Shadowing-Übung: The privilege of failure - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Tell us about your departure from Apple.

Oh, it was very painful.

I'm not even sure I want to talk about it.

What can I say?

I hired the wrong guy.

That was Scully?

Yeah.

And he destroyed everything I spent 10 years working for.

Steve Jobs spent 10 years building Apple.

10 years.

And he lost it all in a single moment.

He failed.

Years of dedication just to get fired from a company he created.

And yet, that failure might have been the greatest thing that ever happened to him.

But this isn't going to be one of those videos that tells you to embrace failure, to not be afraid of it.

Because the truth is, failure is something to fear.

For a lot of people, failure isn't a lesson, it's the end.

The end of a dream, the end of stability, the end of everything you've worked for.

But for some, being able to fail and still try again, that's a privilege.

In 1976, Los Altos, California.

Two college dropouts build a computer in their garage.

They call it Apple One, and that tiny machine would lead them to creating one of the most influential companies of all time.

And we are calling it, iPhone.

This is a day I've been looking forward to for two and a half years.

Apple just hit a trillion dollars in market value.

Fast forward to 1983, Apple's on top of the world.

Steve Jobs recruits the CEO of PepsiCo, John Scully, to help run the company.

But two years later, they would get into a clash after two new products, the Lisa and the Macintosh, failed to live up to sales expectations.

Apple's board sides with Scully and Steve Jobs is forced out of his own company.

So anyway, I was told in no uncertain terms that there was no job for me.

It was really, really tragic.

Imagine that, being fired from the company you built, from the thing that gave your life meaning.

I started this company.

You know how much I sacrificed?

Most people would have stopped there most people do

but for jobs this wasn't the end

he would go on to invest into a small animation company called the graphics group

which he would then develop into what we now know as Pixar

he started another company next designing high -end computers for businesses

and universities this is kind of the first computer the 1990s in other words

it's coming out with optical storage with the ability to synthesize sounds as good to orchestral quality in real time.

And in 1996, Next was sold to Apple for $429 million.

And Steve Jobs returned to the company as the new CEO.

The same failure that ended his career became the very reason he got it back.

But if I'm being honest with you, Steve Jobs had a privilege.

He had time.

He had money.

He had experience.

And all of those things gave him the ability to fail and still come back stronger.

That's what most people don't realize.

Failure is a privilege.

Most of you watching this right now, you probably have more privileges than you've realized.

For one, you have access to infinite amounts of knowledge literally in your pocket.

But I think one of the most underrated privileges you have right now is the privilege to fail.

Because if there was ever a time to fail, it's now.

You can fail and it won't destroy your life.

You can start something, fall flat on your face, and wake up tomorrow with another chance.

Mark Zuckerberg once said, The greatest successes come from having the freedom to fail.

But I know too many people who haven't had the chance to pursue their dreams

because they didn't have a cushion to fall back on if they failed.

But not many people have that freedom.

For them, failure isn't a lesson.

It's a luxury.

Failure isn't free.

And that's what makes it a privilege.

So if you can afford it,

even just once, I urge you to start now before the cost of failure becomes too high.

But what about the people who don't have that safety net?

the ones who can't afford to fail.

For them, failure is terrifying.

I know you hear people all the time telling you failure is good.

You should embrace failure.

I have failed far more times than I've succeeded.

Far more.

You know why?

Because failure is a wonderful teacher.

But it's easy to say that when you have the time, money, or resources to start again.

Some people don't.

For some people, failure isn't an option.

Going all in on their dreams might mean quitting the job

that puts food on their table or investing all of their savings into something that might not work out.

If I had to support my family growing up instead of having the time to learn how to code,

if I didn't know that I was gonna be fine and Facebook didn't work out, then I wouldn't be standing up here today. In 1981,

a 19 year old kid packed his bags and moved to Hollywood to pursue his dreams of becoming a successful actor,

he didn't have anything to his name.

Failure to him would mean the end of everything.

But had he not taken that risk, he wouldn't become the man that he is today.

Jim Carrey, one of the most successful actors in Hollywood.

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the show.

I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which was that you can fail at what you don't want,

so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.

So to try, even knowing failure could mean the end.

Maybe that's the real privilege.

Having the courage to try at all.

Going all in on your dreams, knowing it might not work out.

Because even if you fail, you'll know that you did something.

You tried, and that alone puts you ahead of everyone who never did.

But here's the thing, even if failure means the end, even if you don't have the luxury to start over,

there's still a greater risk than failing.

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Not starting at all.

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Because the failure to start is a failure in itself.

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When you look back on your life, you won't be thinking about the times you failed,

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but instead you'll be thinking about the things you didn't start.

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Because you can recover from failure, but you'll never recover from regret.

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So even if you believe you're sacrificing everything for starting, just know that the real sacrifice is not starting at all.

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To live wondering, what if?

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What if I took that risk when I was 20?

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Maybe my life would be different.

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And now is the time to take that risk.

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Because it shouldn't be failure that you fear.

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You should be afraid of never trying.

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Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion

Diese Sprechübung basiert auf dem Video „The privilege of failure“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: failure, fail, privilege, Steve, Apple. Dieses Video enthält 111 Sätze und 1155 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 7:59. Der Sprecher spricht gleichmäßig mit etwa 145 Wörtern pro Minute – ein angenehmes Tempo fürs Shadowing. 88 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen, der Wortschatz ist also leicht zu verfolgen.

Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video

15 lernenswerte Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:

Wort	Aussprache	Bedeutung
privilege Substantiv	/ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/	Privileg, Vergünstigung
lesson Substantiv	/ˈlɛs.ən/	Lehrstunde, Stunde
sacrifice Substantiv	/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/	Opfer
luxury Substantiv	/ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/	Luxus
invest Verb	/ɪnˈvɛst/	investieren
recover Verb	/ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/	zurückgewinnen
pursue Verb	/pɚˈsu/	verfolgen
embrace Verb	/ɛmˈbɹes/	umarmen
pocket Substantiv	/ˈpɑ.kɪt/	Tasche, Sack
hire Verb	/ˈhaɪɹ/	mieten, heuern
resource Substantiv	/ɹɪˈzɔːs/	Ressource, Mittel
regret Verb	/ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/	bedauern, bereuen
courage Substantiv	/ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/	Courage, Herz
painful Adjektiv	/ˈpeɪn.fl̩/	schmerzhaft
stability Substantiv	/stəˈbɪlɪti/	Stabilität

Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst

Wort	Aussprache	Bedeutung
work out Verb	/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/	ausrechnen
come back Verb		zurückkommen, zurückkehren
grow up Verb		aufwachsen, erwachsen werden
look forward to Verb		sich freuen auf
stand up Verb		aufstehen
wake up Verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	aufwachen, erwachen

Sätze zum Wiederholen

Kurze, vollständige Sätze aus dem Video, die du im Alltag wiederverwenden kannst:

What can I say?
You know how much I sacrificed?
You can fail and it won't destroy your life.
I have failed far more times than I've succeeded.
Because it shouldn't be failure that you fear.

Grammatik in diesem Video

Die Strukturen, die der Sprecher am häufigsten verwendet, mit den genauen Worten aus dem Video:

Struktur	Im Video
Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig ist	you've worked · you've realized · haven't had
Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tut	is forced · was told · being fired
Relativsätze who / which + Satz – eine Zusatzinformation über eine Person oder Sache	people who haven · people who don · ones who can

Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest

Der Sprecher verwendet 34 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel didn't, don't, isn't. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.

Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/, garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/, animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, influential /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: stability /stəˈbɪlɪti/, animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, influential /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

Laute, die Deutschsprachigen schwerfallen:

Stimmhafter Auslaut — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ am Wortende nicht verhärten: privilege /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/, courage /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/, succeed /səkˈsiːd/, garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/, urge /ɜːd͡ʒ/
/æ/ — offener als „ä“: sacrifice /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/, graphics /ˈɡɹæfɪks/, animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, tragic /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/, clash /ˈklæʃ/
/dʒ/ — stimmhaft, nicht „tsch“: privilege /ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/, courage /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/, gentleman /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/, urge /ɜːd͡ʒ/, tragic /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/

So übst du mit diesem Video

Höre dir das ganze Video einmal an, ohne zu sprechen, und notiere die Wörter, die du nicht kennst.
Sprich Satz für Satz in normaler Geschwindigkeit nach und wiederhole jeden, bis dein Rhythmus zum Sprecher passt.
Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie privilege, lesson, sacrifice.

Was ist die Shadowing-Technik?

Shadowing ist eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Sprachlerntechnik, die ursprünglich für die professionelle Dolmetscherausbildung entwickelt und durch den Polyglotten Dr. Alexander Arguelles populär gemacht wurde. Die Methode ist einfach aber wirkungsvoll: Du hörst englisches Audio von Muttersprachlern und wiederholst es sofort laut — wie ein Schatten, der dem Sprecher mit nur 1–2 Sekunden Verzögerung folgt. Anders als passives Hören oder Grammatikübungen zwingt Shadowing dein Gehirn und deine Mundmuskulatur, gleichzeitig echte Sprachmuster zu verarbeiten und zu reproduzieren. Studien zeigen, dass es Aussprachegenauigkeit, Intonation, Rhythmus, verbundene Sprache, Hörverständnis und Sprechflüssigkeit signifikant verbessert — was es zu einer der effektivsten Methoden für die IELTS Speaking-Vorbereitung und reale englische Kommunikation macht.

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