Shadowing Practice: Effortless English - Drag - Audio - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Drag.
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High price of mom's help is drag on family business.
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Dear Abby, 20 years ago,
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my sister and I bought a business from our mother.
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We all love and respect one another and get along well.
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We will be finished paying off the business in two years.
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Our problem.
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Mom who is now 77 still draws a salary from us above and beyond the payment for the business.
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Her workload has lessened greatly as it should.
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She could do all of her work in one day and lessen the burden of her salary.
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However, she says she'd go crazy if she retired.
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We don't want that.
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She could still come in as often as she wants and do her personal paperwork,
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banking, letter writing, reading, etc. These are all things she does at work on the clock.
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If we try to discuss this,
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mom gets hurt and says,
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just let me know when I'm not worth the money.
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We don't want to do that.
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We would hope she would see the fairness of this and suggest it herself.
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Business expenses are going through the roof and there are updates we should make.
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But we can't do it as long as we are paying mom at the level we are,
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on top of the money for the buyout.
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Signed, Daughter's Dearest.
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Drag.
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High price of mom's help is drag on family business.
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Dear Abby, Twenty years ago,
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my sister and I bought a business from our mother.
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We all love and respect one another and get along well.
29
We will be finished paying off the business in two years.
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Our problem.
31
Mom, who is now 77,
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still draws a salary from us above and beyond the payment for the business.
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Her workload has lessened greatly, as it should.
34
She could do all of her work in one day and lessen the burden of her salary.
35
However, she says she'd go crazy if she retired.
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We don't want that.
37
She could still come in as often as she wants and do her personal paperwork,
38
banking, letter writing, reading, etc. These are all things she does at work on the clock.
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If we try to discuss this,
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mom gets hurt and says,
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Just let me know when I'm not worth the money.
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We don't want to do that.
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We would hope she would see the fairness of this and suggest it herself.
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Business expenses are going through the roof and there are updates we should make.
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We can't do it as long as we are paying mom at the level we are,
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on top of the money for the buyout.
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Signed, Daughter's Dearest.
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Drag.
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High price of mom's help is drag on family business.
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Dear Abby, 20 years ago my sister and I bought a business from our mother.
51
We all love and respect one another and get along well.
52
We will be finished paying off the business in two years.
53
Our problem.
54
Mom, who is now 77,
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still draws a salary from us above and beyond the payment for the business.
56
Her workload has lessened greatly, as it should.
57
She could do all of her work in one day and lessen the burden of her salary.
58
However, she says she'd go crazy if she retired.
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We don't want that.
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She could still come in as often as she wants and do her personal paperwork,
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banking, letter writing, reading, etc. These are all things she does at work on the clock.
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If we try to discuss this,
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mom gets hurt and says,
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just let me know when I'm not worth the money.
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We don't want to do that.
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We would hope she would see the fairness of this and suggest it herself.
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expenses are going through the roof and there are updates we should make
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but we can't do it as long as we are paying
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mom at the level we are on top of the money for the buyout signed daughter's dearest
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Drag.
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High price of mom's help is drag on family business.
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Dear Abby, 20 years ago,
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my sister and I bought a business from our mother.
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We all love and respect one another and get along well.
75
We will be finished paying off the business in two years.
76
Our problem.
77
Mom, who is now 77,
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still draws a salary from us above and beyond the payment for the business.
79
Her workload has lessened greatly, as it should.
80
She could do all of her work in one day and lessen the burden of her salary.
81
However, she says she'd go crazy if she retired.
82
We don't want that.
83
She could still come in as often as she wants and do her personal paperwork,
84
banking, letter writing, reading, etc. These are all things she does at work on the clock.
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If we try to discuss this,
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mom gets hurt and says,
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just let me know when I'm not worth the money.
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We don't want to do that.
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We would hope she would see the fairness of this and suggest it herself.
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Business expenses are going through the roof and there are updates we should make.
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But we can't do it as long as we are paying mom at the level we are,
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on top of the money for the buyout.
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Signed, Daughters Dearest.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Effortless English - Drag - Audio”. Las palabras que más se repiten: mom, drag, salary, paying, buyout. Este vídeo tiene 93 frases y 875 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:29. El hablante habla despacio, unas 92 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 89 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 13 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| dragon sustantivo | /ˈdɹæɡən/ | dragón, guiverno |
| salary sustantivo | /ˈsæləɹi/ | salario, sueldo |
| clock sustantivo | /klɑk/ | cuentakilómetros |
| greatly adverbio | /ˈɡɹeɪ̯t.li/ | grandemente, enormemente |
| burden sustantivo | /ˈbɝdn̩/ | carga, lastre |
| expense sustantivo | /ɪkˈspɛns/ | gasto, dispendio |
| retire verbo | /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ | jubilar |
| paperwork sustantivo | /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝk/ | papeleo |
| fairness sustantivo | /ˈfɛɚ.nəs/ | imparcialidad, equidad |
| litter sustantivo | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | cama, lecho |
| lessen verbo | /ˈlɛsən/ | menoscabar, disminuir |
| buyout sustantivo | compra accionaria empresarial | |
| workload sustantivo | volumen laboral, carga laboral |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| get along verbo | llevarse bien con, avenirse |
| go through verbo | atravesar |
| pay off verbo | valer la pena, salir a cuenta |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has lessened |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | will be finished |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 20 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, can't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
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 dragon, salary, clock.
¿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.