Shadowing Practice: The Simpson full episode - Learn English Speaking with Video

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With the kids gone for the summer, we have snuggled in every room in the house.

Thank you, Camp Crusty.

Uh, now Simpson, we received an anonymous call about a gong.

Can a man enjoy the company of his wife and his own son's treehouse?

What, you didn't see the sign?

Hmm?

Well, that's just some nonsense kid road, Chief.

I can't believe it's been six weeks since we've seen the kids.

Ooh, I wonder if Bart has a mustache.

I have lemon-lime disease!

The basketball teams were skin versus bone.

Ooh, my poor, poor babies.

Do you know what kids get after a scary experience?

Ice cream!

No, counseling.

No. Now, kids, how bad could it have really been?

Hey, Doc, I'm fine.

But other kids of my generation, I love them, but they're total wusses.

Now, you all need to decompress, so it is essential you do not go right back to school.

No school?

On second thought, I'm fine.

Look, I can sit with my chair turned around, just like you.

Mrs. Simpson, I would watch him very closely for the next couple of days.

Jeez, I was thinking about taking him shopping for school clothes.

Okay, time to fake me some PTSD. And maybe bloodshot eyes.

Oh, they'll be fine.

Marge, children and summer are natural enemies.

Now, why don't we mix things up?

Ooh!

Mom!

Dad!

I'm scared.

I can't sleep.

I'm sorry, homie.

Bart's ten.

That could be the last tear that ever comes out of him.

He's sleeping here.

Marge, vous rendez-vous at the dog's bed?

I can't move!

His head's on my arm.

Can't sleep, can't snuggle.

Gonna do the unthinkable.

Honey, what do you mean?

Gonna go to work early.

This pamphlet on trauma they gave Bart is very alarming.

Loss of appetite, thousand yards stare.

Not hungry.

Where are you looking?

A thousand yards away.

No school for you, young man.

Mom, can I have a jelly bean sandwich for lunch?

How about a fruit salad?

Fruit?

What's the matter?

That's what they served at camp.

Fine.

Find jelly beans.

Geez, there's a lot of spaces when you get in early.

Geez, there's a lot of donuts when you get in early.

Shhh.

What's he doing?

He's reading.

Oh, my God, I really am traumatized.

I need help.

I had an actual nightmare about Camp Krusty.

There was a body in a red light vest.

What else do you remember?

We were canoeing.

We were in a storm.

Excuse me, coming through.

Working out issues.

Boom shakalaka.

I was at Camp Krusty, too.

You don't see me freaking out every time I see Red vest, red vest.

Made you breakfast.

I also made reservations for Mother's Day.

I know it's three months away, but you can't book too early.

Wow!

Mwah!

Who's that guy?

I don't know.

Uh, Mr. Schmitters, I, uh, I noticed the plant's free subscription to Nuclear Safety Magazine was hitting the six-month mark.

They're gonna start charging us the full newsstand price.

And no one pays those prices.

Nice catch, Simpson.

Excellent.

Simpson, I'm giving you a raise.

More money?

But that's more than I make now.

You've done so well, Simpson.

I'm giving you your own trapdoor button.

Oh, thank you!

Maggie's asleep, and the kids are still having fun at the park with Grandpa.

Marge, no!

I pledged my abstinence.

No?

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You've never said no!

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Hmm?

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Hmm?

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Hmm?

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Oh.

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Men have accomplished unbelievable things when they've denied themselves whoopee.

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The pointy pyramids of Egypt, the Duomo, which I now know is a thing.

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You don't name a company Microsoft when you're getting some.

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Oh, boy.

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Welcome, Marge.

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Homer, no need to take your pants off.

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Now, what do you think?

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I just had a big lunch.

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Just a series of questions for now.

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Do you self-gratify?

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Yes, I do everything but masturbate.

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You know, this all started with our poor kids traumatized by a budget summer camp.

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What you must do is return your children to this camp and face down their demons.

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My kids are a mess.

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Homer's turned into the man I've always wanted, which I don't really want.

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And for some reason we're going back to Camp Krusty.

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What happened to this place?

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What happened to this place?

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Oh, uh, Krusty cut his losses by partnering with Caligula's World Family Entertainment.

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They redid the whole place as an adult spa.

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Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?

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Hey, Bart, Bart, now's our chance to break out of here.

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But I'm four loops away from finishing my potholder.

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Ow!

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Ah!

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Bart, I've seen that shed before.

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Hey, I know your life is boring, but you don't have to advertise it.

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Hard to concentrate with waves gently lapping on the shore.

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I think I still want the old you.

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Everyone, down below the belt!

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Move, move, move!

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Don't leave anything up here.

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We will not be back.

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I'm remembering now.

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We were trying to escape by canoe.

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But there was another kid with us.

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You're right.

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His name was Charlie.

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We tipped over in the rapids.

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Oh my God!

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Charlie didn't come back up!

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These children would like to report a traumatic incident on the property.

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Eh?

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Eh?

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Poor Charlie.

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Charlie?

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Did he have a red vest?

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Yes!

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Charlie!

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So many stars.

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Ever wonder how many worlds are out there, homie?

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Pizza.

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One pizza. And you.

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That's my man.

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Next on Fox!

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I was working undercover as a spy for Departures magazine.

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They are everywhere.

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Anyway, when the canoe flipped, I made my getaway.

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But you didn't have your life vest.

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I'm a grown-up.

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I can swim.. and vote.

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Did you unscrew all the Phillips heads?

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Check.

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Did you unscrew all the flatheads?

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Yep.

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And now we wait.

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Now go hide the evidence while I walk around saying, I'll return these to the shop room.

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What's left of it...

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Hard to believe one light can cause all this mayhem.

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I think there was a second fun man.

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And if you don't identify him, you're looking at a weak suspension.

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I'll never tell consider yourself suspended mister Suspended boy working thanks for not selling me out man.

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This really sucks part Look I gotta go, but don't worry.

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I'll visit you every day.

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I promise I promise.

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Bart, you're a true friend.

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And now you're going to visit your grandpa while I park around the corner and take a nap.

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Huh?

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Huh?

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Hi guys.

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I brought cookies.

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Chocolate chip for Donald.

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Low sodium for Abe.

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I think it is so cool what you're doing.

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So what's the gag?

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You put X-Flax in the cookies, then just sit back and watch the fireworks?

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I would never do that.

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Oh, right.

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I'm Bart.

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I'm Jenny.

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Ha ha ha.

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What will Springfield be like in 50 years?

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Let's see what the computer says.

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That's horrible.

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What else?

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So, who's the special someone?

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Jenny, fifth grade girl.

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When she talks to me, I feel like a better person.

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Hey, Jenny.

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Hi, Bart.

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Boy, you make it look effortless.

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And that kid's giving you zero pump.

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Oh, you know what a girl likes to hear.

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Hey, do you want to go on a picnic tomorrow?

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You'd love my PB&J.

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The secret is, no PB, double J.

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It's a date.

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Yes!

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And now, Ralph Wiggum will read his essay on Springfield in 50 years.

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There is no Springfield 50 years in the future, dear.

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Our superheated oceans will rise, drowning our lowlands, leaving what's left of humanity baking in deserts that once fed the world.

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Lisa, your outburst was either a sign of deep emotional imbalance or a passionate response to a sobering truth.

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Luckily, the treatment for both is intensive therapy.

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What's therapy gonna do for me when the world is in ashes?

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So, you visit old folks.

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How else do you make the world a better place?

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Uh, I...

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I spend a lot of time working with this mentally challenged guy.

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Do you know who else was really into rowboats?

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Jesus.

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And he could have turned his rowboat into a jet ski, but he didn't.

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Good guy.

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Cheezing crackers, look!

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Bart, can't you do something?

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Mm-hmm!

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Please, guys, give me a break.

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Can you give me the duckling without beating me up?

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Well, we'll have to beat you up a little.

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Come on, I'm trying to impress a girl.

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So are we.

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Either the duck suffers or the kid does.

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Oh, Bart.

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If those ducklings understood how magnificent you were, they'd stop biting your leg.

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We believe Lisa is suffering from environment-related despair.

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Ignore it all.

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Let me show you how ignore it all works.

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It turns this to this.

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Huh?

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We done here?

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Oh, go ahead.

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Not me.

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Hmm?

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I'm going to Disneyland.

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Green...

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What?

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What a wonderful world.

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Mom, can I get those dishes for you?

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Mm-hmm.

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What's your angle, mister?

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No angle.

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Um, if this girl I'm seeing comes here, and she might, I wouldn't mind if you told her I was the kind of boy that does the dishes.

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So this is setting the table.

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If I'd known how easy this was, I'd have just done it instead of throwing all those tantrums.

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Oh, Bart, I don't care that this is just an act.

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You've finally become the boy every mother dreams of.

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You never told me that the special man you were working with is your father.

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Uh, it's not an easy thing to admit.

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Officer Dad.

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Jenny, it's amazing what you've done with my son.

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We don't have any money.

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Go away!

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Who's this, Bart?

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Oh, I see how it is.

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Actually, I don't.

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My glasses are fogged.

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What do you want from me?

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I want to know why my best friend didn't visit me like he said he would.

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Newhouse, real best friends often don't speak for years at a time.

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Look, man, I have to keep my dark past hidden.

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There's someone new in my life now.

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So I'll be on my way.

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I can see I'm the fifth wheel on this bicycle with training wheels.

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But the next time I see you two, I might not be able to hold my tongue.

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So, Jenny, I hear you're religious.

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Know what my favorite book of the Bible is?

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Revelations.

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Mine too.

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Bart, we should take Milhouse on our trip to juice country.

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Bart, you look tense.

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Have a cookie.

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Fuck!

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AHHHHH!

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AHHHHH!

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AHHHHH!

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Don't worry, be happy.

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If you don't stop smiling, you're gonna get a kiss.

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Don't worry, be happy.

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If you don't stop smiling, you're gonna get a kiss.

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You're gonna get a kiss.

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Oh?

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That's it!

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We're getting you off the meds.

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Milhouse is funny.

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The way he's always shaking me by the shoulders and saying, I don't know the real you.

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Funny.

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I'm tired of talking about Milhouse.

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Hello, Bart.

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Jenny, do you see how the dolphin in that tank seems to shy away from Bart?

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Why might that be?

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Oh.

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Jenny, I can't take the pressure anymore.

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I have to come clean.

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I'm only pretending to be good.

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But now I'm good because you turned me good.

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Isn't that all that matters?

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Are you saying our entire relationship is based on lies?

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Not our entire relationship.

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Just the stuff I said.

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Hit me again, Pooh.

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Whatever you are looking for, it is not at the bottom of a 512-ounce cup of Shrek Berry Blast.

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Bart, in my concurrent adventure, I learned a really important lesson.

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You can't wallow in despair.

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Face things as they really are.

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You're right.

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I've got to straighten this out.

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I'm so sorry I tried to deny who I really was.

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You deserve better.

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I'll never hurt you again.

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Can you forgive me?

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Oh, Bart.

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I was born forgiving you.

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Smooth and slippery.

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Thank you, Zamboni King.

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Happy to oblige.

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Simpson!

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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Simpson full episode”. This video has 330 sentences and 2014 words to shadow. The speech runs for 16:51. The speaker talks at a steady 119 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 63 of its 330 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
vest noun	/vɛst/	A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.
cookie noun	/ˈkʊki/	A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
geez	/d͡ʒiːz/	An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.
canoe noun	/kəˈnuː/	A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction…
duckling noun	/ˈdʌklɪŋ/	A young duck.
homie noun	/ˈhoʊ.mi/	Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown.
rowboat noun	/ˈɹəʊbəʊt/	A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).
snuggle verb	/ˈsnʌ.ɡəl/	To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.
traumatize verb	/ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz/	To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.
unscrew verb		To loosen a screw or thing by turning it.
mister noun	/ˈmɪstəɹ/	Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
suspend verb	/səsˈpɛnd/	To halt something temporarily.
jelly noun	/ˈd͡ʒɛli/	A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and…
grandpa noun	/ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/	grandfather.
despair noun	/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/	Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
come through verb		To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.
go ahead verb	/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/	To proceed with; to begin.
go away verb		To depart or leave a place.
go back to verb		To stem from; to originate in.
grow up verb		To mature and become an adult.
sit back verb		To recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.
turn around verb		To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.
walk around verb		To walk with no planned destination; to meander.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

What, you didn't see the sign?
Honey, what do you mean?
What else do you remember?
Did you unscrew all the flatheads?
Bart, can't you do something?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	have snuggled · it's been · have really been
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	are fogged · is based · was born
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	was thinking · were canoeing · was hitting
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	start charging · stop biting · stop smiling

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 96 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dish /dɪʃ/, moustache /ˈmʌstæʃ/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/
Long words — get the stress right: unthinkable /ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl/, undercover /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌvə(ɹ)/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/

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 vest, cookie, geez.

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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Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?