쉐도잉 연습: What If a Megalodon Shark Fought the Kraken? - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

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The Megalodon.
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The big boss of our ancient oceans.
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The king of all sharks.
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Killer of whales.
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If you're a fan, you've already witnessed our Megalodon vs. Mosasaur episode.
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But how would it fare against this mythical sea creature?
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Who would make the first move?
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how fast would the megalodon be?
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And what tricks would the kraken have up its sleeve?
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This is What If, and here's what would happen if a megalodon shark fought the kraken.
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According to legend, the kraken was so large that its body could be mistaken for an island.
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Yeah, it lured ships with the promise of a safe landing, and then snap!
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Its mouth would close around the unfortunate prey, swallowing the ship whole.
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But ancient sailors aren't exactly a reliable source of information,
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so we're going to mix legend with fact and model our kraken on squids and octopuses.
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Besides, the kraken wouldn't have to be as large as an island to be a worthy opponent.
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Okay, we're off the coast of Norway, where the Krakens' and the Megalodons' territories overlap.
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In one corner, we have the Megalodon.
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This beast comes in at over 18 m long, three times the size of the largest great white shark.
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And it's twice as fast as a great white, with a maximum speed of over 5 m a second.
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The megalodon's main weapon is its rows of enormous teeth.
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Its favorite pastime is snacking on whales, dolphins and seals.
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And in the other corner, we have the kraken.
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This monster is even larger, at 39 meters long, three times the size of the largest giant squid.
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The underside of its long tentacles are covered in suction cups and capped with rotating hooks.
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Instead of teeth, the kraken has a beak on its underside that can pierce the hardest of shells.
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Its favorite pastime is sinking ships by creating giant whirlpools.
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Now you must decide.
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Now, back to the epic fight.
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Okay, it's night, the prime hunting time for both of these ocean beasts.
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the megalodon would have the initial advantage, sensing the vibrations of a giant beast up ahead.
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Stealthily, it would stalk the kraken.
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It would circle its prey at a distance, sizing up this formidable foe.
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And then it would strike.
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The megalodon would swim full speed at the kraken, ramming into it and sinking its teeth into the kraken's delicate skin.
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And it's quite a chomp.
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The largest megalodon tooth is 17.8 cm long.
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And it's not just its bite that would be bad.
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The kraken, weighing around 3 tons, would be no match for the 50 tons of shark that just collided with it at high speed.
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But the megalodon wouldn't be able to finish off the kraken with just one bite, so it would release the kraken and circle again, preparing for its next strike.
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But the kraken would save one trick for the epic finale.
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It would vomit its digested food, muddying the surrounding water and attracting other fish.
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All the different smells and vibrations would disorient the megalodon.
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and what the Kraken lacks in weight, it makes up for in strength.
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Like an octopus, 90% of its body is pure muscle.
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It would whip its tentacles around, catching hold of the Megalodon with its wicked hooks.
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The Megalodon would struggle, using its body weight to try and escape the Kraken, but the Kraken is too strong,
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and its grip would be unshakable as its suction cups cling on to the Megalodon.
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The megalodon could bite into one of the kraken's tentacles, tearing it apart, but that wouldn't be enough.
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The kraken would continue to wrap up the megalodon, bringing the shark to its mouth.
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With its giant beak, it would bite into the monster shark.
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One or maybe two bites and the megalodon would be defeated.
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The kraken would then take its tasty meal deep into the depths below.
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That was terrifying.
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If you like this legendary ocean fight, you should watch a giant sea scorpion take on a killer whale.
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But that's a story for another WHAT IF.

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문맥 속 문법 & 표현

  • "What if a Megalodon Shark Fought the Kraken?" - "What if"는 가정적인 상황을 제시할 때 자주 사용되는 표현입니다. "만약...한다면 어떻게 될까?"라는 뜻으로, 회화에서 상상력 있는 주제를 이야기할 때 유용합니다.
  • "three times the size of the largest great white shark" - "배"를 나타내는 "times"와 "the size of"를 조합한 비교 표현입니다. "A is three times the size of B"는 "A는 B의 세 배 크다"로 번역되며, 크기뿐 아니라 길이, 무게 등도 표현할 수 있습니다.
  • "Its favorite pastime is snacking on whales" - "favorite pastime is ~ing"은 "가장 좋아하는 취미는 ~하는 것"이라는 뜻입니다. 일상에서 취미를 설명할 때 자연스럽게 사용할 수 있는 구조입니다.

발음의 함정

이 영상에서는 몇 가지 발음이 tricky한 단어들이 있습니다. 영어 발음 교정을 원한다면 주의해야 할 부분입니다.

  • Megalodon - "메갈로돈"으로 발음하지만, 중간의 "a"가 약간 길게 나옵니다. "meh-gal-uh-don"으로 발음하는 것이 정확합니다.
  • Kraken - "크래켄"으로 발음하되, "a"가 "에"가 아니라 "애"에 가깝습니다. "kray-ken"으로 발음합니다.
  • suction - "섹션"이 아니라 "서크션"입니다. "suk-shun"으로 발음해 주세요.

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