Shadowing Practice: scent of a woman تعلم الانكليزي بواسطة الافلام المترجمة انكليزي - عربي مشهد من فلم للمبدع البتشينو - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I recommend to the disciplinary committee that you be expelled, Mr. Sims.
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You are a cover-up artist and you are a liar.
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But not a snitch!
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Excuse me?
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No, I don't think I will.
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Mr. Slade.
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This is such a crock of shit!
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Please watch your language, Mr. Slade.
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You are in the Baird School, not a barracks.
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Mr. Sims, I will give you one final opportunity to speak up Mr. Sims doesn't want it
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He doesn't need to be labeled Still worthy of being a bad man What the hell is that?
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What is your motto here?
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Boys, inform on your classmates Save your hide Anything short of that, we're gonna burn you at the stake?
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Well, gentlemen When the shit hits the fan Some guys run and some guys stay.
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Here's Charlie facing the fire and there's George hiding in Big Daddy's pocket.
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And what are you doing?
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You're going to reward George and destroy Charlie.
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Are you finished, Mr. Slade?
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No, I'm just getting warmed up.
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I don't know who went to this place.
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William Howard Taft, William Jennings Bride, William Terrell, whoever their spirit is dead if they ever had one.
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It's gone.
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You're building a rat ship here.
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A vessel for seagoing snitches.
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And if you think you're preparing these minnows for manhood, you better think again.
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Because I say you are killing the very spirit this institution proclaims it instills.
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What a sham.
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What kind of a show are you guys putting on here today?
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I mean the only class in this act is sitting next to me
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and I'm here to tell you this boy's soul is intact It's non-negotiable.
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You know how I know?
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Someone here and I'm not gonna say who offered to buy it Only Charlie here wasn't selling sir.
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You're out of order.
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I don't I show you how to order You don't know what that order is mr. Trask.
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I'd show you but I'm too old I'm too tired.
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I'm too fucking blind.
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If I were the man I was five years ago, I'd take a flamethrower to this place.
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Out of order.
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Who the hell do you think you're talking to?
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I've been around, you know There was a time I could see And I have seen Boys like these,
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younger than these Their arms torn out Their legs ripped off
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But there is nothing like the sight Of an amputated spirit There is no prosthetic for that.
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You think you're merely sending this splendid foot soldier back home to Argon with his tail between his legs,
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but I say you are executing his soul. And why?
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Because he's not a bad man.
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Bad man.
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You hurt this boy, you're gonna be bad bums.
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The lot of you.
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and Harry, Jimmy, Trent, wherever you are out there, fuck you two.
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Stand down, Mr. Slade.
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I'm not finished.
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As I came in here, I heard those words, cradle of leadership.
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Well, when the bow breaks, the cradle will fall, and it has fallen here.
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It has fallen.
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makers are men, creators are leaders.
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Be careful what kind of leaders you're producing here.
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I don't know if Charlie's silence here today is right or wrong.
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I'm not a judge or jury, but I can tell you this.
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He won't sell anybody out to buy his future.
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And that, my friends, is called integrity.
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That's called courage.
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Now that's the stuff leaders should be made of.
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Now I have come to the crossroads in my life i always knew what the right path was
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without exception i knew but i never took it you know why it was too damn hard Now here's Charlie.
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He's come to the crossroads.
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He has chosen a path.
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It's the right path.
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It's a path made a principle that leads to character.
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Let him continue on his journey.
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You hold this boy's future in your hands, committee.
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It's a valuable future.
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Believe me.
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Don't destroy it.
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Protect it.
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Embrace it.
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It's going to make you proud one day, I promise you.
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How's that for Paul and Boyle?

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 77 sentences and 685 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:40. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
cradle noun/ˈkɹeɪdəl/A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
pocket noun/ˈpɑ.kɪt/A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
silence noun/ˈsaɪ̯ləns/The absence of any sound.
soldier noun/ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.
label noun/ˈleɪ.bəl/A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
whoever/huˈɛvɚ/Who ever: an emphatic form of who.
institution noun/ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
merely adverb/ˈmɪəli/Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.
exception noun/əkˈsɛpʃən/The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
tear verb/tɛɹ/To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
principle noun/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/A fundamental assumption, fundamental law or guiding belief.
tail noun/ˈteɪ̯l/An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails; a strand of material hanging from something.
reward noun/ɹɪˈwɔɹd/Something of value given in return for an act.
courage noun/ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
worthy adjective/ˈwɝ.ði/Having worth, merit, or value.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
cover up verbTo conceal or disguise.
rip off verbTo pull off by ripping.
speak up verb/ˌspik ˈʌp/To talk more loudly or clearly.
stand down verbTo wait; to stop pursuing, stop fighting, or relax from a heightened readiness posture.
tear out verb/tɛɹ aʊt/To remove by tearing.
warm up verb/ˌwɔː(ɹ)m ˈʌp/To become warmer.

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 fallen · have come
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itbe expelled · be labeled · is called

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 33 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: worthy /ˈwɝ.ði/, flamethrower /ˈfleɪmˌθɹoʊ.ɚ/, prosthetic /ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, exception /əkˈsɛpʃən/, champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/, negotiable /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/
  • Long words — get the stress right: institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, integrity /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/, disciplinary /ˌdɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/, negotiable /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/

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 cradle, pocket, silence.

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.

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