Shadowing Practice: The Simpsons - HE LOST HIS MIND (S32E02) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The Managements The Managements Ugh!
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If I wanted to be bored on a Saturday, I would have signed up for that management training program at work.
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Wait, what training program?
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Oh, it's some dumb career development thing at the plant.
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Who needs that trap?
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Homer, I can't be the only one in this family who wants more for us.
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For once in your life.
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Would it kill you to show a little ambition?
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Ah, ambition is indeed a timeless source of conflict.
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As a matter of fact, I just curated an exhibit about a Roman family.
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The life of Obeseus the Wide.
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Maybe a historical allegory could help us work out our issues.
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Obeseus was born to a poor farmer with much land, but no ox to plow it.
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Life on the farm was cruel, but it chiseled young Obeseus into quite the Italian beefcake.
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Good news, plow son!
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We finally got enough money to buy us an ox!
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Woohoo!
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I sold you into slavery!
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Arrivadirci, sucker!
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A frightened Obesius and his new work friends were taken to Rome, but the worst was yet to come.
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Gentlemen, today you have the honor of being hacked to death on the field of battle.
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Hailing from Germania, Wolfus Reign! That guy!
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Someone's in here!
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Oh, my God!
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Oh, my God!
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Oh, my God!
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Oh, my God!
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Well, should we call it a tie?
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Oh, hail our new champion!
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That chiseled pumpkin just killed my prized psychopath.
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Feed him to the hippos!
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Oh, Father, look how the crowd loves him.
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That hunky rube could put a lot of tokas in the seats.
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You have quite the mind for the family business.
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The Man-Ox will live to fight another day.
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I live to fight another day.
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Obisius fame grew as he rose through the gladiatory ranks.
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Women wanted him, and men wanted to be killed by him.
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But still, he yearned for that which he longed for.
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I Heart.
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You?
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You guys think we'll ever be free again?
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The only way we're leaving this place is carried out in chunks.
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Let us make a sacred pact before the gods.
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If one of us ever gets free, he'll do everything he can to free the rest of us. To freedom! To freedom!
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What if it isn't the champion of Rome himself?
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I like the way your pecs dance after you kill a guy.
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These old things?
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Blipp blip blip blip blip blip blip blip blip blip blip blip blip blip.
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Swish and slash and spin and kick and slice that belly and hello guts!
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It would appear that one of you lonely gladiators has impregnated my daughter.
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Tell me who laid with her!
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Sir, I'm in love with your daughter.
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If you must punish someone, punish me.
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Rise, for you are now free!
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Whoohoo!
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To marry my daughter.
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Go!
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The young lovers were wed for all the gods to see.
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And plans were made for their future.
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So that you may build a life together, I give you the deed to one of my many businesses.
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Now, Obeseus, to get things started, please take some slaves on the house.
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I can't own my friends!
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I swore a sacred oath to free them!
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Majora then understood.
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For a woman to have any voice in this world, she'll have to come out of her husband's stupid mouth.
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My love, you are so noble.
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To take on the back-breaking work of four men, day in, day out.
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Look, fellas, just give me a little time till we get on our feet, then I'll totally free you.
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And so, in choosing greed over loyalty, the young couple began their rise to power.
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Obeseus entered the second act of his life, running the dirty, bloody business given to him by his father-in-law, a laundromat.
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Fun fact, in ancient Rome, clothes were washed with ammonia, which is derived from human urine.
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Why is the store closed?
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It's only noon.
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Me and the fellas are all peed out.
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How am I supposed to make things clean without human waste?
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Hey, uh, boss...
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We came up with an idea that could increase ammonia production.
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All you gotta do is put these jugs outside of taverns and you'll get your urine as gratis.
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Stealing the idea of his indentured friends, Obeseus was soon flush in liquid acids.
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And he was able to move his family to the more prosperous side of town.
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Obesius, we gave you the idea that made you rich.
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How about making good on your promise and freeing us now?
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Tell you what, I'll have my accountant crunch the letters and we'll circle back.
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And now, let us thank Lord Jupiter for a bountiful harvest by draining the blood of this baby goat.
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Aw, these seats suck.
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Can't even see the entrails from here.
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Well, they save all the best seats for the senators.
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What if you became a senator?
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I don't know.
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But think of the perks.
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You'll get invited to fancier orgies.
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And with that, Obesius marched down the Appian Way to plead his case to the emperor, confident that he would be welcomed into the senate.
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The P-guy!
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A senator?
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That would be an insult to the dignity of this office!
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Oh...
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Stupid Emperor.
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Majora's gonna be so mad.
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I'd do anything to be a senator!
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Anything, eh?
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You know, as the Emperor's politically adopted son, I am next in line to the throne should anything happen to...
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Daddy.
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Kill the Emperor and I'll make you a senator!
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When in Rome you do as the Romans do you play as the Romans play together.
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Hey get out of here you!
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Give me a kiss you big snappy go-getter!
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Over the next ten years Senator Obisius' power grew vastly and Majora reveled in her high status, hosting the town's elite at her lavish Saturnalia party.
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So noble slaves, what gift do you desire from your benevolent master?
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Uh, our frickin' freedom?
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Why do we even bother asking anymore?
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He's never gonna free us!
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What?
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Dad, Bartigula's out of control!
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Growing up rich and spoiled has turned your son into a monster!
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It's not my fault!
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I never spent any time with him!
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My son's a maniac, my daughter's not a son, my slaves hate me for some reason.
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I'm spent.
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I can't believe the emperor didn't even come to my party.
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He wouldn't even be emperor if not for you.
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Yeah, well what do you want me to do about it?
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Kill the emperor?
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Well, if that's what you want.
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What more do you want?
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We started at the bottom and now we're one rung from the top.
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It's a natural stopping point.
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Will you never be satisfied?
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Pardon me, Senator.
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I'm sorry you find my ambition so distasteful.
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Just remember, power comes to those who take it. To the Roman Empire!
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Ooh, can't be too careful these days.
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Oh, taster!
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Poison!
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Someone has tried to kill me!
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You didn't!
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You wouldn't!
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The Emperor is dead!
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Who will nominate his successor?
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We deserve an Emperor who can boldly lead us into the future.
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My son, Bartigula.
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B-Whaaa?
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Bartigula!
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Bartigula!
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And so began the reign of Bartigula the Jerk.
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Eager to expand the Empire, he declared war on Neptune.
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Bartigula blamed the troubles of Rome on foreign invaders.
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So he built a large and expensive wall to keep them out.
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The young emperor had gone mad with power.
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Listen up, Rome wads.
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The empire's in crisis, the economy's in the crappatorium, and Neptune's kicking our butts somehow.
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I now realize I can no longer be your emperor.
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Because I am now your god!
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My son isn't a god, he's just an entitled little psycho!
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Society must come to its senses and overthrow this bad man!
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Blasphemy!
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Seize him!
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Why are we here?
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They said I could bring a couple of belongings.
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Hey, this is where we made our freedom pact, remember?
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Not freeing you guys was the first worst thing I ever did.
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Father, we have to get you out of the city.
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Hurry, and you can still escape.
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No, I'm not going to run.
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We have to stop Barticula and save the Republic!
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Though he had lost everything, Morbeseus still had the heart of a warrior.
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All hail the living God!
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We who are about to die, salute you!
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Then, in front of all Rome, father and son engaged in bloody battle.
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Particular was fast, but Obeseus was fatter.
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Obi, please, spare our boy!
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Whaaat?
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My life is over.
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Worst of all, I really screwed over my friends.
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Gah!
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Who knew history could be so sad?
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The moral of that story is clear.
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Marge is wrong and ambition is terrible.
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Does anyone think it was weird that Dad killed me?
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Don't blame me, blame your mother.
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I just wanted you to go to one lousy training seminar.
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I would not even listen to you.
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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 Simpsons - HE LOST HIS MIND”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: blip, emperor, Obeseus, Rome, senator. This video has 183 sentences and 1494 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:44. The speaker talks at a natural 154 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 29 of its 183 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 |
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| blip noun | /blɪp/ | A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen. |
| emperor noun | /ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/ | The male monarch or ruler of an empire. |
| ambition noun | /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/ | Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's… |
| hail noun | /heɪl/ | Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. |
| slave noun | /sleɪv/ | A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition… |
| ammonia noun | /əˈmoʊn.jə/ | A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH₃, with a pungent smell and taste. |
| chisel noun | /ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/ | A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim… |
| fella noun | /fɛ.lə/ | Used as a general intensifier; a pfella. |
| plough noun | /plaʊ/ | A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting. |
| pact noun | /pækt/ | An agreement; a compact; a covenant. |
| urine noun | /ˈjʊɹɪn/ | Liquid waste consisting of water, salts, and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra. |
| punish verb | /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ | To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action… |
| reign noun | /ɹeɪ̯n/ | The exercise of sovereign power. |
| sacred adjective | /ˈseɪkɹɪd/ | Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy. |
| noble adjective | /ˈnoʊbəl/ | Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. | |
| listen up verb | To listen closely; to pay attention. | |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You guys think we'll ever be free again?
- What if you became a senator?
- Why do we even bother asking anymore?
- What more do you want?
- Will you never be satisfied?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is indeed · was born · were taken |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has impregnated · has turned · has tried |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | ammonia, which is · those who take |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should we call · should anything |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 32 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, I'm, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: psychopath /ˈsaɪkəʊpæθ/, overthrow /ˌoʊvɚˈθɹoʊ/, oath /ˈoʊθ/, throne /θɹəʊ̯n/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/, indenture /ɪnˈdɛn.ʃɝ/, lavish /ˈlævɪʃ/, flush /ˈflʌʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: allegory /ˈæləˌɡɔɹi/, benevolent /bəˈnɛvələnt/, gladiator /ˈɡlædiˌeɪ̯tə/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like blip, emperor, ambition.
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.