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I'm a single mum.
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Well you've done something really horrible though.
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You've dragged someone and forced them into a position they didn't want to be in.
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No one ever asked to be born.
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I feel like you're on another planet.
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Having children is obviously such a joy and a great thing in life.
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It's a natural feeling as a woman.
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We all have that maternal instinct as well.
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My view on biological children, I don't think people should have them.
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I'm going to have to stop here and just ask you why.
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No one ever asks to be born.
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When you give birth, you're choosing to do something to someone else.
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You're creating them.
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They never ask for it.
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You know, you can't get consent from someone to bring them into the world.
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But it is a natural process.
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But just because something's natural doesn't mean it's right.
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There are many things that happen in nature which we would say that's bad, like malaria, you know, animals rape each other, things like this.
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If you look at any other situation in our daily lives where we would talk about consent should not act
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if you can't get consent from someone.
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I'm a single mum and I have a son who's nine years old
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and just before I turned 20 I decided
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that I was going to be a surrogate and I was UK's youngest surrogate to triplets.
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I can totally understand that people have this biological drive.
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Nothing's stopping me like I could do it.
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Well actually I had a vasectomy two weeks ago
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so there is something stopping me there was nothing okay
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there was nothing there was nothing stopping me what made you make
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that decision so young because i know already
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that i'm not going at the age of 23
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i did not know half of what i know
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now the feelings change i'm sure you're not the same i'm definitely not the same person
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that i was when i was 19 to experience like pregnancy i can't even put into words how
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that feels like it's a feeling
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that you've never ever felt before like i don't know it kind of saddens me to know
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that you'll never experience that all of
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that to me just sounds like an ego trip you've brought someone into existence
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and it's made you feel all these things yeah that's good for you
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but we can't see other people as a means to our own ends okay
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i'm just gonna say it how it is i feel like you're on another planet i can understand now
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that bringing someone into the world just for my selfish desires is not a good reason to do it
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when you do create someone you're bringing them into a world where you you know
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that there are loads of bad things
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that could happen to them they could be hit by a car
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and live with lasting pain they could get cancer very early on fall victim to sex trafficking all things like this
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do you think that your selfish desire to have that kid is worth it if they live a life like that
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that's a bit crazy like why are you always picking up the negative in this sit
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because that's all i'm hearing you say is so this could happen
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that could happen so i'm sure you've had a bad experience
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or event some point in your life up until now most people have whether it's a bad memory
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or you've lost someone or whatever the case is you learn to deal
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and cope you learn you learn to mitigate the bad things
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that happen to you but no one can just live their life but
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but bringing someone into existence well you've done something really horrible there you've dragged someone
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and forced them into a position they didn't want to be in
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and those bad things are happening to them and you've done
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that biologically your gene pool that will end with you
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so what's bad about that just how do you feel just knowing
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that yeah fine good i'm not opening the door to any more bad things happening to people
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it just literally makes no sense i mean most people
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that i interact with have um the same view as you
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so like you've never met anyone who thinks my way
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and literally everyone i meet thinks your way are you a lonely child no no no
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i have a sister no did you have a good childhood
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like yeah yeah yeah everyone thinks anyone who has this view no not not even
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that if you had a good childhood then you know what it feels like to experience joy and memories.
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Yeah, as someone who exists, but if I was never born, I would have never have missed that.
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So what would you say to me if I was the one that was looking for a surrogate?
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Well, I would think you shouldn't.
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And I would say, like, if you want to have a child and raise them, adopt.
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I've had debates with many people, but that was something else.
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I just feel more sad for him, really, that just at a young age, he's made such a life -changing decision.
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Just frustrated with all the negativity about why you shouldn't have children and not the positive side of what you should enjoy.
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I'd rather have kids.
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100 % life is here to be lived and I can't wait to have more children.
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We don't agree but I enjoyed it.
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I do understand where people are coming from.
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This is a topic where I'm so often confronted by the opposing view
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that if I would have heard anything by now that would make me change my mind, I think I would have heard it.
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I would rather have no biological children, but I'm perfectly up for adopting someone.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Is Having Children Selfish?”. Las palabras que más se repiten: happen, view, experience. Este vídeo tiene 80 frases y 986 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:04. El hablante habla rápido, unas 195 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| consent verbo | /kənˈsɛnt/ | consentir |
| biological adjetivo | /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ | biológico |
| horrible adjetivo | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | horrible, horroroso |
| drag verbo | /dɹæɡ/ | arrastrar |
| adopt verbo | /əˈdɑpt/ | adoptar, ahijar |
| selfish adjetivo | /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/ | egoísta |
| topic sustantivo | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | tema, tópico |
| gene sustantivo | /d͡ʒiːn/ | gen, gene |
| pregnancy sustantivo | /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/ | embarazo, gravidez |
| lonely adjetivo | /ˈloʊnli/ | solitario, solo |
| interact verbo | /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ | interactuar |
| youngest adjetivo | /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/ | más joven, jovencisímo |
| oppose verbo | /əˈpoʊz/ | oponer, salir al encuentro |
| instinct sustantivo | /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ | instinto |
| confront verbo | /kənˈfɹʌnt/ | enfrentar, confrontar |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| pick up verbo | coger, asir |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- I feel like you're on another planet.
- Nothing's stopping me like I could do it.
- We don't agree but I enjoyed it.
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 | you've done · You've dragged · you've never ever felt |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | be born · could be hit · was never born |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | anyone who thinks · anyone who has · someone who exists |
| Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena idea | should have · should not act · shouldn't have |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 45 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, you've, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: biological /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, malaria /məˈlɛəɹi.ə/, negativity /ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/, vasectomy /vəˈsɛktəmi/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: negativity /ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/, vasectomy /vəˈsɛktəmi/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: biological /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, gene /d͡ʒiːn/
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 consent, biological, horrible.
¿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.