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01:00We are the champions, we are the champions, we are the champions.
01:07Good evening, what's going on here?
01:10We are playing the English game of shoveling the halfpenny.
01:13Italy against Greece.
01:15See, me, arbitro, chicken.
01:19Chicken?
01:20See, when a player is off the side, chicken.
01:25That's a foul.
01:27Ah, chicken.
01:30It's not quite the same. Who's winning?
01:32Italy.
01:33Oh, good. Only just.
01:34What's the score?
01:35Six and eight.
01:36Very close.
01:38What's that?
01:39Ah, it's, um...
01:42It's, uh...
01:43It's, uh, water.
01:44Sure, it's water.
01:45Water?
01:47That's wine.
01:49Wine?
01:51Santa Maria! Another miracle!
01:55I don't want to see that in this class again.
01:57Right, now, back to your places, everybody. Straighten up this table, please.
02:00They're cute.
02:01Right, rather than, uh, go straight on to a lesson,
02:05I thought it might be a good idea if we all talked about what we did at the weekend.
02:08Right?
02:09Have you all a chance to brush up on your English conversation.
02:12Right, now, who shall we start with? Danielle?
02:14How did you spend your weekend?
02:16I went to Brighton with my new boyfriend.
02:19Oh, very nice.
02:20And he was very naughty.
02:22Yes, that's what people usually are in Brighton.
02:24No, he was naughty on the motorway.
02:26Was he?
02:27Why, absolutely.
02:29The police were not very happy.
02:31I'm sure they weren't.
02:32They made him stop the car.
02:33You mean he was driving at the time?
02:35Of course!
02:36How else would he be doing the hundred miles an hour?
02:39You mean he was speeding?
02:41Yes.
02:42What did you think he was doing?
02:46How about you, Anna?
02:47Did you, uh, spend the weekend with your boyfriend?
02:49Nein, I have no boyfriend.
02:51Oh, that's a pity.
02:52Everyone should have a boyfriend.
02:53I have no boyfriend.
02:56I was referring to the girls, then.
02:58How's an apologist?
02:59I once had a bed experience, mitter boy.
03:02A bed experience?
03:03Ja.
03:04What, you mean he tried to get you into bed?
03:05Nein!
03:06Not bed, sleep.
03:07Bed.
03:08Opposite von gut.
03:09Oh, bad.
03:12Ja, bed.
03:13Yes, what happened?
03:14I cannot tell you.
03:15It was too awful.
03:16Ah.
03:17A Japanese philosopher saying,
03:19confession, very good for soul.
03:22Yeah!
03:23Tell us what happened.
03:24Well, you don't have to if you don't want to, Anna.
03:26Maybe it is better I get it off my breast.
03:31Chest.
03:32Ja.
03:33It was dreadful.
03:34I still blush when I'm thinking of it.
03:35Yes, well, perhaps you better not tell us, then.
03:37She must!
03:38Most definitely.
03:39Most definitely.
03:40I am all your host.
03:44It was about five years ago, and I was going out mit this boy Kurt.
03:48I was young and innocent.
03:50One night we have been to the beer garden, and we have been drinking a lot of schnapps.
03:55Afterwards, I'm inviting him to my apartment for coffee.
03:58Ooh la la.
04:00Japanese philosopher also say, men go to ladies' apartment for drink.
04:06I usually end up having nibble.
04:12I think we'll leave your Japanese philosopher out of it, if you don't mind Tara.
04:15Go on, Anna.
04:16Well, we sat together on the bed, and he was stroking my end.
04:20Which end?
04:21This end.
04:22Oh, your hand!
04:23Oh dear, I am thinking I am too young to be hearing any more.
04:26Well, you can leave the room if you wish trying to eat.
04:27No, no, I stay.
04:28It is good to be knowing the ways of the world.
04:29What happened next, Anna?
04:30Kurt was kissing me on my neck.
04:33Sacrableu.
04:34Then he was kissing me on my shoulder.
04:36Then he was kissing me all over the place.
04:41Go on.
04:42I was feeling all romantic.
04:44Then, with all the drink that I had drunk, on the warmth of his body, by my leg.
04:47I'm too young to be hearing anymore.
04:51I'm too young to be hearing any more.
04:52Well, you can leave the room if you wish trying to eat.
04:55No, no ice day.
04:56It is good to be knowing the ways of the world.
04:59What happened next, Anna?
05:01the warmth of his body by mines on the bed. I did something I have always been
05:06ashamed of. Well, what did you do? I fell asleep.
05:26How did you spend your weekend? I go to Paris.
05:30Oh, Paris. Yes, sir.
05:32Ah, weekend in France, eh? No, no, not France. In London.
05:37Uh, Taro. Yes, Ticharo?
05:39Paris is in France. Not Buckingham Paris.
05:45Buckingham Palace. I follow you. You follow me?
05:49Yeah. I didn't see you there. No, no, no.
05:52I mean, I understand that you went to Buckingham Palace.
05:55Yes. There I see loyal fraggle.
06:00Loyal fraggle? Royal flag?
06:03Ah, so.
06:05Oh, no. Good. Good.
06:08Uh, Jamila.
06:09Ji.
06:10How did you spend your weekend?
06:12Weekend.
06:13Yeah, what did you get up to? What did you do?
06:17Jig-jig.
06:20You went dancing?
06:22No. Jig-jig. Film.
06:26Maurice Chevalde.
06:28Thank heavens for a little girl.
06:32Ah, Jig-jig.
06:34Ah, Jig-jig.
06:36Oh, no, no.
06:38Max.
06:39That's me.
06:40How did you pass your weekend?
06:42Um, Saturday I go to see the big fight.
06:45Ah, a boxing match.
06:46No, no. Football match.
06:48And Sunday I take my girlfriend to see the Tower of London.
06:51Oh, very cultural. Did you see the beef eaters?
06:54Beef eaters?
06:55Yes.
06:56No, I only see people eating sandwiches.
06:59All right, all right. Very funny. Thank you.
07:03Juan.
07:04Uh, what happened to you at the weekend?
07:07Por favor.
07:08How, how did you spend your weekend?
07:11Por favor.
07:12Weekend.
07:13Semana.
07:14Ah, si, hombre. Semana.
07:16Saturday, I work in bar.
07:19Sunny day, I stay in cama, durmiendo.
07:22Eh? Por favor.
07:23Por favor.
07:24I mean, pardon.
07:26Durmiendo.
07:30You slept.
07:32Si, sleep.
07:33Yeah, but I thought you were an RC.
07:34Por favor.
07:35Uh, Roman Catholic.
07:37Ah, si, Catholic.
07:38Espiritu Santo Dominic.
07:41You said you slept.
07:42I mean, surely you're supposed to go to church on Sundays.
07:44God, he tell us.
07:46Six days, you work.
07:49On the seventh day, you rest.
07:53I rest.
07:54You big sinner?
07:56No, sinner.
07:57Si, when you die, you not go to heaven.
07:59You go down to hell.
08:01Okay.
08:02It's more friends down to hell than up to heaven.
08:06Listen, five minutes down to there and you'll be just another Spanish homily.
08:11You're all right.
08:12That'll do.
08:13Come on.
08:14Sit down to your family.
08:15I presume you did go to church.
08:18Si, every Sunday I go to mass.
08:20Ah, you're a practicing Catholic then?
08:22No, practice.
08:23I'm a perfect.
08:26In Italy, when I was a little boy, I was going to be a priest.
08:29Really?
08:30What made you change the mind?
08:31It's like this.
08:32One day, the priest, he gave a big sermon in the church all about women, girls and the pleasures of the flesh.
08:38And the more he spoke, the more I realized what I would be missing.
08:43Excuse me, Mr. Brown.
08:47Do you mind if I intrude for a moment?
08:49No, not at all.
08:50Well, the school is holding a drawer next weekend and I'm selling tickets for it.
08:54Excuse me.
08:55This drawer you are selling tickets for?
08:57Yes.
08:58What sort of drawer is it?
09:00Is it from the dressing table or what?
09:06It's not that sort of drawer, Angie.
09:09It's a raffle.
09:10A thousand apologies.
09:12Now, it's in a very good cause, the old age pensioners.
09:15Tickets are 10p each.
09:16Who's going to buy some?
09:19Well, what about you, Mr. Singh?
09:21Thank you very much, but I must decline.
09:24But it's for the old age pensioners.
09:26Yes, but what am I going to be doing with one if I win?
09:30The pensioners are not the Fridays.
09:31A thousand apologies again.
09:32The first prize is a weekend for two in Paris.
09:33Oh, I'll take one.
09:34I wouldn't say no to a weekend in Paris.
09:35Why not we share the ticket together?
09:36Maybe we can share the weekend too.
09:37That is immoral.
09:38Oh, but it's very nice.
09:39I am sure that Mr. Brown wouldn't dream of doing any such thing.
09:41Would you, Mr. Brown?
09:42No, no, of course not.
09:43I think I'll leave these tickets with you.
09:44Do you think you can get rid of two books?
09:45Well, I don't...
09:46...excellent.
09:47Excuse me, please.
09:48Sorry, we are late.
09:49We are delayed because...
09:50...we are delayed because...
09:51...we are delayed because...
09:52...we are delayed.
09:53Oh, I'll take one.
09:54I wouldn't say no to a weekend in Paris.
09:55Oh, I'll take one.
09:56I wouldn't say no to a weekend in Paris.
09:57Why don't we share the ticket together?
09:58Maybe we can share the weekend too.
09:59Would you, Mr. Brown?
10:01No, no, of course not.
10:02I think I'll leave these tickets with you.
10:05Do you think you can get rid of two books?
10:07Well, I don't...
10:08Excellent.
10:09Excuse, please.
10:10Sorry, we are late.
10:11We are delayed because of the reason of missed.
10:14Missed?
10:15Yes, please.
10:16It's a perfectly clear night.
10:17How can you have been delayed by missed?
10:19We missed the bus.
10:21Then we had to go to the dressmakers for a fitting.
10:24You're not having a dressmaker.
10:27No, not Harry.
10:29Me.
10:30She's having a dressmate for wedding.
10:32Wedding?
10:33You mean you're getting married, Suli?
10:34Yes.
10:35Next week at the Legislature office.
10:37Well, I'm not...
10:38I kept rather quiet about that.
10:40Oh, blimey.
10:41She's being swept off her foot.
10:45Feet.
10:46Well, who's the lucky man?
10:48Do we know him?
10:49Yes, please.
10:50It is me.
11:04Enter.
11:05Finish with your tray, love.
11:06Yes, thank you, Gladys.
11:07Well, tomorrow's the big day then.
11:08What big day?
11:10You know, the wedding.
11:11Ali and Suli.
11:12Oh, that.
11:13Yes.
11:14I had a long talk with that girl last week about her future.
11:17Oh, that was nice.
11:18However, in spite of all I said, she's decided to go through with it.
11:21Well, there's nothing wrong in getting married.
11:22You ought to try it.
11:23I am perfectly happy as I am, thank you.
11:24Miss Courtney.
11:25Yes?
11:26Can I be a bit personal?
11:28If you must.
11:29Yes.
11:30And I'm happy.
11:31You're happy.
11:32Oh, good day then.
11:33Yes?
11:34I'm happy.
11:35Good day then?
11:36What big day?
11:37You know, the wedding.
11:38Ali and Suli.
11:39Oh, that.
11:40Yes.
11:41I had a long talk with that girl last week about her future.
11:44Oh, that was nice.
11:45However, in spite of all I said,
11:46she's decided to go through with it.
11:47Well, there's nothing wrong in getting married.
11:48You ought to try it.
11:50if you must have you never been with a man
11:57what do you mean well you know certainly not i prefer a hot water bottle
12:06at least you can hold it against you without it getting amorous
12:11have you never wanted to get married well there was one occasion many years ago
12:19a boy i was very fond of in fact we were inseparable he asked me to elope with him oh how romantic
12:27and did you almost we set off one morning for gretna green but i'm afraid we never quite made it
12:33how far did you get gold is green my father caught up with us and dragged me back home
12:41oh he forbade me to see the boy again said we were far too young oh what a shame
12:46how old were you he was eight and i was six
12:54still never mind dearie i know this somewhere someone somewhere waiting for you then he'll
12:59have a very long wait i have no intention of subjugating myself to any member of the male sex
13:05ah so i take it you think women are equal to men certainly not women are far superior
13:13so you won't be at the wedding tomorrow no i have better things to do with my time than go and watch
13:19two people embarking on such a foolish enterprise oh well i'm going i love weddings and i think they'll
13:25make you make a lovely couple
13:32help yourself everybody
13:33oh it's a lovely spumante
13:36uh sorry for you thank you and ali for you a lovely glass sorry no it is against my religion to drink
13:44it is also against my religion
13:49another miracle giovanni no professor we drink the health of the happy couple you have a glass huh
13:55yes well i suppose it is a special occasion hey prego oh thank you
13:58well what about a toast then hey uh we have no toast only this one
14:04oh no no no i mean a toast for ali and sulee we have no toast for them either
14:11to ali and sulee to ali and sulee may all your troubles be little ones
14:16little ones what it's an english expression it means to hope that you have a family a baby
14:21oh blimey i'm doing something about it last night
14:24yes i'm preparing a little room for nursery
14:32please i am having a very funny thought he is pakistani she is chinese if they have a baby it'll be
14:41pakinese how dare you i should be teaching you not to be insulting you ignorant son of a bearded
14:50book come on lady you are some of the offering of the cook i cannot all right that'll do come on
14:56let's not forget why we're here you still have a lot to learn now back to your places everyone and put
15:00those glasses away right now this evening i thought we'd try and have a a group discussion all right yes
15:09we'll uh pick a subject and then uh we'll all discuss it thoroughly now what would you like to discuss
15:14girls girls i don't think so giovanni anybody any other suggestions sport sport yes good idea that's
15:23a good subject max right sport now although most sports are international there are of course various
15:30activities which are peculiar to individual countries for example the national sport of france is um
15:36football good well done daniel and the national sport of italy girls that's not a sport maybe not but
15:45it's more popular than football truly what is the national sport of china china excellent at everything
15:54especially table tennis and athletics japan much more aesthetical champions are off karate chinese
16:04kung fu much superior to japanese kalate not so i'm a black belt of kung fu much inferior
16:14hiya all right that'll do come on we don't want any more all of them to punch-ups go and sit down
16:21right who can tell me what the national sport of england is yes jamila bowling bowling
16:27i'm bowling greener bowling oh bowls oh well yes that's not exactly the national sport no that honor
16:33goes to cricket please i not understand cricket well it's quite straightforward there are two teams
16:41of 11 men each and one side goes in and the other side have to try and get them out i didn't know you
16:47could play it in the doors it's not played indoors yeah but how can somebody be out when he's already out
16:55well i'll try to explain you see the team that is bowling is on the field and the team that is batting
17:01is in the pavilion now the first two men batsmen come out to go in and then the first one of those to
17:07be out goes back in and then another basketball is that clear so far oh sure when he's in he's not really
17:17in he's out and when he's out he's not really out he's in that's right it's crazy mr brown mr brown
17:28you're wanted straight away it's miss courtney and she said it's very important oh thank you
17:33gladys i shall be a moment um giovanni would you take charge of the class while i'm away sure good
17:37and pick a subject okay now we talk about the girls
17:51enter you sent for me miss courtney yes oh this is the teacher mr brown
17:59i am hearing much about you i hope it's all good this young lady has called to see mr nadine oh ali
18:13you're a friend of his then more than a friend you're not his sister right no i am his wife
18:21oh tonight after class we take you in at the pub huh yes and we're having a big feast
18:29see big fiesta plenty drink it is last night of freedom thank you please but it is not necessary
18:37i do not drink don't be selfish the night before the wedding for the bridegroom to be slashed
18:46i think you old man are male chauvinist big why you not invite us to the pub what i'm spoils
18:56evening you make it all fiesta we go to pub g our ladies no please jamila is right we have our own
19:05celebration that's right early yes please can i see you please you are seeing me now i mean i want to see
19:14you in private in miss courtney's office it's rather important okay oh excuse me i will be back very
19:21soon my beloved i wonder what was so important for mr brown to be telling ali and maybe he's gonna tell
19:33him the facts of life thank you well i've sent her to the tea room oh good well i think it might be a good
19:43idea if ali and i were left alone i i presume you'll speak to miss sully you presume wrong i think
19:50mr nadim should do his own dirty work
19:57well ali yes please i'm not going to beat about the bush what bush
20:04i have just met your wife oh jolly good and i must say it came as rather a shock excuse please she's not
20:15all that bad looking no no no ali you don't understand you are a married man oh yes well then how can you
20:22possibly be thinking of marrying sully tomorrow why not it's bigger me oh no it is big of me
20:31no no no you don't understand you can't have two wives oh yes please it is allowed by my religion
20:38if the first wife is agreeable then the husband can take another and you mean your wife doesn't mind not at
20:45all it is to have the baby maybe yes please we have been now trying for four years and nothing is
20:52happening so i'm taking another wife to have the babies yeah well it's against the law in this country
21:00but they're not going to be finding out are they yes they are because i'm afraid i'm gonna have to be
21:05telling them oh blimey now what am i going to be doing i think the first thing you should do is tell
21:11sully about your wife she's already knowing it she doesn't mind not at all she's being very much in
21:18love with me well look you'll just have to tell her that the wedding is off uh she will be broken
21:25hearted yes well you should have thought of that before come in excuse please miss courtney say you
21:31won't see me yes uh come in sully ali has something to tell you yes uh well uh you see uh what i'm
21:41trying to say is uh well there is something very important you must be knowing what is it
21:48ah well mr brown will be telling you sit down sully well i don't quite know how to say this but it
21:58has to be said i do have something to say it's about the wedding i cannot marry ari you see the
22:04appointees pardon i cannot marry ari why can't you marry ari i'm not in rough with him but you
22:11must have said that you wanted to surely yes i was being sorry for him at the time but now i know
22:16it is not possible how am i going to tell him it will break his heart ah well don't worry sully i'll
22:22tell him i'm sure i'll be able to let him down gently yes you leave it with me i'll uh i'll sort it
22:26out i'm sure i'll have a word excuse please mr brown yes ali did you told sully yes oh jolly good
22:37now i'm being very happy with one wife good i hope she didn't mind too badly of me well i was i
22:44was as tactful as i could be i told her that it's better to have loved and lost than never to
22:48have loved at all why the beautiful thought was she very sad absolutely heartbroken
22:58did you tell ari mr blount yes surely i i told him it's better to have loved and lost than never to
23:03have loved at all was he very upset broken hearted right now pay attention everybody ali and sully have
23:10had a long discussion and by mutual agreement have decided to call off their wedding we've already
23:14booked the pub we've ordered all the toast and the drinks yeah well you'll just have to cancel excuse
23:20please you do not have to be cancelling it but we have nothing to celebrate oh blimey yes we have
23:26my lovely wife is telling me that i'm going to be a daddy at last
23:30just a moment it's not time to go there there's half an hour more i say come back
23:45just a moment where do you all think you're going mr brown is his most unsatisfactory well
23:59i agree well what are you going to do about there's only one thing i can do if you can't beat them join
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