쉐도잉 연습: SZA - Open Arms (Official Audio) ft. Travis Scott - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

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When you do your best, I told you, when you do your best, hell, that's all you can do.
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You, me, and anybody else, that's what they always tell you.
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Running away from where I'm from, never can't stay with no one.
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Loving you almost feels like something When no one's around me You lost and found me I was surrounded
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With open, open, open, open arms Open arms You keep me open
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I'm so devoted You keep me open,
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open arms I'm so devoted to you,
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to you, to you You're so like being hopeless,
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joking on insecurity I know this is bad,
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but please put a leash on me anyway Who needs self-esteem anyway?
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I hate myself to make you stay Push me away,
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I'll be right here With open,
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open, open, open arms Open arms You keep me open I'm so devoted
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You keep me open Open arms I'm so devoted Do you,
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do you, do you No matter what come between us, yeah, I decide it I'm forever riding, you forever got it Pull up on a hop, hit this curve up, slide it To you
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Face car, valet ID, sell I need, go to Paris It ain't five star, it ain't me, over solid,
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keep it concrete I'ma bet it on your own feet Just don't switch sides I can buy a piece of wrist AP,
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through the ups and downs and all the heat Take a turn and tell you where to be, back shots make you feel relieved Anything just don't care for me I guess I gotta go,
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I guess it's time to go I ain't gonna let you go Glory You can be open Gotta let you go,
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gotta let you go I ain't gotta let you go,
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I must I'm the only one that's holding me down I'm not the only one that's holding me down
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I'm not the only one that's holding me down Cause I'm the only one that's holding me down
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The other is the other.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “SZA - Open Arms (Official Audio) ft. Travis Scott”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: arms, devoted, holding. This video has 23 sentences and 340 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:51. The speaker talks slowly, about 88 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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

The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
devote verb/dɪˈvəʊt/to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
concrete adjective/ˌkɑnˈkɹit/Real, actual, tangible.
slide noun/ˈslaɪ̯d/An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
curve noun/kɚv/A bend, such as in a road.
joking verb/ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/Kidding, trying to fool.
wrist noun/ɹɪst/The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
esteem verb/ɪˈstiːm/To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.
surround verb/səˈɹaʊnd/To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
relieve verb/ɹɪˈliːv/To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
hopeless adjective/ˈhoʊplɪs/Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
insecurity nounA lack of security; uncertainty.
leash noun/liːʃ/A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
valet noun/ˈvæleɪ/A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
run away from verbTo avoid or shirk a problem or consequences; to rush to back away from or disclaim responsibility for something.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, ain't, gotta. 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 devote, concrete, slide.

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