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English in a Minute: Hollywood Ending

English in a Minute: Hollywood Ending

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Welcome to English in a Minute.

Hollywood is famous for making movies.

But what do people mean when they say Hollywood ending?

Ana, did you watch the basketball game last night?

I mean, yeah, a little.

So Jackson, the best player, hurt his ankle.

Looked like he couldn't play at all.

Dan, you really don't need to tell me the whole story.

So they're down by two, five seconds left.

Jackson comes back in the game and makes the game-winning shot.

It was a Hollywood ending. Yay.

A Hollywood ending describes a perfect, happy end to something.

It may seem so good that it doesn't even feel real,

kind of like the ending of some movies.

And that's English in a Minute.