ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: Idiom 'Talk Turkey' Meaning
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OK, look, look, I just want my life back, OK?
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Now what's it going to take?
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You want to talk turkey?
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Let's talk turkey!
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How much money?
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It doesn't work like that, and I can't tell you why.
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Why not?
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Talk turkey.
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To discuss something honestly, directly, and seriously, usually to get down to business or skip small talk.
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Examples.
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Are you ready for that?
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Me?
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And I say bring them on.
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Let's talk turkey.
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What's your rate?
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450 an hour.
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Talking turkey acts as a pivot point in a conversation.
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It implies that everything said up to that point was just preamble, small talk, or polite posturing.
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It sounds pragmatic, sharp, and a little gritty, like someone rolling up their sleeves to get to work.
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It is primarily an American English idiom.
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While British, Australian, and international English speakers will easily understand it, they use it far less frequently.
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Let's talk turkey here.
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The museum is losing money, hand over fist.
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I guess kids today don't care about wax, figures or stuffed animals.
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Carpools.
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Carpools organized through ride shares.
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Ride shares posted on bulletin boards.
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You can take the books off your head because we're done posturing.
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You want me to talk turkey?
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Well, gobble, gobble.
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I want ride shares gone.
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You want to talk turkey?
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Let's talk turkey.
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How much money?
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Let's talk turkey.
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What's your rate?
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Let's talk turkey here.
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We're done posturing.
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You want me to talk turkey?
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Well, gobble, gobble.
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I want ride shares gone.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Idiom 'Talk Turkey' Meaning”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: turkey, gobble, shares, ride, posturing. This video has 41 sentences and 249 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:53. The speaker talks at a steady 133 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 13 of its 41 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 |
|---|---|---|
| posture noun | /ˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/ | The way a person holds and positions their body. |
| primarily adverb | /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/ | Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost. |
| sharp adjective | /ʃɑɹp/ | Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded. |
| skip verb | /skɪp/ | To move by hopping on alternate feet. |
| organize verb | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ | To arrange in working order. |
| sleeve noun | /sliv/ | The part of a garment that covers the arm. |
| polite adjective | /pəˈlaɪt/ | Well-mannered, civilized. |
| fist noun | /fɪst/ | A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward. |
| imply verb | /ɪmˈplaɪ/ | To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence. |
| bulletin noun | /ˈbʊl.ə.tən/ | A short report, especially one released through official channels to be immediately broadcast or publicized. |
| carpool noun | /ˈkɑːpuːl/ | An arrangement whereby several people travel together in the same car in order to save costs, reduce pollution etc. |
| gritty adjective | /ˈɡɹɪti/ | Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles. |
| idiom noun | /ˈɪdiəm/ | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| pivot noun | /ˈpɪv.ɪt/ | A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle. |
| pragmatic adjective | /pɹæɡˈmætɪk/ | Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| book off verb | To call off from work. |
| get down to verb | To start focusing on doing something serious |
| hand over verb | To relinquish control or possession of something to someone. |
| roll up verb | To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You want to talk turkey?
- Are you ready for that?
- You want me to talk turkey?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, can't, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like posture, primarily, sharp.
เทคนิค Shadowing คืออะไร?
Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ