Shadowing Practice: Ratatouille (2007) - Best Scenes - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I know what the will stipulates!
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What I want to know is if this letter...
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If this boy changes anything!
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There's not much resembl - Highly suspect!
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This is Gusteau's?
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Yes, yes, yes. May I?
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Of course, of course.
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But the boy does not know.
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Yes.
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I will need you to collect some DNA samples from the boy.
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Mark my words!
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The whole thing is highly suspect!
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You think cooking is a cute job, eh?
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Like mommy in the kitchen.
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Well, mommy never had to face the dinner rush when the orders come flooding in.
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What is this?
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Keep your station clear.
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You never...
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Ugh, your sleeves look like you threw up on them.
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Keep your hands and arms in, close to the body like this.
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See?
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Always return to this position.
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I know the Gusteau style code.
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I will show you.
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I memorize all his recipes.
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How do you tell a good bread is without testing it?
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Not the smell, not the look, but the sound of the crust.
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Listen.
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The only way to get the best produce is to have first pick of the day.
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And there are only two ways to get first pick.
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Grow yourself or bribe a grower.
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Lalo there.
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Went away from home at 12.
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Got hired by circus people as an apple pie.
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Horst has done time.
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What for?
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No one know for sure.
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I killed a man with this thumb.
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LaRousse ran the gun for the resistance. Which resistance?
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He won't say.
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Apparently they didn't win.
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The rat!
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But, but, but, but he is...
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I just dropped my keys.
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Someone has asked for this room!
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You?
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What do I call the best?
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What are you blathering about?
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Customers are asking what they know about your stuff.
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They like linguine soup.
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Very well.
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If it's linguine they want.
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Tell them Chef Linguini has prepared something special for me.
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Now is your chance to try something worthy of your talent, Linguini.
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Sweetbread a lagu store.
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Sweetbread poutine, seaweed salt crust with cuttlefish, tentacle, dog, dried white fungus.
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Yo!
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Okay.
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Hey, here we are, hey!
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Don't mind me, I'm done in it.
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Thank you.
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Uh, excuse me, apparently I need this.
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Their recipe doesn't go for white truffle oil.
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What else have you been?
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You are improvising.
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Stop that.
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Stop what?
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Flicking me out.
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Whatever you are doing, stop it.
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There is a special order.
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Oh, I forgot the anchovy levers.
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Ah! And I'm...
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Sorry.
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Did you taste?
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Yeah, of course.
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The foggy changed it.
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What?
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I love it!
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I love it!
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I love it!
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I love it!
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I love it!
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I love it!
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I love it!
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I love it!
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Toasting your success, eh, Linguini?
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Let us toast your non -idiosy.
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Emmy!
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A meal?
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You didn't survive the rabbit.
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And what are you eating?
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Remy!
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You are stealing!
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You told Linguini he could trust you!
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So, where did you train, Linguini?
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Train?
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Alright.
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Tell me, Linguini, about your interests.
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Do you like animals?
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What?
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Animals?
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No, no, no, no, no!
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Spit that out right now!
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Take a bite of this - No, no, no!
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Don't just fork it down!
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Too late.
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Huh?
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See?
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Not really.
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Creamy, salty, sweet, and oaky nuttiness.
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Now taste this.
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Now, try them together.
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Hey, I think I'm getting a little to my thing.
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Uh -huh.
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You lost me again.
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Ah, yeah.
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We've got to go to the colony.
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Everyone will be thrilled.
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Yeah, but...
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What?
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Thing is, I kinda have to...
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Dope -ity -nope -ity -new.
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You know something about rats!
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You know you do!
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You know who no do, wackadoo.
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Rat -a -tada.
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Regrettably, we are all out. of wine.
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The finding someone to replace you for poison checker has been a...
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I know.
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I am sorry, Dad.
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Well, the important thing is that you're home.
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I have found a nice spot not far away, so I'll be able to visit often.
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Nothing like a cold splash of reality to make you...
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We're not birds.
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We're rats.
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We don't leave our nests.
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We make them bigger.
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I want to add something to this world.
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You're talking like a human.
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Who are not as bad as you say.
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Come with me.
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I got something I want you to see.
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Good boy.
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See you tomorrow.
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The world we live in belongs to the enemy.
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No. What?
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No, Dad.
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Is the way things are.
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You can't change nature.
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Hey, yeah.
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Good morning. So, that's big.
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What did he say?
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Oh, forgive me for entreating on your deep personal relationship with the chef.
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I thought...
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Bang!
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I didn't have to help you.
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I wanted you to succeed.
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I liked you.
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My mistake.
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Wait, wait, wait, wait, don't motorcycle away.
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You have talent.
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No, but I don't.
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Really, it's not me.
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What do you mean?
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I mean, I wouldn't have done that.
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I would have followed the recipe.
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I...
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Don't do it.
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I have a secret.
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It's sort of disturbing.
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I have a rash.
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You have a rash?
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No, no. A tiny shit.
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Yes, yes.
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He's, um...
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You inspire me.
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I'm going to risk it all.
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You want to know why I'm such a fast learner?
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You want to know why I'm such a great cook?
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No, no!
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Yeah.
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What is it, Ambrister?
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Gusteau's.
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More financial trouble?
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No. What?
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What?
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Spit it out.
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It's come back.
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It's popular.
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Then tell me, Ambrister, how could it be popular?
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Any matches.
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The timing works.
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Everything checks out.
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He is Gusteau's son.
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There, pretending to be an idiot.
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He's toying with my mind like a cat with a bowl of.. something.
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Oh, I see the theatricality of it.
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A rat appears on a boy's first knife.
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I order him to kill it.
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And now he wants me to see it everywhere.
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Should I be concerned about this? About you?
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I can't fire him.
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He's getting attention.
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If I fire him now, everyone will wonder why.
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What?
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Try this.
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It's better.
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I was reminded how fragile it all was.
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I mean...
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Emile, that's exactly what I said not to do!
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Hey, uh, is there a problem over here?
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No, there is not.
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Wait here.
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Remy, what are you doing in here?
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They want you to steal food?
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Yes, no, it's...
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Oh, it's complicated.
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It's family.
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You guys shut up!
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Here it is.
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Hey, your will.
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Linguini?
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Why would Linguini be filed with your will?
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This used to be my office.
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He's your son?
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I have a son?
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This restaurant!
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No!
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No!
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They're on!
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Not on my documents!
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He's getting away!
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Yeah!
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Get out of my office!
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He's not in your office, you are in peace.
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I'm not sure it's not the good thing you need to
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I'm not
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sure
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you're not sure Join us.
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We're just talking about my inspiration.
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But I thought it only fair to give you a sporting chance as you are new to this game.
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I will return tomorrow night with high expectations.
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Pray you don't disappoint me.
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Don't give me that look.
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You were distracting me in front of the press.
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How am I supposed to concentrate with you yanking on my hair all the time?
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Take a break, little chef.
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I'm not your puppet.
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Cool off and get your mind right, little chef.
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Ego is coming, and I need to focus.
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Wow.
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I have never seen that before.
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This is great, son.
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An inside job, huh?
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I see the appeal.
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Little chef?
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It didn't seem right to leave things the way that we did.
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So I've been under a lot of, you know, pressure.
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I'm suddenly a Gusteau and I gotta be a Gusteau, you know.
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I haven't been fair to you.
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You've never failed me and I should never forget that.
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What's going on?
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Get out, you and all your rat buddies.
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And don't come back or I'll treat you the way restaurants are supposed to treat pets
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Attention Attention Everyone And we'll have to cook it
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No, wait Oh no
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Oh no, no, no, what do we do?
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I'll go get that
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So I have in mind a simple arrangement.
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You will create for me a new line of Chef Skinner frozen food.
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Will not kill you.
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Yes, I think I do.
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After reading a lot of overheated puffery about your new cook, a little perspective.
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You provide the food, I'll provide the perspective.
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Which would go nicely with a bottle of Cheval Blanc 1947.
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Tell him to hit me with his best shot.
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So, we have given up.
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Please.
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I'm sick of pretending.
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I pretend to be a rat for my father.
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I pretend to be a human through linguine.
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Dad, I'm here.
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I'm not the drunk.
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Dad!
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Where are you going?
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Back to the restaurant.
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They'll fail without me.
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Why do you care?
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Because I'm a cop!
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Oh, it just came to me.
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Tell me.
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What if we...
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So they're what they order!
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We will make it.
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Just tell us what you did.
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I don't know what I...
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RAT!
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Don't touch him!
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And the truth is, I have no talent at all.
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But this rat, he's the one behind these recipes.
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He's the cook.
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He's been controlling my actions.
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You've been giving me credit for his gift.
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It's crazy, but it works.
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Oh, my God.
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Dad, I...
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I don't know what to say.
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I was wrong about your friend.
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This really means that much to you?
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We're not cooks, but we are family.
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You tell us what to do, and we'll get it done.
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Stop that health inspector!
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Delta team, go, go, go, go!
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The rest of you stay in health running!
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Team Pro, go, go!
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Go!
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Handling food will walk on two legs!
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We need someone to wait tables.
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I'm sorry for any deli - Whoa, whoa!
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Compose the salad like you were painting a picture!
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Not too much vinaigrette on that salad composting!
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No!
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Good.
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Too much salt?
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Good.
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Colette, wait!
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Colette.
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You - Ratatouille?
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It's a peasant dish.
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Are you sure you want to serve this to Eagle?
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What?
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What?
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What?
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What?
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What?
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What?
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What?
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What?
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What?
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What?
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What?
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What?
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What?
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They must be joking. Who cooks the Ratatouille?
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I demand no!
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Then who do I thank for the meal?
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If you wish to meet a chef, you'll have to wait until all the other customers have gone.
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At first, Ego thinks it's a joke, but as Linguini explains, Ego's smile.
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And when the story is done, Ego stands, thanks us for the meal.
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The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations.
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The new needs friends.
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But I realize only now do I truly understand what he meant.
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But the only thing predictable about life is its unpredictability.
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Gotta go.
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Dinner rush.
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Thanks, little chef.
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Come on, bring some food over here.
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We're starving.
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And I'm not a Christian I'm not a Christian
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Ratatouille (2007) - Best Scenes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Linguini, rat, chef. This video has 359 sentences and 1804 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:17. The speaker talks slowly, about 99 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 73 of its 359 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 |
|---|---|---|
| chef noun | /ʃɛf/ | The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household. |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| recipe noun | /ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/ | Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| rush verb | /ɹʌʃ/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| rat noun | /ɹæt/ | Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than… |
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| toast noun | /toʊst/ | Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning). |
| spit verb | /spɪt/ | To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| crust noun | /kɹʌst/ | A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary. |
| rash noun | /ɹæʃ/ | An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or… |
| complicated adjective | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | Difficult or convoluted. |
| pet noun | /pɛt/ | An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| cool off verb | To decrease in temperature, activity, or temper. | |
| get away verb | To move away (from). | |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You think cooking is a cute job, eh?
- What do I call the best?
- What are you blathering about?
- What else have you been?
- You want to know why I'm such a fast learner?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | He's been controlling · You've been giving |
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If I fire him now, everyone will wonder |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has done · has asked · has prepared |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | will be thrilled · was reminded · be filed |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 64 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: worthy /ˈwɝ.ði/, thumb /ˈθʌm/, thrill /θɹɪl/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: chef /ʃɛf/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, rash /ɹæʃ/, inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, dish /dɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, motorcycle /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, predictable /pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/
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 chef, pretend, recipe.
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.