Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: Learn English with SHERLOCK

Đang tạo bài học...
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Hello?
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Hi, I live in the flat just below you.
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I don't think we've met.
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No, well, I've just moved in.
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Actually, I've...
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I just locked my keys in my flat.
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You want me to buzz you in?
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Yeah, and can I use your balcony?
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What?
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I'm sure Sherlock Holmes needs no introduction.
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But can you guess how many movies and series have been based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories.
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There are over 250 adaptations in movies and TV series, making Sherlock Holmes one of the most portrayed characters in history.
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Unlike previous versions, the series starring Benedict Cumberbatch is set in the 21st century,
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where Sherlock uses modern technology like smartphones and GPS to solve crimes.
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The two words from the short clip you just saw are included in the flashcards deck for this lesson.
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They are moving.
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and buzz someone in.
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If you'd like to learn the meanings of these and other words we'll cover today,
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I invite you to download the RealLife English app using the link in the description below.
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And later in the lesson, I'll share how you can get free access to vocabulary practice on the app so stay tuned!
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Every week on this channel, we bring you lessons just like this one.
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To help you understand your favorite movies and TV series, without getting lost.
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without missing the jokes and without subtitles.
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So let's explore advanced British vocabulary, and cultural nuances while sharpening your English comprehension, and critical thinking.
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just like the world's most famous detective.
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- Do you think he'd lost a lot of money?
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I mean, suicide is pretty common among city boys.
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We don't know that it was suicide.
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Come on.
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The door was locked from the inside.
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You had to climb down the balcony. Been away three days.
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Judging by the laundry.
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Okay.
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Look at the case.
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There was something tightly packed inside it.
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Thanks, I'll take your word for it.
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Problem?
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I'm not desperate to root around some blokes dirty underwear.
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Those symbols at the bank, the graffiti, why were they put there?
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- Some sort of code?
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- Obviously.
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Maybe they painted.
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If you want to communicate, why not use email?
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Well, maybe he wasn't answering.
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Oh, good you follow.
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Nope.
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What kind of a mess would everyone try to avoid?
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What about this morning?
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There's less as you were looking at.
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Bills?
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- Oh.
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Yes.
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He was being threatened.
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- I'm on a gas board.
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- See if you can get prints off this glass.
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Ah, Sergeant, we haven't met.
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Yeah, I know who you are, and I'd prefer it if you didn't tamper with any of the evidence.
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Okay.
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I phoned Estrade, is he on his way?
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He's busy, I'm in charge.
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And it's not Sergeant, it's Detective Inspector.
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Dimuk.
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In this context, a city refers to the financial district of London, also known as the city.
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City boys is a slang word for men who work in finance often seen as wealthy and under pressure.
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stereotype of high stress in the financial industry, which sometimes leads to mental health issues.
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The door was locked from the inside, you had to climb down the balcony.
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Been away three days.
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judging by the laundry.
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Thank you.
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Look at the case.
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There was something tightly packed inside it.
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Thanks, I'll take your word for it.
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Problem?
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The phrase "judging by" means you're making a guess or assumption based on something you can see or notice.
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So, Sherlock makes an educated guess about how long the person
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has been away by looking at the dirty clothes in his suitcase.
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A common collocation for this phrase would be "judging by the look" on one's face or by one's expression, like it was used in this clip.
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expression.
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Your business doesn't seem to be prospering.
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Look at the case, there was something tightly packed inside it.
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Thanks, I'll take your word for it.
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If you believe what someone is saying and you don't need any proof or checking it yourself, you take the award for it.
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Watson trusts Sherlock's observation without needing to check it himself.
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Like in this clip, Hugh Grant's character knows there are dozens of journalists outside their house and he says: Don't go outside.
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Just believe me.
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I wouldn't go outside.
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Why not?
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Just take my blood for it.
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Oh.
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And I can tell you, don't take my word for it when I say
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that the RealLife English app is the best app for English learners you can find today.
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Check it out yourself.
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The most common issue I had when I just started speaking English daily was constantly forgetting some words.
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I knew I learned them, but I couldn't retrieve them from my memory when I needed them.
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Would you believe me if I told you that if you spent just 10 -15 minutes a day working with the flashcards,
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then these new words you learned today like judging by or moving they will stick with you forever.
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That's all thanks to the Space Repetition software we built into our app.
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Using flashcards, the system prompts you to retrieve words at specific intervals, helping you move them from your short -term into long -term memory,
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so you won't forget them.
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Along with the pronunciation and example sentences, you'll also find writing exercise to help you spell the words correctly.
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And I can tell you, don't take my word for it when I say
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that the RealLife English app is the best app for English learners you can find today.
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Check it out yourself!
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And by the way, now you can have one free deck for any lesson you choose.
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Don't miss out on this opportunity!
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and get started today.
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Thanks, I'll take your word for it.
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I'm not desperate to root around some blokes dirty underwear.
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Root around is to search through something in a messy or casual way.
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Watson says he doesn't want to search through someone's personal belongings.
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He even says I'm not desperate, meaning he's not in that situation where he would have to root around some dirty underwear.
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And I was like rooting around in your things and I found this and I thought, cool.
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Hey, let us know in the comments if you want us to make a lesson with this movie.
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It's just such a classic.
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Anna, look, I'm a fairly level -headed bloke.
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Not often.
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in and out of Love. But, uh...
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Can I just say no to you?
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Kind request.
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Leave it or not.
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Those symbols at the bank, the graffiti, why were they put there?
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Some sort of code?
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Obviously.
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Why were they painted?
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If you want to communicate, why not use email?
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Well, maybe you won't answer him.
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Oh, could you follow?
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Nope.
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In this context, follow means to understand what someone is saying.
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For example, if you want to check whether the person you are talking to understands you, you can ask: "Are you following what I'm saying?" Good.
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Do you like ice cream?
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I'm sorry, sir, I don't follow.
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What about this morning?
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As less as you will have given.
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Bills?
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Yes, he was being threatened.
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Here, the word "bills" refers to the regular payments for services like electricity, gas, or water.
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Common collocation would be to pay the bills, monthly bills, or utility bills.
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When you are threatened, you are in danger of being hurt or harmed.
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So, someone had warned the man that something bad would happen to him if he didn't do what they said.
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him.
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Remember the word "bills"?
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So, the "gas board" refers to the companies
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that supply gas in the UK and send you your monthly bills to pay for the service.
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Sherlock means the threats were serious not just from a utility company demanding payment.
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And a cultural note: mentioning a utility bill adds a touch of British humor,
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showing the contrast between everyday problems like paying bills and life -threatening ones.
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To tamper with something means to mess with it, often in a way that causes damage or changes the outcome.
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In the scene, the detective is warning Sherlock not to touch the evidence at the crime scene.
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"Peter, we tampered with the stability of space -time to resurrect countless
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When you are on your way, you are currently coming or traveling to a place.
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I was just there. May I join you? Of course.
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He's busy.
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I'm in charge.
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Dymok says he's in charge, meaning he's the one responsible for the investigation at the crime scene.
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And I'm in charge of checking how well you remember some of the expressions before we move on to the next scene.
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So, are you ready for a short quiz?
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what does it mean to root around you Oh To search through something.
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And what does it mean if someone is asking you "Do you follow?" Amen.
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Oh It means "Do you understand?" Good job!
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And remember, if you want to remember these words tomorrow, and a week later, and then months later,
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go to the RealLife English app and have a vocabulary practice session with all these words we covered today.
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Your first deck of flashcards is always free.
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Now let's watch the next scene.
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Thank you.
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We're obviously looking at a suicide.
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That does seem the only explanation of all the facts.
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Wrong.
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It's one possible explanation of some of the facts.
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You've got a solution that you like, but you're choosing to ignore anything you see that doesn't comply with it.
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Like?
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The wounds on the right side of his head. And?
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Van Coombe is left -handed.
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Quires quite a bit of contortion.
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Left -handed?
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I'm amazed you didn't notice.
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All you have to do is look around this flat.
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Coffee table on the left -hand side, coffee mug handle pointing to the left, power sockets, habitually used the ones on the left.
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Pen and paper on the left -hand side of the phone
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because he picked it up with his right and took down messages with his left.
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You want me to go on?
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No, I think you've covered.
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I might as well.
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I'm almost at the bottom of the list.
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There's a knife on the breadboard with butter on the right side of the blade.
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Because he used it with his left, it's highly unlikely that a left -handed man would shoot himself in the right side of his head.
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here and murdered him only explanation of all the facts but the gun he was waiting for the killer It means threatened.
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Max, you've got a solution that you like but you're choosing to ignore anything you see that doesn't comply with it.
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If you follow the rule or do what is expected of you, then you comply with it.
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You have to come with me.
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I'm not going anywhere.
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This is a court order, and if you don't comply with it, I'm afraid you may be in some trouble.
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Max, you've got a solution that you like, but you're choosing to ignore anything you see that doesn't comply with it.
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Like?
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The wound's on the right side of his head.
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Hand?
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Van Coon was left -handed.
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Requires quite a bit of contortion.
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Contortion means twisting or bending in an unusual or difficult way.
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Sherlock mentions
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that it would take a lot of contortion for a left
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-handed person to shoot themselves on the right side of the head, meaning it would be an awkward, unnatural position.
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And by the way, if you've ever watched an acrobatic performance, this is also called a contortion,
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when your body is so flexible that you can bend it in the most unnatural ways.
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And the artist or performer is called a contortionist.
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If you do something habitually, you do it regularly or as a habit.
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Sherlock talks about how Van Koon habitually uses certain power sockets, meaning it was his normal routine to use those on the left side.
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Do you want me to go on?
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No, I think you've covered it.
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I might as well, I'm almost at the bottom of the list.
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"Might as well" is an interesting phrase, It is used when you're suggesting that it's better to do something often because there's just no good reason not to.
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Sherlock says "I might as well continue listing details" meaning he's already started so he thinks he might as well finish.
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You might want a couple examples with this phrase to learn how to use it in the context.
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John, there's something...
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I should say, I meant to say always and I never have.
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Since it's unlikely we'll ever meet again, I might as well say it now.
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- Sherlock is actually a girl's name.
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- Yeah.
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I saw it.
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I'm gonna be stuck here in small length.
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Might as well do something useful.
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When something is very improbable, or probably won't happen, it is highly unlikely.
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Sherlock says it's highly unlikely that a left -handed man would shoot himself on the right side of the head,
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meaning it doesn't make sense or it's very unlikely.
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There's a knife on the breadboard with butter on the right side of the blade.
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Because he used it with his left, it's highly unlikely that a left -handed man would shoot himself in the right side of his head.
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Conclusion: someone broke in here and murdered him.
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Only explanation of all the facts.
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Conclusion is the final decision or opinion you arrive at after thinking about something carefully.
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A common collocation would be jump to a conclusion.
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And should they happen to see the Duke of Edinburgh out and about with them, beautiful younger companion, it would be an irritation if they felt at liberty to jump to any wrong conclusions.
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When you break in, you enter a place illegally, without permission, usually by force.
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I hope you liked our today's lesson.
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Write us in the comments which words and expressions were new to you.
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And don't miss our quiz questions when you will be watching this clip one more time without subtitles.
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The door was locked from the inside.
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You had to climb down the balcony. Been away three days.
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Judging by the laundry.
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Look at the case.
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There was something tightly packed inside it.
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Thanks, I'll take your word for it.
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Problem?
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If you take someone's word for it, you write down what they say, believe what they say, need to check if that's true.
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I'm not desperate to root around some blokes dirty underwear.
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Those symbols at the bank, the graffiti, why were they put there?
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Some sort of code?
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Obviously.
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Why were they painted?
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More to communicate, why not use email?
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Well, maybe he wasn't answering.
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How could you follow?
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Nope.
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So What does "follow" mean in these contexts?
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It means "good you understand".
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Ah, Sergeant, we haven't met.
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Yeah, I know who you are, and I'd prefer it if you didn't tamper with any of the evidence.
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- - Okay.
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I phoned Estrade, is he on his way?
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He's busy.
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I'm in charge.
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And it's not Sergeant, it's Detective Inspector.
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Dimock.
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Which word is the closest in meaning to the word temper, mess with, make fun of, analyze?
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We're obviously looking at a suicide.
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That does seem the only explanation of all the facts.
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Ron.
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It's one possible explanation of some of the facts.
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You've got a solution that you like, but you're choosing to ignore anything you see that doesn't comply with it.
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Like?
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The wound's on the right side of his head.
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Hand?
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Van Coon was left -handed.
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Requires quite a bit of contortion.
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Choose an image showing the contortion.
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That's it for today.
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Thank you so much for choosing our channel.
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And if you enjoy our lesson, please share it with your English learning friends subscribe and give this video a like.
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It really means the world to us.
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And also write us in the comments where you're from.
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It's so amazing to see how diverse is our YouTube community.
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The link to the deck of flashcards to the Sherlock Holmes lesson is in the description below.
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And here is another fun lesson for you to watch next.
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I mean, to many Americans, it sounds so distinguished and, you know.
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Oh no, it's awful.
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When I come to America, I always feel really...
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I hate my English accent because it sounds so kind of like I don't know, pretentious?
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I don't know if that's the word, it sounds really kind of, I don't know.
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So by the end of my stay here I kind of find that my English is kind of
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edging towards American English accent.
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No, what's pretentious is when people affect an English accent.
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Yours is real.
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You're allowed to have one.
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There are people like Madonna, who like two years ago, started to be like, "Oh, hello, hello." "I'm just feeling, I'm excited to have it."

Thông Tin Về Bài Học Này

Trong bài học này, bạn sẽ tìm hiểu về các từ vựng và cụm từ tiếng Anh thông qua một đoạn trích từ series "Sherlock". Bạn sẽ luyện tập cách giao tiếp thông qua một cuộc đối thoại giữa hai nhân vật, một người mới chuyển đến và một người hàng xóm. Mục tiêu của bài học là giúp bạn hiểu rõ hơn về ngữ cảnh cũng như cách sử dụng tiếng Anh trong giao tiếp hàng ngày, mà không cần phụ đề.

Từ Vựng & Cụm Từ Quan Trọng

  • Moving: Chuyển đi, di chuyển
  • Buzz someone in: Gọi cửa cho ai đó
  • Lock: Khóa
  • Balcony: Ban công
  • Suicide: Tự tử
  • Graffiti: Hình vẽ trên tường
  • Code: Mã, mật mã
  • Communication: Giao tiếp

Mẹo Luyện Tập

Khi luyện nói tiếng Anh qua bài học này, bạn có thể áp dụng phương pháp shadowing để cải thiện khả năng phát âm và tốc độ nói. Dưới đây là một số mẹo nhằm giúp bạn thực hiện tốt hơn:

  • Lắng nghe cẩn thận: Hãy chú ý đến cách các nhân vật trong video sử dụng ngữ điệu và nhấn mạnh từ ngữ. Điều này sẽ giúp bạn cải thiện khả năng luyện nói tiếng anh của mình.
  • Bắt chước theo tốc độ: Hãy cố gắng lặp lại các câu chữ ngay khi bạn nghe thấy. Nếu bạn thấy đoạn hội thoại diễn ra quá nhanh, thử xem lại video ở tốc độ chậm hơn hoặc sử dụng phần mềm shadowing để làm quen với nhịp điệu.
  • Tập trung vào cảm xúc: Để trở thành một người nói tiếng Anh tự nhiên, bạn cần truyền đạt cảm xúc qua giọng nói. Hãy cố gắng thể hiện các sắc thái khác nhau của giọng điệu như sự nghi vấn, sự chắc chắn hoặc sự hài hước.
  • Thực hành đều đặn: Đừng ngại dành thời gian mỗi ngày để thực hành shadowspeak. Điều này sẽ giúp bạn xây dựng sự tự tin khi giao tiếp.

Những mẹo này không chỉ giúp bạn cải thiện khả năng luyện nói tiếng anh mà còn giúp bạn hiểu sâu hơn về văn hóa và ngữ cảnh giao tiếp trong tiếng Anh. Hãy cùng bắt đầu hành trình học tập của bạn với video này và khám phá thêm nhiều từ vựng mới để áp dụng vào cuộc sống hàng ngày!

Ngữ pháp trong video

Những cấu trúc người nói dùng nhiều nhất, kèm đúng cụm từ trong video:

Cấu trúcTrong video
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành have/has + quá khứ phân từ — việc đã xảy ra nhưng còn liên quan đến hiện tạiwe've met · I've just moved · have been based
Câu bị động be + quá khứ phân từ — nhấn vào việc xảy ra, không phải người làmhave been based · is set · are included

Phương Pháp Shadowing Là Gì?

Shadowing là kỹ thuật học ngôn ngữ có cơ sở khoa học, ban đầu được phát triển cho chương trình đào tạo phiên dịch viên chuyên nghiệp và được phổ biến rộng rãi bởi nhà đa ngôn ngữ học Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Nguyên lý cốt lõi đơn giản nhưng cực kỳ hiệu quả: bạn nghe tiếng Anh của người bản xứ và lặp lại to ngay lập tức — như một "cái bóng" (shadow) đuổi theo người nói với độ trễ chỉ 1–2 giây. Khác với luyện ngữ pháp hay học từ vựng bị động, Shadowing buộc não bộ và cơ miệng phải đồng thời xử lý và tái tạo ngôn ngữ thực tế. Các nghiên cứu khoa học xác nhận phương pháp này cải thiện đáng kể phát âm, ngữ điệu, nhịp điệu, nối âm, kỹ năng nghe và độ lưu loát khi nói — đặc biệt hiệu quả cho người luyện IELTS Speaking và muốn giao tiếp tiếng Anh tự nhiên như người bản ngữ.

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