Shadowing Practice: The secret underground pipeline across Britain - Learn English Speaking with Video
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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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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları
Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 28 cümle ve 481 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 2:32 sürüyor. Konuşmacı hızlı konuşuyor, dakikada yaklaşık 189 kelime; bu yüzden birbirine bağlanan ve zayıflayan sesler duyacaksınız. Kelimelerin %84’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında; geri kalanına başlamadan önce bakmakta fayda var.
Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler
Videodan öğrenmeye değer 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:
| Kelime | Telaffuz | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| pipeline isim | /ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn/ | boru hattı |
| pipe isim | /ˈpaɪp/ | düdük, kaval |
| aviation isim | /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/ | havacılık |
| photography isim | /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ | fotoğrafçılık |
| worker isim | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | işçi, emekçi |
| refuse fiil | /ɹɪˈfjuːz/ | reddetmek |
| vital sıfat | /ˈvaɪtəl/ | yaşamsal |
| underground sıfat | /ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/ | yer altı, underground |
| furniture isim | /ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/ | mobilya, möble |
| arrangement isim | /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/ | ayarlama, düzenleme |
| enormous sıfat | /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ | kocaman |
| civilian isim | /sɪˈvɪl.jən/ | sivil |
| spray isim | /spɹeɪ/ | serpinti, çisenti |
| publish fiil | /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ | yayımlamak, yayınlamak |
| drill isim | /dɹɪl/ | matkap |
Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar
Konuşmacı can't, doesn't, they're gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 6 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.
- “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: aviation /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: aviation /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, photography /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, refinery /rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/, enthusiast /ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/
Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır
- Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
- 0,75× hızla başlayın, cümle cümle tekrar edin ve kolaylaşınca normal hıza dönün.
- Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; pipeline, pipe, aviation gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
| Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemli | was even built · has been expanded · being refuelled |
| Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylem | has been expanded · have done |
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