Shadowing Practice: Hurricane Lala Pummels Hawaii, Causing Widespread Damage - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This morning, emergency crews across Hawaii pushed to the brink.
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Lala passing by just south of the island as a Category 1 hurricane, unleashing drenching rains and damaging winds.
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This driver capturing a frightening close call as the storm toppled a tree right onto her car.
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The governor confirming more than 100 homes damaged or destroyed, prompting officials to issue a major disaster declaration.
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The storm, which weakened to a tropical storm overnight, dumping more than three feet of rain over the weekend.
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Hawaii's National Guard saving two paramedics trapped inside their own truck before it, too, was washed away.
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All that water wreaking havoc island-wide.
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Oh, my God.
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Swift currents washing out roads, water and debris overpowering highways.
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In Hilo, floods churning and drone video capturing roads completely submerged.
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The highest rainfall total from this storm, more than 42 inches along the Big Island's northeast coast.
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Winds there reaching more than 70 miles an hour, ripping roofs off buildings.
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And thousands remain without power.
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Back on the Big Island, Wendell Causey spent Sunday clearing down trees.
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After riding out the storm alongside his granddaughters, Kylia and Kella.
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What were you telling the grandkids as this one moved in?
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Yeah, they kept asking, is this the storm?
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Is this the storm?
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Yes.
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But trying to keep it so that it's not so scary.
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Did you take care of the baby with the storm?
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That's great.
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After losing their home to Hurricane Imiiki back in 1992, the family, grateful to have survived a rare second Hawaiian hurricane.
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And this morning, officials say that they are grateful
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that the path of Lala has shifted and spared a direct hit on the islands.
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However, they're urging residents to steer clear of flooded areas until crews can get back into those hard hit spots
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and get a full assessment of the damage here.
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Greg.
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All right.
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Morgan Chesky for us there on the big island in Hawaii.
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Morgan, thank you.
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All right.
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Let's bring in Dylan, who's in for Al this morning.
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Good morning.
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Good morning, guys.
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We'll get to the remnants of Lala in just a second.
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But we do have some more heavy rain moving out of Indiana and moving into northern parts of Kentucky.
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Lots of clouds of ground, lightning, torrential downpours, too.
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And also some spotty showers and storms peppered across the interior parts of New York and into Pennsylvania, too.
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We have flood watches in effect because as this rain moves eastward, the ground is pretty saturated.
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That could lead to more flooding.
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The flooding we're seeing is mostly river flooding at this point, especially all across Indiana where those red dots are.
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That's where the rivers are at moderate flood stage, so well above the banks.
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So anyone in low-lying areas along the banks of those rivers will end up still dealing with that flooding.
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It takes a while for that flooding to recede.
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We also have a couple of areas where we'll see some stronger storms today, one in the upper Midwest, one in the southeast.
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Damaging winds up to 60 miles per hour, some large hail, too.
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Tomorrow that shifts over into Iowa and northern Missouri.
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Some heavier storms move just north of Chicago tomorrow, too.
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Additional rainfall about one to three inches.
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Again, with the ground already saturated, that could lead to more flooding.
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Here is Lala.
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Now back to a tropical storm.
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It's going to continue to move to the west.
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It is no longer a threat to Hawaii.
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Even though it should strengthen back into a Category 1 hurricane, it will stay out over the water.
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So we will see improvements as the surf starts to calm down, too, around Hawaii.
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So things are improving there.
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Okay.
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All right, Dylan, we'll come back to you in just a few moments.
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Hey, thanks for watching.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 63 frases y 670 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:44. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 179 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. Solo el 77 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| flood sustantivo | /flʌd/ | inundación, avenida |
| hurricane sustantivo | /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/ | huracán |
| wash verbo | /wɑʃ/ | lavar |
| capture verbo | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | capturar |
| grateful adjetivo | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | agradecido |
| tropical adjetivo | /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/ | tropical |
| rainfall sustantivo | cantidad pluvial, cuantía lluvial | |
| assessment sustantivo | /əˈsɛsmənt/ | evaluación, expertización |
| cloud sustantivo | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | nube, nimbo |
| alongside | /əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/ | yunto/juntamente/junto con |
| confirm verbo | /kənˈfɝm/ | confirmar |
| disaster sustantivo | /dɪˈzɑːs.təː/ | desastre |
| resident sustantivo | /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/ | residente, habitante |
| scary adjetivo | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | temible, espantoso |
| trap sustantivo | /tɹæp/ | trampa, cepo |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| calm down verbo | calmarse |
| end up verbo | terminar, ir a parar |
| wash away verbo | barrer |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 7 contracciones y formas reducidas, como we'll, don't, they're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: southeast /sawˈθɪjst/, northeast /noːˈθɪjst/, strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: wash /wɑʃ/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, declaration /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, unleash /ʌnˈliʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: declaration /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, overpower /oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/, paramedic /ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como flood, hurricane, wash.
¿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.