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[Assistant] Right, so I can say that's full of holes because it was me and it was three other people who were in the kitchen, so you can't blame me.


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[Assistant] Right. So if something is full of holes, is that it has maybe mistakes or it's still missing complete evidence to prove it right.


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[Assistant] Alright, interesting. So uhm, we've taken a look at a lot of words and different phrases here. Let's listen to this argument one last time.


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[Assistant] Alright, we're back. So, uh, interesting this, uh, Darwin's theories and, uh, his explanations for the origin of, of species and life as we know it. Uhm, but there is the opposite to this, right? There is a, a certain thing called creationism.


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[Assistant] Right, and uh, it is kind of hard to determine which one is better because one is based on faith.


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[Assistant] The other one is based more on scientific evidence, right? So, they're not really even on the same scale as we learned before. That's kind of like apples and oranges, right?


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[Assistant] This is the best explanation, but that doesn't mean that it's the, it's the correct one. Maybe in a hundred years from now we'll have another explanation that's much better or maybe complimentary to this one. Well, we want to know what you guys think. Come to our website, EnglishPod.com. We really want to hear your opinions. What do you think about this topic? It is a little bit controversial, so...


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[Assistant] Don't get near me! Chickenpox are very contagious.


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[Assistant] The Wood Wolf Star is a wolf spirit who lives in heaven.


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[Assistant] He escaped thirteen days ago, and I've been looking all over for him.


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[Assistant] Yes, let's go. I'll help you catch the Wood Wolf Star.


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[Assistant] Wood Wolf Star! Come up here at once!


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[Assistant] I never should have told you to leave. Will you continue the journey with us?


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[Assistant] News item 95, the United States has signed a nuclear accord with Chile despite growing misgivings in the country about the safety of nuclear power. The Chilean government said the deal focused on training nuclear engineers rather than building a reactor.


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[Assistant] Chile suffered a devastating earthquake last year and environmental groups have questioned the decision to invest more in nuclear energy.


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[Assistant] The Vatican described the ruling as historic, saying the crosses were an expression of the cultural and religious identity of traditionally Christian countries. A woman in Italy had complained that crucifixes at a local school violated secular principles and were discriminatory.


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[Assistant] News item 95, the United States has signed a nuclear accord with Chile despite growing misgivings in the country about the safety of nuclear power. The Chilean government said the deal focused on training nuclear engineers rather than building a reactor.


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[Assistant] Chile suffered a devastating earthquake last year and environmental groups have questioned the decision to invest more in nuclear energy. News item 96.


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[Assistant] The Roman Catholic Church has welcomed a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that the display of crucifixes in state schools is acceptable.


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[Assistant] The Vatican described the ruling as historic, saying the crosses were an expression of the cultural and religious identity of traditionally Christian countries. A woman in Italy had complained that crucifixes at a local school violated secular principles and were discriminatory.


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[Assistant] That's right, we're going to be talking about music, and more specifically, we are going to talk about musical instruments that you would use in a band.


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[Assistant] Alright, so as I mentioned, we are going to talk about instruments.


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[Assistant] Right? So an instrument is something that you use to help you realize a task. In this case musical instruments is more specific, right?


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[Assistant] Is a musical instrument. Or the drums. Alright, so this is what we're going to be looking at today in the dialogs, so let's listen to it for the first time.


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[Assistant] Alright, we're back, so uhm, apparently the band wasn't really a real band.


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[Assistant] I do too. That's right. We are both fans of this game and this gaming console and that's why it's such a fun dialogue. But let's take a look at some of the language that was used in this dialogue in Language Takeaway.


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[Assistant] Probably, probably, and that instrument is the drums.


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[Assistant] Alright, we're back, so I think that's clear. Moving on to our next instrument.


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[Assistant] No, I can't. I actually wish I would have learned, but I never got around to it.


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[Assistant] Right, exactly, so they have a different sound, uh, but why don't we listen to an example of what a guitar sounds like.


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[Assistant] Alright, so great example of a guitar pretty clear. What's our next instrument?


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[Assistant] Alright. So it's similar to a guitar, right? Very. It's the same form, but as you say, it's lower and it makes a lower sound.


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[Assistant] Alright, pretty clear. Moving on to our next word, we have an amplifier.


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[Assistant] Very good. Our next instrument or actually more of a tool is very useful for the singer.


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[Assistant] Exactly, so a microphone. Very good, and we have one last word, and this is a verb, to audition.


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[Assistant] So a job interview wouldn't really be an audition.


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[Assistant] Very good, alright. So a lot of interesting words here, uhm, many instruments. I think it's time for us to listen to our dialogue again. We're gonna slow it down a little bit, and we'll be right back.


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[Assistant] Alright, we're back, so moving on with our lesson, why don't we take a look now at some phrases in Fluency Builder.


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[Assistant] Alright, so we can say form a band, or you can say as well, start a band.


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[Assistant] Alright, so we're forming a band and well his friend was surprised that the other guy knew how to play an instrument so he said, I've told you a thousand times.


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[Assistant] Exactly. So it is a great phrase to really make your point that you've said something many, many times. Uh, moving on, we have a kind of like a conjunction that you can use and it's by the way, to change the topic maybe, by the way.


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[Assistant] Exactly. So it is, it's a conjunction, right, to put together two different ideas.


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[Assistant] By the way, or you can start off your sentence with it. By the way, uh, how is the new house?


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[Assistant] Right, right. And our last phrase on Fluency Builder is, we are set.


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[Assistant] Alright, and I think we're set to listen to our dialogue for the last time, and uh, we'll be right back and talk a little bit more about this great topic.


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[Assistant] Nice, interesting. This is interesting because I'm sure a lot of our users out there actually play instruments and maybe a lot of them are also good at it. So, uh, come to EnglishPod.com, leave your questions and comments and let us know if you play any instruments or maybe some strange instruments like the xylophone.


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[Assistant] Journey to the West, Chapter 36, Tricked Again.


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[Assistant] The horse asked Bajay. The pig sighed.


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[Assistant] He soared through the sky and soon arrived at the fruit and flower mountain.


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[Assistant] He found Wukong sitting beside the big waterfall. Other monkeys and apes were nearby.


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[Assistant] The monster sat in the dining hall, still disguised as a handsome young man. He was eating a meal with the king and the queen.


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[Assistant] A servant came in and handed a note to the young man.


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[Assistant] From behind a pillar, the servant watched the man leave.


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[Assistant] Lights sparkled, and the servant turned into Bajie.


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[Assistant] The young man ran outside and turned back into a monster.


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[Assistant] He flew through the air and returned to his pagoda.


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[Assistant] Then he saw Princess Hundred Flowers and relaxed.


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[Assistant] A monkey was here earlier, said the princess.


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[Assistant] You are not going to be happy about this, she said.


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[Assistant] The monkey did something else too, said the princess.


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[Assistant] Asked the monster. There was a flash of light. Suddenly Wukong stood before the monster. The monkey smiled.


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[Assistant] These are my companions. We're going to the Western Paradise to get scriptures from Buddha. What's going on?


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[Assistant] The man ruling the Black Rooster Kingdom is not really the king.


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[Assistant] That coin belongs to my father. It's a royal treasure.


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[Assistant] Your story must be true. My poor father.


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[Assistant] All this time, people thought that evil Daoist was him.


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[Assistant] I wish we could bring him back to life. Wukong can bring him back to life.


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[Assistant] That's wonderful, Wukong. Please, bring him back to life right away.


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[Assistant] Alright, so homesick. If you feel homesick. Or you are homesick.


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[Assistant] Okay, so it's a, it's a feeling. You feel a little bit depressed, you feel sad because you're homesick. Right. Okay, so this is what's happening today in our dialogue, so let's listen to it for the first time.


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[Assistant] Yeah, uh, but actually I think this is common, right, to be homesick during the holidays, like Christmas for example.


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[Assistant] So this is something we're going to talk more about a little bit later on, but uh, let's take a look at some of the language that was used in Language Takeaway.


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[Assistant] Okay, so you have to adjust to your new life, life away from home.


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[Assistant] Okay. Alright, so that's adjustment. Uh, what else do we have?


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[Assistant] So they're not only physical things or objects, right? They can be like your mom's cooking or maybe even just spending time with your family.


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[Assistant] Of course, of course. I think, uh, one of the main things is actually not living in the city, because I used to live in the valley, a little bit further away and kind of almost countryside. So, that's one of the comforts of home that I miss.


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[Assistant] Of something from your past. So you started thinking of something from your past that maybe brings, uh, nice warm feelings. Maybe a little bit sad because you missed those times, but it's usually thinking about the past.


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[Assistant] Right, so nostalgia would be the noun and nostalgia would be the adjective. Exactly. Alright. And, uh, our last word for today on Language Takeaway is... Bumped out.


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[Assistant] I can say, yeaah, I lost my wallet last night so I'm really bummed out.


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[Assistant] Alright, so why don't we move on now to a couple of different phrases on Fluency Builder.


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[Assistant] So this has happened before, or we have experienced this before, or we already solved this problem or situation.


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[Assistant] Exactly. Alright, so we've been through this already. Uhm, they were talking about the adjustments and everything. And then what other phrase did they use?


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[Assistant] Alright, and our next word actually is kind of interesting because it's very colloquial and it's a wingman. I can be your wingman tonight.


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[Assistant] Okay, so this person, this wingman, usually keeps you company and helps you decide maybe what girl to talk to or maybe even introduces you to someone.


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[Assistant] Alright, so uhm, since they are going out tonight, they said it could be boys night out.


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[Assistant] So it's girls only or guys only. Boys Night Out is only guys.


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[Assistant] Alright, great. And, uh, well, he agreed to go out and everything, but he warned her about him going on a drinking binge.


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[Assistant] Right, exactly. Very good. So some very interesting phrases in this dialogue today. I think we should listen to it one more time and we'll be right back.


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[Assistant] Alright, we're back. So, uh, speaking of homesick, uh, and holidays, do you actually get very depressed or homesick during Christmas?


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[Assistant] What about you? Uhm, I rarely get homesick, but yeaah, sometimes during Christmas or New Year's. New Year's we usually have more unique traditions in Ecuador. So it's very fun, the family gets together, we dance, we eat.


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[Assistant] So uhm, but yeaah, I've been away from home so long that I rarely get homesick anymore. But it's great to go back and spend time with the family, so...


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[Assistant] Maybe mom's cooking, maybe family, maybe the comforts of home.


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[Assistant] Hello everyone and welcome back to another lesson here at EnglishPod. My name is Marco.


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[Assistant] We're talking a little bit about movies, but mostly, we're having a big argument.


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[Assistant] It's a couple, a guy and a girl, and uhm, they're having a fight, as couples do. So we're gonna be learning a lot of the different language that they are using in this very heated debate. Uh, so let's listen to this dialogue for the first time, and then we'll be right back.


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[Assistant] I think we'll talk a little bit more about this towards the end of the show, but now why don't we take a look at Language Takeaway.


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[Assistant] Alright, on Language Takeaway today we have four words and the first one that you probably saw in the very first sentence is a chick flick.


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[Assistant] It's not very nice, you know. Oh, I mean, between guys you would use it as like, oh, this chick or that chick, but you wouldn't really walk up to a girl and call her a chick, right?


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[Assistant] So movies. So in the chick flick is usually a romantic movie, a drama, something that's very, uh,


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[Assistant] Bride Wars. Bride Wars. Wow, lots of chicken. I've actually never seen any one of these, except How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, I've actually only seen that one.


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[Assistant] So sarcastic jokes, or somebody being sarcastic. God, Marco, you're always so sarcastic. So what would sarcasm sound like? Uhm, yeaah, he's really funny.


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[Assistant] Alright, so, it's not really what you're saying, it's kind of how you're saying it.


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[Assistant] Sarcasm is kind of one of those things that it's a little bit difficult to learn how to do or to actually get it right. Especially in English, right?


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[Assistant] Alright, so apart from being sarcastic, you can criticize someone.


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[Assistant] Well, and then moving on, the girl was finally tired of the guy and his complaints and she said he's unbearable.


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[Assistant] Alright, so that's an unbearable person, right? Okay, so we took a look at those four main words here in our dialogue. Let's move on now to some of the phrases that we found in Fluency Builder.


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[Assistant] Okay, so if you're saying to be more in touch with your feminine side, what exactly are you saying?


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[Assistant] Alright, so to be in touch with, and it's usually related to feelings to something intangible, right?


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[Assistant] Alright, moving on, now a heated phrase, a one-night stand. Oh, I'll let you explain this one, Marco. Alright, so a one-night stand is a casual and very quick, temporal, um, encounter that's usually a sexual encounter.


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[Assistant] Alright, so a one night stand. And well, related to this, the girl was criticizing his friends, and she said, they're no saints.


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[Assistant] Yeah, very good. So that's the way that you would use, he's no saint, they're no saints. Uhm, alright, so I think now we should listen to our dialogue for the last time, and we'll be right back.


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[Assistant] Alright, so uhm, Catherine, is this an argument that you would say is typical among couples? Or maybe people that are probably about to break up, right?


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[Assistant] And especially, I think in this case, they don't really like each other's friends.


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[Assistant] And that's a kind of a common thing, like a guy doesn't like his girlfriend's friends because maybe they gossip too much or something like that. And the same thing with the girls, right, because a guy's friends maybe drink too much.


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[Assistant] That's a whole other situation. Alright, so we want to hear from you and also if you have any questions or comments, suggestions, come to EnglishPod.com and you can leave it on our lessons page or you can email us at EnglishPod at PraxisLanguage.com.


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[Assistant] Your master was probably kidnapped by Red Boy, a very nasty demon. His cave is near the peak of that mountain.


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[Assistant] I would like to buy some flowers, please. Something really nice.


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[Assistant] I don't think that's gonna cut it. I need something bigger and better.


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[Assistant] I would like to buy some flowers, please. Something really nice.


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[Assistant] I think I'm gonna need more than just a dozen red roses and a bear. What else do you recommend?


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[Assistant] I don't think that's gonna cut it. I need something bigger and better.


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[Assistant] Well, I may have accidentally insinuated that she is getting chubbier.


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[Assistant] I would like to buy some flowers, please. Something really nice.


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[Assistant] I think I'm gonna need more than just a dozen red roses and a bear. What else do you recommend?


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[Assistant] I don't think that's gonna cut it. I need something bigger and better.


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[Assistant] Well, I may have accidentally insinuated that she is getting chubbier.


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[Assistant] I come here today this way because I need to apologize to you. I failed you.


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[Assistant] You mean the world to me, and now I come to you asking for forgiveness.


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[Assistant] You came into my life at a time when I needed you the most. We talked about so many things that I started to realize my heart and soul could actually feel something other than hurt.


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[Assistant] You place comfort where there was fear, confidence when there was doubt, a shoulder where tears could fall in completeness where there was emptiness.


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[Assistant] I wanted to hold on to this so badly that I did whatever it took for you to notice. What I didn't realize was that I could lose my entire being.


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[Assistant] I wanted to be the one who would be there when you needed to talk. I wanted to be the comfort for your soul when the world was too much to handle.


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[Assistant] I wanted to be strong for you when everything else seemed impossible.


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[Assistant] All the things that I told you about how I felt and how you make me feel were true.


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[Assistant] Nothing else mattered to me except hearing the laughter in your voice when you were happy. You made my days easy to get through and my nights peaceful. You helped me look forward to another day. Even though distance separated us, just being was enough. I'm sorry for hurting you. And if I had to do it all over again, I would have been 100% with you. Forgive me, please.


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[Assistant] You mean the world to me, and now I come to you asking for forgiveness.


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[Assistant] If in your heart you find you can't, then I will understand and learn from this experience.


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[Assistant] You came into my life at a time when I needed you the most. We talked about so many things that I started to realize my heart and soul could actually feel something other than hurt.


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[Assistant] You place comfort where there was fear, confidence when there was doubt, a shoulder where tears could fall in completeness where there was emptiness.


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[Assistant] I wanted to hold on to this so badly that I did whatever it took for you to notice. What I didn't realize was that I could lose my entire being.


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[Assistant] I wanted to be the one who would be there when you needed to talk. I wanted to be the comfort for your soul when the world was too much to handle.


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[Assistant] I wanted to be strong for you when everything else seemed impossible.


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[Assistant] Never realizing that I was destroying myself and you. Somehow I needed you to be a part of my life.


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[Assistant] All the things that I told you about how I felt and how you make me feel were true.


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[Assistant] Uh oh. The monk's companions have their weapons out.


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[Assistant] They probably saw my red cloud. I'll have to trick them with a disguise.


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[Assistant] I am, uh, we're talking about computer games, video games.


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[Assistant] Woohoo! Uhm, so yeaah, we're gonna be looking at some vocabulary and phrases related to computer games and video games, and this is actually a request from one of our users.


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[Assistant] Alright, so the game that we're gonna preview today is called Counter-Strike.


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[Assistant] Uh-huh. And this game is, uh, is actually very, very popular all over the world because many players are able to compete at the same time. So it's a shooting game. You shoot each other. You are the terrorist and then the other team is like the police or the army or whatever.


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[Assistant] Alright, we're back. So there was some really interesting vocab here, and uh, so let's look at it now in Language Takeaway.


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[Assistant] Right, so even the way that you're looking at the game, it seems like you're looking through the eyes of the character.


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[Assistant] When shoot people. Exactly. And as we mentioned, a lot of players are able to compete against each other, so it's called a multiplayer game.


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[Assistant] Exactly, so in this, in this game you can, many players can play whether it's in a local area network or online over the internet.


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[Assistant] Right, or, I can't go online, I don't have a connection.


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[Assistant] Alright, so this is the way that you use it. You go online. In order to use the internet, you go online. Very interesting.


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[Assistant] Right, so if you are hooked on a video game, or you are hooked on anything, it means you're kind of addicted, or you're very, very interested in something.


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[Assistant] They're great games. It's very easy to get hooked on video games. Too easy! Alright, so, that's all the words we have for Language Takeaway. Why don't we listen to our dialogue again, and we'll be back in a bi-


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[Assistant] Alright, we're back and we have a couple phrases that we want to look at, specifically two phrases. So let's look at those now in Fluency Builder.


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[Assistant] Alright, so, blew me off. What do you, what do you mean when you say you blew me off yesterday?


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[Assistant] So there's another word very similar to this one, and it's, uh, to stand someone up, right? Exactly. So, he stood me up. He didn't.


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[Assistant] Okay, very good. Alright, and uh, what's our next phrase? To waste your time. Alright, so the girlfriend in this case was like, you're wasting your time on these video games.


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[Assistant] Okay, so if you're wasting your time on video games, you're not being productive.


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[Assistant] Okay, or he wastes a lot of time watching TV. Mmm, that's a common problem. Alright, so let's listen to this dialogue again real fast and we'll be back in a bit.


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[Assistant] Alright, so we talked about, you know, being hooked on TV shows and video games, uhm, but this is actually a very big problem in some Asian countries specifically, right?


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[Assistant] It's scary. It is scary. I guess it's a very popular thing in Asian countries specifically, right? To play online, to go online, uhm, there's a lot of other factors that, that influence this, but uhm, but I think it is, like everything in ex, in excess is, is dangerous.


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[Assistant] Right, right, right. And also, if they're really good, they go on to become professional gamers and compete in world competitions and also test out new video games. So yeaah, it has its advantages as well. Can you imagine what your business card would look like? Professional gamer. Professional gamer. Alright, that's all the time we have for today.


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[Assistant] Uhm, we hope you enjoyed this lesson and of course if you have any questions, comments or doubts,


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[Assistant] Please come to our website EnglishPod.com and we'll see you guys there.


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[Assistant] It's called Counter-Strike. It's a first-person shooter game. It's awesome! It's a multiplayer game where you can go online and compete against players from all over the world.


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[Assistant] My laptop is on my bed. If you think it's so easy, then get online and try to beat me.


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[Assistant] It's called Counter-Strike. It's a first-person shooter game. It's awesome! It's a multiplayer game where you can go online and compete against players from all over the world.


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[Assistant] My laptop is on my bed. If you think it's so easy then get online and try to beat me. Fine.


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[Assistant] It's called Counter-Strike. It's a first-person shooter game. It's awesome! It's a multiplayer game where you can go online and compete against players from all over the world.


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[Assistant] My laptop is on my bed. If you think it's so easy, then get online and try to beat me.


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[Assistant] Journey to the West, Chapter 47, Two Tang Monks.


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[Assistant] Which one of you is the real Tang monk? asked Wukong.


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[Assistant] Which one of you is the real Tang Monk?


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[Assistant] Both Tang monks fell to their knees, shaking with fear.


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[Assistant] Master, recite the tight headband spell, said Wukong.


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[Assistant] But the monk changed into a green lion and ran out of the throne room.


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[Assistant] Clouds swirled, and soon they had the lions surrounded.


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[Assistant] Wukong pulled out his iron bar and raised it to strike. Just then, a deep voice called out.


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[Assistant] The bodhisattva and the lion disappeared above the clouds.


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[Assistant] That night, the King of the Black Rooster Kingdom hosted a feast. During the feast, he turned to the Tang Monk.


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[Assistant] Weeks passed, and the travelers continued west.


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[Assistant] One day Wukong saw a mysterious red cloud over the mountains ahead. Stop walking.


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[Assistant] Ask the Tang monk. The red cloud disappeared. Wukong shook his head.


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[Assistant] The red cloud disappeared once again and Wukong started to walk again. But then the red cloud reappeared. Stop, said the monkey. The Tang monk groaned.


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[Assistant] It is located in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province on the southeastern coast, and the city is known as the paradise of the world in China.


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[Assistant] Sediment deposited by the river eventually blocked the connection between the West Lake and the sea, making it an inland water feature.


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[Assistant] It is visited by an endless stream of international tourists. Perhaps some of them will add their own stories to Westlake's wealth of literature.


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[Assistant] A judge in the United States has found a former nurse guilty of encouraging two people suffering from depression to commit suicide.


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[Assistant] William Melcher Dinkel was accused of trolling the internet for depressed people and then entering fake suicide pacts or telling them how to kill themselves. He is due to be sentenced in May.


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[Assistant] In a statement, Mr. Crowley said he was taking full responsibility for the impact of his remarks. On Friday, Mr. Crowley said that holding the soldier, Private Bradley Manning, in solitary confinement and obliging him to strip repeatedly was ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid.


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[Assistant] What's happening? They're trying to break down the gate!


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[Assistant] I've heard all of Dandelion's ballads about you. Lambert tells me I'll never be as fast as a real witcher.


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[Assistant] But I managed to hit him during training today. You beat Lambert.


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[Assistant] Wukong, we might have something heavy enough for you. Bring it here.


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[Assistant] I dunno. I live with my grandma and I'd rather not shock her.


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[Assistant] Settle then. I'll see you tomorrow after sunset. Bring wine and I'll bring food.


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[Assistant] We know so little about love. It's like a pear, sweet and shapely.


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[Assistant] The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea is here to see you. Let him in.


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[Assistant] Sun Wu Kong is the monkey who was born from a rock 300 years ago. I don't know how he became so powerful. I remember him.


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[Assistant] These peaches take thousands of years to become ripe Anybody who takes a bite of one will live forever


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[Assistant] Stop, uh, what are you? A witcher. We're militia, we keep the peace. I'll be going.


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[Assistant] We need to see you're not ill. I'm immune. Don't know what that means. We gotta check. What's that? Eh, chip, well, you look foul, but healthy. Move along. Godspeed.


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[Assistant] To the Store Written by Brian Roberts Illustrated by Fred Volk


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[Assistant] Katie likes to go to the store. She likes to shop.


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[Assistant] She likes going to the food store with her dad. She likes shopping for food.


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[Assistant] She goes to the toy store with her grandfather. She buys a toy.


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[Assistant] She goes to the clothing store with her mom. She looks for a coat.


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[Assistant] Greetings, I'm Adam. Geralt. I strive to compose a love poem for my beloved Alina.


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[Assistant] I love her secretly, so you must be discreet. And marriage is never an obstruction to true love.


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[Assistant] Your hands, fine and slender, your hips big and tender, all night and all day, spin my head a painful way.


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[Assistant] She confessed. They argued and Selena pushed Alina. My beloved hit your head on a stone. It's too terrible.


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[Assistant] The Eternal F-F-Fire, a gift from the Reverend, I presume.


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[Assistant] I detest non-humans, but I had to-to-to trade with them! You've done alright for yourself.


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[Assistant] G-gold isn't everything. There are principles to abide by.


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[Assistant] You're ours, Witcher. You should have left Salabandra alone. This bridge will be your grave.


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[Assistant] So, you've come to laugh, to marvel at freaks.


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[Assistant] You speak of anger. You. I would beat you so hard you'll remember me. You.


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[Assistant] No, you don't understand. I need this tomorrow morning. I accidentally spilled beer all over my wife's dress, and we have a wedding to attend tomorrow. She's gonna kill me. Okay, I can have it ready tomorrow afternoon, but this suit is also very stained. I can't guarantee we can remove it completely. Fine.


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[Assistant] Thank God you were open! I have an emergency!


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[Assistant] No, you don't understand. I need this tomorrow morning! I accidentally spilled beer all over my wife's dress, and we have a wedding to attend tomorrow! She's gonna kill me! Okay, I can have it ready tomorrow afternoon, but this suit is also very stained. I can't guarantee we can remove it completely. Fine.


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[Assistant] Can you also iron and starch this shirt? Certainly.


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[Assistant] Great. This is our secret. If you see my wife, say nothing to her about this.


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[Assistant] Thank God you were open! I have an emergency!


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[Assistant] No, you don't understand. I need this tomorrow morning. I accidentally spilled beer all over my wife's dress, and we have a wedding to attend tomorrow. She's gonna kill me. Okay, I can have it ready tomorrow afternoon, but this suit is also very stained. I can't guarantee we can remove it completely. Fine.


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[Assistant] Can you also iron and starch this shirt? Certainly.


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[Assistant] Great. This is our secret. If you see my wife, say nothing to her about it.


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[Assistant] Aren't those wyverns? Wyverns indeed. How did you master them? Tamed them through hard work.


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[Assistant] I'll be looking for those storm clouds. I know your intention, Witcher, and I would prepare.


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[Assistant] Thanks, I'll remember that. Welcome. Greetings. Do my eyes play tricks? Is it Geralt, the famed white wolf? Indeed. How do you know me?


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[Assistant] Gather five leaves of fool's parsley and tell the woman to weave them into a shirt.


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[Assistant] The trees told me you slow every last one. We are very grateful, Wolf.


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[Assistant] You might say so. My former poker partner Moussack mentioned you. It has been a while since we last met. I play.


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[Assistant] Where we left off in the last video, we had a mature, massive star. A star that had started forming a core of iron. It has enormous pressure.


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[Assistant] It becomes more and more massive, more and more dense. It's squeezing in on itself.


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[Assistant] And so, and it's, it's not fusing. That is not exothermic anymore. If iron were to fuse, it would not even be an exothermic process. It would require energy. So it wouldn't be even something that could be helped.


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[Assistant] To fend off this squeezing, to fend off this increasing density of the core. So we have this iron here and it just gets more and more massive, more and more dense.


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[Assistant] And so at some mass, already a reasonably high mass, the only thing that's keeping this from just completely collapsing is we could call it electron degeneracy pressure. So let me write this here. Electron. Electron.


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[Assistant] And all this means is we have all of these iron atoms.


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[Assistant] We have all of these iron atoms, you know, getting really, really, really close to each other. And the only thing that keeps it from collapsing at this earlier stage, the only thing that keeps it from collapsing altogether is that they have these electrons.


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[Assistant] You have these electrons and these are being squeezed together now. I mean, we're talking about unbelievably, unbelievably dense states of matter. And electron degeneracy pressure is essentially


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[Assistant] It, it, it, it's saying these electrons don't want to be in the same place at the same time. I won't go into the quantum mechanics of it, but they cannot be squeezed into each other anymore. So that, at least temporarily, holds this thing, holds this thing


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[Assistant] So this is our core now, even more gravitational pressure. Eventually, even this electron degeneracy, I guess we could call it force or pressure, this outward pressure, this thing that keeps it from collapsing, even that gives in.


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[Assistant] Even that gives in, and then we have something called electron capture. Electron capture. Which is essentially, which is essentially the electrons get captured by


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[Assistant] It's kind of the opposite of beta negative decay, where you have the electrons get captured, protons get turned into neutrons.


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[Assistant] You have neutrinos being released, but you can imagine an enormous amount of energy is also being released. So this is kind of a temper, and then all of a sudden this collapses. This collapses even more.


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[Assistant] Until all you have, and all the protons are turning into neutrons because they're capturing electrons. So then you, what you eventually have is this entire core is collapsing into a dense ball of neutrons. So dense.


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[Assistant] You can kind of view them as just one really, really, really, really, really massive atom because it's just a dense ball of neutrons at the same time when this collapse happens.


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[Assistant] When this collapse happens you have an, an enormous amount of energy being released in the form of, in the form of neutrinos.


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[Assistant] In the form of neutrinos. Did I say that neutrons are being released? No, no, no. The electrons are being captured by the protons. Protons turning into neutrons. This dense ball of neutrons right here. And in the process, neutrinos get released. These fundamental particles. We won't go into the details here. But it's an enormous amount of energy.


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[Assistant] That this iron core is undergoing through this. You know, at first it kind of pauses due to the electron degeneracy pressure. And then it finally gives in because it's so massive. And then it collapses into this dense ball of neutrons.


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[Assistant] But when it does it, all of this energy, it's not clear how, because it has to be a lot of energy, because remember, this is a massive star, so you have a lot of mass in this area over here. But it's so much energy that it causes the rest of the star to explode outward.


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[Assistant] Causes the rest of the star to explode outward in. Unbelievable!


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[Assistant] An unbelievable, I guess, unbelievably bright or energetic explosion. That's called a supernova. That's called a supernova. Super...


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[Assistant] Supernova. And the reason why it's called nova comes from, I believe, I'm not an expert here, Latin for new. And the first time people observed


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[Assistant] It did become bright enough, so it comes from the idea of new.


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[Assistant] The amount of energy that's being released in a supernova. It can temporarily outshine an entire galaxy. And in a galaxy, we're talking about hundreds of billions of stars. Or another way to think about it, in that very short period of time,


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[Assistant] It can release as much energy as the sun will in its entire lifetime. So these are unbelievably energetic events.


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[Assistant] And so you actually have the material on the, from, that's not in the core being shot out of the star at appreciable percentages of the actual speed of light. So we're talking about things being shot out at, you know, up to 10%, 10% the speed of light.


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[Assistant] That's 30,000 kilometers per second. That's almost circumnavigating the Earth every second. So that's, I mean, this is unbelievably energetic events that we're talking about here.


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[Assistant] And so if the star, if the original star was, and these are rough estimates, people don't have kind of a hard limit here, the original star, original star,


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[Assistant] If the original star is 9 to 20, I'd say approximately 9 to 20 times the mass of the sun,


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[Assistant] Then it will supernova and the core will turn into what's called a neutron star. This is a neutron.


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[Assistant] Neutron star. What you can imagine is just this dense ball, it's this dense ball of neutrons. And just to give you a sense of it, it'll be something, you know, about maybe two times the mass of the sun, give or take, one and a half to three times the mass of the sun.


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[Assistant] So this is one and a half to three times the mass, the mass of the sun.


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[Assistant] In, in a volume that has a diameter of about, you know, on the order of tens of kilometers. So roughly the size of a city. In the, in the diameter of a city. So this is unbelievably dense. Diameter.


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[Assistant] Let me write it over here, let me scroll up. If it's greater than 20 times the sun,


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[Assistant] That even the neutron degeneracy pressure, even the pressure, even, even, even the, the neutrons inability to squeeze further will give up and will turn into a black hole. And that's, I can do many videos on that.


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[Assistant] That's actually an open area of research still on exactly what's going on inside of a black hole. But then you turn to a black hole where essentially all of the mass gets condensed into an infinitely small and dense point. So something unbelievably hard to imagine.


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[Assistant] And just to give you a sense of it, so this will be more mass than even three times the mass of the sun. So we're talking about an incredibly high amount of mass.


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[Assistant] So let's just kind of visualize things. Here's actually a remnant of a supernova. This is the Crab Nebula. This is right here is the Crab Nebula.


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[Assistant] Crab nebula. And it's about 6500 light years away. Light years.


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[Assistant] So it's still, you know, from galactic, if you think of our galaxy as being 100,000 light years in diameter, it's still not too far from us on those scales, but it's an enormous distance. The closest star to us is four light years away, and it would take


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[Assistant] But this supernova, it's believed happened a thousand years ago, right at the center. And so at the center here, we should be, we should have a neutron star. And this, this cloud, the shock wave that you see here, this is from, this is, this is still the material traveling outward from that supernova over a thousand years.


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[Assistant] This shock wave, or the diameter of this sphere of material is 6 light years. So we could say this distance right here is 6 light years.


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[Assistant] So this is an enormously big shockwave cloud. And actually we believe that our solar system started to form, it started to condense.


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[Assistant] Because of a shockwave created by a supernova relatively near to us. And just to answer another question that was kind of jumping up probably in the last video. And this is still not really, really well understood.


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[Assistant] We talk about how elements up to iron or maybe nickel can be formed inside of the cores of massive stars. So you can imagine when the star explodes, a lot of that material is released into the universe. And so that's why we have a lot of these materials in our own bodies. In fact, we could not exist. We could not exist.


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[Assistant] If our, if these heavier elements were not formed inside of the cores of primitive stars, stars that have supernovaed long time ago. Now the question is how do these heavier elements form? How do we get all of this other stuff on the periodic table? How do we get all these other heavier elements?


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[Assistant] And they- they're formed during the supernova itself. It's so energetic. You have all sorts of particles streaming out and streaming in be- streaming out because of the force of the shockwave streaming in because of the gravity. That you have all sorts of kind of a mishmash of- of elements forming. And that's actually where you have your heavier elements forming.


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[Assistant] And because, and I'll talk more about this in future videos, most of the uranium, or actually all of the uranium on Earth right now,


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[Assistant] So given that it looks to be about 4.6 billion years old, based on how fast it's decayed, and I'll do a whole video on that, that's why we think that Earth


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[Assistant] That Earth was probably, that our solar system was first formed from some type of supernova explosion because that, that, that uranium would have been formed right at about the birth of our solar system.


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[Assistant] Anyway, hopefully you found that interesting. It's a fascinating picture. And if you go to Wikipedia,


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[Assistant] And look up the Crab Nebula. Keep clicking on the image and eventually you'll get a zoomed in picture and that's just kind of even more mind blowing because you can see all the intricacy in this actual photo.


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[Assistant] To the west, chapter five, the demon of chaos.


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[Assistant] A few more monkeys and apes gathered around Sun Wukong and the gibbon. They look scared.


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[Assistant] Said the gibbon. Wukong soon spotted a gloomy mountain. Dark clouds hung over it.


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[Assistant] Two guards stood at the entrance, practicing sword fighting.


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[Assistant] The demon of chaos was sitting at a table, eating a meal.


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[Assistant] Ask the demon. There's a monkey outside! Said the other guard.


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[Assistant] He said, Wukan looked up at the huge demon.


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[Assistant] Wukong, hit the demon on the nose! Aargh! cried the demon.


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[Assistant] Each strand of hair turned into a fake monkey. Exactly like Wukong.


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[Assistant] Wukong spent the day teaching his subjects how to fight. They practiced with swords and spears.


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[Assistant] My uncle was slain by swamp monsters. He bore our family ring, which I value greatly. Bring me the ring for 100 orans.


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[Assistant] We've got a wide selection. Do you know if you'd like a point and shoot or something a little fancier? Are you shopping for yourself or for someone else?


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[Assistant] Ah, well then I'd recommend a nice entry level digital SLR.


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[Assistant] Polarizing filters. Uhm, we, we should.


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[Assistant] I'm sorry ma'am, looks like we're sold out. No you're not, there's some right here. Oh well, would you look at that. Polarizing filters.


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[Assistant] We've got a wide selection. Do you know if you'd like a point and shoot or something a little fancier? Are you shopping for yourself or for someone else?


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[Assistant] Polarizing filters. Uhm, we, we should.


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[Assistant] My name is Sun Woo Kong, said the monkey. I am king of the fruit and flower mountain. Why are you in there?


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[Assistant] She said I'd be set free if I promised to protect you on the journey. Set me free, and I'll go with you to the west.


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[Assistant] How can I free you? There's a small piece of paper on top of this mountain.


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[Assistant] Thank you, Master. I will help you reach the Western Paradise.


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[Assistant] Don't look so scared, Master. I'm protecting you.


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[Assistant] Just one peach would make someone live forever. He ate every peach in the garden


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[Assistant] I'll put him in the large pot I use for making potions. Maybe we can burn him up slowly.


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[Assistant] Your Majesty, Wukong is causing trouble all over heaven.


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[Assistant] I took the lid off the pot because I thought he was burned up. But the fire didn't hurt him at all.


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[Assistant] We're traveling to the western paradise to get scriptures from Buna.


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[Assistant] A goat can wear the crown of a princess.


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[Assistant] Draw a picture of the animal in its costume and write about it. Social Studies.


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[Assistant] When do people like to dress animals in costumes? Share your ideas with a partner.


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[Assistant] Journey to the West, Chapter 13, The True Scriptures.


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[Assistant] Five hundred years passed. Wukong stayed trapped under the mountain. A thick layer of moss covered the monkey.


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[Assistant] One day, Buddha sat in the thunderclap monastery in the western paradise. He was talking to his students.


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[Assistant] The Tang Emperor smiled as his head monk read to a small group of people. The monk was reading old religious texts. A woman interrupted the monk.


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[Assistant] Said the monk. He walked over to the woman.


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[Assistant] The monk put on the robe, beans of light shone from it. The emperor gasped.


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[Assistant] You are a true believer, said the woman. Will you make the journey?


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[Assistant] Someone cried. The emperor and everyone else in the room bowed. Guan Yin rose higher and then disappeared.


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[Assistant] The next morning there was a huge feast. The Tang Emperor sat next to the monk.


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[Assistant] Later that day, the Tang monk got ready for his journey. He put the special robe into a bag.


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[Assistant] He traveled for over a month when he came to a big mountain. Slowly his horse walked up a steep trail.


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[Assistant] Said the Tang monk. He looked around uneasily.


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[Assistant] I figured out Javed. Great. My boys are itching to fuck someone over. Wait.


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[Assistant] Ask the monk. No, said the woman.


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[Assistant] They are with Buddha in the Western Paradise.


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[Assistant] Wide rivers and steep mountains will block your path.


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[Assistant] Simply put, he cannot decide. I assume the dissonance.


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[Assistant] We'll watch your back, but only for two hours. See you there. Men! Turn hunt!


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[Assistant] We have picture. A blurry one. We may not connect with the Redanians today. Easy, the crystal's warming up. I'll boost the magical correlation. It worked! We have picture!


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[Assistant] Our military bases around Vizima have been broken up. Spies from Nilfgaard may have played a part.


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[Assistant] Our mutual acquaintances are working for people with close ties to you.


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[Assistant] Usually I'd refuse, but I owe you. Let's see.


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[Assistant] Ingredients, check. Equipment, check. Come back later, okay? Yes?


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[Assistant] Here we are, wipe that frown off your face, you'll be fine.


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[Assistant] You've met everyone who's anyone. I need to speak with Luvarden. You behave yourself. Beware of anyone who tries to pry information from you.


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[Assistant] Cattle blepis steak, rare for the princess.


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[Assistant] Don't be so quick to judge. He'll make you an offer. One I think you should accept.


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[Assistant] Geralt, I urge you to change your tone. Listen to what Declan has to say.


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[Assistant] Interesting. Why help the order? What drove you to do that?


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[Assistant] Hysterics and madmen who led youth to certain death always angered you. I'm not surprised you chose the order.


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[Assistant] And my name is Catherine and today we have an elementary level lesson for you guys out there.


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[Assistant] Exactly, so it's a shop or a store where you can have your nails painted. So they have special people to help you.


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[Assistant] Exactly, so we have hair salon and nail salon. In this case, at the nail salon, they can't cut your hair.


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[Assistant] Alright, so this first word is an important word for every woman to know, and I know a lot of men who get this too. It's called a manicure.


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[Assistant] Well, a manicure is a service that you get at a nail salon. And that means that the people at the nail salon will cut your nails and shape your nails. That means if you want them to be pointy or boxy. And then you get them painted and dried.


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[Assistant] Exactly, and so the important thing to remember here that a manicure is for your hands.


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[Assistant] Exactly, so that's different, that's a pedicure, because peda means foot. So pedicure is for your feet, and a manicure is for your hands.


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[Assistant] So you wouldn't use wall paint on your fingers, would you? So you have to use a special paint and this is called nail polish.


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[Assistant] So a polish is something that makes a surface or a thing shiny. Okay, so nail polish is a paint that makes your nails very shiny.


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[Assistant] Okay, so the job at a nail salon is manicurist. That's the person who paints your nails, okay? Alright. And so you could say, I have a favorite manicurist. Her name is Sally.


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[Assistant] Okay, cuticle is a very hard word. This word describes the skin around your fingernail. Okay, so you have skin all over your body, but on your fingernail you have special kind of skin. And so a manicurist will sometimes push or cut the dead skin, that's the cuticle.


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[Assistant] To file, okay, so this is a word that's kind of like cut or trim, but a file is a more delicate process, so uhm, it means that we kind of shave off very, very, very little at a time, and so to file your nails means to, to make them


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[Assistant] This first phase is really important when we talk about nails, because it's the way that we describe going to the nail salon. So I can say, I'm going to get my nails done today.


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[Assistant] I'm going to get a manicure, but that's very, I don't know, serious. So you could say I'm going to get my nails done. It's more spoken language.


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[Assistant] Exactly, or getting a massage. And so we could say also, don't pamper the dog, he's very naughty.


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[Assistant] In this case it means a layer. So you paint your nails one time, okay?


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[Assistant] You have color. Maybe it doesn't look right. Okay, it's very thin.


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[Assistant] So you say, okay, I'm gonna, I'm going to paint two coats, and then you paint one more time, and the color gets darker. And you paint one more time, and the color gets very dark and very thick. And so these are called coats, that means layers of nail polish, and this is special where we use, when we're talking about painting our nails.


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[Assistant] Exactly, if we have a red wall and we want to paint it white, we definitely need two, three, maybe four coats of paint, otherwise we'll still see the red.


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[Assistant] I didn't use to, but I really enjoy them now. I think it's a nice way to relax on the weekends. So every couple of weeks I go to the nail salon and I have my nails, I get my nails done.


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[Assistant] It is really disgusting. Nail polish remover, you know, the, the word to remove means to take away. And so when the nail polish, we want to change the color, we have to use this. It's like water, but it smells really bad. And so my boyfriend always gets angry when I use the nail polish remover because the whole house starts to stink.


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[Assistant] I think we both learned a valuable lesson, Wukong. I will never show anyone the robe again.


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[Assistant] I'm sorry, I didn't realize the monk had arrived. I was trying to rest. A nasty monkey who was...


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[Assistant] No way! Santa already came and left all our presents. Can we go open them, please? Please? Of course we can, honey.


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[Assistant] Hello Wukong, she said. How is the journey going? I see you're wearing the headband.


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[Assistant] Need that headband, Wukong? You are too violent and cruel.


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[Assistant] Did you tell the dragon that you're traveling with the Tang monk? Ask Guan Yin.


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[Assistant] When I met him, he was being punished for setting fire to his father's palace.


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[Assistant] Journey to the West, Chapter 60, Snow.


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[Assistant] The demon hesitated for a moment and then moved closer. Suddenly the boy changed into Wukong. The monkey pulled out his iron bar and swung. The demon jumped back and Wukong missed.


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[Assistant] The monkey returned to Chen's home and told everyone what had happened.


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[Assistant] Late that night a cold wind blew. A snowflake drifted to the ground. Then another one fell, and another.


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[Assistant] He said to himself. He looked at Wukong and Wujing. Both of them were sleeping soundly.


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[Assistant] That was a terrible night's sleep, he said to himself. I was so cold. He looked down at his body.


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[Assistant] The pig was tucked cozily under three blankets. Even his head was covered.


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[Assistant] Wujing frowned. You stole our-


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[Assistant] They woke the Tang Monk in Chen, and everyone went outside.


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[Assistant] Blam! He brought the rake down hard but the ice didn't crack.


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[Assistant] After a few hours, the riverbank was no longer in sight.


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[Assistant] Journey to the West, Chapter 61, The Demon Under the Ice.


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[Assistant] His three companions and the horse fell into the water with a splash.


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[Assistant] They arrived at a palace. A sign over the door read Residence of the River Turtle.


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[Assistant] The demon went inside and locked the monk in a stone box.


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[Assistant] Up on the ice, Wukong pace back and forth.


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[Assistant] Wujing and Bajie nodded and dived into the river. They soon spotted a palace.


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[Assistant] He shouted. The door opened and the demon stepped out. He was holding a large hammer.


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[Assistant] The demon tried to close the door, but Wu Jing stopped the door with his spear. The demon moved toward him. Bajie's rake came crashing down. Clang! The demon blocked the rake with his hammer.


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[Assistant] After a few minutes, Bajie pretended to be scared. He swam upward, and Wu Jing soon followed.


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[Assistant] ...called the demons swimming after them toward the surface. The demon jumped out of the water and onto the ice.


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[Assistant] Bam! More cracks formed in the ice.


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[Assistant] When they reached the palace, they found a huge pile of rocks blocking the door. Bajie struck the rocks with his rake. The rake bounced off the rock pile. The rocks didn't move at all. Wu Jing stabbed at the rocks with his spear. Again, the rocks didn't move.


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[Assistant] They returned to the surface of the river and told Wukong about the rocks.


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[Assistant] Journey to the West, Chapter 65, The Metal Ring.


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[Assistant] Then the demon dragged in Bajie and Wujing. They were still trapped in the vests.


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[Assistant] Demanded Wu Jing from the corner. The demon turned to face him.


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[Assistant] Said Bajie. The demon smirk disappeared.


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[Assistant] The door flew open, and one horned buffalo stepped out.


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[Assistant] Cried One-Horned Buffalo, rubbing his arm. He fell to his knees and turned his back to the monkey.


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[Assistant] One horned buffalo spun around, holding up the metal ring.


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[Assistant] Привет, мой дорогой друг! Добро пожаловать на курс Русский для начинающих!


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[Assistant] And the topic of today's lesson is delicious, because we will be adding nouns related to food to your vocabulary.


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[Assistant] But as usual, let's repeat the previous topic and remember the basic numbers in Russian. And the first numbers from 1 to 9. Repeat after me. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


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[Assistant] Okay, now it's the turn of numbers from 11 to 19. I remind you that in order to name these numbers, you need to add the ending НАЦАТЬ to the corresponding numeral from the left column. For example, один плюс НАЦАТЬ we get одинадцать.


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[Assistant] The letter Д in the ending НАЦАТЬ is not pronounced. Let's put it all together. Repeat after me. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18


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[Assistant] One hundred thousand million.


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[Assistant] But let me mention one more phonetic aspect in the Russian language so that later you don't have any questions as to why a certain word sounds one way and not another.


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[Assistant] And I wanna tell you about modification of voiced consonants.


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[Assistant] In Russian as well as in English the consonants are divided into two categories. Voiced and voiceless consonants. The voiced consonants.


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[Assistant] In Russian, some consonants have voiced or unvoiced counterparts. There are six pairs. The first pair is БП.


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[Assistant] So, the Russian voiced consonants can be in a weak position and because of the specifics of the Russian articulation, voiced consonants in a weak position can be modified.


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[Assistant] The voiced consonant is pronounced like the corresponding to it voiceless sound.


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[Assistant] The modification takes place in two cases. If the voiced consonant is in the end of a word or if it is before voiceless consonants.


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[Assistant] Let's take a closer look at the first case. A voiced consonant at the end of a word. For example, in the word ДРУК, which means friend.


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[Assistant] But we pronounce it as друг.


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[Assistant] And the reason is that the voice consonant G at the end of the word is read as a pair to it voiceless consonant


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[Assistant] Which means a floor, a floor in a building, 1st floor, 2nd floor, 1st floor, 2nd floor, and so on. The voice consonant SH changed to SH.


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[Assistant] Not etaj, but etash, etash.


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[Assistant] Okay, and the second case for this row. A voiced consonant before voiceless consonants. For example, in the word «сказка», which means fairytale.


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[Assistant] Just look, the voiced consonant Z stands before the voiceless consonant Z.


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[Assistant] That's why we pronounce Z as its voiceless analog.


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[Assistant] Not сказка, but сказка. Сказка goes to с.


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[Assistant] Skaska. And the second example is the word vystavka, which means exhibition.


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[Assistant] The voiced consonant V stands before the voiceless consonant.


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[Assistant] Okay, I hope you understood this rule. It will help you to better comprehend words and understand native speakers. In this lesson, there will be several examples that are suitable for this rule as well. And finally, let's talk about food, my friend.


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[Assistant] Food in Russian is еда, еда.


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[Assistant] Since the first е is unstressed, that's why it sounds like something between е and е, еда, еда.


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[Assistant] Because the voiced consonant b b is at the end of this word. That's why it's read like the voiceless consonant b.


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[Assistant] Bread, хлеп. Next word. Rice, рис, рис. Egg, яйцо, яйцо. Meat, мясо, мясо. Pork, свинина.


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[Assistant] The next group of words is vegetables. Vegetables in Russian is овощи. овощи. Lettuce. Латук. О или Салат латук. Латук. Салат латук. Салат means salad. Салат латук. Onion.


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[Assistant] Look, look. Garlic in Russian is чеснок, чеснок. Okay, next word. Pepper, перец, перец. Carrot in Russian is морковь, морковь.


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[Assistant] I want to remind you that the first O is unstressed, that's why it sounds like A. And one more moment. The voice softened consonant V.


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[Assistant] At the end of this word sounds like a paired voiceless consonant F. Not морковь, but морковь.


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[Assistant] Okay, let's move on. And the next word is tomato.


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[Assistant] In Russian we have two words that are synonymous with each other and you can use both.


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[Assistant] I get the second one is much easier to remember. You just need to cut off the last letter O from the English version of this word. Great! Now let's get to the fruit. Fruit in Russian is фрукты.


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[Assistant] And the first place of honor in this group is taken by an apple. Next word. Banana. Banana in Russian is банан.


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[Assistant] Yes, it's as simple as possible. You just need to cut off the last letter from the English version. Next word.


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[Assistant] Pineapple in Russian is Ananas. Strawberry.


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[Assistant] So, strawberry in Russian is klubnika. The next word is grape, vinograd, vinograd.


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[Assistant] How you could hear, the voiced consonant Д at the end of this word also sounds like the paired voiceless consonant ВИНАГРАТ.


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[Assistant] Moreover, now you can learn one more word in Russian. Since wine is made from grapes, from виноград, виноград, in Russian, wine is called вино, вино, виноград, вино, виноград. There is only a difference in stress. Okay, now let's talk about drinks. Drink in Russian is напиток.


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[Assistant] We already know one word, and it's water. Vada. Vada.


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[Assistant] But now it's time to get acquainted with new words. Milk. Молоко. Молоко. Milk in Russian is молоко. The next word is tea. Чай. Чай.


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[Assistant] If you like adding sugar to tea, then you need to know how to call sugar in Russian. Sugar in Russian is сахар.


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[Assistant] If you prefer a healthier analog of sugar and use honey, then write down that honey in Russian is нёт, нёт, нёт.


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[Assistant] By the way, have you noticed that the voiced consonant Д at the end of this word also sounds like the paired voiceless consonant Т, not МЁД, but МЁТ. МЁТ.


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[Assistant] So, we just looked at the words from the food category. Now let's learn the wonderful phrase. I want. How to say I want in Russian? In Russian it will be Я хочу. Я хочу. I, я, want, хочу. I want, я хочу. For example, I want fruit. Я хочу фрукты.


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[Assistant] Also, let's take a look at this useful coordinating conjunction И. It means AND. And in Russian is И.


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[Assistant] For example, I want fruit and meat.


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[Assistant] Okay, are you ready to try to do this exercise?


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[Assistant] You need to translate these two sentences. Take your time, press pause and in a moment we will check it together. I want rice, meat and vegetables. And the second one. I want banana and tea.


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[Assistant] Okay, let's look what we've got. The first sentence, the translation is Я хочу рис, мясо и овощи. The second sentence Я хочу банан и чай. How was it? Was it hard?


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[Assistant] Anyway, you can try to do this exercise one more time if you made any mistakes. It's okay. Now let's review the material we learned today.


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[Assistant] хлеб, rice, рис, рис, egg, яйцо, яйцо, mit, мясо, мясо, chicken, курица, курица, pork, свинина, свинина, beef,


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[Assistant] говядина, говядина, fish рыба, рыба, vegetables овощи, овощи, lettuce салат латук, or just латук, onion лук, лук, garlic чеснок,


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[Assistant] чеснок, pepper, перец, перец, carrot, морковь, морковь, tomato, помидор или томат, помидор, томат, fruit, фрукты, фрукты, apple,


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[Assistant] яблоко, яблоко, banana, банан, банан, pineapple, ананас, ананас, strawberry, клубника, клубника, grape, виноград, виноград, drink,


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[Assistant] напиток, напиток milk молоко, молоко tea чай, чай sugar сахар, сахар honey мёд, мёд I want, я хочу


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[Assistant] Congratulations! Now you know the words on the topic of food in Russian, which means that if you suddenly find yourself in a Russian speaking country, then


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[Assistant] You will never be hungry. And this is wonderful news, by the way. And yeaah. On this nice note, I say see you soon. Bye-bye. Пока-пока.


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[Assistant] Rayla is an excellent officer and truly detests non-humans. Perfect to lead this mission. But let me guess...


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[Assistant] We foiled the robbery at Vivaldi's bank, and the Scoia'tael are weakened. We can afford the best mercenaries, yet we cannot trust Rayla as we trust you. Looking to recruit me?


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[Assistant] No, to support a just cause and prevent a massacre like that in the outskirts. And to save your friends from ravenous beasts. Geralt? Dandelion.


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[Assistant] Привет, дорогой друг! Добро пожаловать на курс Русский для начинающих!


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[Assistant] Hello, my dear friend. Welcome to the Russian for Beginners course. And today we will continue to learn important verbs in Russian and take a closer look at the verbs of the second conjugation.


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[Assistant] But first, let's review what we learned in the previous lesson. повторение repeat after me повторяй за мной repeat after me повторяй за мной to do exercise делать упражнение


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[Assistant] to swim – плавать to dance – танцевать to lift up – поднимать


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[Assistant] I don't like. Okay, great.


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[Assistant] As I say, today we will talk about the present tense of the second conjugation verbs.


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[Assistant] Also let me remind you of a few key points. First of all, there exists only one present tense form in Russian.


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[Assistant] Secondly, in the present tense the endings of the verbs change depending on person and number, and each person has its ending.


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[Assistant] Also you can see the table, which shows the endings typical for the first and second conjugation verbs.


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[Assistant] This is a general table, but I want to warn you that verbs in Russian have quite a few exceptions and other features, so the conjugation of many verbs must be studied in detail and memorized individually.


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[Assistant] The infinitive form of the second conjugation verbs usually ends with ИТЬ or ЕТЬ. Говорить – to speak Смотреть – to watch Помнить – to remember


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[Assistant] Now let's talk in more detail about the verbs of the second conjugation and how the ending of these verbs change depending on person and number with which a verb is used.


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[Assistant] Please note that when we form the present tense of verbs of the first conjugation, we remove the two last letters.


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[Assistant] And add the matching personal ending. But when we form the present tense of verbs of the second conjugation, we remove the last three letters. Three letters. Ить, Ить, Оеть. And add the matching personal ending.


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[Assistant] So, let's get started. For the first person singular, we change the infinitive ending ИТЬ, ОЕТЬ to the ending У or Ю.


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[Assistant] For the second person singular, we changed the infinitive ending to the ending-ish.


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[Assistant] The third person singular has the ending eat, eat.


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[Assistant] For the first person plural, we take the infinitive form and change ИТЬ or ЕТЬ to the ending ИМ.


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[Assistant] The second person plural has the ending ИТЕ.


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[Assistant] And for the third person plural we take the infinitive form and change ИТЬ or ЕТЬ to the ending АТЬ or ЯТЬ. АТЬ or ЯТЬ.


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[Assistant] Please write down this table, because now we will look at new verbs in the infinitive form and then we will work on each of them using our knowledge of verb conjugation. And our first new verb for today is the verb TO SPEAK. Говорить. Говорить. TO SPEAK. Говорить.


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[Assistant] As you can see, this verb has the ending ich.


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[Assistant] So, this is the verb of the second conjugation.


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[Assistant] Next verb. To look or to watch. Смотреть. Смотреть.


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[Assistant] It means that this is the verb of the second conjugation. To look or to watch in Russian is СМОТРИТЬ. To remember. ПОМНИТЬ. ПОМНИТЬ. To walk. ХОДИТЬ. ХОДИТЬ.


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[Assistant] Also you know the synonym for this word.


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[Assistant] However, if we compare these two verbs, then the verb ХОДИТЬ


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[Assistant] To walk is closer to the meaning of movement due to the movement of the legs, and the verb гулять have the connotation to have a stroll. To walk – ходить. To see – видеть.


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[Assistant] Since the vowel Е is unstressed, I pronounce it as И, видеть, видеть, to see, видеть. The next important verb is the verb to have, иметь, иметь.


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[Assistant] In this word, the combination of the letter И and the letter Д sounds like ИТЬ, ИТЬ, ИТЬ, ИТЬТЬ.


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[Assistant] Not like идти, but идти. Okay, let's move on. To be able to.


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[Assistant] Okay, this was the last verb in today's lesson, which means that now is the time to look at each of them in more detail and conjugate.


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[Assistant] We will use the table that I showed before and replace the ending ИТЬ or the ending ЕТЬ with the following endings. Говорить. To speak.


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[Assistant] We take the infinity form and change it to the ending.


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[Assistant] You, for the first person, singular.


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[Assistant] Первое лицо – единственное число. Я говорю.


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[Assistant] Первое. First. Лицо. Person. Единственное. Singular. Число. Number. Я говорю. Second person. Singular. Второе лицо. Единственное число. Second. Второе. Person. Лицо.


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[Assistant] Singular, единственное number, число. Third person, singular number.


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[Assistant] единственное число third третья person лицо singular единственное number число он говорит он говорит она говорит она говорит оно говорит оно говорит


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[Assistant] Second person plural number You speak You speak You speak Third person plural number Third person plural number


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[Assistant] Good, I hope you are ready to move on to the next verb. СМОТРЕТЬ, СМОТРЕТЬ, which means to look, to watch. ПЕРВОЕ ЛИЦО ЕДИНСТВЕННОЕ ЧИСЛО


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[Assistant] Первое. First. Лицо. Person. Единственное. Singular. Число. Number. Я смотрю. Я смотрю.


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[Assistant] We take the infinitive form and change the ending yet.


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[Assistant] To the ending U.


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[Assistant] Similarly, we will take the infinitive form and change the ending yet to the corresponding personal ending.


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[Assistant] Второе лицо – единственное число Второе – second лицо


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[Assistant] Person – единственное singular число number. Ты смотришь. Третье лицо – единственное число.


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[Assistant] Third – лицо. Person – единственное singular число number. он смотрит, он смотрит, она смотрит, она смотрит, оно смотрит, оно смотрит. Первое лицо – множественное число. Первое – first – лицо.


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[Assistant] Third, third, лицо, person, множественное plural, число, number. Они смотрят. Они смотрят. Они смотрят. Next verb, to remember. Помнить. Помнить. Первое лицо, единственное число. Я помню. Я помню.


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[Assistant] You remember. You remember. Third person is a plural. They remember. They remember. Next verb. To walk. To walk.


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[Assistant] Please note that for the first person singular, the letter Д change to the letter Ж. Итак, so. Первое лицо единственное число. Я хожу. Я хожу. Второе лицо единственное число. Ты ходишь. Ты ходишь. Третье лицо


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[Assistant] They walk. You walk. They walk.


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[Assistant] Lesson by lesson I will use less and less English and switch to Russian. And I hope that you start to get used to it and immerse yourself in Russian.


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[Assistant] But we are moving on and our next verb is to see. видеть. видеть. первое лицо единственное число. я вижу. я вижу. второе лицо единственное число. ты видишь. ты видишь. третье лицо единственное число. он видит она.


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[Assistant] And despite the ending ЕТЬ


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[Assistant] This verb refers to the verb of the first conjugation. Please write this table down and repeat after me.


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[Assistant] Um, uh, uh.


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[Assistant] It was the verb TO HAVE.


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[Assistant] But if you want to say in Russian, I have, you should use the phrase У меня есть. And as you can see, this construction has different logic. In the Russian language, есть


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[Assistant] Есть is an archaic form of the verb «to be» in the present tense. And this form is literally translated into English as «there is» or «there are». And it's used only in this construction. So, if you want to say «I have a book», for example, in Russian it will be «У меня есть книга».


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[Assistant] I have a cat.


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[Assistant] I have a dog, and so on. In one more moment, please pay attention that the phrase у меня, у меня,


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[Assistant] Means in my life or in the space of my life. So we use this phrase to describe our mood, our state, our life.


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[Assistant] Итак, so the phrase у меня все хорошо means I'm fine. У меня, in my life,


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[Assistant] This is a very useful phrase, so be sure to write it down, okay?


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[Assistant] And next in line we have an irregular verb to go. ИТИ. Я ИДУ. Ты ИДЕШЬ. Он ИДЕТ. Она ИДЕТ.


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[Assistant] Please, repeat after me, because there is no other way to learn it.


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[Assistant] And the last verb for this lesson, to be able to.


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[Assistant] It's also an irregular verb, so let's practice conjugating it.


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[Assistant] Great job, my friend. Great job, really. It's time to consolidate what we have learned and to do this exercise. Your task is to translate these sentences. When you are ready, check the correct answers.


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[Assistant] And another similar exercise. Take your time and when you're ready, we will check it.


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[Assistant] Okay, let's see what we've got. They go. Они идут. I speak. Я говорю. You can. Ты можешь? Remember. Мы помним. She goes. Она идёт. I see. Я вижу. He walks. Он ходит.


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[Assistant] And that's all for today.


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[Assistant] Thank you for this lesson and for the time that you devoted to the Russian language and spent with me. I wish you a good day and see you at the next class. Пока-пока!


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[Assistant] Journey to the West, Chapter 68, The Woman in the Crowd.


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[Assistant] He arrived at the Thunder Clap Monastery. A guard at the gate stopped him.


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[Assistant] When Wukong arrived at Laozi's house, the sage frowned.


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[Assistant] The door flew open and one horned buffalo stepped outside. His face fell when he saw Lousa.


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[Assistant] Lousa raised the fan and brought it down fast.


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[Assistant] The sage caught it and brought the fan down once more.


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[Assistant] Lousa tucked the fan and the ring into his robe.


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[Assistant] Then he climbed onto the buffalo and rode up into the sky.


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[Assistant] Wukong went into the cave, and the warrior and two gods followed.


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[Assistant] A few weeks later, the travelers arrived at a busy city.


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[Assistant] The streets were filled with people selling vegetables, spices and other goods. An old woman was stirring a large pot of soup. Other food sizzled over fires. Bajay breathe deep.


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[Assistant] Suddenly a young woman rushed out of the crowd. The Tang monk! She cried. She threw her arms around the monk.


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[Assistant] A fierce wind swirled, and a second later, they were both gone.


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[Assistant] That's right, on this occasion we are going on a diet, so we're trying to lose weight.


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[Assistant] Alright, so today on vocabulary preview we have a noun and it's a bridesmaid.


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[Assistant] Okay. Alright, so we're gonna see what's going on in this dialogue, and we'll be back shortly.


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[Assistant] Alright, we're back. So I think, uh, there were a lot of interesting words related to food and to losing weight. So why don't we take a look now at Language Takeaway.


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[Assistant] Alright, I've been starving myself. So to starve yourself is to make yourself not eat.


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[Assistant] Okay, so you're starving yourself basically to lose weight. And she said, well, I've been starving myself for days and I haven't lost an ounce. What is an ounce?


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[Assistant] Okay, and this is in the imperial system, so maybe a lot of our listeners aren't familiar with it, but usually, for example, pounds and ounces go together, just like grams and kilograms.


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[Assistant] Alright. So she was complaining about not losing weight and she said, look at these love handles. What are love handles?


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[Assistant] Okay, so love handles, it's a nice way of saying that extra little fat that people have on their sides. Alright, and now talking more specifically about words related to food, we have one that maybe most of you are familiar with, calories.


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[Assistant] That's right. Actually, if you look at your food labels, it usually says that you should have a daily diet should include more or less 2000 calories. Exactly. Alright.


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[Assistant] There are two different types of fats. Some of them are good for you. Your body needs fat, right? Exactly. But saturated fats are the ones that are more difficult for your body to absorb and to make them work for you. So usually they accumulate and that's why maybe they will, for example, make you a little bit fatter.


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[Assistant] Right, and well, stay away from saturated fats and artificial flavors.


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[Assistant] Right, and sugars for example. So, so as you said, if you want to make something taste like orange, maybe they will use different chemicals and sugars to make it taste like orange.


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[Assistant] Cholesterol. Okay, so these are found, for example, in eggs have a lot of cholesterol.


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[Assistant] Alright, we're back. So now we're gonna take a look at two phrases on Fluency Builder.


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[Assistant] Alright, so to watch what you eat is to be careful of what you eat or to take care.


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[Assistant] You don't have to stare at your food. You just have to be careful or to pay attention to what you're eating. So you should watch what you eat.


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[Assistant] Alright, don't count on it. Take that as a phrase. It basically means that probably won't happen.


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[Assistant] That's a good way of putting it. Don't expect it to happen. So, for example, don't count on winning the lottery anytime soon.


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[Assistant] Exactly. Alright, so many different examples there, and I think we should listen to our dialogue for the last time.


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[Assistant] So instead of actually losing weight, you actually gain weight because the moment that you eat, your body stores everything.


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[Assistant] Exercise, yeaah, this is the key thing. I think many people rely only on dieting or like eating less, but actually nothing can take its place more than exercise.


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[Assistant] Dreadful, you warned us it might return. Can you break the spell a second time?


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[Assistant] True, but the king has ways of encouraging you to do it.


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[Assistant] Hmm. I've served Temeria all my life.


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[Assistant] Journey to the West, Chapter 20, The Black Bear Spirit.


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[Assistant] Wukong glared at the two scared priests.


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[Assistant] The Tang Monks stopped, and Wukong stood up.


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[Assistant] And put the iron bar back in his ear. The Tang monk looked at the two priests.


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[Assistant] Wukong leaped into the air and landed up in the mountains.


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[Assistant] Wukong chased the bear until they reached a cave entrance. The bear ran inside and slammed the door shut.


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[Assistant] The bear stepped out, and he was holding a lance.


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[Assistant] He jabbed his lance at Wukong. Clang! The monkey blocked the lance with his iron bar.


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[Assistant] After an hour of fighting, the Black Wind King held up a hand.


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[Assistant] Wukong's jaw fell open. What?


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[Assistant] Before Wukong could say anything else, the bear ran back into his cave. The door slammed shut.


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[Assistant] Journey to the West, Chapter 74, Curious Ear.


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[Assistant] Said one Wukong. He pointed at the other.


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[Assistant] He tried to strike the other Wukong, but that one dodged the blow and swung back.


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[Assistant] The two monkeys were still fighting when they arrived at the southern gate of heaven.


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[Assistant] Spirits and gods bled as the two Wukongs fought all over heaven. The monkeys knocked over statues and trees.


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[Assistant] When the Jade Emperor saw them, he was furious.


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[Assistant] The two Wukong stood still as the Jade Emperor looked carefully at them. Finally, the Emperor shrugged.


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[Assistant] The two monkeys kept fighting as they headed out of the palace. The spirit of the planet Venus followed them.