쉐도잉 연습: The Power of Small Habits | English Listening Practice - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
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Hello, hello!
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I am so happy you're here with me today.
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Pull up a chair, grab your favorite drink, I've got a steaming cup of coffee right here, and let's settle in.
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You're listening to Speak Power Daily, and I'm Charlotte.
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Have you ever looked at a massive mountain and thought, there is absolutely no way I'm getting to the top of that.
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Maybe that mountain isn't made of rocks and snow.
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Maybe your mountain is speaking fluent English, or finally understanding those tricky phrasal verbs that seem to change meaning every time you blink.
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It feels huge, doesn't it?
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It feels like you need to be a superhero just to get started.
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But here is a little secret, just between us.
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Even the fastest marathon runners in the world had to learn how to walk first.
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And before they walked, they probably spent a good few months wobbling around on the floor and accidentally bumping into furniture.
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We all start in the same place.
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We start small.
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Today, we are talking about the incredible power of starting small.
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I think we often live in a world that is obsessed with big results.
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We want the big promotion, the big house, and the perfect English accent by next Tuesday.
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We treat our goals like a microwave meal.
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We want it hot and ready in three minutes. But let's be honest.
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Life is much more like a slow-cooked stew.
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It needs time, a little bit of heat, and the right ingredients added one by one.
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Starting small is actually a superpower because it removes the fear.
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When we think about learning a whole language, our brains go into a bit of a panic mode.
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But when we think about learning three new words while I brush my teeth, our brains say, Oh, I can do that.
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That's easy.
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I remember when I tried to learn how to bake.
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I wanted to make this spectacular three-tier chocolate cake I saw on the internet.
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It looked like a dream.
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Well, my first attempt looked more like a chocolate puddle.
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I was so frustrated.
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But then, I decided to just learn how to make a simple cookie.
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Just one good cookie.
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Once I mastered that, everything else started to feel possible.
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So, take a deep breath.
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You don't have to climb the whole mountain today.
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You just have to tie your shoelaces and take one step. Are you ready?
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Let's talk about how that one step changes everything.
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Have you ever tried to push a car that has broken down?
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Or maybe you have tried to move a very heavy piece of furniture, like a sofa.
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At the very beginning, it feels impossible.
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You push and push, and your face turns red.
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But the heavy object just stays there, laughing at you.
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But once you get it moving just a little bit, something magical happens.
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It becomes easier to keep it moving.
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This is exactly how our brains work when we learn English.
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The hardest part is almost never the studying itself.
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The hardest part is simply starting.
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Our brains can be a little bit like a lazy cat.
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They like to be comfortable.
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They like to sit in the sun and do nothing.
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When you tell your brain, OK, now we are going to study English grammar for two hours, your brain panics.
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It says, no way, that is too much work.
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I want to watch funny videos of dogs instead.
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And just like that, you procrastinate.
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You find a million other things to do to avoid opening your textbook.
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So, how do we trick our lazy brains?
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We make the task so small that our brain cannot say no. Instead of saying, I will write a whole essay in English,
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tell yourself, I will just write one sentence.
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Instead of saying, I will listen to a long podcast, say, I will just listen for two minutes.
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When the goal is tiny, the resistance disappears.
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Your brain thinks, Oh, one sentence?
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I can do that while I wait for the kettle to boil.
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It feels safe.
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It feels easy.
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But here is the wonderful trick.
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Usually, once you write that one sentence, you will find it is easy to write a second one.
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Once you listen for two minutes, you might as well listen for five.
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You are building momentum.
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You are getting the heavy car moving.
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By giving yourself permission to do less, you actually end up doing more.
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It takes the pressure off your shoulders.
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We often think that to be successful, we must suffer and work until we are exhausted.
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But honestly, suffering is not a very good strategy for learning a language.
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Enjoyment is much better.
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When you start small, you stop being afraid of the task.
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You stop looking at the mountain and just look at the path right in front of your feet.
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And suddenly, English doesn't feel like a scary monster anymore.
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It just feels like a small, manageable part of your day, like brushing your teeth or making your bed.
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Imagine you have a bucket in your garden.
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It is a hot, dry summer day.
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You want to fill this bucket with water, but you don't have a hose.
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only have a tiny little spoon.
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You might think, this is ridiculous, I will never fill this bucket with a spoon.
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But if you add one spoonful of water every single second, eventually, that bucket will be full.
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It might take time, but it will happen.
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This is the magic of consistency.
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It is not about the size of the spoon.
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It is about not stopping.
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In the world of learning English, many people make the mistake of being weekend warriors.
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Do you know what a weekend warrior is?
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It is someone who does nothing from Monday to Friday, and then on Saturday, they study for five hours straight until their brain hurts.
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They think, look at me, I am working so hard.
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But let me ask you a funny question.
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Would you brush your teeth for one hour on Sunday morning, and then not brush them again for the rest of the week?
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Of course not.
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That would be terrible for your teeth, and probably terrible for the people talking to you.
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You brush your teeth for just two or three minutes, but you do it every morning and every night.
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That small, repeated action keeps your smile healthy.
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English is exactly the same.
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Your brain prefers small, frequent meals of information, not a huge buffet once a week.
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When you study for five hours at once, you get tired.
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You get bored.
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And worst of all, you forget most of it by Monday morning.
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But when you do just 15 minutes every day, your information sticks.
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It becomes part of you.
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Think about learning just one new word a day.
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Just one.
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That sounds incredibly small, doesn't it?
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That sounds almost too easy.
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But if you do that for a year, you will have learned 365 new words.
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If you do it for three years, you have a vocabulary of over a thousand words.
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That is enough to have real conversations, and you did it without ever feeling stressed or overwhelmed.
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So don't worry about going fast.
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Fast cars often crash.
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Worry about keeping the engine running.
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Even if you are moving slowly, as long as you don't stop, you are making progress.
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You are letting those drops of water fill the bucket, and one day, you will look down and be surprised to see that the bucket is overflowing.
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Now I have to be honest with you.
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There is a tricky part to starting small.
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It is a little trap that catches many people, and I want you to be careful.
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It is the feeling that nothing is happening.
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Just imagine you decide to get fit.
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You go to the gym for 20 minutes, you lift some weights, you run on the machine, and you eat a healthy salad for lunch.
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You feel great!
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But then, you go home and look in the mirror.
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Do you look like a movie star?
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Do you have big muscles?
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No. You look exactly the same as you did yesterday, maybe just a little bit sweatier and red in the face.
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If you look in the mirror every single day looking for a change, you will be disappointed.
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You might say, I exercised for three days and nothing changed.
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This is useless.
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I quit.
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Learning English feels exactly like this.
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You study your five vocabulary words.
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You listen to a podcast for 10 minutes.
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Then you try to speak to someone and, oops, you make a mistake.
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You forget the word umbrella and say rain hat instead.
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You feel silly.
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You think, I am putting in the effort, but I am not improving.
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But this is where you must have faith.
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Just because you cannot see the result, it does not mean it isn't there.
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Think about a tree.
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Before a tree can grow tall and touch the sky, it must grow deep roots underground.
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For a long time, all the work happens in the dark, under the soil.
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If you dug up the seed every day to check if it was growing, you would kill it.
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You have to trust that the roots are getting stronger.
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Your English is growing roots right now.
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Every time you listen, every time you repeat a sentence, you are building connections in your brain.
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You are building the foundation.
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It is invisible work, but it is the most important work.
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So please, don't be the person who yells at their garden.
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Imagine standing over a tiny flower and shouting, Grow faster!
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Where are my tomatoes?
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I want them now!
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The poor plant would be terrified.
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Be patient with yourself.
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Give your English tree time to settle in the soil.
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The flowers will come, I promise, but only if you let the roots grow first.
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So, where do we go from here?
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We have talked about mountains, lazy brains, buckets of water, and invisible roots.
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It feels like we have been on quite a journey today.
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But really, we have just been sitting here, sharing a coffee and a few ideas.
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And that is exactly the point.
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Life isn't made of huge, dramatic movie scenes.
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We aren't always fighting dragons or winning gold medals.
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Life is made of Tuesdays.
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It is made of quiet mornings, rainy afternoons, and the five minutes you spend waiting for the bus.
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Think of your English learning, and your life, like a beautiful mosaic.
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Do you know what a mosaic is?
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It is a piece of art made from thousands of tiny little tiles.
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If you hold just one tile in your hand, it doesn't look like much.
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It is just a small, square piece of colored glass or stone.
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You might look at it and say, this isn't art, this is just a rock.
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But when you place that one tile next to another,
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and another, and another, eventually you step back and you see a magnificent picture.
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You see a landscape, or a face, or a sunrise.
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Every small step you take is one of those tiles.
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That one word you learned today?
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That is a blue tile.
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That mistake you made and laughed about?
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That is a yellow tile.
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That five-minute podcast you listen to?
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That is a bright red tile.
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On their own, they seem small and unimportant.
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But keep placing them, day after day, and you are building a masterpiece.
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So please, stop waiting for the perfect time to start.
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Stop waiting for that magical Monday when you will suddenly have three hours of free time and endless energy.
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That Monday does not exist.
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The perfect time is right now, in the glorious, messy, imperfect present.
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You don't need to be perfect.
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You just need to be present.
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You just need to show up for five minutes.
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Thank you so much for letting me be a small tile in your mosaic today.
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I hope you feel a little lighter and a little more ready to take that one tiny, brave step.
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Remember, the smallest step is often the most important one because it is the one that starts the journey.
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I am Charlotte, and I will be right here cheering for you.
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Until next time, keep speaking your power, one small word at a time.
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Bye for now.
이 비디오로 말하기 연습하는 이유는 무엇인가요?
이 비디오에서는 작은 습관의 힘에 대해 이야기합니다. 간단하게 시작하는 것이 어떻게 영어 회화 연습에 긍정적인 변화를 만들 수 있는지를 보여줍니다. 많은 학습자들이 유창한 영어를 구사하는 것을 목표로 하지만, 이 과정은 위압감을 줄 수 있습니다. 하지만 이 비디오를 통해 우리는 작은 목표부터 시작할 수 있다는 것을 배우게 됩니다. 매일 조금씩 영어를 사용하는 것이 점차 자신감을 키우고, IELTS 스피킹과 같은 시험에서도 좋은 성과를 낼 수 있게 해줄 것입니다.
문맥 속의 문법 & 표현
- “Even the fastest marathon runners in the world had to learn how to walk first.” - 이 문장에서 'had to'는 과거의 의무나 필요성을 강조합니다. 순차적 학습의 중요성을 잘 보여줍니다.
- “It feels huge, doesn't it?” - 이 표현은 상대방의 동의를 구하는 질문 형태로, 영어에서 대화를 더 부드럽게 만드는 기법 중 하나입니다.
- “Starting small is actually a superpower.” - 'is'를 활용해 주어의 상태를 표현함으로써, 강한 주장이나 사실을 전달하는 방법을 보여줍니다.
- “Take a deep breath.” - 명령문은 말하기 연습에서 자주 사용되며, 자연스러운 대화를 이끌어 가는 데 유용합니다.
어려운 발음 함정
이 비디오에서는 몇 가지 발음이 도전이 될 수 있습니다. 특히 “mountain”은 많은 학습자들이 쉽게 틀리기 쉬운 단어입니다. 이 단어는 “aɪ”가 아니라 “æ”로 발음됩니다. 또 다른 예시는 “magical”인데, 이 단어는 강세가 '마'에 놓이므로 주의해야 합니다. 비디오 속의 “small”과 “superpower” 또한 자주 잘못 발음되곤 합니다. 이러한 발음 연습은 shadow speak를 통해 자연스럽게 교정할 수 있습니다.
이러한 요소들을 명심하고 비디오를 따라 말하는 연습을 해보세요. 그렇게 하면 영어 회화 실력 뿐만 아니라 발음 또한 개선될 것입니다.
쉐도잉이란? 영어 실력을 빠르게 키우는 과학적 방법
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.