쉐도잉 연습: Boring People Don't Exist - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

If you're bored by a conversation, you're the dull one.

Okay?

So if you find people boring, it's like, you should take a look in the mirror.

Because what you're doing is reducing all your interactions with other people to only that which is trite.

And you're doing that to protect yourself for some reason.

Because if you listen to people, and I don't care who they are, if you listen to people, they're so interesting that you want to run away screaming.

Because people are very weird.

They're very strange.

And they're full of snakes and twists and bends.

And that's as true for so -called simple people as it is for sophisticated people.

And so you want to engage with the person in a way that keeps the fascination alive.

And then you want to listen.

Because if you really listen, they'll tell you what they're up to.

They won't be able to help it.

Because if you run across someone who listens, especially if no one's listening to you, you will tell them everything.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Boring People Don't Exist”. This video has 15 sentences and 177 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:59. The speaker talks fast, about 181 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
bore verb	/boɹ/	To inspire boredom in somebody.
mirror noun	/ˈmiɹɚ/	A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
engage verb	/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/	To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
interaction noun	/ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/	The situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
snake noun	/sneɪk/	Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
twist verb	/twɪst/	To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
scream verb	/skɹiːm/	To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
bend verb	/bɛnd/	To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
sophisticated adjective		Of a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise.
dull adjective	/dʌl/	Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
fascination noun	/fæsɪˈneɪʃən/	The state or condition of being fascinated.
trite adjective	/tɹaɪt/	used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
run across verb	To cross by running.
run away verb	To flee by running.

이 영상의 문법

화자가 가장 많이 쓰는 문형을 영상 속 실제 표현과 함께 정리했습니다.

문형	영상 속 표현
조건문 if + 절, will/would + 동사 — 조건과 그 결과	if you really listen, they'll tell
관계절 who / which + 절 — 사람이나 사물에 대한 추가 정보	that which is · someone who listens

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as they're, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, fascination /fæsɪˈneɪʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, fascination /fæsɪˈneɪʃən/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bore, mirror, engage.

쉐도잉이란? 영어 실력을 빠르게 키우는 과학적 방법

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