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The machine gun rattles in your hands.
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Somewhere in the sunburned fields ahead, the enemy.
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A head rises above the crops, then another.
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You're an Australian soldier facing emus.
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Everything's falling apart.
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It's 1932 and Australia is deep in the Great Depression.
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In the West, farmers struggle to grow wheat on dry, unforgiving land.
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The government has promised help but delivered nothing.
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Wheat prices are collapsing.
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Many farmers have already left.
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Then it gets worse.
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20 ,000 emus sweep through the region for water and grain.
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It's paradise for the emus, but hell for the farmers.
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The emus eat the crops, flatten the fields, tear down fences.
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The farmers turn to the government.
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They want machine guns loaded.
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Solving problems with guns.
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Under pressure, the Minister of Defence agrees to step in, deploying three soldiers.
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But that's it.
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The farmers even have to pay for the bullets.
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And if the whole thing backfires, it's not his problem.
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Reporters and cameras show up.
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If the army's going to fight Australia's own national symbol, they might as well film it.
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The soldiers are sent to Campion, a remote settlement where large flocks of emus have gathered.
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With them, two machine guns and 10 ,000 rounds of ammunition funded by the local agricultural bank.
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The operation is led by Major Gwynedd Perv's Wynne -Aubrey Meredith.
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Meredith is a World War One veteran.
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On paper, he spent years in a garrison on a remote island defending no one against nothing.
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When he was sent to Europe in 1918 he caught mumps and by the time he left hospital the war was over.
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But now he gets his chance to fight.
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And now, back to our front line.
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Nothing goes to plan
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Meredith wants the farmers to drive the emus together so
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that his men can gun them down
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But the emus have scattered He decides to ambush them at
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a nearby waterhole at sundown It seems like the perfect setup But Feathers fly, some emus fall But most are running away even
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when hit They can face machine guns with the invulnerability of tanks Meredith reports In fact, the emu's thick feathers hide their true shape,
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so bullets often just tear through plumage.
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And much of an emu's body is gut, so hits rarely damage anything vital.
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Meredith gets another chance the next day.
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A thousand emus approach and stop in a long line.
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Perfect targets.
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The gun opens fire, but after a few seconds, it jams.
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The emus are safe again.
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But it seems as if they're planning something.
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EMU RESISTANCE They're now forming small groups, moving quietly through fields and scrub like trained soldiers.
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To the reporters, it looks like organized guerrilla warfare.
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Meredith agrees.
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There even seem to be leaders.
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Tall emus stand in guard while the others feed.
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But that's just normal emu behavior.
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And the leaders aren't towering soldiers, but just larger females.
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As the ridicule grows even in Parliament, the government withdraws the soldiers.
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When they depart, the emus reappear in huge flocks as if to bid them farewell.
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Then they continue destroying the crops.
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The farmers direct their fury at the politicians, and a few days later, the soldiers return, mocked by the public.
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But the more people laugh, the more seriously Meredith seems to take it.
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His reports begin to sound like real war reports.
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Encounters become battles.
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A major success.
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More than 3 ,000 emus killed.
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No casualties on his side.
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The kill count is pure guesswork.
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Countless emus remain.
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The soldiers are out of ammunition.
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And the bank won't pay for more.
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And that's it.
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The war is over.
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The emus have won.
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But out in the fields, things look different.
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The farmers take matters into their own hands, with their old rifles, new fences, and a bounty for every dead emu paid by the government.
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They succeed.
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Meredith doesn't.
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Far away from the fields, he signs up for the Second World War, but waits for his mission again.
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In 1945, he's sent to New Guinea to fight the Japanese, but by the time he arrives, they've just surrendered.
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He served in two world wars, but only fought once.
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...against team use.
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Oh, shit.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 86 frasi e 802 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 6:07. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 131 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 80% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| farmer sostantivo | /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ | agricoltore, fattore |
| crop sostantivo | /kɹɑp/ | coltura, messe |
| remote aggettivo | /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ | remoto |
| reporter sostantivo | /ɹɪˈpoɹ.tɚ/ | giornalista, inviato |
| tear verbo | /tɛɹ/ | strappare, dilaniare |
| bullet sostantivo | /ˈbʊlɪt/ | proiettile |
| fence sostantivo | /fɛns/ | recinto, steccato |
| wheat sostantivo | /ˈwiːt/ | frumento, grano |
| ammunition sostantivo | /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/ | munizioni, arsenale |
| feather sostantivo | /ˈfɛðə/ | piuma, penna |
| flock sostantivo | /flɑk/ | branco, gregge |
| defend verbo | /dɪˈfɪnd/ | difendere, proteggere |
| thick aggettivo | /θɪk/ | spesso |
| compare verbo | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | paragonare |
| rarely avverbio | /ˈɹɛəɹli/ | raramente |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| fall apart verbo | cadere a pezzi |
| run away verbo | scappare, fuggire |
| take over verbo | usurpare |
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | has promised · have already left · have gathered |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | are sent · is led · was sent |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 8 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come they're, aren't, doesn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: feather /ˈfɛðə/, thick /θɪk/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, withdraw /wɪðˈdɹɔ/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: ammunition /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/, subscription /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/, casualty /ˈkæʒu.əlti/, ambush /ˈæm.bʊʃ/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: ammunition /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/, unlimited /ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/, literacy /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/, casualty /ˈkæʒu.əlti/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come farmer, crop, remote.
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.