Shadowing Practice: Caroline Wins Back Max's Trust | 2 Broke Girls - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So sorry, I got caught up in a hostage niçoise situation.
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How'd it go?
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Did you get full price for the ring?
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Oh, do you know me?
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Because I could have sworn you didn't know me.
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My new friends Adeen and LeBlueBalls.
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Thought it was weird that you just bailed on me.
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Max, I panicked in the moment.
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I didn't want those girls telling everyone that Caroline Channing was in a bathroom selling her jewelry.
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I'm barely back on my feet after the whole scandal.
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I just couldn't bear it.
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Here.
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I didn't sell them because I didn't buy the whole in it for the long haul thing from the beginning.
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And I was right, because I'm always right about people in the long haul.
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Max, I'm talking to you.
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We don't need to talk.
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Max, about the rings, I'm sorry.
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I don't know what else to say.
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You don't need to say anything.
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You already said a lot of words about the future and us, and the next thing I know, you were, oh my God, off to lunch with your friend.
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Max, I am in this for the long haul.
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Isn't there anything I can say to convince you of that?
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No, and it's fine.
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It's not you, it's me.
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I'm the idiot who actually believed for a minute that we had a future.
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But it's okay.
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We'll just keep getting by like we are, for the short haul.
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Cool?
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Max.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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What's that smell?
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I'm making cupcakes.
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You lit the pilot light?
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Didn't have to.
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Look.
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No way!
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The blue star and purple?
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What the?
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How did you get it?
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How could you afford that?
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You sold your tat?
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Sold them all.
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Spent it on the oven, next day delivery fee, and installation.
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That woman gave you a better price?
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No, she pulled a gun on me.
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So I went to every gold store in Brooklyn, leveraged their offers against each other, until I got enough to buy the blue star.
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You didn't have to do that.
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After what I did, there were no more words, only ovens.
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And our future means more to me than rings from my past.
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I told you, I'm in this for the long haul.
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For the record, I hated lunch with those girls.
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I'd rather split a Kit Kat in a bathroom with you any day.
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I'm sorry I wasn't listening.
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I was staring at my new boyfriend over there.
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I want to make out with it!
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Ow!
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Hot!
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There's not a ding.
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There's a ding.
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My ring spotted ding.
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You want to hug me, don't you?
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Yeah. But you're not gonna.
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Yes, I am.
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If you unzip my shirt, I'm gonna be pissed.
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Impressed, but pissed.
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We'll be right back.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Caroline Wins Back Max's Trust”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: haul, max, ring, ding. This video has 67 sentences and 462 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:02. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 14 of its 67 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 |
|---|---|---|
| haul verb | /hɔl/ | To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle. |
| oven noun | /ˈʌ.vn̩/ | A chamber used for baking or heating. |
| purple noun | /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ | A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta. |
| convince verb | /kənˈvɪns/ | To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence. |
| panic noun | /ˈpænɪk/ | Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare. |
| scandal noun | /ˈskændəl/ | An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved. |
| installation noun | /ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ | An act of installing. |
| bail noun | /beɪl/ | Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. |
| impress verb | /ɪmˈpɹɛs/ | To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably. |
| stare verb | /stɛɚ/ | To look fixedly (at something). |
| hostage noun | /ˈhɑs.tɪd͡ʒ/ | A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal. |
| leverage noun | /ˈlɛv.(ə.)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ | A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot. |
| jewellery noun | /ˈd͡ʒʊ-/ | Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones. |
| cupcake noun | /ˈkʌpkeɪk/ | A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top. |
| unzip verb | To open something using a zipper. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| make out with verb | See make out, with. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Did you get full price for the ring?
- Isn't there anything I can say to convince you of that?
- You lit the pilot light?
- How did you get it?
- You want to hug me, don't you?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 29 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like haul, oven, purple.
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.