Shadowing Practice: Best Grey's Anatomy Speeches Seasons 1 - 13 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I lied.
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I'm not out of this relationship.
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I'm in.
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I'm so in, it's humiliating, because here I am begging.
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Meredith, just...
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Shut up.
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You say Meredith, and I yell, remember?
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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Here it is.
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Your choice, it's simple.
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Her or me.
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And I'm sure she's really great.
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But, Derek, I love you.
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in a really, really big...
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pretend to like your taste in music, let you eat the last piece of cheesecake, hold a radio over my head outside your window,
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unfortunate way that makes me hate you, love you.
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So pick me.
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Choose me.
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Love me.
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I'll be at Joe's tonight, so if you do decide, decide to sign the papers.
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Meet me there.
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Please.
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Alex.
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Look, you went crazy.
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When Denny signed that DNR, you went crazy.
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Is that what you want?
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You want me cutting up ads?
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No. You want to wreck my career?
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Because I will.
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I will freaking cut out of ads before I let you.
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Just look, just wait, stop.
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You don't get to quit.
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You don't get to quit on me.
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Please, tear it up.
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The DNR, tear it up.
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Where your eyes are supposed to be right now, I see white sandy beaches.
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And there's an ocean behind your head, and there are ghosts wandering in and out.
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I can't live like this.
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And I can't live...
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If something goes wrong in that surgery, I don't want any extraordinary measures taken to keep me alive to keep me alive.
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It's not what I want.
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I went crazy, went to any side of the DNR, because I didn't understand.
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I didn't understand, but now I do, and I need you to understand.
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I don't want you to go crazy.
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I want you to have a brilliant career, and I hope that I get to be there for that, but if I can't, I just want to go to the other side.
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I don't know what's there, but it's got to be better than hospital beds and tubes down my throat.
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Please.
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Please don't cut out.
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Just...
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If it comes down to it, just let it go.
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And right now, kiss me.
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Please, please just kiss me and close your eyes because the beach is so distracting.
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Nice work today.
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Nice work today.
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Seriously?
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I'm sorry?
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Run into my truck.
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You got O'Malley clipping bleeders and you're telling me to run to your truck.
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You know what my truck looks like, O'Malley doesn't, and that run you took, it saved the guy's life.
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No, all day.
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All day you were teaching O'Malley and you ignored me.
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O'Malley wants to be a trauma surgeon.
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You've already declared cardio.
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I didn't do anything wrong today.
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I treated you like I were anyone else.
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I'm not like anyone else.
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Take care now?
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What is that?
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What is that?
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What are you like, you know, happy now?
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What are you?
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You know, just a choke him and forget him kind of guy?
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Hey there now.
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Take care now.
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Nice working.
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What is this?
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Yeah, it's my shrink.
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My shrink gave me these sentences.
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We came up with them together.
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They're all three word sentences,
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so I could have something to say to you instead of the three words that are... that are killing me.
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The three words that you know I feel that I can't say them, because it would be cruel to say them, because I am no good for you.
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I don't want to torture you.
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I don't want to look at you longingly.
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I know I can't be with you, so, yeah, I'm smiling, and I'm saying, take care now.
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I'm letting you off the hook.
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I'm trying.
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I'm trying so hard to let you off the hook.
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I'm trying to make it right what I did to you.
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Can't you see that?
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I'm just trying to make it right.
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Take care now.
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Every drill so we can turn Stupid,
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corny, idiotic, I cannot believe I did this.
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Stupid loser, son of a...
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I could be at home instead of...
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Ugh, stupid brain man.
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Meredith.
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Where have you been?
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I've been waiting and waiting for you!
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And I did this stupid, embarrassing, humiliating, corny thing!
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And I was just gonna tell you that this over here is our kitchen.
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And this is our living room.
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And over there, that's the room where our kids could play.
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I had this whole thing about I was gonna build us a house, but I don't build houses because I'm a surgeon.
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And now I'm here feeling like a lame-ass loser.
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I got all whole and healed, and you don't show up.
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And now it's all ruined because you took so long to come home.
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And I couldn't even find that bottle of champagne.
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Cause I've studied the math.
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This is the kitchen.
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Living room.
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A little small.
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I think the view's much better from here.
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And that's the room where the kids are gonna play?
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Hmm.
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Where's our bedroom?
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I'm still mad at you.
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And I don't know if I trust you.
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I want to trust you, but I don't know if I do.
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So I'm just going to try.
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I'm going to try and trust you.
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Because I believe that we can be extraordinary together.
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Rather than ordinary apart.
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And I want to be...
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Do you keep me warm?
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I have to go.
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What?
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In order to kiss you the way I want to kiss you.
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In order to do more than kiss you, I need to speak to Rose.
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I want my conscience clear so I can do more than kiss you.
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Stan.
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Don't move.
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Wait for me.
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So I'm gonna be fired.
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I've done a lot of really dumb things today, including pulling your medical files.
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Lexi, just listen.
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I didn't want to do this.
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I didn't want to have to come to you for anything, ever.
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So I thought if I looked up your blood type and it was the wrong one
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Then that would be it then I could just stop thinking about it
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But I can't Because you have his blood And I know that he's not your dad.
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I know that he was never there for you And I'm I would never ask you to give him anything.
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He doesn't deserve a thing from you.
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He doesn't but he's He's gonna die Meredith And so I'm asking you to give something to me.
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I'm asking...
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I am asking you to give me my dad.
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Because as crappy as he was to you, he was wonderful to me.
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He never missed a single dance recital.
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He was there at my fifth grade graduation and what is that?
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That's not even real.
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I know he's not your dad.
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I know that.
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But somehow.. you have his blood, and I don't.
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So I'm asking you.. give me my dad.
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Izzy.
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Izzy, stop and listen to me.
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We're not doing this.
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Don't worry.
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You're not gonna die.
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I will be here the whole time to make sure of that, and that's what this stuff is for.
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This isn't about me dying, right?
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This is wrong.
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You've waited a year and a half to get this thing.
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Who knows when the next one is gonna come along?
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I'll take my chances.
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No. It may be too late by then.
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Then it's too late.
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All right, now get this stuff out of here.
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Denny, please.
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You have to do this.
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No, Izzy.
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I'm not about to steal a heart from another man's chest.
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Not to mention, this will be the end of your medical career.
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I don't care about my medical career.
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All right, you know what?
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This has gone on long enough.
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I'm gonna call a nurse.
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Everyone who has entered into the transplant program is clocked into the second.
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To the second, Denny.
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You were clocked into the second, and so was the other guy I checked with Yunos.
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The difference between when you entered the program and when he entered the program is 17 seconds.
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That's it, Denny.
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17 seconds.
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I mean, it's not even the length of a decent kiss.
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So this other guy, I'm not saying that he doesn't deserve this heart.
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I'm sure he does.
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But so do you. So do you.
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And if you tell me any more crap about heading towards the light or looking down on me from him, I swear I will kill you myself right now.
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Izzy...
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Just...
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I'm gonna be alright.
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Alright?
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You don't have to worry.
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What about me?
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What about me when you go to the light?
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Izzy...
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No, I get it, okay?
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I get it.
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You'll be okay.
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You'll be fine.
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But what about me?
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So don't do it for yourself.
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Do it for me, please.
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Please, Denny, please do this for me.
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Because if you die, oh, God, you have to do this.
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You have to do this for me or I'll never be able to forgive you. For dying?
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No, for making names of you.
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Please, please do this for me, okay?
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Please, okay?
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I can't do this if you don't.
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Please do this for me.
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If you don't do this, please.
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Okay.
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Okay, I'll do it.
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I can't go.
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Yes, you can!
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We have to finish.
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You're gonna miss your...
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We have to dance it out.
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That's how we finish.
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What are you doing?
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What, you gonna call someone to make me leave?
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I'm finding a song.
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Okay, ready?
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Wait.
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We'll call each other at least twice a month, and we'll text all the time.
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Wait, text me.
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And don't let Owen get all dark and twisty.
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Take care of him.
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And Alex, take care of Alex.
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He needs to be mocked at least once a day, or he'll be insufferable.
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Don't get on any little tiny planes that can crash, or stick your hand in a body cavity that has a bomb in it, or offer your life to a gunman.
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Don't do that.
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Don't be a hero.
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You're my person.
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I need you alive.
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You make me brave.
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Okay.
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Now we dance it out.
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Hi, Billy.
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Sit down.
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What?
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Sit down!
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You okay?
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What do you care?
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What your hair products and your perfect little face, perfect little life?
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What do you care how I am?
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My perfect little life?
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Have you been paying attention at all?
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I pay attention.
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I pay attention.
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I pay attention to people in all walks of life.
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All types.
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I notice people.
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I see people as guys like you who don't see people like me.
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I don't see you.
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Clearly, I'm not talking about you, Shepard.
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Just guys like you who don't see girls like me.
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We don't exist for you.
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We exist to do your homework.
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We exist to build your ego up.
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I am a successful married mother.
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I am chief resident.
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I am chief resident of a major metropolitan hospital.
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I am a surgeon who saved his life today.
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And he still doesn't see me.
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I may as well still be that high school girl with the mushroom hair cut and the Coke bottle glasses.
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And the band uniform.
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The girl who didn't get to go to homecoming dance, because it didn't even occur to him to ask me.
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All those late nights tutoring him, and it didn't even occur to him to ask.
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Band uniform.
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Really?
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You rock.
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I'm gonna drop these off, and I'm gonna head over to Joe's.
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Lex.
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I'm still in love with you.
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I tried not to be, but it did work. And Sloan's gone.
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There's no baby.
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And I don't want to sleep around.
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I want another chance.
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I'm in love with you.
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Facial lack.
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Oh, I had a consult this morning.
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Breast augmentation.
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B to D.
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Did you tell her her breasts were beautiful the way they are?
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No, I still think that's weird.
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Well, I know you do, but you're wrong.
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You tell her she's beautiful just the way she is, and if she believes you, you save some unnecessary surgical procedure.
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And that is definitely not how you talk to a patient?
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No, but it's how you talk to a woman, Avery.
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We're in the business of making people feel better about themselves.
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Again, sometimes when you talk, I feel like a male prostitute.
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She's a person on the precipice of change, Avery.
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She's scared and she's worried.
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God, the things we worry about. So pointless.
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And we get to help take that worry away.
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It's why we're doctors.
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It's actually why we're people.
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But somehow we forget that all that matters is people.
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And whether we walk away leaving them better or worse for having met us.
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We control that, Avery.
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I want you to promise me something.
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If you love someone, you tell them.
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Even if you're scared that it's not the right thing, even if you're scared that it'll cause problems, even if you're scared that it will burn your life to the ground,
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you say it, and you say it loud.
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And then you go from there.
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Hey, where's my kid?
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I want to see Sophia.
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Avery, why don't you run up to daycare and bring her down here?
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I can't bring a baby in the ICU.
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No, but you can sneak one in.
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Come on, Avery, grow a pair.
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You know what, forget it, I'll do it.
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Oh, no, no, no, all right, I'll get her.
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I'll get her.
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Yes.
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Mommy!
Why practice speaking with this video?
Using scenes from popular television shows like Grey's Anatomy is an excellent way to practice speaking in English. This specific video features emotionally charged speeches that provide a rich context for English learners to improve their speaking skills. By mimicking these dialogues, learners can immerse themselves in the emotional nuances and expressive styles of native speakers. The shadowing technique allows learners to practice intonation, rhythm, and emotional expression effectively.
Moreover, the content encapsulates everyday phrases and dramatic expressions commonly found in conversations, making it highly relevant for IELTS speaking practice. Engaging with this material not only aids in vocabulary acquisition but also equips learners with the confidence to express complex emotions — an essential skill for effective communication.
Grammar & Expressions in Context
The dialogue contains several key grammatical structures and expressions, such as:
- Conditional Sentences: Phrases like "If something goes wrong" reflect the use of conditional structures that can express potential outcomes and their consequences.
- Imperatives: Expressions such as "Please tear it up" illustrate the imperative mood, which is useful for instructing or requesting actions directly.
- Contrastive Statements: The phrase "I love you in a really, really big... unfortunate way" highlights how contrasting feelings can be depicted through punctuation and pauses, enhancing emotional meaning.
- Emphasis with "Really": Using "really" multiple times emphasizes sincerity, which is prevalent in persuasive speech contexts — a useful tactic for making arguments in discussions.
Utilizing these structures in practice can immensely help learners understand how to convey their thoughts in a nuanced manner, particularly in speaking assessments like the IELTS.
Common Pronunciation Traps
When shadowing this video, learners may encounter several pronunciation challenges:
- Emotional Intonation: Expressions of emotion can lead to exaggerated intonation that may be difficult to replicate. Focus on the pitch's ups and downs to convey feelings accurately.
- Tricky Words: Phrases such as "extraordinary measures" may be challenging due to the complexity of the sounds and syllable stress. Practice breaking these words into manageable parts to improve clarity.
- Rapid Speech: The fast-paced dialogue requires learners to work on their ability to articulate words clearly. Pay attention to linking sounds and natural pauses in speech to enhance your English pronunciation.
By practicing these elements, learners will effectively improve their speaking abilities and gain confidence in delivering emotionally impactful dialogues.
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.