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The Intern – Chicken Soup

Level 5The Intern2:51

Step 1: Vocabulary

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

  • mercury
    mercury/ˈmɜɹkjəɹi/B2

    thủy ngân

    In this lesson: a poisonous chemical (often found in fish) [Hg]

  • P
    pull up/ˌpʊl ˈʌp/B2

    kéo lại gần; dừng lại; cải thiện

    In this lesson: drive a car next to a building

  • P
    pick (s/o) up (s/t)

    buy/get (something) for (someone)

  • I
    I'll pick (you) up (some soup).

    I will buy/get (some soup) for (you).

  • N
    nauseous/ˈnɔʃəs/B2

    buồn nôn

    In this lesson: feeling like you want to vomit or throw up

  • W
    Word travels fast.

    News spreads quickly.

  • C
    condescending/ˌkɑndəˈsɛndɪŋ/B2

    trịch thượng

    In this lesson: treating someone like you are more important or more intelligent than them

  • K
    know-it-all

    a person who pretends to know everything (negative meaning)

  • S
    sexist/ˈsɛksɪst/B2

    phân biệt giới tính

    In this lesson: suggesting that women (or men) are less able or less intelligent

  • R
    run (a business)/rʌn ə ˈbɪznəs/B1

    điều hành doanh nghiệp

    In this lesson: manage (a business)

  • I
    inorganic/ɪnɔɹˈɡænɪk/B2

    vô cơ

    In this lesson: not in a natural and positive way

  • K
    kill ourselves to (do something)

    work very hard to (do something)

  • blink
    blink/ˈblɪŋk/A2

    chớp mắt; nhấp nháy

    In this lesson: close both eyes

  • O
    Olympian (s/t)

    very good at (something)

  • I
    in the a.m.

    in the morning

  • B
    Be there or be square.

    I will be there. Come or you won't be cool. (square = not cool)

  • I
    I won't bite.

    Don't be afraid of me. I am not scary.

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