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Patrick, thanks so much for looking after Courtney.
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Dorcia.
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How impressive.
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How on earth did you get a reservation there?
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Lucky, I guess.
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That's a wonderful suit.
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Don't tell me, don't tell me.
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Let me guess.
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Mmm...
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Valentino Couture.
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Uh-huh.
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You look so soft.
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Your compliment was sufficient, Louis.
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Hello, Halberstram.
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Nice tie.
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How the hell are ya?
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Alan has mistaken me for this dickhead, Marcus Halberstram.
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It seems logical because Marcus also works at PNP and in fact does the same exact thing I do.
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He also has a pension for Valentino's suits and Oliver Peoples' glasses.
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Marcus and I even go to the same barber.
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Although I have a slightly better haircut.
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So how's the ransom account going, Marcus?
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It's, uh, it's alright.
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Really?
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That's interesting.
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It's not, uh, it's not great.
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Oh, well, you know.
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So how's Cecilia?
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She's a great girl.
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Oh, yeah.
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I'm very lucky.
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Mm-hmm.
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Hey, Alan.
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Congratulations on the Fisher account.
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Thank you, Baxter.
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Listen.
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Paul.
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Squash.
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Call me.
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What Friday?
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No can do.
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I got an 8.30 res at Dorcia.
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Great.
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Sea urchin ceviche.
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Dorcia on Friday night.
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How'd he swing that?
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I think he's lying. Is that a gram?
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New card.
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What do you think?
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Whoa-ho.
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Very nice.
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Look at that.
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Picked them up from the printers yesterday.
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Good coloring.
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That's bone.
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And the lettering is something called Cillian Braille.
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It's very cool, Bateman, but that's nothing.
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Look at this.
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That is really nice.
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Eggshell with remallion type.
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What do you think?
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Nice.
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Jesus.
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That is really super.
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How did a nitwit like you get so tasteful?
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I can't believe that Bryce prefers Van Patten's card to mine. But wait.
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You ain't seen nothing yet.
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raised lettering pale nimbus white impressive very nice hmm let's see Paul Allen's card
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Look at that subtle off-white coloring.
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The tasteful thickness of it.
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Oh my God.
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It even has a watermark.
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Look at that subtle off-white coloring.
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The tasteful thickness of it.
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Oh my god.
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It even has a watermark.
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Something wrong?
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Patrick?
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You're sweating.
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Hello.
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Pat Bateman.
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You want some, uh, money?
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Some food?
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This what you need?
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I'm hungry.
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Yeah.
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Cold out too, isn't it?
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Why don't you get a job?
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If you're so hungry, why don't you get a job?
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I lost my job.
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Why?
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You're drinking.
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Is that why you lost it?
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Insider trading?
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Just joking.
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Listen, what's your name?
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Al.
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Speak up, come on.
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Al.
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Get a goddamn job, Al.
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You got a negative attitude.
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That's what's stopping you.
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You got to get your act together.
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I'll help you.
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You are so kind, mister.
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You're kind.
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You're a kind man.
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It's okay.
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Please, you gotta tell me what to do.
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You gotta help me.
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I'm so cold.
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I'm hungry.
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You know how bad you smell.
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You reek of shit.
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Do you know that?
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Al.
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I'm sorry.
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Just that...
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I don't know.
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I don't have anything in common with you.
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Oh, thank you, mister, thank you.
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You're welcome.
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I'm cold out here.
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It's...
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You know what a fucking loser you are?
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What?
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Oh, oh, oh!

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Questo video contiene 127 frasi e 519 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:02. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 103 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Solo il 75% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:

  • hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ (aggettivo) — affamato, avere fame. Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
  • impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ (aggettivo) — impressionante, spettacolare. Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
  • thickness /ˈθɪknəs/ (sostantivo) — spessore, grossezza. The property of being thick (in dimension).
  • mister /ˈmɪstəɹ/ (sostantivo) — signore. Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
  • bone /boʊn/ (sostantivo) — osso. A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
  • congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ — congratulazioni, complimenti. Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
  • swing /ˈswɪŋ/ (verbo) — oscillare, ondeggiare. To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
  • pension /ˈpɛnʃən/ (sostantivo) — pensione, assegno. An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but…
  • logical /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ (aggettivo) — logico. In agreement with the principles of logic.
  • sweat /swɛt/ (verbo) — sudare. To emit sweat.
  • pale /peɪl/ (aggettivo) — pallido, smorto. Light in color.
  • loser /luzɚ/ (sostantivo) — perdente. A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
  • printer /ˈpɹɪntɚ/ (sostantivo) — stampante. One who makes prints.
  • compliment /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ (sostantivo) — complimento. An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
  • barber /ˈbɑɹ.bɚ/ (sostantivo) — barbiere, parrucchiere. A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.

I phrasal verb che sentirai

  • look at (verbo) — guardare. To observe or watch.
  • come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — dai dai!. Come along with me; join me in going.
  • look after (verbo) — prendersi cura, stare dietro. To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 25 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, I'm, you're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, sufficient /səˈfɪʃənt/, pension /ˈpɛnʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, squash /skwɔʃ/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come hungry, impressive, thickness.

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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