Learn English by watching movies? Zootopia is the perfect starting point! Selected clips + authentic explanations make it easy for beginners to get started. Stick to it for a month, and your vocabulary will skyrocket! Say goodbye to rote memorization, learn English painlessly, and master practical expressions through fun storylines! Below is some listening content from Zootopia collected by editor Xiao Wu from qicai.com.
Welcome to the Tokyo. And welcome to the Grand Bungolin Arms. Luxury apartments with charm. Complimentary delousing once a month. Don't lose your key. Thank you. Oh, hi. I'm Shuddy, your new neighbor. Yeah, well we're loud. Don't expect your show of polygies for it. Gracie walls. Look at the bed. Gracie neighbors. I love it. Come on. He's here to see first. Excuse me. Down here. Hi. Oh, I'm goodness. They really did hire a bunny. What? I gotta tell you, you are even cuter than I thought you'd be. You probably didn't know, but a bunny can call another bunny cute. But when other animals do it, it's a little... I am so sorry. Me, Benjamin Clawhouse, the guy everyone thinks is just a flabby donut loving cop. Stereotyping you. It's okay. Oh, you've actually got... There's a... In your neck, the... Oh, there's... You went you little dickens? Oh. I should get your roll call. So, which way do I... Oh, bullpen's over there to the left. Great. Thank you. That poor little buddy is gonna get eaten alive. Hey, Officer Hops, you ready to make the world a better place? A tan, huh? Alright, alright. Everybody sit. I've got three items on the docket. First, we need to acknowledge the elephant in the room. Francine. Happy birthday. Remember, too. There were some new recruits with us I should introduce. But I'm not going to because... I don't care. Finally, we have 14 missing mammal cases. All predators from a giant polar bear to a teensy little otter. And City Hall is right up my tail to find them. This is priority number one. Assignments. Officers, Grizzoli, Fangmai, Deogato, your teams take missing mammals from the rainforest district. Officers, Muchorn, Ride of It, Fullford. Your teams take Sahara Square. Officers Higgins, Snallow, Trunkaby, Tundra Town. And finally, our first bunny. Officer Hops. Parking duty. This missed. Parking duty. A cheap, cheap bogo. Sir, you said there were 14 missing mammal cases. So? So I can handle one. You probably forgot, but I was top of my class at the academy. Didn't forget. Just don't care. Sir, I'm not just some token bunny. Or then writing a hundred tickets a day should be easy. A hundred tickets. I'm not going to write a hundred tickets. I'm going to write 200 tickets before noon.That's all for the selected Zootopia listening content collected by editor Xiao Wu from qicai.com. Hope you find it helpful!
verb
1. accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
e.g. The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne
We do not recognize your gods
Synonym: recognizerecogniseknow
2. accept as legally binding and valid
e.g. acknowledge the deed
3. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
e.g. He admitted his errors
She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
Synonym: admit
4. express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
e.g. We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us
Synonym: recognizerecognise
5. report the receipt of
e.g. The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper
Synonym: receipt
6. express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
e.g. He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway
She acknowledged his complement with a smile
it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing
Synonym: notice
noun
1. preceding in time
Synonym: antecedenceantecedencyanteriorityprecedenceprecedency
2. status established in order of importance or urgency
e.g. ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals
national independence takes priority over class struggle
Synonym: precedenceprecedency
noun
1. the appropriate or desirable thing
e.g. this car could be just the ticket for a small family
Synonym: just the ticket
2. a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
Synonym: slate
3. a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
4. a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)
5. a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
Synonym: tag
adj
1. conveying or resembling a compliment
e.g. a complimentary remark
2. costing nothing
e.g. complimentary tickets
free admission
Synonym: costlessfreegratis(p)gratuitous