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so um amy sheldon tells me you're a neuro something
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or other neurobiologist your check engine light is on
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but the light indicates don't bother i've wasted many an hour tilting at
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that particular windmill what is that scent you're wearing it smells great dandruff shampoo
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i have dry scalp ah well your hair looks very nice are you a homosexual
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No, no, I've just given you a compliment.
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Would have been more flattered if you were a homosexual.
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Guys, how about some music?
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Oh, I wouldn't care for that.
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Amy?
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No, thank you.
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Okay.
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Uncomfortable silence it is.
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Hey, Sheldon, have you told
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Amy what it was like for you growing up in Texas?
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No. why don't you tell her all right it was hell any follow -up amy no
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i myself grew up in nebraska small town outside of omaha
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you know a nice place mostly family farms a few meth labs
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I'm sorry how is this better than uncomfortable silence I don't know I was just trying something muggles
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hey here's another possible topic of conversation this is a big night for Sheldon.
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Right, Sheldon?
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Big night?
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The winter solstice is a big night.
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It's over 14 hours in Southern California.
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That's an amusing factoid.
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Thank you.
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No, no, my point is tonight is Sheldon's first official date.
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Discuss. Is this true?
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Apparently a semi -incestuous
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Teens for Jesus Fourth of July hoedown didn't count.
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So, um, Amy, what about you?
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Do you date much?
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Once a year.
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It's a deal I made with my mother in exchange for her silence on the matter,
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as well as the occasional use of her George Foreman grill
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that seals in the flavor without the fat what about you penny do you go on many dates oh yeah
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i wouldn't say many a few what's your characterization of approximately 171 different men is a few
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where did you get 171 men simple extrapolation in the three years
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that i've known you you were single for two and during
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that time i saw 17 different suitors
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if we work backwards correcting for observation bias
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and postulate an initial dating age of 15 whoa wait wait i did not start dating at 15.
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i'm sorry 16 14.
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my mistake now assuming the left side of a bell curve peeking around the present
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that would bring the total up to 193 men plus or minus eight men Remarkable.
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Did you have sexual intercourse with all of these men?
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No!
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Now, although that number would be fairly easy to calculate,
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based on the number of awkward encounters I've had with strange men leaving her apartment in the morning,
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plus the number of times she's returned home wearing the same clothes she wore the night before.
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Okay, Sheldon, I think you've made your point.
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So we multiply 193 minus 21 men before the loss of virginity,
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So 172 times 0 .18 gives us 30 .96 sexual partners.
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Let's round that up to 31.
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Okay, Sheldon, you are so wrong.
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That is not even close to the real number.
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I'm gonna need a drink over here.
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This is very interesting.
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Cultural perceptions are subjective.
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Penny, to your mind, are you a slut?
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No!
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No!
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No. Let's just all finish our dinners, okay?
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But this is an interesting topic.
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How many sexual encounters have you had?
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Does volunteering for a scientific experiment in which orgasm was achieved by electronically stimulating the pleasure centers of the brain count?
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I should think so.
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Then 128.
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You were right.
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This was a very productive evening.
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I saw a whole new side of Amy Farrah Fowler tonight.
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I did not have sex with 31 guys.
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I'll be happy to check the math, but numbers don't lie, Penny.
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In any event, now that
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Amy and I have spent quality time together, I feel much more confident proceeding to the next stage of our relationship.
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And that is?
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Using in vitro fertilization and a surrogate uterus to gift humanity with our progeny.
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You're still on that?
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In these uncertain times, doesn't humanity deserve a gift?
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Okay, you know what?
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I'm gonna come at this in a whole new way.
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Sheldon, if you try to make a baby with Amy in a Petri dish, I'm gonna tell your mother on you.
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That's no threat.
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My mother's always wanted a grandchild.
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Really, your deeply religious, born -again Christian mother wants a test -tube grandbaby born out of wedlock?
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Curses.
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if i thought of that in the first place i could have saved myself this whole night
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well it's not that late you could still go out and look for number 32 good night

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “TBBT - Sheldon's First Date”. Las palabras que más se repiten: amy, sheldon, penny, silence, sexual. Este vídeo tiene 88 frases y 758 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:23. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 119 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 77 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente. 18 de sus 88 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
silence sustantivo/ˈsaɪ̯ləns/silencio
penny sustantivo/ˈpɛni/penique
topic sustantivo/ˈtɑpɪk/tema, tópico
humanity sustantivo/hjuˈmænɪti/humanidad
encounter verbo/ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/encontrar, encontrarse
uncomfortable adjetivo/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/incómodo
minus/ˈmaɪ.nəs/menos
homosexual adjetivo/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/homosexual
deeply adverbio/ˈdi(ː)pli/a fondo
bother verbo/ˈbɑðɚ/molestar, agobiar
experiment sustantivo/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/experimento
tube sustantivo/tuːb/tubo, chisguete
indicate verbo/ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/indicar
seal sustantivo/siːl/sello
awkward adjetivo/ˈɔk.wɚd/torpe, desmañado

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
follow up verbodar seguimiento, dar un seguimiento
go out verbosalir

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • No, no, I've just given you a compliment.
  • Do you date much?
  • I'm gonna need a drink over here.
  • Penny, to your mind, are you a slut?
  • You're still on that?

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 25 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, cloth /klɒθ/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: dish /dɪʃ/, perception /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/, observation /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃn̩/, occasional /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/, shampoo /ʃæmˈpuː/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: humanity /hjuˈmænɪti/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, homosexual /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stimulate /ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt/, scalp /skælp/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: volunteer /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/, productive /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/, curve /kɚv/, observation /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃn̩/, flavor /ˈfleɪvə/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: observation /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃn̩/, orgasm /ˈoɹ.ɡæ.zəm/, characterization /ˌkæɹəktəɹəˈzeɪʃən/, amuse /əˈmjuːz/

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 silence, penny, topic.

¿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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