🎭 All that glisters is not gold - Learn English vocabulary & idioms with 'Shakespeare Speaks'

101,151 views ・ 2016-02-11

BBC Learning English


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It was a sunny afternoon.
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William Shakespeare is working on his play The Merchant of Venice. His daughter comes to see him.
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Father, look at my new ring! Isn't it lovely, gold and shiny...
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Dear daughter, it is very beautiful. Where did you get such a pretty thing?
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From the market. It was much cheaper than the gold merchant!
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Is it real gold?
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Yes, of course!
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So, my dear daughter, why is your finger green?
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Oohhhh!
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My dear daughter, you have a lot to learn... sit with me while I work.
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The Merchant of Venice. The Prince of Morocco wants to marry the beautiful Portia.
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But first, he must choose between three boxes: one made of gold, the second of silver,
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and the third, of cheap lead.
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Only one of the boxes contains a picture of Portia,
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and if the Prince chooses the wrong one, he cannot marry her.
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So, dear daughter, which box does he choose?
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The gold box! Is it real gold?
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He chooses the gold box indeed, and indeed it is real gold.
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The Prince believes that only the most beautiful box can hold a painting of the beautiful Portia.
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But in fact, it holds not a picture, but a scroll with these words:
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All that glisters is not gold...
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All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told:
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Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold:
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He thought that because the box is beautiful on the outside,
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something beautiful must be inside... he was wrong.
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We'll leave them there for now.
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Well that car looks fantastic, but all that glitters is not gold. Check the engine before you buy it.
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Oh father, will you buy me a real gold ring? Pleeeeeaase?
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Hmmm... to buy, or not to buy: that is the question.
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