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

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Gentlemen,

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I'd like to start by saying

how very honoured I feel

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to be working with all the great minds

and talents here in this room today

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as we come together to organize

the very best coronation for my wife,

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the Queen.

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We all know the scale of the challenge

that faces us.

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The eyes of the world will be on us,

Britain will be on show

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and we must put our best foot forward[A1] .

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In such circumstances, the temptation[A2] 

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is to roll out [A3] the red carpet[A4] 

and follow the precedents

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set by the grand[A5] 

and successful coronations of the past.

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But looking to the past

for our inspiration

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would be a mistake in my view.

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Britain today

is not the Britain of past coronations.

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Assumption[A6] s made at the time

of my father-in-law's coronation

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17 years ago cannot be made anymore.

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That is why I think

we should adapt[A7]  this ceremony.

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Make it less ostentatious[A8] .

More egalitarian.

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Show more respect

and sensitivity to the real world.

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We have a new sovereign,

young and a woman.

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Let us give her

a coronation that is befitting[A9] 

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of the wind of change [A10] that she represents,

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modern and forward-looking[A11] 

at a moment in time

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where exciting technological developments

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are making things possible

we never dreamt of.

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Which brings me to my next point...

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It's an unconscionable[A12]  vulgarization.[A13] 

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How close are you proposing

that these cameras get?

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They will be kept

at a very discreet distance.

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No, no close-ups[A14] , sir?

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Zoom lenses.

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Oh, no, it will all be done

with the greatest sensitivity

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and respect for the occasion[A15] .

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But I have had one or two broader thoughts

about the service itself.

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What?

[A1]Put one’s ebest foot forward: Diğer insanların takdirini kazanacak şekilde yapmak

Put one’s foot in one’s mouth: Pot kırmak

[A2]Temptation: Baştan çıkarma, cezbedicilik,

[A3]Roll out: Sunmak, ilk kez görücüye çıkarmak, oklava ile açmak, açıp sermek, halka açıklamak

Roll something out: Piyasaya sürmek

[A4]Roll out the red carpet: Önüne kırmızı halı sermek, birisini krallar gibi ağırlamak

[A5]Grand: Soylu, haşmetli, ihtişamlı, debdebeli

[A6]Assumption: Sanı, farzetme, varsayım,

Make an assumption: Varsayımda bulunmak

Assumption day: Meryem’in göğe yükseldiği gün(bayram)

[A7]Adapt: Uyarlamak, adapte etmek

[A8]Ostentatious: Gösterişli, havalı, şatafatlı

Ostentation: Gösteriş, şatafat,

[A9]Befitting: Yakışık alır, yaraşır,

Befit: Yakışmak(elbise vb), uygun olmak, yaraşmak

[A10]Wind of change: Değişim rüzgarı

[A11]Forward looking: İleri dönük, ileriye bakan

[A12]Unconscionable: Ölçüsüz, fahiş(fiyat), aşırı, makul olmayan, vicdana aykırı

Unconscionable bargain: Adil olmayan sözleşme

[A13]Vulgarization: Adileştirme

[A14]Close up: Kapanmak(işyeri vs)

[A15]Occasion: Fırsat, vesile, durum, sebep, neden, -e yol açmak, şatafatlı kutlama