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This is my medical closet.
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Over the years, I've been saving small items from the doctor's office.
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Most people don't know that you can ask for your gowns after a procedure.
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Nine times out of ten, they're willing to give you that.
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The one time out of ten is if they've got bodily fluids on them.
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I think my mother is maybe a bit obsessed with saving money, though.
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When I go to the doctor, I typically ask for some extra freebies.
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Applicators, tongue depressors, sterilized of course, and gloves.
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Gloves are my most favorite thing to get from the doctor's office.
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I sterilize them before I use them a second time.
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Some of the ideas are okay, some of them are just insane.
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How do I save money on syringes is, I have friends that are diabetic and they take insulin.
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I get friends to give them to me after they're finished.
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And then, of course, I sterilize them with rubbing alcohol.
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And you can safely use this up to four times.
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Nothing surprises me anymore.
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I can come home and I can see something here, and I say, well, it's Karen, you know.
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This paper is for when I perform medical procedures on myself.
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I just roll it out.
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It's sterile.
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It's the exact same medical paper you would find at a doctor's office.
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Karen Hearn finds extreme savings on medicine and medical supplies for her family.
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Since a typical doctor's appointment can cost between $150 and $500, she even does her own medical procedures at home.
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But for larger, more serious problems, even Karen will succumb to the occasional visit to the doctor's office.
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I save thousands of dollars on not going to the doctor and the dentist.
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Karen?
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But recently I've encountered a really bad toothache.
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These past two weeks have been horrible.
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I've tried clove oil.
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I've tried ice.
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I've tried everything over the counter, and nothing worked.
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And I finally gave up.
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I just had to go to the dentist.
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Let's take a look and see what's going on, okay?
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All right, Karen.
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Well, you definitely have an abscess on that tooth, okay?
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All right.
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You've got to do something or it's going to keep bothering you.
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What I recommend you do is do a root canal on this tooth and then put a crown on it.
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That way the tooth won't hurt you anymore and you can still keep it and function on it.
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But what's it going to cost?
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Well, you're looking at about $1,800.
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$100.
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When I know I've got to spend money, I cringe.
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Well, a cheaper option is to pull the tooth, but once we pull it, it's gone.
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How much is that going to cost me? About $185.
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Would it be cheaper if I went without any anesthesia?
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That's not a good idea.
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You're not going to be able to stand the pain if you try to pull this tooth without numbing it up.
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I'm knowledgeable.
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I'm college educated.
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So if there's a medical procedure to be done, it is researched to great lengths.
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This is an elevator.
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That's what we put down into the gums
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and twist it against the bone
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and it actually pushes the tooth out of the socket until I can grab it with this forceps
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that actually wiggles the tooth out until it gets loose and then we pull it out.
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Well, that just looks like a pair of pliers.
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Well, I promise you this is a precision extraction instrument.
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If you use a pair of pliers, it's just going to break the tooth off.
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Well, can I take the tools home with me after I'm done?
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No, they're my instruments.
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That's what I use on everybody.
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We have to sterilize them each time.
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Can I think on it?
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I mean, you take your time, but the longer you wait, probably the more it's going to start hurting.
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Grant!
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What you got?
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This is how to take your own tooth out.
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I think I want you to take my tooth out my tooth out.
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Karen Hearn and her husband have performed various medical procedures at their home before,
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but now for the first time they're attempting a tooth extraction with the aid of some online videos.
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I don't like the idea of pulling my wife's teeth out.
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What if I pull the wrong one or something, you know?
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My wife threatened to take her own tooth out, so this needs to be taken care of.
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Benzocaine is a numbing agent.
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I'm going to use benzocaine to numb up my gum so that when my husband pulls my tooth, I won't feel anything.
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The extraction will actually take place using this barber's tool.
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We found it at a yard sale, used back in the early 1920s and 1930s
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for when people used to go to the barber rather than a dentist to have their tooth pulled.
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I'm building a vacuum for her mouth.
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I'm using a regular vacuum cleaner.
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I'm going to stick out and part her mouth, and we can suck out the blood and whatever, and a straw with duct tape, which makes a good seal.
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This regular cola.
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Phosphorus acid in the cola dissolves the rust in the metal.
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Scrape it off with aluminum foil.
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Rubbing alcohol will complete the sterilization of these instruments.
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I'm ready as I will ever be.
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Karen's dentist would have charged $185 for the tooth extraction, But because she already had most of the supplies on hand,
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the procedure will only cost $10.
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Nervous?
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A little.
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But I know I'm in good hands.
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How's that ice pack feel?
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It feels pretty good.
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Comfortable?
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Yes.
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Where's your mom?
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It's now.
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It's okay.
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Mmm.
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Ah.
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Ah.
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Ah.
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Ah.
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Yeah.
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Think I got it.
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Oh.
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Ah.
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Pain only lasts a short time.
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But saving that money lasts so much longer.
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My wife will always be cheap.
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Even if I won the lottery today, I wouldn't change.
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Don't ever ask me to do this again.
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Perché esercitarti a parlare con questo video?
Questo video offre un contesto parlato reale e dinamico, perfetto per esercitarti nella shadowing in inglese. Le conversazioni tra i personaggi includono discussioni pratiche, emozioni e negoziazioni, che riflettono situazioni quotidiane complesse. Attraverso lo shadow speak, puoi imitare l'intonazione, il ritmo e le espressioni colloquiali, migliorando non solo la pronuncia ma anche la fluidità. È un'opportunità unica per esercitarti a capire e riprodurre il linguaggio spontaneo, tipico delle situazioni reali.
Grammatica e espressioni nel contesto
Analizziamo alcune strutture chiave presenti nel video, utili per migliorare la tua competenza linguistica:
- "When I know I've got to spend money, I cringe": L'uso di when per introdurre una situazione e cringe (contorcere il volto per disagio) è un'espressione vividissima per descrivere un'emozione. Utile per parlare di reazioni a situazioni spiacevoli.
- "Would it be cheaper if I went without any anesthesia?": La struttura would it be... if I... è tipica per fare domande sugli scenari ipotetici. Perfetta per negoziare o chiedere alternative in contesti pratici, come in questo caso il costo di un intervento medico.
- "You're not going to be able to stand the pain": Be able to stand (soffrire, tollerare) è un phrasal verb essenziale per esprimere la capacità di sopportare qualcosa. Molto usato nella lingua colloquiale.
Trappole di pronuncia comuni
Alcune parole e accenti nel video possono creare difficoltà; ecco come affrontarle per migliorare la pronuncia inglese:
- "Abscess" (ascesso): La pronuncia corretta è /ˈæbses/, ma spesso si sente confusa con "abscess" (sbaglio di pronuncia). Attenzione alla sillaba accentata sulla prima parte.
- "Anesthesia" (anestesia): La parola ha tre sillabe: /ˌæn.əsˈθiː.zi.ə/. Evita di saltare la "s" o accentare la seconda sillaba, che è un errore comune.
- "Cringe" (contorcere): La pronuncia è /krɪndʒ/, con il "g" finale pronunciato come in "judge". Non confondere con "cringe" (sbaglio di pronuncia con "kringe").
Usando la tecnica del shadowing in inglese (shadowspeak), ripeti le frasi subito dopo il parlante, cercando di imitare il tono e la pronuncia. Questo metodo aiuta a rafforzare l'orecchio e la capacità di riprodurre i suoni corretti, rendendo la tua pronuncia più naturale e fluida.
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 | I've encountered · have been · I've tried |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | be done · be taken |
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.