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Sometimes when people say something is secret, they mean it's little known or hidden.
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But this actually is a secret.
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In the Second World War, Britain had a problem, getting fuel from refineries to airfields up and down the country.
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Above -ground transporter fuel was too vulnerable to well -placed bombing of the road network, not to target the tankers themselves, but to make the roads they used impassable.
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The solution?
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Build an enormous, top -secret, underground pipeline network network to carry aviation fuel across the country.
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It was even built at night, so enemy reconnaissance aircraft wouldn't be able to tell what was going on.
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Over the decades since, this network has been expanded and expanded and expanded, until it became 1 ,500 miles of pipes that connect seaports,
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airports, fuel refineries and air force bases across Britain.
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It's vital for both military and civilian use.
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When your plane's being refuelled at any major British airport, that fuel is coming from tanks that are connected straight to this pipeline network.
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Airports in other countries have similar systems, but they're smaller, private arrangements.
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This was one big, top -secret government network.
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In fact, until it was sold off and privatised in the last few years, the Air Force flew over most of the network regularly, just to make sure all was well.
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Now, the pipeline's public knowledge today, because you can't keep something as big as that secret anymore.
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You can see the schematic, like a vague subway diagram, and there are a few well -documented planted places, like here near Gloucester, where it pokes above ground for a few metres.
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But there is no public map of exactly where the pipelines lie.
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In 2010, the government refused to answer a Freedom of Information request for
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that map on the grounds that it would affect national security and defence, and to be fair, it would.
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But at the same time, anyone local might well need to know where that pipeline is, just so a construction worker with a drill doesn't suddenly break a pipe and spray high -pressure,
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highly flammable aviation fuel all over the place, and stop Heathrow Airport for a day.
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So all the pipes have these markers above them, at regular intervals.
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Sometimes these smaller ones you can see in the back, but often these massive posts.
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Most people will see them just as street furniture, if they notice them at all.
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But if you're a professional, surveying the area around here ready to dig, that's a big warning sign that perhaps you might want to double -check exactly what's below ground here.
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Now, in theory, someone could use modern aerial and street photography, work out the routes and publish them anyway.
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And a few enthusiasts have done that for their local area.
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But you won't see any official confirmation of that, because for once, this pipeline really is a secret.
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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição
Este vídeo tem 28 frases e 481 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 2:32. O falante fala rápido, cerca de 189 palavras por minuto, então espere sons ligados e reduzidos. 84% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês; vale a pena estudar o restante antes de começar.
Vocabulário principal deste vídeo
15 palavras do vídeo que vale a pena aprender, com pronúncia e significado:
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| pipeline substantivo | /ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn/ | ducto, duto |
| pipe substantivo | /ˈpaɪp/ | flauta |
| connect verbo | /kəˈnɛkt/ | conectar |
| aviation substantivo | /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/ | aviação |
| photography substantivo | /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ | fotografia |
| worker substantivo | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | trabalhador |
| refuse verbo | /ɹɪˈfjuːz/ | recusar |
| vital adjetivo | /ˈvaɪtəl/ | vital |
| underground adjetivo | /ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/ | subterrâneo |
| furniture substantivo | /ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/ | mobília |
| arrangement substantivo | /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/ | arranjo |
| enormous adjetivo | /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ | enorme, gigante |
| civilian substantivo | /sɪˈvɪl.jən/ | civil |
| vulnerable adjetivo | /ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/ | vulnerável |
| spray substantivo | /spɹeɪ/ | borrifo, spray |
Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| work out verbo | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | calcular |
Pronúncia para ficar de olho
O falante usa 6 contrações e formas reduzidas, como can't, doesn't, they're. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.
- Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: aviation /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: aviation /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, photography /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, refinery /rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/, enthusiast /ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/
Como praticar com este vídeo
- Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
- Comece na velocidade 0,75×, faça shadowing frase por frase e volte à velocidade normal quando ficar fácil.
- Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como pipeline, pipe, connect.
Gramática neste vídeo
As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:
| Estrutura | No vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem faz | was even built · has been expanded · being refuelled |
| Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agora | has been expanded · have done |
O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.