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salt and pepper 00:00
pen Karen what was that weird thing you 00:02
were doing in the bathroom earlier oh 00:05
yeah that was my victory dance for 00:07
tomorrow at swimming victory dance yeah 00:09
I um make a k so I spread my arms out 00:12
like this k for K irritating it doesn't 00:15
like a k like a deformed if you K have 00:18
to be like your arms to be long because 00:21
down and e no okay okay enough everybody 00:24
let's just eat 00:28
so I was reading this piece yesterday 00:31
about how families never eat together 00:33
anymore because family life is become so 00:35
fragmented and 00:38
antisocial 00:42
really how interesting soon did you know 00:44
that Spartacus hid from the Romans in 00:48
the volcano of vvus hiding in an active 00:50
volcano well that's either extremely 00:52
clever or fantastically stupid just 00:54
imagine what it'd be like to be in 00:57
Pompei when vuia is exploded imagine 00:58
being mummified in in an embarrassing 01:01
position cuz you would have thought that 01:03
at least one person would be on the 01:06
toilet well if a volcano is exploding I 01:07
imagine most of the town would be on the 01:09
toilet did you know what the loudest 01:11
bang ever recorded was you shutting the 01:13
front door I imagine cracka TOA well 01:15
this really makes a pleasant change 01:17
doesn't it us all sitting down together 01:19
having a lovely sociable meal from Karen 01:21
what 01:25

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[English]
salt and pepper
pen Karen what was that weird thing you
were doing in the bathroom earlier oh
yeah that was my victory dance for
tomorrow at swimming victory dance yeah
I um make a k so I spread my arms out
like this k for K irritating it doesn't
like a k like a deformed if you K have
to be like your arms to be long because
down and e no okay okay enough everybody
let's just eat
so I was reading this piece yesterday
about how families never eat together
anymore because family life is become so
fragmented and
antisocial
really how interesting soon did you know
that Spartacus hid from the Romans in
the volcano of vvus hiding in an active
volcano well that's either extremely
clever or fantastically stupid just
imagine what it'd be like to be in
Pompei when vuia is exploded imagine
being mummified in in an embarrassing
position cuz you would have thought that
at least one person would be on the
toilet well if a volcano is exploding I
imagine most of the town would be on the
toilet did you know what the loudest
bang ever recorded was you shutting the
front door I imagine cracka TOA well
this really makes a pleasant change
doesn't it us all sitting down together
having a lovely sociable meal from Karen
what

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Vocabulary Meanings

salt

/sɒlt/

A1
  • noun
  • - a white crystalline substance used for seasoning

pepper

/ˈpɛp.ər/

A1
  • noun
  • - the dried fruit of a pepper plant used as a spice

weird

/wɪəd/

A2
  • adjective
  • - strange or unusual

bathroom

/ˈbæθ.rʊm/

A1
  • noun
  • - a room containing a bathtub or shower and usually a toilet

victory

/ˈvɪk.tər.i/

B1
  • noun
  • - the act of defeating an opponent or succeeding in a struggle

dance

/dæns/

A1
  • noun
  • - a series of rhythmic movements usually performed to music
  • verb
  • - to move rhythmically to music

tomorrow

/təˈmɒr.əʊ/

A1
  • adverb
  • - the day after today

volcano

/vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/

B2
  • noun
  • - a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust

exploded

/ɪkˈspləʊ.dɪd/

B1
  • verb (past tense)
  • - to burst or cause to burst violently

mummified

/ˈmʌm.ɪ.faɪd/

C1
  • verb (past participle)
  • - to preserve a dead body by treating it with chemicals and wrapping it in cloth, as in ancient Egypt

embarrassing

/ɪmˈbær.ə.sɪŋ/

B2
  • adjective
  • - causing a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness

toilet

/ˈtɔɪ.lət/

A1
  • noun
  • - a fixture for urinating or defecating, typically consisting of a bowl with a seat

antisocial

/ˌæn.tiˈsəʊ.ʃəl/

C1
  • adjective
  • - not wanting to be around or talk to people or not wanting to obey laws

fragmented

/ˈfræɡ.mən.tɪd/

C1
  • adjective
  • - broken into small pieces; disintegrated

Spartacus

/ˈspɑːr.tə.kəs/

C1
  • proper noun
  • - a Thracian gladiator who led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic

Romans

/ˈrɒmənz/

B2
  • proper noun (plural)
  • - people of ancient Rome or citizens of the Roman Empire

pleasant

/ˈplɛz.ənt/

A2
  • adjective
  • - giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment

sociable

/ˈsəʊ.ʃə.bəl/

B2
  • adjective
  • - enjoying the company of others; friendly and outgoing

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