Hi, my name's Stirling and this is Learning
American English….with..me...and today’s
video is about phrasal verbs, or , I like
to call them verb phrases.. But it’s also
about Dirty Harry….so stay tuned...just
give a me few seconds first...
This video has some getting and some putting
in it...PLUS….a few there are a few other
verb phrases too. Watch for them in the subtitles….and
when my video editing skills improve, I hope
I might also have a few more learning tricks
up my sleeve for these videos.
But Until then, I am going to continue to
use subtitles, and I will also be putting
definitions of the phrasal verbs used in the
text in the description box under the video.
And in this video it’s not just phrasal
verbs. I've included some common phrases that
you’re likely to hear in a lot of casual
conversation, and this will help you with
general vocabulary building.
So, if you can put up with my style ….let’s
get down to it and get started !
I’m going to tell you about the story of
Dirty Harry. Dirty Harry a classic Clint Eastwood
character, there were several Dirty Harry
movies , in which Clint plays his very typical
role of a tough guy and a good guy…... a
good guy...who is extremely tough. And of
course, his name is Harry.
And You don’t want to mess with this guy,
Harry. Harry is an undercover cop who takes
his job very seriously. He doesn’t put up
with any bull, and he’s never afraid to
do what has to be done. Harry is almost like
a super hero character. Because In real life,
it is doubtful that anyone could confront
and kill so many menacing criminals without
without also having some kind of legal difficulties.
But, in the movies and on TV, super hero type
undercover cops get a free pass for killing
the bad guys...like the License to Kill that
James Bond had in the spy movies.. Or….maybe
maybe society was different than it is now,
when this movie was made, and maybe a character
like this could have once existed…fifty
years ago or more. I can imagine it . it was
a different world fifty years ago.
Harry takes on whatever needs to be cleaned
up. He gets rid of the dregs of society, and
he even tackles the corruption within the
police force, in which he works. and He puts
on this image of a tough guy 100% of the time,
and he never hesitates to put down whatever
or whoever needs to be put down. and Harry
carries a very big gun and he is not afraid
to use it.
And Harry is never just putting on a show.
He does what he does well, which is to stop
crime, which often includes the ugly task
of killing bad people when they deserve to
die, and he always does this, or course...
in self defense, and always in the spirit
of compassion for the greater good. Harry’s
a good guy at heart, and constantly works
for the common good. That’s what he gets
out of it. He’s not in this job for himself.
And He doesn't need to impress anyone, and
he doesn't care what anyone thinks of him.
and You get the impression that Harry’s
perhaps really a selfless and compassionate
man. He’s making the world a better place
by getting rid of the scum….. getting rid
of the really bad low quality people….which
is Harry’s way of expressing love for his
fellow man.
Now There are a couple of classic scenes scenes
from Dirty Harry movies from which very memorable
classic lines have been taken. In one famous
scene, it’s clear that Harry does get off
on being on the side of good. In this scene,
a group of three or four punk thugs, the lowest
of the lowest, are terrorizing and robbing
a restaurant when Harry walks in on them.
One of them has an old woman by the hair,
and when Harry walks casually and confidently
into the scene, the thugs just look at him
incredulously. They can't believe their eyes
that someone would dare to challenge them.
and Harry says….“You don’t think we’re
going to let you just walk out of here do
you?”....to which one of the punk thug replies,
with a little sarcastic laugh “We? What
do you mean WE?” ,,,,to which Harry replies
“Smith, Wesson, and me ”....and then he
pulls out his massive Smith and Wesson 44
Magnum. One of the other thugs points a shotgun
at him, and Harry takes him down with his
44, and then another another one opens fire
on him, and Harry takes him out with a second
shot…..and that leaves the third thug holding
the old lady by the hair, the scene's more
complicated than that...watch it. The third
thug is threatening to shoot the old lady
after everything is over
Harry points his big 44 directly at him and
cocks the hammer. The kid starts to look scared,
He doesn’t know what to do now, he sees
that Harry already killed his other partners
in crime. And There are a couple of seconds
of silence as the punk kid points his gun
at the woman’s head, while Harry has his
big 44 pointed right in the kid’s face at
the same time and he says “Go ahead…...make
my day !” ….implying that he would not
hesitate to blow the kids brains out if should
he make one false move. I won’t violate
any copyrights, I’m just going to put a
link to this classic scene down in the comment
section. and I hope that Harry might be your
hero...So and that's it for the phrasal verbs
and the vocabulary building, read the description
section below. I'll see you all real soon
in the next video. Bye
