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you're broke totally broke it's embarrassing it hurts but then in that moment you say to yourself
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you're finally brave enough to ask her out
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she was the love of my life she just didn't know it yet yeah i know who you are casey
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but who gave you my number right then and there you think someday i'm gonna marry this girl
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dad wake up are you awake casey was in a pretty bad motorcycle accident tonight
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i was like are you okay are you okay are you okay and he said no no
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and then i looked at him and his leg was snapped winter 2007 I was on a scooter, the other guy ran a red light.
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I'm a mess.
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Tomorrow they're cutting me open and replacing my femur with a titanium rod.
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They rebuilt the leg out of metal.
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The doctor said I'd mostly recover, but they made it clear.
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I'd never run again.
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Broken here.
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Here.
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And then in that moment,
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a thought, I would heal and I'd run a marathon and I'd do it in the impossible time of under three hours.
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Now, a marathon is always 26 .2 miles long.
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And to break three hours, you have to run faster than a six minute and 50 second per mile pace.
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That's impossible.
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First attempt, Richmond, Virginia.
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The goal was two hours and 59 minutes.
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Now I'd never run 26 miles in my life but I was confident I could do it.
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I failed.
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For context the average worldwide marathon time is four hours
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and 29 minutes
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and my very specific goal was 259 I had to make some changes starting
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now I'd run every day no more drinking definitely no more smoking
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and I lost 20 pounds I was a A totally different person for that second marathon.
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Still failed though.
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New York City, 2009.
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This was my first time breaking 310.
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California International.
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This is a super fast course.
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Disney.
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You get stuck in this loop.
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You try, fail, try, fail.
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All right, today is February 20th, 2011.
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Failure, it's a muscle, and every time you use it, it gets a little stronger.
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Open it up, Joe!
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You're so close.
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Try, fail.
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Try, fail.
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Get knocked down, get back up, get knocked down again.
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In Greek mythology there's this story of a king who's been cursed.
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And his curse was to push a boulder up a hill, and just as he got to the top,
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the boulder would roll back to the start.
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His curse was to do this really hard thing, and he'd get super close to accomplishing it, but then he'd fall back,
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and after the entire thing over again.
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And he'd do this over, and over for eternity.
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See you in 26 miles!
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Three hours, three minutes.
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Fail, fail, fail.
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Ow!
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And then you get married, and then you have a kid, and then another kid, and then a new job,
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and you're moving, and you're moving again, then you're 40.
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Dear Casey.
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You're 40!
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But you still haven't done it.
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Happy birthday to you.
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Okay, we're off.
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Alright, just had to have a quick visit to the medical tent.
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I feel good now, but a minute ago, I felt very dizzy.
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This is my Nana.
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Her impossible dream was to dance forever.
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She did that.
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She was on her feet dancing until the day she died at age 92.
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She made it happen.
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No one else has anything invested in this.
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No one cares if you do it or don't do it.
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To the world, this pursuit is just your cute little hobby.
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I was 26 when I set this goal.
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I was young then, and I couldn't do it.
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Now I'm old.
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If I don't do this now, it's just going to get harder.
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And if I back off, if I let reason win, then I have to carry the weight of that unrealized goal until the day I die.
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So those are the stakes.
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And I want to be like Nana.
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Go runner!
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Cheers!
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Thank you.
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6 a .m.
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August 1, today's day one of marathon training.
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2023 New York City Marathon.
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This year was really different.
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This is Roberto.
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He's my coach now, and I followed all of his guidance.
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This stadium is seeing all the fans.
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I took no shortcut.
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Crazy, we're cooking 653 of it, so.
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I have an Olympic marathon coach.
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He's running next to me.
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I told, yes!
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And me alone for 26 hours.
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This was it.
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Your boy is fit.
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I was fitter than I've ever been.
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I was fast.
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Six days, Roberto.
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And I had Roberto pacing me.
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That is the New York City marathon finish line.
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It was pretty exciting.
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It was 16 months of focused training just for this race.
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Good luck!
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Good luck!
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Today's gonna be the day.
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I was stronger than I'd ever been.
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KC!
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KC!
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At mile 13, I was on pace.
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KC!
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Mile 18, I was on pace.
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KC!
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I felt strong.
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Go KC!
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Go KC!
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Go KC!
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Why was this so hard, talking about a margin of less than two minutes?
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Moreover, why do I care anymore?
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It's not about a broken leg or needing to prove that doctor wrong.
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I have now run two dozen marathons.
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I won.
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at age 42 I had just run the fastest marathon of my entire life we had a good day the official
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The final result is 3 .01.
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We had a good time, 6 .48 through 22 miles, but you were all great out there.
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Thanks for cheering.
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It's just an arbitrary number.
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I don't need to break three hours to know who I am.
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What matters are the experiences, the journey, even if I failed in the goal.
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See, life's a battle, and there are times when you need to accept that you've been beat.
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It's been a long road, and there's a lot to be proud of, but I'm never gonna break three.
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I'm just not that guy.
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Oh, fuck that.
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It's been, uh, Five weeks since I failed in New York City.
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I'm here in Tucson, Arizona.
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Doing it again.
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You don't just give up.
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You can't just walk away.
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You get out there and you find that fucking dog.
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Yes, it's hard.
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If it was easy, everyone would do it.
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You're not out here because it's easy.
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You do a lot of meaningless, purposeless, stupid things.
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You get obsessed.
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You spend years focused on them.
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And literally no one cares but you, but you persevere anyway.
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You keep running.
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You keep running, you don't quit, you die trying.
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Because when you add up all those stupid, meaningless obsessions and accomplishments, what they equal, what they add up to, is your life.
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Yeah!
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Woo!
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Coming over from New York.
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It's about to finish.
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Casey Neistat and Roberto Mangi.
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What's the time?
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Bro, 2 .57!
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Say it again, say it again.
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2 .57!
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Oh, my God.
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Let's go, Casey!
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Yeah!
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Yeah!
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Yeah!
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Thank you.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Sisyphus and the Impossible Dream”. Las palabras que más se repiten: marathon, Casey, mile, fail, goal. Este vídeo tiene 190 frases y 1189 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 11:33. El hablante habla despacio, unas 103 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 83 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| marathon sustantivo | /ˈmæɹəθən/ | maratón |
| pace sustantivo | /peɪs/ | paso |
| curse sustantivo | /kɝs/ | maldición |
| knock verbo | /nɑk/ | llamar a, golpear |
| boulder sustantivo | /ˈboʊl.dɚ/ | peña, peñasco |
| meaningless adjetivo | /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/ | sin significado, insignificativo |
| fort sustantivo | /fɔɹt/ | fuerte, fortín |
| muscle sustantivo | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | músculo |
| marry verbo | /ˈmæɹi/ | casar, casarse |
| brave adjetivo | /bɹeɪv/ | bravo |
| invest verbo | /ɪnˈvɛst/ | invertir, insumir |
| loop sustantivo | /luːp/ | lazo, lazada |
| pump sustantivo | /pʌmp/ | bomba, pompa |
| margin sustantivo | /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪn/ | margen |
| snap verbo | /snæp/ | quebrar, romper de golpe |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| knock down verbo | derribar | |
| add up verbo | adicionar | |
| back off verbo | dejar/parar de insistir | |
| fall back verbo | retirar, retroceder | |
| get out verbo | salir | |
| give up verbo | rendirse, entregar | |
| wake up verbo | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | despertarse, recordar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- You're finally brave enough to ask her out.
- I was like, are you okay?
- Starting now, I'd run every day.
- I'm not going to make a good time.
- Moreover, why do I care anymore?
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 | who's been cursed · haven't done · I've ever been |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was snapped · been cursed |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 43 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, I'm, I'd. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: marathon /ˈmæɹəθən/, mythology /mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, shortcut /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: motorcycle /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/, arbitrary /ˈɑː.bɪ.tɹə.ɹi/, eternity /əˈtɜɹnəti/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, mythology /mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: snap /snæp/, stake /steɪk/, scooter /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: brave /bɹeɪv/, invest /ɪnˈvɛst/, recover /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/, moreover /mɔːˈɹəʊ.və/, persevere /ˌpɝ.səˈviɹ/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: margin /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪn/, mythology /mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
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 marathon, pace, curse.
¿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.