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[MUSIC PLAYING] 00:00
00:02
This is just the beginning. 00:07
It is literally gorillas in the mist. 00:09
It is just pure mist. 00:11
[BIRDS CHIRPING] 00:13
00:15
This is where we are right now. 00:31
This is happening right now. 00:34
No longer speak English to the gorillas. 00:36
You will say hello to the gorillas. 00:39
[MIMICKING GORILLA SNORTS] 00:41
That's hello. 00:46
That's happy sounds to gorillas. 00:46
[MIMICKING GORILLA SNORTS] 00:48
Very good. 00:49
I do that anyway because I clear my throat a lot. 00:49
When you do that, you are a friend forever. 00:53
[MUSIC PLAYING] 00:56
00:58
[GORILLA SNORTING] 01:00
I can't-- there's no words. 01:04
01:06
[MIMICKING GORILLA SNORTS] 01:09
[CHUCKLES] 01:10
That's Garunda. 01:13
And he's the oldest living silverback. 01:14
He's 47 years old. 01:17
He's giving us the cold shoulder. 01:19
[MUSIC PLAYING] 01:22
01:24
Hi. 01:39
[INAUDIBLE] this is our director. 01:41
Thank you so much for your gift to [INAUDIBLE].. 01:44
We are so-- 01:46
It's a dream come true for us. 01:48
So we re-created our cabin. 01:50
This is still the original desk and the chair. 01:54
I love to sit in Dian's [INAUDIBLE].. 01:57
You have to do it because-- 01:59
[LAUGHTER] 02:01
I do have to do it. 02:01
[LAUGHTER] 02:02
02:03
[WEEPING] 02:14
02:16
I'm going to do you proud. 02:25
02:27
[PHONE CHIMES] 02:32
02:33
[LAUGHTER] 02:34
02:35
We're standing on where my campus is going to be built, 02:40
the Dian Fossey Foundation. 02:43
So beautiful site. 02:46
Let's start building. 02:50
[LAUGHTER] 02:51
02:52
You know the name of the tree? 02:56
Eucalyptus. 02:58
You know where does it come from? 02:58
Australia. 03:00
Thank you so much. 03:01
[INTERPOSING VOICES] 03:02
I should know that. 03:03
Thank you, thank you. 03:04
The trees are very, very important. 03:05
This is [INAUDIBLE] Rwanda. 03:07
Yes. 03:09
Mmm. 03:11
That's amazing. 03:14
Oh my god. 03:15
03:16
It's like a cooking show all of a sudden. 03:19
[LAUGHTER] 03:20
You want to come to [INAUDIBLE] Rwanda, 03:27
you want to come to [INAUDIBLE] National Park. 03:28
[BIRDS CHIRPING] 03:31
03:32
So today we go right inside the park, 03:42
they're literally five minutes away, if five minutes. 03:45
And it's the whole family, and babies. 03:48
03:50
We're next to these incredible creatures, 03:57
and they were so gentle and tolerant and respectful of us. 03:59
04:04
It's been amazing. 04:08
It's been like a dream come true to finally get to do this. 04:09
04:12
My whole life I dreamed of doing this, and I did it. 04:16
04:19

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[English]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
...
This is just the beginning.
It is literally gorillas in the mist.
It is just pure mist.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
...
This is where we are right now.
This is happening right now.
No longer speak English to the gorillas.
You will say hello to the gorillas.
[MIMICKING GORILLA SNORTS]
That's hello.
That's happy sounds to gorillas.
[MIMICKING GORILLA SNORTS]
Very good.
I do that anyway because I clear my throat a lot.
When you do that, you are a friend forever.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
...
[GORILLA SNORTING]
I can't-- there's no words.
...
[MIMICKING GORILLA SNORTS]
[CHUCKLES]
That's Garunda.
And he's the oldest living silverback.
He's 47 years old.
He's giving us the cold shoulder.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
...
Hi.
[INAUDIBLE] this is our director.
Thank you so much for your gift to [INAUDIBLE]..
We are so--
It's a dream come true for us.
So we re-created our cabin.
This is still the original desk and the chair.
I love to sit in Dian's [INAUDIBLE]..
You have to do it because--
[LAUGHTER]
I do have to do it.
[LAUGHTER]
...
[WEEPING]
...
I'm going to do you proud.
...
[PHONE CHIMES]
...
[LAUGHTER]
...
We're standing on where my campus is going to be built,
the Dian Fossey Foundation.
So beautiful site.
Let's start building.
[LAUGHTER]
...
You know the name of the tree?
Eucalyptus.
You know where does it come from?
Australia.
Thank you so much.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
I should know that.
Thank you, thank you.
The trees are very, very important.
This is [INAUDIBLE] Rwanda.
Yes.
Mmm.
That's amazing.
Oh my god.
...
It's like a cooking show all of a sudden.
[LAUGHTER]
You want to come to [INAUDIBLE] Rwanda,
you want to come to [INAUDIBLE] National Park.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
...
So today we go right inside the park,
they're literally five minutes away, if five minutes.
And it's the whole family, and babies.
...
We're next to these incredible creatures,
and they were so gentle and tolerant and respectful of us.
...
It's been amazing.
It's been like a dream come true to finally get to do this.
...
My whole life I dreamed of doing this, and I did it.
...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

beginning

/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

B1
  • noun
  • - the start of something

literally

/ˈlɪtərəli/

B2
  • adverb
  • - in a literal manner or sense; exactly.

gorillas

/ɡəˈrɪləz/

B1
  • noun
  • - large primates native to Africa

mist

/mɪst/

A2
  • noun
  • - visible suspension of water droplets in the air

happening

/ˈhæpənɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - taking place; occurring

forever

/fɔːˈrevər/

A2
  • adverb
  • - for all time; eternally

clearing

/ˈklɪərɪŋ/

B1
  • verb
  • - making something clear or free from obstruction

throat

/θroʊt/

A2
  • noun
  • - the passage in the neck that carries air and food

silverback

/ˈsɪlvərbæk/

B2
  • noun
  • - an older male gorilla with silver hair on its back

shoulder

/ˈʃoʊldər/

A2
  • noun
  • - the joint connecting the arm to the body

re-created

/riːˈkriːeɪtɪd/

B2
  • verb
  • - created again

original

/əˈrɪdʒɪnl/

B1
  • adjective
  • - existing from the beginning; not a copy

dream

/driːm/

A2
  • noun
  • - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep

building

/ˈbɪldɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - constructing or erecting something

beautiful

/ˈbjuːtɪfl/

A2
  • adjective
  • - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically

incredible

/ɪnˈkredəbl/

B2
  • adjective
  • - difficult to believe; extraordinary

creatures

/ˈkriːtʃərz/

B1
  • noun
  • - animals

gentle

/ˈdʒentl/

A2
  • adjective
  • - kind and considerate

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Key Grammar Structures

  • This is just the beginning.

    ➔ Present simple for timeless truths or fixed arrangements

    ➔ The phrase "This is just the beginning" uses the present simple to emphasize a timeless statement, not an action happening now.

  • It is literally gorillas in the mist.

    ➔ Adverb 'literally' for emphasis

    ➔ The word "literally" is used here to emphasize the directness of the comparison, though it may be figurative.

  • No longer speak English to the gorillas.

    ➔ Present simple with 'no longer' for changed habits

    ➔ The phrase "No longer speak" uses the present simple with 'no longer' to indicate a habit that has stopped.

  • That's hello. That's happy sounds to gorillas.

    ➔ Present simple for general truths

    ➔ The sentences use the present simple to state general truths about gorilla communication.

  • He's the oldest living silverback.

    ➔ Present simple for permanent states

    ➔ The sentence uses the present simple to describe a permanent state or characteristic.

  • We're standing on where my campus is going to be built.

    ➔ Present continuous for future arrangements

    ➔ The phrase "is going to be built" uses the present continuous to refer to a future arrangement or plan.

  • It's been amazing. It's been like a dream come true.

    ➔ Present perfect for recent experiences

    ➔ The phrases "It's been amazing" and "It's been like a dream" use the present perfect to describe recent experiences with ongoing relevance.

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