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Welcome to English at the movies Where We teach You American English, heard at the movies are saying today is could not be broken from the animal story.
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The call of the wild.
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It takes place in the far north of Canada.
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Gold was found there, and people wanted strong dogs who could pull sleds.
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Listen for the phrase could not be broken.
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He was a dog like no other.
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We've been spoiled and he suffered, but he could not be broken.
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So what do you think could not be broken?
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Means is it could not be hurt or could not be controlled.
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Listen again.
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Did you have the right answer?
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He was a dog like no other.
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We've been spoiled and he suffered.
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But he could not be broken and could not be broken.
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Means could not be controlled.
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This saying is used usually when talking about animals like dogs and horses.
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One that cannot be broken does not give up easily.
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And that's English at the movies.