Vol329.日常英语学习Zootopia 2- Meet Gary the Snake

获取全部文本资料公众号搜索：yymaster888There's a snake.Once again, there's a conspiracy in Zootopia, and it's up to Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde to uncover the truth. In today's lesson, we'll learn with some scenes where Judy meets Gary the Snake, the first snake to be seen in Zootopia in a century, and she discovers that snakes are not dangerous as she's been told.And here's the best part. To help you not only learn all of the expressions we'll cover in today's scenes, but also never forget them, we want to give you all the smart flashcards for today's lesson for free. You can practice them in our app by clicking the link below. Thousands of learners just like you are becoming more fluent every day and having fun while doing it. If that sounds like something that you'd like, be sure to try our method. You only need a few minutes a day to see real progress. Now, let's see Judy's first encounter with Gary.Stop. Please, you don't have to hurt him. Hurt him.Snakes never hurt anyone. We aren't the bad guys. They are. And this journal holds the secret that will prove it. I have to prove it. Please. This is our only chance to set things right. And when I do, my family will finally be able to come home.Part 2: Language Breakdown & Connected SpeechSo Gary is immediately trying to convince Judy that snakes have been misunderstood all along. Let's break down the language he uses to make his case.Snakes never hurt anyone. We aren't the bad guys. They are.In everyday English, "bad guys" means the villains, the people doing harm, breaking rules, or causing trouble. The opposite, naturally, is the good guys. It's a very casual, informal way of talking about heroes and villains. You might recognize this from Billie Eilish's hit song Bad Guy:"I'm that bad guy type. Make your mama sad type. Make your girlfriend mad tight. Might seduce your dad type. I'm the bad guy."Here, Billie playfully flips the whole idea. She's the one claiming to be the bad guy. And then Gary reveals that the Lynxley's journal is the key to Zootopia's biggest mystery.And this journal holds the secret that will prove it.When something holds a secret, it means that it contains hidden or crucial information that others don't know about. We use the verb hold because the object is keeping something inside, like a container. You could say, "This old letter holds the answer." Or, "Her expression held a secret." Listen to these other examples."This candle holds the miracle given to our family.""Use this magic to get your father back." / "I can't. Not yet." / "I don't understand. This holds a power no human can access.""I think the clock holds a clue. So, I need to get back to the garden and to Hattie."And I mentioned the real life app earlier. It really holds the secret for you to be able to speak confident natural English. Why am I so sure? Well, I've personally learned six languages and we've taught millions of English learners just like you over the last 15 years. 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Just click the link in the description.Now, I bet you get frustrated when natives speak fast and you can't understand them, right? Well, actually, the problem isn't usually about speed. It's about connected speech. That's how we natives cut, reduce, and link our words together when speaking fluently. Listen again to how Gary says "prove it".And this journal holds the secret that will prove it.So connected speech usually happens when we have content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.) and function words (articles, particles, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, etc.) together. Function words link to content words or other function words and sometimes even reduce or morph. This is a simple example. Instead of saying "prove" and "it" as two separate words, we say a smooth "prove it". Prove it. Your speaking will only improve with lots of practice. So listen to Gary again and try to say that just like him.Holds the secret that will prove it.And we have another great instance of connected speech that we can practice in the clip where Gary first appears.Mayor Wind Dancer: There's a snake! There's a snake!Mayor Wind Dancer's exclamation almost sounds like just one word. First, the article "a" usually just reduces to what's called a schwa sound (uh, uh). It then links to "there's" (there's a, there's a). Let's put it all together. There's a snake. There's a snake. Now you try. Say that just like Wind Dancer.Mayor Wind Dancer: There's a snake! There's a snake!So apparently something went very wrong and that's why Gary needs a secret inside the journal.This is our only chance to set things right.What do you think it means to set things right? To fix a mistake or correct an unfair situation? To move things to the correct position? To tell the truth about something? Nice. This expression is about restoring justice after something has gone wrong. Think about the movie Encanto. Bruno spent years in the walls of the house because everyone blamed him for bad things happening. His whole journey and honestly the whole family's journey is about setting things right. Here are a couple other examples."I've got to go back and set things right.""We'll set things right."Part 3: Escaping to the HideoutGood job up to this point. Let's fast forward in the movie. Gary escapes and Judy discovers that snakes are innocent and the Lynxleys are the real villains. As Nick and Judy get closer to uncovering the mystery of how snakes were banished from Zootopia, the Lynxleys have Nick thrown in jail. However, Pawbert and Gary are able to rescue Judy just in time.This character, Pawbert, is also a Lynxley, but he's the black sheep of his family and has agreed to help Gary. A black sheep is a family member who does not fit in with the behavior and values of the rest of their family, just like Elphaba from Wicked. Now, let's check out the scene where Judy wakes up after being saved by this duo.YOU'RE NOT DEAD.Pawbert: SHE'S not dead. Sorry. Sorry, I just got my motorcycle license. But out here, no one's going to catch us. Almost to me hideout.You shall succeed, Judy Hopps. We'll stop the Lynxleys and save your partner.I'm sorry. You are...Oh, Gary. Gary the snake. Welcome to my oasis, away from my evil family.Pawbert: I like to come here just kind of veg out. Get with all my cat stuff.No, that's actually vintage. You could just not... Oh, no. No. Please don't. Wow. Mammals get the best stuff.Pawbert: Turn it off. Turn it off. Turn it off. Turn it off. Turn it off. Oh god. Sorry. Sorry. I just got my motorcycle license.Part 4: Advanced Vocabulary & IdiomsA license is an official document that gives you legal permission to do something. A driver's license lets you drive a car. A pilot's license lets you fly a plane. A fishing license lets you fish. Pawbert isn't a great motorcycle driver yet because he just got his license. Pawbert is a silly character, so he playfully says this next line.Pawbert: Almost to me hideout.Okay, did you catch that? Gary says "me hideout" instead of "my hideout". It's pirate speech. A bit like how Captain Jack Sparrow would speak. Pirates replace "my" with "me". Me ship, me treasure, me hideout. And pirates often have a hideout, a secret place to hide from people who are after them or to find tranquility. Just like Batman's Batcave. Now, let's check out some interesting grammar that Gary used.We shall succeed, Judy Hopps. We stop the Lynxleys and save your partner.In modern English, we almost always use "will" to talk about the future. We will succeed. But "shall" is an older, more formal way of expressing the same thing. We can use it when we want to sound more dramatic. Here are a couple more examples."The School of Rock... and we shall teach rock and roll.""But why they don't offer more ice with their drinks, I shall never understand.""Life's not fair, is it? You see, I... Well, I shall never be king."And next, Judy uses a really useful social expression.I'm sorry. You are...Oh, Gary. Gary the snake.