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This scene uses direct requests, refusals, and negotiation to show how respect and power shape a difficult conversation between people with competing interests.
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Cooper former pilot and farmer
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Donald Cooper’s father-in-law
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00:02 -You're not too tired, are you , Tom? -No, I slept on the plane. 00:06 I have the Sollozzo notes here . 00:09 Now... 00:12 Sollozzo is known as The Turk . 00:16 He's supposed to be very good with a knife , but only in matters of business with reasonable complaint . 00:22 His business is narcotics. 00:26 He has fields in Turkey, where they grow poppy. 00:29 In Sicily he has plants to process them into heroin. 00:33 He needs cash, he needs protection from the police . 00:37 He'll give a piece of the action. I don't know how much. 00:41 The Tattaglia family is behind him here. They have to be in it for something. 00:47 -What about his prison record? -One term in Italy, one here. 00:52 He's known as a top narcotics man. 00:55 -Santino, what do you think? -A lot of money in that white powder. 01:01 Tom? 01:03 Yes. There's more money in narcotics than anything else. 01:07 If we don't get into it, somebody else will, maybe the five families. 01:12 With that money they can buy more police and political power. 01:17 Then they come after us. 01:19 Now we have unions and gambling, and that's great, but narcotics is the future. 01:26 If we don't get a piece of that action, we risk everything in 10 years' time. 01:35 So? What's your answer going to be, Pop? 01:43 Don Corleone. 01:47 I need a man who has powerful friends. 01:50 I need a million dollars in cash. 01:53 I need those politicians that you carry in your pocket, like nickels and dimes. 02:00 -What is the interest for my family? -30%. 02:04 In the first year your end should be three, four million dollars. 02:09 And then it would go up. 02:12 And what is the interest for the Tattaglia family? 02:17 My compliments. 02:23 I'll take care of them, out of my share. 02:26 So I receive 30% for finance, political influence and legal protection? 02:34 That's right. 02:37 Why do you come to me? Why do I deserve this generosity? 02:41 If you consider a million dollars in cash just finance, te salud Don Corleone. 02:59 I said that I would see you, because I heard you were a serious man, to be treated with respect. 03:11 But, I must say no to you. 03:16 And I'll give you my reason. 03:19 It's true, I have a lot of friends in politics. 03:23 They wouldn't be friendly long if I was involved in drugs instead of gambling, which they regard as a harmless vice, but drugs is a dirty business. 03:33 It doesn't make any difference to me what a man does for a living. 03:38 But your business is...a little dangerous. 03:43 If you're worried about security, the Tattaglias will guarantee it. 03:48 -The Tattaglias would guarantee our... -Wait a minute. 03:59 I have a sentimental weakness for my children, and I spoil them. 04:04 They talk when they should listen. But anyway... 04:07 Signor Sollozzo, my no is final. I wish to congratulate you on your new business. 04:12 I know you'll do well, and good luck. 04:16 Especially since your interests don't conflict with mine. Thank you. Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 28 Collocation 20 Grammar 3 Pronunciation 3 Slang 2
P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 you're not too you're not too
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. -You're not too tired, are you , Tom? -No, I slept on the plane. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 tired, are you tired, are you
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. -You're not too tired, are you , Tom? -No, I slept on the plane. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 tom? -no, i tom? -no, i
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. -You're not too tired, are you , Tom? -No, I slept on the plane. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 slept on the slept on the
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. -You're not too tired, are you , Tom? -No, I slept on the plane. G Grammar B2 ↩ 00:02 -You're conditional clause: The past form frames a hypothetical explanation rather than a confirmed fact. -You're not too tired, are you , Tom? -No, I slept on the plane. S Pronunciation ↩ 00:02 -You're Practice reducing the function words; stress bookshelf and talk. -You're not too tired, are you , Tom? -No, I slept on the plane. ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 00:02 -You're every single one — Emphatic and conversational; use when stressing totality. -You're not too tired, are you , Tom? -No, I slept on the plane. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:06 sollozzo notes here sollozzo notes here
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. I have the Sollozzo notes here . G Grammar B2 ↩ 00:06 I ellipsis: The omitted verb makes the fragment sound like a sharp continuation of the previous thought. I have the Sollozzo notes here . S Pronunciation ↩ 00:06 I Link the words across boundaries while keeping sky and wonder prominent. I have the Sollozzo notes here . ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 00:06 I when I was young — Often nostalgic or teasing; less suitable for formal writing. I have the Sollozzo notes here . G Grammar B1 ↩ 00:09 Now... opportunity phrase: The structure links an opportunity to the talent or resource that could have been used. Now... S Pronunciation ↩ 00:09 Now... Stress look down and worry to make the contrast audible. Now... P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:12 sollozzo is known sollozzo is known
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Sollozzo is known as The Turk . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:12 as the turk as the turk
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. Sollozzo is known as The Turk . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:16 he's supposed to he's supposed to
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. He's supposed to be very good with a knife , but only in matters of business with reasonable complaint . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:16 be very good be very good
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. He's supposed to be very good with a knife , but only in matters of business with reasonable complaint . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:16 with a knife with a knife
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. He's supposed to be very good with a knife , but only in matters of business with reasonable complaint . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:16 but only in but only in
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. He's supposed to be very good with a knife , but only in matters of business with reasonable complaint . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:16 matters of business matters of business
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. He's supposed to be very good with a knife , but only in matters of business with reasonable complaint . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:16 with reasonable complaint with reasonable complaint
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. He's supposed to be very good with a knife , but only in matters of business with reasonable complaint . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:22 his business is his business is
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. His business is narcotics. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:26 in turkey, where in turkey, where
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. He has fields in Turkey, where they grow poppy. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:29 in sicily he in sicily he
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. In Sicily he has plants to process them into heroin. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:29 has plants to has plants to
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. In Sicily he has plants to process them into heroin. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:29 process them into process them into
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. In Sicily he has plants to process them into heroin. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:33 from the police from the police
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. He needs cash, he needs protection from the police . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:37 he'll give a he'll give a
This phrase expresses a concrete action or position. He'll give a piece of the action. I don't know how much.
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✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 You're not too keep developing or investigating something above my level In the scene Murph tells Cooper she has continued investigating the strange bookshelf as he suggested.I can explain this clearly in another conversation. In daily life Let us discuss this calmly today. ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 tired, are you because something might happen above my level In the scene Murph gives a possible reason for counting the gaps, without claiming it is certain.I can explain this clearly in another conversation. In daily life Let us discuss this calmly today. ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 Tom? -No, I adjust for an unusual effect above my level In the scene Cooper explains that the anomaly required practical corrections to navigation and timing devices.I can explain this clearly in another conversation. In daily life Let us discuss this calmly today. ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:02 slept on the want every benefit at once above my level In the scene Donald sums up humanity’s appetite with a critical, slightly bitter expression.I can explain this clearly in another conversation. In daily life Let us discuss this calmly today. ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:06 Sollozzo notes here choose a similar path to someone above my level In the scene Cooper reports that the school expects Tom to follow his father’s path, raising the question of choice.I can explain this clearly in another conversation. In daily life Let us discuss this calmly today. ✦ Collocation B2 ↩ 00:12 Sollozzo is known the only important consideration is above my level In the scene Cooper responds to Tom’s doubt by shifting attention from other people’s opinions to Tom’s own feelings.I can explain this clearly in another conversation. In daily life Let us discuss this calmly today.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “-You're not too tired, are you, Tom? -No, I slept on the plane.”
Why it's great
Cooper turns a family conversation into a quiet question about a civilization losing its purpose.
Use it yourself
It’s like we’ve forgotten who we are as a team.
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“I have the Sollozzo notes here.”
Why it's great
The balanced “too late or too early” frames alienation as a problem of time, not talent.
Use it yourself
We look down and worry about our place in the new industry.
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Takeaways What you walk away with “Look down” carries a social and emotional contrast. “Have it all” can sound critical, not admiring. “In case” leaves room for uncertainty. “Follow in my footsteps” frames inherited choices. “All that matters is” narrows a difficult decision.
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What does “follow in my footsteps” mean? It means choosing a path similar to someone else’s, often a parent’s career or life.
Is “have it all” positive here? No. Donald uses it critically to describe humanity’s appetite for every possible advanta
How does “in case” differ from “if”? “In case” usually motivates preparation for a possible event; “if” simply sets a conditi
