Shadowing Practice: Boss Baby - Funniest Scenes - Learn English Speaking with Video

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How would you like to have a baby brother?
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No, thanks.
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I'm enough.
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Life was good.
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Life was perfect.
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But as I drifted off to sleep, something my parents said got me thinking.
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Where do babies come from?
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I can hardly speak And I seem to find your happiness I see When we rock together dancing cheek to cheek
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I'm in heaven And the cares
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that hum around me through the weeds Seem to vanish like a devil's life stream
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When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek Oh,
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I love to climb a mountain And to reach the highest peak
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But it doesn't thrill me Half as much as dancing cheek to cheek Oh,
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I love to go out fishing In a river or a creek
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But I don't enjoy it half a day Dancing cheek to see
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My parents
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always said that I had an overactive imagination.
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But I clearly remember the baby was delivered in a taxi.
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Huh?
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What the?
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Hey!
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Tim, look who's here.
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Meet your new baby brother.
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Baby what?
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I had a million questions.
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Who is this guy?
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Why is he here?
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What's with that outfit?
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Why is he so fat?
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Why is he staring at me?
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Does he know karate?
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What's going on? That way?
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Okay.
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Right from the start, he was yelling at people, ordering everyone around.
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Oh, you want this?
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One thing was clear.
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He was the boss.
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He set up his office right smack dab in the middle of the house.
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He conducted meetings...
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You can't.
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Do you need Senor Squeaky?
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I'm...
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I'm...
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Ooh!
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Lots and lots of meetings.
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Even in the middle of the night.
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I'm up!
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I'm up!
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We're coming!
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I'll be right here!
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If things weren't done to his immediate satisfaction He had a fit
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He had everyone wrapped around his chubby little finger Everyone except for me
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Dad I can't sleep I know about me neither It's, you know, the baby needs a lot of attention right now.
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Okay, good talk. But, but...
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Daddy's here.
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Daddy's here.
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What about me?
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The year 2057.
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Ensign T-Rex and I are investigating a hostile alien invasion.
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Whoa!
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So much worse than we thought.
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I'm naked!
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I'm naked!
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Say naked!
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No!
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Toodaloo!
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In the airport!
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It's over.
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I'm through.
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What do we do, Templeton?
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What do we do?
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What do we do?
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We have to get to the airport and stop Francis Francis before the plane takes off.
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Yes, but how do we get past the scary puppins down there?
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Okay, there must be something we can do.
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Hey, it's not that bad. Are you okay?
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What's the matter with you?
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Don't look at me!
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Oh no. Without that formula, I turn into a normal baby.
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You know?
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Goo goo, ga ga, the whole bit.
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Oh no!
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Gross!
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Ew!
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Ew!
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Ew!
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I'm a ticking baby time bomb.
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I'm going to turn into a puking, pooping, helpless baby!
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Wait a second.
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That gives me an idea.
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What?
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What is it?
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I've been through a lot of babysitters, and they all fear one thing.
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Now, ladies, the secret to deep-fried butter is a healthy dab of margarine.
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Hey, Mr. Ladyman!
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The baby!
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I think he's sick!
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You gotta do something!
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Oh, it's a horror!
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What's that?
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Delicious!
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Gross!
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It's got in your mouth!
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No, it's got in my mouth, no!
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I think I'm gonna be sick!
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Vamonos al baño!
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Oh, ha!
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Ah!
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Swirly!
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There's only an hour before the plane takes off!
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Whoa, whoa, whoa!
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Let's take the bike!
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Uh, the bike?
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Um, I-I don't know...
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Ah!
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Let's move!
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Okay, but wait right here!
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What?
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Where are you going?
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Templeton!
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Always wear a helmet!
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Ah!
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Toodaloo, toilet hand!
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Ha!
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You'll never catch us!
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It's the perfect disguise.
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And it only lasts 48 teensy-weensy hours.
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Oh, I am in on the mission.
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Sorry, Pops.
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It's not your mission.
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Warning.
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May cause drooling, babbling, emotional outbursts, fits of laughter, loss of bowel control, Chubby thighs I think some guys at my gym take this stuff
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My texting hand even though it is your daughter's school doesn't seem fair does it daddy?
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No, please stop What it actually works Better at this kind of thing
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What do you think is that, flock of seagulls?
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Everything!
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Gotcha!
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You might feel very emotional.
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Have some mood swings.
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No!
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Hey!
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Ouch!
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There's the awkward stage.
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Not the tea's hot, Connie.
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You always have to be the hero, don't you?
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What's that supposed to mean?
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Never see a...
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All of a sudden he shows up with a party!
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You're just jealous, helmet head!
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My daughter!
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She's my niece!
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Do you want cream or sugar?
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I was always a successful one!
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Tommy says no running in the house!
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Hand over the bottle mullet!
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You can't have money, you know! But you can, Tim.
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You can!
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Men, am I right?
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It's not personal.
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It's business, Leslie.
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Well, it's personal to me, Lindsay.
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I'm sorry, Connie.
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I have to cut this short.
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Tomorrow we'll talk about your problems.
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Okay, Emma, this has gone far enough!
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Excuse me?
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Yes, Marcos?
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Can I have a hall pass?
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I have to go.
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Voila!
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Feel free!
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Now what?
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Now what?
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Glue is bad!
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Glue is good!
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How to get to the principal's office?
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Of course you get sent to the principal's office!
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Boop-da!
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I think it's very vital to rock around...
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Here we go!
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It's tricky to rock around to rock around that's right on time it's tricky!
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It's tricky, tricky, tricky!
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It's tricky to rock around to rock around that's right on time it's tricky!
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What's up y'all?
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School is stupid.
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Listen, you know, I acknowledge your anger.
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Uh, feisty.
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Please, sit down.
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Okay.
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Uh, no. Sitting is stupid.
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He's such a bad boy.
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It's tricky to rock around, to rock around.
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That's right, all time is tricky.
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How is it, baby?
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It's tricky.
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All right.
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I'm afraid you can't disrupt class any longer.
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Oh no!
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Are we gonna have a talk in your office?
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No. You are gonna have a timeout.
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The box!
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Look at the box!
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No, the box makes you crazy!
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The box?
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What?
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Sail away, sail away, sail away.
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Ah!
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Side over my nose.
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Your timeout begins now.
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Realize.
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Wait!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Now, aren't you a cutie in that little karate outfit?
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Is this some kind of a ninja boy band?
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Ah!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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No!
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Whoa!
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Ah!
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I give up!
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Superkai!
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Superkai!
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Superkai!
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Sayonara, baby!
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Hey, there you are.
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Oh, hello!
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Thank you!
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I see that you've angered my baby ninjas.
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Oh, boy.
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Oh, boy.
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Choo, choo.
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What maniacal underground fortress doesn't have ninjas?
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Am I right?
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Impressive, huh?
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Pretty impressive.
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What do you think?
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What do you think?
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I know tuition is pretty steep, but how do you afford all this?
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Ooh, that's a good question.
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I taught babies to code.
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No. Yes.
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And you know what they say about having an infinite amount of monkeys banging on typewriters?
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They will eventually write Shakespeare?
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A plus.
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Oh, boy, you are smart.
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Or the most popular apps that money can buy.
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Apps?
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They're writing apps.
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Cat Chat.
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Palm Doodle.
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Ooh, find my nose.
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Stock Crush.
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You did Stock Crush?
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I love Stock Crush.
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We have to stop Armstrong before the formula wears off.
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Working as a team, we will strike at the pageant.
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Go, Tina!
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Now, this top secret document...
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Sweeney is the program.
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This top secret congram reveals that Armstrong is scheduled to address the audience, which he will do right here at the very end.
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We need someone backstage, Tim.
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That's you.
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How am I gonna get backstage if I'm not in the pageant?
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My people will take care of that.
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Thank you.
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Thank you. And go!
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There, there.
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All better.
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Awesome!
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Now, I'll be your eyes and your ears in the audience.
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I can't let mommy see me talk or she's gonna start squealing and hugging me, but these little do dads will let you understand my baby talk.
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It's called a ga ga device.
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Aww, that's cute.
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Check it out.
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Goobity-gabity-goobity.
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Can you hear me, daddy?
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Also cute.
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Meanwhile, with my new purple status, I can stay close to Armstrong.
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Um, that's an eyebrow.
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Oh.
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Sorry.
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No, that's a...
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When the moment is right, I'll implant a device.
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Got it.
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Got what?
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I mean, you've got this.
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Go get him, tiger.
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Oh, thank you, parents.
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Thank you.
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There's the old enthusiasm I like to see.
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This will allow me to control his suit.
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I can make mutton chops, do whatever I want.
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I can make them dance.
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I can make them prance.
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Including exposing themselves to the audience.
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Every parent will pull out their phone.
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Oh my god, they...
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Ta-da!
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The photos will spread like a diaper rash!
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Cut to our pizza party!
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Boom!
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Bam!
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Boom!
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Boom!
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Questions?
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After Tabitha sings your solo, right?
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After Tabitha sings.
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Now we just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
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Looks like this is it, Tim.
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Well, hey, at least we have these last, final, precious moments together.
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Precious.
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Precious!
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Oh, right!
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Fresh it!
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Fresh it!
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That's my girl.
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Thank you.
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Tina?
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Tina, Tina, come in.
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It's Daddy.
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Listen, we have to shut down the server.
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It's in the acorn.
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Whoa, this is so weird.
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I call shotgun.
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Quick, to the acorn.
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Yee-haw!
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Hold on to your chaps, pal.
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Whoa!
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No!
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Oh no!
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No!
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Take it off!
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Gotcha!
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What?
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Where'd I go?
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I like your pajamas!
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Where are you going?
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I'm proud to be a yellow.
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I like your pony.
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Thank you.
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What?
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No, no, no.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Boss Baby - Funniest Scenes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: baby, tricky, rock, cheek. This video has 349 sentences and 1609 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:10. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 68 of its 349 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
tricky adjective/ˈtɹɪk.i/Hard to deal with, complicated.
cheek noun/t͡ʃiːk/The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
whoa/woʊ/Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
naked adjective/ˈneɪkɪd/Bare, not covered by clothing.
daddy noun/ˈdædi/Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
boom verb/bum/To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
sail noun/seɪl/A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination…
ninja noun/ˈnɪnd͡ʒə/One who very skillful, considered similar to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.
impressive adjective/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
formula noun/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
gross adjective/ɡɹoʊs/remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
anger noun/ˈæŋɡə/A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm…
outfit noun/ˈaʊtfɪt/A set of clothing (with accessories).
helmet noun/ˈhɛlmɪt/A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
glue noun/ɡlu/A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
take off verbTo remove.
get past verbTo continue around a blockage; to get around (something); to surpass something that is in the way.
give up verbTo surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
go out verbTo leave, especially a building.
hand over verbTo relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
pull out verbTo withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat.
set up verb/ˌsɛt ˈʌp/To make ready for use.
shut down verbTo close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • How would you like to have a baby brother?
  • Why is he staring at me?
  • What's the matter with you?
  • What do you think is that, flock of seagulls?
  • You always have to be the hero, don't you?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've been · has gone · you've angered
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwas delivered · is scheduled
Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certainMay cause · might feel
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe highest · the most popular

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 49 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/, thigh /θaɪ/, thrill /θɹɪl/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, invasion /ɪnˈveɪʒən/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, tuition /tjuːˈɪʃən/
  • Long words — get the stress right: investigate /ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like tricky, cheek, whoa.

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