Scandal – part 1
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Liv? You want to tell me what’s going on? Where were you tonight? Olivia What the hell are you Yes! Oh, thank you .You can’t be serious !Olivia, I am trying to talk to you
.I tried tonight to make it to your dinner .I thought I’d get back in time I really Tried, but
?But what ?Where were you, Olivia
Something came up
!Do not lie to me
I don’t know what you want me to
.You were running.That’s what I want you to say.That’s what I want you to admit .It doesn’t really matter where you were tonight .You just weren’t here You didn’t make it to that dinner tonight because
.Because I didn’t want to go
Why would I, Fitz? So I could sit in the corner with the other housewives and force myself to watch you run with the big dogs across the room? Guess what I am a big dog, so I didn’t want to go
.I knew this was gonna happen I knew when I moved you in here and tried to give us a real shot at making this work
You mean when you moved me in here and treated me like I was some kind of hostage
?Is that honestly what you think
.That all this is some kind of sick, twisted punishment? Yes, I do
? “Punishment”
. What are you for my father
This has nothing to do with
.It has everything to do with him
I get my father released, I try to help you, I try to save you
.Oh, let’s not pretend you did that for me, Olivia .That was for you .You did that so you wouldn’t have to marry me
?What was worse for you, Fitz
When I let my father go, or when I asked you not to kill him? Do I owe you now, Fitz? Do I get to show how worthy I am of your sacrifices now, Fitz? Do I get to talk to wives at cocktail parties for you? Trade recipes for you? Plan dinners for you? Live in this cage for you, and not breathe for you?! Tell me, what must I do ?to prove I am forever indebted to you for saving my father’s life
Olivia
Be your housewife? Your girlfriend? Your property?! You stand there, and you think about what I have been doing and about everything I have ever told you and you tell me who wouldn’t run
.Try to understand what I am telling you Moving you in here, asking you to go all-in on us Oh
?who is really lying to who here, Fitz? You asked me? When did you ask me
.When I tried to propose When we were out on the Truman, when you flat-out refused
.That wasn’t a proposal
.That was manipulation
You want to talk about manipulation? You think I don’t know what you’ve been doing this entire time
? What are you talking about
I’m talking about you Strutting around here, wielding your undue influence in your power capes like you run the damn place
So you’re bitter.Is that it? After realizing how ineffectual you actually are
.You know, you’re worse than her.You’re worse than Mellie .At least with Mellie, I knew what she was the entire time .Unlike you I mean, I knew where you came from, but
.Where I came from? We both know who your father is .I came from a palace compared to the man that raised you .At least my father loved me
.You want to know who wouldn’t run? Someone capable of being in a relationship .Someone capable of being normal
If you were someone capable of being alone, someone capable of not suffocating me I wasn’t suffocating
I was trying to show you
!You were trying to save me
!I was trying to save us
There is no us! There is no this! There is no Vermont! There is no jam! There is no future! Not anymore
Language Focus
Come up If a problem or difficulty comes up, it appears or starts to affect you /SYN arise
.I’m afraid I’ll have to cancel our date – something’s come up .The same problems come up every time
Admit to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right
.‘Okay, so maybe I was a little bit scared,’ Jenny admitted
give something your best shot to make as much effort as you can to achieve something difficult
.This case is going to be tough, but I promise I’ll give it my best shot
Hostage someone who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
Twisted seeming to enjoy things that are cruel or shocking, in a way that is not normal SYN sick
.Whoever sent those letters has a twisted mind
Worthy deserving respect from people
.Leeds United were worthy winners of the competition
Indebted to be very grateful to someone for the help they have given you
.We are deeply indebted to Dr Allen
Property the thing or things that someone owns
Flat-out without hesitation or reservation
Manipulation to make someone think and behave exactly as you want them to, by skilfully deceiving or influencing them
.He was one of those men who manipulated people
Strut to walk proudly with your head high and your chest pushed forwards, showing that you think you are important
Wield wield power/influence/authority to have a lot of power or influence, and to use it
.The Church wields immense power in Ireland
Undue more than is reasonable, suitable, or necessary
.De Gaulle felt that America had undue influence in Europe
Run sth to organize or be in charge of an activity, business, organization, or country
.For a while, she ran a restaurant in Boston
Raise a child to look after your children and help them grow SYN bring up British English
.Stan’s dad died, leaving his mother to raise three sons alone
Suffocate to feel uncomfortable because there is not enough fresh air
.Can you open a window? I’m suffocating
