Shadowing Practice: Assassin's Creed 2 Walkthrough Part 1 [No Commentary] (1080 HD) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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my name is desmond miles i'm a prisoner of war a war
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i never knew existed waged by two groups i never thought were real templars
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and assassins the animus showed me the truth the things
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i've seen the things i've been a thousand years of history flowing through my veins brought to life by this machine.
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They're using it.
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Using me to search for something.
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Call it the Apple.
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It's an artifact.
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One of many so -called pieces of Eden.
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Templars collect.
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It's helping stay in power.
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And if the Templars get their hands on another one, everything will change.
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They want to make us all their slaves.
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When they first brought me here, I was afraid of what would happen
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if I tried to fight back now now I'm afraid of what will happen if I
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don't I can't do it alone
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and maybe I don't have to I met someone her name is Lucy
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I think she's on my side she's gone now it's taken away by that bastard
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Warren Vidic
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and his Templar masters
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I don't know what will happen to her what will happen to me all
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I know is I need to get out of here
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and I need to do it soon my name is Desmond Miles and this is my story
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We have to go.
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Lucy, where have you been?
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No.
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get in what's with the blood are you okay look
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we have maybe 10 minutes maybe before they figure out what i've done
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if we're not out of here
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and on the road before then wait we're leaving desmond i promise i'll answer all of your questions later
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but right now i need you to just shut up and do what I say.
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So please, get in the animus.
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All right.
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Spingi!
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Spingi!
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Di nuovo!
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Sì, sì, brava!
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It is a boy.
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Oh, my love.
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Mi dispiace.
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I was at the bank when they told me.
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Did I miss it?
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Am I too late?
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Give him here.
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Giovanni.
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Shh, my love.
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It will be all right.
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Tu sei un auditore.
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Sei un combattente.
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Perciò.
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Combatti.
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Listen to him.
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A fine set of lungs.
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And what shall we call him, my love?
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Ezio.
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Ezio Auditore da Firenze.
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Thank you.
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Get up.
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Let's go.
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Yeah, well, I'm gonna need a second.
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There isn't time, Desmond.
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We have to leave.
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Really getting out of here, huh?
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Sturgo's got some fucked up interior decorators.
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Stay close.
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Hey, you're not supposed to be up here!
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Open this door!
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I'm calling it in.
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We have a breach in the research wing.
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I repeat, there's been a breach in the research wing.
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Over here, Desmond.
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This one must be backed up from all over the... Is he?
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Boy, these must be a bitch to...
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There they are!
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Don't let them get away!
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Holy shit!
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Look at this place.
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What about the cameras?
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I rigged them to loop old footage.
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How do you think I managed to hide all your nighttime snooping from Abstergo?
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You're good.
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So I've been told.
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But they're on to us now.
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We need to hurry.
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We need to get to that elevator on the other side of the room.
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Follow my lead, but keep an eye out for security.
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I'd rather avoid a fight. Is that an Animus?
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Stay with me.
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What the?
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How many of them are there?
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Wait.
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Is it animuses or animae?
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What do you think, Lucy?
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Lucy, what do they need with all of them?
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Definitely.
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Fuck.
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I thought this card would work.
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It must be on a separate system, and I don't have the code.
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Wait.
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Shit.
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Come on.
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How did you do that?
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I don't know.
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Let's go.
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It's always something.
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What was that in the animals?
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Subject 16?
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Ezio?
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Audi?
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Audi something?
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I think we've been wrong all along.
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That's why we need to get out of here.
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Vidic and the Templars, they're only part of the problem.
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What do you mean?
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I'll explain when we get there.
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Get where?
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No!
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Let's go.
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Get in.
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You're choking.
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It's for your own protection.
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Oh, man.
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We're almost there.
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Thank you.
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Thanks for that.
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It was great.
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You shoved him in the trunk, melting around?
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This way.
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So, gonna tell me what's going on now?
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There was a reason for the escape, Desmond.
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Figures.
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We need your help. For what?
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Another treasure hunt through time?
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Abstergo's gonna replace their Apple of Eden.
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The map your ancestor found guarantees it.
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The other assassins...
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They'll do what they can, where they can, but...
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What?
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What is it?
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We're losing this war, Desmond.
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The Templars are too powerful.
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And every day, more of us die.
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I still don't see how I fit into things.
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We're going to train you.
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Turn you into one of us.
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What?
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No. No, you've seen me in action.
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I'm no good at this, and even if I was, it would take months.
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Years even.
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No. Not with the animus.
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Not with the bleeding effect.
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But I'm just one guy.
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Sometimes, that's all you need.
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So that's why you found him.
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My ancestor.
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What was his name?
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Ezio?
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If you can follow in his footsteps, you'll learn everything he did, just like he did.
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Years of training, absorbed in a matter of days.
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You broke me out of Abstergo and brought me here just to make me an assassin?
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Look, there's more to it than that, but it'll have to wait.
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Trust me, okay?
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All right, I'm in.
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Tell me what you need.
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Really?
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You're sure?
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I thought you'd be happy about this.
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Sorry, I'm just a little surprised.
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I spent the whole ride over here figuring out how I was gonna convince you to do this.
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Save it.
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After what those Templar bastards put me through, I'm ready, willing, and able.
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Thank you.
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Lucy!
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You made it!
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God, it's been so long.
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Seven years.
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Can you believe it?
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Indeed.
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Welcome back.
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Ah, so this must be the infamous Subject 17.
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Desmond Miles, was it?
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Who are you?
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I'm sorry, where are my manners?
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I'm Sean Hastings.
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This is Rebecca Crane.
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Nice to meet you, Desmond.
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Right, well, it's been lovely chatting, but if you don't mind, Desmond, it's best we get straight to work.
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Time is precious.
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Doubly so these days.
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We've got everything set up and ready, Lucy.
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Just say the word and we'll get going.
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Here, I brought you something.
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A parting gift from Abstergo.
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Whoa!
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The Memory Core!
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This is amazing.
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With their data, things are gonna go a lot faster.
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I'll get to work on merging the code.
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Hey, Desmond.
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What's up?
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Just wondering what your role is in all this.
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I take care of Baby.
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It's my job to keep her up and running.
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Baby?
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You mean the Animus?
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Actually, I prefer Animus 2 .0, since Baby's twice as awesome as anything you'll find at Abstergo.
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The Templars might have deeper pockets than us, but they've got no ambition, no passion, no competitive edge.
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That's why, even with all their resources, anything they can do, I can do better.
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Faster, too.
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Anyway, take a seat when you're ready, and we can get started.
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I just need to make a few more adjustments.
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Sorry, can't talk now.
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Hey, listen.
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I just wanted to say thank you.
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And, uh, I'm sorry.
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Sorry?
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Yeah, you know, before.
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Everything at Abstergoon, it was just...
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I wasn't ready.
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It's okay.
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No. Going through all that.
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Knowing that the Templars still exist, what they're planning.
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What's done is done, Desmond.
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You're here now, and that's what matters.
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Lucy, I've been seeing things.
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Symbols in my bedroom.
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The code on the keypad.
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Just like Altair.
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It's from the bleeding effect.
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You're taking on more than your ancestors' memories.
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You're taking on their skills, too.
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In this case, Eagle Vision.
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Skills?
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You're more receptive now.
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So if all goes well, everything Ezio learns in the Animus, you'll learn too.
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You really think this will work?
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That I'll become an assassin?
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You already are an assassin.
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You'll just be better at it.
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Yeah, hopefully much better at it.
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I mean, seriously, I saw the tapes from Abstergo.
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He didn't even try an escape.
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What a dick.
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What's all this stuff for?
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This stuff, Desmond.
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Oh, this stuff is nothing special, really, this stuff.
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It's just the stuff that keeps our entire operation from falling apart, really.
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It requires a great deal of concentration to keep it all moving, so you'll forgive me if I don't have time to play meet and greet.
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Sean's in charge of maintaining our knowledge archives.
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It's like a digital library.
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He'll be riding shotgun with me while you're in the Animus.
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So if you come across anything of note, people, places, events, etc., he'll create database entries you can consult for additional information.
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Yeah, it's not just databases, though.
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I also provide tactical support for the other assassins.
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You know, Desmond.
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The ones who are out there, actually doing stuff.
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Risking their lives, little things like that.
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Hello, Desmond.
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Go away.
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Sorry, Desmond.
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I've got some stuff to take care of.
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We can talk more later.
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so how does this work of course deep breath ah what are you a tiny child sean well
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here we go
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I don't know.
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Oh, my God,
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it's fine.
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Stop it.
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Insieme per la vittoria!
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Insieme!
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Insieme!
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Insieme! my friends.
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Silenzio.
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Grazie.
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Do you know what brings us here tonight?
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Honor.
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Viere de Pazzi slenders my family's name and forces his own miseries upon us. If we...
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Enough of your nonsense, Grullo.
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Buonasera, Viere.
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We were just talking about you.
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I'm surprised to see you here.
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I thought the patsy hired others to do their dirty work.
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It's your family that cries for guards when there's trouble, cotardo.
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Afraid to handle things yourself?
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Your sister seemed quite satisfied with the handling I gave her earlier.
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Hey, let's go.
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They say that you can capture from all of you.
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Hey!
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Behind you!
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Federico!
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What are you doing here?
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I wanted to see if baby brother had finally learned how to fight. And?
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You have style.
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But endurance is what counts.
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Let's see how many of them you can ruin before they get the best of you.
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Don't let them get away!
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Get away from me!
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We can get into the piazza.
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Today's final bonfire is still an hour away.
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Hey, let go of me.
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Let's go.
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Fall back!
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Fall back!
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Hold on.
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What?
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You almost won this.
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Your lip.
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Just a scratch.
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Let the doctor decide.
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It's not necessary.
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Besides, I have no money for this doctor yours.
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Wasted it on women and wine, huh?
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I'd hardly call it wasted.
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Let me some floorings then, or have you done the same?
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Search them.
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There's bound to be something in their pockets.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Assassin's Creed 2 Walkthrough Part 1 [No Commentary]”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: desmond, Templar, animus, Lucy. This video has 316 sentences and 1805 words to shadow. The speech runs for 20:25. The speaker talks slowly, about 88 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 54 of its 316 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| assassin noun | /əˈsæsɪn/ | Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure. |
| pocket noun | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| database noun | /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ | A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer. |
| breach noun | /ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/ | A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence. |
| bleed verb | /ˈbliːd/ | To shed blood through an injured blood vessel. |
| bedroom noun | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. |
| guarantee noun | /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ | Anything that assures a certain outcome. |
| passion noun | /ˈpæʃən/ | A true desire sustained or prolonged. |
| tape noun | /teɪ̯p/ | Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape. |
| wage noun | /weɪd͡ʒ/ | An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour. |
| capture verb | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. |
| hire verb | /ˈhaɪɹ/ | To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment. |
| resource noun | /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ | Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel. |
| collect verb | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | To gather together; amass. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| fall back verb | To retreat. | |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| get away verb | To move away (from). | |
| come across verb | To change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition. | |
| fall apart verb | To disintegrate, to break into pieces. | |
| fight back verb | /faɪt bæk/ | To defend oneself by fighting. |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Lucy, where have you been?
- How did you do that?
- You shoved him in the trunk, melting around?
- I'm sorry, where are my manners?
- You really think this will work?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if I was, it would take |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | i've seen · have you been · i've done |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | must be backed · I've been told |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 80 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: passion /ˈpæʃən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, concentration /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: concentration /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, decorator /ˈdɛkəˌɹeɪtɚ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like assassin, pocket, skill.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.