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For many, the act of crying is either a daily occurrence or something that happens behind closed doors once a year.
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Many have wailed and sobbed at one point without ever knowing why it happens.
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In truth, there are several factors that warrant tears to fall and explanations to the tradition of crying.
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Tears flow from the lacrimal glands that are found at the outer portion of the upper eye.
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Tears consist of water, oil, and mucus.
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When crying excessively, some tears drip down the nasal cavity, making the nose more runny than usual.
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Age, infection, inflammation, injury, tumor, and cysts can contribute to blockages in our tear ducts, which restrict tears.
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Essentially there are three types of tears, reflex, basal and emotional.
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Tears that develop from a reflex reaction are the result of an irritation.
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This can be anything from cutting an onion to stubbing your big toe.
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Basal tears are the tears that lubricate your eyes every day, all day.
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These tears assist in wetting your eyes and freeing your eyes of waste.
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Watching a sad movie or being broken up with calls for emotional tears.
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This type of crying is considered the most substantial because the tears involve one's emotions.
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PLC, or pathological laughing and crying, is a condition characterized by uncontrollable and spontaneous crying or laughing.
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Many suffering from strokes, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, and Lou Gehrig's disease show signs of PLC.
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Women's breasts tend to engorge with milk when their newborn babies cry.
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Women's tears are known to roll down their cheeks in contrast
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to men whose tears don't often flow from the eyes as rapidly and refrain from pouring over the eyelids.
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Until the age of 12, girls and boys cry about the same amount.
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The ratio deviates to about 5 to 1 from adolescence on.
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A majority of men and women say that they feel better once they have cried.
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Women, more than men, feel the need to cry when in distress.
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A good cry can be a bad cry for those who have depressive tendencies.
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This type of personality receives no emotional benefit from crying as
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Crying - Why Do We Cry?”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: tear, crying, cry, eye, emotional. Questo video contiene 10 frasi e 337 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 2:32. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 133 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 69% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| tear verbo | /tɛɹ/ | strappare, dilaniare |
| everyday aggettivo | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | quotidiano, giornaliero |
| contrast sostantivo | /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/ | contrasto |
| explanation sostantivo | /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ | spiegazione, esplicazione |
| assist verbo | /əˈsɪst/ | assistere, aiutare |
| ratio sostantivo | /ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/ | ragione, rapporto |
| breast sostantivo | /bɹɛst/ | mammella, poppa |
| contribute verbo | /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/ | contribuire |
| infection sostantivo | /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ | infezione |
| involve verbo | /ɪnˈvɑlv/ | coinvolgere |
| emotion sostantivo | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | emozione |
| unhappy aggettivo | /ʌnˈhæpi/ | triste, rattristato |
| tumor sostantivo | /tuː.məɹ/ | tumore |
| cheek sostantivo | /t͡ʃiːk/ | faccia tosta, sfrontatezza |
| tendency sostantivo | /ˈtɛn.dən.si/ | tendenza |
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 | are found · being broken · is considered |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | have wailed · have cried |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, ratio /ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/, infection /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, inflammation /ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/, spontaneous /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/, adolescence /ˌædəˈlɛsəns/, excessively /ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, assist /əˈsɪst/, breast /bɹɛst/, twelve /twɛlv/, contribute /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, rapidly /ˈɹæpɪdli/, unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/, cavity /ˈkæv.ɪt.i/, adolescence /ˌædəˈlɛsəns/
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 tear, everyday, contrast.
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.