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  • Welcome to English at the movies where We teach You American English, Heard at the movies are Priest Today comes from the documentary three Identical Strangers.

  • It is the true story of three brothers who did not know about each other until they were in college.

  • They were shocked to learn they were triplets who had been separated at birth on purpose.

  • Listen for the phrase.

  • It boggles the mind.

  • When people ask me what is the most remarkable story you ever encounter?

  • I tell them it's the story of the triplets.

  • You guys have been on the front page of every newspaper in the world.

  • True, they were more like loans than they were like brothers.

  • It boggles the mind.

  • So what do you think it boggles?

  • The mind means is it it is amazing, for it is rewarding.

  • Listen again.

  • Did you have the right answer?

  • When people ask me what is the most remarkable story you ever encounter?

  • I tell them it's the story of the triplets.

  • You guys have been on the front page of every newspaper in the world.

  • True, they were more like loans than they were like brothers.

  • It boggles the mind.

  • It boggles the mind means it is amazing.

  • The young men were very happy to find each other.

  • The public loved them, too.

  • But their story also raised serious questions about the ethics of using real people for a secret scientific experiment.

  • A mess, English at the movies.

Welcome to English at the movies where We teach You American English, Heard at the movies are Priest Today comes from the documentary three Identical Strangers.

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