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Donald Trump is flying in his private jet along withACCOMPAGNÉ DE Donald Jr, Ivanka, and Melania. He says, “I think I shall throwJETTERAI a $20 bill out the window. Some person down belowEN BAS will find it and be very happy!”
Donald Jr then says, “Wait, you should throwJETTER out two $10 bills. Two people down belowEN BAS will find them and be very happy!”
Ivanka then says, “Wait, leave it to meLAISSEZ-MOI FAIRE: you should throwJETTER out four $5 bills. Four people will find them and be very happy!”
Melania then says, “Oh, for heaven’s sakePOUR L’AMOUR DU CIEL! Just jump out the window yourselfTOI-MÊME and everyone in the world will be very happy!”
Vocabulary
Private jet: a small aircraft owned or hired by a wealthy individual.
Bill: a banknote (American English for a piece of paper money).
Down below: on the ground far beneath the aircraft.
He travels by private jetJET PRIVÉ.
She paid with a twenty-dollar billBILLET.
From the plane, people looked tinyMINUSCULESdown belowEN BAS.
Grammar
Direct speech is used to report exactly what someone says, placed inside quotation marks. “Shall” (with I/we) expresses future intention in formal or polite British English.
Direct speech: He says, “I think I shall throw a $20 bill out the window.”
Shall for future: “I shall throw a $20 bill…” (intention).
Should for suggestion: “You should throw out two $10 bills.”
Synonyms & Alternatives
Private jet: private plane, executive jet
Bill: note, banknote, paper money
Down below: on the ground, far below
Mini Dialogue
Passenger 1: I’m going to throwJETTER some money out of the plane!
Passenger 2: You should throwJETTER more smaller billsBILLETS so more people down belowEN BAS can find them.
Passenger 3: Oh, for heaven’s sakePOUR L’AMOUR DU CIEL, just keep your money!
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