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

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[David] Goodness. What is this?

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-An ambush?

-[Archbishop] Not at all, sir.

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No, just a gathering of old friends

who have come together

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to appeal[A1]  to you in person[A2] ,

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in the hope that you will do

what we all think... would be...

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The right thing.

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-Regarding what?

-The coronation.

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What about the coronation?

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We acknowledge[A3] ...

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as a...

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as a member of the Queen's close family,

you are entitled[A4]  to attend,

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but also feel that the attendance[A5] 

at this sacred ceremony

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by one who, however good his reasons,

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did not feel... capable of undertaking[A6] 

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the obligations[A7]  himself...

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It could strike a wrong note[A8] 

and would be deeply upsetting.

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To whom?

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-[Lascelles] To everyone concerned.

-I didn't ask you, Tommy.

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This is Cookie's work, isn't it?

The Queen Mother's?

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It's got her pudgy[A9]  little fingers

all over it.

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She asked you to do her dirty work for her

and you agreed, Archbishop, shame on you.

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I will attend if I want.

And I do want and so does my wife.

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Alas, no, sir.

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Of course the Royal Family is obliged

to extend an invitation to you,

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as a Royal Duke.

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But that obligation does not extend

to the Duchess of Windsor.

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And it is my duty to inform you

on behalf of the Royal Family

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and the government, with whom

we have worked in close consultation[A10] ,

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that she will not be offered

an invitation.

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Oh, that's madness.

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The pusillanimity[A11]  and vindictiveness[A12] 

knows no limits[A13] .

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Seventeen years have elapsed[A14] 

since the abdication.

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Shouldn't bygones be bygones?

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[Lascelles]

Some things can never be forgotten.

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Which of us, for example,

has forgotten the Somme?

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You would compare the love

and public commitment I made to my wife

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to slaughter in a world war?

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Why not use a celebration such as [A15] this,

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the investiture[A16]  of a new sovereign,

a beautiful young child,

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symbol of modernity, change and progress,[A17] 

to turn a page[A18] ?

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Surely the sophistication[A19]  of a society

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can be measured by its tolerance

and ability to forgive.

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Its weakness, too.

Sometimes lines just need to be drawn.

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You know, Tommy, you're an embarrassment

to the institution you serve,

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and to the country

that institution serves in turn[A20] .

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And I will take a lecture on [A21] national

embarrassment from many people, sir,

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but not from you.

[A1]Appeal: Başvurmak, temyiz, rica etmek, itiraz etmek

[A2]In person: Şahsen, bizzat

[A3]Acknowledge: Doğruluğunu kabul etmek,

Accept/acknowledge that one is responsible for: Sorumluluğun kendisinde olduğunu kabul etmek

Acknowledge and undertake: Kabul ve taahhüt etmek

Acknowledge court order: Mahkeme kararını tanımak

Aknowledge one’s importance: Önemini bilmek

Acknowledge receipt of something: Bir şeyin alındığını bildirmek

As you may acknowledge: Hak vereceğiniz üzere

[A4]Entitled: Yetkili

[A5]Attendance: Katılım

[A6]Undertake: Yüklenmek, üstlenmek, bir işi yapmaya(soyunmak)

[A7]Obligation: Mecburiyet, zorunluluk, yükümlülük, sorumluluk

Assume an obligation: Yükümlülük almak

Be released from one’s obligation: Yükümlülükten kurtulmak 

[A8]Strike a note: Etkilemek, en hassas yerinden vurmak, (mesaj/tavsiye) yerine ulaşmak

Stirke a sour note: Tadını kaçırmak, gölge düşürmek

[A9]Pudgy: Kısa boylu tombul, bodur

[A10]Consultation: Danışma, konsültasyon(tıp), 

Give consultation to someone: Danışmanlık etmek

[A11]Pusillanimity: Korkaklık

[A12]Vindictiveness: Kindarlık

[A13]Know no limit: Sınır tanımamak, dur durak bilmemek

[A14]Elapsed: Biten/tamamlanan/geçen süre,

Elapse: (Zaman) geçmek, akmak,

[A15]Such as: Mesela, örneğin

[A16]Investiture: Atama, tayin, tören

Investiture vote: Hükümetin göreve gelmesi için yapılan güven oylaması

[A17]Progress: İlerleme, gelişme kaydetmek

[A18]Turn a new page: Yeni bir sayfa açmak

[A19]Sophistication: Karmaşıklık, düşüncelilik, ince zevk, entelektüellik, kültürlülük

[A20]In turn: Sırayla, -e gelince, kah---kah

[A21]Take something on: Üstüne almak, yüklenmek, kabul etmek