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The Intern · 2015 — Capítulo 11 de 18 · 2'07" · B2

Jules's Team Plans a Break-In, Explained: little does ... know

Jules needs a favor: an email went to the wrong person, and there's a five-thirty deadline. The team's answer is less IT support than a heist: "We go in, we delete, we disappear." Under the jokes, a bad mistake becomes a group caper.

Qué pasa

Someone addresses a team about an email accidentally sent to the wrong person. The recipient will not check her personal email until she gets home at five-thirty. Hacking is ruled out, so someone proposes breaking into the recipient's house and stealing the computer. The group then drives over, casting themselves as characters from an Oceans movie.

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Expresión de la escena

little does ... know

someone has no idea

The car follows the GPS toward the house, and someone dryly recasts the calm navigation voice as an unwitting accomplice.

Little does my brother know we've already booked his birthday table.

También en esta escena

  • I don't mean to

    a softener before a request

  • save my ass

    rescue me from trouble

  • good graces

    someone's favor and goodwill

  • break into

    enter a place by force

  • piece of cake

    very easy

Todo lo marcado en esta escena

24 notas en 47 frases

Expresión · B2pull someone off something

take someone away from a task not pull down physically; take someone off a task

I know the zoom is broken, And I don't mean to pull anyone off of that, But I need a favor.
Gramática · B1I know she doesn't check

object clause: The main clause carries the certainty; the until-clause sets the deadline.

And I know she doesn't check her personal e-Mail Until she gets home at 5:30.
Expresión · B1figure out how to do something

work out; find a way

So I have until then to figure out how to delete it.
Sonidofigure out how

Say 'figure out how' as one chunk, without a pause.

So I have until then to figure out how to delete it.
Expresión · B1on top of that

and worse still not physically on top; besides that

And on top of that, she has a minor heart condition.
Expresión · C1in someone's good graces

someone's favor and goodwill

In the same plea, the speaker piles on flattery about the team's kindness and brilliance before asking for help.

So I am counting on your good graces and brilliance To figure out a way to save my ass.
Expresión · B1count on someone

rely on

So I am counting on your good graces and brilliance To figure out a way to save my ass.
Jerga · B2save my ass

rescue me from trouble — Crude but common among close friends; avoid at work.

So I am counting on your good graces and brilliance To figure out a way to save my ass.
Expresión · B1break into a place

enter a place by force

After hacking is ruled out, a friend proposes a ridiculous Plan B: break into the mother's house and steal the computer.

Me and the boys take off, We break into your mom's house, and we steal her computer.
Expresión · B1take off

leave; set off not plane takeoff; people leaving

Me and the boys take off, We break into your mom's house, and we steal her computer.
Jerga · B1freaking

mild intensifier — Mild slang for emphasis; too casual for formal settings.

That's freaking genius.
Expresión · C1an accomplice to a crime

a partner in a crime

Little does GPS lady know she is an accomplice to a crime.
Gramática · C1Little does GPS lady know

negative inversion: The inversion makes the line sound like a mock-narrator warning.

Little does GPS lady know she is an accomplice to a crime.
SonidoGPS lady know

Stress 'GPS' and rush through 'lady know' for the deadpan punch.

Little does GPS lady know she is an accomplice to a crime.
Expresión · B1have a heart condition

a heart problem

The woman has a heart condition. Think of it as a good deed.
Expresión · B1do a good deed

a kind act

The woman has a heart condition. Think of it as a good deed.
Expresión · B1a bad influence on someone

someone who leads you astray

I never thought you'd be a bad influence on me, Whittaker.
Expresión · B1a piece of cake

very easy

When the crew worries about the break-in, the speaker tells them to relax and promises the key is under a flowerpot.

Oh, relax, fellas. This is gonna be a piece of cake.
Sonidogonna be a

Keep 'gonna be a' light and quick; let the article blur.

Oh, relax, fellas. This is gonna be a piece of cake.
Gramática · B1What if there's

what-if clause: It raises a possible obstacle without fully committing to it.

What if there's, like, a password on the e-Mail? Hmm?
Expresión · B2kind of an outsider

somewhat like an outsider

And I'll be Matt Damon 'cause I'm kind of an outsider.
Expresión · B2be behind the wheel

driving; at the wheel not the wheel itself; in the driver's seat

You're behind the wheel.
Expresión · B2keep something running

leave an engine on

Keep the engine running, your eyes open.
Expresión · B1keep your eyes open

stay alert not just open eyes; stay watchful

Keep the engine running, your eyes open.

Jules's Team Plans a Break-In, explicado

What's really going on

The scene treats a personal mistake like a caper. The request is framed politely — "I don't mean to pull anyone off of that" — then slides into open flattery: "So I am counting on your good graces and brilliance To figure out a way to save my ass." The proposed solution is absurd, but the team commits to it with movie logic: the car ride turns the GPS into "an accomplice to a crime," and someone says, "This is like an 'oceans' movie." The humor is in the ease with which a digital problem becomes a physical break-in, and in how quickly everyone accepts the roles. The deadline and the heart condition keep the stakes light but urgent.

Theme

DeceptionThe group treats deleting a private email as a playful heist, turning a cover-up into a shared plan.
FriendshipEveryone joins the risky favor without much resistance, and the car ride becomes a group bonding game.

Escucha con atención

  • figure out how — Say 'figure out how' as one chunk, without a pause.
  • GPS lady know — Stress 'GPS' and rush through 'lady know' for the deadpan punch.
  • gonna be a — Keep 'gonna be a' light and quick; let the article blur.
So I am counting on your good graces and brilliance To figure out a way to save my ass.

A half-formal, half-desperate plea: the speaker is asking the team to use their goodwill and brains to rescue them from the email mistake.

Little does GPS lady know she is an accomplice to a crime.

The navigation voice is guiding them to the house, unaware that it is now part of the plan.

Oh, relax, fellas. This is gonna be a piece of cake.

A confident reassurance that the break-in will be easy.

We go in, we delete, we disappear.

A three-step plan: enter, remove the email, and leave without a trace.

Keep the engine running, your eyes open.

A getaway driver's instruction: stay ready to drive off and watch for trouble.

Preguntas sobre esta escena

What is the plan to fix the email mistake?

Get into the house before the recipient checks her personal email at five-thirty, delete the email, and leave. If the email is password-protected, the fallback is to take the computer.

Why would they steal the computer?

Someone asks what happens if the email has a password. The answer is "Then we take the computer." They also say Jules will buy her a new one, so it is a win-win.

Why is the GPS called an accomplice?

It is leading them to the house while being unaware of the plan. The line is "Little does GPS lady know she is an accomplice to a crime."

What roles do they assign during the drive?

They compare the plan to an Oceans movie. One is Clooney, another says he is Matt Damon because he is an outsider, and another is told he is Ben Affleck's brother.

Do they expect the break-in to be difficult?

No. One line says "This is gonna be a piece of cake." Another line says the key is under a flowerpot, and the plan is summed up as "We go in, we delete, we disappear."

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