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The Matrix – Red Pill, Blue Pill

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Step 1: Vocabulary

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

  • N
    not far from the truth

    almost correct

  • fate
    fate/feɪt/B2

    số phận; định đoạt

    In this lesson: the idea that events are predetermined and beyond human control

  • I
    ironically/aɪˈɹɑnɪkli/B2

    trớ trêu thay

    In this lesson: something happens in a surprising or opposite way

  • S
    splinter/ˈsplɪntɚ/B2

    dằm

    In this lesson: a small problem that won’t go away (a small sharp piece of wood in your finger)

  • D
    drive (s/o) mad

    make (someone) crazy or frustrated

  • I
    in this very room

    in this exact room

  • H
    have the wool pulled over your eyes

    be tricked or lied to

  • blind
    blind/blaɪnd/A2

    đui

    In this lesson: unable to see

  • slave
    slave/sleɪv/B1

    nô lệ

    In this lesson: someone who is not free

  • B
    bondage/ˈbɑndɪd͡ʒ/B2

    tình trạng bị lệ thuộc, bị kiểm soát

    In this lesson: being trapped, being a slave

  • turn back
    turn back/tɜrn bæk/A2

    quay lại

    In this lesson: stop and return

  • W
    Wonderland

    a strange, magical place (from: Alice in Wonderland )

  • R
    rabbit hole

    a deep, confusing journey into something strange (from: Alice in Wonderland )

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