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Near a quiet pond in a green forest lived a small mouse.
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He always felt something was missing in his life.
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One day he met a frog.
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The frog was confident, happy and free.
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He jumped, swam, laughed like life was easy.
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The mouse watched him and thought,
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this is the life I want.
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He walked closer and said, can we be friends?
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The frog smiled.
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Of course, why not?
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They started spending time together,
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not just as a friend, but dependent.
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I don't want to lose this, the mouse thought.
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One day he said, let's promise something.
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What?
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The frog asked.
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Let's never leave each other.
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Ever.
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The frog laughed.
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That's not needed.
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We're already friends.
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But the mouse insisted.
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No, I want something stronger, something permanent.
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He brought a thin rope.
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Let's tie our legs together so we're always connected.
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The frog paused.
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Something felt wrong, but he ignored it.
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All right, if it makes you happy.
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They tied their legs, Unbreakable.
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The mouse smiled with relief.
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Now, nothing can separate us.
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But life doesn't work on emotions.
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It works on truth.
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After some time, the frog got excited.
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Let's go!
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I want to swim!
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Splash!
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The frog jumped into the pond.
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The mouse was pulled in too.
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Cold water hit his body.
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For a moment, panic filled his eyes.
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But then he started moving his legs.
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Fast.
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I can swim.
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I think I can, he said to himself.
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For a few seconds, he survived.
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He tried to match the frog, tried to stay strong.
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But soon, his breaths got heavier.
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His body felt weak.
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This is harder than I thought, he gasped.
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Relax, this is fun, the frog shouted.
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But the mouse was struggling.
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I'm getting tired.
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Slow down, he cried.
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The frog didn't understand.
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This is normal.
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You'll get used to it.
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But the mouse was not made for this life.
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His small body started sinking.
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His legs slowed down.
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Water filled his mouth.
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His eyes filled with fear.
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I don't belong here, he whispered.
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And then he stopped moving.
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Silence.
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The rope was still tied.
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His lifeless body floated on the water.
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Hey, what happened? he said.
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No answer.
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Only the weight of a dead friend.
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Before he could think, a shadow passed above.
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An eagle.
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Sharp eyes.
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Perfect timing.
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It saw the floating mouse.
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Easy prey.
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It dived, grabbed the mouse, and flew up.
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But as it rose higher, the frog screamed.
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Wait!
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What's happening?
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The rope tightened.
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He was dragged out of the water, into the sky.
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I can't fly!
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I'll die!
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He cried.
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That same rope, which once felt like love,
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was now pulling him to death.
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High in the air, the eagle struggled.
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Too heavy, it thought.
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And suddenly it dropped both.
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They fell, fast, helpless, and crashed onto a hard rock.
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Both died.
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Now think carefully.
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Was it the eagle that killed them?
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No, it was the rope.
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The forced bond.
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The connection that ignored reality.
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In life, we do this all the time.
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We force ourselves into places where we don't belong.
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We hold on to people who are not right for us.
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We say, I'll adjust.
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I'll manage.
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I can't lose this person.
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But slowly we start drowning.
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Just like the mouse.
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We try hard.
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We struggle.
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We survive for some time.
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But inside we break.
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And sometimes we don't even realize we are dragging others down with us too.
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Not every connection is meant to stay.
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Just because you can hold on doesn't mean you should.
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wrong bonds don't give love they slowly destroy both lives choose wisely
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because the wrong attachment can pull you down even when you're trying to survive

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Some Bonds Break You — A Powerful Story About Wrong Attachments”. Las palabras que más se repiten: frog, mouse, rope, legs, felt. Este vídeo tiene 114 frases y 615 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:08. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 120 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 80 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
rope sustantivo/ɹoʊp/soga, maroma
eagle sustantivo/ˈiːɡəl/águila
float verbo/fləʊt/flotar
pond sustantivo/pɑnd/charca, estanque
lifeless adjetivo/ˈlaɪfləs/exánime
tighten verbo/ˈtaɪ.tən/apretar, tensar
wisely adverbio/ˈwaɪzli/sabiamente
drown verbo/dɹaʊn/ahogarse, afogarse
helpless adjetivo/ˈhɛlplɪs/indefenso, desamparado
splash verbo/splæʃ/chacualear, chapalear
attachment sustantivo/əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/prensión
prey sustantivo/pɹeɪ/presa
pause sustantivo/pɔːz/pausa
insist verbo/ɪnˈsɪst/insistir, empeñarse
shout verbo/ʃaʊt/gritar, desgañitarse

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
slow down verbodesacelerar, decelerar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • He walked closer and said, can we be friends?
  • I don't want to lose this, the mouse thought.
  • One day he said, let's promise something.
  • Let's never leave each other.
  • Let's tie our legs together so we're always connected.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 18 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'll, can't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: splash /splæʃ/, shout /ʃaʊt/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: splash /splæʃ/, scream /skɹiːm/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: wisely /ˈwaɪzli/, pause /pɔːz/
  • /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: helpless /ˈhɛlplɪs/, whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/

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 rope, eagle, float.

¿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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