शैडोइंग अभ्यास: Learn English with Disney's COCO — Crossing the Flower Bridge - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें

Hey!

Ha-ha!

Ah!

Almost!

Ah!

Just a little further!

Ah!

Obsidacy!

Fine!

Okay!

Fine!

Who cares?

Dumb flower bridge!

Aww!

I don't know what I'd do if no one put up my photo!

Next?

Oh!

What happens if no one in the living world remembers you?

Well, in the movie Coco,

spirits can only cross the bridge to visit their relatives on Dia de los Muertos

if someone has put up their photo on an ofrenda, like this.

But what if they are forgotten,

and their photo isn't on any ofrenda?

In today's lesson, we'll learn a ton of advanced English vocabulary while seeing this guy,

actor, try to sneak past the border checkpoint and cross the bridge.

In these two clips we'll watch today,

there are some great expressions like zip right over and clean up your act.

Every single advanced word explained today is included in the deck

of flashcards we created especially for this lesson with Coco on our own app.

The special link below will get you straight to the lesson over there,

where you can continue watching and practice your vocabulary.

Go check it out!

Alright now let's watch the first scene with actor trying to fool the officer and cross the bridge.

Next!

Yes, it is I, Frida Kahlo.

Shall we skip this canon?

Among so many of your friends it'll just overwhelm your blinky thingy.

Well shoot, looks like no one put up your photo.

Oh, Frida.

Okay, when I said I was Frida,

just now, that was a lie.

And I apologize for doing that.

No photo on an offranda, no crossing the bridge.

You know what?

I'm just gonna zip right over.

You won't even know I'm gone!

Almost!

Just a little further!

Obsidation.

Fine, okay.

Fine, who cares?

Dumb flower bridge!

Serving the peace, fleeing an officer, falsifying a unibrow.

That's illegal?

Very illegal.

You need to clean up your act, amigo.

Amigo?

Oh, that's so nice to hear you say that

because I've just had a really hard beady muertos and I could really use an amigo right now.

And amigos, they help their amigos.

Okay, so just so we can understand the context of the movie,

you should know that in Mexican culture on Dia de los Muertos,

people set up ofrendas or altars in their homes,

decorating them with candles, food,

and most importantly, photos of their ancestors.

The belief is that on this special night,

the spirits of these relatives can return to visit their families.

But there is a rule,

they can only cross the flower bridge between the worlds if their photo is on an ofrenda.

Shall we skip the scanner?

Among so many ofrendas it'll just overwhelm your blinky thingy.

Well shoot, looks like no one put up your photo, Frida.

When Hector tries to trick the scanner by dressing up as this famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo,

He thinks that since she's so famous,

lots of people must have put up or placed her photo on their offenders.

In fact, he jokes that there are so many that the scanner might get confused.

He calls the machine a blinky thingy.

Blinky describes blinking or flashing lights,

and a thingy is just a funny way to say a thing

when you don't know or don't want to say the real name.

Check it out in this example.

Erase him!

Drop the bubble guns, or I will mess with this gravity thingy.

Well, shoot, looks like no one put up your photo.

Frida, no photo on an ofrenda, no crossing the bridge.

Shoot is a soft word for a more vulgar shit.

This scene is both funny and important to the story because it shows how important the ofrenda and family traditions are.

If no one remembers a person,

they can't visit, and eventually their memory fades away completely.

That's one of the big themes of the movie being remembered by your loved ones keeps your life in their hearts.

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You know what?

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I'm just gonna zip right over.

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You won't even know I'm gone!

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If you zip somewhere, it means you move or go there very quickly.

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Just imagine how a zipper moves up and down on a jacket, fast and smooth.

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Probably the head of police cars and ambulances just zipping all over the place.

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Serving the peace, fleeing an officer, falsifying a unibrow.

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That's illegal? very illegal.

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Now we see actor at the police station getting in trouble for breaking the rules.

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When he tried to run to the bridge without permission,

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he was fleeing an officer.

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To flee means to run away from a place,

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usually because of danger, like when people flee their country during a war.

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Sturbing the peace, fleeing an officer, falsifying a unibrow.

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That's illegal?

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Very illegal.

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Remember actor dressed up as Frida?

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Well, Frida was famous for her thick connected diapers,

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which are often called a unibrow when they grow together.

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So when actor was wearing a fake unibrow to disguise himself,

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he was falsifying it.

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To falsify means to fake something.

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Quite funny that the officer is saying it's very illegal to falsify a unibrow.

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This is my case against him.

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Falsifying DNA tests, coerced confessions.

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You need to clean up your act, amigo.

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Amigo?

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Oh, that's so nice to hear you say that because I've just had a really hard via the puertos.

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If you need to clean up your act,

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it means you need to start behaving better or more responsibly.

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It's an informal phrase often used to give advice or warning,

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like in this situation.

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Come on, Dad, we've got a long way to go.

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You can't stay mad at me the whole time.

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Boy, if you were half as smart as you think you are,

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you'd clean up your act.

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Well, maybe pulling pranks is the only thing I'm good at.

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At least you have something you're good at.

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Now let's practice the advanced pronunciation we hear in this phrase.

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You need to clean up your act, amigo.

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Do you notice all the connected speech in it?

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This is how natives cut,

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reduce and link words in fast speech.

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So the D sound from need morphs into the T sound from to,

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making it sound like you need to.

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Clean up also blend together.

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The N sound links to the next vowel,

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so it sounds like clean up.

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And the R sound from your connects to the next vowel sound, your act.

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Now, listen to the stress pattern.

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The words you, clean and act are stressed,

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meaning we pronounce them more clearly and strongly.

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You need to clean up your act.

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This rhythm, the mix of stressed and unstressed syllables,

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is what gives English its natural melody.

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Now listen again and repeat.

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You need to clean up your act, amigo.

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Now, before we move on to watch the second part of their conversation,

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let me ask you.

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Do you ever forget the words you learn right when you need them in a conversation?

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Today, we're seeing several of these expressions,

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so I'm talking about when you try to speak,

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but these new words disappear and the conversation feels awkward.

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Trust me, I know how that feels.

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And that's exactly why we created the RealLife English app,

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to help you remember vocabulary and speak more confidently.

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Every lesson, including this one,

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comes with a full transcript and flashcards powered by Space to Repetition,

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a smart system that helps you review words at the right time so you don't forget them.

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You can unlock this lesson for free by clicking the link below

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or just search for RealLife English in the App Store or Google Play.

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But the link below will get you straight to this lesson

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which is free if it's your first one and I'll see you there!

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Listen, you get me across that bridge tonight and I'll make it worth your while.

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Oh, you like Vela Cruz?

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He and I go way back!

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I can get you front row seats to his Sunrise Spectacular show!

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I'll get you backstage!

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You can meet him!

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You just gotta let me cross that bridge!

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I should lock you up for the rest of the holiday.

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But my shift's almost stopping.

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I want to visit my living family.

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So I'm letting you off with a warning.

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Can I at least get my costume back?

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Uh...

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No. Ah!

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Some amigo.

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Actor desperately tries to bribe,

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dishonestly persuade the officer with something valuable,

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enough of it that makes it worth his while.

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When something is worth your while,

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it means you'll appreciate giving your time and attention to it.

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If you're still willing to drive me to the train station,

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I can make it worth your while.

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Yeah, I'm in.

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And no charge.

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Consider it a freebie.

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Why?

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Because I wish I was going with you.

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Hector sees the poster of Ernesto de la Cruz,

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a famous artist, and promises the officer front row seats to his big show.

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Let's listen to this part again.

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Oh, you like de la Cruz?

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He and I go way back.

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I can get you front row seats to his sunrise spectacle.

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What do you think the phrase,

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he and I go way back, mean?

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It means we have a long history together,

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or in other words, we have known each other for a very long time.

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This phrase is commonly used in English to talk about long-term relationships or friendships.

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For example, Sarah and I go way back.

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We've been friends since kindergarten.

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Guys, this is Frankie from the health department.

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We go way back.

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If you're a fan attending a concert of a favorite artist,

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you would want to have front row seats.

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These are the best seats right in front of the stage.

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And after the concert, you would probably love to go backstage

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or the area behind the stage where the performers and crew are.

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I should lock you up for the rest of the holiday,

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but my shift's almost up and I want to visit my living family,

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so I'm letting you off with a warning.

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A shift is a period of working time.

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When your shift is up,

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it means your working hours are over.

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Another common collocation with the word up in the meaning of being over is time's up,

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meaning that time is over,

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there is no more time.

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Check out these examples.

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Well, my shift is up.

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Have a happy new year, Amy.

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Thank you.

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Okay, and...

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Time's up!

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Trading period is ended.

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I should lock you up for the rest of the holiday,

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but my shift's almost stopping.

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I want to visit my living family,

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so I'm letting you off with a warning.

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The officer could punish Hector and lock him up,

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but instead chooses to let him off with a warning.

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This means not to punish him as severely as expected,

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to let him go and just warn him not to do it again.

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Good job today!

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And now prepare for the test.

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Let's watch the clip one last time,

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this time without subtitles, and you will see just how much easier it is to understand everything they are saying.

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This method works like magic.

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To make it even more fun and engaging,

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I've prepared some vocabulary quiz questions for you.

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Let's go!

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Next!

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Yes, it is I, Frida Kahlo.

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Shall we skip this counter?

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I'm on so many ofrendas,

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it'll just overwhelm your blinky thingy.

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Well, shoot.

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Looks like no one put up your photo, Frida.

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Okay, when I said I was Frida,

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just now, that was a lie.

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And I apologize for doing that.

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No photo on an ofrenda.

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No crossing the bridge.

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You know what?

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I'm just gonna zip right over.

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You won't even know I'm gone.

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Almost there!

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Just a little further!

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Obsidazing!

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Fine, okay.

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Fine, who cares?

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Dumb flower bridge!

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Sturbing the peace, fleeing an officer, falsifying a unibrow...

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That's illegal?

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Very illegal!

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Which of the following is a synonym to falsify?

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Verify, fake, impersonate.

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You need to clean up your act, amigo.

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Amigo?

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Oh, that's so nice to hear you say that

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because I've just had a really hard via de puertos and I could really use an amigo right now.

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And amigos, they help their amigos.

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Listen, you get me across that bridge tonight and I'll make it worth your while.

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If you need to clean up your act,

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you're asked to clean up your face,

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have official documents, or improve your behavior.

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You get me across that bridge tonight and I'll make it worth your while.

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Oh, you like Vela Cruz?

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He and I go way back.

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I can get you front row seats to his Sunrise Spectacular show.

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I'll get you backstage.

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You can meet him.

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You just gotta let me cross that bridge.

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Which phrase means you've known someone for a very long time.

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We go way back.

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We know our way.

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We're back on our way.

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I should lock you up for the rest of the holiday,

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but my shift's almost stopping.

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I want to visit my living family,

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so I'm letting you off with a warning.

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Can I at least get my costume back?

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Uh, no. Some amigo.

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When your shift is over,

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you may say, my shift is stopped, up, down.

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That's it for today.

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Thank you for learning with us.

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Remember to practice new words and expressions with the flashcards on our RealLife English app.

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You'll find a special link right in the description below,

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just use a smartphone to get started.

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It's the easiest way to make these words stick with you forever.

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Oh, ain't I mad a monster and you're talking SRO?

शैडोइंग तकनीक क्या है?

शैडोइंग (Shadowing) एक विज्ञान-समर्थित भाषा सीखने की तकनीक है जो मूल रूप से पेशेवर दुभाषिया प्रशिक्षण के लिए विकसित की गई थी। विधि सरल लेकिन शक्तिशाली है: आप मूल अंग्रेज़ी ऑडियो सुनते हैं और तुरंत इसे ज़ोर से दोहराते हैं — जैसे वक्ता की छाया 1-2 सेकंड की देरी से। शोध से पता चलता है कि यह उच्चारण सटीकता, स्वर, लय, जुड़ी हुई ध्वनियाँ, सुनने की समझ और बोलने की प्रवाहशीलता में काफ़ी सुधार करता है।

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