ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: 1979 - ...And Justice for All.

กำลังสร้างบทเรียน...
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Judge, I want McCullough freed.
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Nothing can be done.
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Now, I don't buy that, Judge.
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Just reopen the case.
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That's all I'm asking.
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Reopen the case and give me a crack at a jury.
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I'll get him acquitted.
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Now, look, you are in no position to ask for anything.
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But I'll see what I can do to help.
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Perhaps there's an exception to the statute.
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Okay.
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Okay, so?
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Why don't you tell me about the girl, then?
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This Leah Shepard.
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Can you tell me anything about her?
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What do you want to know?
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I saw her on a couple of occasions.
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She works over at City Hall.
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You have sex with her first date?
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Yes, I did.
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First and second time.
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That's why this whole thing makes no sense to me.
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What do you think happened to her?
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I assure you that I did not rape her, but I really don't know.
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Maybe some angry boyfriend showed up after I left.
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Angry boyfriend?
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It's a little mild, don't you think?
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I mean, she wasn't just raped.
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She was sadistically beaten and sodomized that goes a little bit beyond an angry boyfriend.
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You're right.
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You're right.
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I'm sorry.
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I don't know how I get into this thing.
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I've been involved in law for over 30 years, and I tell you, I can't find five people out there who are willing to believe that I am innocent.
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Not five of them.
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Will you take a lie detector test?
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Why?
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Polygraph is not admissible evidence.
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I know.
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I just...
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I would like you to do it.
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I'll think about it.
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No, no, no, no, no. I said that I would think about it.
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You can't do this.
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No, no. I need a polygraph to prepare your case.
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Now, if I'm gonna be your lawyer, you can't...
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If you're going to be my lawyer.
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Mr. Kirkland, you are my lawyer.
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I know.
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I'm your lawyer.
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I'm your lawyer.
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I know that.
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And as your lawyer, there are certain demands I'm gonna...
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As I've said to you before, you don't ask for anything.
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You don't demand anything.
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Ah, sit down.
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I've got a lot of work to do.
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I said, sit down.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “1979 - ...And Justice for All”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: lawyer, boyfriend, angry. This video has 58 sentences and 366 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:27. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 10 of its 58 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
innocent adjective/ˈɪnəsənt/Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
crack noun/kɹæk/A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
occasion noun/əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
exception noun/əkˈsɛpʃən/The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
mild adjective/ˈmaɪld/Gentle and not easily angered
assure verb/əˈʃʊɹ/To make sure and secure; ensure.
statute noun/ˈstæt͡ʃuːt/A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
detector noun/dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
polygraph noun/ˈpɒliɡɹæf/A device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of…
reopen verb/ɹiːˈəʊpən/To open (something) again.
acquit verb/əˈkwɪt/To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
admissible adjective/ədˈmɪsəbəl/Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
sadistically adverbIn a sadistic manner.
sodomize verbAmerican and Oxford British English standard spelling of sodomise.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
sit down verbTo assume a sitting position from a standing position.
show up verbTo appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Why don't you tell me about the girl, then?
  • Can you tell me anything about her?
  • What do you want to know?
  • What do you think happened to her?
  • It's a little mild, don't you think?

ไวยากรณ์ในวิดีโอนี้

โครงสร้างที่ผู้พูดใช้บ่อยที่สุด พร้อมคำพูดจริงจากวิดีโอ:

โครงสร้างในวิดีโอ
Passive voice be + กริยาช่อง 3 — เน้นสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้น ไม่ใช่ผู้กระทำcan be done · wasn't just raped · I've been involved
Present perfect have/has + กริยาช่อง 3 — เหตุการณ์ในอดีตที่ยังเกี่ยวข้องกับปัจจุบันI've been involved · I've said

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 28 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, exception /əkˈsɛpʃən/, assure /əˈʃʊɹ/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like innocent, crack, occasion.

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Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ

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