Shadowing Practice: Captain America being DONE with everyone! - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey, just start the cartoon!
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Hey, you wanna shut up?
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The world has gotten even stranger than you already know.
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At this point, I doubt anything would surprise me.
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Okay.
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Lying in my bed, and it's like...
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Lying on a marshmallow.
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I feel like I'm gonna sink right to the floor.
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Get out of here!
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Yeah, boy.
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You think all is forgiven?
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Bombastic side -eye.
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I'm not looking for forgiveness.
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And I'm way past asking permission.
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All or not, that's what we needed.
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Well, that didn't work out, did it?
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You go ahead.
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I'll catch up with you.
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You really gonna do this again?
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Well, it's a fair.
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I'm gonna try my luck.
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Is there anything you can tell us about the Tesseract that we ought to know now?
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You should have left it in the ocean.
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i got no right to do any less than them that's what you don't understand this isn't about me
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but he's not that thing though guys like a stephen hawking
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he's like a smart person okay thanks for the run
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if that's what you want to call running oh no you
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didn't wait a minute no you did oh that's how it is oh that's how it is okay it's like they're
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Well, they're excited.
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We are going to win this war because we have the best men.
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And because they're gonna get better.
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Bombastic side -eye.
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Criminal offensive side -eye.
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Technically, I'm a thug for SHIELD.
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Well, then technically you're unemployed.
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I don't want peace.
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I WANT PROBLEMS ALWAYS!
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Let's go get this son of a bitch.
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And for gosh sake, watch your language!
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This soldier.
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The man out of time.
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I'm not the one who's out of time. Of course!
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You'll have to be faster than me.
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No, no, wait, wait, what am I doing?
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No, you have a procedure tomorrow.
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No fluids.
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I remember thinking, I'm about to beat this bitch up.
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What did you say?
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Her thing is neuroelectric interfacing, telekinesis, mental manipulation.
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He's fast and she's weird.
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Use them to bring everyone back.
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Just like that?
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Yeah, just like that.
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Warp, you.
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He said he wanted us dead.
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He didn't say dead.
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He said extinct.
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This is going to work, Steve.
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I know it will.
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Because I don't know what I'm going to do if it doesn't.
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You just can't stop yourself from lying, can you?
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I didn't lie.
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Romanov had a different mission than yours.
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Which you didn't feel obliged to share.
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Kneel.
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Not today!
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Because that's what heroes do.
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You're all not worthy.
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Earth just lost your best defender, so we're here to fight.
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And if you want to stand in our way, we'll fight you too.
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I remember thinking, I'm about to beat this p* up.
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Gonna neutralize a lot of threats before they even happen.
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I thought the punishment usually came after the crime.
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What?
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We can't afford to wait that long.
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Who's we?
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Nice.
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I'd sit this one out, Cap.
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I don't see how I can.
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These guys come from legend.
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They're basically gods.
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There's only one god, ma 'am.
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And I'm pretty sure he doesn't dress like that.
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I sent the greatest soldier in history to make sure that didn't happen.
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Soldiers trust each other.
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That's what makes it an army.
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Not a bunch of guys running around shooting guns.
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Earth's mightiest heroes.
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Pulled us apart like cotton candy.
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Seems like you walked away, alright? Is that a problem?
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Time travel!
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Jim, stop.
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What through some of the most heavily fortified territory in Europe lose more men than we'd say
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But I don't expect you to understand that because you're a chorus girl
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Nani I think I understand just fine of course another jazz
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bongo drums huge bag of weed He's everything a joke to
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you funny things threatening the safety of everyone on this ship isn't funny that's enough so are you two to you
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pondu before we get started does anyone want to get out i don't trust a guy without a dark side
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call me old -fashioned well let's just say you haven't seen it yet
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okay where is it safe do better where did you get it why would i tell you you're tiptoeing big man
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You need to stroke and you need to focus on the problems Why the long face?
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Let me guess he turned into a baby Among other things.
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Yeah, what are you doing?
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Captain get incoming incoming already came in you can't give me orders the hell i can't i'm a captain
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blooper yet you're confused about why they didn't want you around why why why why why isn't
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that the why we fight so we can end the fight so we get to go home please help me
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want to keep staring at the wall or do you want to go to work I mean, it's a pretty interesting wall.
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What?
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Bro, what are you talking about, man?
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Phase two is S .H .I .E .L .D uses the cube to make weapons.
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Sorry, the computer was moving a little slow for me.
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Roger.
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An android design pirate robot.
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You know, I really miss the days when the weirdest thing science ever created was me.
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Oh, no. Fellas?
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I bet you knew Fury hired the pirates, didn't you?
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Uh -oh.
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Well, it makes sense.
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The ship was dirty.
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Fury needed a way in.
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So do you.
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I'm not gonna ask you again.
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okay remind me again how you made your fortune start i'm sure
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if he still made weapons stark would be neck deep wait
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hold on how is this now about me i'm sorry isn't everything why are you the way
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that you are it makes you dangerous i guess he had
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a point oh my god well he's definitely unhappy i'm gonna try
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and keep him
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that way you're not a match for him captain thanks barton mr rogers i almost forgot
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that that suit did nothing for your ass no one asked you to look tony
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hey you guys aren't authorized to be in here son just don't
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i'm gonna say this once how about nuns shut it down
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uh -oh why shouldn't the guy let off a little steam
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you know damn well why back off oh i'm starting to want you to make me what about the nurse
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that lives across the hall from you she seems kind of nice secure the engine room and then find me a date.
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You know Ultron's trying to tear us apart, right?
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Well, I guess you'd know.
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Whether you tell us is a bit of a question.
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Oh, you gotta be shitting me.
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Oh, my God!
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Why the hell should I take orders from you?
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I need men in those buildings.
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Man!
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Is this little display meant to insinuate that you're gonna throw me off the roof?
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Because it's really not just style, Rogers.
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You're right.
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It's not.
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It's hers.
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I'm not Loki, and I don't want to hurt you.
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You know what you're doing?
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Yeah.
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I've knocked that Adolf Hitler over 200 times.
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Well, what about you and Stark?
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How do I know you two haven't been fond doing?
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I'm about to beat this bitch up.
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You get hurt, hurt him back.
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You get killed, walk it off.
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If anything gets more than three blocks out, you turn it back or you turn it to ash.
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We'll use them to bypass the DNA scans and access to helicarriers directly.
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What?
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Are you crazy?
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You can't save them all.
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You'll never.
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You'll never what?
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You didn't finish!
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Yeah, I did.
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Like, all of a sudden, I'd be trying to prove that I'm not crazy when I knew I wasn't crazy.
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Big man in a suit of armor.
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Take that off.
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What are you?
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Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist.
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I know guys with none of that worth ten of you.
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Maybe we can salvage what's left.
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We're not salvaging anything.
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We're not just taking down the carriers, Nick.
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We're taking down SHIELD.
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What?
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What, were you napping?
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I can do this all day.
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Yeah, I know.
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I know.
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What made to you so special?
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Nothing.
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Huh?
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A stator control unit can reverse the polarity long enough to disengage Maglev and that should - Speak English!
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Alright, we're all clear here.
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We are not clear!
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We are very not clear!
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S .H .I .E .L .D had nothing to do with it.
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You gave me this mission, this is how it ends.
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S .H .I .E .L .D has been compromised, you said so yourself.
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Hydra grew right under your nose and nobody noticed.
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I've seen the footage.
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The only thing you really fight for is yourself.
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For once, we're way ahead of the curve.
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by holding a gun to everyone on Earth and calling it protection.
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that'll keep it from impacting the surface
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if you guys can get clear i asked for a solution not an escape plan captain rogers who are you
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you know you may not be a threat
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but you better stop pretending to be a hero a hero
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like you fury you son of a bitch oh you kiss your mother with
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that mouth hey cap how do we know the good guys from the bad guys
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if they're shooting at you they're bad russ has no idea i'm here i'd like to keep it that way
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Otherwise I gotta rest myself Well, that sounds like a lot of paperwork No,
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you're a lot heavier than you look I had a big breakfast You ready for another bout?
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What you getting sleepy?
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For gosh sake watch your language That's not going away anytime soon Just slipped out Is that the best you can do?
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You had to ask.
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Steve, you said a bad language word.
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Did you tell everyone about that?
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You want to tell me about her?
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No, no, I don't think I will.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Captain America being DONE with everyone!”. This video has 213 sentences and 1656 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:09. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 38 of its 213 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
soldier noun/ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.
fury noun/ˈfjʊɹ.i/Extreme anger.
sake noun/ˈseɪ̯k/Cause, interest or account.
technically adverb/ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.
stark adjective/stɑɹk/Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
pirate noun/ˈpaɪɹət/A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
incoming adjective/ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.
gosh/ɡɑːʃ/A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
confused adjective/kənˈfjuːzd/unable to think clearly or understand
offensive adjective/ˈɔˌfɛnsɪv/Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
legend noun/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
procedure noun/pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/A particular method for performing a task.
android noun/ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
hire verb/ˈhaɪɹ/To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
nurse noun/nɝs/Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
take down verbTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
back off verbTo move backwards away from something.
get out verbTo leave or escape.
get out of verbTo leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
go ahead verb/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/To proceed with; to begin.
go away verbTo depart or leave a place.
let off verbTo cause to explode or come out; to release.
run around verbTo be very busy doing many different things.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Hey, you wanna shut up?
  • You think all is forgiven?
  • You really gonna do this again?
  • You just can't stop yourself from lying, can you?
  • You know what you're doing?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its resultif he still made weapons stark would be
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhas gotten · haven't seen · I've knocked
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itaren't authorized · has been compromised

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 103 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: worthy /ˈwɝ.ði/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, authorize /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/, thug /θʌɡ/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/, manipulation /məˌnɪp.juˈleɪ.ʃən/, marshmallow /ˈmɑɹʃˌmɛl.oʊ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, manipulation /məˌnɪp.juˈleɪ.ʃən/, polarity /pəˈlæɹɪti/, telekinesis /ˌtɛləkɪˈniːsɪs/

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 soldier, fury, sake.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →