Learning settings
The story so far
Everything you need before watchingBefore they leave, everyone has to be settled: the kids wave, the partner gets a kiss, and two rooms are booked under Coogan. Rob even packs climbing gear and says to alert the authorities if nobody hears from them in five days. Once they are actually driving, the route is already mapped: M1 onto the M6, about four hours to Whitewell.
Chapters
17 parts · AI-cutTranscript
Language points
Click a card to jump to its moment in the videoTeaching points
Review right after watchingnice to see you
见到你真好
how are you
你还好吗
we're off
我们走了
you know
你认识吧、你知道的
Golden lines
A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“If you haven't heard anything from me in five days, alert the authorities.”
要是五天没我消息,就报警。
出门前把最坏情况说成笑话,听着闹,其实是把人托付给对方。
If you haven't heard from me in X, do Y
要走几天、信号不稳,先把逾期该找谁说清楚。
五天没消息就报警 / 到点还不回就打电话
informal
haven't heard 连成 /hævnərd/,authorities 咬字。
“I'll send out a search party. Drive safely.”
我会派出搜救队。开车小心。
先接住对方的夸张,再补一句真关心,英国式送别。
I'll send out a search party
别人把小事说得很严重时,用玩笑接住再叮嘱安全。
我去找你 / 开车慢点
informal
search party 两个重音,Drive safely 降调收。
Takeaways
What you walk away with- Check in by naming the booking: Two rooms under “Coogan.”
- See someone off with Drive safely and Have a good time.
- Turn a joke into a mock contingency: If you haven't heard anything from me in five days…
- Give a travel time in one beat: About four hours.
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Questions, then the linesWhat happens in this chapter?
Before they leave, everyone has to be settled: the kids wave, the partner gets a kiss, and two rooms are booked under Co
What should I listen for?
The line that moves the relationship, not the filler.
