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Yas calls hoping for voicemail. Dom picks up at Nathan's show. She tells him to turn around: she is already on a boat, waving. The apology is still unfinished when the boat leaves, and she says the grand gesture is for him this time.
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Chapters 16 parts · AI-cut 00:00 / 02:10 1× English only
00:02 - [Yas, on phone] Uh, hey. - Hey. 00:04 Um, I was prayin' that you weren't gonna pick up . 00:07 Thought I'd be too busy wanking away in my single bed? 00:10 Turns out , I was the wanker . 00:14 Um, a-are you at Nathan's show? 00:16 Yeah. But you're not. 00:18 Actually, I should be by any second . 00:20 Oh, cool. It'd be good to see you . 00:23 - Cheers . - [Yas] Yeah? 00:25 Turn around. 00:30 That's you, right? 00:37 I knew you were a boat waver ! 00:39 Wait, is that you? 00:42 Yeah. 00:45 What are you doin'? You're miles away . 00:48 Come down and meet me. 00:54 Please? 01:00 Listen, I'm really sorry for all the shit I said . I was a dick . 01:03 I was being overly sensitive . 01:05 Can you stop being nice? Please. I'm trying to explain. 01:09 The thing is , that day at Nathan's thing, I just-- I didn't wanna be sad anymore. 01:16 And so, I lied. 01:19 And then you called me iconic. 01:22 And I liked that you saw me that way, so I kept on lyin'. 01:25 Come on. It wouldn't have mattered. I'd think you were cool either way . 01:31 I know that now. 01:34 Maybe we can start over . 01:37 Yas! Wait. Where you going? Yas! Wait! 01:41 I'm on a fucking boat ! 01:44 Sorry. Sorry. 01:46 Why are you on a fucking boat? 01:48 'Cause I figured you deserve the grand gestures for once , bub . 01:54 What's happening? 01:55 Right. Yeah, I didn't-- I didn't actually check what route this is taking, so-- Stay where you are . I'm comin', okay? 02:01 I don't really have a choice. 02:03 And just so you know , I still think you're iconic. [laughs] I'm coming, Captain! Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 27 Collocation 15 Grammar 3 Pronunciation 4 Slang 5
P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:04 pick up pick up
answer the phone
answering, not lifting an object Um, I was prayin' that you weren't gonna pick up . G Grammar B1 ↩ 00:04 I was prayin' that you weren't gonna pick up that-clause: that names the wish: the call going unanswered. Um, I was prayin' that you weren't gonna pick up . S Pronunciation ↩ 00:04 pick up Practice as one unit; we have not verified the link. Um, I was prayin' that you weren't gonna pick up . P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:10 turns out turns out
the fact after the joke Turns out , I was the wanker . ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 00:10 wanker idiot; also sexual insult — British vulgar; not for work. Turns out , I was the wanker . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:18 by any second by any second
any moment now Actually, I should be by any second . P Collocation A1 ↩ 00:20 good to see you good to see you
I'd like to see you Oh, cool. It'd be good to see you . ↗ Slang A2 ↩ 00:23 Cheers thanks — Casual thanks, too light for a speech. - Cheers . - [Yas] Yeah? P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:37 a boat waver a boat waver
someone who waves at boats I knew you were a boat waver ! P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:45 miles away miles away
a long way off What are you doin'? You're miles away . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:00 dick jerk — Fine as self-blame; not for clients. Listen, I'm really sorry for all the shit I said . I was a dick . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:00 shit I said the bad things I said — Spoken apology; not for a letter. Listen, I'm really sorry for all the shit I said . I was a dick . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:03 overly sensitive overly sensitive
too easily hurt I was being overly sensitive . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:09 the thing is the thing is
here is the real point The thing is , that day at Nathan's thing, I just-- I didn't wanna be sad anymore. P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:22 keep on doing something keep on doing something
did not stop lying
kept lying, not kept walking And I liked that you saw me that way, so I kept on lyin'. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:25 either way either way
in both versions of you Come on. It wouldn't have mattered. I'd think you were cool either way . G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:25 I'd think you were cool either way would + either way: would plus either way covers both versions of her. Come on. It wouldn't have mattered. I'd think you were cool either way . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:34 start over start over
begin again Maybe we can start over . S Pronunciation ↩ 01:34 start over Treat it as one group; this is practice, not a claimed accent. Maybe we can start over . S Pronunciation ↩ 01:41 fucking boat Keep both beats; the swear is the location. I'm on a fucking boat ! P Collocation B2 ↩ 01:48 grand gestures grand gestures
big romantic spectacles 'Cause I figured you deserve the grand gestures for once , bub . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:48 for once for once
this time, at last 'Cause I figured you deserve the grand gestures for once , bub . G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:48 I figured you deserve the grand gestures omitted that: that is dropped after figured, then the gift is named. 'Cause I figured you deserve the grand gestures for once , bub . S Pronunciation ↩ 01:48 grand gestures Land on grand; gestures rides after it. 'Cause I figured you deserve the grand gestures for once , bub . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:48 bub affectionate nickname — For someone close, not a stranger. 'Cause I figured you deserve the grand gestures for once , bub . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:55 stay where you are stay where you are
don't move from there Right. Yeah, I didn't-- I didn't actually check what route this is taking, so-- Stay where you are . I'm comin', okay? P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:03 just so you know just so you know
one last thing And just so you know , I still think you're iconic. [laughs] I'm coming, Captain!
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Phrasal verb A2 ↩ 00:04 pick up answer the phone auto-pauses In the scene On the line, Yas admits she hoped Dom would not answer.I almost hung up. I was praying you wouldn't pick up. In daily life If she picks up, I'll apologize. If not, I'll text. ✦ Irony B2 ↩ 00:04 weren't gonna pick up calling while hoping for silence above my level In the scene After he says hey, she admits she wanted the call to fail.I rang you and still prayed you wouldn't pick up. In daily life I called the clinic praying they wouldn't pick up. ✦ Pun B2 ↩ 00:10 wanker idiot; also a masturbator above my level In the scene She takes his wanking joke and pins the insult on herself.I called you the wanker. Turns out I was. In daily life I was the wanker in that argument, not you. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 00:37 boat waver someone who waves at boats auto-pauses In the scene From the boat she names him a waver the second he waves back.You waved at the ferry. I knew you were a boat waver. In daily life If you wave first, you're a boat waver. ✦ Idiom A2 ↩ 01:34 start over begin the relationship again auto-pauses In the scene After the lie, Yas offers a reset while still on the water.Can we start over? I said the wrong thing on the call. In daily life Let's start over without the last email. ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 01:48 grand gestures big romantic spectacles above my level In the scene She names the boat as his turn to receive a spectacle.Skip the speech. You deserve the grand gestures for once. In daily life The sign is extra, but you deserve the grand gestures. ✦ Swearing B2 ↩ 01:41 fucking boat the boat as a panicked swear above my level In the scene When he tells her to wait, she locates herself with a swear.Don't wait for me to walk back. I'm on a fucking boat. In daily life I can't come back. I'm on the fucking train. ✦ Discourse B1 ↩ 02:03 just so you know a last note before action auto-pauses In the scene Before she commits to coming, she repeats that he is still iconic.Just so you know, I still want to meet. Stay there. In daily life Just so you know, I'm coming. Don't leave.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “'Cause I figured you deserve the grand gestures for once, bub.”
Why it's great
The boat is the gift; for once hands him the spectacle.
Use it yourself
You deserve the grand gestures for once. I booked the table.
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“Um, I was prayin' that you weren't gonna pick up.”
Why it's great
She called, then confessed she wanted the voicemail.
Use it yourself
I was praying you wouldn't pick up. Then I could just leave it.
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Takeaways What you walk away with She called while hoping for voicemail. The boat is the gift, then the route fails. Boat waver is a verdict delivered from the water. Just so you know restates iconic before she moves.
People also search Questions, then the lines Why does she pray he will not pick up? She already called. Voicemail would let her apologize without being seen.
What is the boat doing in this scene? It is the grand gesture, then it leaves because she skipped the route.
What does 'boat waver' decide here? The moment he waves back, she names him the kind who answers boats.
Why repeat 'I still think you're iconic'? The lie is out. Still keeps the compliment after the confession.
