쉐도잉 연습: Middlemarch by George Eliot | Brief Plot Summary - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
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In the introduction of Middlemarch,
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the novel's omniscient narrator, who's wise, empathetic, and clear-sighted, takes time to comment on the action of the story and its meaning,
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as well as comment on how epic life is not possible in modern times.
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In The Rising Action, Dorothea Brooke, an ardent and religious young woman who aspires to lead an epic life, is being courted by a handsome baronet, Sir James.
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But she chooses instead a middle-aged clergyman,
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Edward Cazabon, because she thinks he has a great mind and will broaden her intellectual and spiritual horizons.
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Cazabon has been compiling notes for 30 years for a treatise he called the key to all mythologies.
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Essentially, he's a failed scholar and writer.
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Will Ladislaw, a student and Casabon's cousin, falls in love with Dorothea.
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He comes to Middlemarch to work for Mr. Brooke.
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Meanwhile, Fred Vinci does not inherit the wealthy Featherstone's money.
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Casabon has a bad heart, and after an emotional scene with Dorothea, he has a heart attack.
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Not long after, he dies, having left a codicil to his will, saying that if Dorothea ever marries Ladislaw, she will lose Casabon's wealth and estate.
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A secondary protagonist, Tertius Lydgate, a gifted doctor who comes to Middlemarch hoping to participate in medical reform and make an important scientific discovery,
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falls for the beautiful and charming narcissist, Rosamund Vinci, who marries him to move up the social ladder.
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The shady character Raffles arrives in Middlemarch, lurking around Mr. Bolstrode, a powerful evangelical Christian,
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philanthropist, banker, and the paternal uncle of Lydgate's wife, threatening to reveal the man's dark family secrets.
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It turns out Bolstrode made his first fortune by snatching the inheritance of the heirs of his first wife, who is now deceased.
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Lydgate, as a result of his marriage, teeters on the edge of bankruptcy.
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In the climax of the novel, Raffles gets sick because of his drinking and is taken to Stone Court, a property Bolstrode recently bought.
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Raffles is suffering from alcohol poisoning, and when Bolstrode doesn't follow Lydgate's treatment orders, he passively kills the patient.
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In the following action, the town finds out about Bolstrode's disreputable past.
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Lydgate is under suspicion of taking a bribe.
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Dorothea defends Lydgate.
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Rosamond clarifies a mix-up of whether or not Will loves her.
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Dorothea and Will determine to defy the codicil.
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In the resolution, Dorothea and Will marry, and Fred marries lower-class Mary Garth, whom he's always loved.
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이 레슨의 어휘와 말하기 포인트
이 영상에는 섀도잉할 문장 28개와 단어 410개가 있습니다. 말하는 구간의 길이는 2:49입니다. 화자는 분당 약 146단어의 일정한 속도로 말해서 섀도잉하기에 편한 속도입니다. 영어에서 가장 많이 쓰이는 3,000단어에 속하는 단어가 69%뿐이라 어휘가 어려운 편입니다.
이 영상의 핵심 어휘
영상에 나오는 덜 흔한 단어 15개를 발음, 뜻과 함께 정리했습니다.
- marry /ˈmæɹi/ (동사) — 결혼하다, 장가가다. To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
- epic /ˈɛp.ɪk/ (명사) — 서사시, 에픽. An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- defend /dɪˈfɪnd/ (동사) — 방어하다. To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
- discovery /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/ (명사) — 발견. Something discovered.
- suffer /ˈsʌfɚ/ (동사) — 괴로와하다, 시달리다. To undergo hardship.
- uncle /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ (명사) — 아저씨, 삼촌. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- reveal /ɹɪˈviːl/ (동사) — 나타내다, 드러내다. To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
- participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ (동사) — 참가하다. To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
- cousin /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ (명사) — 사촌, 종형제. Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a…
- spiritual /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/ (형용사) — 정신적, 정신의. Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
- arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (동사) — 도착하다. To reach; to get to a certain place.
- fortune /ˈfɔːtjuːn/ (명사) — 운명. Destiny, especially favorable.
- handsome /ˈhæn.səm/ (형용사) — 잘생기다, 멋있다. Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
- wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/ (형용사) — 풍부한. Possessing financial wealth; rich.
- bankruptcy /ˈbæŋkˌɹʌp(t).si/ (명사) — 파산. A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
주의할 발음
- “th” 소리: wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, mythology /mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, empathetic /ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/
- “sh”와 “zh” 소리: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, suspicion /səˈspɪʃ.ən/, shady /ˈʃeɪdi/, omniscient /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/
- 긴 단어 — 강세 위치에 주의: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/, inheritance /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/, protagonist /pɹəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/
이 영상으로 연습하는 방법
- 먼저 말하지 않고 영상을 끝까지 듣고 모르는 단어를 적어 둡니다.
- 보통 속도로 한 문장씩 섀도잉하고, 화자의 리듬과 맞을 때까지 반복합니다.
- 자신의 목소리를 녹음해 원본과 비교하고, marry, epic, defend 같은 단어에 특히 주의합니다.
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