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Tony Stark, visionary, genius, American patriot. Even from an early age, the son of legendary weapons developer Howard Stark quickly stole the spotlight with his brilliant and unique mind. At age four, he built his first circuit board. At age six, his first engine. And at 17, he graduated Sumaum laad from MIT.
Then the passing of a titan. Howard Stark's lifelong friend and ally, Obadia Stain, steps in to help fill the gap left by the legendary founder. Until at age 21, the prodigal son returns and is anointed the new CEO of Stark Industries. With the keys to the kingdom, Tony ushers in a new era for his father's legacy, creating smarter weapons, advanced robotics, satellite targeting. Today, Tony Stark has changed the face of the weapons industry by ensuring freedom and protecting America and her interests around the globe.
[Music] A today's lesson with the movie Iron Man will learn English with two scenes that are classic Tony Stark moments. They really show why he's everyone's favorite genius billionaire playboy philanthropist and also give us a glimpse of how his relationship with Pepper Pots starts to grow into something more.
Now, in the clip we just watched in the beginning of the lesson, we already covered some really advanced expressions. For example, did you hear what was said about Tony's graduation from college?
>> And at 17, he graduated Sumakum Laad from MIT.
Suma kumlad is a Latin phrase that refers to the best award a student can receive when they graduate from a university in the United States. It's only given to the top of the top students.
Until at age 21, the prodigal son returns and is anointed the new CEO of Stark Industries.
>> This is an interesting word. Normally anointed means being chosen for an important position like the pope or a king. So it has a sense of honor or ceremony. In the clip, Tony is anointed the CEO of Stark Industries, almost like a king taking the throne.
Anyway, so all the expressions that you learned today, like these, are included in the vocabulary flashcards that we created for this lesson. And practicing with these daily is the easiest way for you to remember these words forever. If that sounds interesting to you, just click the link below using your phone to get our app and start your vocabulary practice right after the lesson.
Hi.
>> Hi.
>> Yeah, it's
>> okay.
>> Okay, go.
>> You've been called the Da Vinci of our time. What do you say to that?
>> Absolutely ridiculous. I don't paint.
>> And what do you say to your other nickname, the merchant of death?
>> That's not bad.
>> All I want is a serious answer.
>> Okay, here's serious. My old man had a philosophy. Peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy.
>> That's a great line coming from the guy selling the sticks.
>> My father helped defeat the Nazis. He worked on the Manhattan project. A lot of people, including your professors at Brown, would call that being a hero.
>> And a lot of people would also call that war profiteering.
>> Tell me, do you plan to report on the millions we've saved by advancing medical technology or kept from starvation with our intellacrops? All those breakthroughs, military funding, honey.
>> You ever lose an hour's sleep your whole life?
>> Be prepared to lose a few with you.
So, they spend the night together, and when she wakes up in Tony's mission, she goes for a walk to explore the house. And that's when she meets Tony's famous assistant, Pepper Potts.
>> You are not authorized to access this area.
>> Jesus.
>> That's Jarvis. He runs the house.
>> I've got your clothes here. They've been dry cleananed and pressed. And there's a car waiting for you outside that will take you anywhere you'd like to go.
>> You must be the famous Pepper Pots.
>> Indeed, I am.
>> After all these years, Tony still has you picking up the dry cleaning.
>> I do anything and everything that Mr. Sark requires, including occasionally taking out the trash. Will that be all?
All right, let's start with this compliment the reporter gives Tony.
Hi.
>> Hi.
>> Yeah,
>> it's okay.
>> Okay, go.
>> You've been called the Da Vinci of our time.
Leonardo da Vinci was a famous Italian artist who painted the Mona Lisa, but he was also an inventor, engineer, and scientist. So, we see why they're comparing Tony Stark to him. Both are incredibly talented at different fields. Now, the phrase of our time means in the current period or nowadays.
>> And what do you say to your other nickname, the merchant of death?
>> That's not bad.
A merchant is someone who sells things. She's calling him the merchant of death because Tony's company sells military weapons often used in wars.
>> All I want is a serious answer.
>> Okay, you're serious. My old man had a philosophy. Peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy.
Notice how Tony refers to his father as my old man. This is very common in American English, and it doesn't mean the father is very old. It's just an everyday expression that people use. See this example? All I want to do is make it back to Sitna, sit down for Christmas dinner, watch some ball with my old man, sleep my old bed.
He says that his father had a philosophy.
>> Okay, here's serious. My old man had a philosophy. Peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy.
Philosophy here doesn't refer to complex academic ideas. In everyday conversation, your philosophy is your basic beliefs about how life works. It's like a personal rule that guides your decisions. For example, his philosophy about money is save first, spend later.
>> That's a great line coming from the guy selling the sticks.
>> My father helped defeat the Nazis. He worked on the Manhattan project. A lot of people, including your professors at Brown, would call that being a hero.
The Manhattan Project was the secret American program that created the first nuclear bombs. Tony saying his father was part of this historical moment. But Christine immediately counters with a criticism.
>> And a lot of people would also call that war profiteering.
War profiteering means making money from war, for example, by selling weapons or supplies during a conflict. It has a very negative meaning because it suggests someone is benefiting from other people's suffering.
>> Tell me, do you plan to report on the millions we've saved by advancing medical technology or kept from starvation with our Intellacrops? All those breakthroughs, military funding, honey.
Now, Tony's defending his company by listing the positive things they do. Starvation is when people don't have enough food and are dying from hunger. He's saying their technology helps feed people, not just create weapons. And all those innovations he mentions, he calls them breakthroughs. A breakthrough is a major discovery or achievement that solves a big problem. Finding a cure to a disease is something we view as a medical breakthrough. For example, think of it like breaking through a wall. You've been stuck and suddenly you find a solution.
>> You ever lose an hour of sleep your whole life?
>> Be prepared to lose a few with you.
This is a great expression to use in casual conversation. When you lose sleep over something, it means you're so worried about it that you can't sleep at night. Check out this Audrey example. Struggling a little bit with the timing cuz it's I got to be up here at the North Pole and I've also got to try to take care of Charlie. And that's every parent's dilemma. How to balance work and children. More people lose sleep over that than anything else.
So Christine is asking Tony if he ever feels worried about the consequences of his weapon business. But his response is classic flirtatious Tony Stark.
>> You ever lose an hour of sleep your whole life?
>> Be prepared to lose a few with you.
Instead of answering her serious question about guilt, he's turning it into a pickup line, a sentence that switches the conversation to flirting. So, after they spend the night together, Christine wakes up in Tony's mansion, and we get to see this awkward encounter between her and Tony's assistant, Pepper Pots.
Hey, before we continue, can I ask you something? We've already gone through some really great expressions today, but how well do you really remember them? Be honest with me. Are you actually going to review this vocabulary later? Because if you don't, there's a good chance you'll forget it pretty quickly now. As far as I know, you are here to improve your listening skills and to expand your vocabulary to bring these words to your own conversations in English. Right? If so, then let me give you a big tip. Simply knowing the words won't be enough. You need to practice them. and we can help you with that. We've created a set of flashcards for you that is available for free on our app if you've never used them. And this is the best way to internalize forever all the key vocabulary from this lesson. The magic is in the science and technology behind it cuz the app knows the exact words you've learned. And just when you're about to forget them, it brings them back to you for review and practice. Super easy. You can use it 10 to 15 minutes a day wherever you are and you'll see how it'll help you start speaking English naturally having all these words at the tip of your tongue. So, click the link in the description below using your phone right now to get the real life app. I'm sure you'll love it and I'll see you over there.
So, let's see how Pepper handles the situation.
>> You are not authorized to access this area.
>> Jesus.
>> That's Jarvis. He runs the house.
When someone runs something, they manage and control it. Jarvis, Tony's AI assistant, is the one who runs the house. Meaning, it controls all the technology, lights, security, and everything. Just like a CEO runs a company, or a coach runs a team.
>> I've got your clothes here. They've been dry cleananed and pressed, and there's a car waiting for you outside that will take you anywhere you'd like to go.
Dry cleaning is a special way to clean clothes using chemicals instead of water. Expensive clothes or delicate fabrics often need dry cleaning instead of regular washing.
>> You must be the famous Pepper Potts.
>> Indeed, I am.
>> After all these years, Tony still has you picking up the dry cleaning.
Pick up is one of the most useful phrasal verbs in English. It means to go somewhere and collect something. You pick up dry cleaning, pick up groceries, pick up your kids from school, pick up a package from the post office. Now, here's the clever part of Pepper's response.
>> I do anything and everything that Mr. Sark requires, including occasionally taking out the trash.
Taking out the trash is a common collocation, meaning literally removing garbage from the house. But Pepper is using it figuratively here. She's calling Christine trash, meaning she's getting rid of Tony's unwanted guests.
All right, now let's jump into the next scene. This one is a weird mix of medical drama and flirty awkwardness. Pepper ends up doing something that's definitely not in her job description, and it brings her and Tony a lot closer in a way neither of them expected.
>> Oh my god. Is that the thing that's keeping you alive?
>> It was. It is now an antique. This is what will be keeping me alive for the foreseeable future. I was swapping it out for an upgraded unit and I just ran into a little speed bump.
>> A speed bump? What do you What does that mean?
>> There's nothing. It's just a little snag. There's an exposed wire under this device and it's contacting the socket wall and it's causing a little bit of a short. It's fine.
>> What do you want on the table over there? That is irrelevant.
>> Oh my god.
>> I just want you to reach in and you're just going to gently lift the wire out.
>> Is it safe?
>> Yeah, it should be fine. It's like operation. You just don't let it touch the socket wall.
>> What do you mean operation?
>> It's just a game. Never mind. Just gently lift the wire.
>> Okay. Great.
>> You know, I I I don't think that I'm qualified to do this.
>> No, you're fine.
>> Oh. Oh. Oh, there's pus.
>> It's not pus. It's an organic plasmic discharge. It's from the device, not from my body.
>> It smells.
>> Yeah, it does. The copper wire. The copper wire. You got it.
>> I got it.
>> Okay. You got it. Now, don't let it touches. It's when you're coming up. That's what I was trying to tell you before.
>> Okay. Now, make sure that when you pull it out, you don't pull out that there's a magnet at the end of it. That was it. You just pulled out. Okay. I was not expecting. Don't put it back in. Don't put it back in.
>> What's wrong?
>> Oh, nothing that I'm just going into cardiac arrest cuz you yanked.
>> I thought you said this was safe.
>> We got to hurry. Take this. Take this.
>> Okay. You're going to attach that to the base plate and make sure you are okay.
>> Yeah, I feel great. You okay? Don't ever ever ever ever ask me to do anything like that ever again.
>> I I don't have any money but you.
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>> Oh my god. Is that the thing that's keeping you alive?
>> It was. It is now an antique.
When Tony calls the ark reactor an antique, he means it's old and no longer useful. But the word also suggests something valuable from the past like classic old cars or furniture. So he says he's replacing it with the new arc reactor which will keep him alive for the foreseeable future. This means as far into the future as we can see. For example, she'll be working from home for the foreseeable future means she doesn't know exactly when she'll return to the office, but it won't be anytime soon.
>> This is what will be keeping me alive for the foreseeable future. I'm swapping it out for an upgraded unit. I just ran into a little speed bump. Okay.
To swap means to exchange one thing for another, like swapping seats with someone or swapping phone numbers. Now, to run into something means to encounter something unexpectedly. For example, you can run into a friend at the store, so you meet by chance, or run into problems at work, so you're encountering difficulties. And that's exactly what Tony is referring to by a little speed bump. It's like a minor obstacle, a small problem. But just so you know, literally this is what a speed bump is.
>> A speed bump? What do you What does that mean?
>> There's nothing. It's just a little snag. There's an exposed wire under this device.
And yeah, snag is another informal word for a small problem or complication. And it indicates that the problem is a bit annoying.
>> and it's contacting the socket wall and it's causing a little bit of a short. It's fine.
He's referring to the short circuit he's experiencing or simply short as he's describing it. This refers to when electricity takes a wrong path and causes sparks or damage. It's a technical issue with electrical devices.
>> On the table over there, that is irrelevant.
>> Oh my god.
>> I just want you to reach in and you're just going to gently lift the wire out.
>> Is it safe?
>> Yeah, it should be fine. It's like operation. You just don't let it touch the socket wall where it goes.
In case you've never played it, just like Pepper hasn't, Operation is a classic board game where you use tweezers to remove plastic pieces from a patient without touching the sides. If you touch the sides, it makes a buzzing sound and lights up. So, Tonyy's comparing the delicate wire removal to this board game.
>> Just gently lift the wire.
>> Okay, great.
>> You know, I I I don't think that I'm qualified to do this.
>> No, you're fine.
When you're qualified to do something, it means you have the skills or permission to do it safely and correctly. This is quite a common collocation. Check it out. I know you're new, but your employment history convinces me you're qualified to take this on. And who knows, if this weekend goes well, we may be discussing a more permanent position on Monday.
>> Oh. Oh. Oh, there's pus.
>> It's not pus. It's an inorganic plasmic discharge. is from the device, not from my body.
Pus is a thick yellowish liquid that comes from infected wounds. It's a natural body response to infection, but it looks unpleasant. Tony quickly explains it's not actually pus from his body. It's just something produced by the device.
>> It smells.
>> Yeah, it does. The copper wire.
Copper is a type of metal that looks like this. Most electrical wires are made of copper because electricity flows through it easily.
>> Okay. Now, make sure that when you pull it out, you don't pull out. There's a magnet at the end of it. That was it.
A magnet is an object that attracts metal, like fridge magnets. This one Tonyy's talking about seems to be important for the arc reactor to function properly.
>> Don't put it back in. Don't put it back in.
Hey, that wasn't good. Anyway, let's talk pronunciation for a second. So, did you hear the way Tony pronounced those words together? Don't put it back in.
Don't put it back in. Don't put it back in. Besides linking the words together, specific things are happening at the end of each one. Let's see. He doesn't say don't with a fully pronounced T sound. He says don't with what we call a stop T. Don't. Then the T in put becomes a D sound. It's very common to hear this in American English when the next word starts with a vowel sound like it. So put it. Don't put it. But now in the word it, we'll do the same thing we did with don't. So not it but it don't put it. And finally, as I was saying, all these words are linked. So back in becomes back in. Don't put it back in. Try to repeat after Tony.
Don't put it back in. Don't put it back in. Don't put it back in.
>> What's wrong?
>> Not that I'm just going into cardiac arrest cuz you yanked.
>> I thought you said this was safe.
Cardiac arrest is when a person's heart suddenly stops beating. It's a medical emergency and Tony probably isn't being dramatic here. I mean, we can hear the medical equipment making one long continuous beep, which usually indicates the heart has stopped. This happened because as Tony explained, Pepper yanked the magnet out of his chest.
>> Cuz you thought you said this was safe.
To yank means to pull something quickly and roughly. It's an informal word that sounds more forceful than just pull. Tony means pepper pull the wire out too aggressively, like pulling a fish out of water. Or, for example, yanking the weeds out of the garden.
All right, guys. Are you ready for the most important step of the lesson now? So, we're going to test your comprehension by watching both scenes again without any subtitles. And I'm going to ask you some quiz questions to see how much you understood from the whole thing.
Hi.
>> Hi.
>> Yeah,
>> it's okay.
>> Okay, go.
>> You've been called the Da Vinci of our time. What do you say to that?
>> Absolutely ridiculous. I don't paint.
>> And what do you say to your other nickname, the merchant of death?
>> That's not bad.
>> All I want is a serious answer.
>> Okay, you're serious. My old man had a philosophy. Peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy.
>> That's a great line coming from the guy selling the sticks.
>> My father helped defeat the Nazis. He worked on the Manhattan project. A lot of people, including your professors at Brown, would call that being a hero.
>> And a lot of people would also call that war profitering.
>> Tell me, do you plan to report on the millions we've saved by advancing medical technology or kept from starvation with our intellacrops? All those breakthroughs military funding.
>> What does the word breakthrough mean here? Challenging problems, important discoveries or advances, big investments made.
>> You ever lose an hour of sleep your whole life?
>> Be prepared to lose a few with you.
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>> You are not authorized to access this area.
>> Jesus.
>> That's Jarvis. He runs the house. I've got your clothes here. They've been dry cleananed and pressed. And there's a car waiting for you outside that will take you anywhere you'd like to go.
>> You must be the famous Pepper Pots.
>> Indeed I am. After all these years, Tony still has your dry cleaning.
>> What's the phrasal verb the reporter uses here with dry cleaning?
>> Pick up the dry cleaning.
>> After all these years, Tony still has you picking up the dry cleaning.
>> I do anything and everything that Mr. Sark requires, including occasionally taking out the trash. Will that be all?
>> Oh my god. Is that the thing that's keeping you alive?
>> It was. It is now an antique. This is what will be keeping me alive for the foreseeable future. I was swapping it out for an upgraded unit and I just ran into a little speed bump.
Tonyy's saying he's run into a problem. But is it possible to also use run into to talk about people, not just things? Yes, you can use it to refer to meeting somebody unexpectedly. Now, here's a challenge for you. Pause this lesson and try writing a sentence using this expression in the comments down below.
>> A speed bump. What do you What does that mean?
>> There's nothing. It's just a little snag. There's an exposed wire under this device. And it's contacting the socket wall and it's causing a little bit of a short. It's fine.
>> On the table over there, that is irrelevant.
>> Oh my god. I just want you to reach in and you're just going to gently lift the wire out.
>> Is it safe?
>> Yeah, it should be fine. It's like operation. You just don't let it touch the socket wall where it goes deep.
>> What do you mean operate?
>> It's just a game. Never mind. Just gently lift the wire.
>> Okay, great.
>> You know, I I I don't think that I'm qualified to do this.
>> No, you're fine.
>> Oh. Oh. Oh, there's pus. It's not pus. It's an inorganic plasmic discharge. It's from the device, not from my body.
>> It smells.
>> Yeah, it does. The copper wire. The copper wire. You got it.
>> I got it.
>> Okay. You got it. Now, don't let it touch. I It's when you're coming out. That's what I was trying to tell you before.
>> Okay. Now, make sure that when you pull it out, you don't pull out that there's a magnet at the end of it. That was it. You just pulled out. Okay. I was not expecting. Don't put it back in. Don't put it back in.
>> What's wrong?
>> Oh, not that. I'm just going into cardiac arrest cuz you yanked.
>> I thought you said this was safe.
If you remember the meaning of the word yank, tell me what's a less informal word that you could use to say the same thing to pull. Pepper is pulling the wire out of Tony's chest.
>> We got to hurry. Take this. Take this.
>> Okay. You're going to attach that to the base plate and make sure you Are you okay?
>> Yeah, I feel great. You okay?
>> Don't ever ever ever ask me to do anything like that ever again.
>> I I don't have anyone but you.
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