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Cooper discovers that the secret facility is tied to humanity’s last chance. The exchange shifts from guarded questioning to a blunt warning about famine, oxygen, and leaving Earth.
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00:02 PROF. BRAND: Hello, Cooper. 00:04 Professor Brand. 00:07 Explain to me how you found this facility. 00:09 Kind of an accident. We sort of stumbled upon it . We were on a salvage run... 00:13 You're sitting in the best-kept secret in the world. 00:16 Nobody stumbles in here . Nobody stumbles out. 00:20 PROF. BRAND: Cooper, please. 00:22 Cooperate with these people. 00:24 Look. 00:26 It's kind of hard to explain. 00:28 We learned these coordinates from an anomaly. 00:33 What sort of anomaly? 00:34 I hesitate to term it supernatural , but it definitely wasn't scientific. 00:38 You're going to have to be specific , Mr. Cooper. Right now. 00:42 It was gravity. 00:47 Um, what sort of gravitational anomaly? Where was this? 00:51 Now, I'm real happy that you're excited about gravity, bud ... 00:55 ...but you're not getting any answers from us until I get assurances . 00:58 - Assurances? COOPER: Yeah. 01:00 Like, that we're getting out of here. And I don't mean in the trunk of some car . 01:06 PROF. BRAND: Don't you know who we are, Coop? 01:09 No, professor, I don't. 01:10 You know my father, Professor Brand. 01:13 We're NASA. 01:18 The same NASA you flew for. 01:31 I heard they shut you down, sir... 01:33 ...for refusing to drop bombs from the stratosphere... 01:35 ...onto starving people. 01:37 PROF. BRAND: When they realized that killing other people was... 01:40 ...not a long-term solution , then they needed us back. 01:43 - In secret. - Why secret? 01:45 PROF. BRAND: Because public opinion wouldn't allow spending on space exploration. 01:49 Not while you're struggling to put food on the table . 01:53 Blight. 01:54 Wheat seven years ago. Okra this year. 01:59 Now there's just corn. 02:01 And we're growing more than we ever have. 02:03 PROF. BRAND: But like the potatoes in Ireland and the wheat in the Dust Bowl... 02:08 ...the corn will die. 02:11 Soon. 02:17 We'll find a way , professor. We always have. 02:22 PROF. BRAND: Driven by the unshakable faith the Earth is ours. 02:26 Not just ours, no. 02:29 But it is our home. 02:32 PROF. BRAND: Earth's atmosphere is 80 percent nitrogen. 02:35 We don't even breathe nitrogen. 02:37 Blight does. And as it thrives , our air gets less and less oxygen. 02:43 The last people to starve will be the first to suffocate. 02:46 And your daughter's generation... 02:50 ...will be the last to survive on Earth. 02:52 Murph is tired. I was wondering if she could take a nap in my office. 02:57 Yeah. Thank you. 03:01 Okay...... 03:03 ...now you need to tell me what your plan is to save the world. 03:07 PROF. BRAND: We're not meant to save the world. We're meant to leave it. Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 17 Collocation 12 Grammar 2 Pronunciation 2 Slang 1
P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:09 stumble upon something stumble upon something
to find something by accident Kind of an accident. We sort of stumbled upon it . We were on a salvage run... P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:13 the best-kept secret the best-kept secret
a very closely guarded secret You're sitting in the best-kept secret in the world. P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:16 stumble in/out stumble in/out
enter or leave by chance Nobody stumbles in here . Nobody stumbles out. P Collocation C1 ↩ 00:34 hesitate to do something hesitate to do something
be reluctant to call it something I hesitate to term it supernatural , but it definitely wasn't scientific. G Grammar C1 ↩ 00:34 I hesitate to term it supernatural infinitive phrase: “hesitate to term” softens the speaker’s decision to label the anomaly. I hesitate to term it supernatural , but it definitely wasn't scientific. P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:38 have to be specific have to be specific
give exact details You're going to have to be specific , Mr. Cooper. Right now. S Pronunciation ↩ 00:38 going to have to Practice the phrase as one compressed rhythm. You're going to have to be specific , Mr. Cooper. Right now. ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 00:51 bud a casual address — Casual and potentially patronizing; avoid in formal settings. Now, I'm real happy that you're excited about gravity, bud ... P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:55 get assurances get assurances
receive guarantees ...but you're not getting any answers from us until I get assurances . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:00 in the trunk of a car in the trunk of a car
inside a car boot Like, that we're getting out of here. And I don't mean in the trunk of some car . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:40 a long-term solution a long-term solution
a solution that lasts ...not a long-term solution , then they needed us back. S Pronunciation ↩ 01:40 long-term solution Stress both compounds to contrast lasting and temporary answers. ...not a long-term solution , then they needed us back. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:49 put food on the table put food on the table
provide basic necessities Not while you're struggling to put food on the table . P Collocation A2 ↩ 02:17 find a way to do something find a way to do something
discover a solution We'll find a way , professor. We always have. P Collocation C1 ↩ 02:22 unshakable faith unshakable faith
absolute confidence PROF. BRAND: Driven by the unshakable faith the Earth is ours. G Grammar B2 ↩ 02:37 as it thrives time clause: The as-clause links the blight’s growth directly to falling oxygen. Blight does. And as it thrives , our air gets less and less oxygen. P Collocation B2 ↩ 02:43 the last to do something the last to do something
the earliest to experience something The last people to starve will be the first to suffocate.
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Phrasal verb B2 ↩ 00:09 stumble upon to discover by chance above my level In the scene Cooper uses it to make the discovery sound accidental and casual.stumble upon a useful shortcut In daily life stumble upon a useful shortcut ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:34 hesitate to term to be reluctant to call above my level In the scene He avoids a supernatural label while admitting science cannot explain it.I hesitate to call the plan finished In daily life I hesitate to call the plan finished ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:55 get assurances to receive a guarantee above my level In the scene Cooper demands a guarantee before revealing anything else.I need assurances that the files are safe In daily life I need assurances that the files are safe ✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 01:49 put food on the table to earn enough for essentials above my level In the scene Brand means earning enough to support a family.This job helps put food on the table In daily life This job helps put food on the table ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 02:22 unshakable faith absolute confidence above my level In the scene Brand frames humanity’s confidence in Earth as dangerously absolute.She has unshakable faith in her team In daily life She has unshakable faith in her team
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “PROF. BRAND: We're not meant to save the world. We're meant to leave it.”
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The line turns a heroic mission into an unsettling act of departure.
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Takeaways What you walk away with “Leave it” reframes the mission completely. Cooper negotiates before he trusts. Food imagery makes policy personal.
People also search Questions, then the lines What does “meant to leave it” mean? Brand says humanity must leave Earth rather than save it.
Why does Cooper ask for assurances? He wants a guarantee that the crew will get out safely.
What does “put food on the table” mean? It means earning enough to cover basic needs.
Is “unshakable faith” positive here? It sounds admirable but also hints at dangerous complacency.
