The Office – Complaints against Jim

Level 4The Office3:40

Step 1: Vocabulary

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

submission/səbˈmɪʃən/B2
sự đệ trình
In this lesson: giving someone else more power than you
signal/ˈsɪɡnəl/A2
ám hiệu
In this lesson: a sign
P
primates
apes, monkeys, gorillas, chimps
begging/ˈbɛɡɪŋ/B2
xin
In this lesson: asking for something desperately
come out/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/B1
xuất hiện
In this lesson: finished, be produced
H
humongous
very big
S
security threat
someone who might be dangerous
fart/fɑɹt/B2
đánh rắm; rắm
In this lesson: release gas from your butt loudly
complaint/kəmˈpleɪnt/B1
lời phàn nàn
In this lesson: when someone says they are unhappy about something
P
permanent file
a collection of personal information that is never thrown away
M
malfeasance/ˌmælˈfiːzəns/C2
hành vi sai trái hoặc phạm pháp, nhất là của quan chức
In this lesson: a wrongdoing
T
This can't stand.
This can't continue.
B
bluff/blɐf/B2
lừa gạt, đánh lừa
In this lesson: fake, lie
L
loyally
always on your side
G
good word
a recommendation
transfer/trænsˈfɜːr/B1
sự chuyển giao
In this lesson: change to another location
cage match
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suspect/səˈspekt/B1
đáng ngờ
In this lesson: think that something is true, especially something bad
convince/kənˈvɪns/B1
thuyết phục
In this lesson: make someone believe
commit/kəˈmɪt/B2
giao thác
In this lesson: do (a crime)
murder/ˈmɜːrdər/B1
giết người
In this lesson: an act of killing someone
abandoned/əˈbeə̯ndənd/B2
bị bỏ rơi
In this lesson: left alone (forever?)
can/kæn/A1
lon
In this lesson: a toilet
nickel/ˈnɪkəl/B2
niken
In this lesson: a coin worth 5 cents
handset/ˈhæn(d)sɛt/B1
ống nghe điện thoại
In this lesson: part of a phone

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