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Wrapped Around Her Finger

Wrapped Around Her Finger English, baby! Video Lesson

Date: Jun 08 2010

Themes: Romance, Soap Opera

Grammar: Second Conditional

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When you love someone, you will do anything for them. You just want to make the person you love happy!

Unfortunately, those we love do not always love us back. Sometimes they even use our love to their advantage!

If someone is wrapped around your finger, they will do whatever you want. It’s easy to get someone wrapped around your finger when they have a crush on you. Mason likes Ella, but she doesn’t really like him back. Today we see just how wrapped around her finger he is.

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Dialog

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Devan

Devan

Ella

Ella

Mason

Mason

Devan:  Oh, Ella!

Ella:  What?

Devan:  So, I have this thing that I need done, and nobody here is going to want to do it.

Ella:  Mason will do it!

Devan:  Mason will do it?

Ella:  Yeah, of course. He’ll definitely do it.

Devan:  Why do you think he’ll do it?

Ella:  He’ll do anything I tell him to. He’s wrapped around my finger.

Devan:  So, he’ll basically do anything you tell him to do? Like what? Give me some examples.

Ella:  So, I think…I got him to do my laundry. And then…oh yeah, I got him to do my pedicure today. I didn’t have to pay for that. It’s awesome.

Devan:  Interesting. Hey, Mason!

Mason:  Yeah, boss! Hey, Ella!

Ella:  Hi Mason!

Devan:  So, I have something I need you to do for me.

Mason:  Yeah? What is it?

Devan:  I need you to become friends with Jeff the lawyer.

Mason:  No way! I absolutely do not want to do that. I hate that guy.

Devan:  I need someone to talk to him to find out the secrets with what’s going on with this negotiation.

Mason:  I don’t think so, boss.

Ella:  But Mason, no one else can do it! You’re just such a nice person and he would trust you, I mean, I would trust you. I’d want you to befriend me if I was trying to get secrets from a company.

Mason:  Okay, I’ll do it. I’m the man for the job. I am totally going to do this, boss! You don’t even know how good I’m going to do it! I’m going to…Do the…Bye! I’m going to go start now.

 

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Devan needs someone to become friends with Jeff, the lawyer who is trying to buy her company so that she can learn more about him. She asks Ella who might be willing to do it and she says that Mason will. He’ll do anything. He did her laundry and painted her toenails. He’s wrapped around her finger.

Mason is called in and says he doesn’t want to make friends with Jeff. He doesn’t like him. But then Ella asks him to do it and he agrees. After he leaves, Ella pretends to wrap a string around her finger to show just how wrapped around her finger Mason is.

Has anyone ever had you wrapped around their finger? Is there anyone wrapped around your finger?

 

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saeedshin

saeedshin

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

It was kind of cajoleing

01:37 PM Aug 03 2012 |

jaynedayana

Colombia

what ella is doing is leading him on, she only ask him favors and no more and like he is wrap around her fingers he does whatever she wants, but be in love is not let that others walk all over you, so is mason´s fault

03:05 PM Oct 21 2011 |

Bauhin

Bauhin

Peru

Very fun the way they teach lessons, We learn quickly, I mean I do so

12:11 PM Sep 18 2010 |

Marcelolic

Marcelolic

Brazil

Humm I don't like to take advantage of others' feeling! and if it were us? I guess it wouldn't be good! If you don't like someone enough,tell that person so don't enslave their feelings ;)

07:39 PM Jul 13 2010 |

haana

Pakistan

i wish my boyfriend wrapped around my finger…..hahahahaha

10:55 PM Jun 26 2010 |

haana

Pakistan

he is so stupid….....

10:54 PM Jun 26 2010 |

pandaoo88

China

u will wrapped around someone'finger when u love him or her so much ,u will feel stupid when u discoved him or her do not love u ,or just want to play or have funy with u only .that is so sad i think .but u will feel sweet and happy to wrapped around his or her finger when u guys love eachother.we even dont know whose fault in this case.maybe cos love is complicated …......................

06:38 AM Jun 25 2010 |

pandaoo88

China

oh

06:26 AM Jun 25 2010 |

Ryjun

Ryjun

China

I don't like ella,she is not shall her respect to him,she will regretted what she had done,

11:35 AM Jun 15 2010 |

jubileesingers

Taiwan

it's true, as u crazy for someone, u'll do anything for him, but, if one day u don't like him anymore, u'll feel how so stupid u did before Cry

06:37 AM Jun 14 2010 |

alfredo909

Iraq

I like this sentence ..an I didnt know it before( wrapped around my finger)

11:44 PM Jun 13 2010 |

jejo

jejo

United States

THIS IS LOVE WITH FOOLISHNESS.Surprised

 

I LOVE MY WIFE BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN I DO ANYTHING SHE NEEDS.

 

I THINK THIS SITUATION IN MEN MORE THAN WOMEN>>>    RIGHT????Innocent

05:49 PM Jun 13 2010 |

Gaby313

Gaby313

United Kingdom

well I don't blame him, love makes us do stupid things,it makes us blind so it's way too easy to handle someone when he/she is in love.Anyway she's wicked! how can she do that to that poor nice guy u.u

03:13 AM Jun 12 2010 |

rosendo

rosendo

Mexico

keep on working like this mason  !!!!

09:06 PM Jun 11 2010 |

penny810428

Taiwan

hahahahah…poor guy XD

03:00 PM Jun 09 2010 |

Rise

Rise

Germany

riad42

And honestly: I don't think that many girls are into boys behaving like dogs (although it is not the guy's fault).

True, not many girls, but many women!

... not so many …

09:26 AM Jun 09 2010 |

nancyy2y

nancyy2y

Egypt

nonooooooooooooooooooooooLaughing

11:39 PM Jun 08 2010 |

gabriel110859

Argentina

I think all women are too drunk with their power. We can't do nothing about it. It is so sad but there is no exit.

08:24 PM Jun 08 2010 |

dhtt86

dhtt86

United States

i hate it when i am wrapped around somebody's fingures. it indicates that u were born without belonging to urself but for some else. so what the world like that it is not kindness but it is so stupid because u cannot stand for urself.

08:23 PM Jun 08 2010 |

M.NOUR

M.NOUR

Sudan

no no …  I do not  think  that  I can  do  such  thing , like  just  saying  yes  without  thinking   about  it , he is so  silly…............

07:40 PM Jun 08 2010 |

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