쉐도잉 연습: "I loved every minute of it, however hard it had been" - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

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The first seven years I'd worked on this problem, I loved every minute of it.

However hard it had been, there'd been setbacks often, there'd been things that had seemed insurmountable,

but it was a kind of private and very personal battle I was engaged in.

In September, I decided to go back

and look one more time at the original structure of Flack and Kohlvergian to try and pinpoint exactly why it wasn't working,

try and formulate it precisely.

I never really do that in mathematics, but I just wanted to set my mind at rest, that it really couldn't be made to work.

At the beginning of September I was sitting here at this desk when suddenly,

totally unexpectedly, I had this incredible revelation.

It was the most important moment of my working life.

It was so indescribably beautiful.

It was so simple and so elegant.

And I just stared in disbelief for 20 minutes.

Then during the day I walked around the department, I'd keep coming back to my desk and looking to see it was still there, it was still there.

Almost what seemed to be stopping the method of flack and color bargain was exactly what would make horizontally the solid theory, my original approach to the problem from three years before,

would make exactly that work.

So out of the ashes seemed to rise the true answer to the problem.

So the first night I went back and stepped on it, I checked through it again the next morning,

and about 11 o'clock I was satisfied, and I went down and told my wife, I've got it.

I think I've got it.

I found it.

And it was so unexpected.

I think she thought I was talking about a children's toy or something.

She said, got what?

And said, I've fixed my proof.

I've got it.

There's no other problem that will mean the same to me.

I had this very rare privilege of being able to pursue...

in my adult life what had been my childhood dream.

I know it's a rare privilege, but if one can do this, it's more rewarding than anything I can imagine.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This C1 speaking lesson is built on the video “"I loved every minute of it, however hard it had been"”. This video has 30 sentences and 362 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:13. The speaker talks at a steady 113 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
flak noun	/flæk/	Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.
disbelief noun	/dɪsbɪˈliːf/	An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case.
formulate verb	/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/	To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
horizontally adverb		In a horizontal direction or position.
indescribably adverb		In an indescribable manner.
insurmountable adjective		Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable
pinpoint verb	/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/	To identify or locate (someone or something) precisely or with great accuracy.
setback noun	/ˈsɛtbæk/	An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).
unexpectedly adverb	/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/	In an unexpected manner.
stare verb	/stɛɚ/	To look fixedly (at something).
elegant adjective	/ˈɛləɡənt/	Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity.
bargain noun	/ˈbɑːɹɡən/	An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a…
revelation noun	/ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/	The act of revealing or disclosing.
satisfy verb	/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/	To be enough (for)

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go back verb	To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
check through verb	To permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.
go down verb	To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
walk around verb	To walk with no planned destination; to meander.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, I'd, there'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

Long words — get the stress right: unexpectedly /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/, revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like flak, disbelief, formulate.

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쉐도잉(Shadowing)은 원래 전문 통역사 훈련을 위해 개발된 언어 학습 기법으로, 다언어 학자인 Dr. Alexander Arguelles에 의해 대중화된 방법입니다. 핵심 원리는 간단하지만 매우 강력합니다: 원어민의 영어를 들으면서 1~2초의 짧은 지연으로 즉시 소리 내어 따라 말하는 것——마치 '그림자(shadow)'처럼 화자를 따라가는 것입니다. 문법 공부나 수동적인 청취와 달리, 쉐도잉은 뇌와 입 근육이 동시에 실시간으로 영어를 처리하고 재현하도록 훈련합니다. 연구에 따르면 이 방법은 발음 정확도, 억양, 리듬, 연음, 청취력, 말하기 유창성을 크게 향상시킵니다. IELTS 스피킹 준비와 자연스러운 영어 소통을 원하는 분들에게 특히 효과적입니다.

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