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The Dark Knight - Why So Serious?

Transcript

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Do you wanna know how I got these scars?
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My father was a drinker and a fiend.
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And one night, he goes off crazier than usual.
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So me watching, he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it.
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He turns to me and says, 'Why so serious?'
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He comes at me with the knife. 'Why so serious?'
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He sticks the blade in my mouth. 'Let's put a smile on that face.'
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And... why so serious?

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Learn English with The Dark Knight (2008). Watch, read the transcript, practice pronunciation and complete grammar exercises. The Dark Knight - Why So Serious?

Difficulty: Intermediate | Duration: 4:57 | Grammar Focus: Relative Clauses (who, which, that)

Grammar Explanation: Relative clauses add info: 'The man WHO believed', 'The dream THAT matters', 'A world WHICH is better'. Who=people, which=things, that=both.

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