Pratica di Shadowing: MY COUSIN VINNY | The Defense is WRONG! (1992) Movie CLIP 4K - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

Creazione lezione...
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Uh, Miss Vito, being an expert on general automotive knowledge,
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can you tell me what would the correct ignition timing be
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on a 1955 Bel Air Chevrolet with a 327 cubic inch engine and a four-barrel carburetor?
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It's a bullshit question.
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Does that mean that you can't answer it?
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It's a bullshit question.
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It's impossible to answer.
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Impossible because you don't know the answer.
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Nobody could answer that question.
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Your Honor, I move to disqualify Ms. Vito as an expert witness.
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Can you answer the question?
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No, it is a trick question.
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Why is it a trick question?
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Watch this.
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A Chevy didn't make a 327 in 55.
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The 327 didn't come out till 62.
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And it wasn't offered in the Bel Air with a four-barrel car until 64.
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However, in 1964, the correct ignition timing would be four degrees before top dead center.
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Well...
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Oh...
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She's acceptable, Your Honor.
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Your Honor, this is a picture taken by my fiancée outside the Sack of Suds.
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Can we agree on this?
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Yeah.
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Thank you.
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I'd like to submit this picture of the tire tracks as evidence.
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Mr. Trotter?
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No objection, Your Honor.
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Miss Vito, did you take this picture?
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Yeah, no, I did.
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And what is this picture of?
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You know what it's of.
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Miss Vito, it has been argued by me,
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the defense,
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that two sets of guys met up at the Sack of
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Suds at the same time driving identical metallic mint green 1964 Buick Skylark convertibles.
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Now, can you tell us by what you see in this picture if the defense's case holds water?
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Miss Vito, please answer the question.
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Does the defense's case hold water?
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No. The defense is wrong. Are you sure?
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I'm positive.
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How could you be so sure?
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Because there is no way that these tire marks were made by a 64 Buick Skylock.
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These marks were made by a 1963 Pontiac Tempest.
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Objection, Your Honor.
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Can we clarify to the court whether the witness is stating opinion or fact?
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This is your opinion?
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It's a fact.
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I find it hard to believe that this kind of information could be ascertained simply by looking at a picture.
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Would you like me to explain?
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I would love to hear this.
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So would I.
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The car that made these two equal length tire marks had positraction.
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Can't make those marks without positraction,
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which was not available on the 64 Buick Skylark.
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And why not?
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What is positive traction?
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It's a limited slip differential,
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which distributes power equally to both the right and left tires.
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The 64 Skylock had a regular differential,
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which anyone who's been stuck in the mud in Alabama knows.
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You step on the gas,
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one tire spins, the other tire does nothing.
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That's right. Is that it?
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No, there's more.
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You see, when the left tire mark goes up on the curb and the right tire mark stays flat and even,
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Well, the 64 Skylock had a solid rear axle.
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So when the left tire would go up on the curb the right tire would tilt out
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and ride along its edge but that didn't happen here the tire marks stayed flat
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and even this car had an independent rear suspension now in
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the 60s there were only two other cars made in america
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that had positive traction and independent rear suspension and and enough power to make these marks.
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One was the Corvette, which could never be confused with the Buick Skylark.
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The other had the same body length,
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height, width, weight, wheelbase, and wheel track as the 64 Skylark,
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and that was the 1963 Pontiac Tempest.
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And because both cars were made by GM,
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were both cars available in metallic mint green paint?
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They what?
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Thank you, Ms. Vito.
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No more questions.
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Thank you very, very much.
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You've been a lovely, lovely witness.
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you

Informazioni su questa lezione

In questa lezione, praticherai la tua comprensione dell’inglese attraverso il dialogo di una celebre scena del film "My Cousin Vinny". Ti concentrerai su espressioni chiave e vocaboli utilizzati in un contesto legale e automobilistico, analizzando le tecniche di difesa e testimonianza. Questo esercizio ti aiuterà non solo a riconoscere i termini specifici, ma anche a migliorare la pronuncia inglese e l'abilità di conversazione.

Vocabolario e frasi chiave

  • Ignition timing - momento di accensione
  • Expert witness - testimone esperto
  • Objection - obiezione
  • Evidence - prove
  • Photo evidence - prova fotografica
  • Case holds water - il caso regge
  • Fact vs. Opinion - fatto contro opinione

Consigli per la pratica

Per sfruttare al meglio questo video e migliorare la tua pratica di conversazione in inglese, ti incoraggio a usare la tecnica di shadowspeak. Inizia ascoltando il dialogo a velocità normale, prestando attenzione al tono e all’intonazione degli attori. Successivamente, prova a ripetere le frasi immediatamente dopo averle ascoltate, imitando il ritmo e l’accento. Questo approccio di shadowing in inglese ti aiuterà a integrare la pronuncia corretta nel tuo parlato.

In particolare, nota il modo in cui i personaggi esprimono le loro idee con sicurezza e come differenziano i fatti dalle opinioni. Cerca di ripetere le loro frasi chiave, come "Does the defense's case hold water?" e "It's a fact," in modo da acquisire familiarità con l’uso delle espressioni nelle conversazioni legali. Incrementa progressivamente la difficoltà ascoltando il dialogo senza pause e ripetendo a velocità normale. Questo metodo ti permetterà di migliorare la pronuncia inglese e rafforzare la tua abilità di parlare in modo più fluido e naturale.

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.