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The Flatmates episode 14 (including Video/ Vocabulary)




Episode 14: Tim strikes it rich
Tim:
Can I help you madam?
Customer:
 I'm looking for a man's watch.
Tim:
 Well we have a sumptuous selection here: sports, evening, everyday watches. Do you see anything you like?
Customer:
 Oh, I rather like that one.
Tim:
 Impeccable taste, madam. Now, just take it over to the cash till there and they'll wrap it up for you.
Customer:
 Thank you, goodbye.
Tim:
 Goodbye...Oh, you've dropped something madam. Madam! Oh she's gone. Let's see 50, 100, 150 pounds! Well you know what they say Tim, a fool and her money..

Vocabulary:

madam (n.) - used to politely speak to a woman who you do not know, (British) a girl who expects other people to do things for her.

 watch (n.) - a device that shows what time it is and that you wear on your wrist or carry in a pocket

 wrist (n.) - the part of your body where your hand joins your arm

 sumptuous (adj.) - very expensive, rich, or impressive

selection  (n.) - a collection of things chosen from a group of similar things, the act of choosing something or someone from a group

 everyday (adj.) - used or seen every day : suitable for every day

 anything (pronoun) - a thing of any kind

rather  (adv.) - to indicate what you want or prefer to do, have, etc.

 impeccable (adj.) - free from fault or error, perfect

 taste (n.) - the feelings that each person has about what is appealing, attractive, etc., the feelings that cause someone to like or not like something

to have impeccable taste (phr.) -  to be able to choose the best things

cash (n.) - money in the form of coins and bills

till (n.) -  the place where you pay for things you buy in a shop, a drawer for keeping money in a store or bank, cash register

 wrap (v.) - to cover (something) by winding or folding a piece of material around it

pound (n.) - a basic unit of money in the United Kingdom and some other countries, one pound contains 100 pence or about US$ 1.66.

fool (n.) - a person who lacks good sense or judgment, a stupid or silly person

A fool and her money are soon parted (phr.) -  a foolish person spends money too quickly on unimportant things
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