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The Exercise Machine Nolik?
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I'm not here.
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You haven't seen me today at all.
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What's up with you?
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There's gonna be this race, and it starts really soon.
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It's the boys against the girls.
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Their team against ours. And what? And what?
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I'm the smallest one on the team.
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And I'll let everyone down.
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That's why I'm hiding.
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I don't want my team to lose.
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You can't just give up.
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You can learn to run faster if you want.
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You think? Of course.
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That's what exercisers are for.
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You need a treadmill to get stronger.
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Class!
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And where can we get one?
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We'll make it ourselves.
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Exercise machines were invented so people could work out without going outside.
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For instance, a treadmill lets you walk or run for a very long time while moving in one place.
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A treadmill's main part is a conveyor belt that is driven around by an electric motor.
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Today's smart treadmills have the ability to measure your speed, the distance that you've run, your heart rate, and even the results of previous workouts.
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There, it's all done.
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Tideesh!
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It's time to start your first training session.
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How do I learn to run really fast?
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If you keep turning, it's so slowly.
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Hey, that's a little too fast.
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Oh, sorry about that.
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I got it.
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That's what you call training.
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Tom Thomas, so what do you think?
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Maybe I trained enough?
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Not yet.
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You need to keep going.
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Oh, I can't do this any longer.
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Let's stop.
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No way.
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Turn the handle.
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There are all sorts of exercise machines to help you improve your health.
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This one simulates skiing.
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It exercises your arms, legs, and heart.
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And this one you can row like a rowboat.
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And if pedaling's your thing, an exercise bike lets you get a great workout no matter how bad the weather is outside.
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There are also weight training machines.
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These machines can help you build big, strong muscles and tone the shape of your body.
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However, you can still get great exercise without these bulky machines.
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There are plenty of much simpler devices that you can find room for in any house.
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Like a chin -up bar for doing pull -ups, a wall -mounted ladder or rope for climbing, or jump ropes, weights, hula hoops, or balls.
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The important thing is to just exercise.
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Okay, girls, hold on to your hats.
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Oh, how scary.
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We'll show them who's going to win.
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Right, Tula?
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I'm going to do my best.
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Tula will definitely beat Nolik.
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We've got to step it up.
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It's time to get this race going.
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Runners, are you ready?
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Ready.
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On your marks, everyone get set, go.
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Come on, fire.
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Come on, fire.
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Come on, fire.
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Come on, fire.
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Come on, fire.
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Come on, fire.
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Come on, fire.
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Come on, fire.
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Come on, fire.
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You're almost there.
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Digit!
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Go, Digit!
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Go, Digit!
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Go, Digit!
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We'll never catch up with Tula.
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Oh, my gosh.
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Nola, he appears to be gaining ground.
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Look at him.
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He's a good thing.
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Go on, Nolik, go.
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You've got it, buddy.
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Come on, buddy.
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Nola, go get him.
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Hey, look at him.
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He's flying.
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All of that work on the exercise machine really helped.
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Nolik, come on.
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Keep going.
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Look what happened to Tula.
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You've got this.
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Nolik, where are you going?
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The finish is there!
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Thank you, Nolik.
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You're my hero.
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Come on!
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Two laps!
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You can do it!
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Two laps!
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Two laps!
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Hooray!
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Hooray!
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So, which team won the race?
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We did!
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It's a tie!
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Tom Thomas, that's just not fair.
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It was a time.
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And a very noble one.
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All right.
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You just wait for the next race.
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Nolik's gonna win it big time.
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Now it's time for you all to get up on that winner's stand.
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Oh, no. All the first places are taken. For you?
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We'll find one.
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The Umbrella.
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Well, so why isn't it working?
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We'll figure it out, colleague.
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Let's start by disconnecting the hoist.
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Otherwise, you know.
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Ah, Tula, you're finally here.
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Where have you been?
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Looking for an umbrella.
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What?
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What do you need an umbrella for?
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Because it'll be pouring rain today.
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Where'd you get that idea?
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I heard it.
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You're leaving already?
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Yeah, I have to wash the car before I go in.
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Ah.
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Then I'll take an umbrella to work.
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You know the omen, dear.
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Once you wash your car...
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It'll rain?
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Tom Thomas' mother was just joking.
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You don't joke with omens.
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It's going to be raining for sure.
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But it's no big deal if you've got an umbrella.
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Umbrellas are an ancient invention.
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They're almost 3 ,000 years old.
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In China and Egypt, umbrellas were made out of leaves, feathers, and paper.
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Servants carried them over their kings to protect them from the hot sun.
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When umbrellas became fashionable in Europe, people started using them as cover from rain.
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The most convenient are folding umbrellas.
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Their design is simple.
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The edge of the fabric is attached to ribs.
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When you open an umbrella, the ribs spread out in all directions and stretch the fabric over your head.
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Automatic umbrellas can open very quickly.
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Just press the button and it pops right open, keeping your clothes dry as if there was no rain at all.
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An unopened umbrella can be used as a cane.
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And if the umbrella's handle is also collapsible, then it can be stored in a bag when it isn't needed.
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Well, the contacts are normal.
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And all of the wires are in place.
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Then what's the problem?
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I don't know.
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We're going to have to test it.
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Tula, put away your umbrella.
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But the omen calls for rain.
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One omen doesn't count.
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Manipulator, get me a screwdriver.
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Understood.
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Executing.
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Oh, the manipulator's joints are creaking.
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See, that's an omen of rain, too.
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It's an omen that it's time for a little oil.
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Want to help me?
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Just a sec.
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I'll help you.
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Thank you.
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Well, so much for that, Omen.
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It's going to rain anyhow, I know it.
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Just take a look at those flowers drooping.
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Isn't that an omen?
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The reason that they're drooping is because Elisa is on vacation and my colleague forgot to water that plant.
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Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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We'll finish the repair and I'll water them.
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I promise.
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Ah!
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This is the reason that it broke.
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This damaged part has to be replaced.
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Come on and help me.
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I'll get a replacement from the warehouse.
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Yes!
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Fire's flying low, isn't he? And what?
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When birds start flying really low to the ground...
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Fire isn't a bird.
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But he's flying low, didn't you see?
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Tula, give me a sledgehammer, would you?
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And put away the umbrella already.
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Look, there isn't a cloud in the sky.
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That's because it's morning.
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You have to know this, Owen.
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When there's no clouds in the morning, then in the afternoon it's sure to...
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We're standing inside, with a roof over our head.
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It can't break!
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Look, it's raining!
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You see, I told you so, and you didn't believe me!
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Let's walk together, but how's the weather?
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Outside the rain keeps on falling down But raindrops do not scare me In fact,
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they make me happy With my umbrella, I'm free to walk the town With my umbrella,
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my sweet umbrella I pop it open And twirl it round Umbrella,
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my sweet umbrella Without my friends,
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I can't be felt At least I won't need to water the plants You're right about that Let's walk together, but how's the weather?
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Outside is sunny, a perfect day But there's a superstition that comes to its fruition With no umbrella,
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the rain will start to spread With my umbrella,
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my sweet umbrella I pop it open and swirl it around Yeah.
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I'm having such problems with my memory.
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I keep trying to memorize this table, but I can't.
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If you want to improve your memory, you need vitamins.
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Vitamins?
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Well, how's it going, Tom Thomas?
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Not well.
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My memory's just terrible.
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Studying's getting me nowhere.
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Hey, don't be discouraged.
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We'll make your memory better with some vitamins.
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Oh, now you about vitamins.
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Uh, and who else?
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Just a school friend.
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Well, all right.
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Vitamins are very important for people's health, even though you don't need much of them.
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For instance, vitamin A is necessary for good eyesight and normal growth.
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Vitamin C helps keep you from getting sick.
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Vitamin D makes your teeth and bones stronger.
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Usually, people get the vitamins they require from a diet of fruits dairy vegetables
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and other healthy foods but
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if someone still isn't getting the vitamins their body needs then doctors recommend taking special vitamin pills
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all right take out some vegetables and some fruit and some berries they have a lot of vitamins too
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What do you do?
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Forget about it!
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We're strengthening your memory with vitamins.
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And you're starting the multiplication table at the same time.
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Alright then.
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There are three cherries in each pile.
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Tom Thomas eats five piles.
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Go on, eat, eat!
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So, here's the question.
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How many cherries did Tom Thomas eat all together?
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I don't know.
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What'd you say?
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I said I don't know.
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Try counting those pits, then.
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Huh.
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Fifteen.
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That's right.
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And that means that three times five equals fifteen.
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Now, try my problem.
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Tom Thomas ate three pairs of apples.
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That's easy.
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The answer's six.
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I just couldn't find more apples for that one.
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Tom Thomas quit slacking off.
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To get this problem right, you have to eat the apples.
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They have vitamins!
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That's all.
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I can't eat anymore.
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Keep eating.
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They have vitamins.
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Anyhow, we don't have enough carrots for me to learn how to multiply by nine.
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All right, then.
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I'll help you.
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To multiply two by three, all you need to do is just add three twos together.
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It's much harder to multiply a number by 9.
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That takes too much time to add.
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That's why at schools they want you to memorize the table.
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But there's a simple way to multiply by 9 without the table or a calculator.
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Let's say you need to multiply the number 3 by 9.
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Put your hands face up in front of you.
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Now, find the third finger from the left and bend it down.
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So what do we see?
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There are two fingers to the left of the bent finger and seven fingers to the right.
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2 and 7 means that the answer is 27.
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You got it?
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Great!
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Let's do another problem.
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What is 7 times 9?
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Here are 6 fingers and here are 3.
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That's right!
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The answer is 63.
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Tom, Thomas, did you eat all of that?
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But you're the one that told me you need to eat vitamins.
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That's why I got these vitamins for you. That little?
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What do you mean, little?
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There's enough in this bottle for a month.
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Go ahead, try one.
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They're very good for you.
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They taste good, too.
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Right.
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Better than an onion.
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Or a radish.
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Can I have another one?
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No, that's enough.
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You shouldn't take more than one vitamin every day.
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I remember where I saw this.
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I saw the same kind of bottle with a green lid over at Katya's.
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Speaking of memory, let's check your multiplication table.
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Let's say that you and Katya are each taking one vitamin a day.
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So, how many have you eaten after nine days?
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The answer's 18.
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Ha!
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Well done.
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It's getting better.
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Vitamins really work.
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Chocolate.
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Tom Thomas, unwrap it already. In the morning, Nolik.
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I really want to see the toy that's inside.
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Be patient, Nolik.
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That's all.
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I'm going to bed.
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Please don't touch it, okay?
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And you won't open it without me, right?
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That's a deal.
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Good night, Nolik.
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Uh -huh.
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And what are you doing in here?
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Me?
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Well, I was...
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Oh, it's a chocolate ball with a toy inside.
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How interesting.
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Yeah, totally.
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Let's unwrap it and take a look.
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We can't.
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Not until Tom Thomas comes in the morning.
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But if we're real careful, he won't notice.
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A chocolate confection.
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A piece of perfection.
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Perhaps I'll give that shining bright
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I am an affection For the chocolate confection All that I want is to take a bite A bite A bite Well,
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yeah, we sure took a look Tom Thomas won't be happy at all
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When he finds out you touched the chocolate bowl And you, like you didn't touch it?
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I didn't.
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Oh, and what's that, Nolik?
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Chocolate?
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Absolutely.
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It's 100 % natural milk chocolate.
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It says so right here.
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The key ingredient in chocolate is cocoa beans.
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They are roasted, crushed, and ground.
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After that, the ground beans are pressed to extract the oil from them.
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If you mix butter, cocoa, and sugar, you'll get dark chocolate.
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And if you add some milk to it, then you'll get milk chocolate.
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Then you just warm it up, pour it into molds, and cool it down.
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You can add raisins or nuts into chocolate.
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Sometimes chocolate is even made with flavors like flowers or salt.
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Chocolate wasn't originally for eating.
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It was used in a drink made by mixing roasted beans with water and then adding hot peppers.
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Not every adult could drink it, let alone a child.
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Today chocolate is a favorite treat the world over for children and adults alike.
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How can we put it back together?
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How about scotch tape?
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Come on!
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We'll start by warming up the chocolate so it softens up, and then use that to make a new ball.
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And then to make it hard again.
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Yeah, we just cool it off.
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My chocolate infection Has gotten imperfection Half of it's gone into thin air
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But this is expected When chocolate goes unprotected First you have got it Then it's not there
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Not there Not there Tideesh!
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Done.
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Let's put in the toy.
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But we haven't even looked at it yet.
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Oh, it's so pretty.
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Tom Thomas is going to love it.
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Oh, wait!
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Oh, what do you think of this idea?
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I've got a new confection of chocolate perfection.
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Safe in his wrapper, shining bright.
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Oh, in perfection, my brand new chocolate confection I'll try my best not to take a bite Hi there!
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Oh, what's that?
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A chocolate bowl?
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You're lucky.
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Could there be a toy inside?
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Mm -hmm.
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But I can't take off the wrapper without Nolik.
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You really can't do it without him?
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I can't.
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I told Nolik I wouldn't.
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Mmm, your chocolate is going to be delicious.
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Go on, you can eat a little.
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Hmm, if you say so.
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I'll eat the chocolate.
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But we won't open the toy without Nolik.
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Mmm.
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Good chocolate.
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Come on, don't you want to know what the toy is?
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We won't tell.
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All right, just a peek, and we'll close it right up.
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What is this for?
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Tish!
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Nolik?
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Really?
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How did you get in there?
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Surprise!
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Hmm, you were in the container, the container was in the chocolate ball, And the ball?
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That's just impossible.
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Ah, he went and got you two to help.
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We helped a little.
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Hang on, Nolik.
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You promised not to touch the chocolate till morning.
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And you promised not to open the toy without me, right?
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Oh, my friend, my friend!
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The Submarine And the submarine disappeared into the ocean deep, leaving the vicious sharks high and dry.
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Ugh!
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That cartoon was super!
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Class!
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Splendid!
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I wish we had a submarine too.
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What do you say we make one?
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But we don't know anything about building a submarine.
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What makes you say that?
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The most important thing for a submarine is to be airtight so that it's impossible for water to leak in from outside.
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And inside, there needs to be a reserve of air for breathing.
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For a submarine to go underwater, it uses special containers.
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When the containers are filled with water, the submarine becomes heavy and starts submerging.
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When it's time to take the submarine back up to the surface, the water in the containers is switched back for air and the light submarine climbs.
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And what are we going to make it out of?
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Out of, uh, broken toys.
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And where are we going to sail her?
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In the aquarium.
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Tola, aren't you going with us?
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I'm afraid to.
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How come?
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What if water fills up the submarine and then we drown or those huge fish gobble us up?
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Come on, Tula.
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That's silly.
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Nolik's little and he's not scared of this.
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Yeah!
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Well, all right.
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Cast off the lines!
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The who?
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Unhook the rope, it means.
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Ah!
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You sure have just said that.
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Are you ready?
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Time to take her down.
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Hooray!
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We're sailing!
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It's just beautiful in here.
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There they are.
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The fish is short.
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Time to scare them.
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Turning right.
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Go into that one.
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You can't escape from us.
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Please stop it.
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Come on, come on, come on.
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Self -torturing a fish is terrible.
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What?
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What was that?
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I don't know.
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There's algae wrapped around the propeller.
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I want my moss here.
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Just be calm.
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There's no need to panic.
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Let's try taking her out.
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It's not working. Of course.
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No wonder I was scared.
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And so what do we do now?
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How about we open the hatch door?
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No, we can't.
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The water would pour into here and then we would all drown.
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Well, in that case, I don't know.
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I need to come up with a plan.
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Yeah.
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The world's first practical submarine was built almost 400 years ago in England.
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It was made out of wood and couldn't dive very deep at all.
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Inside the vessel, rowers sat with oars, so it couldn't move very quickly either.
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About 200 years later, the oars were replaced with a propeller.
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But the propeller on that submarine could only be turned by hand, making it a slow submarine as well.
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Any good swimmer could easily outrace it.
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It was only with the appearance of electric motors
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that submarines started submerging to great depths and moving through the water at very high speeds.
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Today's modern military submarines use nuclear reactors for power.
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These submarines can stay underwater for months without resurfacing.
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Fire, can you come up with your plan quicker?
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Because we're running out of air.
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Fire, we're going to suffocate.
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No, we won't, mate.
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Chances are better than fish leaves.
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You never should have teased them.
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Yeah, we're in trouble.
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Didn't I warn you, didn't I?
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And you wouldn't listen.
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You did everything just the opposite.
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Wait, it might work.
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Let's rewire the battery the opposite way.
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We should switch the plus and minus.
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How come?
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Because then the motor will start to turn the other way, forcing the algae to unwind.
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Teeesh!
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Hey, quit it!
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We won't bother you anymore, all right?
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Peace!
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Thank you so much, Tula.
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You really saved us.
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It's just because I was the one that was most frightened.
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No, it's because when things got really scary, you kept your cool about you.
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Wouldn't it be splendid if next time we built a helicopter?
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The spider.
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Chewsocka, Chewsocka.
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Tom Thomas, what are you doing?
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I'm petting Chewsocka.
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How come?
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Because it makes her feel good.
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Just don't rub her fur off.
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You're just jealous, guys, because you don't have any pets of your own.
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What do you mean?
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We've got a pet.
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Yoo -hoo, Buggy!
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Buggy!
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She was in the vent the last time I saw her.
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Hmm.
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Buggy!
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Come on out.
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We need to talk.
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Here, this is our friend, Buggy.
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Wait, this insect is really your pet?
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Ha!
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What a joke.
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Bucky's a spider.
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She's not an insect at all.
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But isn't a spider a kind of insect?
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Insect is the term used for mosquitoes, flies, beetles, dragonflies, butterflies, ants, and many others.
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Spiders certainly look a lot like insects.
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They have very similar legs.
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But spiders aren't insects.
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They're arachnids.
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Insects have six legs, while spiders have eight of them.
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Many insects can fly, but spiders can't.
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But spiders can lose spider webs.
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They may look beautiful, but really they are traps for hunting insects.
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How come your buggy has five legs instead of eight of them?
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I don't know.
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She lost them somehow.
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Anyhow, she can do lots of tricks.
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Hello, buggy.
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How do you do?
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We know how to do that trick.
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Chewsocka, shake.
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Did you see that?
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And I bet your buggy can't do this.
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Chewsocka, sit.
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Buggy, sit.
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Why aren't you sitting?
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Lie down.
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Your turn.
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Lie down.
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Watch me.
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Like this.
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Lie down.
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She can't do that trick.
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Her fifth leg must be in the way.
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Lie down.
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Lie down, I told you.
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What kind of pet are you anyway?
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You can't even do a simple trick.
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Hey, where are you going?
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Wait, Buggy, don't go.
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Nolik, you should be ashamed of yourself.
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But why is she acting so stupid?
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Didn't you say that she was your friend? And what?
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Well, you shouldn't yell at your friends like that.
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She's right.
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What kind of friend are you?
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I'll go find her. And apologize.
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Boggy!
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Do you hear me?
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You're right.
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I don't deserve it.
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Because I've been a really bad friend.
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People like having pets to live with them in their homes.
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Dogs, cats, hamsters, parrots, fish, turtles.
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Some folks even get crocodiles.
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And the bigger the animal, the more work it takes to take proper care of it.
599
But every pet needs love and care, no matter what size it is.
600
Fixies like to have pets too.
601
All sorts of little bugs, spiders, and flies.
602
Fixies treat them as friends and take care of them.
603
Of course, a little spider isn't as smart as a dog, but they also can be trained.
604
There are some Fixies who have managed to domesticate such big insects as bees, beetles, and dragonflies.
605
Fixies fly on their backs and use them to carry heavy loads.
606
That's it.
607
I'm stuck alone here.
608
Forever.
609
S -Simka?
610
Oh, how did you find me?
611
Buggy let me down here.
612
Buggy, you didn't ditch me!
613
I'm sorry.
614
I promise I'll never ever yell at you again.
615
Ow!
616
My leg.
617
Hang in there, Nolik.
618
We'll get you out.
619
It was so scary.
620
You could have died down there.
621
Yeah, I almost died.
622
But you know what?
623
Buggy, save me!
624
Yeah, that's cooler than learning how to shake hands.
625
Buggy sure is a true friend indeed.
626
Does your leg really hurt a lot?
627
Nah, it doesn't really hurt.
628
I'm fine.
629
I was just joking.
630
The bird feeder. Did you hear that?
631
What?
632
Oh, again.
633
Outside the window.
634
There.
635
Huh.
636
A little bird.
637
He's beautiful.
638
Uh -huh.
639
Only he looks sad.
640
Just wait till he sees what I'm going to do.
641
I guess he doesn't think you're funny.
642
That's because he's cold out there.
643
He wants to eat, that's all?
644
Maybe we should make a feeder for the poor bird.
645
Do you know how to make a bird feeder?
646
No, but we both know someone who knows everything.
647
In the winter, it's not easy for birds to find food under the snow.
648
Luckily, many people come to the rescue.
649
They build little houses for the birds, designed to hold food.
650
The name for these houses are naturally bird feeders.
651
Bird feeders can be made out of wood, plastic, or even something as simple as a milk or juice carton.
652
Building a bird feeder by hand isn't hard to do at all.
653
But building it is only one part of the work.
654
What's most important is remembering to keep it filled with food.
655
Well, shall we start?
656
The bird feeder is ready!
657
And what are we going to put in it?
658
I got an idea!
659
Mom?
660
Adisa, I need some of your food for a little bird.
661
You aren't greedy.
662
Greedy!
663
Greedy!
664
Greedy!
665
I didn't know Adisa was greedy.
666
Adisa's greedy.
667
You need to learn how to share.
668
Adisa's greedy.
669
What, like there's not enough food?
670
Not enough food!
671
Not enough food!
672
Not enough food!
673
Not enough.
674
Wow!
675
Now there's two of them out there.
676
Eat!
677
There's enough food for everybody.
678
Poor Adisa!
679
Poor Adisa!
680
Let's bring them in here.
681
We can open a restaurant for birds.
682
Adisa's a poor little bird.
683
Why did you scare the little birds away?
684
That feeder's for them.
685
Get it?
686
Just fly away.
687
Shoot!
688
He's bullying our friends.
689
Hey, you leave!
690
Leave!
691
You'll never chase him away now.
692
We'll see about that.
693
Aha!
694
Serves you right, Pigeon.
695
It's not nice to bully little guys.
696
Yeah, and how about big guys?
697
It's alright to bully them.
698
The poor Pigeon also wants some food.
699
Food!
700
Food!
701
You sure?
702
Sure!
703
Eww!
704
Winter can be beautiful, but also very cold.
705
Animals have different ways to prepare for when the weather gets cold.
706
Some birds gather into flocks and migrate to where it's warmer.
707
You could almost say they're flying to a resort.
708
Squirrels, hamsters, and chipmunks collect and store nuts, mushrooms, and pine cones.
709
There are many people who don't have pantries that are as well stocked.
710
Badgers and bears eat a lot of extra food in the fall
711
and then go to sleep in their dens
712
and burrows for the whole winter fish also sleep in the winter only they're at the bottom of rivers
713
and lakes frogs snakes and even wasps burrow in the ground
714
while hares foxes and wolves grow thick coats
715
that protect them from the freezing cold although it isn't easy for them to find food So that will be your feeder.
716
And that new one will be for the little birds.
717
Hey, are you taking their food again?
718
There you go.
719
But those little birds, they'll probably never come back here.
720
Look, Nolik!
721
They came back!
722
Ah, they're full and happy!
723
It's so nice!
724
Tideesh!
725
Tideesh!
726
The Toothpaste Astrodot food!
727
Ready!
728
Rocket ready!
729
And who's flying to the sun?
730
Me!
731
I'm ready!
732
We are here.
733
Tom Thomas. Did you see?
734
There it is.
735
You nearly spoiled a vital experiment.
736
Of global, interplanetary significance.
737
Spoiled what?
738
Our scientific testing of the latest toothpaste formula.
739
I will brush my teeth with it.
740
And I, as chief dentist, will be monitoring the testing.
741
And so, I don't want you even touching it.
742
Great.
743
How am I supposed to fly to the sun now?
744
Strange.
745
They make that toothpaste for kids. So?
746
Then why is your mom using your dad then?
747
That's right.
748
I'm going to go tell her.
749
Mom, that new toothpaste.
750
I should test it.
751
No, I'm using your dad because he's a responsible person. And so am I.
752
I'm very responsible. Who knew?
753
Your room's a total mess.
754
I had no time to clean it.
755
You didn't water the plant.
756
I forgot.
757
Did you brush your teeth?
758
Yeah, for a whole minute, too.
759
You're supposed to brush your teeth for two minutes, in the morning and at night.
760
Sorry.
761
Great toothpaste, honey.
762
Toothpaste For younger teeth, it's important to make sure you're using a toothpaste that's right for your age.
763
Tom Thomas, don't touch it!
764
It's for the experiment!
765
I'm just going to smell it.
766
Don't worry.
767
Well?
768
It smells like bubble gum.
769
Hey!
770
Just a peek at the collar.
771
That's all.
772
Come on!
773
Do you want to spoil the experiment?
774
Now put that Tuesdays right back!
775
Again?
776
What?
777
Well now, so we caught you again.
778
I want to try this toothpaste so bad, but how?
779
Well, what if you...
780
Do you know how to brush your teeth correctly?
781
Let's check.
782
First, take your toothbrush and rinse it with water.
783
Then squeeze on a bit of toothpaste.
784
A small pea -sized drop is all that you'll need.
785
Now, one, brush the outside of your front teeth up and down.
786
Two, brush the backs of those teeth from the gums on down.
787
Three, open your mouth real wide and brush the teeth in the back.
788
These are the teeth that you use for chewing.
789
Go back and forth, over and over.
790
You should brush a full two minutes, no less.
791
Now it's time to rinse out the toothpaste from your mouth and clean the brush.
792
That's right, the brush needs to be cleaned too.
793
And please, don't be lazy.
794
If you brush your teeth two times a day, they'll stay in great shape for many years to come.
795
Mom, Dad, see?
796
I've done everything!
797
Well done, and I promise that I'm going to brush my teeth the right way, as long as I need to, and… And twice a day?
798
Only let me be a part of your awesome experiment, please, would you?
799
Well, I don't know.
800
I think we could try it.
801
Oh.
802
What?
803
Well, we also have this foam for teeth.
804
Who's going to test that?
805
Me!
806
A real hero.
807
How many ways did we try to get him to brush his teeth before that didn't work?
808
We never sparked his imagination before.
809
Your idea about the experiment was brilliant.
810
Simka, do you think we should tell him?
811
The answer is no. We can't disrupt the experiment.
812
The Dishwasher Can't catch me.
813
You won't catch me.
814
Enjoying yourself without a care in the world.
815
What?
816
We have more care to both of you together.
817
Yeah, anyone can see that.
818
Wanna bet me?
819
How about we try doing your job and you try doing ours?
820
And whoever loses...
821
Has got to grant the other's wish.
822
We have a dishwasher here in the kitchen that isn't working, and you're distracting us with your nonsense.
823
Wait a sec.
824
Let's do it.
825
Find the broken part.
826
Good as done. But where?
827
You're the adults now.
828
Go and find it.
829
Just look out for yourselves.
830
And you kids, time for school.
831
And I better not hear that you were misbehaving.
832
Was I there when they taught us about dishwashers at school?
833
The main element of a dishwashing machine is this part, called the sprayer which looks like a propeller.
834
After the dishwasher's pump delivers water, it is warmed, mixed with detergent, and then pushed up with high pressure.
835
That makes the propeller spin very quickly, so it can shoot out the water with a force strong
836
enough to wash all of the dirt off the plates and glasses.
837
But it does it carefully, so that dishes not only come out sparkling, but unbroken as well.
838
Is this a parent -teacher conference?
839
It's not.
840
It's an experiment.
841
For today, I'm Simka.
842
And I'm Nolik.
843
All right.
844
Who's ready to tell the rest of the class what we studied yesterday?
845
Simka.
846
Yesterday?
847
Oh.
848
You forgot. Be seated.
849
That's an F.
850
Mm -hmm.
851
I think the problem is in the control panel.
852
I wonder if the dishwasher ran out of water.
853
Papus, don't argue with your wife.
854
This one is working.
855
And so is this.
856
You know what?
857
Why don't we just wash those dishes?
858
But that would be cheating.
859
No one will find out.
860
The dishes will all be nice and clean, and bam, we're the winners.
861
Check it out!
862
We are all done!
863
How come the indicators aren't lit?
864
Fixies have to fix things.
865
And what do you call this?
866
And you, did you both go to school today?
867
Of course we did.
868
I, I mean Simka, got an F for her answer.
869
Well, thanks, Marcia.
870
And did you play with Tom Thomas?
871
You know that we don't show ourselves to people.
872
Tom Thomas isn't any human.
873
He's our friend.
874
Either you play with him, or you both lose, just like we did.
875
No way.
876
We'll play another round.
877
The earliest kitchenware appeared about 7 ,000 years ago.
878
Early people made these containers from stone or wood.
879
Another kind of container for holding food was woven baskets.
880
The baskets would be lined with clay for durability.
881
Once, one of these baskets fell into a bonfire, and lo and behold, the wood on the outside burned away, while the clay was now hard as a rock.
882
That discovery led to the invention of clay pottery that is still in use to this very day.
883
Later on came the development of glass, metal, and cast iron cookware.
884
The world's richest people can even have food served to them on dishes of silver or gold.
885
Today, kitchenware is not only a practical convenience, but it can decorate any home as well.
886
Forget it.
887
This is impossible.
888
Let's just tell them we give up.
889
Simka, how come this button is crooked and not sticking out?
890
Because the button got jammed!
891
Yeah!
892
Nolik, you figured out what was wrong!
893
I'm glad I kept dragging this around.
894
Dideesh!
895
One...
896
Papus, we fixed everything!
897
Really?
898
Does this mean you're playing with him?
899
What?
900
You think we're some quitters?
901
Ha!
902
Fine!
903
Then which one of us is the winner?
904
Ready or not, here I come!
905
Let's call it a draw.
906
Each team gets one wish.
907
Our team wants you to fix my act.
908
And you finish this game with him.
909
Piece of cake!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Exercise Machine!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Digit, chocolate, umbrella. This video has 909 sentences and 5542 words to shadow. The speech runs for 46:55. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 157 of its 909 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 |
|---|---|---|
| umbrella noun | /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/ | A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun. |
| vitamin noun | /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/ | Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function. They are found… |
| submarine noun | /sʌb.məˈɹiːn/ | A boat that can go underwater. |
| brush noun | /bɹʌʃ/ | An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including… |
| spider noun | /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/ | Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey. |
| insect noun | /ˈɪn.sɛkt/ | An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton. |
| experiment noun | /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ | A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of… |
| container noun | /kənˈteɪ.nəɹ/ | An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported. |
| greedy adjective | /ˈɡɹiːdi/ | Having greed; consumed by selfish desires. |
| trick noun | /ˈtɹɪk/ | Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| pet noun | /pɛt/ | An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use. |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| clay noun | /kleɪ/ | A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lie down verb | To assume a horizontal position. |
| make out of verb | To construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance). |
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| put away verb | To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up. |
| burn away verb | To remove or be removed by burning. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Where'd you get that idea?
- Let's walk together, but how's the weather?
- You really can't do it without him?
- Tola, aren't you going with us?
- Didn't I warn you, didn't I?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if we're real careful, he won't notice |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't seen · you've run · have you been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were invented · is driven · are taken |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | someone who knows · people who don |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 198 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thin /ˈθɪn/, thick /θɪk/, bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, breathe /bɹiːð/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brush /bɹʌʃ/, dish /dɪʃ/, perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shine /ʃaɪn/
- Long words — get the stress right: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, underwater /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/
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 umbrella, vitamin, submarine.
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.