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Fresh Off the Boat – Trick-or-Treating

Level 5Fresh off the Boat2:47

Step 1: Vocabulary

Meet the key words used in this clip. Mark the ones you already know to focus on the new ones.

K
knee-deep in (s/t)
having so much of (something) that you can stand in it
I
internal/ɪnˈtɝːnəl/B2
bên trong
In this lesson: inside
B
be held back
be made to repeat a grade in school
B
booze/buz/B2
rượu bia
In this lesson: alcohol
costume/ˈkɑːstuːm/A2
cách ăn mặt
In this lesson: clothing worn to look like someone or something else, often on Halloween
goalie/ˈɡoʊli/A2
thủ môn
In this lesson: the player responsible for blocking shots in hockey
ninja
an agent skilled in martial arts, often wearing dark clothing
U
UPS
United Parcel Service, a delivery service
Jawbreakers
hard, round candies known for being difficult to bite
Fun Dip
a candy with flavored powder that is eaten by dipping a sugar stick into it
Milky Way
a type of chocolate bar
Zima
a clear, lightly alcoholic beverage popular in the 1990s
Ross Perot
a U.S. businessman who ran for president in the US in the 1990s
Shock G
an American rapper, part of the Digital Underground
Digital Underground
a hip-hop group from the late 1980s and 1990s
H
Humpty Hump
the stage name of rapper Shock G
Silence of the Lambs
a 1991 film about the serial killer Hannibal Lecter
Where's Waldo
a character in children's books who wears red-and-white stripes and is hidden in complex illustrations
Carmen Sandiego
an animated character from a children's educational TV program

Tip: Knowing the words before you listen makes the clip far easier to follow.