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Daddy Long Legs.
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Chapter 4.
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A Foreign Country.
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October 10th.
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Dear Daddy Long Legs.
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Have you ever heard of Michelangelo?
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I thought I had, but I was wrong.
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The other day in English class, the professor said, Who can tell me something about Michelangelo?
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Just about every girl in the class raised her hand, so I was happy that she called on me.
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I spoke up loudly, and everyone could hear me.
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He was an angel.
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What a mistake.
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The whole class burst out laughing.
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Even the professor was trying to hide a smile.
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Anyone else want to try?
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She said.
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Michael Angelo is a famous artist who lived in Italy a long time ago, Julia Pendleton said.
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Everybody knows that.
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But he has Angel right in the middle of his name, I thought blushing furiously.
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The trouble with college is that everyone thinks you already know a lot of things.
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But I never learned those things in the orphanage.
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It's very embarrassing at times.
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Now, I keep quiet when the girls talk about something I've never heard of.
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Then afterward, I look it up in the encyclopedia.
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You know, Daddy Longlegs, it isn't the work that's hard at college.
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It's the play.
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Half the time, I don't know what the girls are talking about.
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I'm a stranger in a foreign country, and I don't understand the language.
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It's a miserable feeling, but I've had it all my life.
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In high school, the girls would stand in groups and stare at me.
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I was odd and different.
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I felt like John Greer Home for Orphans was stamped across my forehead.
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There was one nice girl.
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Sometimes she came over and said something polite.
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How are you today, Jerusha?
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Or, What did you think of the history test, Jerusha?
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Or, I really liked your story when the English teacher read it aloud.
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But I hated every one of those high school girls.
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And I especially hated the nice one.
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I knew she only talked to me because she pitied me.
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Nobody here knows that I grew up in an orphanage.
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Not even Sally McBride.
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One day when we were walking, Sally said, You never talk about your family.
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Do you have any brothers or sisters?
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No, I'm an only child, I quickly replied.
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And I've never heard you mention your parents.
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That's because they're dead.
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Oh, I'm so sorry, Sally said.
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I hope I didn't make you feel bad by asking about them.
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I shook my head.
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No, they've been dead a long time.
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I'm only able to go to college because a kind old gentleman is sending me.
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That's mostly true, right?
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I just want to be like the other girls.
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I just want to forget the John Greer home and get on with my life.
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At least Sally likes me and is my friend.
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I've just been reading over this letter.
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It sounds pretty unhappy.
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But that's probably because I have an essay due tomorrow and a geometry test.
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And I have a very sneezy cold.
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Oh, I almost forgot.
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Mrs. Lippitt said that you wanted to know everything I'm learning.
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Besides English and geometry, I'm taking Latin, French, and biology.
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Yesterday, the English professor had something nice to say about my latest paper.
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This shows a lot of originality, she said to the whole class.
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Which made me feel better about the Michelangelo episode.
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The John Greer home aims to turn out 97 orphans who are all alike.
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So it's amazing that I have any originality.
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I hope I don't hurt your feelings when I say bad things about the orphanage.
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But if I do hurt your feelings, you can stop my allowance I guess that's not a polite thing to say
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but you can't expect me to have any manners after all
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I grew up in an orphanage here's some more news I'm trying out for the freshman basketball team
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I'm short but I'm quick and tough while the other girls are jumping I dodge under their feet and grab the ball.
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Practicing is fun.
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We're outside in the fall air and the trees are all red and yellow.
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Everybody is laughing and shouting.
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These are the happiest girls I've ever seen, and I'm the happiest of all.
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So there, I've thought of some cheerful things to tell you.
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Don't be discouraged when my letters seem sad.
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I really love college, and I love you for sending me.
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The 10 o'clock bell is going to ring in two minutes.
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Our day is divided into sections by bells.
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We eat and sleep and study by bells.
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There goes the bell.
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Lights out.
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Observe how seriously I take the rules here.
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The John Greer home has trained me well.
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So, I've said nice things about the orphanage, too.
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Sincerely, Jerusha Abbott.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 89 frasi e 799 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 6:05. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 131 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 80% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:
- angel /ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/ (sostantivo) — angelo. An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.
- polite /pəˈlaɪt/ (aggettivo) — cortese, educato. Well-mannered, civilized.
- geometry /d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/ (sostantivo) — geometria. The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
- orphan /ˈɔɹfən/ (sostantivo) — orfano, orfana. A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
- afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ (avverbio) — dopo, poi. At a later or succeeding time; after that;
- shake /ˈʃeɪk/ (verbo) — scuotere, agitare. To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
- essay /ˈɛs.eɪ/ (sostantivo) — saggio, ricerca. A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
- biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (sostantivo) — biologia. The study of all life or living matter.
- gentleman /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ (sostantivo) — gentiluomo, galantuomo. Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
- burst /bɜːst/ (verbo) — scoppiare, esplodere. To break from internal pressure.
- alike /əˈlaɪk/ (aggettivo) — simile. Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
- divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ (verbo) — dividere, dividersi. To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
- stamp /stæmp/ (sostantivo) — conio. An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
- observe /əbˈzɜːv/ (verbo) — osservare. To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
- shout /ʃaʊt/ (verbo) — gridare. To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
I phrasal verb che sentirai
- turn out (verbo) — risultare. To end up; to result.
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 27 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, I've, don't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shout /ʃaʊt/, freshman /ˈfɹɛʃ.mən/, blush /ˈblʌʃ/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: geometry /d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/, biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/, encyclopedia /ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidi.ə/, originality /əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/
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 angel, polite, geometry.
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | Have you ever heard · I've never heard · I've had |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | was stamped · be discouraged · is divided |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passato | was trying · were walking |
| Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppo | my latest · the happiest |
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.