Shadowing Practice: Training Day | Drug Bust | Warner Bros. Rewind - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Today is a training day, Officer Hoyt.
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Show you around, give you a taste of the business, you know?
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I got 38 cases pending trial, 63 in active investigation, another 250 on the log I can't clear.
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I supervise five officers, that's five different personalities, five sets of problems, you could be number six if you act right.
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But I ain't holding no hands, you understand?
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I ain't babysitting, you got today and today only to show me who and what you're made of.
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You don't like narcotics, get the fuck out of my car, I go back to the office, get a nice pussy desk job, you know?
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Chasing bad checks or something, you hear me?
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I hear you.
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Okay.
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Why do you want to be a narc?
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I want to, um, serve my community by ridding it of dangerous drugs.
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Right, right.
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Well, why do you want to be a narc?
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Uh, I want to make detectives.
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There you go.
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You can do it.
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Stick with me.
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You can do it.
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Unlearn that bullshit they teach you at the academy.
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You know, don't bring none of that shit in here.
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Should've get you killed out here.
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I will do anything you want me to do.
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My nigga.
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Roll your window down.
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Start there.
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See, you gotta hear the street, you gotta smell it, you know?
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You gotta taste that shit, feel it.
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How's your espanol?
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Um...
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Learn that shit, brother.
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Learn that shit, that shit'll get you killed.
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These motherfuckers out here plotting all kinds of shit behind your back.
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Shit, man.
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You gonna teach me that old -school hard -charge -and -beat -up -everything -that -moves -Rodney King shit?
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We don't do that no more.
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That day's dead, dawg.
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We don't roll like that no more.
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Now we use this.
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Brain power.
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These niggas are too strong out there anyway.
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You think I'm crazy, right?
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Huh?
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Man, I don't know what to think.
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Yeah?
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Yeah.
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Good.
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Good.
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Ah, ba -ba -da -ba -ba -ba -ba -ba -ba -ba -ba
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-ba up you know i can't miss can we not talk about my family all right
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i respect that i'm married i got my queen too
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i remember what it was like to have a pretty young brad you probably face to face don't you
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let's just not talk about my wife yeah that's my point you see you're
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so in love the shits coming out of your eyes the
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day you bring your old lady to the office is the day that you don't make it
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You gotta hide that love deep inside you, you understand?
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Otherwise, these maggots out here on the street, they'll find it, they'll use it against you, and they will chew you up.
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Never wear that wedding ring to work.
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I'm serious about that.
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All right, all right, thanks.
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What's here?
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Transactions.
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You see that Sabatulshawa Zerohead sitting over there on the fence trying to act like he's not slaying a dough?
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Yeah?
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Yeah.
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It's my boy.
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It's my boy Neto.
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Punk's only 17, but he can kill with the best of him.
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Works for me.
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Jesus, he's an informant? teammates you know i got eyes everywhere
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he gets to pet a little reefer make a little cash for the family he gives me the heads up
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when big things are happening big transactions
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and you trust him damn right i trust him sprung his
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mom from ins detention here we go here we go here
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we go watch this that's right come on down come on look at this sexy ain't it
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That's right.
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See that hand in the hand?
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Yeah, I saw it.
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I saw it.
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All right.
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When was the last time you did a felony stop?
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Uh, a couple weeks ago.
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Good.
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You need practice.
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They look like college kids.
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I'll get an education today.
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I went to Brady Bunch grabbing glass.
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I'm gonna take the front.
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You take the back.
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Stay off of the rover.
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Let's go.
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Run, baby, run.
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Police officers!
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Police, put your hands up!
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Put them up!
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Put them up!
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Drive them right side back!
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Put your hands on the windshield!
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You, in the back, hands on the side of the glass, straight ahead, put it in park.
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This is a stick shift.
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Let's grab the keys and throw them out the window.
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Grab the keys and throw them out the window.
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Put your hands on your chest.
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Put your hands on your chest!
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All right, fork it over, smart man.
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You know what I'm talking about.
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The marijuana.
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Give it to me.
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Give it to me.
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Give it to me.
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Okay, okay, okay.
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Sorry, sir.
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Shut up.
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Too late for that.
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Give me that pipe you got down there on the floor, too.
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Quickly.
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My mom gave me this pipe.
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I don't care who gave it to you.
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She could pick it up in jail.
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What else you got?
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Give me them cigarettes, too.
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Give me, give me, give me, give me.
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Hey, control your suspect.
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Miss Palms on the glass.
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Remove those hands.
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I'll slap the taste out of your mouth, you understand me?
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Put your face right up against the glass.
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Right there!
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Now, what are you doing down here?
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You know this is a gang neighborhood, don't you?
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Ow, ow, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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You know it's a gang neighborhood?
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Then don't come down here.
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I see you down here again.
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I'm gonna take your vehicle.
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I'm gonna make you walk home.
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I'm gonna let the homeboys up the hill run a train on your girlfriend.
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You know where the train is, don't you?
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Huh?
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Yes, sir.
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Yes, sir.
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All right, gentlemen.
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Thanks for your cooperation.
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Let's go.
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Save your high end, son.
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Shit.
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I like that shit.
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Hey, I like the way you moved out there.
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You were trained very well.
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Check that out.
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It's a shitty dime.
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See the small hairs, undeveloped seeds, all the stems in it.
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You see how immature it is?
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That's classic brick -packed Mexican.
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That's garbage.
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Let me see it again.
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Yeah, it's old, too.
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Shit's probably from last year.
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To be truly effective, a good narcotics agent must know and love narcotics.
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In fact, a good narcotics agent should have narcotics in his blood.
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What?
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What, are you gonna smoke that?
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Nope.
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You are.
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Hell if I am.
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Yeah?
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Yeah.
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You not?
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No. Why, you're a Mormon or something?
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You're Jesus free?
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No, man, I'm not.
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This is my job.
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This is your job.
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I can't do that.
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Smoke it.
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No. This ain't a test.
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Just take a hit.
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Take a hit.
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Man, listen, I became a cop to stop people.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
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It's not a review board.
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It ain't cocaine.
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Take a hit.
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No, man.
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Jesus Christ.
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Yeah, right.
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If I was a dealer, you'd be dead by now, motherfucker.
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Turn shit down on the street and the chief brings your wife a crisply folded flag.
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What the fuck is wrong with you?
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You know what?
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I don't want you in my union.
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I don't want you in my division.
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Get the fuck out of my car.
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Go back to the valley,
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brookie Give me that thing.
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I'll smoke it man.
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Give it to me You want me to smoke it, I'll smoke it.
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Virgin Lines.
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Man up now, man up, man up.
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Get it, get it, get it.
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Shut the fk up and just wait.
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Man the fuck up.
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Finish that shit.
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You're on the mode.
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Ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha
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-ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha -ha.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Training Day”. This video has 215 sentences and 1379 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:39. The speaker talks at a natural 159 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. 35 of its 215 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 |
|---|---|---|
| pipe noun | /ˈpaɪp/ | A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. |
| transaction noun | /tɹænˈzækʃən/ | The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans). |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| desk noun | /dɛsk/ | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a… |
| sexy adjective | /ˈsɛksi/ | Having sex appeal; attractive. |
| seed noun | /siːd/ | Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs. |
| virgin noun | /ˈvɝd͡ʒɪn/ | Someone vowed to virginity (usually a woman and often a consecrated virgin), or someone who died in defense of their virginity; (especially) one venerated as a… |
| cooperation noun | /koʊˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ | The act of cooperating. |
| stem noun | /stɛm/ | The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors. |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
| brick noun | /ˈbɹɪk/ | A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. |
| detective noun | /dɪˈtɛktɪv/ | A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator. |
| fence noun | /fɛns/ | A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc. |
| marijuana noun | /ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə/ | The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect. |
| dealer noun | /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/ | One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| beat up verb | To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows. | |
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. | |
| do down verb | To belittle or intimidate. | |
| get down verb | /ɡɛt ˈdaʊn/ | To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down. |
| hands up | /hæn(d)ˈzʌp/ | Put your hands up (if you wish to participate). |
| move out verb | To leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place. | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Chasing bad checks or something, you hear me?
- Why do you want to be a narc?
- You know this is a gang neighborhood, don't you?
- You know it's a gang neighborhood?
- You know where the train is, don't you?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 54 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: transaction /tɹænˈzækʃən/, cooperation /koʊˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, detention /dɪˈtɛnʃn̩/, windshield /wɪnˈʃiːld/
- Long words — get the stress right: cooperation /koʊˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, marijuana /ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə/
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 pipe, transaction, chase.
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.