Shadowing-Übung: Yes, Prime Minister - The need to know - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Hello.
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So, I gather you denied that Mr. Halifax's phone had been bugged.
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Well, obviously.
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It was the one question today to which I could give a clear, simple, straightforward, honest answer.
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Yes.
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Unfortunately, although the answer was indeed clear, simple and straightforward, there is some difficulty in justifiably assigning to it the fourth of the epithets you applied to the statement,
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inasmuch as the precise correlation between the information you communicated And the facts, insofar as they can be determined and demonstrated,
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is such as to cause epistemological problems
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of sufficient magnitude as to lay upon the logical and semantic resources of the English language
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a heavier burden than they can reasonably be expected to bear.
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Epistemological?
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What are you talking about?
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You told a lie.
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A lie?
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A lie.
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What do you mean, a lie?
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I mean you.. lied.
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Yes, I know this is a difficult concept to get across to a politician.
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You were...
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I'm sorry.
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Ah, yes, you did love to tell the truth.
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You mean, we are bugging you Halifax's telephone?
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We were.
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We were?
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When did we stop?
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Um, 17 minutes ago.
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Well, you can't call that lying.
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What would you call the opposite of telling the truth?
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Well, I mean, there was no intent.
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I didn't mean to deceive them.
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I'd never knowingly mislead the house.
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Nonetheless, you have done so.
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Well, it wasn't my fault.
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I didn't know he was being bugged.
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Mr. You are deemed to have known you are ultimately responsible.
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Why wasn't I told?
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The Home Secretary might not have felt the need to inform you.
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Why?
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Perhaps he didn't know either.
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Or perhaps he'd been advised that you did not need to know.
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Well, I did need to know.
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Apparently the fact that you needed to know was not known at the time
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that the now known need to know was known.
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And therefore those that needed to advise and inform the Home Secretary perhaps felt
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that the information
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that he needed as to whether to inform the highest authority the highest authority of the known information was not yet known.
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And therefore there was no authority for the authority to be informed
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because the need to know was not at that time known or needed.
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What?
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We did not know that you would deny it in the House.
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Well, obviously I would if I didn't know and I were asked.
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We did not know that you would be asked when you didn't know.
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There's bound to be asked when I didn't know if I didn't know.
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What?
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It was thought that it was better not to inform you.
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You see, Hugh Halifax is one of your government team and as such, it was thought that it was better not to create distrust.
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We only tell you when you should be aware.
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When's that?
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You should now be aware because you've just denied it.
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Well, it would be rather more helpful if I'd been aware before I denied it.
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On the contrary, Prime Minister, if you had been aware before you denied it, you wouldn't have denied it.
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But I needed to know.
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We do not always tell you about bugging when you need to know.
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You see, at times, Prime Minister, we need you not to know.
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Why did you decide that I didn't need to know?
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I didn't.
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Well, who did?
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Nobody.
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It was just that nobody decided to tell you.
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Well, it's the same thing.
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On the contrary, Prime Minister, to decide to conceal information from you is a heavy burden for any official to shoulder,
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but to decide not to reveal information to you is routine procedure.
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Humphrey, I need to know everything.
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Everything?
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Everything.
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Very well.
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Stationary deliveries this week to the Commonwealth system.
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Four dozen brackets of size two-paces.
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Humphrey, don't be silly.
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I mean important things.
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Who should decide what is important?
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Humphrey, how can you possibly defend this cock-up?
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Well, as you said in the House, we got it wrong.
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You got it wrong?
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I, Prime Minister, I am merely a humble servant, a lowly official.
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The Home Secretary made the decision.
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Can you think of any reason why I shouldn't ask him to resign?
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With respect, Prime Minister, you should only ask him to resign
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when he has made a mistake which could have been seen at the time and not with the benefit of hindsight.
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But you see, the trouble today has arisen because of your own error of judgment in making this denial.
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What?
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You should not have denied something about which you did not know.
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That was your fault.
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You've just admitted keeping secrets from the Prime Minister.
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Not at all, Prime Minister.
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The system works perfectly well as long as the Prime Minister tells the civil service everything
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that he's going to say before he says it.
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But if precipitately he says something without first clearing it with his officials, he has only himself to blame, you must not say anything in public without first clearing it.
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With respect, Prime Minister, you must learn discretion.
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I didn't know there was anything to be discreet about.
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In government, there's always something to be discreet about.
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Das Szenario: Politik, Sprache und feinheiten des Kommunizierens

In dem Video sehen wir einen spannenden Dialog zwischen einem Politiker und einem Berater – eine Situation, die Perfekt ist, um Englisch lernen mit Videos zu üben! Der Politiker verteidigt sich gegen den Vorwurf, eine Lüge erzählt zu haben, und der Berater verwendet komplexe Sprache, um die Situation zu klären. Diese Art von realen, lebendigen Gesprächen hilft dir, nicht nur Vokabeln, sondern auch die Feinheiten von Englisch zu verstehen – ideal fürs Englisch sprechen üben!

Nützliche Chunks & Collocations: Lerne, wie Profis sprechen

  • "there is some difficulty in justifiably assigning to it" – Ein komplexer Ausdruck, um zu sagen, dass etwas schwer zu kategorisieren ist. Perfekt für formelle Gespräche!
  • "the precise correlation between... and..." – Wird verwendet, um die Beziehung zwischen zwei Dingen zu beschreiben. Nutze es, um Zusammenhänge zu erklären.
  • "lay upon... a heavier burden than they can reasonably be expected to bear" – Ein bildhafter Satz, um zu sagen, dass etwas zu viel verlangt. Toll für Debatten!
  • "I'd never knowingly mislead" – Ein nützliches Chunk, um zu betonen, dass man unabsichtlich etwas Falsches sagte. Sehr praktisch im Alltag!

Deine Shadowing-Challenge: Sprich wie ein Profi – jetzt!

Shadowing ist eine der besten Methoden, um Englisch zu verbessern – und mit diesem Video kannst du es sofort üben! Nimm dir 5 Minuten Zeit und mache folgendes: Wähle einen kurzen Abschnitt des Dialogs (z. B. den Teil mit "the need to know") und sprich ihn direkt nach, so genau wie möglich. Achte auf Intonation, Tempo und Betonung. Wiederhole es 3–5 Mal, bis du es flüssig sagst. Mit shadow speech trainierst du nicht nur deinen Mund, sondern auch dein Gehirn, um Englisch natürlicher zu verstehen und zu sprechen. Probier's aus – du wirst staunen, wie schnell du Fortschritte machst! Englisch Shadowing hat nie so viel Spaß gemacht!

Mit solchen echten Szenarios und praktischen Übungen wird Englisch lernen zu einem Abenteuer. Also zücke dein Handy, starte das Video und beginne jetzt – dein perfektes Englisch wartet auf dich!

Grammatik in diesem Video

Die Strukturen, die der Sprecher am häufigsten verwendet, mit den genauen Worten aus dem Video:

StrukturIm Video
Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tuthad been bugged · be expected · being bugged
Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig isthave done · you've just denied · has made

Was ist die Shadowing-Technik?

Shadowing ist eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Sprachlerntechnik, die ursprünglich für die professionelle Dolmetscherausbildung entwickelt und durch den Polyglotten Dr. Alexander Arguelles populär gemacht wurde. Die Methode ist einfach aber wirkungsvoll: Du hörst englisches Audio von Muttersprachlern und wiederholst es sofort laut — wie ein Schatten, der dem Sprecher mit nur 1–2 Sekunden Verzögerung folgt. Anders als passives Hören oder Grammatikübungen zwingt Shadowing dein Gehirn und deine Mundmuskulatur, gleichzeitig echte Sprachmuster zu verarbeiten und zu reproduzieren. Studien zeigen, dass es Aussprachegenauigkeit, Intonation, Rhythmus, verbundene Sprache, Hörverständnis und Sprechflüssigkeit signifikant verbessert — was es zu einer der effektivsten Methoden für die IELTS Speaking-Vorbereitung und reale englische Kommunikation macht.

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