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Remind me when it's 2 o 'clock, will you?
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2 o 'clock?
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Yeah.
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I got it.
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Hello, gentlemen.
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How we doing?
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Hello.
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Hi.
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I'm gonna get the steak frites.
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Medium rare okay?
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Medium rare is great.
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Spinach salad for me, please.
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I'll get the Caesar.
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And anchovies gonna be okay on that?
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Please.
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With the anchovies?
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Yeah, I like anchovies. So what?
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It's just a strong choice.
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Who does that?
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You know, it's unbelievable the contempt that people have for you when you order anchovies.
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It's like I'm a pornographer or something.
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I can honestly say I've never seen someone say yes to anchovies on the Caesar, have you?
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You know what it's like? it's like going to church on thursday right
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it's an odd choice you know what forget the anchovies okay why would you do
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that i don't want them anymore you ruin my lunch ruin
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it you ruin my lunch i just thought it was strange by the way there are many things
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that you guys eat okay a lot of things you eat in particular
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that i don't comment on that i find offensive ice cream
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i like ice cream okay an omelet i like an omelet french toast love french toast
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so what the are you talking about okay you know what no anchovies we're good okay okay thank you you're
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You're a little defensive in the world of anchovies.
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I wish you would have gotten the anchovies.
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Yeah.
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Oh, jeez.
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I need a charge.
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Don't you think someone should be able to comment on food?
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Always be able to comment.
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Hi, you have a charger?
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Oh, it's being used.
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Is that the only one?
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Yeah, unfortunately.
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Who's using it?
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Um, that gentleman is.
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The guy in the tie?
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Yeah, at your table.
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What's he at?
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He's at 23%.
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Oh.
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Hey, you're at 23%, I'm at two.
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Can I take over the charger?
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No. Why?
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Hey, I was there first. So what?
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You know, if we were in a gym, you're on a treadmill.
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You can't go more than half an hour.
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You got people waiting.
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Well, the beauty of that is I never go on a treadmill.
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Uh, would you mind unplugging his phone and plugging mine in?
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You want me to unplug your friend's phone?
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Even though he just told you no. Yeah.
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But he'll know.
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He'll be able to see. So what?
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I don't care.
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I kind of feel like you and your friend have a strange dynamic that I'd rather not get involved with.
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So you're not gonna do it?
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No. This stinks.
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Your own fault.
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No, it's your fault.
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It's your fault.
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You did it to yourself.
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No, I didn't do it to myself.
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Yeah, you did.
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You did it to yourself.
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You did it to me.
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No. You stopped me from enjoying it.
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You ruined my lunch.
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Hey, what time is it?
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2 .10.
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2 .10?
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You're supposed to remind me it was 2 o 'clock.
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You're right.
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I forgot.
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Oh, my God.
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My car!
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I was in the middle of eating.
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I'm sorry.
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My car!
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I'm sorry.
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My fault, Larry.
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What's his charge now?
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28%.
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He's not having a good day.
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He says something to me. Are you kidding me?
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Shit.
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Toad.
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Toad.
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I'm sorry. That sucks.
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You could have reminded me.
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You said you would remind me.
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I'm just saying.
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So it's my fault?
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Yeah, you didn't remind me.
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You could have said my car's going to get told at 2 o 'clock, I would have remembered.
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But when you said remind me of something at 2, it feels so light.
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It's so toothless.
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Look, you're the reminder.
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I'm the remindee.
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Once the reminder takes on remindership, you own it.
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So let me get this clear.
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Anyone who has to be reminded of something has to assume the person will die if they're not reminded.
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Is that right?
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Death is the...
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Death is the consequence.
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That's a very different idea of remindership.
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The remindee has to place his trust in the reminder.
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It's the sacred pact.
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If you can't handle it, then don't take it on.
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By the way, if it's so important, why don't you set your alarm or something?
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I did set the alarm, but my battery died because Jeff wouldn't let me charge.
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But the truth is, if you had your phone, we're not in this.
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Absolutely.
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It's all his fault.
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Let's go enjoy the rest of the lunch.
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I can't stand this lunch.
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I gotta get something else.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Curb Your Enthusiasm: Bad Lunch”. Las palabras que más se repiten: anchovies, fault, remind, lunch, clock. Este vídeo tiene 121 frases y 743 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:29. El hablante habla rápido, unas 213 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 29 de sus 121 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
remind verbo/ɹəˈmaɪnd/(hacer) recordar/arrecordar, hacer acordar/arrecordar (se de)
clock sustantivo/klɑk/cuentakilómetros
ruin sustantivo/ˈɹuː.ɪn/ruina
reminder sustantivo/ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/aviso, recordatorio
alarm sustantivo/əˈlɑɹm/alarma, rebato
gentleman sustantivo/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/caballero, gentilhombre
toast sustantivo/toʊst/pan tostado, tostada
charger sustantivo/ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɚ/cargador, recargardor
offensive adjetivo/ˈɔˌfɛnsɪv/ofensivo, ofensiva
suck verbo/sʌk/chupar, sorber
defensive adjetivo/dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/defensivo, que defensa
dynamic adjetivo/daɪˈnæm.ɪk/dinámico
sacred adjetivo/ˈseɪkɹɪd/sagrado, sacro
salad sustantivo/ˈsæl.əd/ensalada
plug sustantivo/plʌɡ/enchufe, clavija

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
take over verboapoderarse, enseñorearse

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • You know what it's like?
  • Don't you think someone should be able to comment on food?
  • Hi, you have a charger?
  • Can I take over the charger?
  • You want me to unplug your friend's phone?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 40 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, you're, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, pornographer /pɔː(ɹ)ˈnɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: steak /steɪk/, spinach /ˈspɪnɪt͡ʃ/, stink /stɪŋk/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: offensive /ˈɔˌfɛnsɪv/, defensive /dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, anchovy /ˈænˌt͡ʃoʊ.vi/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: gentleman /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/, charger /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɚ/, geez /d͡ʒiːz/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como remind, clock, ruin.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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