Learn English with SHERLOCK – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

1.hello hi um I live in the flat just below you I don't think we've met no well uh I've just moved in actually I've just locked my keys in my flat you want me to buzz you in yeah and can I use your balcony [Music] what I'm sure Sherlock Holmes needs no introduction but can you guess how many movies and series have been based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories there are over 250 adaptations in movies and TV series making Sherlock Holmes one of the most portrayed characters in history unlike previous versions the series starring Benedict cumber batch is set in the 21st century where Sherlock uses modern technology like smartphones and GPS to solve crimes the two words from the short clip you just saw are incl included in the flashcards deck for this lesson they are move in and Buzz someone in if you'd like to learn the meanings of these and other words will cover today I invite you to download the real life English app using the link in the description below and later in the lesson I'll 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those symbols at the bank the graffiti why would they put there some sort of code obviously why were they painted in want to communicate why not use email well maybe he wasn't answering oh good you follow nope what kind of a message would everyone try to avoid what about this morning there's lessers you were looking at bills yes he was being threatened bag this up with you and see if you can get prince off this class ah Sergeant met yeah I know you are and I'd prefer it if you didn't tamper with any of the evidence I found a strad is he on his way he's busy I'm in charge and it's not Sergeant it's detective inspector dimm do you think he lost a lot of money I mean suicide is pretty common among City Boys we don't know that it was suicide come on in this context a city refers to the financial district of London also known as the city city boys is a slang word for men who work in finance often seen as wealthy and under pressure and what Watson says here suicide is common among City Boys references this stereotype of high stress in the financial industry which sometimes leads to mental health issues door was locked from the inside you had to climb down the balcony been away 3 days judging by the laundry look at the case there was something tightly packed inside it thanks I'll take your word for problem the phrase judging by means you're making a guess or assumption B based on something you can see or notice so Sherlock makes an educated guess about how long the person has been away by looking at the dirty clothes in his suitcase a common cocation for this phrase would be judging by the look on one's face or by one's expression like it was used in this clip oh yes well judging by your expression your business doesn't seem to be prospering look at the case there was something tightly packed inside it thanks I'll take your for it problem if you believe what someone is saying and you don't need any proof or checking it yourself you take the a word for it Watson trusts Sherlock's observation without needing to check it himself like in this clip Hugh gr's character knows there are dozens of journalists outside their house and he says don't go outside just believe me um I wouldn't go outside why not just take my word for it oh and I can tell you don't take my word for it when I say that the real life English app is the best app for English Learners you can find today check it out yourself the most common issue I had when I just started speaking English daily was constantly forgetting some words I knew I learned them but I couldn't retrieve them from my memory when I needed them would you believe me if I told you that if you sp spend just 10 15 minutes a day working with the flashcards then these new words you learn today like judging by or move in they will stick with you forever that's all thanks to the space repetition software we built into our app using flashcards the system prompts you to retrieve words at specific intervals helping you move them 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with Hugh Grant from the nodding Hill movie and hey let us know in the comments if you want us to make a lesson with this movie it's just such a classic I look um I'm a fairly levelheaded bloke um not often in and out of love but uh can I just say no to you kind request and leaving that those symbols at the bank the graffiti why were they put there some sort of code obviously why were they painted you want to communicate why not use email well maybe he wasn't answering oh could you follow nope in this context follow means to understand what someone is saying for example if you want to check whether the person you talking to understands you you can ask are you following what I'm saying good do you like ice cream I'm sorry sir I don't follow what about this morning those lessers you were looking bills yes he was being threatened back this up gas here the word bills refers to the regular payments for services like electricity gas or water common cocation would be to pay the bills monthly bills or utility bills when you are threatened you are in danger of being hurt or harmed so someone had warned the man that something bad that would happen to him if he didn't do what they said and then Sherlock says that it wasn't the gas board who had threatened him remember the word bills so the gas board refers to the companies that Supply gas in the UK and send you your monthly bills to pay for the service Sherlock means the threats were serious not just from a utility company demanding payment and a cultural note mentioning a utility bill adds a Touch of British humor showing the contrast between everyday problems like paying bills and life-threatening ones ah sergeant that yeah I know you are and I'd prefer it if you didn't tamper with any of the evidence to tamper with something means to mess with it often in a way that causes damage or changes the outcome in the scene the detective is warning Sherlock not to touch the evidence at the crime scene Peter we tampered with the stability of SpaceTime to resurrect countless lives you want to do it again now just cuz yours got messy I found a Str is he on his way he's busy I'm in charge and it's not Sergeant it's detective inspector dimm when you're on your way you are currently coming or traveling to a place I'm on my way home I was just there may I join you of course he's busy I'm in char charge dimok says he's in charge meaning he's the one responsible for the investigation at the crime scene and I'm in charge of checking how well you remember some of the Expressions before we move on to the next scene so are you ready for a short quiz what does it mean to root [Music] around to search through something and what does it mean if someone is asking you do you follow it means do you understand good job and remember if you want to remember these words tomorrow and a week later and then months later go to the real life English app and have a vocabulary practice session with all these words we cover today your first deck of flash cards is always free now let's watch the next scene we're obviously looking at a suicide that does seem the only explanation of all the facts wrong it's one possible explanation of some of the facts you've got a solution that you like but you're choosing to ignore anything you see that doesn't comply with it like the wounds on the right side of his head vancon was left-handed requires quite a bit of contortion left-handed oh I'm amazed you didn't notice all you have to do is look around this flat coffee table on on the left hand side coffee mug handle pointing to the left power sockets habitually used the ones on the left pen and paper on the left hand side of the phone because he picked it up with his right and took down messages with his left you want me to go on no I think you've cover I might as well I'm almost at the bottom of the list there's a knife on the breadboard with butter on the right side of the blade because he used it with his left it's highly unlikely that a left-handed man would shoot himself in the right side of his head conclusion someone broke in here and murdered him only explanation of all the facts but the gun he was waiting for the killer he' been threatened you've got a solution that you like but you're choosing to ignore anything you see that doesn't comply with it if you follow the rule or do what is expected of you then you comply with it you have to come with me I'm not going anywhere this is a court order and if you don't comply with it I'm afraid you may be in some trouble ma you've got a solution that you like but you're choosing to ignore anything you see that doesn't comply with it like the wounds on the right side of his head vanum was left-handed requires quite a bit of contortion contortion means twisting or banding in an unusual or difficult way Sherlock mentions that it would take a lot of contortion for a left-handed person to shoot themselves on the right side of the head meaning it would be an awkward and natural position and by the way if you've ever watched an acrobatic performance this is also called a contortion when your body is so flexible that you can band it in the most unnatural ways and the artist or performer is called a contortionist requires quite a bit of contortion left-handed I'm amazed you didn't notice all you have to do is look around this flat coffee table on the left hand side coffee mug handle pointing to the left power sockets habitually used the ones on the left pen and paper on the left hand side of the phone because you picked it up with his right and took down messages with his left you want me to go on if you do something habitually you do it regularly or as a habit sherock talks about how vancon habitually uses certain power sockets meaning it was his normal routine to use those on the left side you want me to go on no I think you've cover I might as well I'm almost at the bottom of the list might as well is an interesting phrase it is used when you're suggesting that it's better to do something often because there's just no good reason not to Sherlock says I might as well continue listing details meaning he's already started so he thinks he might as well finish you might want a couple examples with this phrase to learn how to use it in the context John there's something I should say I've meant to say always in I never have since it's unlikely we'll ever meet again I might as well say it now Sherlock is actually a girl's name I decided I'm going to be stuck here in small ath might as well do something useful there's a knife on the bre board with batter on the right side of the blade because he used it with his left it's highly unlikely that a left-handed man would shoot himself in the right side of his head conclusion someone broke in here and murdered him only explanation of all of the fact when something is very improbable or probably won't happen it is highly unlikely Sherlock says it's highly unlikely that a left-handed man would shoot himself on the right side of the head meaning it doesn't make sense or it's very unlikely there's a knife on the breadboard with butter on the right side of the blade because he used it with his left it's highly unlikely that a left-handed man would shoot himself in the right side of his head conclusion someone broke in here and murdered him only explanation of all the fact conclusion is the final decision or opinion you arrive at after thinking about something carefully a common cocation would be jump to a conclusion and should they happen to see the Duke of Edinburgh out and about with a beautiful younger companion it would be an irritation if they felt at Liberty to jump to any wrong conclusions there's a knife on the bread for with batter on the right side of the blade because he used it with his left it's highly unlikely that a left-handed man would shoot himself in the right side of his head conclusion someone broke in here and murdered him only explanation of all of the fact when you break in you enter a place illegally without permission usually by force I hope you liked our today's lesson write Us in the comments which words and expressions were new to you and don't miss our quiz questions when you will be watching this clip one more time without subtitles do you think he lost a lot of money I mean suicide is pretty common among City Boys we don't know that it was suicide come on door was locked from the inside you had to climb down the balcony been away 3 days judging by the laundry look at the case there was something tightly packed inside it thanks I'll take your word for it problem if you take someone's word for it you write down what they say say believe what they say need to check if that's [Music] [Music] true yeah I'm not desperate to root around some bl's dirty underwear those symbols at the bank the graffiti why would they put there some sort of code obviously why were they painted in want to communicate why not use email well maybe he wasn't answering oh good you follow nope what does follow mean in these [Music] context it means good you understand ah sergeant that yeah I know you are and I'd prefer it if you didn't tamper with any of the evidence I found a Str is he on his way he's busy I'm in charge and it's not Sergeant it's detective inspector dimm which word is the closest in meaning to the word tamper mess with make fun of analyze [Music] [Music] we're obviously looking at a suicide that does seem the only explanation of all the facts wrong it's one possible explanation of some of the facts you've got a solution that you like but you're choosing to ignore anything you see that doesn't comply with it like the wounds on the right side of his head vanum was left-handed requires quite a bit of contortion choose an image showing the contortion [Music] that's it for today thank you so much for choosing our Channel and if you enjoy our lesson please share it with your English learning friends subscribe and give this video a like it really means the world to us and also write Us in the comments where you're from it's so amazing to see how diverse is our YouTube Community the link to the deck of flashcards to the Sherlock Holmes lesson is in the description below and here is another fun lesson for you to watch next I mean to many Americans it sounds so distinguished and no it's awful when I come to America I always feel really I hate my English accent because it sounds so kind of like I don't know pretentious I don't know if that's the word it sounds really kind of I don't know so by the end of my stay here I kind of find that my English is kind of edging towards American English actually no what's pret what's pretentious is when people affect an English accent yours is real you you were allowed to have one there are people like Madonna who like two years ago started being like oh hello to have