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Gerald Tate fired the firm.
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So you're taking my promotion away?
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You know, most firms would put you in front of the bar and have your license stripped.
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You lied to a client and he figured it out.
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I lied to him to get him to do the right thing and honor his goddamn contract.
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And you didn't seem to mind so much when you thought I got away with it.
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But you didn't get away with it.
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And I can't justify handing you a promotion on the same day that you lose a huge client.
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One client doesn't make a firm.
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I don't know if you've noticed, but we're in the middle of an economic meltdown.
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Companies aren't exactly lining up to spend money on attorneys right now.
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And you know, Gerald might have forgiven the lying, had you not humiliated him.
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But you did, and you need to accept that.
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Jessica, if you hadn't done as much for me as you have, I'll be heading for the door.
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If I hadn't done as much for you as I have, I'd be throwing you out the window.
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But Harvey, no more shenanigans.
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You do one more thing that isn't straight as an arrow and instead of covering your ass, I will put you in front of the bar myself.
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Okay.
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Mike.
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Hey!
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Who's ready for a great first day?
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I'm gonna have to let you go.
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What?
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I just got reamed for lying to a client, and if they find out that I lied about you going to Harvard, they'll take away my license.
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You what?
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Not now, Donna.
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I have to put my own interests above yours.
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It's nothing personal.
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You're fired.
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Wait, so you're...
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worried that if I stay, then they might find out that you lied about me and you'll lose your license.
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But if you fire me, then I could Tell them that you lied about me, and you definitely lose your license.
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Are you telling me that if I throw you under the bus, you're going to drag me with you?
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You put your interests above mine, and I'm just putting mine back up.
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Next to yours.
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You rehired.
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Thank you.
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So should I...
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All right.
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Here's what's gonna happen.
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You're gonna give me back my promotion, and that's the last we're gonna talk about this.
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And why is that?
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Because if you don't, I'm gonna go across town and join Rick Peterson.
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I'm gonna approach every client I've ever closed, and I'm gonna take them with me.
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You do that, and you'll force me to put you in front of the ethics board.
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I don't think you will.
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And why not?
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Because you are obligated to notify them the second I lied to Gerald, but she didn't.
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You put me in front of the board right now, I'll put you right up there with me.
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Hmm.
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- I'll...
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I'll give you your promotion.
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But you have to do something for me.
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Anything.
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Ah.
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-Pro bono.
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-Anything but that.
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Harvey, pro bono cases are how we as a firm show that we care about more than just ourselves.
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I'm not saying we shouldn't do them.
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I'm saying I shouldn't do that.
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And it's how you can show me that you care about more than justice.
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Yourself.
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You'll handle this yourself.
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You will not pass it off.
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Absolutely.
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- - Your first case.
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Awesome.
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What is it?
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Pro bono.
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Sexual harassment.
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Don't tell anyone I laid it off on you and don't screw it up.
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Got it.
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You can't handle it?
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I'll knock it out of the park.
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Easy, Clarence Thomas.
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Just go meet the client.
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Hey.
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Didn't I tell you to get some better suits?
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I spent $500. For how many suits?
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Five.
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What?
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you Bye.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Jessica Discovers Harvey's Lie”. Las palabras que más se repiten: lied, client, promotion, license, firm. Este vídeo tiene 82 frases y 628 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:56. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 160 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
promotion sustantivo/pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/ascenso, promoción
dragon sustantivo/ˈdɹæɡən/dragón, guiverno
strip verbo/ˈstɹɪp/remover
knock verbo/nɑk/llamar a, golpear
forgive verbo/fɚˈɡɪv/disculpar
justify verbo/ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ/legitimar, justificar
arrow sustantivo/ˈæɹəʊ/flecha, saeta
harassment sustantivo/həˈɹæsmənt/acoso, hostigamiento
notify verbo/ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/notificar
meltdown sustantivo/ˈmɛltˌdaʊn/copelación/fundición nuclear, derretimiento nuclear
humiliate verbo/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/humillar, papear
microgram sustantivo/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌɡɹæm/microgramo
obligate verbo/ˈɒb.lɪˌɡeɪt/obligar
ream sustantivo/ɹiːm/resma
shenanigans sustantivo/ʃɪˈnæn.ɪ.ɡənz/ocurrencias, travesuras

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
find out verboaveriguar, anoticiarse
get away with verboirse de rositas, salir impune / inulto (de)
back up verboretroceder, ciar
take away verbo/ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/quitar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • So you're taking my promotion away?
  • Who's ready for a great first day?
  • I'm gonna have to let you go.
  • You can't handle it?
  • Didn't I tell you to get some better suits?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 51 contracciones y formas reducidas, como gonna, I'm, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, shenanigans /ʃɪˈnæn.ɪ.ɡənz/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: humiliate /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/, shenanigans /ʃɪˈnæn.ɪ.ɡənz/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: harassment /həˈɹæsmənt/, humiliate /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

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 promotion, dragon, strip.

¿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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