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What is this?

这是什么？

Happy holidays, Dwight.

节日快乐，德怀特。

But do not open it till Christmas.

但圣诞节之前千万别打开它。

You're so pathetic.

How long did this take you?

Three hours?

Five minutes, actually.

I am a black belt in gift wrapping.

Yeah, no such thing.

They don't give out black belts for things that are stupid.

Well, I hope it was worth it, because I'm gonna take it apart in about five minutes.

I think it'll take you a little bit longer than that.

Really?

If I can skin a mule deer in less than ten minutes, I ought to be able to cut my...

Oh, hello.

Sorry, I didn't see you there.

I forget these cameras are always on.

Fact!

Learning Show TV series is the best channel on YouTube to learn English.

Alright guys, I'm just kidding.

I am imitating what it would be like to be a character on the popular comedy series, The Office. So...

That's better, I guess.

So, actually The Office has been having a bit of a revival because it's now available on Netflix in many countries.

So you should definitely check it out.

It is unique because it's shot as a mockumentary.

Now, a mockumentary is done in a style that seems similar to a documentary,

like there's cameras everywhere, but in fact it's actually done for comedy, usually.

As you saw in the preview, the employees at Dundrum Mifflin love pulling pranks on each other.

So we're going to look at a couple of the many pranks that they show in this office that are absolutely hilarious.

And I absolutely love this show, I'm so happy that it's become popular again, I'm actually watching again myself, and I'm really looking forward to teach you with it.

But before we get started, I want to let you know that if you are new here,

every single week we make new lessons just like this one to help you understand fast speaking natives without getting lost,

without missing the jokes, and without subtitles.

So hit that subscribe button and the bell down below and

that way you can join our community and you won't miss a single new lesson.

So let's learn with one of my favorite shows, The Office.

In this scene, the employees at Dunder Mifflin play a prank on their lovable but goofy boss, Michael Scott.

Let's take a look.

He's not available right now.

Uh-huh.

Yes.

Sure.

I'll give him the message when he gets up.

Gets back.

Michael had chicken pot pie for lunch.

Actually, let me rephrase that.

Michael ate an entire family-sized chicken pot pie for lunch, and then he promptly fell asleep.

So we're all trying to be very quiet

so as to not wake him out before 5 p.m which actually should be in about...

You're so pathetic, how long did this take you?

Three hours?

If you describe a person or animal as pathetic, you mean that they are sad, weak, or helpless, and they usually make you feel sorry for them.

For example, the team looked pathetic after they lost the match.

Check out these examples.

On the desk of Andrew Bernard.

Note.

Pathetic.

I am a black belt in gift wrapping.

When someone receives a black belt, it means that they achieved a high level or standard in a particular martial art.

For example, Sarah received a black belt in karate.

As a black belt, he mastered discipline.

Yeah, no such thing.

Dwight responds that there is no such thing as a black belt and gift wrapping.

This expression means that that thing does not exist.

Example, her older sister told her that there's no such thing as Santa Claus, but she didn't believe her.

Well, I hope it was worth it, because I'm gonna take it apart in about five minutes.

Here we have a nice example of reduction, which is quite common in casual speech.

Instead of saying, because, he drops the B and reduces it to cuz, and links it to I'm.

He then also uses connected speech when he says gonna, which is the shortened form of going to.

If you take something apart, you break it into its separate parts.

When I was a kid, I loved taking apart all sorts of devices.

However, I never knew how to put them back together.

If I can skin a mule deer in less than 10 minutes.

To skin, or skinning, is the act of removing the skin of an animal, either for cooking and eating, or to harvest the skin for making fur or leather clothing.

An example sentence would be, the hunter skinned the deer they had killed.

Could you stay out of your kitchen for the next like 48 hours?

I'm gonna be skinning a deer that I shot.

What?

He's not available right now.

Let's take a closer look at how Erin pronounces this sentence.

Instead of saying not available,

she pronounces the T with a flap T or D and links it to the A in available, not available.

Remember, if a T is between two vowels, whether within a word or between two words, it will be pronounced as a flap T.

Sure, I'll give him a message when he gets up, gets back.

In this scene, Erin forgets the lie for a moment and gives the real reason why Michael is not available.

Michael is sleeping.

So she says, I'll give him a message when he gets up, meaning when he wakes up from sleeping.

An example would be, I'll ask him to take out the trash when he gets up from his nap.

She then very quickly corrects herself, gets back, meaning when he returns to the office.

For example, I'll pass on the message when he gets back from his lunch break.

Get up and get back are both phrasal verbs.

If you'd like to learn more about phrasal verbs for daily life, I recommend you check out this lesson later.

Michael had chicken pot pie for lunch.

A pot pie is pastry covered meat and vegetables cooked in a deep dish consisting of flaky pastry filled with either beef, seafood, or most commonly, chicken.

Actually, let me rephrase that.

Michael had an entire...

To rephrase something is to say it again in a slightly different way.

You can say, holidays can be terrible.

I'll rephrase that.

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The first few days are usually bad.

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The main purpose of rephrasing your words is to clarify what you mean so that the listener has a better understanding.

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To do this, you can also use the phrase, just to be clear.

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Check out this example from friends.

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Now, one of the important ingredients of being able to paraphrase well is having a lot of different vocabulary

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that natives use in everyday situations.

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So I have a super fun way for you to do this and that is with our Fluent with Friends course.

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Now in this course you are going to finally understand fast speaking natives.

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You'll learn all the elements of connected speech, you'll learn the vocabulary expressions that we natives use in our everyday lives

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and you'll get to laugh along with every single joke.

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Alright, so why don't you give it a try right now, it's free with our three part masterclass

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and you can sign up by clicking up here or down in the description below now.

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is big enough to feed a family.

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Chandler, here you go, we've got your traditional holiday feast, we've got your tomato soup, your grilled cheese fixin' and your family sized bag of onions.

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We commonly create compound words with size, for example, a child sized life vest, a fun sized candy bar.

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And then you promptly fell asleep.

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If you do something promptly, you do it tiredly, do it lazily, do it quickly.

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For example, we'll have to leave fairly promptly if we want to catch the bus.

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Normally I don't condone leaving early, but I have an appointment with the horse doctor.

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How that horse became a doctor, I don't know.

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Like clockwork.

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Oh, that's so funny!

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Glad to be there!

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Oh, gay, geography joke!

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Oh, wow, okay.

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Alright, let's all go home.

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Come on.

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See you all to Molly.

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Normally I don't condone leaving early.

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To condone something is to accept behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive.

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For example, I will never condone disrespect on any level.

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Dunder Mifflin wants to make it clear that Dunder Mifflin does not discriminate,

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nor does it condone unhealthy dieting habits or extreme weight loss strategies as was clearly stated in the description.

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How that horse became a doctor, I don't know.

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Is common to refer to a doctor according to what they specialize in?

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For example, we can also call a podiatrist a foot doctor, or we can call an optometrist an eye doctor.

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So a horse doctor, or a horse veterinarian, is a doctor who specializes in taking care of horses.

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Dwight's joke is funny because of the play on words.

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It sounds as though the doctor actually is a horse.

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We use the expression, like clockwork, when something happens or works correctly, with no problems or delays.

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For example, since the recent improvements to the service, the buses are running like clockwork.

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It's funny because Dwight is literally adjusting the time on the clock.

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See you all tamale!

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When Michael greets everyone and says, See you all tamale, it is his attempt at being humorous and to play on words, since it sounds quite similar to, See you all tomorrow.

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In case you don't already know, a tamale is a Mexican dish made of ground beef, mixed with crushed corn and seasonings, wrapped in corn husks and steamed.

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Hey, if you love The Office as much as I do and you want more lessons with it, then let us know by hitting that like button

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and also comment below and let us know if there's any particular scenes that you would like us to do.

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Maybe we'll do it.

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So look forward to seeing what you guys have to say.

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Now let's check out a scene where Dwight Schrute plays a prank that gets a little bit out of control.

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Last week I gave a fire safety talk, and nobody paid any attention.

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It's my own fault for using PowerPoint.

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PowerPoint is boring.

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People learn in lots of different ways, but experience is the best teacher.

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Today, smoking is going to save lives.

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Does anyone smell anything smoky?

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Did you bring your jerky in again?

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Oh my god!

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Oh my god!

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Fire!

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Oh, fire?

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Oh my goodness!

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What's the procedure?

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What do we do, people?

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The bones are dead!

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Oh.

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Last week I gave a fire safety talk.

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Fire safety is the set of practices intended to reduce the destruction caused by fire.

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An example would be, our company will be having a fire safety workshop this week.

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Well, you know, if Joey and I play with matches, we could get you up to an even hundred.

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Fire safety is not a joke, son.

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And nobody paid any attention.

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If you pay attention to someone, you watch them, listen to them, or take notice of them.

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If you pay no attention to someone, you behave as if you are not aware of them, or as if they are not important.

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So when Dwight says that nobody paid him any attention, he means that nobody listened to him.

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For example, he didn't pay attention to the lesson and as a result he failed the test.

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Now Mr. Kaplan Senior likes his coffee strong, so you want to use two bags instead of one.

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Now pay attention, cause this part's tricky.

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But experience is the best teacher.

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Experience is the best teacher is an idiom which means

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that you will learn more from things

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that happen to you in real life than you will from hearing about or studying things that happen to other people.

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And this is very true for learning English too, right?

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You can't get fluent in the language if you're just studying from a textbook or even just watching videos here on YouTube.

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You have to actually get out there and use the language in real life experiences with other people.

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So that's exactly why we created our RealLife English app.

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Now this is the only place where anytime, anywhere, you can simply press a button and

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and we'll instantly connect you to another English speaker in another part of the world for a fun and dynamic conversation.

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So download it now, it's free, you can just click the link in the description to find that.

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Does anyone smell anything smoky?

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We can use the word smoky in several different ways.

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If a place is smoky, there's a lot of smoke in it.

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Or if someone or something smells smoky, they smell like smoke.

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I can tell you, you smell so smoky, I gotta get up.

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Someone's eye makeup might be smokey by the application of dark eyeshadow on the eyelids

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and dark eyeliner that is blended along the upper and lower lash lines.

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For today's Monday makeup lesson, I'm going to show you how to create a classic smokey eye.

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When we say someone has a smokey voice, it generally means that that person sounds like they smoke a lot.

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In other words, their voice is low and often husky.

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For example, the singer has a very smokey voice.

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I only wanna make it good Smokey can also describe a flavor profile,

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in which case it means tasting like smoke.

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Well I suppose that Chandler will have the smoked duck.

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I suppose that Monica will have the manipulative shrew.

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A quick grammar point to improve your writing is that

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when the vowel suffix Y is attached to a word ending in silent E to form an adjective, it sometimes replaces the E.

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smoke smokey.

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Here are some other common examples.

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ice icy scare scary spice spicy.

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However this isn't always the case as there is no predictable pattern to know

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when to admit or keep the silent E when adding the suffix Y.

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So we have to learn which is the correct or more common spelling.

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Did you bring your jerky in again?

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We use the word jerky to refer to lean, trimmed meat cut into strips and dehydrated to prevent it from spoiling.

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This is a common snack in the USA and you can find beef, turkey, and even elk or deer jerky in most stores.

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Just a heads up, we're going to need to do a full restock of the jerky.

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Which of these also means jerky?

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Quick and sudden movements, slow movements, delayed movements.

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We use

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the word procedure to mean a set of actions that is the official or accepted way of doing something.

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For example, you need to follow the correct procedure when applying for a visa.

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Captain, we swept the scene, ran the prints, canvassed the building.

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We followed procedure.

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Procedure is just a fancy word for proper order to do things.

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Yes, that is its definition.

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The phones are dead!

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When we talk about a landline and we say that the phone is dead or the phone dies, it means that it is no longer working or has become disconnected.

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For example, the phones in the building went dead during the storm.

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However, when we talk about a smartphone or cell phone, we can also mean that the battery power has run out.

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I forgot my purse!

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Leave it, woman!

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Get out of the way!

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Go, go, go!

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Things can be replaced, Phyllis.

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People, human lives, however, can...

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This has been a test of our emergency preparedness!

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There is no fire, it was only a simulation!

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What?

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This was merely a training exercise.

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No, we don't know that!

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The smoke could be coming through an air duct!

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An air duct is a pipe that allows air to travel through a system, building, or other structure to improve ventilation.

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For example, every office in the building has an air duct.

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Somebody to f*ing calm down!

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This is quite humorous because while Michael is telling his team to calm down, he is clearly worked up, meaning he was very concerned and panicked at the time.

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Not a viable option.

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What next?

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We say that something or someone is a viable option if they are able to work as intended or able to succeed.

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An example would be, she wants to be healthier, so eating lots of cake is not a viable option.

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Now, I can't pay for your college, but you don't have to go to class to be in class.

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Online courses are a viable option.

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Okay, settle down everyone!

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What other phrasal verb that we've seen means the same as settle down?

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Calm down, get up, take a part.

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If you tell someone to settle down you want them to become calm and less excited or panicked.

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For example, it always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson.

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Earlier we learned one of the rules of the flap T.

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Let's look at another.

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A flap T will often occur between a vowel and a dark L.

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This means an L that comes at the end of a syllable such as in bottle, kettle, and settle.

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To replace means to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else.

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For example, the factory replaced most of its workers with machines.

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We use the word simulation to mean a model of real activity, problems or events that can be used to teach someone how to do something.

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For example, astronauts are trained using spaceflight simulation.

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We use the adverb merely to mean only and nothing more.

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For example, she doesn't want to leave the party.

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She merely said that she was tired.

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Being with her has been like being on a vacation.

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And what may be perceived as high maintenance is merely attention to detail.

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Happy holidays, Dwight.

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But do not open it until Christmas.

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You're so pathetic.

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How long did this take you, three hours?

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Five minutes, actually.

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I am a black belt in gift wrapping.

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Yeah, no such thing.

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They don't give out black belts for things that are stupid.

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Well, I hope it was worth it, because I'm going to take it apart in about five minutes.

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The opposite of taking something apart is break up, assemble, put together.

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What do you need from me?

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Normally, I don't condone leaving early, but I have an appointment with the horse doctor.

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How that horse became a doctor, I don't know.

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No, I'm kidding.

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Someone who condones something, remembers it, accepts it, rejects it.

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Today, smoking is gonna save lives.

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Does anyone smell anything smoky?

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Did you bring your jerky in again?

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Oh my god!

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Oh my god!

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Fire!

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Oh, fire?

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Oh my goodness!

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What's the procedure?

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What do we do, people?

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The bones are dead!

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Oh!

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Which of these is spelled incorrectly?

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Pricey, Tasty, Flaky?

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If you're a fan of The Office, then we have another lesson that you can continue learning with it with.

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So let's check out a clip.

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All right, come on.

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Get out!

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Fuck!

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Oh!

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Did I want to harm Michael?

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The one man I've been hired to protect?

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No, I did not.

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Are you okay?

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Yes.

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Are you sure you're all right?

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Yep.

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Yep.

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Thank you.

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本课的词汇与口语要点

这节 B1 级别的口语课以视频“Learn English with THE OFFICE”为素材。这段视频共有 312 个句子、3255 个单词可供跟读。讲话部分时长为 21:21。说话人语速自然，每分钟约 152 个词，接近日常对话。 82% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中最难的 15 个单词，附发音和释义：

单词	发音	释义
condone 动词	/kənˈdoʊn/	容許 /容许
jerky 名词	/ˈd͡ʒɝki/	肉乾 /肉干
pathetic 形容词	/pəˈθɛtɪk/	可憐 /可怜
deer 名词	/dɪɹ/	鹿
wrap 动词	/ɹæp/	包裝 /包装, 包
rephrase 动词		改述, 換個說法 /换个说法
prank 名词	/pɹæŋk/	惡作劇 /恶作剧
promptly 副词	/ˈpɹɑmptli/	迅速, 及时
clockwork 名词	/ˈklɑkwɝk/	发条装置, 钟表机构
tamale 名词	/təˈmɑː.liː/	塔馬利 /塔马利, 墨西哥玉米粉蒸肉
duct 名词	/dʌkt/	管, 管子
pronounce 动词	/pɹəˈnaʊns/	宣稱 /宣称, 宣告
verb 名词	/vɝb/	動詞 /动词
simulation 名词	/ˌsɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃn̩/	模擬 /模拟
mockumentary 名词	/ˌmɑkjuˈmɛn(t)əɹi/	偽紀錄片 /伪纪录片

视频中出现的短语动词

单词	释义
get up 动词	起床
check out 动词	退房
calm down 动词	冷靜下來 /冷静下来, 平靜下來 /平静下来
settle down 动词	冷靜下來 /冷静下来
look forward to 动词	期待, 向往
put together 动词	拼合, 組合 /组合
sign up 动词	報名 /报名, 註冊 /注册
take out 动词	取出

值得反复跟读的句子

视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：

How long did this take you?
You're so pathetic, how long did this take you?
Did you bring your jerky in again?
The one man I've been hired to protect?
Are you sure you're all right?

视频中的语法

说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：

结构	视频中的用法
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的	will be pronounced · is considered · is blended
现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事	has become · has run · has been
定语从句 who / which + 从句 — 补充说明人或事物	reduction, which is · gonna, which is · idiom which means
最高级 the -est / the most … — 一组中最高或最低的	the best

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 65 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, I'm, I'll。请按听到的简短形式来说。

“th” 音: pathetic /pəˈθɛtɪk/, unhealthy /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: simulation /ˌsɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃn̩/, dish /dɪʃ/, ventilation /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, martial /ˈmɑɹʃəl/, workshop /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/
长单词——注意重音位置: mockumentary /ˌmɑkjuˈmɛn(t)əɹi/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, discriminate /dɪˈskɹɪm.əˌneɪt/, incorrectly /ˌɪnkəˈɹɛk(t).li/, ventilation /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

中文母语者容易读错的音：

/v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: viable /ˈvaɪəbəl/, verb /vɝb/, vowel /ˈvaʊ.əl/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/
词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: pathetic /pəˈθɛtɪk/, wrap /ɹæp/, flap /flæp/, prank /pɹæŋk/, clockwork /ˈklɑkwɝk/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: promptly /ˈpɹɑmptli/, phrasal /ˈfɹeɪzəl/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, incorrectly /ˌɪnkəˈɹɛk(t).li/, morally /ˈmɔɹəli/

如何用这段视频练习

先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 condone, jerky, pathetic 这类单词。

什么是跟读法？

跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。

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本课的词汇与口语要点

视频中的重点词汇

视频中出现的短语动词

值得反复跟读的句子

视频中的语法

需要注意的发音

如何用这段视频练习

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