Pratica di Shadowing: American Psycho - Office Interrogation - 1080 HD - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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Lady in red Is dancing with me Chief to chief
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There's nobody here What is it?
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Patrick.
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Yes, Jean?
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There's a Mr. Donald Kimball here to see you. Who?
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Detective Donald Kimball.
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Tell him I'm at lunch.
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Patrick, it's only 10.30.
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I think he knows you're here.
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Send him in, I guess.
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Now, John, you've got to wear clothes in proportion to your physique.
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There are definite do's and don'ts, good buddy, of wearing a bold striped shirt.
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A bold striped shirt calls for solid, colored, or discreetly patterned suits and ties patterned suits and ties.
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Yes, always tip the stylist 15%.
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Listen, John, I've got to go.
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T. Boone Pickens just walked in.
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Just joking.
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No, don't tip the owner of the salon.
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OK, John, right?
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Got it.
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Sorry about that.
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No, I'm sorry.
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I should have made an appointment.
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Was that anything important?
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All that?
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Just mulling over business problems, examining opportunities, exchanging rumors, spreading gossip.
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Hi.
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I'm Donald Kimball.
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Hi.
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Pat Bateman.
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Nice to meet you.
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Sorry to barge in on you like this.
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I know how busy you guys can get.
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So, what's the, uh, topic of discussion?
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I've been hired by Meredith Powell to investigate the disappearance of Paul Allen.
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I see, yeah.
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Paul's disappearance, yeah.
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Sir, it's nothing that official.
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I just have some basic questions about Paul Allen, about yourself.
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Coffee?
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No, I'm okay.
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Paul and ours?
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No, I'm okay.
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Can you bring Mr. Kimball?
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Mr. Kimball, a bottle of a...
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No, really, I'm okay.
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It's no problem.
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So, what's the topic of discussion?
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The disappearance of Paul Allen.
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Right.
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Well, I, um...
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I haven't heard anything about the disappearance or anything.
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Not on page six, at least.
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I think his family wants to skip quiet.
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Understandable.
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Lime?
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No, not really.
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I'm okay.
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You sure?
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I can always get you a lime.
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Just some preliminary questions that I need for my own files, okay?
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Shoot.
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How old are you?
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Twenty-seven.
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Where did you go to school?
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Harvard, then Harvard Business School.
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Your address?
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American Gardens Building, West 81st Street.
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Hmm, nice.
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Very nice.
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Thanks.
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What can you tell me about Paul Allen?
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I'm at a loss.
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He was part of that whole Yale thing.
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Yale thing?
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Yeah, Yale thing.
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What do you mean, Yale thing?
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Well, I think for one, that he was probably a closet homosexual who did a lot of cocaine at Yale thing.
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What kind of man was he?
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Besides the information you've just given.
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I hope I'm not being cross-examined here.
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You feel like that?
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No, not really.
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Where did Paul hang out?
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Hang out?
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Yeah, you know, hang out.
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Let me think.
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The Newport, Harry's, Flutie's, Indochine, Nell's, the Cornell Club, the New York Yacht Club.
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He had a yacht?
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No, he just hung out there.
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And where did he go to school?
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Don't you know this?
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I just wanted to know if you know.
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Before Yale, if I remember correctly, St. Paul's.
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Listen, I just, I just want to help.
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I understand.
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Do you have any witnesses or fingerprints?
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Well, there's a message on his answering machine that says he went to London.
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Maybe he did, huh?
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His girlfriend doesn't think so.
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But has anyone seen him in London?
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Actually, yes.
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Hmm.
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But I've had a hard time getting actual verification.
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A Stephen Hughes said he saw him at a restaurant there.
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But I checked it out.
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And what happened is he mistook a Herbert Ainsworth for Palso.
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Had his apartment been burglarized?
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No, actually, it hadn't.
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Toiletries were missing.
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A suit was gone.
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So was some luggage.
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That's it.
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I mean, no one's dealing with the homicide squad yet or anything, right?
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No, not yet.
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As I said, we're not sure.
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Basically, no one's seen or heard anything.
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So typical, isn't it?
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It's just strange.
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One day someone's walking around, going to work, alive, and then...
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Nothing.
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People just disappear.
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Earth just opens up and swallows them.
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Eerie.
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Really eerie.
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Listen, you'll have to excuse me.
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I have a lunch meeting with Cliff Huxtable Four Seasons in 20 minutes.
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Uh, the Four Seasons?
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Isn't that a little far uptown?
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I mean, aren't you gonna be late?
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No, there's one down here.
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Oh, really?
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I didn't know that.
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It's very good.
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Listen, if anything else occurs to you, any information...
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Absolutely, I'm 100% with you.
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Great.
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And thanks for your time, Mr. Bateman.
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Bye-bye.
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Goodbye.
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Thank you.

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Contesto & Sfondo

Il video "American Psycho - Office Interrogation" presenta una scena di un'interrogazione in ufficio che coinvolge Patrick Bateman e il detective Donald Kimball. Questo scambio di dialoghi ci permette di esplorare l'inglese parlato in un contesto formale, ma anche ricco di sfumature sociali. In questa scena, si evidenziano temi come la professionalità, l'immagine personale e la comunicazione interpersonale nel mondo degli affari. La conversazione mostra come piccoli dettagli, come l'abbigliamento e la gestione del tempo, possano influenzare le interazioni quotidiane.

Top 5 Frasi per la Comunicazione Quotidiana

  • "Can you bring Mr. Kimball?" - Usato per chiedere a qualcuno di portare una persona specifica.
  • "I think he knows you're here." - Espressione che indica una consapevolezza da parte dell'altra persona.
  • "So, what's the topic of discussion?" - Domanda comune per avviare una conversazione su un argomento specifico.
  • "I just have some basic questions." - Frase utile quando si desidera chiarire che le domande sono semplici e non intimidatorie.
  • "Sorry to barge in on you like this." - Scusa informale per interrompere una conversazione o una situazione privata.

Guida Step-by-step al Shadowing

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  1. Ascolta attentamente: Guarda il video diverse volte, prestando particolare attenzione alla pronuncia e all'intonazione dei personaggi.
  2. Ripeti subito dopo: Utilizza la tecnica del shadowspeak, ripetendo le frasi appena pronunciate. Concentrati su ritmo e intonazione per imitare i parlanti.
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Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.

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