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Have the three of you, and I don't want to be a crass question, but you've, you know, you've been making some money over the years. Have any of you gone a little money, a little mad and bought
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Key Takeaways
- Using real interview clips helps learners understand natural English expressions and pronunciation.
- Expressions like 'to treat yourself' and 'ubiquitous' are common in everyday English and useful to know.
- Connected speech is important for sounding natural and understanding native speakers.
- Learning vocabulary in context with examples improves retention and comprehension.
- Engaging content with familiar actors makes language learning more enjoyable and motivating.
What the video covers
- The video features an English lesson with Harry Potter actors Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe.
- It focuses on learning advanced English expressions and vocabulary through interview clips.
- Expressions like 'to treat yourself,' 'ubiquitous,' and 'come across' are explained with examples.
- The lesson includes pronunciation tips, especially on connected speech and natural phrasing.
- Emma Watson shares anecdotes about the actors, including Rupert buying an ice cream truck.
- The video explains vocabulary in context, such as 'flashback,' 'chubby,' and 'crass.'
- The goal is to help learners understand native speakers speaking fast in interviews and media.
- Flashcards and additional learning materials are available via the app linked in the description.
- The lesson encourages practicing listening skills without subtitles by the end of the video.
- The video also touches on the actors’ experiences growing up through the Harry Potter series.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction and Crazy Purchases Question
- 01:09Meaning of 'To Treat Yourself' and Ice Cream Truck Story
- 02:19Emma Watson on Her Younger Self in Harry Potter
- 03:26Explanation of 'Ubiquitous' with Examples
- 04:38Emma Describes Feeling Strange Watching Early Films
- 05:43Vocabulary: 'Chubby' and 'Flashback' Explained
- 06:41Connected Speech Practice with Key Phrases
- 08:00Rupert's Ice Cream Man Dream and Fulfilling Both Dreams
- 09:15Encouragement to Use the Learning App and Practice
- 10:05Closing Remarks and Final Practice Tips
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yourself something crazy or, you know, just to treat yourself? I can't compete with this. Robert bought an ice cream truck.
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You want an ice cream truck? That is every kid's fantasy. I know. Literally. Hi. Today's lesson is with the actors from Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson. And we're going to have a lot of fun learning expressions that
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will help you level up your English from intermediate to advanced. Like, for example, the interviewer asks Emma here if any of them, the three actors, had bought something more expensive and crazy, as he said, just to treat yourself. Check it out. Have any of you
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gone a little money, a little mad and bought yourself something crazy or, you know, just to treat yourself?
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The expression to treat yourself means to do something nice for yourself, usually to feel happy or relaxed. It could be, for example, to buy something you like or to eat your favorite food because you feel you deserve a little
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reward or want to enjoy something special. And so Emma says that Rupert actually bought an ice cream truck.
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Anyway, so this expression to treat yourself and all the other ones that you learned today are included in a deck of flashcards that we created especially for this lesson when you watch it on our own app. It's the best way for you to
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never forget the words you learn. And you can unlock this lesson for free right now by clicking the link in the description below. Now, our goal today will be to understand both clips that I'm bringing you so we can watch them
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without any subtitles at the end of the video. And with that, you will also start to understand natives when they speak fast in other interviews, movies, and series too. So, are you ready? Let's get started.
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Is it strange for you because these movies are ubiquitous? You see them on television all the time. And do you ever come across yourself in that first film?
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And how does that feel? Quite horrible. Uh, to be honest, it's really, um, I mean, I guess it's just, yeah, very, very strange and especially like in this one there's loads of flashbacks to the first film, right?
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Um, so I get to see a lot of that. I guess just I just used to have such chubby cheeks and such like a high voice and big hair and yeah, you're describing me perfectly actually.
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Now, of course, you and Daniel and Rupert, you're the three main, you know, characters that we've been following throughout these different films. Have the three of you, and I don't want to be a crass
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question, but you've, you know, you've been making some money over the years. Have any of you gone a little money, a little mad and bought yourself something crazy or, you know, just to treat yourself?
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I can't compete with this. Robert bought an ice cream truck. He bought an ice cream truck. That is every kid's fantasy.
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I know. Like he took me quite seriously. He said, "If I hadn't got this, you know, if I hadn't become an actor, you know, I seriously would have considered being an ice cream man." I was like, "Okay, cool. Well,
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so he's kind of like fulfilled both dreams, you know." Is it strange for you because these movies are ubiquitous? You see them on television all the time, and do you ever come across yourself in that first film?
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And how does that feel? Something ubiquitous is everywhere. You see it all the time in many different places. A perfect example of something ubiquitous today would be smartphones.
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Just look around you. Whether you're on the street, in a restaurant, on public transport, or at school, you see people with phones in their hands. They're absolutely everywhere, which makes them ubiquitous in modern life. Conan says that Harry Potter movies are ubiquitous
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because they're constantly playing on TV, streaming services, and you can encounter them everywhere in popular culture. And by the way, here's how you should pronounce this word, ubiquitous.
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Ubiquitous. Is it strange for you because these movies are ubiquitous? You see them on television all the time. And do you ever come across yourself in that first film?
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And how does that feel? So Conan asks Emma if she ever comes across herself in the first Harry Potter movie while watching TV. If you come across something, you find it or encounter it unexpectedly. See this other example?
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I returned it. What? Diana, we've always told you if you ever come across something magical, you should always, always try to understand it.
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Quite horrible. Uh, to be honest, it's really, um, I mean, I guess it's just, yeah, very, very strange.
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Quite like quite horrible is another way of saying very or really. Emma says seeing her younger self is really unpleasant or very uncomfortable for her to watch. Especially the movie Order of the Phoenix, the fifth one of the
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franchise, which she explains contains some flashbacks from the first Harry Potter film. Especially like in this one, there's loads of flashbacks to the first film, right? A flashback is a scene that shows events from an earlier time. A great
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example is in the movie Titanic. Most of the film is actually one long flashback.
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It starts with the elderly Rose in the present day. Then when she begins telling her story, the movie flashes back to 1912 to show young Rose born in Titanic and meeting Jack. The entire love story we watch is Rose remembering
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and retelling events from decades earlier. I guess just I just seem to have such chubby cheeks and such like a high voice and the big hair and yeah, you're describing me perfectly actually.
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Chubby means slightly fat or plump, especially in a cute way. Emma says she had chubby cheeks in the first film, which is totally normal for kids.
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Now, of course, you and Daniel and Rupert, you're the three main, you know, characters that we've been following throughout these different films. Throughout means during the entire time period or in every part
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of something. Conan means audiences have watched these three actors grow up across all the Harry Potter movies over many years.
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Have the three of you, and I don't want to be a crass question, but he says I don't want it to be a crass question. This means rude, insensitive, or tactless. He's being polite by saying that asking about money might be
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inappropriate. He has everything I look for in a man. Charm, wit, sophistication, and a billion dollars. You forgot to mention a billion dollars.
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Don't be crass. I can't compete with this. Robert bought an ice cream truck.
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The way Emma says these phrases is interesting. They got connected speech all over it. I can't compete with this becomes, I can't compete with this.
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Basically, the T sound from the words can't and compete becomes what we call a stop T. Can't compete. Then the word with gets linked to this forming a sound with this. She followed this phrase with this other one.
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Robert bought an ice cream truck. We can hear the T sound from the word bought turn into a flap T and linked to an ice cream truck. Bought an ice cream truck. And finally, an ice cream truck sounds like an ice cream truck. Now,
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let's practice both sentences together. I can't compete with this. Robert bought an ice cream truck.
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I can't compete with this. Robert bought an ice cream truck. He was like, he said to me quite seriously. He said, "If I hadn't got this, you know, if I hadn't become an actor, you know, I seriously would
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have considered being an ice cream man." I was like, "Okay, cool. Well, so he's kind of like fulfilled both dreams." To consider something, like Emma is saying, means to think seriously about it as a possibility. Emma says Rupert seriously
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would have considered being an ice cream man, meaning he generally thought about the career path and saw it as a real option if acting hadn't worked out.
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Well, so he's kind of like fulfilled both dreams. Ul
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the same time. To fulfill something means to achieve it or make it come true. Now before we move on to the next clip with Daniel Redcliffe, let's take a brief moment to review some of the expressions that we have learned so far.
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For example, we have seen ubiquitous and to come across. Do you remember what they mean? How about a week from now? Do you think you'll still remember everything? Well, one thing we often say here at Real Life is use it or lose it.
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It's a common native expression and in this context of English learning, it's actually a pretty wise message. It explains why we often forget the things we learn because we don't use them. And that's exactly why we created our own
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app to help you review and practice what you learn from these lessons. It's the best way for you to expand your active vocabulary in English and speak more naturally without constantly pausing to think and translate in your head. Has
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this ever happened to you? Well, if so, then I highly recommend you check out the app. I'm going to leave a link in the description below so you can click on that and continue learning with this lesson with Daniel Redcliffe and Emma
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Watson on an app. And I'll see you there. Every young actor in the world tried to audition for Harry Potter. Thousands and thousands of thousands. What do you think it was you did that got you the role? Well, I have a kind of series of
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really freakish things that I do. Um, one of which another thing we have in common. Yeah.
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If I'm going to show everyone something and I need to Can I come around?
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Yes. Come around. Yeah. Yeah. Just don't hit that lever. It causes all kinds of problems.
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Basically, um, the thing that I did that kind of clinched um, the audition, I think, is I can rotate my hand 360°.
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What? Um, so if I take I can just turn it. Ah. Ah. Ah. Wow. Oh, look at that.
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And then kind of just spins back around like that. So, that's what did it.
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That's an incredible. Wow. It's even better when you scream while you're doing it. That adds a great effect. Now, uh, can you drive yet?
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No, you can't drive yet. You're how old? 15. 14. 14. Have you thought about what kind of car you're going to get? You must have some money in the bank. You can have whatever you want. What are you going to
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do? I want one of those huge red Cadillacs. Huge red Cadillac. They're amazing. Like you can't turn them. You have to turn. They're like 23 ft long. You can't turn them. You mean like a 1970s red pimp mobile?
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Amazing. That's so funny. Just think of Harry Potter bombing around in this huge gas guzzling.
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What I like about it though is it's really inconspicuous. No one would notice that. It wouldn't draw attention at all. I would No, not at all.
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Every young actor in the world tried to audition for Harry Potter. Thousands and thousands of thousands. What do you think it was you did that got you the role?
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An audition is when actors perform a short piece to show their skills and try to get a role in a movie, play, or TV show. It's like a job interview, but instead of just talking, you have to act. A role is the character that an
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actor plays. When Conor asks Daniel, "What do you think it was you did that got you the role?" He's asking what made the directors choose him to play Harry Potter instead of all those other kids who auditioned.
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Well, I have a kind of series of really freakish things that I do. Something freakish is very unusual or strange, often in a way that's surprising or even a little shocking.
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This word comes from freak, which can mean someone or something that's very different from what's normal or expected. See this example.
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Sir, sir, if you go out there, you're going to freak a lot of people out.
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Freak? I assure you, sir, I am no freak. No, I didn't mean you're I didn't mean you're a freak. I'm just Come here, little one.
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Whoa. In fact, if anyone is freakish, I'm afraid it's you, sir. The truth is you are very small. So, let's see what Danielle is talking about.
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If I'm going to show everyone something and I need to Can I come around?
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Yes, come around. Yeah. Yeah. Just don't hit that lever. It causes all kinds of problems. Basically, um, the thing that I did that kind of clinched, um, the audition, I think, is I can rotate my hand 360°.
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To clinch something means to secure it or make it certain, especially after a competition or a negotiation. Check out this other example. It was a Sunday morning. We were reading the paper and I said, "Oh my god, I think the Eagles
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could clinch the NFC East." The thing that I did that kind of clinched um the audition, I think, is I can rotate my hand 360°.
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Daniel says his hand trick clinched the audition, meaning it's what sealed the deal and got him the Harry Potter role.
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It was the deciding factor that made him stand out from all the other kids. I don't know if he's being serious, though.
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The thing that I did that kind of clinched um the audition, I think, is I can rotate my hand 360°.
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360° is a full rotation, a complete circle. Most people can only turn their hand about 180° halfway around, but Daniel can do a complete 360° turn like this.
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Now, uh, can you drive yet? No, you can't drive yet. So, in this context, yet means at this point in time or so far. So, he's asking Daniel if he has reached the point or the age where he's allowed to drive. The
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word yet often appears in questions about things we expect will happen eventually. It suggests that driving is something Daniel will be able to do in the future, but Conan is checking if that time has arrived already. You'll hear yet used this way a lot in everyday
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conversation. Like for example, are you ready yet? Are we there yet? Have you finished your homework yet?
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Do you have you thought about what kind of car you're going to get? You must have some money in the bank. You can have whatever you want. What are you going to do?
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I want one of those huge red Cadillacs. A Cadillac is a luxury American car brand known for making big expensive vehicles. Daniel specifically wants huge red Cadillacs. These are massive, fleshy cars that were especially popular in the 1970s and are associated with wealth and
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showing off. He describes them as being 23 ft long. To put this in perspective, a typical car today is about 15 to 16 ft long. So 23 ft long is absolutely massive, almost as long as a small bus.
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That's why he jokes you can't turn them because they're so big they're hard to maneuver.
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Huge red Cadillac. They're amazing. Like you can't turn them. You have to turn. They're like 23 ft long. You can't turn them. You mean like a 1970s red pimp mobile.
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Amazing. This is Kona's humorous way of describing Daniel's dream car. A pimp is someone who employs prostitutes. They work for the pimp who gets a cut of their money. A pimp mobile refers to the stereotypical flashy oversized cars that
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were popular in the 1970s movies and culture. That's so funny. Just think of Harry Potter bombing around in this huge gas guzzling. Here, buming around means driving fast and somewhat recklessly, usually for fun. Conan is imagining Harry Potter buming around in his huge
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car, which is a funny mental image to be honest. That's so funny. Just think, think of Harry Potter bombing around in this huge gas guzzling.
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A gas guzzling car is one that uses a lot of fuel. It gazos, that is, it drinks quickly and greedily, gasoline.
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Those huge old Cadillacs are notorious for terrible fuel economy. So Conan calls it a gasg guzzling car because it would cost a fortune to fill up with gas.
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What I like about it though is it's really inconspicuous. No one would notice that. It wouldn't draw attention at all. I love No, not at all.
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Something inconspicuous doesn't attract attention. It blends in and goes unnoticed. Daniel's being sarcastic here. Obviously, such a massive flashy car would attract or draw tons of attention. It's the opposite of inconspicuous. Now, let's go to the most important part of this lesson. We're
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going to test your comprehension by watching both clips again without any subtitles this time. And I'm going to ask you some quiz questions. So, let's go.
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Is it strange for you? Because these movies are ubiquitous. You see them on television all the time. And if something is ubiquitous, it means it's very expensive. It's completely invisible. It's everywhere and seen all the time.
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[Music] Do you ever come across yourself in that first film? And how does that feel?
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Quite horrible. Uh to be honest, it's really um I mean I guess it's just Yeah, very very strange. And especially like in this one, there's loads of flashbacks to the first film, right?
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Um so I get to see a lot of that. I guess just I just used to have such chubby cheeks and such like a high voice and the big hair and Yeah. describing me perfectly actually. Now, of course, you
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and and Daniel and Rupert, you're the the three uh main, you know, uh characters that we've we've been following uh throughout these different films. Uh have the three of you and and I don't want to be a crass question, but
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you've, you know, you've been making some money over the years. Have any of you gone a little money, a little mad and bought yourself something crazy or, you know, just to to treat yourself?
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What does it mean when someone says they want to treat themselves, to give themselves medical treatment, to do something nice for themselves, to be polite and respectful to others?
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[Music] I I can't compete with this. Robert bought an ice cream truck. He bought an ice cream truck. That is every kid's fantasy.
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Like he says to me quite seriously. He said, "If I hadn't got this, you know, if I hadn't become an actor, you know, I I seriously would have considered being an ice cream man." I was like, "Okay, cool. Well, so he's kind of like
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fulfilled both dreams." You know, every young actor in the world tried to audition for Harry Potter. Thousands and thousands of thousands. What do you think it was you did that got you the role?
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Well, I have a kind of series of really freakish things that I do. Um, one of which another thing we have in common. Yeah.
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If I'm going to show everyone something and I need to Can I come around?
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Yes, come around. Yeah. Yeah. Just don't hit that lever. It causes all kinds of problems.
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Basically, um the thing that I did that kind of clinched um the audition, I think.
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What does clinched mean? And that's what clinched the audition, made it uncertain, secured it, made it more difficult.
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[Music] is I can rotate my hand 360 degrees. What? Um, so if I take I can just turn it.
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Ah. Ah. Wow. Look at that. And then kind of just spins back around like that. So that did it.
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That's an incredible. Wow. It's even better when you scream while you're doing it. That adds a great effect. Now, uh, can you drive yet?
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When Conan asks, "Can you drive yet?" What does yet suggest? That Daniel will never be able to drive, that driving is expected to happen eventually, just not now. That Daniel is too young to even think about driving.
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No, you can't drive yet. You're how? 15. 14. 14. Have you thought about what kind of car you're going to get? You might have some money in the bank. You can have whatever you want. What are you going to do? I want one of those huge
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red Cadillacs. Huge red Cadillac. They're amazing. Like you can't turn them. You have to turn. They're like 23 ft long. You can't turn them. You mean like a 1970s red pimp mobile.
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Amazing. That's so funny. Just think of Harry Potter bombing around in this huge gas guzzling.
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What I like about it though is it's really inconspicuous. What does Daniel mean when he says his huge red Cadillac would be really inconspicuous?
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He's being serious. The car wouldn't attract attention. He's being sarcastic. The car would obviously attract lots of attention. He's worried the car might be stolen.
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[Music] No one would notice that. It wouldn't draw attention at all. I No, not at all.
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can click on that and start your vocabulary practice right away. A lot of um uh Taylor's songs are about breakups.
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Yes. And relationships. Yes. And you seem, if you don't mind me saying so, you seem to have had more than your fair share of breakups.
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Yeah, there have been a few. Who are you seeing at the moment? Um I don't really talk about that. I just Well, why not? What's wrong with you?
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What are you ashamed of him? What is he a weird looking fellow? Oh, no. Um, he's a good-looking boy.
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Mhm. [Music]
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