When you concentrate,
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But perhaps that is my fault. I cannot
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train you the way I have trained the
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I now see that the way to get through to
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>> Oh, great, cuz I'm hungry.
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>> Good. When you have been trained, you
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00:41
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00:44
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00:47
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the kitchen, where Po is cooking for the
01:20
Furious Five and [music] telling a story
01:22
to impress them, trying to sound a lot
01:25
braver than he really is. Let's watch
01:27
the first scene with subtitles in
01:30
English before we learn the advanced
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>> Yeah. Sound like fine. You may be a
01:41
wolf. You may be the scariest bandit in
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but you're a lousy tipper.
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>> Really? So, how'd you get out of there
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>> I mean, I didn't I I didn't actually say
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If he could read my mind, he'd have been
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Order up. Hope you like it."
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>> This is really good.
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>> No, come on. You should try my dad's
02:09
secret ingredient soup. He actually
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knows the secret ingredient.
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>> What are you talking about? Oh, this is
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>> Wow, you're really good cook.
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>> my mouth was bigger.
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>> Tigress, you've got to try this.
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>> It is said that the Dragon Warrior can
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survive for months at a time on nothing
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but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf and
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the energy of the universe.
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>> I guess my body doesn't know it's the
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Dragon Warrior yet.
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>> I'm going to need a lot more than dew
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universe juice. [snorts]
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>> You'll never be the Dragon Warrior
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unless you lose 500 lb and brush your
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>> What is that noise you're making?
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Laughter? I never heard of it. Work
02:57
hard, Panda. Maybe someday
02:59
you will have ears like mine.
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It's not working for you? I thought they
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>> Of course it's Shifu. What do you think
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>> At the beginning of the scene, Po uses a
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couple of words that are more advanced.
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Did you catch those?
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>> You may be the scariest bandit in Hunjin
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but you're a lousy tipper.
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>> If you say something is lousy, you mean
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it's very bad or poor quality. For
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example, you might say, "That was a
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"I had a lousy day." Or "He's a lousy
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And a tipper is someone who gives a tip,
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extra money given to workers to thank
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them for good service. In certain
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countries like the US, it's common to
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tip 20% in restaurants.
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So, a lousy tipper is someone who tips
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very little or nothing at all. Now,
04:05
listen to how Crane responds.
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>> Really? So, how'd you get out of there
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>> Did you notice how the words how did you
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flowed naturally here?
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>> How'd you get out of there alive?
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>> This is because it was full of connected
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speech. The way natives connect to juice
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and link [music] words together when
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they speak. Let's break it down. It'll
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be great for improving your
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pronunciation. First, instead of how'd
04:32
you, he said how'd you. This is a common
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pattern where there's a D and a Y
04:37
next to each other, you can morph them
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into a ju sound. Listen to these
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>> When did you make this decision?
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>> And I told you it's over.
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>> Next, a get out becomes get out. In
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American English, the T becomes this
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soft D sound when placed between vowels.
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We call it flap T or the American T.
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Like put on or it is.
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Then, the word of becomes a simple uh
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sound, another common pattern.
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And finally, we hear the American T
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again in out as it links to off.
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Now, the entire phrase.
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How'd you get outta?
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How'd you get out of there alive? Now,
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let's practice after Crane.
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>> How'd you get out of there alive? How'd
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you get out of there alive?
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>> So, when Po finishes cooking, he uses a
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specific expression. Check it out.
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>> Order up. Hope you like it.
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>> You'll hear this a lot in restaurants.
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The cook yells order up to tell waiters
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the dish is done and ready to be taken
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>> Hey, number 11, order up.
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>> This is really good.
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>> No, come on. You should try my dad's
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secret ingredient soup. He actually
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knows the secret ingredient.
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>> What are you talking about? Oh, this is
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>> And just another note on connected
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speech. Here we have another common
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pattern. What are you may sound like
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what are you? We have the American T,
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the word are being cut and the word you
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being reduced to ya. Try to repeat.
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>> What are you talking
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>> What are you talking about?
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>> Now, Tigress says something very
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serious, almost like legend.
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>> It is said that the Dragon Warrior can
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survive for months at a time on nothing
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but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf and
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the energy of the universe.
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>> It is said is a formal way to introduce
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information that comes from common
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belief. Tigress is referring to
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legendary stories about the Dragon
06:47
Warrior. It's like saying people say or
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according to tradition.
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Check out this other example.
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>> It is said that we humans use only a
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tiny portion of our brains.
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>> It is said that every man has three
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tasks to accomplish in this world.
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>> Okay, so it is said that practice makes
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>> It is said that the Dragon Warrior can
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survive for months at a time on nothing
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but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf and
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the energy of the universe.
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>> When you do something for months at a
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time, you do it continuously for months
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without stopping. For example, she
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travels for weeks at a time. He works
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for hours at a time without breaks. And
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they disappear for days at a time.
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>> He's been holed up in his room for days
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at a time playing old video games.
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>> My father would often disappear for
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>> And dew is the tiny drop of water that
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forms on plants, cars, [music] or any
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surfaces overnight when the air cools
09:20
down. A ginkgo leaf is a leaf from the
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ginkgo tree, an ancient tree species
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with distinctive fan-shaped leaves.
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Okay, so right after this, Po starts
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doing an impersonation of Master Shifu.
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An impersonation is when you copy the
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way someone talks and moves, usually in
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an exaggerated or funny way.
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>> You'll never be the Dragon Warrior
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unless you lose 500 lbs and brush your
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>> Pounds is a unit of weight used in the
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United States, abbreviated as lb. While
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most of the world uses [music]
09:54
kilograms, Americans measure body weight
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in pounds. 1 lb equals about 0.45 kg,
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which means 100 lbs is about 45 kilos.
10:05
So, keep in mind, if you are talking
10:10
about weight with Americans, they'll use
10:11
pounds, not kilograms. So, the fun
10:14
doesn't last long. Shifu arrives and
10:17
brings shocking news. Tai Lung, a
10:21
powerful and dangerous Kung Fu warrior,
10:24
has escaped from prison. And he's coming
10:26
for the Dragon Scroll. And suddenly,
10:29
everything becomes real for Po. This
10:32
isn't just a joke anymore. He was chosen
10:35
to be the Dragon Warrior, and now he
10:38
actually has to face a real enemy. Now,
10:41
the next day, Shifu is still thinking
10:44
about this, about Tai Lung, [music] and
10:46
about Po. And when he goes looking for
10:49
he finds him in the kitchen.
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I eat when I'm upset, okay?
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>> Oh, no need to explain.
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I just thought you might be Monkey. He
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hides his almond cookies on the top
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>> An almond is a type of nut, like this.
11:45
It has a hard shell, but it's creamy
11:48
inside. It's commonly used in cookies
11:50
This is a shelf, and [music] the top
11:54
shelf is the highest shelf, hardest to
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>> Don't tell Monkey.
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>> Yeah, I know. I disgust you.
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>> No, no. I mean, how did you get up
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I don't know. I was getting a cookie.
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>> And yet you are 10 ft off the ground
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and have done a perfect split.
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>> Feet in this case is a measurement of
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>> Americans use feet instead of meters. 10
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ft is about 3 m. If something is 10 ft
12:44
off the ground, it's 3 m above the
12:48
floor. Shifu is surprised that Po is
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actually doing a perfect split.
12:54
A split is when you spread your legs
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wide apart like gymnasts and martial
12:59
artists do. A perfect split means your
13:01
legs are completely flat, 180° of
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THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS.
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>> So, after seeing what Po could do in the
13:24
kitchen, Shifu realizes something very
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important. In the next scene, he decides
13:30
to try a completely different way of
13:32
training him. Let's watch it.
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>> When you concentrate,
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But perhaps that is my fault. [music]
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I cannot train you the way I have
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I now see that the way to get through to
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>> Oh, great. Cuz I'm hungry.
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>> Good. When you have been trained, you
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[screaming and groaning]
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>> After you, Panda.
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No situps, no no no no no 10-mile hike?
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>> I vowed to train you, and you have been
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trained. You are free to eat.
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>> I said you are free to eat. Have a
15:21
Listen to what Shifu says in the
15:35
beginning of Po's training.
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>> When you concentrate,
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>> What do you think stink means here?
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being terrible at something, or become
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Literally, if you stink, you smell bad.
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>> But here, it's figurative. When you say
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someone stinks at something, you mean
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they're really bad at it. They perform
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poorly. [music] For example, I stink at
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He stinks at cooking. She stinks at
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>> But perhaps that is my fault.
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>> Perhaps means maybe or possibly.
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>> Don't turn your back on me, Scar.
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>> Oh, no, Mufasa. Perhaps you shouldn't
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turn your back on me.
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>> It's commonly used in more polite
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>> But perhaps that is my fault. I cannot
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train you the way I have trained the
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I now see that the way to get through to
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>> To get through to someone means to
16:45
successfully communicate with them or
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make them understand something. When you
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finally get through to someone, you're
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breaking through their resistance or
16:55
confusion, and they finally understand
16:57
what you're trying to tell them.
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Shifu is saying he's figured out how to
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teach Po effectively by using food as
17:04
So, Po goes through a few days of
17:09
intense training and finally arrives at
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the moment where Shifu will let him eat.
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>> After you, Panda.
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>> After you is a polite phrase meaning you
17:18
go first or you [music] start first.
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It's a gesture of courtesy, letting
17:24
someone else take the first turn.
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>> After you, Claude.
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>> No, after you, Cecil.
17:30
>> No, after you, Claude.
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>> No, after you, Cecil.
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>> After you, Claude.
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No sit-ups? No No No No No 10-mile hike?
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>> A sit-up is an exercise where you lie on
17:40
your back and lift your upper body up
17:42
towards your knees repeatedly to
17:45
strengthen your stomach muscles. You
17:48
also have push-ups and pull-ups, which
17:50
are very common exercises.
17:52
So, we've talked about pounds for weight
17:55
and feet for height and short distances,
17:58
but what if we're talking about longer
18:01
distances? How do the Americans talk
18:03
about it? That's where miles come in. 1
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mile is about 1.6 km. 2 miles is a
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>> I vowed to train you, and you have been
18:15
trained. You are free to eat.
18:17
>> To vow means to make a serious promise
18:21
or commitment. When you vow to do
18:23
something, you're promising to do it no
18:26
matter what. Check out this example.
18:28
>> But when the strangers left, they vowed
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>> When I adopted Sherman, I vowed to be
18:35
the best father I could be, to prepare
18:36
him for all the wonders of the world,
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>> You are free to eat.
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>> This is a phrase commonly used to give
18:45
others permission to do something, like
18:47
there's nothing stopping you. You're
18:50
free to ask questions. [music]
18:52
You're free to leave.
18:54
>> Well, now you're free to go back to your
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>> Okay, you're free to go. Enjoy your
18:59
>> I said you are free to eat. Have a
19:01
>> A dumpling is a small piece of food made
19:04
from dough, usually filled with meat or
19:06
vegetables. They're very common in many
19:09
cultures in Ukrainian, Polish, and
19:12
Chinese cuisine. Now, notice the
19:14
structure Shifu used.
19:16
>> Have a dumpling.
19:18
>> Have a food or have a drink is a common
19:19
phrase used to offer something to
19:22
someone. It's an invitation to take and
19:24
consume something. Have a cookie. Have a
19:26
seat. Have some cake. It's friendly and
19:29
casual. So, Shifu finally finds a way to
19:32
train [music] Po and from here Po starts
19:35
to become the Dragon Warrior he's meant
19:38
to be. Now, are you ready to the final
19:41
and most important step of the lesson?
19:43
We're going to take everything you've
19:46
just learned, the new vocabulary and
19:48
pronunciation, and put it into practice.
19:50
You'll watch the whole scene again, this
19:53
time without subtitles, and answer some
19:55
quiz questions. Let's do it.
19:58
>> You may be the scariest bandit in Hazing
20:06
but you're a lousy tipper.
20:09
>> What does lousy mean in this context?
20:12
Slightly disappointing?
20:15
Unusual but interesting?
20:18
>> So, how'd you get out of there alive?
20:29
I mean, I didn't I didn't I didn't
20:32
If he could read my mind, he'd have been
20:38
Order up. Hope you like it.
20:42
>> This is really good.
20:46
>> No, come on. And you should try my dad's
20:48
secret ingredient soup. He actually
20:50
knows the secret ingredient.
20:52
>> What are you talking about? Oh, this is
20:54
>> Wow, you're a really good cook.
20:56
>> my mouth was bigger.
20:58
>> Tigress, you've got to try this.
20:59
>> It is said that the Dragon Warrior can
21:01
survive for months at a time on nothing
21:03
but the dew of a single ginkgo leaf and
21:05
the energy of the universe.
21:07
>> Which sentence uses at a time correctly?
21:10
He traveled for months at a time without
21:13
I studied many subjects at a time
21:17
yesterday. She worked at a time when she
21:19
>> I guess my body doesn't know it's the
21:32
Dragon Warrior yet.
21:34
>> I'm going to need a lot more than dew
21:36
>> YOU'LL NEVER BE THE DRAGON WARRIOR
21:51
unless you lose 500 lb and brush your
21:53
>> What is that noise you're making?
21:56
Laughter? I never heard of it. Work
21:58
hard, Panda, and maybe someday
22:00
you will have ears like mine.
22:03
>> What do you call the act of imitating
22:06
others in a funny or exaggerated way?
22:08
It's not working for you? I thought they
22:25
>> Of course it's Shifu. What do you think
22:28
I think I'm going to be upset, okay?
23:03
>> Oh, no need to explain. I just thought
23:06
you might be Monkey. He hides his almond
23:08
cookies on the top shelf.
23:10
>> Don't tell Monkey.
23:32
>> Yeah, I know. I discussed you.
23:35
>> No, no. I mean, how did you get up
23:38
I don't know. I was getting a cookie.
23:44
>> And yet you are 10 ft off the ground.
23:46
>> What is this person doing?
23:49
>> And have done a perfect split.
24:01
>> THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS.
24:12
When you concentrate,
24:18
But perhaps that is my fault. I cannot
24:22
train you the way I have trained the
24:24
I now see that the way to get through to
24:27
>> What does it mean to get through to you?
24:31
To reach you physically, to make you
24:35
understand something, or to understand
24:37
>> Oh, great. Cuz I am hungry.
24:50
>> Good. When you have been trained, you
24:54
>> After you, panda.
25:31
No sit-ups? No No No No No 10-mile hike?
25:34
>> Shifu promised to train Po, but he
25:38
doesn't say promised here. He uses a
25:40
>> What does he say?
25:43
He vowed to train Po.
25:51
>> I vowed to train you, and you have been
25:54
trained. You are free to eat.
25:56
>> I said you are free to eat. Have a
26:08
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>> No, no, no. What do you mean she's not
26:58
coming? I have a backyard full of these
27:01
little girls who are counting on the
27:03
VISIT FROM A FAIRY PRINCESS.
27:05
LISTEN, I DON'T WANT A REFUND. I WANT
27:15
THE FAIRY PRINCESS, PLEASE. PLEASE, I'm
27:17
You know what? I hope that you can sleep
27:22
at night, YOU CRUSHER OF LITTLE GIRLS'
27:24
>> OH, OH, when's the fairy princess
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