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  • - YOU'RE IN "FINDING DORY,"

  • AND WE HAVE A LOT OF SCENES TOGETHER.

  • WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER.

  • YOU PLAY A BELUGA WHALE.

  • - I PLAY A BELUGA WHALE.

  • - RIGHT. [laughter]

  • AND SO--

  • - YEAH, I PUT ON 1,800 POUNDS...

  • - OH. [laughter]

  • - FOR THAT. - IT'S SO BELIEVABLE.

  • AND SO REAL.

  • WE THOUGHT WE'D PLAY A GAME BEFORE YOU GO,

  • BECAUSE YOU DO THIS FRENCH ACCENT IN THE MUPPETS' MOVIE.

  • - SORT OF, I DO.

  • - WELL, NO, YOU DO.

  • BETTER THAN WHAT I WOULD DO.

  • I'M SO BAD AT ACCENTS.

  • SO I THOUGHT I WOULD SHOW YOU SOME ACCENTS, AND YOU--

  • I'LL TRY TO GUESS WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

  • - OKAY. - ONE MINUTE.

  • GO.

  • - HELLO, MY NAME IS SOFIA.

  • I'M FROM A COUNTRY.

  • - COLOMBIA. ding!

  • - NO TELLING HOW LONG I CAN DO THIS BAD ACCENT.

  • 80, 90-- - AUSTRALIAN.

  • ding! - THANK YOU.

  • WELL, I'LL JUST-- [laughter]

  • [mimics the Swedish chef]

  • [laughter] - WOW.

  • THAT'S REALLY HARD.

  • I'M--THAT'S A MUPPETS REFERENCE.

  • WELL, THAT'S HOW WE DO THINGS HERE.

  • WE MAKE OUR-- - WELSH?

  • [laughter] NO.

  • YOU SOUND LIKE LAWRENCE WELK.

  • - WE--UH, WE HAVE IKEA.

  • - UH, SWEDISH! ding!

  • - WELL, THIS ONE I JUST DO THE ONE

  • STRAIGHT FROM THE TV SHOW, FROM THE--FROM THE CEREAL.

  • - IRISH.

  • - IRISH. ding!

  • FOGHORN LEGHORN.

  • [laughter]

  • JUST THE WORST SOUTH--

  • WORST ACCENT YOU EVER HEARD IN YOUR LIFE,

  • WHICH WOULD BE NOT NORTHERN.

  • [buzzer buzzes]

  • - SOUTHERN.

  • [cheers and applause]

  • ALL RIGHT, THE "MUPPETS MOST WANTED"

  • OPENS IN THEATERS FRIDAY.

  • LEA MICHELE IS GONNA PERFORM AFTER THIS.

  • TY BURRELL, EVERYBODY.

  • [cheers and applause]

- YOU'RE IN "FINDING DORY,"

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The Many Accents of Ty Burrell

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    小鳴 posted on 2016/02/04
Video vocabulary

Keywords

accent

US /ˈækˌsɛnt/

UK /'æksent/

  • verb
  • To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
  • noun
  • Feature of a design, e.g. a stripe on a shirt
  • Correct spoken emphasis on a part of a word
  • A way of speaking that shows your dialect or class
  • Emphasis given to a particular syllable or word in speech.
  • other
  • To emphasize (a particular feature).
applause

US /əˈplɔz/

UK /ə'plɔ:z/

  • noun
  • The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
put

US /pʊt/

UK /pʊt/

  • verb
  • To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • To rate something in importance or value
  • To write or say something in a certain manner
  • phrasal verb
  • to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
yeah

US /ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ-/

UK /jeə/

  • exclamation
  • Another way of saying 'yes'
  • other
  • Yes (informal)
  • An expression of excitement or strong agreement
laughter

US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/

UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/

  • noun
  • Action or sound of laughing
  • A response to something funny.
  • Something that causes laughter.
  • other
  • The action or sound of laughing.
  • The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
  • The expression on someone's face when they are laughing.
bad

US /bæd/

UK /bæd/

  • adjective
  • Not good; wrong
  • Lacking in good morals; evil
  • No longer fresh; spoiled
play

US /pleɪ/

UK /pleɪ/

  • verb
  • To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • To perform music on an instrument
  • To use a device, e.g. a video game
  • To do something for enjoyment and fun
  • To do or perform a game or sport
  • noun
  • Loose, free movement between two objects
  • Single action in a sports game
  • Performance in which people act in a theater
chef

US /ʃɛf/

UK /ʃef/

  • noun
  • Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
  • The top assistant in a professional kitchen
French

US

UK

  • noun
  • Person's name
  • adjective
  • Concerning the culture and people of France
whale

US /hwel, wel/

UK /weɪl/

  • verb
  • To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
  • To hunt and catch whales
  • noun
  • a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head and looks like a giant fish