Shadowing Practice: 零基礎看美劇學英文：老友記第一季入門指南 Friends No.1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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There's nothing to tell.
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It's just some guy I work with.
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Come on.
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You're going out with the guy.
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There's got to be something wrong with him.
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So does he have a hump?
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A hump and a hairpiece?
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Wait, does he eat chalk?
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Just because I don't want her to go through what I went through with Carl.
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Okay, everybody relax.
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This is not even a date.
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It's just two people going out to dinner and not having sex.
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Sounds like a date to me.
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There's nothing to tell.
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It's just some guy I work with.
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There's nothing to tell.
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It's just some guy I work with.
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Monica's表达方式大家就可以学起来了.
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There's nothing to tell.
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There's nothing to tell.
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There's nothing to tell.
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There's nothing to prove.
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There's nothing to prove.
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There's nothing to hide.
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当然这里的nothing还可以换成something.
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There's something to tell.
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有什么你可以跟我说的?
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There's something to do.
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有什么可以做的?
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Guy, guy, a man,表示男人,小伙子,家伙.
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这是在口语当中我们经常会听到的。 那some guy就是某些男的,就是不重要的一个男的。 Work with, work with,共事,同事.
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Come on, you're going out with the guy, there's got to be something wrong with him Come on, you're going out with the guy,
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there's got to be something wrong with him 这就是我们说的最佳损友吧 就是他说你要跟那个男人约会 肯定是有问题的男人才会跟你约会 好,那我们来看一下
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You are going out, going out 就是跟别人约会的一个通俗的表达方式 Go out with,
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go out with 和谁出去,与某人约会。 那这里我们又遇到了一个口语当中听了无数次的词, gotta, gotta.
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它其实是一个god to的一个缩合。 那口语当中经常把god to缩写成gada,就是不得不的意思必须。 I gotta go,我要走了。 那这一句,
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there's gotta be something wrong with him,大家也可以记住,
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there's gotta,怎么怎么样,就是一定怎么怎么样。 那something wrong with 就是哪里出了毛病 什么有问题 什么不对劲
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Something wrong with her eyes 他的眼睛有问题了 Something wrong with my keyboard 我的键盘有毛病了 就是我们具体说不出我是头疼 脚痛 还是哪里有问题的时候 就可以通俗地说 something wrong with it 有问题了
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So does he have a hump?
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A hump and a hairpiece?
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So does he have a hump?
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A hump and a hairpiece?
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更恶毒的孙友来了 Hump Hump 它的通俗的意思啊 就是指龙起来的小土丘 小土蹲或者龙起的东西 都叫hump
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那用来指人就是人的驼背啊 指a large lump on the bag of a person
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那关于hump还有很多的习语表达 Be over the hump To have done the most difficult part of something
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完成了最困难的部分 So 完成了最困难的部分,度过最困难的阶段,就是你跨过了那个小土墩了已经,就是你人生的坎已经度过了,就可以说be over the hump.
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或者是get,take the hump,be become annoyed or upset about something,对某事感到恼怒。 就比如说用在这里,fans get a hump when the team loses.
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当球队失利的时候,球迷们就感到很沮丧。 Hairpiece, hairpiece,假发 Wait, does he eat chalk?
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Wait, does he eat chalk?
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Chalk, chalk, 粉笔
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Chalk and cheese也是一个关于chalk的习语表达 If two people or things are like chalk and cheese Or as different as chalk and cheese
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They are completely different from each other 截然不同,天壤之别
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Just cause I don't want her to go through what I went through with Carl.
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Just cause I don't want her to go through what I went through with Carl.
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Go through, go through, 参加,经受,仔细检查,通过的意思.
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那 go 大家都知道是去的意思, 那 through 就有一种穿透的那种过程,
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所以 go through 可以表示成 经历过这一件事情是有一个穿越的那种穿越时间的感觉
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或者仔细检查你在你的作品当中你每一个部分都看一遍 就是go through 也是经历了那种感觉的意思 Go through fire and water,赴汤倒火出生入死
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Okay, everybody relax.
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This is not even a date.
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It's just two people going out to dinner and not having sex.
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Okay, everybody relax.
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This is not even a date.
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It's just two people going out to dinner and not having sex Relax,
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relax To become or make somebody become calmer and less worried 宽慰、食、冷静、放心、鎮定下来 Relax oneself,放松自己 Date,
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date
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大家都知道date是指日期的意思 在这里就是指约会 是指男女之间异性之间的恋爱关系的约会
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当然还有另外一种约会叫做appointment A formal arrangement to meet or visit somebody at a particular time Especially for a reason connected with their work
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就是一般指你在公共场合当中的约会 比如说你要去银行办你事情 你跟你的agent有一个约会 通常是带公务性质的 千万不要用错成date
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那之前我们学到了go out with,就是和谁出去,那出去做什么就可以简单的说go out to dinner,去吃晚餐。 或者更简单的还可以说go out to eat,我们出去吃饭。
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Have sex就是指男女双方之间的亲密行为。 在这里我想要说为什么他这里要用having sex而不是have sex呢?
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是因为他这个动词是跟着前面的its,its just to people going out.
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这里的going 也用到的是RNG形式,就是it's going.
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然后呢,接下来not having be going.
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It's going, not having.
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So, before going, we have to use having.
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Sounds like a date to me.
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Sound like, sound like.
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It's sound like.
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All right, so I'm back in high school, I'm standing in the middle of the cafeteria, and I realize I am totally naked.
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Then I look down and I realize there is a phone there.
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Instead of...
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That's right!
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You've never had that.
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All of a sudden, the phone starts to ring.
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And it turns out it's my mother.
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Which is very very weird because she never calls me.
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Alright, so I'm back in high school.
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I'm standing in the middle of the cafeteria.
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And I realize I am totally naked.
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Alright, so I'm back in high school.
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I'm standing in the middle of the cafeteria.
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And I realize I'm totally naked.
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In the middle of, in the middle of,在什么什么的中间 In the middle of nowhere,周围什么也没有,我不知道在哪里,不知道身在何处 Cafeteria,
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cafeteria
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A restaurant where you choose and pay for your meal at a counter and carry it to the table 自住餐厅,自住食堂
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只要这个地方有地方让你休息 又可以买点东西来吃或者喝的 就可以叫做cafeteria realize, realize
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to understand or become aware of a particular fact or situation 理解,领会,意识到
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那realize组成的短语呢 可以是realize one's dream 实现了你的梦想 或者是come to realize 我忽然意识到,忽然意识到 totally,
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totally 是我们经常会听到的一个副词 它就表示completely 完全的整个的全部的
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那我们经常说的肉眼可见 这个肉眼其实就是the naked eye
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这颗行星用肉眼就可以看见 这里的肉眼就是the naked eye There is a phone there.
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Then I look down, and I realize there's a phone there.
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Look down, look down,向下看,也有带着瞧不起的那种意思.
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That's right!
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Instead of, instead of, instead of,代替,取代.
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Never had that dream.
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Never had, never had.
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从未有过,从来不曾有过某事。 Never had a dream come true.
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从未有梦想成真过。 这有点悲惨。 All of a sudden,
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the phone starts to ring All of a sudden the phone starts to ring
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All of a sudden All of a sudden 突然的,出乎意料的 当然我们用suddenly也可以表示突然的意思
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它就是表示quickly and unexpectedly 突然的,我没有预料到的,又很快 就是suddenly Start to do,
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start to do,开始做模式 那start to do和start doing有什么区别呢?
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Start doing something更强调开始长期或者习惯性的动作
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那start to do基本上是指一次的具体的动作 所以这里start to rain就是他突然开始想 那就想这一次不会一直想下去 所以就是start to rain而不是start raining Rain,
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rain有很多种的意思 那作为名词它基本的意思就是指戒指指环环状物 就比如说A key ring 钥匙还
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内部巨火的电影 只还王 英文就叫做The Lord of the Rings
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在这里的手机响了这个ring 就是If you ring a bell or if a bell rings It produces a sound 发出响声 发出铃声
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Ring somebody something up 就是指to telephone somebody To call somebody 给某人打电话的意思 I'll ring you up later 我之后再给你打电话
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关于Ring也有一个很重要的习语,就是Ring a bell,Ring a bell,表示To sound familiar to you,As though you
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have heard it before,听起来很耳熟,比如说,His name rings a bell,but I can't think where we met,他的名字听起来很熟啊,但是我想不起来在哪里见过了
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And it turns out it's my mother,which is very very weird,because she never calls me.
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And it turns out it's my mother.
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Turn out, turn out 最后是 结果是 Which is very very weird because she never calls me Weird,
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weird, very strange or unusual and difficult to explain 奇异的,不寻常的
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There's nothing to tell It's just some guy I work with Come on, you're going out with the guy There's got to be something wrong with him So does he have a hump?
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Baha Baha hair piece?
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Wait, does he eat chalk?
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Just because I don't want her to go through what I went through with Carl.
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Okay, everybody relax.
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This is not even a date.
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It's just two people going out to dinner and not having sex.
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Sounds like a date to me.
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All right, so I'm back in high school.
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I'm standing in the middle of the cafeteria, and I realize I am totally naked.
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Oh, yeah.
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Then I look down and I realize there is a phone...
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there.
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Instead of...
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That's right!
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I've never had that.
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All of a sudden, the phone starts to ring.
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And it turns out it's my mother.
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Which is very, very weird because.. she never calls me.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 144 sentences and 1078 words to shadow. The speech runs for 13:20. The speaker talks slowly, about 81 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| chalk noun | /t͡ʃɔk/ | A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃). |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| naked adjective | /ˈneɪkɪd/ | Bare, not covered by clothing. |
| sudden adjective | /ˈsʌd.ən/ | Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| formal adjective | /ˈfɔɹməl/ | In accordance with established forms. |
| unusual adjective | /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/ | Not usual, out of the ordinary. |
| telephone noun | /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ | A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to… |
| nowhere adverb | /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ | In no place. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| arrangement noun | /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/ | The act of arranging. |
| keyboard noun | /ˈki.bɔɹd/ | A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc. |
| lump noun | /lʌmp/ | Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape. |
| unexpectedly adverb | /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/ | In an unexpected manner. |
| cafeteria noun | /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/ | A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. |
| look down verb | To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards. |
| go through with verb | To carry out (something planned or promised); to proceed with or continue with. |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gotta, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, unexpectedly /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/, cafeteria /ˌkæ.fə.ˈtɪ(ə).ɹi.ə/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like chalk, relax, naked.
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.