Improve English Listening Skills and Vocabulary With Tv Series, The Crown Episode 5

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[journalist] When did you move in?

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[David] The City of Paris

owns the property, you know,

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and happily the city[A1] 

very kindly let us take the house

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for a small amount of rent.

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So we moved in by summer's end.

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Miss...?

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[journalist] You must have been thrilled,

Your Highness.

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-Not Your Highness.

-Oh.

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-Sore point.[A2] 

-Just a Duchess.[A3] 

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Not H.R.H. So, "Ma'am."

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-Ma'am?

-Or, "Your Grace".

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What made you choose

this particular house?

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It has a two-acre [A4] park,

which gives us privacy.

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And its size means the Duke and I

can finally entertain properly

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and we very much enjoy entertaining[A5] .

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The Duchess is so very good at it.

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I believe our editor agreed

as part of the deal

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that you would give our readers

some tips for entertaining?

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-Did we agree that?

-We did, darling, yes. They paid extra.

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Hmm.

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Okay. Big smiles.

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Perfect.

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[David] But having had a naval background,

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I don't much care

for fussy[A6]  things or smells,

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but I do like a good, well-milled[A7]  soap.

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What sartorial[A8]  tips

would you give the young men of today?

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No matter what the fashion,

a well-cut suit in a beautiful fabric

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will take you anywhere.

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Is that the sort of thing

you're looking for?

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You're very fortunate.

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He lets no one in here,

it's his private room. Full of secrets.

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Not secrets, darling.

Memories, precious memories.

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I come in here

for a few moments every day

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to meditate and remember.

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-Goodness. Bagpipes, too?

-Yes, I play.

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When he gets homesick[A9] .

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My favourite armchair.

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-And the briefcase?

-Box.

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As Monarch, one receives a daily red box

from the government.

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State papers, business of the day.

Matters requiring royal assent[A10] .

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That was the final box I received as King.

It contained my abdication papers.

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And all these photographs of you as King,

there are none with the crown.

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-Why is that?

-Well, I never made it that far.

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I never had a coronation.

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I forgot to mention,

I had a call today from Sir John Weir.

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-[Wallis] Who?

-My mother's doctor.

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Telling me that, in his opinion,

she was in her final days now,

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and my sister and I

should make our way over.

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With me?

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Probably best without.

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Even if she dies?

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Let's hope she does.

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Couldn't bear to go over twice.

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I shall have to be brave.

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My darling one.

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And go without you.

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To cold London.

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Brutal London.

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Hellish [A11] London.

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Shall we fuck?

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[both laugh softly]

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[Equerry] <i>The Lord Great Chamberlain,

the Lord Chamberlain,

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the Marshall of the Diplomatic Corp[A12] 

and the Comptroller, Your Majesty.

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I have asked you to join me

because I have made a decision

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regarding the Coronation Committee,

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which is that I would like my husband

to be the Chairman of that Committee.

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That's impossible, ma'am.

There can only be one Chairman.

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As far as [A13] I'm aware,

I only have one husband.

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And the Duke of Norfolk

will be expecting it to be him.

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-He is the Earl Marshall.

-That may be[A14] .

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And the Chief Butler[A15]  of England,

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he would be the 16th Duke of Norfolk

to do it.

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He ran your father's coronation,

his father ran your grandfather's.

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And running the coronation,

it's what the Norfolks do.

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-Couldn't you give Philip some other job?

-Like what?

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Arrange the photographer?

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The chairmanship[A16]  is what he wants.

With full autonomy.

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Therefore[A17] , it is what I want.

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-Norfolk can be vice-chair[A18] .

-Why don't you think about it?

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I have, and my decision stands.

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Thank you.

[A1]City: Şehir, kent, belediye

[A2]Sore point: Hassas nokta,

A sore point: Zaaf noktası, zayıf noktası

Touch a sore point: Hassas bir noktaya temas etmek

[A3]Duchess: Düşes

[A4]Acre: İngiliz arazi ölçümü, 4047 m2

[A5]Entertain: Eğlendirmek, misafir ağırlamak,

[A6]Fussy: Telaşlı, çok titiz, detaycı, kılı kırk yaran, cicili bicili, süslü

[A7]Milled: Öğütülmüş, tırtıklı, çentikli

[A8]Sartorial: Terzi, terziliğe ait,

Terzi: Tailor, garmentmaker, dressmaker, sartorial

[A9]Homesick: Ev hasreti çeken, yurt özlemi

[A10]Assent: Rıza, onay, kabul

[A11]Hellish: Cehennemi

[A12]Diplomatic Corps: Diplomatlar heyeti, bir devlette bulunan tüm diplomatik personel

[A13]As far as I can see: Gördüğüm kadarıyla, bana kalırsa

As far as I can tell: Tek söyleyebileceğim

As far as I’m concerned: Bana kalırsa, bana göre

As far as: Kadarıyla, olduğu kadar, -e göre

[A14]It may be that: Olabilir ki,

Be that as it may: Öyle bile olsa, öyleyse bile,

It may be remarked that: Dikkate değer ki

[A15]Butler: Uşak, kahya

[A16]Chairmanship: Başkanlık

[A17]Therefore: Bu nedenle, bu sebeple, bu yüzdendir ki, onun içindir ki, dolayısıyla

[A18]Vice chair: Başkan yardımcısı