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Hey, what are you doing?
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Oh, figuring out our wedding plans.
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That's funny.
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We were doing the same thing.
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Yeah.
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It's really crazy.
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I had no idea how expensive this stuff was.
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It is really pricey.
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This is going to cost you a lot of money.
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I heard the weddings are like a $40 billion a year industry.
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It does seem like this money could be put to better use.
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Are you serious?
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How would you feel if we gave all the wedding money to charity and we just got married at City Hall?
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I think it would make me want to marry you even more.
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May I help you?
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Yes.
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We're here to make a rather sizable donation to the children.
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Well, any contribution, large or small, is always appreciated.
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Well, I think you're going to appreciate the crap out of this one.
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Well, this is very generous.
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I was cleaning this morning, and I found this.
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I don't know if you want to use it, but...
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I actually won't be wearing a dress at all.
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We took the money we were going to spend on a wedding, and we donated it to a children's charity.
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That's crazy!
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I'm sorry.
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I just, I can't imagine giving up my one wedding day like that.
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This is really nice for you, but I've made my decision.
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What I really want is a great big wedding.
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Oh, yay!
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But you already gave all the money to charity.
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Well, I'll just ask for it back.
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I'm seriously asking for the money back?
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It's for our wedding day.
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Are you here to make another donation the same day?
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We want it back.
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Excuse me?
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That money was for a big wedding that we thought we didn't want, but it turns out we do.
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So you're asking us to refund your donation to the children?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, I'm sorry.
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I am.
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But, you know, this wedding's just really important to me.
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Hey, it's none of my business.
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Well, hey, at least you're getting a proper wedding.
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Yeah, I really do.
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You know, I had nothing growing up.
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Just like the kids I took the money from.
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No, no, I see where this is going.
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Look, I can't have a wedding with this money now.
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It's tainted.
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All right, fine.
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We'll give the money back.
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We're back.
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Are you here to take more money?
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Because I think what you're looking for is an ATM.
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No, no, we're here to give the money back.
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It's all about the children.
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Although, it's also about the wedding.
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All right, here.
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No. Oh, God.
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Okay, look, enough.
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I'm going to make this decision for us.
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No, what do you think we should do?
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You know what?
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It's not your decision anymore.
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What?
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On behalf of the children of New York, I reject your money.
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But we're giving you this.
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Yeah, and I'm giving it back to you.
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Consider it a contribution.
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Well, this is very generous.
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Please, take the check, go have a great wedding and a wonderful life together.
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That way we can save up, come back in a few years, and make an even bigger donation.
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And when you do, make sure you ask for Brian.
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Oh, is that you?
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No.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “They are a generous couple”. Las palabras que más se repiten: wedding, donation, charity, decision, giving. Este vídeo tiene 77 frases y 542 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 2:17. El hablante habla rápido, unas 238 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 87 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir. 13 de sus 77 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
donation sustantivo/doʊˈneɪʃən/donación, donativo
charity sustantivo/ˈtʃæɹɪti/entidad benéfica, organización caritativa
contribution sustantivo/ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/contribución, aporte
generous adjetivo/ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/generoso
marry verbo/ˈmæɹi/casar, casarse
donate verbo/ˈdoʊˌneɪt/donar, delejar
refund sustantivo/ɹɪˈfʌnd/reembolso, reintegro
excuse verbo/ɪksˈkjuz/excusar, perdonar
wedding sustantivo/ˈwɛdɪŋ/boda, nupcias
appreciate verbo/əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/apreciar, preciar
consider verbo/kənˈsɪd.ə/considerar
clean adjetivo/kliːn/limpio
spend verbo/spɪnd/gastar, despender
seriously adverbio/ˈsɪɹ.i.əs.li/en serio, seriamente
none/noʊn/nadie, ninguno

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
figure out verboaveriguar, captar
give up verborendirse, entregar
grow up verbocrecer
save up verboahorrar
turn out verboresultar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

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

  • Hey, what are you doing?
  • May I help you?
  • I'm seriously asking for the money back?
  • Are you here to take more money?
  • No, what do you think we should do?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacecould be put · is always appreciated
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowere doing · was cleaning
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasare you doing · you're asking · you're getting
Futuro con “going to” be going to + verbo — un plan o algo que se ve veniris going to cost · you're going to appreciate · I'm going to make

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 21 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, we're, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: donation /doʊˈneɪʃən/, contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, appreciate /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, appreciate /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/, seriously /ˈsɪɹ.i.əs.li/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: sizable /ˈsaɪzəbəl/, excuse /ɪksˈkjuz/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: generous /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/, imagine /ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como donation, charity, contribution.

¿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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