Shadowing Practice: The Best of Saul Goodman from Breaking Bad - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What are you doing, detective?
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What are you doing talking to my client without me present?
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You sneaky Pete. Which is which?
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What, did the academy hire you right out of the womb?
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You guys get younger every...
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What'd you say to Babyface, huh?
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How'd you say anything stupid?
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By anything stupid, I mean anything at all.
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I want to look at you, mouth open, vocal cords at Twitter.
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We'll talk about it later.
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Right now, you out.
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Ten minutes ago.
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Go on.
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There are laws, detective.
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Have your kindergarten teacher read them to you, right?
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Go grab a juice box, have a nap, go on.
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All right. Who do we have?
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Brandon Mayhew.
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Brandon Mayhew.
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All right.
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Brandon Mayhew.
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Ah, here we go.
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Public masturbation.
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What?
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I don't get it.
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What's the kick?
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Why don't you do it at home like the rest of
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us with a big flat -screen TV 50 channels of pay -per -view in a Starbucks?
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That's nice That ain't me man.
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I I was the guy who was selling meth allegedly Okay, all right, I got you meth rights.
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I'm sorry.
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That was a little transpositional era nothing little white out can't take care of Yeah, and uh felony quantity Just barely.
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Yeah, just barely.
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The cops around here are like butchers, always got their thumbs on the scales, you know?
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But good luck arguing that in court.
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Let me get down to brass tacks.
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I'm gonna get you a second phone call, okay?
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You're gonna call your mommy or your daddy or your parish priest or your Boy Scout leader, and they're gonna deliver me a check for $4 ,650.
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I'm gonna write that down on the back of my business card, okay?
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4 -6 -5 -0, okay?
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And I need that cashier's check or a money order, doesn't matter.
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Actually, I want it in a money order.
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And make it out to Ice Station Zebra Associates.
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That's my loan out.
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It's totally legit.
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It's done just for tax purposes.
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After that, we can discuss Visa or MasterCard, but definitely not American Express, so don't even ask, all right?
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Any questions?
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Uh, you're gonna get me off, right?
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What do I look like, your high school girlfriend?
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Five fingers, no waiting?
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that's a joke brandon lighten up son i promise you this i will give you the best criminal defense
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that money can buy you're going to give badger mayhew the best legal representation ever
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but no deals with the dea all right badger will not identify anyone to anybody if he does You're dead.
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Why don't you just kill Badger?
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I mean, follow me, guys, but mosquitoes buzzing around you, bite you on the ass, you don't go gunning for the mosquito's attorney.
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You go grab a fly swatter, so to speak.
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I mean, all due respect, but do I have to spell this out for you?
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We're not killing Badger, yo!
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Then you got real problems, okay, because the DEA's gonna come down on your boy like a proverbial ton of bricks.
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I mean, I don't think I'm going out on a limb here, but, hey, he's not gonna like prison.
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He's gonna sing like Celine Dion, regardless of what you do to me.
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Mr. Mayhew?
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Recognize your cough.
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Take that mask off, you know, get some air.
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Go on.
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Take it easy.
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Breathe in, breathe out.
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I'm gonna stand up, all right?
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Because I got bad knees.
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That's better.
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Okay, now listen, the three of us are gonna work this out.
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Yeah?
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How?
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First things first, you're gonna put a dollar in my pocket.
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Both of these.
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You want attorney -client privilege, don't you? so that everything you say is strictly between us.
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I mean it.
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Put a dollar in my pocket.
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Come on, make it official.
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Come on, do it.
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That's it, come on.
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Just a dollar.
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All right, now you, ski bum.
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Come on, give with a dollar.
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Go on. Be smart.
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What?
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All I got's a five.
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I'll take a five.
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Come on, already.
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Come on. Be cool.
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Okay, you're now both officially represented by Saul Goodman and Associates.
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Your secrets are safe with me under threat of disbarment.
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All right?
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Take the ski mask off.
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I feel like I'm talking to the weather underground here.
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Just do it.
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Okay, so if a prison shanky is completely off the table, and we're sure of that...
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No shanking!
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All right, all right.
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The way I see it is, somebody's going to prison.
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It's just a matter of who.
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Hello.
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Good afternoon.
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Nice to meet you, Saul Goodman.
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Nice to meet you.
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You're not that lawyer on late -night television, are you?
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Better call Saul.
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I get it all the time.
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We're here to discuss the sale of the property at 9809 Margo.
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I get it.
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Flat fee clients, am I right?
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Well, folks, today's your lucky day.
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I represent a client who shall remain nameless.
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However, for our purposes, you might just as well visualize a large bag of money.
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This individual wants to buy your house today for cash.
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Cash?
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Cash!
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I know, in this economy.
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In fact, the money is already burning a hole in my client's account.
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You could ask Mr. Gardner.
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I've shown him all the pertinent financials.
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It's the only reason we're sitting here.
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Fair enough.
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We, uh, got a few papers signed and notarized.
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We can take care of this right now.
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In fact, I could wire you your money this very afternoon.
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There's just one little hair in the soup, uh, the price.
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We feel $875 is very fair.
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Yeah, but I suppose there's always a little, uh, wiggle room?
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Well, um, once you wiggle us on down to $400 and you got yourselves a deal.
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$400 ,000?
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What is that, a joke?
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No, that's my offer.
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That's less than half price.
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We put almost that much into the renovations alone.
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Why don't we just cut the clown act and you tell us what you're willing to come up to?
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$400 ,000.
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That's my final offer.
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Well, this is a waste of time.
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How could you possibly imagine that we would entertain this?
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Come on, Hunter.
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I don't know.
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I just thought some allowance was in order once I heard about the meth lab, the one that used to be in the basement.
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I looked over your signed disclosure statements and I don't see any mention of a meth lab.
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No, no. Oh, you got your termite inspection.
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That's good.
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But no meth lab.
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Now, some would call that fraud in service of concealing a felony.
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I, myself, am more open -minded, but it is tricky.
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And don't get me wrong, I applaud your cojones.
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I mean, good try of sneaking a meth -contaminated property past the buyer.
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I mean, could have been a good deal for you.
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Too bad.
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Now, I could file a suit and encumber this property indefinitely, or could start some criminal proceedings.
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But I don't think any of us want that.
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Now, do we?
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How about it, counselor? Do you concur?
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Hello.
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Welcome.
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What a pleasure it is to have you.
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I'm just going to call you Skyler, if that's OK.
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It's a lovely name.
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Reminds me of a big, beautiful sky.
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Walt never told me how lucky he was prior to recent unfortunate events.
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Clearly, his taste in women is the same as his taste in lawyers, only the very best, with just the right amount of dirty.
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That's a joke.
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That's a joke.
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Well, it's funny because you are so clearly very classy.
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Here, please, sit down.
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So, Walt tells me that you have some concerns I can alleviate.
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Uh, yes, I do.
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I have concerns concerns.
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Um, if we're going to go down this road, and clearly we are for the sake of my brother -in -law.
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I've heard about him.
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He's an American hero.
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At any rate, I need some assurances
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that we're going to go about this in a manner that is extremely safe and cautious.
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Fair enough.
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I'll walk you through the process.
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First step is something we like to call money laundering.
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All right.
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Take your money, represented by, say, these jelly beans.
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You know, I'm a bookkeeper, so I actually, I know what money laundering is.
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Uh -huh.
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Well.
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Oh.
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Yeah.
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And, uh, as with most things, the devil is in the details.
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So to begin with, what are we saying is the source of this money?
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Well, it's simple.
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Walt here actually came up with a great story about gambling winnings.
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Blackjack, right?
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Some card counting?
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Oh, well, actually, that was Skyler's idea.
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Well, you grow more gorgeous by the minute.
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Well, there you have it.
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I'll generate false currency transaction reports out the wazoo, as well as the necessary W -2Gs.
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I know a couple of casino managers who will jump at the chance to report false losses.
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It's a win -win for everyone.
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Yeah, but you can't sell that for very long before...
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Way ahead of you.
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We declared just enough so as not to arouse suspicion that Walt's one -time winnings becomes seed money for an investment.
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Investment in what?
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Drum roll, please.
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Wait for it.
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Laser tag.
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Laser tag.
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7 ,000 square feet of rollicking fun in the heart of northern Bernalillo County.
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Laser tag?
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Yeah, there's guns and glow lights, and kids wear the vests.
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Yeah, no, no, I...
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Right.
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No, no, I actually, I know what it is.
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It's just that in relation to Walt, it's...
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I mean, it doesn't make any sense.
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Makes more sense than you two being together.
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I'm still trying to figure out how that happened.
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Do you even know Walt?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 218 sentences and 1611 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:18. The speaker talks at a steady 142 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| laser noun | /ˈleɪzɚ/ | A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light. |
| pocket noun | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. |
| mask noun | /mæsk/ | A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| detective noun | /dɪˈtɛktɪv/ | A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator. |
| finger noun | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other… |
| regardless adverb | /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ | Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences. |
| argue verb | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply. |
| wire noun | /ˈwaɪɚ/ | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die. |
| hire verb | /ˈhaɪɹ/ | To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment. |
| sake noun | /ˈseɪ̯k/ | Cause, interest or account. |
| cop noun | /kɑp/ | A police officer or prison guard. |
| currency noun | /ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ | Money or other items used to facilitate transactions. |
| fraud noun | /ˈfɹɔːd/ | The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics. |
| remind verb | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come down on verb | To punish or criticize (someone). |
| come up to verb | To approach. |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
| get down to verb | To start focusing on doing something serious |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
| look over verb | To check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of. |
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 60 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, gonna, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: representation /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/, relation /ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, transaction /tɹænˈzækʃən/, inspection /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/, disclosure /dɪsˈkləʊʒə(ɹ)/
- Long words — get the stress right: representation /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/, unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/, allegedly /əˈlɛdʒ.ɪd.li/, kindergarten /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/, renovation /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/
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 laser, pocket, mask.
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.