuse me?
22:29Attention, fellow children!
22:31Krusty didn't rob that store. Sideshow Bob framed him, and I got proof.
22:36Ow! My foot, you lousy, stupid, clumsy...
22:39See that? Krusty wore big floppy shoes, but he's got little feet like all good-hearted people.
22:44Yes!
22:45This time show Bob really fills his shoes with stints.
22:48Oh, you stink!
22:50Yes, I admit it. I hated him.
22:54His hackneyed shenanigans robbed me of my dignity for years.
22:58What does shenanigans mean?
23:00Serious and violent crimes?
23:02A secret agreement between criminals?
23:04Mischief or playful dishonest behavior?
23:13I played the buffoon while he squandered a fortune on his vulgar appetites.
23:17That's why I framed Krusty!
23:19I would have gotten away with it too if it went for these meddling kids.
23:23Take them away, boys.
23:25Thanks again for learning with me today.
23:27And I hope you had a ton of fun learning just with The Simpsons.
23:30Don't let all the studying go to waste.
23:32Make sure to download the Real Life English app and study the vocabulary flashcards
23:36so that you never forget all these new words and expressions.
23:40And if you joined this one, you might want to check out this other lesson with Suits
23:43where you can buff up on even more legal vocabulary. Check it out.
23:47Mike Ross? Hi. I'm Rachel Zane. I'll be giving you your orientation.
23:52Wow. You're pretty.
23:54Good. You hit on me. We can get it out of the way that I am not interested.
23:57No, I'm sorry. I wasn't hitting on you.
23:59Trust me. I've given dozens of these and without fail, whatever new hot shot it is,
24:03thinks that because I'm just a paralegal, that I will somehow be blown away by his dazzling degree.
24:08Let me assure you, I won't.
24:12I was. I was hitting on you.
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