Pratique du Shadowing: Pride and Prejudice - Chapter 1 [Audiobook] - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 1.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged
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that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
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However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighborhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families
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that he is considered the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.
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"'My dear Mr. Bennet,' said his lady to him one day, "'have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?' Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.
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"'But it is,' returned she, "'for Mrs. Long has just been here, "'and she told me all about it.' Mr. Bennet made no answer.
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"'Do you not want to know who has taken it?' cried his wife impatiently.
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"'You want to tell me, "'and I have no objection to hearing it.
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This was invitation enough.
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Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England,
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that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it, that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately,
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that he is to take possession before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week.
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What is his name?
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Bingley.
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Is he married or single?
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Oh, single, my dear, to be sure, a single man of large fortune.
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Four or five thousand a year.
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What a fine thing for our girls.
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How so?
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How can it affect them?
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My dear Mr. Bennett, replied his wife, how can you be so tiresome?
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You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.
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Is that his design in settling here?
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Design?
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Nonsense!
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How can you talk so?
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But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.
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I see no occasion for that.
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You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them,
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Mr. Bingley may like you the best of the party.
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My dear, you flatter me.
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I certainly have had my share of beauty, but I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now.
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When a woman has five grown-up daughters, she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty.
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In such cases, a woman has not often much beauty to think of.
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But, my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr. Bingley when he comes into the neighborhood it.
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It is more than I engage for, I assure you.
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But consider your daughters.
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Only think what an establishment it would be for one of them.
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Sir William and Lady Lucas are determined to go, merely on that account, for, in general, you know, they visit no newcomers.
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Indeed, you must go, for it will be impossible for us to visit him if you do not.
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You are over-scrupulous, surely.
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I dare say Mr. Bingley will be very glad to see you, and I will send a few lines by you,
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to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying whichever he chooses of the girls, though I must throw in a good word for my little Lizzie.
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I desire you will do no such thing.
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Lizzie is not a bit better than the others, and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good-humoured as Lydia, but you are always giving her the preference words.
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They have none of them much to recommend them, replied he.
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They're all silly and ignorant like other girls.
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But Lizzie has something more of quickness than her sisters.
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Mr. Bennett, how can you abuse your own children in such a way?
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You take delight in vexing me.
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You have no compassion for my poor nerves.
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You mistake me, my dear.
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I have a high respect for your nerves.
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They are my old friends.
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I have heard you mention them with consideration these last twenty years at least.
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You do not know what I suffer, but I hope you will get over it
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and live to see many young men of four thousand a year come into the neighborhood.
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It will be no use to us if twenty such should come, since you will not visit them.
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Depend upon it, my dear, that when there are twenty I will visit them all.
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Mr. Bennett was so awed a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humor, reserve, and caprice,
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that the experience of three and twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character.
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Her mind was less difficult to develop.
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She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper.
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When she was discontented, she fancied herself nervous.
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The business of her life was to get her daughters married.
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Its solace was visiting and news.

Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau B2 s’appuie sur la vidéo « Pride and Prejudice - Chapter 1 ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : dear, visit, Bingley, daughters, twenty. Cette vidéo contient 67 phrases et 856 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 5:00. Le locuteur parle à un rythme naturel d’environ 171 mots par minute, proche d’une conversation courante. 84 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

MotPrononciationSens
humour nom/ˈhjuːmɚ/humour
delight nom/dəˈlaɪt/plaisir, délice
assure verbe/əˈʃʊɹ/assurer
nerve nom/nɝv/nerf
caprice nom/kəˈpɹiːs/caprice
hearty adjectif/ˈhɑɹti/cordial
impatiently adverbe/ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/impatiemment
newcomer nom/ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/nouveau venu, nouvel arrivé
quickness nom/ˈkwɪknəs/rapidité
rightful adjectif/ˈɹaɪtfəl/légitime
solace nom/ˈsɑ.lɪs/consolation, réconfort
tiresome adjectif/ˈtaɪɚsəm/ennuyeux, barbant
sarcastic adjectif/sɑɹˈkæs.tɪk/sarcastique
universally adverbe/ˌjunɪˈvɝsəli/universellement
objection nom/əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/objection

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotSens
get over verbesurmonter
grow up verbegrandir

Des phrases à répéter

Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :

  • Bennett, replied his wife, how can you be so tiresome?
  • How can you talk so?
  • Bennett, how can you abuse your own children in such a way?

La grammaire de cette vidéo

Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :

StructureDans la vidéo
Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le faitis considered · is let · is taken
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenanthas just been · has taken · have heard

Prononciation à surveiller

  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: assure /əˈʃʊɹ/, chaise /ʃeɪz/, impatiently /ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/, objection /əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, insufficient /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/
  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: impatiently /ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/, universally /ˌjunɪˈvɝsəli/, insufficient /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: humour /ˈhjuːmɚ/, hearty /ˈhɑɹti/
  • /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: whichever /wɪt͡ʃˈɛvɚ/, objection /əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, mixture /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/, acknowledge /əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: assure /əˈʃʊɹ/, caprice /kəˈpɹiːs/, hearty /ˈhɑɹti/, rightful /ˈɹaɪtfəl/, scrupulous /ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/

Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo

  1. Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
  2. Commencez à la vitesse 0,75×, répétez phrase par phrase, puis revenez à la vitesse normale quand cela devient facile.
  3. Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme humour, delight, assure.

Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?

Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.

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