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[English]

Mayor Cobblepot?

Hello, Isabella.

May I?

Of

Course.

Going somewhere?

Just for a couple nights, but I was hoping

to talk to Ed before I left.

I tried calling him.

Is he OK?

Hm.

Yes.

How shall I put this?

It's over.

Excuse me?

He is not going to see you anymore.

Do not try to contact him.

That door is closed.

Have a nice life.

Oh, my.

It is a shock.

But besides your odd resemblance to his ex,

a certain facility with riddles, compulsion for order.

What is it that you two really have in common?

Edward is a person of exceptional intelligence

and imagination.

He deserves to be appreciated by someone on his own level.

And you, my dear, are simply not.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hoping /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/ B1	verb - feeling or expressing a desire for something to happen.
shock /ʃɑːk/ B1	noun - a sudden and disturbing surprise.
resemblance /rɪˈzembləns/ B2	noun - the quality of looking or being similar to another person or thing.
facility /fəˈsɪləti/ C1	noun - an aptitude or skill.
compulsion /kəmˈpʌlʃən/ C1	noun - an irresistible impulse to perform an act.
order /ˈɔːrdər/ B1	noun - the arrangement or disposition of people or things.
appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ B2	verb - recognize the full worth of.
exceptional /ɪkˈsepʃənl/ C1	adjective - unusually good; outstanding.
intelligence /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/ B2	noun - the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.
imagination /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən/ B2	noun - the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects.
deserves /dɪˈzɜːrvz/ B1	verb - to be worthy of.
appreciated /əˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/ B2	verb - recognize the full worth of.
level /ˈlevəl/ A2	noun - a position in a hierarchy.
simply /ˈsɪmpli/ A2	adverb - in a straightforward or uncomplicated way.
contact /ˈkɑːntækt/ B1	verb - to communicate with someone.

Key Grammar Structures

• May I?

  ➔ Modal Verb (Polite Request)

  ➔ 'May I?' is a polite way to ask for permission using the modal verb 'may'.

• How shall I put this?

  ➔ Modal Verb (Suggestion/Politeness)

  ➔ 'Shall' is used here to soften the tone and make the statement more polite.

• It's over.

  ➔ Contraction (Subject + Verb)

  ➔ 'It's' is a contraction of 'it is', commonly used in informal or conversational English.

• a certain facility with riddles

  ➔ Indefinite Article + Noun Phrase

  ➔ 'A certain' is used to refer to something unspecified but understood in context.

• What is it that you two really have in common?

  ➔ Cleft Sentence (Emphasis)

  ➔ The cleft sentence 'What is it that...' emphasizes the question about commonalities.

• And you, my dear, are simply not.

  ➔ Appositive (Explanation/Emphasis)

  ➔ 'My dear' is an appositive that adds tone and emphasis to the statement.