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[English]

hey you guys uh is monica here no no all

right listen um i just bought something

i'm not sure she's gonna like it and

it's gonna seem a little crazy but this

is something i've wanted since i was a

little girl you bought sean cassidy

no i wish okay

you ready yeah yeah okay

oh my god what what is what what the

hell is that

it's it's a cat that is not a cat

yes it is why is it inside out

excuse me but this is a purebred

show-quality sphinx cat how much would

you pay for that

well it was a little extravagant but i

got a pretty good deal huh how much

thousand bucks

on a cat

it's not a cat

all right listen ball boys my

grandmother had one of these when i was

a little girl and it was the sweetest

thing i mean it was so cute it would sit

in my lap and just purr all day long and

i would drag a shoestring on the ground

and it would chase it free cats do that

too you know

it's not a cat ugh

look you guys i'm really excited about

this okay i don't care what you think

i'm gonna go set up a little litter box

for mrs wiskerson

what am i gonna call her fluffy

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[Applause]

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don't worry guys it's not a cat

oh my oh good god i give up you guys i

don't know what i'm gonna do with this

thing

baking it didn't help huh

so why don't you just take it back to

where you got it i tried they won't take

her back maybe that's because she's a

minion of the antichrist

great why won't they take it back well

they said they would but they would only

give me store credit and i mean what am

i gonna do get a thousand regular cats

look if you want you can keep it at our

place until you find out what to do with

it no mon that's not the point i'm out a

thousand dollars i'm all scratched up

and i'm stuck with this

stupid cat that looks like a hand

show cat quality show cat

show cat oh my god what's wrong with

your baby

it's not a baby that's a cat ew it's

creepy looking oh no no it's actually

it's very sweet it's very sweet

yeah do you want it oh

no i hate cats well so then what are you

doing to me okay just get out of here

all right move on

geez

wow what an unusual cat yes thank you

exactly you want it

maybe

i was thinking about getting a cat i was

just gonna go to the shelter but

okay why not oh terrific that'll be two

thousand dollars

what okay a thousand

i thought you wanted me to adopt your

cat well i do but you're just gonna have

to actually look at this as more of an

investment than a cat okay yeah i just

wanted a cat

yeah okay okay

obviously you know how to haggle so i'm

not gonna try and take you on okay so

eight hundred dollars and i don't call

the cops which i should because you are

robbing me blind blind you're acting

like they're just take the gas leave the

money and run away just run away damn it

can't you at least smile or something

okay did anybody just hear that anybody

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rachel what is your cat doing in one of

my bowls it's not i'm defrosting a

chicken

oh i sold uh mrs wiskerson oh thank god

did you get your money back yeah fifteen

hundred dollars wow you made a profit

[Laughter]

i just came for the red velvet pillow oh

yeah

there you go thanks rachel yeah and uh

don't forget you you can come visit her

anytime you want oh good great i'll keep

that in mind

hey

so what is this some kind of snake or

something

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you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
extravagant /ɪkˈstræv.ə.gənt/ C1	adjective - exceedingly costly; spending far beyond what is reasonable
purebred /ˈpjʊər.brɛd/ B2	adjective - belonging to a recognized breed with no mixed ancestry noun - an animal of a recognized pure breed
sphinx /sfɪŋks/ B2	noun - a breed of hairless cat; also a mythical creature with a lion’s body and a human head
litter /ˈlɪt.ər/ B1	noun - material, such as sand or wood shavings, spread in a box for a cat to use as a toilet verb - to scatter or spread loosely
investment /ɪnˈvɛs.tmənt/ B2	noun - the act of putting money, effort, or time into something with the expectation of a beneficial return
scratched /skræʧt/ B1	verb - past tense of *scratch* – to cut or mark the surface of something with a sharp object adjective - having marks or injuries caused by scratching
creepy /ˈkriː.pi/ B2	adjective - causing an uneasy feeling of fear or discomfort
defrosting /dɪˈfrɔː.stɪŋ/ B2	verb - removing ice or frost from something, typically by warming it
profit /ˈprɒf.ɪt/ B1	noun - the financial gain from a transaction or activity after costs are deducted verb - to obtain a financial gain; to benefit
haggle /ˈhæɡ.əl/ B2	verb - to argue about price or terms in order to reach a mutual agreement
blind /blaɪnd/ B1	adjective - unable to see; lacking vision
cops /kɒps/ A2	noun - informal term for police officers
quality /ˈkwɒ.lɪ.ti/ B1	noun - the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; excellence
credit /ˈkrɛ.dɪt/ B2	noun - an agreement by a seller to allow the buyer to pay later; also, a record of a transaction
shelter /ˈʃɛl.tər/ B1	noun - a place offering protection, especially for homeless people or abandoned animals

Key Grammar Structures

• i just bought something i'm not sure she's gonna like it

  ➔ Present continuous after 'be going to'

  ➔ The phrase 'she's gonna like it' uses the present continuous ('is going to') to express a future action with a strong certainty or plan.

• this is something i've wanted since i was a little girl

  ➔ Present perfect with 'since'

  ➔ The phrase 'i've wanted' uses the present perfect to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present, emphasized by 'since'.

• how much would you pay for that

  ➔ Indirect question with 'how much'

  ➔ The phrase 'how much would you pay' is an indirect question used to politely inquire about the price, maintaining a formal tone.

• i got a pretty good deal huh how much

  ➔ Tag question with 'huh'

  ➔ The word 'huh' is used as a tag question to seek confirmation or agreement from the listener, adding a conversational tone.

• maybe that's because she's a minion of the antichrist

  ➔ Use of 'maybe' for speculation

  ➔ The word 'maybe' is used to express uncertainty or speculation about a possible reason, softening the statement.

• you're acting like they're just take the gas leave the money and run away

  ➔ Use of 'like' for comparison

  ➔ The word 'like' is used to compare the speaker's situation to a hypothetical scenario, emphasizing the absurdity or exaggeration.