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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

When you concentrate,

you stink.

But perhaps that is my fault. I cannot

train you the way I have trained the

five.

I now see that the way to get through to

you

is with this.

>> Oh, great, cuz I'm hungry.

>> Good. When you have been trained, you

may eat.

Let's begin.

>> Oh, yeah, global citizens. I'm Xenia,

your real life fluency coach. And in

today's lesson, we're going to learn

English with

training scenes from Kung Fu Panda.

>> [laughter]

>> Along the way, you learn everyday

expressions that natives actually use in

real situations, like lousy, months at a

time, [music]

and get through to someone. And to help

you learn and never forget these

important expressions, we want to give

you access to the smart flashcards we

created for this lesson for free. You

can practice with them in our app by

clicking the link below. [music]

Thousands of learners just like you are

learning to speak English fluently every

day and having fun while doing it. All

right. Now, we begin our story today in

the kitchen, where Po is cooking for the

Furious Five and [music] telling a story

to impress them, trying to sound a lot

braver than he really is. Let's watch

the first scene with subtitles in

English before we learn the advanced

words.

>> Yeah. Sound like fine. You may be a

wolf. You may be the scariest bandit in

Ha Jin province,

but you're a lousy tipper.

>> Really? So, how'd you get out of there

alive?

>> I mean, I didn't I I didn't actually say

that,

but I thought it

in in my mind.

If he could read my mind, he'd have been

like, "What?

Order up. Hope you like it."

>> This is really good.

>> No, come on. You should try my dad's

secret ingredient soup. He actually

knows the secret ingredient.

>> What are you talking about? Oh, this is

amazing.

>> Wow, you're really good cook.

>> my mouth was bigger.

>> Tigress, you've got to try this.

>> It is said that the Dragon Warrior can

survive for months at a time on nothing

but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf and

the energy of the universe.

>> I guess my body doesn't know it's the

Dragon Warrior yet.

>> [laughter]

>> I'm going to need a lot more than dew

and

universe juice. [snorts]

>> [laughter]

>> What?

>> Oh, nothing.

Master Shifu.

>> You'll never be the Dragon Warrior

unless you lose 500 lb and brush your

teeth.

>> [laughter]

>> What is that noise you're making?

Laughter? I never heard of it. Work

hard, Panda. Maybe someday

you will have ears like mine.

>> That's good.

Ears.

It's not working for you? I thought they

were pretty good.

>> It's Shifu.

>> Of course it's Shifu. What do you think

I'm doing?

Ooh, Master Shifu.

>> At the beginning of the scene, Po uses a

couple of words that are more advanced.

Did you catch those?

>> You may be the scariest bandit in Hunjin

Province,

but you're a lousy tipper.

>> If you say something is lousy, you mean

it's very bad or poor quality. For

example, you might say, "That was a

lousy movie."

"I had a lousy day." Or "He's a lousy

driver."

And a tipper is someone who gives a tip,

extra money given to workers to thank

them for good service. In certain

countries like the US, it's common to

tip 20% in restaurants.

So, a lousy tipper is someone who tips

very little or nothing at all. Now,

listen to how Crane responds.

>> Really? So, how'd you get out of there

alive?

>> Did you notice how the words how did you

get out of

flowed naturally here?

>> How'd you get out of there alive?

>> This is because it was full of connected

speech. The way natives connect to juice

and link [music] words together when

they speak. Let's break it down. It'll

be great for improving your

pronunciation. First, instead of how'd

you, he said how'd you. This is a common

pattern where there's a D and a Y

[music]

next to each other, you can morph them

into a ju sound. Listen to these

examples.

>> When did you make this decision?

>> And I told you it's over.

>> Next, a get out becomes get out. In

American English, the T becomes this

soft D sound when placed between vowels.

We call it flap T or the American T.

Like put on or it is.

Then, the word of becomes a simple uh

sound, another common pattern.

And finally, we hear the American T

again in out as it links to off.

Outta.

Outta.

Now, the entire phrase.

How'd you get outta?

How'd you get out of there alive? Now,

let's practice after Crane.

>> How'd you get out of there alive? How'd

you get out of there alive?

>> So, when Po finishes cooking, he uses a

specific expression. Check it out.

>> Order up. Hope you like it.

>> You'll hear this a lot in restaurants.

The cook yells order up to tell waiters

the dish is done and ready to be taken

to customers.

>> Order up.

>> Okay, order up.

>> Hey, number 11, order up.

>> This is really good.

>> No, come on. You should try my dad's

secret ingredient soup. He actually

knows the secret ingredient.

>> What are you talking about? Oh, this is

amazing.

>> And just another note on connected

speech. Here we have another common

pattern. What are you may sound like

what are you? We have the American T,

the word are being cut and the word you

being reduced to ya. Try to repeat.

>> What are you talking

>> What are you talking about?

>> Now, Tigress says something very

serious, almost like legend.

>> It is said that the Dragon Warrior can

survive for months at a time on nothing

but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf and

the energy of the universe.

>> It is said is a formal way to introduce

information that comes from common

belief. Tigress is referring to

legendary stories about the Dragon

Warrior. It's like saying people say or

according to tradition.

Check out this other example.

>> It is said that we humans use only a

tiny portion of our brains.

>> It is said that every man has three

tasks to accomplish in this world.

>> Okay, so it is said that practice makes

perfect. [music]

Have you ever heard that? Well, I really

want you to become that successful,

fluent English speaker you've always

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However, I bet you feel lost about how

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>> It is said that the Dragon Warrior can

survive for months at a time on nothing

but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf and

the energy of the universe.

>> When you do something for months at a

time, you do it continuously for months

without stopping. For example, she

travels for weeks at a time. He works

for hours at a time without breaks. And

they disappear for days at a time.

>> He's been holed up in his room for days

at a time playing old video games.

>> My father would often disappear for

months at a time.

>> And dew is the tiny drop of water that

forms on plants, cars, [music] or any

surfaces overnight when the air cools

down. A ginkgo leaf is a leaf from the

ginkgo tree, an ancient tree species

with distinctive fan-shaped leaves.

Okay, so right after this, Po starts

doing an impersonation of Master Shifu.

An impersonation is when you copy the

way someone talks and moves, usually in

an exaggerated or funny way.

>> You'll never be the Dragon Warrior

unless you lose 500 lbs and brush your

teeth.

>> Pounds is a unit of weight used in the

United States, abbreviated as lb. While

most of the world uses [music]

kilograms, Americans measure body weight

in pounds. 1 lb equals about 0.45 kg,

which means 100 lbs is about 45 kilos.

So, keep in mind, if you are talking

about weight with Americans, they'll use

pounds, not kilograms. So, the fun

doesn't last long. Shifu arrives and

brings shocking news. Tai Lung, a

powerful and dangerous Kung Fu warrior,

has escaped from prison. And he's coming

for the Dragon Scroll. And suddenly,

everything becomes real for Po. This

isn't just a joke anymore. He was chosen

to be the Dragon Warrior, and now he

actually has to face a real enemy. Now,

the next day, Shifu is still thinking

about this, about Tai Lung, [music] and

about Po. And when he goes looking for

him,

he finds him in the kitchen.

>> [snorts]

>> What?

I eat when I'm upset, okay?

>> Oh, no need to explain.

I just thought you might be Monkey. He

hides his almond cookies on the top

shelf.

>> An almond is a type of nut, like this.

It has a hard shell, but it's creamy

inside. It's commonly used in cookies

and desserts.

This is a shelf, and [music] the top

shelf is the highest shelf, hardest to

reach.

>> Don't tell Monkey.

Look at you.

>> Yeah, I know. I disgust you.

>> No, no. I mean, how did you get up

there?

>> I don't know. I

guess

I don't know. I was getting a cookie.

>> And yet you are 10 ft off the ground

and have done a perfect split.

>> Feet in this case is a measurement of

height.

>> [music]

>> Americans use feet instead of meters. 10

ft is about 3 m. If something is 10 ft

off the ground, it's 3 m above the

floor. Shifu is surprised that Po is

actually doing a perfect split.

A split is when you spread your legs

wide apart like gymnasts and martial

artists do. A perfect split means your

legs are completely flat, 180° of

height.

>> Now, this

This is just a

AN ACCIDENT.

THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS.

Come with me.

>> So, after seeing what Po could do in the

kitchen, Shifu realizes something very

important. In the next scene, he decides

to try a completely different way of

training him. Let's watch it.

>> When you concentrate,

you stink.

But perhaps that is my fault. [music]

I cannot train you the way I have

trained the Five.

I now see that the way to get through to

you

is with

>> Oh, great. Cuz I'm hungry.

>> [laughter]

>> Good. When you have been trained, you

may eat.

>> [clears throat]

>> Let's begin.

>> [screaming]

[music]

[screaming and groaning]

[music]

>> After you, Panda.

>> Just like that?

No situps, no no no no no 10-mile hike?

>> I vowed to train you, and you have been

trained. You are free to eat.

Enjoy.

>> Hey.

>> I said you are free to eat. Have a

dumpling.

>> Hey.

Listen to what Shifu says in the

beginning of Po's training.

>> When you concentrate,

you stink.

>> What do you think stink means here?

Smell bad,

being terrible at something, or become

nervous.

Literally, if you stink, you smell bad.

>> [snorts]

>> But here, it's figurative. When you say

someone stinks at something, you mean

they're really bad at it. They perform

poorly. [music] For example, I stink at

math.

He stinks at cooking. She stinks at

dancing.

>> But perhaps that is my fault.

>> Perhaps means maybe or possibly.

>> Don't turn your back on me, Scar.

>> Oh, no, Mufasa. Perhaps you shouldn't

turn your back on me.

>> It's commonly used in more polite

speech.

>> But perhaps that is my fault. I cannot

train you the way I have trained the

five.

I now see that the way to get through to

you

is with this.

>> To get through to someone means to

successfully communicate with them or

make them understand something. When you

finally get through to someone, you're

breaking through their resistance or

confusion, and they finally understand

what you're trying to tell them.

Shifu is saying he's figured out how to

teach Po effectively by using food as

motivation.

So, Po goes through a few days of

intense training and finally arrives at

the moment where Shifu will let him eat.

>> After you, Panda.

>> After you is a polite phrase meaning you

go first or you [music] start first.

It's a gesture of courtesy, letting

someone else take the first turn.

>> After you, Claude.

>> No, after you, Cecil.

>> No, after you, Claude.

>> No, after you, Cecil.

>> After you, Claude.

>> on.

>> Just like that?

No sit-ups? No No No No No 10-mile hike?

>> A sit-up is an exercise where you lie on

your back and lift your upper body up

towards your knees repeatedly to

strengthen your stomach muscles. You

also have push-ups and pull-ups, which

are very common exercises.

So, we've talked about pounds for weight

and feet for height and short distances,

but what if we're talking about longer

distances? How do the Americans talk

about it? That's where miles come in. 1

mile is about 1.6 km. 2 miles is a

little over 3 km.

>> I vowed to train you, and you have been

trained. You are free to eat.

>> To vow means to make a serious promise

or commitment. When you vow to do

something, you're promising to do it no

matter what. Check out this example.

>> But when the strangers left, they vowed

to return.

>> When I adopted Sherman, I vowed to be

the best father I could be, to prepare

him for all the wonders of the world,

present and past.

>> You are free to eat.

>> This is a phrase commonly used to give

others permission to do something, like

there's nothing stopping you. You're

free to ask questions. [music]

You're free to leave.

>> Well, now you're free to go back to your

business.

>> Okay, you're free to go. Enjoy your

trip.

>> I said you are free to eat. Have a

dumpling.

>> A dumpling is a small piece of food made

from dough, usually filled with meat or

vegetables. They're very common in many

cultures in Ukrainian, Polish, and

Chinese cuisine. Now, notice the

structure Shifu used.

>> Have a dumpling.

>> Have a food or have a drink is a common

phrase used to offer something to

someone. It's an invitation to take and

consume something. Have a cookie. Have a

seat. Have some cake. It's friendly and

casual. So, Shifu finally finds a way to

train [music] Po and from here Po starts

to become the Dragon Warrior he's meant

to be. Now, are you ready to the final

and most important step of the lesson?

We're going to take everything you've

just learned, the new vocabulary and

pronunciation, and put it into practice.

You'll watch the whole scene again, this

time without subtitles, and answer some

quiz questions. Let's do it.

>> You may be the scariest bandit in Hazing

Province,

but you're a lousy tipper.

>> Really?

>> What does lousy mean in this context?

Slightly disappointing?

Poor quality?

Unusual but interesting?

>> So, how'd you get out of there alive?

I mean, I didn't I didn't I didn't

actually say that,

but I I thought it

in in my mind.

If he could read my mind, he'd have been

like, "What?"

Order up. Hope you like it.

>> This is really good.

>> No, come on. And you should try my dad's

secret ingredient soup. He actually

knows the secret ingredient.

>> What are you talking about? Oh, this is

amazing.

>> Wow, you're a really good cook.

>> my mouth was bigger.

>> Tigress, you've got to try this.

>> Mhm.

>> It is said that the Dragon Warrior can

survive for months at a time on nothing

but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf and

the energy of the universe.

>> Which sentence uses at a time correctly?

He traveled for months at a time without

taking breaks.

I studied many subjects at a time

yesterday. She worked at a time when she

was tired.

>> I guess my body doesn't know it's the

Dragon Warrior yet.

>> [laughter]

>> I'm going to need a lot more than dew

and

universe juice.

>> What?

>> Oh, nothing.

Master Shifu.

>> [laughter]

>> YOU'LL NEVER BE THE DRAGON WARRIOR

unless you lose 500 lb and brush your

teeth.

>> [laughter]

>> What is that noise you're making?

Laughter? I never heard of it. Work

hard, Panda, and maybe someday

you will have ears like mine.

>> What do you call the act of imitating

others in a funny or exaggerated way?

Impersonation.

>> That's good.

Ears.

It's not working for you? I thought they

were pretty good.

>> It's Shifu.

>> Of course it's Shifu. What do you think

I'm doing?

>> Ooh.

>> Master Shifu.

>> [snorts]

>> What?

I think I'm going to be upset, okay?

>> Oh, no need to explain. I just thought

you might be Monkey. He hides his almond

cookies on the top shelf.

>> [sighs]

>> Don't tell Monkey.

>> Look at you.

>> Yeah, I know. I discussed you.

>> No, no. I mean, how did you get up

there?

>> I don't know. I

guess

I don't know. I was getting a cookie.

>> And yet you are 10 ft off the ground.

>> What is this person doing?

A split.

>> And have done a perfect split.

>> No, this

This is just a

accident.

>> THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS.

Come with me.

When you concentrate,

you stink.

But perhaps that is my fault. I cannot

train you the way I have trained the

five.

I now see that the way to get through to

you

is with this.

>> What does it mean to get through to you?

To reach you physically, to make you

understand something, or to understand

you without words?

>> Oh, great. Cuz I am hungry.

>> Good. When you have been trained, you

may eat.

Let's begin.

>> [music]

[music]

>> After you, panda.

Just like that?

No sit-ups? No No No No No 10-mile hike?

>> Shifu promised to train Po, but he

doesn't say promised here. He uses a

more formal word.

>> [music]

>> What does he say?

He vowed to train Po.

>> I vowed to train you, and you have been

trained. You are free to eat.

Enjoy.

>> Hey.

>> I said you are free to eat. Have a

dumpling.

>> Hey.

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>> No, no, no. What do you mean she's not

coming? I have a backyard full of these

little girls who are counting on the

VISIT FROM A FAIRY PRINCESS.

LISTEN, I DON'T WANT A REFUND. I WANT

THE FAIRY PRINCESS, PLEASE. PLEASE, I'm

begging you.

You know what? I hope that you can sleep

at night, YOU CRUSHER OF LITTLE GIRLS'

DREAMS.

>> OH, OH, when's the fairy princess

coming?

>> Any minute now.

>> Yay!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
concentrate /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/ B2	verb - to focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity
stink /stɪŋk/ B2	verb - to have a strong unpleasant smell; to be very bad at something
lousy /ˈlaʊzi/ C1	adjective - very poor or bad
bandit /ˈbændɪt/ B2	noun - a robber or outlaw belonging to a gang
survive /səˈvaɪv/ B2	verb - to continue to live or exist
impersonation /ɪmˌpɜːsəˈneɪʃn/ C2	noun - an act of pretending to be another person for entertainment
almond /ˈɑːmənd/ B1	noun - an oval edible nut
split /splɪt/ B2	noun - a gymnastic position where legs are extended in opposite directions
vow /vaʊ/ C2	verb - to solemnly promise to do a specified thing
dumpling /ˈdʌmplɪŋ/ A2	noun - a small ball of dough filled with meat or vegetables
ingredient /ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/ B1	noun - any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish
dew /djuː/ C2	noun - tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night
hike /haɪk/ B1	noun - a long walk, especially in the country
fluent /ˈfluːənt/ B2	adjective - able to speak or write a language easily and accurately
scary /ˈskeəri/ A2	adjective - frightening; causing fear

Key Grammar Structures

• You may be the scariest bandit in Hunjin Province, but you're a lousy tipper.

  ➔ Modal verb 'may' for concession

  ➔ Using 'may' followed by 'but' allows the speaker to acknowledge a fact while contrasting it with another.

• It is said that the Dragon Warrior can survive for months at a time.

  ➔ Passive Voice (Impersonal)

  ➔ The structure 'It is said that...' is a formal way to introduce general beliefs or hearsay.

• You'll never be the Dragon Warrior unless you lose 500 lb.

  ➔ Conditional 'unless' (if not)

  ➔ 'Unless' is used to define a necessary condition for a result to happen.

• When you concentrate, you stink.

  ➔ Zero Conditional

  ➔ The zero conditional is used for universal truths or facts that are always true.

• I cannot train you the way I have trained the five.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The 'Present Perfect' here emphasizes an action completed in the past that has relevance to the present.

• I now see that the way to get through to you is with this.

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that'

  ➔ This clause functions as the direct object of the verb 'see'.

• I vowed to train you, and you have been trained.

  ➔ Passive Voice (Present Perfect)

  ➔ 'Have been trained' indicates an action that was performed on someone and is now finished.

• You are free to eat.

  ➔ Adjective + Infinitive structure

  ➔ The adjective 'free' is complemented by the infinitive 'to eat' to describe permission.