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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 8

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Having explored the Bronx and Brooklyn, Sigrid now tells us all about Queens, which is geographically speaking the largest of the 5 boroughs of New York City.

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Caption 45 [en]: Its official name is the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge—
Caption 45 [en]: Its official name is the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge—

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 7

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Sigrid talks about the different ways to get from Brooklyn to Manhattan, and about some of the characteristics of this borough. For one thing, it is more affordable than Manhattan, although by no means a cheap place to live.

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Caption 3 [en]: the famous Brooklyn bridge, which is the oldest one,
Caption 3 [en]: the famous Brooklyn bridge, which is the oldest one,

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 6

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

In the first of two parts, we look at Brooklyn's beginnings and how it came to be one of New York City's boroughs.

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Caption 25 [en]: [projected suspension bridge] [illustration by] [from] [November nineteenth, eighteen seventy]
Caption 25 [en]: [projected suspension bridge] [illustration by] [from] [November nineteenth, eighteen seventy]

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

The borough of the Bronx has gotten a bad name because of issues with poverty and crime. It's also had its share of neglect and mishandling on the part of local and state administrations. However, the Bronx also has some claims to fame, such as the Bronx zoo and botanical garden.

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Caption 32 [en]: There's the Triborough Bridge.
Caption 32 [en]: There's the Triborough Bridge.

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Sigrid seeks to answer the question "What's a borough?" In doing so, she talks about how New York City got its start, and also about the surrounding counties that played an important role in its development. In this video, you'll see 18th- and 19th-century maps of the area.

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Caption 65 [en]: and then we crossed the Verrazzano Bridge
Caption 65 [en]: and then we crossed the Verrazzano Bridge

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Oscar® Nominated Short Films - The Crush - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Ireland

Miss Purdy’s fiancé, Pierce, is stunned to find that schoolboy Ardal’s challenge to a duel was no idle threat. As he faces his opponent, some truths are revealed.

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Caption 98 [en]: Has the bridge been burned that draws the way home for me?
Caption 98 [en]: Has the bridge been burned that draws the way home for me?

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Star Trek - We Don't Belong Here

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

After the Enterprise crew catch a virus that removes their inhibitions, one crew member rambles angrily about how humans don't belong in space and threatens Sulu with a knife.

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Caption 2 [en]: All duty personnel to the Bridge. Acknowledge.
Caption 2 [en]: All duty personnel to the Bridge. Acknowledge.

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Piggeldy and Frederick - Trip to Swinebridge

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Piggeldy's curiosity about Swinebridge makes for a harrowing journey when he and his brother get picked up by a livestock transporter along the way.

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Caption 33 [en]: They only stopped once they'd reached the bridge.
Caption 33 [en]: They only stopped once they'd reached the bridge.

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Star Trek - Mudd Gets Beamed Up

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

The Enterprise crew rescues con artist Harry Mudd and then is in for quite a surprise when they bring his crew aboard as well.

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Caption 23 [en]: Bridge to transporter room.
Caption 23 [en]: Bridge to transporter room.

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Slow News with Sigrid - Climate Change and the Mississippi River - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

What happens when an important river like the Mississippi starts drying up because of lack of rain? We find out in this segment.

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Caption 44 [en]: [The dry Platte River and bridge]
Caption 44 [en]: [The dry Platte River and bridge]

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Slow News with Sigrid - Climate Change and the Mississippi River - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

The Mississippi River is one of the most important rivers in the world, but because of climate change, it is drying up at the moment, and that means trouble.

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Caption 47 [en]: or somebody has to build a bridge,
Caption 47 [en]: or somebody has to build a bridge,

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Oxford, England - Things to do in Oxford

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

In this video, you can learn all about Oxford, England, a beautiful university town steeped in history. There are many places of interest spread among the many colleges that comprise the university.

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Caption 21 [en]: look up at the attractive Bridge of Sighs,
Caption 21 [en]: look up at the attractive Bridge of Sighs,

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A History of Ideas - The Trolley Problem

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

The trolley problem is a classic thought experiment in moral philosophy. Is sacrificing one life to save the lives of many others the best possible outcome?

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Caption 13 [en]: This time it can only be stopped by pushing a very large man off a bridge.
Caption 13 [en]: This time it can only be stopped by pushing a very large man off a bridge.

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American Film Institute - Mike Myers Salutes Sean Connery in a Kilt - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Mike Myers, dressed in a proper kilt, introduces Sean Connery at the American Film Institute's 34th Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Sean Connery.

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Caption 49 [en]: Sure, he's masculine in "A Bridge Too Far,"
Caption 49 [en]: Sure, he's masculine in "A Bridge Too Far,"

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Sigrid explains - Traffic - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

Many of us have to deal with traffic on a daily basis. Here's how to talk about it in English, include expressions such as "traffic jam," "bumper-to-bumper," and "bottleneck."

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Caption 43 [en]: onto a different road or onto a narrow bridge,
Caption 43 [en]: onto a different road or onto a narrow bridge,

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