Shadowing Practice: I'm NOT Testifying Against My Mentor | Suits - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Tell me about your relationship with Cameron Dennis.
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Vague.
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Did you and District Attorney Cameron Dennis work closely together?
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He was my boss.
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He supervised all my cases.
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And were you personally close?
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Subjective.
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A judge would allow it.
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And yet there's not one here.
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Do you really think by deposing him on the stand, you're going to intimidate him?
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I think deposing him here will let him know what it will be like if this evidence is brought forward at trial.
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You're not getting to trial.
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If your client doesn't perjure himself right now, I won't have to.
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Were you and Cameron Dennis close?
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Personally?
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He was my mentor.
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It's a hard relationship to define.
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Moving on, counselor.
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All right.
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We don't have to talk about Mr. Dennis.
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Let's talk about you, Mr. Spector.
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In two years, you handled 18,362 cases.
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36 cases a day.
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That's beyond impressive.
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Thank you.
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You took 147 to trial, winning them all.
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Don't go to trial if you're not gonna win.
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Why'd you leave?
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An attorney by the name of Jessica Pearson helped me get through law school, and she felt that I could use trial experience.
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But I always planned on ending up at her firm and paying her back by earning that firm outrageous settlements.
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How am I doing?
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Could do better.
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You two think that this is a joke?
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Argumentative.
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You're damn right it's argumentative.
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Because he knows that laws have been broken, and he has an obligation to report it.
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Ms. Leeds...
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But if this is the way you want to play it, the Attorney General has given me a broad mandate to uncover what went on.
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And it need not be limited to Mr. Dennis.
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Were you part of the problem, Mr. Spector?
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Vague.
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I'll rephrase.
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In your capacity as Assistant District Attorney in the county of New York, did you knowingly suppress evidence in violation of the ABA Rules of Conduct,
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the NDAA standards, and the New York State Bar Rule 8.4, Section C?
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My client would like to exercise his Fifth Amendment rights at this time.
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I hear you botched the settlement by negotiating against yourself.
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I didn't...
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You let Lewis know the one thing that was most important to our client.
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Yes, I made a mistake, but Lewis made one too.
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Well, he didn't mention that.
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Yes, he knows what our client wants, but now we know the one thing his client wants.
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She doesn't care about winning, Harvey.
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She just wants our client to lose.
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Okay, well, that's good.
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So what's next?
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We lose.
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We give her the tabloid.
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Well, how does that make our client happy?
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We let Madison have the paper, and then we take everyone who works there and we start a new one.
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They all love Kelsey.
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Nothing but the truth is just a name.
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We let Madison have it.
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I've taught you a thing or two.
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Well, I see that you're up to speed.
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Well, as am I.
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Um, I noticed there were some employee issues at the tabloid.
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You know, contracts about to expire.
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So I just want to let you guys know that I, uh, went ahead and locked up all the key employees.
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Just to protect us.
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Since we're all.. working on this together.
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Right?
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Mm-hmm.
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Good.
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He knows.
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He can't.
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He does.
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I was careful.
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I deleted every file from the server.
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The only time any paper trail left my locked desk is when I faxed it to Kelsey.
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You faxed it from the large machine
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that stores all the information you put in it to be printed back later by anyone who has your code?
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He can't do that.
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We have a Chinese wall thingy.
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Oh, God, he's gonna beat us, isn't he?
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Look, he knows what we're up to, but he couldn't keep his tactics to himself.
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So we can use that against him.
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And that's how we'll crush Lewis.
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Refresher course, Harvey.
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You and Lewis aren't opponents on this one.
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You're working together.
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Like Captain and Tennille?
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If so, he's Tennille. Who?
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You need to come with me.
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What, am I in trouble?
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Yeah, Harvey.
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You are.
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You gonna buy me a drink before you screw me?
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Sit down, Harvey.
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I just know what she has to say.
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You got me trembling in my boots.
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You're a small fish, and you don't even swim in the pond anymore.
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But if I have to eat you alive to get to Cameron Dennis, I will.
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This is my case against him.
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Falsifying DNA tests, coerced confessions, testimony buried.
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You have all this, why do you need me? Because this is circumstantial.
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You have the crimes, but you can't physically tie them to Cameron.
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He's a dirty public servant, and I think it's why you left.
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Your record was too good to just walk away.
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Maybe I got greedy.
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Harvey.
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I'm not testifying.
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You're being stubborn.
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And this isn't one where you get to make the call.
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I'm sorry.
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I've done all I can.
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It wasn't just his cases he cheated on.
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Hector Avila, take a look.
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You think you were really that great?
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You think your great track record was because of your skill? because of your skill.
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I got two theories here, Harvey.
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Either you're wasting your time protecting a man who screwed you from the beginning, or you didn't just know he did this.
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You participated, in which case I'll have you disbarred.
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Thank you.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “I'm NOT Testifying Against My Mentor”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: client, Dennis, Harvey, Cameron, trial. Deze video bevat 123 zinnen en 910 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:40. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 161 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 82% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 22 van de 123 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| argumentative bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌɑɹɡjəˈmɛn(t)ətɪv/ | twistgierig, twistziek |
| depose werkwoord | /diˈpoʊz/ | neerleggen |
| tabloid zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtæbˌlɔɪd/ | tabloid, boulevardblad |
| fax zelfstandig naamwoord | /fæks/ | fax |
| vague bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /veɪɡ/ | vaag |
| coerce werkwoord | /kəʊˈɜːs/ | onderdrukken |
| disbar werkwoord | /dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)/ | de toegang ontzegd tot de balie |
| falsify werkwoord | /ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/ | vervalsen |
| intimidate werkwoord | /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ | intimideren, inschuchteren |
| perjure werkwoord | /ˈpɜːd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ | meineed plegen |
| rephrase werkwoord | herformuleren | |
| supervise werkwoord | /ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/ | toezien, besturen |
| thingy zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈθɪŋi/ | dinges |
| tremble werkwoord | /ˈtɹɛmbl̩/ | beven |
| expire werkwoord | /ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ | aflopen, vervallen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| sit down werkwoord | gaan zitten |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- You're not getting to trial.
- You two think that this is a joke?
- What, am I in trouble?
- You have all this, why do you need me?
- You think you were really that great?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have been broken · has given · I've taught |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is brought · have been broken · be limited |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | everyone who works · anyone who has · man who screwed |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 39 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, can't, didn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: circumstantial /səɹ.kəmˈstænʃəl/, refresher /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃɚ/, confession /kənˈfɛʃən/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, obligation /ˌɑ.blɪˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: argumentative /ˌɑɹɡjəˈmɛn(t)ətɪv/, circumstantial /səɹ.kəmˈstænʃəl/, intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: argumentative /ˌɑɹɡjəˈmɛn(t)ətɪv/, depose /diˈpoʊz/, tabloid /ˈtæbˌlɔɪd/, vague /veɪɡ/, supervise /ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: tabloid /ˈtæbˌlɔɪd/, fax /fæks/, circumstantial /səɹ.kəmˈstænʃəl/, mandate /ˈmændeɪ̯t/, tactics /ˈtæktɪks/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: argumentative /ˌɑɹɡjəˈmɛn(t)ətɪv/, vague /veɪɡ/, greedy /ˈɡɹiːdi/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, obligation /ˌɑ.blɪˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als argumentative, depose, tabloid.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.