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Concerns me deeply.
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Really profoundly important.
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Is it the amendment to the administrative order on stock controlling government establishment?
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No. Or the procedure for the renewal of local authority leaseholds in special development areas?
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No, what concerns me is a great issue, really, of life and death.
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Oh.
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Shouldn't that wait till after work?
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It is work.
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Oh, really?
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Well, please go on.
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How do British Armaments manufacturers sell their arms to foreigners?
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Well, I believe you have to get an export license from the Department of Trade.
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So private firms can sell their arms abroad?
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Private companies and government agencies.
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To whom do they sell?
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Well, foreign governments, usually.
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Is that all?
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Well, sometimes you can sell to an arms dealer, a third party.
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Perhaps a little man in Manchester buys on behalf of a party in the Channan Islands who has a contact in Luxembourg.
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So there's no real control over who the arms go to in the end?
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Oh, indeed there is.
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The dealer has to provide an end-user certificate, which is a signature acceptable to Her Majesty's government that the ultimate customer is, in fact, an approved user.
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Is that a real guarantee?
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Would you be surprised, for instance, if a British aircraft carrier turned up in the Central African Republic?
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Well, I for one, Minister, would be very surprised it's a thousand miles inland.
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Yes, you know what I mean.
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What about smaller weapons?
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Well, it's virtually impossible.
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There's stringent security, rigorous inspection procedures, meticulous scrutiny.
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You mean it's all a facade?
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Ah.
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I think perhaps this conversation should end here, don't you, Minister?
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No. It's as I thought.
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Last night, a confidential source disclosed to me that British arms are being sold to Italian red terrorist groups.
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I see.
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May I ask who this confidential source was?
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I'm afraid I said it was confidential.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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I naturally assumed that meant you were going to tell me.
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You seem to be very worried by this information.
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Well, these things happen all the time.
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It's not our problem.
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So does robbery with violence.
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Doesn't that worry you?
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No, Minister.
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Home Office problem.
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Humphrey, we're letting terrorists get hold of murderous weapons.
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We're not.
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Well, who is? Who knows?
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Department of Trade, Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office.
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We, Humphrey, the British government.
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Innocent lives are being set at risk by British arms in the hands of terrorists.
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Only Italian lives, not British lives.
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British tourists abroad.
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Tourists?
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Foreign office problem.
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Humphrey, we have to do something.
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With respect, Minister, we have to do nothing.
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What do you mean?
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The sale of arms abroad is one of those areas of government that we do not examine too closely.
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Well, I have to, now that I know about.
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You could say you don't know.
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You're suggesting I should lie?
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Oh, not you, Mr. No. Well, who should lie?
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Sleeping dogs, Minister.
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I'm going to raise this up.
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No, Minister, I beg you.
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A basic rule of government is never look into anything you don't have to.
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And never set up an inquiry unless you know in advance what its findings will be.
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I can't believe this.
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We're talking about good and evil.
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Our Church of England problem.
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No, Humphrey.
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Our problem.
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We are discussing right and wrong.
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You may be, Minister, but I'm not.
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It would be a serious misuse of government time.
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Selling arms to terrorists is wrong.
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Can't you see that, Humphrey?
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No, Minister.
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Either you sell arms or you don't.
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If you sell them, they will inevitably end up with people who have the cash to buy them.
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But not terrorists.
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Well, I suppose we could put some sort of government health warning on the rifle, Bux.
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This gun can seriously damage your health.
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It's all very well to take this lightly, Humphrey.
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But we cannot close our eyes to something that is as morally wrong as this.
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Very well, Minister.
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If you insist on making me discuss moral issues, may I point out to you that something is either It's never morally wrong or it isn't.
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It can't be slightly morally wrong.
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Don't quibble, Humphrey.
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Government isn't about morality.
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Really?
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What is it about?
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Stability.
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Keeping things going.
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Preventing anarchy.
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Stopping society.
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Falling to bits.
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Still being here tomorrow.
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What for?
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Pick up, huh?
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What is the ultimate purpose of government, if it isn't for doing good?
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Minister, government isn't about good and evil.
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It's only about order or chaos.
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And it's in order for Italian terrorists to get British bombs.
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And you don't care?
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It's not my job to care.
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That's what politicians are for.
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My job is to carry out government policy.
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Even if you think it's wrong?
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Well, almost all government policy is wrong.
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Frightfully well carried out.

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Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Yes Minister - Selling British Arms to Terrorists”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Minister, arms, British, Humphrey, terrorist. Deze video bevat 113 zinnen en 799 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:46. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 168 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 30 van de 113 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:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
confidential bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˌkɔn.fɪˈdɛn.ʃəl/vertrouwelijk, confidentieel
dealer zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/dealer
facade zelfstandig naamwoord/fəˈsɑ(ː)d/gevel, façade
foreigner zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfɔɹ.ɪ.nɚ/buitenlander, buitenlandse
meticulous bijvoeglijk naamwoord/mɪˈtɪkjɪlɪs/angstvallig, scrupuleus
murderous bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈmɝdəɹəs/moordzuchtig
quibble werkwoord/ˈkwɪbəl/muggenziften, kibbelen
stringent bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/gestreng, stringent
profoundly bijwoord/pɹəˈfaʊndli/grondig
anarchy zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈæn.ɚ.ki/anarchie, regeringsloosheid
rigorous bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈɹɪɡəɹəs/rigoureus
scrutiny zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈskɹuː.tɪ.ni/nauwkeurig onderzoek, kritisch onderzoek
disclose werkwoord/dɪsˈkləʊz/onthullen, ontsluieren
morality zelfstandig naamwoord/məˈɹælɪti/moraal
inevitably bijwoord/ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/onvermijdelijk

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
carry out werkwoord/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/uitvoeren
pick up werkwoordoppakken, optillen
set up werkwoord/ˌsɛt ˈʌp/bereiden, voorbereiden

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • You mean it's all a facade?
  • May I ask who this confidential source was?
  • Doesn't that worry you?
  • You're suggesting I should lie?
  • Even if you think it's wrong?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doetbeing sold · being set
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of dingcertificate, which is · people who have

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 23 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, isn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: confidential /ˌkɔn.fɪˈdɛn.ʃəl/, inspection /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: confidential /ˌkɔn.fɪˈdɛn.ʃəl/, meticulous /mɪˈtɪkjɪlɪs/, morality /məˈɹælɪti/, inevitably /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: facade /fəˈsɑ(ː)d/, misuse /mɪsˈjuːz/, inland /ˈɪnlənd/, disclose /dɪsˈkləʊz/, approve /əˈpɹuːv/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: anarchy /ˈæn.ɚ.ki/, morality /məˈɹælɪti/, examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: rigorous /ˈɹɪɡəɹəs/, examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als confidential, dealer, facade.

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