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For many, the act of crying is either a daily occurrence or something that happens behind closed doors once a year.
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Many have wailed and sobbed at one point without ever knowing why it happens.
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In truth, there are several factors that warrant tears to fall and explanations to the tradition of crying.
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Tears flow from the lacrimal glands that are found at the outer portion of the upper eye.
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Tears consist of water, oil, and mucus.
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When crying excessively, some tears drip down the nasal cavity, making the nose more runny than usual.
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Age, infection, inflammation, injury, tumor, and cysts can contribute to blockages in our tear ducts, which restrict tears.
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Essentially there are three types of tears, reflex, basal and emotional.
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Tears that develop from a reflex reaction are the result of an irritation.
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This can be anything from cutting an onion to stubbing your big toe.
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Basal tears are the tears that lubricate your eyes every day, all day.
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These tears assist in wetting your eyes and freeing your eyes of waste.
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Watching a sad movie or being broken up with calls for emotional tears.
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This type of crying is considered the most substantial because the tears involve one's emotions.
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PLC, or pathological laughing and crying, is a condition characterized by uncontrollable and spontaneous crying or laughing.
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Many suffering from strokes, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, and Lou Gehrig's disease show signs of PLC.
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Women's breasts tend to engorge with milk when their newborn babies cry.
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Women's tears are known to roll down their cheeks in contrast
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to men whose tears don't often flow from the eyes as rapidly and refrain from pouring over the eyelids.
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Until the age of 12, girls and boys cry about the same amount.
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The ratio deviates to about 5 to 1 from adolescence on.
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A majority of men and women say that they feel better once they have cried.
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Women, more than men, feel the need to cry when in distress.
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A good cry can be a bad cry for those who have depressive tendencies.
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This type of personality receives no emotional benefit from crying as
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Crying - Why Do We Cry?”. Las palabras que más se repiten: tear, crying, cry, eye, emotional. Este vídeo tiene 10 frases y 337 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:32. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 133 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 69 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| tear verbo | /tɛɹ/ | rasgar, desgarrar |
| everyday adjetivo | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | de diario, cuotidiano |
| contrast sustantivo | /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/ | contraste |
| explanation sustantivo | /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ | explicación |
| assist verbo | /əˈsɪst/ | ayudar, asistir |
| ratio sustantivo | /ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/ | razón, cociente |
| breast sustantivo | /bɹɛst/ | pecho, seno |
| contribute verbo | /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/ | contribuir, aportar |
| rapidly adverbio | /ˈɹæpɪdli/ | rápidamente, rápido |
| infection sustantivo | /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ | infección, infición |
| involve verbo | /ɪnˈvɑlv/ | involucrar |
| warrant sustantivo | /ˈwɔɹənt/ | garantía |
| emotion sustantivo | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | afecto, emoción |
| unhappy adjetivo | /ʌnˈhæpi/ | infeliz |
| tumor sustantivo | /tuː.məɹ/ | tumor |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | are found · being broken · is considered |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | have wailed · have cried |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, ratio /ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/, infection /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, inflammation /ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/, spontaneous /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/, adolescence /ˌædəˈlɛsəns/, excessively /ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spontaneous /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/, sclerosis /skləˈɹəʊ.sɪs/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/, twelve /twɛlv/, involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/, cavity /ˈkæv.ɪt.i/, depressive /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: basal [ˈbeɪzəɫ], nasal /ˈneɪ.zəl/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como tear, everyday, contrast.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.