쉐도잉 연습: Why I Choose to Live a "Boring" Life - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
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My name is Sophie and I live on the island of Maui.
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The perfect place to go surfing, hiking, go to the beach every day.
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And that's exactly how I should be spending my time, right?
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Actually, my day-to-day looks quite different.
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I'm a proud homebody, and it brings me
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so much joy to have a whole day to get lost in a good book, tend to my little patio garden,
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or dive into one of my hobbies.
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Every day looks more or less the same.
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Nevertheless, it's full of meaning and made of little moments of happiness.
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importantly, this ordinary boring life is what fulfills me.
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I mean, I'm the first to admit that I feel
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so blessed to live in this beautiful place and I can go see the ocean whenever I want to, but for the majority of us,
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including myself, we spend a lot of our times at home in some kind of a routine,
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whether it's eating, sleeping or working and I think there's absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying the ordinary side of our day-to-day lives.
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Just reflecting back on some of my happiest moments, I can really say with certainty that it doesn't take that much for me to be happy.
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I mean I look forward to walking my dogs every single
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day as much as I look forward to going out on the weekends with my friends.
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Trying out new recipe at home is just as exciting as going out and dining out at some resort.
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And maybe this is because I am an introvert and I am a homebody, but I can't deny
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that I feel the same kind of joy from these activities as those activities that society would label as fun and exciting.
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And I think I've resisted admitting this for the longest time
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because there is so much pressure to stand out and also to live our best lives, whatever that means.
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We're so often told to dream big, be bold, live large, and to stand out from the crowd.
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And everything else falls under this category of being boring or just being average, like that is the worst thing to be.
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We look to our friends and peers on social media
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and feel like we have to constantly do cool things or upgrade in lifestyles to be validated in some way,
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or just to look like we're also having a great time.
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Not only social media, but the constant noise of advertisements telling us to buy this, go on that trip, drive this car,
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and only then we can live this extraordinary life.
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Our society pushes this narrative that happiness is something to be pursued,
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that we have to spend our time and money to acquire happiness.
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Maybe there's some truth to that, but I just don't think it tells the full story.
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Definitely does not tell the other side of the story.
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As a very impressionable 20-year-old something girl, I was very influenced by social media, but also advertisements.
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Even if I knew that social media was just a highlight reel of
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and marketing was just big companies trying to do their jobs.
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I guess the constant exposure to it really changes the way
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that we think and can have an influence on how we define happiness for ourselves.
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So I bought those outfits.
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I went on those trips.
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I had a very full social calendar, but these things didn't make me any happier as a person.
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And I think it's because these were not my dreams.
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It felt like I was living someone else's life.
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And in fact, it actually distracted me from being satisfied with everything that I already had.
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Now living an ordinary or a boring life does not mean that I can never dream or have aspirations.
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I mean, I still dream of being able to move to the coast of Portugal or Spain one day.
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I dream of having a huge lot where my dogs can run around freely
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and maybe even live on an orchard with big mango trees and fruit trees.
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Yeah, I think I will always be a dreamer.
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But my dreams now don't interfere with what's happening right in front of me, my real life.
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And to be honest, if I can't find contentment in my day-to-day now, there's no way that I'll be able to feel it, no matter where I am or what I'm doing,
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even on my orchard with all my mango trees.
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This ordinary and simple life is what appeals to me,
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but I also notice that I gravitate towards others who share more real and authentic moments of their lives.
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In a world where it's becoming so easy to fabricate things,
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I think seeing life and people in the rawest forms is such a nice change.
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I love seeing what people eat for breakfast instead of what you ate at a Michelin star restaurant.
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I'm more interested in seeing what your home looks like instead of what your vacation looks like.
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I notice myself paying more attention to the person and their story because that is truly what makes you unique and interesting.
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Maybe you really enjoy living a fast-paced or eccentric life and there's nothing wrong with that.
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But there's also nothing wrong with not wanting that.
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In fact, I think there's so much value in embracing living an ordinary life.
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It really focuses on the deep and meaningful relationships, being rooted in our communities, getting to know the people that shape our lives.
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This is a life where we have the time and energy to be fully present with our families, friends, and partners, being able to celebrate the little wins
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and enjoying the getting there instead of but always wanting to skip to the result.
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Instead of meeting society's standard of good time, it encourages us to explore and figure out what we enjoy as individuals,
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no matter how lame it might be to others.
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And instead of putting so much emphasis on having a story to retell, it lets us focus on what's happening in the moment.
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I'm not claiming that everything ordinary is impressive in any way,
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but I am putting the message out there that we might be ignoring what's really beautiful about living an ordinary life.
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Thank you guys so much for watching today's video.
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I hope you enjoyed it, and until next time, take care, and I'll talk to you soon.
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Bye.
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Thank you.
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이 레슨의 어휘와 말하기 포인트
이 B2 수준 말하기 레슨은 영상 “Why I Choose to Live a "Boring" Life”을(를) 바탕으로 합니다. 가장 자주 반복되는 단어는 다음과 같습니다: ordinary, dream, instead, happiness, moment. 이 영상에는 섀도잉할 문장 74개와 단어 1087개가 있습니다. 말하는 구간의 길이는 7:44입니다. 화자는 분당 약 140단어의 일정한 속도로 말해서 섀도잉하기에 편한 속도입니다. 단어의 84%가 영어에서 가장 많이 쓰이는 3,000단어에 속합니다. 나머지는 연습 전에 미리 확인해 두세요.
이 영상의 핵심 어휘
영상에서 가장 어려운 단어 15개를 발음, 뜻과 함께 정리했습니다.
| 단어 | 발음 | 뜻 |
|---|---|---|
| homebody 명사 | 집돌이, 집순이 | |
| mango 명사 | /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/ | 망고 |
| orchard 명사 | /ˈɔɹ.t͡ʃɚd/ | 과수원 |
| advertisement 명사 | /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/ | 광고 |
| aspiration 명사 | /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/ | 열망, 염원 |
| dreamer 명사 | /ˈdɹimɚ/ | 몽상가, 공상가 |
| impressionable 형용사 | /ɪmˈpɹɛ.ʃən.ə.bəl/ | 쉽게 외부의 영향을 받는 |
| certainty 명사 | /ˈsɝtn̩ti/ | 확신 |
| fulfill 동사 | /fʊlˈfɪl/ | 수행하다 |
| interfere 동사 | /ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/ | 방해하다, 간섭하다 |
| hobby 명사 | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | 취미 |
| hike 명사 | /haɪk/ | 등산, 하이킹 |
| satisfy 동사 | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | 만족시키다 |
| authentic 형용사 | /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/ | 진정하다, 진짜의 |
| dive 동사 | /daɪv/ | 잠수하다 |
영상에 나오는 구동사
| 단어 | 뜻 |
|---|---|
| go out 동사 | 나가다 |
주의할 발음
화자는 I'm, can't, don't 같은 축약형과 약화된 형태를 16번 사용합니다. 들리는 대로 짧게 발음하세요.
- “sh”와 “zh” 소리: aspiration /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/, impressionable /ɪmˈpɹɛ.ʃən.ə.bəl/
- 긴 단어 — 강세 위치에 주의: advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/, aspiration /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/, impressionable /ɪmˈpɹɛ.ʃən.ə.bəl/, introverted /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/
한국어 화자가 어려워하는 소리:
- /f/ — ㅍ(/p/)으로 바꾸지 말고 윗니를 아랫입술에 대기: fabricate /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/, surf /sɝf/, fulfill /fʊlˈfɪl/, interfere /ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/, satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/
- /v/ — ㅂ(/b/)과 구별하기: advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/, gravitate /ˈɡɹævɪteɪt/, introverted /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/, validate /ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/, dive /daɪv/
- /z/ — ㅈ이 아니라 성대를 울리는 /s/: advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/, resist /ɹɪˈzɪst/
이 영상으로 연습하는 방법
- 먼저 말하지 않고 영상을 끝까지 듣고 모르는 단어를 적어 둡니다.
- 보통 속도로 한 문장씩 섀도잉하고, 화자의 리듬과 맞을 때까지 반복합니다.
- 자신의 목소리를 녹음해 원본과 비교하고, homebody, mango, orchard 같은 단어에 특히 주의합니다.
쉐도잉이란? 영어 실력을 빠르게 키우는 과학적 방법
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