쉐도잉 연습: Remember, You Are Mortal - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
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As they led a Roman emperor or general through a triumphal arch, the greatest accomplishment and honor that you could receive in the ancient world, to march in triumph.
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Supposedly on the chariot of the great general or the emperor was a person whose job was to whisper in their ear, memento mori, memento mori, remember you are mortal.
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It wasn't a threat so much as a reminder that ego is the enemy, that you are not a god, that you are not invincible,
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that you may have achieved this great incredible thing.
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You are not that special and the rules still apply.
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And it's a great little whisper, a great little reminder
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that we can practice in our own lives in our great moments of accomplishment to remember not just
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that we are mortal and that life is short, but that the rules still apply, that ego is the enemy, that gravity is still there, that we are not exempt.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Remember, You Are Mortal”. This video has 8 sentences and 161 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:50. The speaker talks fast, about 192 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| memento noun | /məˈmɛntoʊ/ | A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event. |
| accomplishment noun | /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/ | The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment. |
| whisper verb | /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/ | To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the… |
| mortal adjective | /ˈmɔɹ.təl/ | Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal. |
| reminder noun | /ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/ | Someone or something that reminds. |
| chariot noun | /ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/ | A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare. |
| invincible adjective | /ɪnˈvɪn.sə.bəl/ | Impossible to defeat, destroy, or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome. |
| triumphal adjective | /tɹaɪˈʌmfəl/ | Of, relating to, or being a triumph. |
| exempt adjective | /ɪɡˈzɛmpt/ | Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc. |
| triumph noun | /ˈtɹaɪ̯əmf/ | A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest. |
| supposedly adverb | /səˈpoʊ̯.zɪd.li/ | As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people. |
| arch noun | /ɑɹt͡ʃ/ | An inverted U shape. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, invincible /ɪnˈvɪn.sə.bəl/, supposedly /səˈpoʊ̯.zɪd.li/
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 memento, accomplishment, whisper.
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