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I'm at the end of my rope with this job.
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The boss has really crossed the line this time.
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He asked us again to work on our day off.
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And I had such wonderful plans for today.
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He really pushed my buttons with this.
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This is the last straw.
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I'll end up going bananas if I have to work here for one more day.
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Just take it easy, Tom.
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You know you need this job.
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You always go above and beyond to please him.
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I can't believe you're so calm,
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given the fact that you've just lost another day off.
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But this time, I'll just go to him and ask him for a raise.
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If you think he's going to give in,
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you might as well save your breath.
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He'll never do it.
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Then I'll make sure to let him know I'm fed up with doing extra work for no pay.
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I'm going to stand up for my rights.
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He'll hold a grudge against you.
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Or even worse, he may give you the sack.
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Just let it go.
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So the solution is to just butter him up and agree with everything he does?
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No, of course not.
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But for the time being,
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it's better not to say anything.
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Maybe he will pay for our extra work after all.
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Nine times out of ten,
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you act first and then figure things out.
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You don't want him to kick you out of your job.
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Just wait and see.
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I wish I won the lottery so that all my problems could come to an end.
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You're playing the lottery?
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Yes, I am.
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Have you ever tried it?
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No, I haven't.
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Lottery is not my cup of tea.
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So, how often do you play?
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I buy a lottery ticket every week.
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Something tells me a large lottery win is just around the corner.
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Consistency can work wonders, you know.
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Maybe my numbers will come up soon.
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If I won the lottery,
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I would be on top of the world.
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All my dreams would come true.
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I could pay off all my debts,
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and I wouldn't have to worry about money for the rest of my life.
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I think I'm close to making it.
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Don't be fooled into thinking that winning the lottery is a piece of cake.
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Just take into account the amount of money you have to pay to buy tickets,
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even if you want.
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So much money out of nowhere could make you go nuts.
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You can lose it as easily as you want it.
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On the one hand, it can make all your dreams come true.
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But on the other hand,
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it can tear families and friendships apart.
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I don't think lottery winners have such a worry-free life.
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I wouldn't like to be in their shoes.
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To make a long story short,
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when it comes to the lottery,
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I have a bad opinion.
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So you're saying we're better off poor,
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struggling to keep our heads above water?
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It's difficult to make a living on minimum wage.
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I think you're better off making your way up step by step,
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through your own work.
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You'd rather hit it big in life through hard work.
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Over the long run, you'll be much happier earning your money by your own effort.
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There are so many people that started out poor,
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living from hand to mouth,
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and ended up very well off.
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They actually founded and ran their own company.
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I think we should take the leap and start our own business.
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It is up to us to be successful.
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I'll have my own business when pigs fly.
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That's out of the question for me.
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I'll just stick to playing the lottery.
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It may turn into an addiction.
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There's nothing wrong with playing the lottery every once in a while.
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You are more likely to lose money than to win.
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Well, do it your way.
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The bottom line is this.
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You can play once in a while,
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but don't get carried away.
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Don't get caught up in the lottery craze.
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Keep your job and go about your life in the same way you've done so far.
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Until you win, just seize the day and enjoy life as it is.
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Thank you.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “English Idioms and Phrasal Verbs”. Este vídeo tiene 87 frases y 706 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:45. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 123 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. 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 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
lottery sustantivo/ˈlɑtɚi/lotería
earn verbo/ɝn/ganar, granjear
wage sustantivo/weɪd͡ʒ/salario, sueldo
butter sustantivo/ˈbʌtɚ/mantequilla, manteca
nowhere adverbio/ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/en ninguna parte, en ningún lugar
friendship sustantivo/ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/amistad, amistanza (disused)
tear verbo/tɛɹ/rasgar, desgarrar
breathe verbo/bɹiːð/respirar
shoe sustantivo/ˈʃu/zapato, taba
addiction sustantivo/əˈdɪkˌʃən/adicción, vicio
pig sustantivo/ˈpɪɡ/cerdo, chancho
rope sustantivo/ɹoʊp/soga, maroma
banana sustantivo/bəˈnænə/banana, banano
consistency sustantivo/kənˈsɪs.tən.si/consistencia
straw sustantivo/stɹɔ/paja

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
end up verboterminar, ir a parar
carried away adjetivoembalado, enajenado
come up verbosalir a relucir
pay off verbovaler la pena, salir a cuenta
stand up for verboromper una lanza por, romper lanzas por

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • I'm going to stand up for my rights.
  • He'll hold a grudge against you.
  • You're playing the lottery?
  • Have you ever tried it?
  • I think I'm close to making it.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 29 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'll, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, shoe /ˈʃu/, addiction /əˈdɪkˌʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: seize /ˈsiːz/, craze /kɹeɪz/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: wage /weɪd͡ʒ/, grudge /ɡɹʌd͡ʒ/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como lottery, earn, wage.

¿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.

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