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There's that old saying about heroes, how they're not born, they're made.
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I relate to that.
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Not because I'm a hero, but because I was made.
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We all are, if you think about it.
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No one is born with skills.
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Natural talent is a myth.
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Talent is earned.
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Skills are gained through grueling repetition.
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Tireless, constant effort.
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She's done it again, folks.
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I'm not special.
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I just have drive.
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Now that's one driven dragon.
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And it made me the best dragon racer that ever lived.
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But I didn't get here alone, of course.
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Several years ago, racer training grounds.
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I thought we told you to stay out of here, shrimp.
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This tract is for racers.
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I am a racer.
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No little nymph dragon has ever been in a race before. So what?
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Besides, you need a rider to even compete.
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Where's your rider, Wren?
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I don't need a rider.
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Yes, you do.
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That's part of the game.
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You tell her, Rosie.
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She couldn't keep up anyway.
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The little thing couldn't even qualify.
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The dragon stables.
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They're right.
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No matter how much I practice, I'm not good enough.
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Not fast enough, not agile enough, not good enough.
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No, I won't let them get to me, and I won't quit.
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Deep in the forest.
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Come on,
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come on hey hey you huh oh that's gotta hurt you alright there missy are you a flying mouse
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or did I hit my head that hard the one and only names
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Windy like you were in for windy weather or the winds of change are upon you.
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Uh -huh.
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Well, if you'll excuse me, Windy the Flying Mouse.
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I've been watching you, Wren.
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It is Wren, right?
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How did you...
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Nice homemade training course you have for yourself here.
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You want to race, huh?
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But, well, you're terrible.
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You're a nymph dragon.
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Small, like me.
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You're training like them, but you're not a wyvern, or a whiptail, or even a...
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Get to the point, Mouse.
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I can help you.
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I know aerodynamics, how the wind works, how to make the most of being small.
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You want a race.
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I want a ride.
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We can help each other.
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If you're so good, why haven't you found a dragon that's already in the races, then?
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No one wants a mouse rider.
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Too small, too weak, bad grip.
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We both want a race.
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What do you say?
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Ready?
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She was right, of course, about me training wrong.
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I'll never tell her that, though.
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That little mouse worked me to the bone.
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I worked myself to the bone.
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Tuck in the tail, Missy.
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Maybe it's because I finally had hope.
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Maybe it's because I finally had someone that believed in me.
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Either way, it was nice.
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Nice to have a friend.
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I saw others give up when they were so close to the top.
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Second or third place wasn't good enough for them, so they quit.
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Come on, go hide!
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I watched, and I learned, until I was ready.
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Several months later...
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Woo -hoo!
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That was your best time yet, Ren! Can we?
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Can we really do it?
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I think we can.
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It's finally time to talk to the ladies that run the races.
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Don't worry, they know me.
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We're a shoe -in.
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Absolutely not.
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Wendy, you can't just walk in here with the smallest wagon you could find and demand to be in the race tomorrow.
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You've pulled some dumb stunts, but this?
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She's faster than a lot of them.
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Aren't you tired of the same racers over and...
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This isn't about...
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Fine, then I'll prove it.
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All right, little dragon.
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Collect all three rings from the course's checkpoints in less than 15 seconds.
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And we'll let you and the Mouseris tomorrow.
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Ready, set, go! By the gods!
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She did it in less than ten!
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Well, ladies, we'll see you tomorrow.
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Tomorrow.
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Nervous?
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No, absolutely terrified.
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What are you doing here, Nymph?
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We earned our way in, fair and square square.
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There's no way the bugs let you in.
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Ahem.
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Coal racers are here and accounted for.
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Please take your positions.
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You want to embarrass yourself in front of everyone?
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Fine.
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Be my guest.
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Don't listen to that, Wren.
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What a beautiful turnout for a race day, folks.
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Looks like it should be an exciting one.
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You all know the rules.
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Each dragon has to collect their ring from each track checkpoint
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one part of the course must be completed without flying
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and each racer must finish with their rider good luck dragons
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ready set go required obstacles on the track ahead racers track
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one forest um rosie is she's keeping up look at the little dragon go shut up and fly
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There's the first checkpoint.
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Beautiful execution.
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Our little rookie not too far behind.
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Track two, fire.
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Holy moly.
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Fake left, now.
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Look at that teamwork, folks.
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Two down, two to go.
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Track three, stone climbing course.
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Our little rookie has the lead.
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No. We're in the lead.
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Final track, snow.
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it's a straight shot I can see the finish line I'll be dead before I lose to a nymph dragon
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and a mouse what you thought a rookie was gonna make
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it to the top right away hey open up thanks for the save
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but that was really gross how do we do didn't even finish figured not a photo finish
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but a good show you surprised us ren
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that move rosie pulled it had to be illegal it wasn't
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so we lost fair and square afraid
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so anyway next week we'll be starting in the flowning forest people are excited for the new course wait
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we can still race afraid
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so we're still in the race
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i had no doubts about it we all start somewhere even the best of us
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that's the point you don't start at the top but with enough drive maybe you'll get there
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “A Dragon, a Mouse, and One Big Race”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: dragon, race, racer, mouse, track. Questo video contiene 140 frasi e 982 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 7:41. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 128 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 82% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| dragon sostantivo | /ˈdɹæɡən/ | drago, dragone |
| mouse sostantivo | /maʊs/ | topo, sorcio |
| rider sostantivo | /ˈɹaɪ̯.dəː/ | cavaliere, motociclista |
| folk sostantivo | /foʊk/ | gente, autoctono |
| rookie sostantivo | /ˈɹʊki/ | recluta |
| windy aggettivo | /ˈwɪn.di/ | ventoso |
| earn verbo | /ɝn/ | guadagnare |
| bone sostantivo | /boʊn/ | osso |
| skill sostantivo | /skɪl/ | abilità, capacità |
| collect verbo | /ˈkɑlɪkt/ | raccogliere, bottinare |
| stable sostantivo | /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ | stalla, scuderia |
| gross aggettivo | /ɡɹoʊs/ | grossolano, grave |
| compete verbo | /kəmˈpiːt/ | competere, gareggiare |
| tail sostantivo | /ˈteɪ̯l/ | coda |
| execution sostantivo | /ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/ | esecuzione |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| keep up verbo | mantenere, conservare | |
| give up verbo | arrendersi | |
| open up verbo | aprire | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | chiudi la bocca, stai zitto |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- I don't need a rider.
- What do you say?
- Can we really do it?
- You've pulled some dumb stunts, but this?
- You want to embarrass yourself in front of everyone?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | was made · is born · is earned |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | has ever been · haven't you found · You've pulled |
| Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppo | the best · your best · the smallest |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | won't let · you'll excuse · I'll never tell |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 42 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come you're, don't, I'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: execution /ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/, shoe /ˈʃu/, shrimp /ʃɹɪmp/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: execution /ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: ahem /əˈhɛm/, whiptail /ˈ(h)wɪpteɪ(ə)l/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: mouse /maʊs/, folk /foʊk/, collect /ˈkɑlɪkt/, gross /ɡɹoʊs/, compete /kəmˈpiːt/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: dragon /ˈdɹæɡən/, wagon /ˈwæɡən/, tract /tɹækt/, agile /ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/, embarrass /ɪmˈbæɹəs/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come dragon, mouse, rider.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.