Comprehension: accent américain

Notez que Matt utilise les ‘bouches-trous’ – ‘you know’ (tu sais) et ‘I mean’ (je veux dire, bref)
J’ai enlevé quelques mots dans le text ci-dessous, pouvez-vous les comprendre?

Hey I’m Matt Koval

You know, sometimes it’s good to just make ___________ with the people in your vicinity, in your circle,
no matter what; I don’t mean _________ the friendship or be fake about it but at least acknowledge them,
say ‘hi’, don’t be _________. Why do I say this? ________ ___ a couple of minutes.

OK, when I was twelve, __________ ___ in Maryland, my parents sold our our house to this Russian couple
and the couple had a son ___________ my age, a little older – his name was Sergei.

I bumped into Sergei quite a few times, ___________ since we didn’t move very far away, in fact, we were
still in the same neighbourhood. so I saw him quite a bit. And you know, I didn’t make much of an _______ to befriend him, I didn’t even say ‘hi’ to him once, probably because he was pretty nerdy (un peu ringard). And you know what it’s like when you’re a kid, I mean, you know, you gotta, you have some high standards for who you accept into your little circle there.
So I saw Sergei around over the years, until I went off to college, and I _________ heard that he went
off to college too, Stamford. Then, a _________ of years later, my Mom calls me and she says, erm,
‘Remember that boy, erm, Sergei, who lived in our house? Well he started a computer company…’

You know where this is going, don’t you?

Go ahead, guess, can you guess what it is?

Think big. think internet. Think biggest.Bigger!
Bigger!
Yeah, that’s right!

Now I’m not saying that Sergei Brin and I would have been best ________, or that he would have invested in all my films or that he would have given me top search position on any _________ I wanted. No, but maybe. So Sergei, if you ever see this video, we shared a bedroom, brother! I mean, we’re like this! (geste qui veut dire ‘des amis très proche’)

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Hey I’m Matt Koval

You know, sometimes it’s good to just make friends with the people in your vicinity, in your circle, no matter what; I don’t mean force the friendship or be fake about it but at least acknowledge them, say ‘hi’, don’t be shy. Why do I say this? Give me a couple of minutes.

OK, when I was twelve, growing up in Maryland, my parents sold our our house to this Russian couple and the couple had a son around my age, a little older – his name was Sergei.

I bumped into Sergei quite a few times, especially since we didn’t move very far away, in fact, we were still in the same neighbourhood. so I saw him quite a bit. And you know, I didn’t make much of an effort to befriend him, I didn’t even say ‘hi’ to him once, probably because he was pretty nerdy. And you know what it’s like when you’re a kid, I mean, you know, you gotta, you have some high standards for who you accept into your little circle there.
So I saw Sergei around over the years, until I went off to college, and I eventually heard that he went off to college too, Stamford. Then, a handful of years later, my Mom calls me and she says, erm,
‘Remember that boy, erm, Sergei, who lived in our house? Well he started a computer company…’

You know where this is going, don’t you?

Go ahead, guess, can you guess what it is?

Think big. think internet. Think biggest.Bigger!
Bigger!
Yeah, that’s right!

Now I’m not saying that Sergei Brin and I would have been best buddies, or that he would have invested in all my films or that he would have given me top search position on any keyword I wanted. No, but maybe. So Sergei, if you ever see this video, we shared a bedroom, brother! I mean, we’re like this!

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