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Fluffy — “You Dead?” and “Hey, Dad.”

Fluffy — “Chết chưa?” và “Chào bố.”

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Cảnh 1 0:00 – 0:49

The talking elevator The talking elevator

  • Setup: In fancy hotels, the elevator (lift) says the floor number out loud, in a soft woman's voice.
  • Why it's funny: Fluffy flirts with a machine. Floor by floor, the voice sounds more excited, like a date that is going well. “All the way” has two meanings: to the top floor, and (cheeky) all the way in romance. He wants to “see how this ends”, as if the elevator is a love story.
Cụm bỏ túi: I'm like, “…” (= I said / I thought (telling a story)) You know what I'm saying? (= Do you understand? (casual))
0:00
They put us at a hotel right across the street.
Họ cho bọn tôi ở khách sạn bên kia phố.
0:02
And you know, you know when you’re in a good hotel when you get inside of the elevator, and it talks.
Và bạn biết... Bạn biết đang ở khách sạn tốt khi bạn vào thang máy thì nó biết nói.
0:10
It’s one of those.
Kiểu thế này.
0:14
“Second floor.” “Third floor.” I’m like, “Man, she sounds hot.” “Fourth floor. Mmmm.” “Fifth floor. Oh, yeah.” Martin asked me, “How far you going up?” I said, “All the way.” I gotta see how this ends. You know what I’m saying?
“Tầng hai.” “Tầng ba.” Tôi nói “Trời, giọng hấp dẫn thế.” “Tầng bốn.” “Tầng năm.” “Ôi trời.” Martin hỏi tôi “Cậu lên tầng mấy?” Tôi nói “Lên hết luôn.” Tôi muốn biết kết thúc thế nào. Hiểu chứ?
0:45
And by the way, since the last time we were here, I’ve had a few things change in my life.
À mà từ lần trước tụi tôi tới đây, đời tôi thay đổi vài chuyện.
Cảnh 2 0:49 – 1:43

The fake death The fake death

  • Setup: TMZ is a gossip website. Diabetes is a sugar illness. 31 October is Halloween, the night children collect bags of candy.
  • Why it's funny: Two jokes. First: when you die, people write beautiful things about you, and Fluffy enjoys reading his own death story. Second: a diabetic dying on Halloween, the big candy day, fits too perfectly — like Santa dying on Christmas Eve, his busiest night. The fake story sounds like a bad joke.
Cụm bỏ túi: go viral (past: it went viral) a hell of a … (= a really big / surprising … (friends only))
0:49
Some things happened that were so crazy that I couldn’t even believe it was a possibility.
Những việc thật điên rồ mà tôi không dám tin là nó có thể xảy ra.
0:54
First thing that happened was, I had my first ever celebrity death hoax.
Chuyện đầu tiên: lần đầu đời tôi bị dính tin đồn người nổi tiếng chết (death hoax).
1:02
Meaning that someone faked my death on the Internet, and it went viral.
Nghĩa là có người bịa chuyện tôi chết trên mạng, và tin đó lan cực nhanh (went viral).
1:08
Someone wrote an amazing article that was read by over 30 million people that was so good, even I was like, “Oh, my God. I was so nice.”
Ai đó viết một bài báo tuyệt vời, hơn 30 triệu người đọc, hay đến mức chính tôi cũng kiểu: 'Trời ơi, hồi sống mình tốt thế.'
1:22
TMZ reported it for 30 minutes, until they called my publicist and confirmed that I was still alive.
TMZ đăng tin đó suốt 30 phút, tới khi họ gọi người lo truyền thông của tôi và xác nhận tôi vẫn còn sống.
1:26
The article said that I had died October 31 from complications of Type II diabetes.
Bài báo đó nói tôi chết ngày 31 tháng 10 do căn bệnh tiểu đường tuýp 2.
1:35
And I’m thinking to myself, “That’s a hell of a day to kill a diabetic.” You know what I mean? That’s like killing Santa on Christmas Eve.
Tôi nghĩ bụng: 'Chọn đúng Halloween (ngày phát kẹo) để khai tử một người tiểu đường thì khéo ghê.' Hiểu ý tôi không? Giống như cho ông già Noel chết đúng đêm Giáng sinh.
Cảnh 3 1:46 – 2:26

“You dead?” “You dead?”

  • Setup: Martin is Fluffy's old friend. He also works for Fluffy, so Fluffy pays his salary.
  • Why it's funny: Thirty million readers, one phone call. And Martin calls about his job, not his friend: “verify that he still had employment” uses very formal words for a very selfish reason. Then the best part: “If you were dead, you would have texted me.” Dead people can't text! And Fluffy agrees, proudly.
Cụm bỏ túi: You dead? (= Are you dead? (close friends only)) I figured. (= I thought so.) would've + past participle (= something that did not happen)
1:46
Thirty million people read this article.
Ba mươi triệu người đã đọc bài đó.
1:48
No one thought to call me.
Chẳng ai thèm gọi tôi.
1:51
Except Martin.
Trừ Martin.
1:58
Martin was the only one that called me.
Chỉ có Martin gọi tôi.
2:01
And I think that was just to verify that he still had employment.
Và tôi nghĩ anh ta gọi chỉ để xác minh là mình vẫn còn việc làm.
2:08
I got that phone call. “Hello?” Martin was like, “Hey.
Tôi nhận cuộc gọi. “Alo?” Martin nói “Này.
2:15
You dead?” “No, man. I’m good.” “I figured. You would’ve texted me.” And I would have, ’cause that’s the kind of friend I am.
'Chết chưa?' 'Chưa, tao khỏe.' 'Tao đoán vậy. (Chết thì) mày đã nhắn tin cho tao rồi.' Và đúng là tôi sẽ nhắn thật, vì tôi là kiểu bạn như thế.
Cảnh 4 2:27 – 2:47

“Welcome back.” “Welcome back.”

  • Setup: Frankie is Fluffy's teenage son. Teenagers often answer in a flat, bored voice. Comedians call this deadpan.
  • Why it's funny: Frankie's friends asked, “Is your dad OK?” Frankie did not know, because he had not seen his dad — they live in the same house! He did not check and he did not worry. “Welcome back” is what you say after a holiday, not after a death. Zero emotion: that is the joke.
Cụm bỏ túi: apparently (= it seems; I heard (not sure)) What'd you …? (= What did you …? (fast speech))
2:27
I even asked my son, Frankie. I said, “Frankie, did you hear I died?” “That’s what they meant.” “What do you mean, ‘That’s what they meant’?” “My friends were asking if you were okay.” “What’d you tell them?” “I hadn’t seen you.” “So apparently I died.” “Welcome back.”
Tôi hỏi cả con trai, Frankie. Tôi nói “Frankie, con biết bố chết chưa?” “Thì ra là vậy.” “‘Thì ra là vậy’ là ý gì?” “Bạn con hỏi bố có sao không.” “Thế con nói sao?” “Con không thấy bố.” “Thế thì chắc là bố chết rồi.” “Mừng trở lại.”
Cảnh 5 2:50 – 3:44

College: “Mm-mmm.” College: “Mm-mmm.”

  • Setup: In the USA, many children leave home at 18 to go to college. Parents are often happy (and free!) when that happens.
  • Why it's funny: The audience claps: great, the boy will graduate. Fluffy says: don't clap — he is not leaving home! “Just now” means Frankie started thinking about college this second, only because Dad asked. Dad offers to pay for everything; the son answers with a sound. Big offer, tiny answer.
Cụm bỏ túi: make it happen (= do what is needed) no matter where … (= it doesn't matter where)
2:50
And that’s another thing that’s changed.
Và một điều nữa cũng thay đổi.
2:52
My son, Frankie, is now 18 years old.
Con trai tôi, Frankie, năm nay 18 tuổi.
2:57
And one week away from graduation.
Và còn một tuần nữa là tốt nghiệp.
3:07
You guys are clapping, but he’s not leaving.
Các bạn vỗ tay, nhưng nó không đi đâu.
3:10
I asked him. “Frankie, what do you want to do with your life?” “Mm-mmm.” “Have you thought about college?” “Just now.” I’m like, “Frankie, you do realize that all you need to do is get accepted.
Tôi hỏi nó “Cuộc đời con muốn làm gì?” “Nghĩ đến đại học chưa?” “Vừa bắt đầu.” Tôi nói “Frankie, con chỉ cần được nhận vào học.
3:22
I tell a lot of jokes. I will pay for your entire college education, no matter where you want to go.” “As long as you get accepted. What do you think about that?” “Mm-mmm.” I say, “You want to go to school in California, we’ll make it happen.
Bố diễn hài đắt khách lắm. Bố sẽ trả toàn bộ tiền học đại học cho con dù đó là trường nào. Miễn là con được nhận học. Con thấy sao?” Tôi nói “Nếu con học ở California cũng được luôn.
3:41
You want to go out of state, we’ll make it happen.
Con muốn học bang khác, bố cũng lo được.
Cảnh 6 3:44 – 5:26

“Hey, Dad.” “Hey, Dad.”

  • Setup: Fluffy is a famous comedian and Frankie's friends are his fans. But to Frankie, he is just Dad.
  • Why it's funny: Parents love it when their kids' friends say what the parents say — free help! “My dad doesn't even trust me to walk” is a big exaggeration. Frankie is numb to his famous dad: Fluffy is only the man who says “take a shower”. The friends see a star from heaven, with singing and doves. Frankie sees Dad.
Cụm bỏ túi: bring friends over (= invite them to your home) on the other hand (= but, the opposite side) be numb to … (= feel nothing about it any more)
3:44
I love my son very much, you guys.
Tôi rất yêu con trai tôi.
3:46
It’s just that sometimes he doesn’t get the position he’s in.
Chỉ là đôi khi nó không hiểu mình đang sướng cỡ nào.
3:49
He doesn’t realize it.
Nó không nhận ra.
3:50
Which is why I love it whenever he brings his friends over.
Thế nên tôi thích nó mang bạn đến.
3:54
He brings his friends over the house, and they’re constantly saying what I’m saying.
Nó mang bạn đến nhà, và chúng liên tục nói điều tôi đang nói.
3:58
And as a parent, anytime you tell your kids something, that’s one thing.
Là cha mẹ, mình dặn con điều gì thì cũng chỉ được tới đó thôi.
4:02
When you can get their friends to say what you say, you can’t pay for that.
Nếu bạn làm cho bạn nó nói hộ điều đó, thì đó là vô giá.
4:06
And they’re always doing it. “Frankie, you’re lucky, man.
Và chúng toàn thế. “Frankie, cậu thật may mắn.
4:09
Your dad’s trying to help you go to college.
Bố cậu giúp cậu vào đại học.
4:11
My dad wants me to get a job.
Bố tớ muốn tớ đi làm.
4:12
Frankie, you’re lucky, man. Your dad’s trying to give you a car.
Frankie, cậu thật may mắn. Bố cậu cố mua xe cho cậu.
4:15
My dad doesn’t even trust me to walk.
Bố tớ còn chả để tớ đi bộ. Cậu thật may mắn.”
4:17
You’re lucky, man.” And I hear this, and I’m like, “I love these kids.” Because my son is very numb to this situation.
'Cậu may thật đấy.' Nghe vậy tôi kiểu: 'Bố thương mấy đứa này quá.' Vì con tôi đã chai lì với chuyện này rồi.
4:29
He’s very numb to all of you, and he’s very numb to “Fluffy.” Okay, he doesn’t see Fluffy. He sees “Dad! Dad!” I’m Dad. I’m the guy that tells him clean your room, take a shower and put on deodorant, which he does very well now!
Nó chai lì với các bạn, chai lì với 'Fluffy'. Nó không thấy Fluffy. Nó thấy 'Bố! Bố!' Tôi là Bố — người bảo nó dọn phòng, đi tắm, xịt khử mùi, việc mà giờ nó làm rất tốt!
4:51
But you guys saw what I had to do to make that happen.
Nhưng các bạn thấy tôi đã phải làm gì để được như thế.
4:54
His friends, on the other hand, they still get excited when they see me.
Còn đám bạn nó vẫn rất phấn khích mỗi khi gặp tôi.
4:58
They still geek out.
Tụi nó vẫn phát cuồng (geek out) như fan.
4:59
I walk into the living room. They’re all sitting there.
Tôi bước vào phòng khách, bọn nó ngồi đó.
5:02
Frankie sees me. “Hey, Dad.” His friends see me, they see this.
Frankie thấy tôi. “Chào Bố.” Còn bạn nó thì thấy tôi thế này.
5:16
With, like, doves. Can you imagine if every time you walked into a room, that happened?
Có cả bồ câu bay. Tưởng tượng xem, lần nào bạn bước vào phòng cũng có cảnh đó?
5:24
“He’s here.”
“Chú ấy kìa.”
PHẦN 2

Từ Vựng & Cụm Từ Trọng Tâm

Đã tự đố: 0/13
elevator /ˈelɪveɪtə/
thang máy (Mỹ; Anh: lift)
Bấm để xem nghĩa
a machine that carries people up and down in a building (US). UK: lift
“when you get inside of the elevator, and it talks.”
US elevator = UK lift · get in the elevator
celebrity /səˈlebrəti/
người nổi tiếng
Bấm để xem nghĩa
a famous person, especially in films, TV or music
“I had my first ever celebrity death hoax.”
hoax /həʊks/
tin giả, trò lừa có chủ đích
Bấm để xem nghĩa
a fake story made on purpose to trick many people
“I had my first ever celebrity death hoax.”
a death hoax / an internet hoax · on purpose, not just a rumour
viral /ˈvaɪrəl/
lan truyền rất nhanh trên mạng
Bấm để xem nghĩa
spreading very quickly on the internet
“someone faked my death on the Internet, and it went viral.”
go viral (past: went viral) · a viral video / post
publicist /ˈpʌblɪsɪst/
người lo truyền thông cho người nổi tiếng
Bấm để xem nghĩa
a person whose job is to talk to the news for a famous person
“until they called my publicist and confirmed that I was still alive.”
complications /ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃnz/
biến chứng
Bấm để xem nghĩa
new medical problems caused by an illness
“from complications of Type II diabetes.”
die from complications of + illness · usually plural
diabetic /ˌdaɪəˈbetɪk/
người bị tiểu đường
Bấm để xem nghĩa
a person who has diabetes
“That’s a hell of a day to kill a diabetic.”
diabetes = the illness · diabetic = the person
verify /ˈverɪfaɪ/
xác minh
Bấm để xem nghĩa
to check that something is true
“And I think that was just to verify that he still had employment.”
verify that … / verify a fact
employment /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
việc làm (từ trang trọng)
Bấm để xem nghĩa
having a paid job (a formal word)
“And I think that was just to verify that he still had employment.”
formal word for “a job” — Fluffy uses it to sound funny
apparently /əˈpærəntli/
nghe nói là, hóa ra là
Bấm để xem nghĩa
used when you heard something but you are not sure it is true
“So apparently I died.”
Apparently, … = I heard / it seems
graduation /ˌɡrædʒuˈeɪʃn/
tốt nghiệp
Bấm để xem nghĩa
the time when you finish high school or university
“And one week away from graduation.”
numb /nʌm/
chai lì, không còn cảm xúc
Bấm để xem nghĩa
not feeling or reacting any more, because it happens all the time
“Because my son is very numb to this situation.”
be numb to something · also: numb fingers (no feeling)
deodorant /diˈəʊdərənt/
lăn/xịt khử mùi
Bấm để xem nghĩa
something you put under your arms to stop a bad smell
“take a shower and put on deodorant,”
put on deodorant

Thành ngữ & Cụm động từ cửa miệng (7 cụm chính)

went viral thành ngữ
lan truyền rất nhanh trên mạng
(a story, video or photo) spread very fast on the internet
“someone faked my death on the Internet, and it went viral.”
a hell of a thành ngữ
cực kỳ, ghê gớm (suồng sã)
a really big, bad or surprising … (informal — friends only)
“That’s a hell of a day to kill a diabetic.”
I figured cụm từ
tao đoán vậy mà
I thought so; I guessed that (informal)
“I figured. You would’ve texted me.”
make it happen cụm từ
lo cho được, thu xếp được
do whatever is needed so a plan becomes real
“You want to go out of state, we’ll make it happen.”
bring friends over cụm động từ
rủ bạn về nhà chơi
invite friends to come to your home
“Which is why I love it whenever he brings his friends over.”
on the other hand cụm từ
ngược lại, mặt khác
used to show the opposite side
“His friends, on the other hand, they still get excited when they see me.”
geek out cụm động từ
phát cuồng như fan
get very excited about something you love, like a big fan (informal)
“They still geek out.”
Xem thêm 4 cụm từ mở rộng trong bài
You know what I'm saying? cụm từ
hiểu ý tôi chứ?
Do you understand me? (casual, asks the listener to agree)
“I gotta see how this ends. You know what I’m saying?”
welcome back cụm từ
mừng trở về
what you say to someone who has come back
““Welcome back.””
no matter where cụm từ
bất kể ở đâu
it does not matter where
“no matter where you want to go.”
as long as cụm từ
miễn là
only if
“As long as you get accepted.”
PHẦN 3

Ngữ Pháp Thực Chiến Trong Phim

Telling a story with “be like”: I'm like … / he was like … Telling a story with “be like”: I'm like … / he was like …

When Americans tell a funny story, they often use be like instead of said or thought. After like come the person's exact words, and the speaker copies the voice. That is why stand-up is full of it. Fluffy uses it five times in this clip. It is very common in speech, but do not use it in formal writing.

Công thức
I'm like / he was like / they were like + “exact words (or a sound, a face)”
Câu thực tế trong phim
  • I’m like, “Man, she sounds hot.”
  • Even I was like, “Oh, my God. I was so nice.”
  • Martin was like, “Hey. You dead?”
  • I’m like, “I love these kids.”
So sánh để không nhầm
Martin asked me, “How far you going up?” ↔ Martin was like, “Hey. You dead?”
Asked / said = neutral. Was like = act it out, with the voice.
I'm thinking to myself, “That's a hell of a day …” ↔ I'm like, “I love these kids.”
Both can show a thought. Be like is more casual.
⚠️ Lỗi hay gặp Not “He liked, ‘Hey.’” and not “He was like said …”. Use be + like + the words: He was like, “Hey.” Not “He liked, ‘Hey.’” and not “He was like said …”. Use be + like + the words: He was like, “Hey.”

Kiểm tra nhanh ngữ pháp: Read: “I'm like, ‘Man, she sounds hot.’” — “Martin was like, ‘Hey. You dead?’” — “I'm like, ‘I love these kids.’” What comes after like?

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án B: The exact words someone said or thought

PHẦN 4

Bài Tập & Nghe Kiểm Tra Phản Xạ

Đã làm: 0/0 · Đúng: 0

A. Nghe & Nắm Ý Từng Đoạn Ngắn

1. Ý chính toàn clip: What makes most of these stories funny?

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án A: People around Fluffy react with almost no emotion

2. “Martin was like, ‘Hey. You dead?’” What does “was like” do here?

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án C: It gives Martin's exact words, in his voice

3. Martin says, “I figured.” What does he mean?

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án B: I thought so.

Grammar in use

1. Which line uses “be like” to show what someone said or thought?

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án C: I'm like, “Man, she sounds hot.” — I'm like + the exact words = what Fluffy said or thought, acted out.

2. “Even I was like, ‘Oh, my God. I was so nice.’” What does Fluffy mean?

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án A: When I read it, I thought: wow, I was a nice man! — Was like = his reaction. The article was so kind that even Fluffy was surprised.

3. Martin: “I figured. You would've texted me.” What does he mean?

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án B: If you were dead, you would have sent me a text. — Would've + past participle = something that did not happen. The joke: dead people can't text!

Words & phrases

4. Which word means “a fake story made on purpose to trick many people”?

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án A: hoax — A hoax is made on purpose. A rumour may be true or false; nobody planned it.

5. Frankie has heard his dad's jokes for 18 years. He is ______ to them.

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án numb: Be numb to something = it happens so often that you feel nothing.

6. “You want to go out of state? We'll make it happen.” Fluffy promises to …

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án C: do whatever is needed so Frankie can go — Make it happen = do what is needed so the plan becomes real.

7. Frankie's friends geek out when they see Fluffy. They …

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án A: get very excited, like big fans — Geek out = get very excited about something you love.

Listening detail

8. Play this bit. What does Martin say?

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án B: You dead? — Full question: Are you dead? In fast, casual speech people drop “are”. Close friends only!

9. “Have you thought about college?” Play it. What does Frankie answer?

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án A: Just now. — Just now = only this second. He started thinking about college because Dad asked.

Why is it funny?

10. Why is Frankie's “Welcome back.” funny?

Xem đáp án & giải thích

✓ Đáp án C: He talks about his dad's “death” like a short trip, with no emotion — You say welcome back after a holiday, not after a death. Deadpan teenager.

B. Nghe Nhại Lại Các Câu Đinh (Shadowing & Catch)

Bấm vào từng câu để nghe nhân vật nói, sau đó đọc to nhại lại theo đúng nhịp điệu:

  • I'm like, “Man, she sounds hot.” ▶ Nghe
  • it went viral ▶ Nghe
  • That's a hell of a day to kill a diabetic. ▶ Nghe
  • Hey. You dead? ▶ Nghe
  • I figured. You would've texted me. ▶ Nghe
  • So apparently I died. — Welcome back. ▶ Nghe
  • we'll make it happen ▶ Nghe
  • They still geek out. ▶ Nghe

1. Fluffy uses a formal word here. Which words do you hear?

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✓ Đáp án C: to verify that he still had employment — Employment is a formal word for a job — funny in a story about a friend.

2. Which words do you hear?

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✓ Đáp án A: my son is very numb to this situation — Numb to = he feels nothing about it any more.

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