I’ve been using the film “You’ve Got Mail” to practice my English listening skills. I like this film and visited the filming locations in 2015.
I will then write down key phrases and new vocabulary here.
In my studies, I used the website “https://nekogenki.com” as a reference. Thank you very much.
1. Kathleen Checks Her Mail
- I’m out of here. See you tonight! #I’m going!
- He likes to eat bits of pizza and bagel off the sidewalk… #eating things from the street
- Don’t you love New York in the fall?
- This not knowing has its charms. #someones attractive [captivating] points
- Good riddance. #I am happy that someone or something is gone
- insufferable > extremely annoying or unpleasant
- It’s black-tie. #formal attire
2. Viewing the Construction Site
- impatiently *> easily annoyed by someone’s mistakes or because you have to wait
- My breath catches in my chest until I hear three little words. #stop my breathing
- I hear nothing, not even a sound on the streets of New York.
- That’s how it goes. #that’s the way it should be
- She(Patricia) makes coffee nervous. #He made a joke. Drinking coffee makes some people edgy or nervous. So if coffee itself could be nervous, then whoever might cause that would be pretty intimidating. (by Randy from https://www.italki.com/post/question-206426)
- We might as well tell them we’re opening a crack house. > used to suggest doing something, often when there is nothing better to do
- That is out to destory. #eager to do something
- seduce > to persuade someone to do something they would not normally do
- stimulant *> a drug that makes you feel more active and awake
- (I) can’t beat that. #I can’t do better than that. It’s the best.
- infidelity > when someone has sex with a person who is not their wife, husband, or partner
- The minute you do, they lose all respect for you. #as soon as
- sort of > used to describe a situation approximately
- depress *> to make someone feel very unhappy, especially about the future
3. Joe’s Father Getting Married Again
- Who knows? #No one knows, I don’t know about that.
- Another one bites the dust. #to die, fail, or stop existing
- inventory *> a list of all the things that are in a place
- sop > something of little importance or value that is offered to stop complaints or unhappiness
- Don’t romanticize them. #spoil
- keep from = protect, prevent
- It’ll keep them from jumping down your throat. #bite one’s head off
- penmanship > beautiful readable handwriting
- enchant > to attract or please someone very much
- porcelain > a hard shiny white substance that is used for making expensive plates, cups etc
4. Starbucks scene
- pull up > to stop the vehicle that you are driving
- prejudice > a strong dislike of a group of people because they are a different race, sex, religion, etc.
- I get lost in the language. #addicted to, absorbed in, fascinated by
- felicity *> happiness, luck, or a condition that produces positive results
- agony *> extreme physical or mental pain
- The whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people withno decision-making ability to make six decisions just to buy one cup of coffee.
- So people who don’t know what the hell they’re doing or who on earth they are can, for only $2.95 get not just a cup of coffee but an absolutely defining sense of self. #self-conscious, sense of oneself
5. And vice versa
- It has nothing to do with us. #no relation to
- ignorant *> not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something
- You know how in the flower district there are all those shops. #aren’t thre (tag question)
- vice versa *> used to say that the opposite of a situation you have just described is also true
- When you are finished with Fox Books, The Shop Around The Corner will be responsible .for reversing the entire course of the lndustrial Revolution. #beat
- lullaby > a quiet song that is sung to children to help them go to sleep
- incredibly *> in a way that is hard to believe
- noble *> morally good or generous in a way that is admired
- corrupt *> dishonestly using your position or power to get an advantage, especially for money
- And sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it or because I haven’t been brave?
- void > an empty area of space where nothing exists
6. Dropping off the Kids
- I’ve got this covered. #it’s already been arranged, everything is in place.
- refugee > someone who has been forced to leave their country, especially during a war, or for political or religious reasons
7. Joe Meets Kathleen
- daring *> involving a lot of risk or danger, or brave enough to do risky things
- plot *> a secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal
- stinky > having or producing an unpleasant smell
- grin *> to smile a wide smile
- slap *> to hit someone with the flat part of your hand
- cheer *> to give a loud shout of approval or encouragement
- embroider *> to decorate cloth by sewing a pattern, picture, or words on it with coloured threads
- She was helping people become what they were going to be.
- And I have gotten carried away. #get hooked
- enchant > to attract or please someone very much