쉐도잉 연습: Russian Goddess | Max Amini | Standup Comedy - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

레슨 만드는 중...
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What country?
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Russia.
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Russia.
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Russians are very scary people.
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What do you do for a living?
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Living my best life.
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Living your best life.
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So you're homeless.
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You have an Arabic tattoo?
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I have two.
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You have two?
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What is it?
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Let your face be good on your ass?
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What?
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You had an Arab boyfriend?
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Not a boyfriend, but like...
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Not a boyfriend, he was just fucking for fun.
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What was the situation?
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Were you kidnapped?
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I just went out with him.
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You just went out with him and you tattooed your whole body.
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You're very spontaneous, aren't you?
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There were multiple.
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Oh, there were multiple Arab guys.
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I love your honesty.
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It was a long time ago, so you missed them.
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How many Arab guys are dating now?
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Zero.
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Zero?
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So you're willing to get more tattoos in Farsi?
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I'm just wondering.
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No, no, no. That's gonna help.
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Oh, and now it gets to me no more tattoos, huh?

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 33 sentences and 160 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:18. The speaker talks at a steady 123 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
tattoo noun/tæˈtuː/An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.
scary adjective/ˈskɛə.ɹi/Causing fear or anxiety
honesty noun/ˈɑ.nɪ.sti/The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
spontaneous adjective/spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/Self-directed; happening or acting without external cause or instigation; proceeding from natural feeling, temperament, or momentary impulse.
kidnap verb/ˈkɪdnæp/To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
boyfriend noun/ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
zero noun/ˈzɪɹoʊ/The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
multiple adjective/ˈmʌltɪpəl/Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be…
wonder noun/ˈwʌndɚ/A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise…

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, aren't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

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

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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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