Prática de Shadowing: Yes, Prime Minister - The need to know - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo
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Hello.
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So, I gather you denied that Mr. Halifax's phone had been bugged.
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Well, obviously.
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It was the one question today to which I could give a clear, simple, straightforward, honest answer.
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Yes.
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Unfortunately, although the answer was indeed clear, simple and straightforward, there is some difficulty in justifiably assigning to it the fourth of the epithets you applied to the statement,
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inasmuch as the precise correlation between the information you communicated And the facts, insofar as they can be determined and demonstrated,
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is such as to cause epistemological problems
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of sufficient magnitude as to lay upon the logical and semantic resources of the English language
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a heavier burden than they can reasonably be expected to bear.
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Epistemological?
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What are you talking about?
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You told a lie.
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A lie?
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A lie.
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What do you mean, a lie?
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I mean you.. lied.
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Yes, I know this is a difficult concept to get across to a politician.
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You were...
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I'm sorry.
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Ah, yes, you did love to tell the truth.
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You mean, we are bugging you Halifax's telephone?
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We were.
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We were?
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When did we stop?
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Um, 17 minutes ago.
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Well, you can't call that lying.
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What would you call the opposite of telling the truth?
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Well, I mean, there was no intent.
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I didn't mean to deceive them.
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I'd never knowingly mislead the house.
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Nonetheless, you have done so.
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Well, it wasn't my fault.
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I didn't know he was being bugged.
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Mr. You are deemed to have known you are ultimately responsible.
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Why wasn't I told?
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The Home Secretary might not have felt the need to inform you.
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Why?
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Perhaps he didn't know either.
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Or perhaps he'd been advised that you did not need to know.
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Well, I did need to know.
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Apparently the fact that you needed to know was not known at the time
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that the now known need to know was known.
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And therefore those that needed to advise and inform the Home Secretary perhaps felt
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that the information
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that he needed as to whether to inform the highest authority the highest authority of the known information was not yet known.
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And therefore there was no authority for the authority to be informed
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because the need to know was not at that time known or needed.
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What?
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We did not know that you would deny it in the House.
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Well, obviously I would if I didn't know and I were asked.
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We did not know that you would be asked when you didn't know.
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There's bound to be asked when I didn't know if I didn't know.
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What?
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It was thought that it was better not to inform you.
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You see, Hugh Halifax is one of your government team and as such, it was thought that it was better not to create distrust.
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We only tell you when you should be aware.
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When's that?
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You should now be aware because you've just denied it.
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Well, it would be rather more helpful if I'd been aware before I denied it.
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On the contrary, Prime Minister, if you had been aware before you denied it, you wouldn't have denied it.
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But I needed to know.
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We do not always tell you about bugging when you need to know.
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You see, at times, Prime Minister, we need you not to know.
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Why did you decide that I didn't need to know?
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I didn't.
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Well, who did?
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Nobody.
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It was just that nobody decided to tell you.
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Well, it's the same thing.
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On the contrary, Prime Minister, to decide to conceal information from you is a heavy burden for any official to shoulder,
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but to decide not to reveal information to you is routine procedure.
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Humphrey, I need to know everything.
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Everything?
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Everything.
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Very well.
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Stationary deliveries this week to the Commonwealth system.
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Four dozen brackets of size two-paces.
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Humphrey, don't be silly.
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I mean important things.
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Who should decide what is important?
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Humphrey, how can you possibly defend this cock-up?
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Well, as you said in the House, we got it wrong.
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You got it wrong?
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I, Prime Minister, I am merely a humble servant, a lowly official.
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The Home Secretary made the decision.
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Can you think of any reason why I shouldn't ask him to resign?
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With respect, Prime Minister, you should only ask him to resign
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when he has made a mistake which could have been seen at the time and not with the benefit of hindsight.
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But you see, the trouble today has arisen because of your own error of judgment in making this denial.
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What?
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You should not have denied something about which you did not know.
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That was your fault.
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You've just admitted keeping secrets from the Prime Minister.
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Not at all, Prime Minister.
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The system works perfectly well as long as the Prime Minister tells the civil service everything
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that he's going to say before he says it.
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But if precipitately he says something without first clearing it with his officials, he has only himself to blame, you must not say anything in public without first clearing it.
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With respect, Prime Minister, you must learn discretion.
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I didn't know there was anything to be discreet about.
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In government, there's always something to be discreet about.
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Para quem é esse vídeo?
Esse vídeo é ideal para aprendizes de inglês intermediários e avançados que querem aprimorar sua compreensão de linguagem formal, sarcasmo político e estruturas complexas. Se seu objetivo é dominar a shadowing em inglês com diálogos reais e práticos, ou aprender a interpretar nuances no discurso, essa conversa entre personagens de "Yes, Prime Minister" é uma excelente ferramenta. Ele também serve para quem quer entender como a língua inglesa é usada para dissimular ou explicar situações delicadas, o que é valioso para profissionais e estudantes de comunicação.
Palavras e expressões para usar no seu vocabulário
O diálogo tem expressões que combinam formalidade e ironia. Veja as principais:
- Epistemological problems: Problemas relacionados à teoria do conhecimento (no contexto, a dificuldade de provar a verdade de uma afirmação).
- Deemed to have known: Considerado como tendo conhecimento (expressão legal/política usada para atribuir responsabilidade, mesmo sem prova direta).
- Need to know: Necessidade de saber (frase chave no vídeo, usada para justificar a omissão de informação: "a informação é compartilhada apenas com quem tem need to know").
- Mislead the House: Enganar a Câmara (referência à assembleia legislativa, mas "mislead" é útil para falar de engano de forma sutil).
Como melhorar a pronúncia nesse diálogo
O locutor usa uma pronúncia formal, com pausas estratégicas para enfatizar complexidade. Para praticar o shadowing, preste atenção a:
- Intonação nas frases longas: O personagem usa uma entonação descendente no final de sentenças complexas (ex: "there was no authority for the authority to be informed because the need to know was not at that time known or needed"). Isso ajuda a marcar o fechamento de ideias, mesmo que a frase seja longa.
- Ênfase em palavras-chave: Palavras como "epistemological", "need to know" e "authority" são pronunciadas com mais força e duração. Repita essas palavras, imitando o ritmo, para treinar a clareza em termos técnicos.
- Pausas para respiração: O diálogo tem many cláusulas subordinadas. Observe onde o locutor pausa (geralmente após "and therefore" ou "because") e imite essas pausas no shadow speak para evitar falhas de fluência.
Praticar com esse vídeo no seu shadowing site favorito pode ajudar a internalizar essas nuances, tornando seu discurso mais natural e persuasivo. Lembre-se: o aprender inglês com vídeos é sobre imitar não só as palavras, mas a intenção e a musicalidade da fala.
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 | had been bugged · be expected · being bugged |
| Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agora | have done · you've just denied · has made |
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.