쉐도잉 연습: Why Were High Heels Invented for Men? || English Listening Practice ✅ - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
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Welcome back everyone.
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I'm so grateful you're joining me for this episode.
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Let's take a deep breath together.
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Have you ever stopped to think about the shoes on your feet?
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not just as something you wear, but as something with a history, a journey, a story that traveled thousands of years to reach you.
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Today, we are going to discover something surprising.
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something that many people never think about.
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We are going to learn the full story of high heels.
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where they came from.
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Who wore them first?
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and how they changed the world.
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one step at a time. So...
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Sit down.
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Relax and let this story carry you.
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This is Storyline English.
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And this is your journey into history.
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Our story begins a very long time ago.
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more than 3 ,000 years ago in the ancient land of Egypt.
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Life in Egypt was busy and full of color.
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the Nile River gave water and life to the people.
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Markets were loud and full of beautiful things.
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People worked hard every single day.
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But if you walked through those ancient streets and looked down at the feet of the people, you would see something very interesting.
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Some people wore shoes with a small raised bottom, a small heel not for fashion, not for beauty.
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but for something very practical.
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Thank you.
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Butchers, the people who prepared meat, wore shoes with raised soles to keep their feet clean and dry.
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The ground was often wet and dirty, and a small heel kept them above it.
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This was not about style.
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This was about survival.
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this is where our story begins in the dust
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and heat of ancient egypt where a simple raised shoe solved a very simple problem
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But here is what is beautiful about history.
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A simple solution can travel through time and become something completely different.
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And that is exactly what happened with the heel.
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So, let us keep walking.
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let us follow this little shoe through time and see where it takes us Now we travel east.
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far from Egypt to the ancient lands of Persia.
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Persia is the country we call Iran today.
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And here, around the year 1000 CE, something important was happening.
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Persian soldiers were some of the best horse riders in the world.
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They were fast, strong, and skilled.
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But riding a horse in battle was not easy.
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When a soldier stood up on his horse to shoot an arrow, he needed to be stable.
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He needed his feet to stay firm in the stirrups, the small metal loops that hold a rider's feet.
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And this is where the heel became something powerful.
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Persian soldiers began to wear boots with a raised heel.
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The heel locked into the stirrup It kept the soldier steady, It helped him aim better.
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it gave him strength and control on the horse.
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This was not fashion.
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This was military technology, and it worked very, very well.
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These soldiers traveled far, They met traders, ambassadors, and kings from other lands.
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And slowly, the idea of the heeled boot began to travel with them,
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like a seed carried by the wind the heel moved from Persia to Europe.
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And in Europe, something very interesting was waiting to happen.
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But that story comes next. For now...
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Just imagine, A Persian soldier standing tall on his horse, boots firm in the stirrups,
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Looking across a wide open battlefield, That small heel beneath his foot, Changed history.
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Now we arrive in Europe, The year is the 1500s.
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This was a time of kings and queens, of grand palaces, of long heavy dresses and beautiful clothing.
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Europe was discovering the world, and the world was discovering Europe.
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Persian culture was seen as exotic, intelligent, and powerful.
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and European kings and nobles wanted to look powerful too So when Persian style arrived in Europe, People paid attention.
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men not women were the first to wear healed shoes in Europe This is something many people do not know.
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in the beginning the heel was a symbol of masculinity of power of wealth
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A man with heels was a man who did not walk in the mud, A man with heels did not work in the fields, He was important.
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He was above others.
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literally and symbolically.
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Portraits from this time, paintings of kings and powerful men, show them wearing heeled shoes with pride.
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King Louis XIV of France was one of the most famous lovers of high heels in history.
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He was a short man, and he loved the height that heels gave him.
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He wore heels that were sometimes four inches tall, painted red on the bottom, and he made a royal rule.
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Only nobles, only the most important people in France, were allowed to wear red heels.
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The heel had become a language, a language of power of class, of royalty.
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and this language was about to change completely.
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Something interesting happened in the 1700s.
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A quiet change began.
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Slowly, men started to move away from heels.
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The age of reason had arrived in Europe.
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This was a time when thinkers and scientists said that life should be practical, logical, and clear.
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Fancy clothing and high heels began to seem unnecessary.
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men wanted to look serious and intelligent.
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So they chose flat, simple shoes.
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And as men stepped away from the heel, Women stepped in.
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Women began to wear heeled shoes more and more.
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Fashion for women in the 1700s and 1800s became more decorative, more delicate.
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heels became thinner and taller.
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They became a symbol of femininity, of elegance, of beauty.
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But here is the contrast that history gives us: The heel that started as a tool for soldiers,
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a practical object for survival and war, became something completely different.
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It became a symbol of delicacy.
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of someone who did not need to run.
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of someone who was protected and decorative.
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and not everyone agreed with this change.
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Some people said heels were dangerous, Some said they were unhealthy.
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Some said they limited women's freedom, And those conversations, those debates, never really stopped.
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They continued into the next century, and the next.
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and the next.
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all the way to our modern world.
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Now we arrive in the 1900s.
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The world was changing fast, two world wars happened.
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Women began to work more, to move more, to fight for more freedom.
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and fashion changed with them.
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In the 1940s, something happened that changed high heels forever.
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A designer named Roger Vivier, working with the famous fashion house Christian Dior, created the stiletto heel.
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The stiletto was thin, Very thin like a needle.
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It was tall and elegant.
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It made the foot look long and the walk look graceful.
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Women loved it.
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And soon, the stiletto became one of the most recognized symbols in the world.
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Hollywood helped.
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Actresses like Marilyn Monroe wore heels everywhere, in films, in photographs, in life.
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When Marilyn Monroe once said that she did not know who invented high heels, but that all women owed that person a lot,
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The world laughed and agreed.
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High heels were in films, in magazines, on runways, Designers like Manolo Blahnik,
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Christian Louboutin, and Jimmy Choo turned the high heel into art.
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Louboutin brought back the red soul, a quiet echo of King Louis XIV's royal red heels from centuries before.
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History had come full circle.
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a symbol of power worn by kings had returned.
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now worn by women who chose power for themselves.
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Today, in the 21st century, High heels are everywhere.
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and also being questioned.
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The conversation about heels is more open than ever before.
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Some women love them.
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They feel confident, beautiful, and tall in heels.
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Some women reject them, They say heels are uncomfortable and unnecessary.
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some men have returned to heels too in fashion,
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in culture, in music, men wear heels again as a form of expression and identity.
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Designers create heels for every person.
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tall heels, short heels, wide heels, Heels made of wood.
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metal.
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Plastic even glass.
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In some countries, there are still dress codes that ask women to wear heels at work.
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and in other countries, laws have been changed to stop this requirement.
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The high heel has never been a simple object.
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It has always carried meaning.
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Power.
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Class.
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Gender.
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Freedom.
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Beauty?
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Pain.
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All of these things live inside that small, raised piece of material beneath the foot. And yet...
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People keep wearing them.
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people keep designing them, people keep arguing about them.
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because fashion is never just about clothes or shoes.
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Fashion is a language.
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and the high heel is one of its oldest, and most powerful words.
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And so, my friends, We have walked a long journey together today, We started in ancient Egypt,
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where a butcher wore a raised shoe to stay clean.
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We traveled to Persia, where a soldier used a heel to stay strong on his horse.
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We moved to Europe, where kings wore heels to show their power, We watched as the heel moved from men to women,
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From war to fashion, from survival to art.
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and we arrived in our modern world, where the conversation about heels is still alive, still changing, still full of meaning.
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Every step in this story was a lesson.
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not just about shoes.
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but about how objects carry history, about how something simple can become something complex,
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about how meaning changes over time.
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As an English learner, you did something beautiful today.
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You listened to a long and real story in English.
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You followed ideas across thousands of years, You learned new words, new history, and new ways of thinking.
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all through the gentle power of storytelling.
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That is the journey we share here at Storyline English.
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Every episode is a door.
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And every time you listen, You open that door a little wider.
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If this story stayed with you, Please leave a comment below.
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Tell us one thing that surprised you.
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Tell us what you want to learn next.
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and come back for the next episode, because the next story is already waiting for you.
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Thank you for listening.
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Thank you for learning.
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And thank you for being part of this journey.
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이 레슨의 어휘와 말하기 포인트
이 B1 수준 말하기 레슨은 영상 “Why Were High Heels Invented for Men? |”을(를) 바탕으로 합니다. 가장 자주 반복되는 단어는 다음과 같습니다: heel, shoe, fashion, Europe, soldier. 이 영상에는 섀도잉할 문장 172개와 단어 1687개가 있습니다. 말하는 구간의 길이는 14:03입니다. 화자는 분당 약 120단어의 일정한 속도로 말해서 섀도잉하기에 편한 속도입니다. 단어의 83%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 |
|---|---|---|
| heel 명사 | /hil/ | 발뒤꿈치, 발뒤축 |
| shoe 명사 | /ˈʃu/ | 신발, 신 |
| symbol 명사 | /ˈsɪmbəl/ | 상징, 부호 |
| stiletto 명사 | /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/ | 단검, 스틸레토 |
| stirrup 명사 | /ˈstɝ.əp/ | 등자 |
| boot 명사 | /but/ | 장화, 목화 |
| butcher 명사 | /ˈbʊt͡ʃə/ | 푸주한 |
| decorative 형용사 | /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/ | 장식용 |
| unnecessary 형용사 | /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/ | 불필요하다 |
| intelligent 형용사 | /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ | 똑똑하다, 똑똑한 |
| elegance 명사 | /ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns/ | 우아, 기품 |
| learner 명사 | /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/ | 학습자 |
| masculinity 명사 | /ˌmæskjəˈlɪnɪti/ | 남성성 |
| symbolically 부사 | /ˌsɪmˈbɑːlɪklɪ/ | 상징 |
| thinker 명사 | /ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/ | 사상가 |
영상에 나오는 구동사
| 단어 | 뜻 |
|---|---|
| sit down 동사 | 앉다 |
따라 말해 볼 만한 문장
영상에 나오는 짧고 완결된 문장으로, 일상 대화에서 그대로 쓸 수 있습니다:
- I'm so grateful you're joining me for this episode.
- Let's take a deep breath together.
- Have you ever stopped to think about the shoes on your feet?
이 영상의 문법
화자가 가장 많이 쓰는 문형을 영상 속 실제 표현과 함께 정리했습니다.
| 문형 | 영상 속 표현 |
|---|---|
| 현재완료 have/has + 과거분사 — 과거의 일이 지금도 관련이 있을 때 | Have you ever stopped · have returned · have been changed |
| 수동태 be + 과거분사 — 누가 하는지보다 무슨 일이 일어나는지에 초점 | was seen · were allowed · was protected |
| 관계절 who / which + 절 — 사람이나 사물에 대한 추가 정보 | people who prepared · man who did · someone who did |
| 최상급 the -est / the most … — 집단에서 가장 높거나 낮은 것 | the best · the most famous · the most important |
주의할 발음
- “th” 소리: beneath /bɪˈniːθ/, thinker /ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/, unhealthy /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/, breathe /bɹiːð/
- 긴 단어 — 강세 위치에 주의: decorative /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/, unnecessary /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, delicacy /ˈdɛlɪkəsi/, femininity /fɛmɪˈnɪnɪti/
한국어 화자가 어려워하는 소리:
- /f/ — ㅍ(/p/)으로 바꾸지 말고 윗니를 아랫입술에 대기: femininity /fɛmɪˈnɪnɪti/, graceful /ˈɡɹeɪsfʊl/, battlefield /ˈbætəlˌfiːld/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/
- /v/ — ㅂ(/b/)과 구별하기: decorative /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/, invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/, lover /ˈlʌvɚ/
- /r/과 /l/ 구별하기: graceful /ˈɡɹeɪsfʊl/, learner /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/, royalty /ˈɹɔɪəlti/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/
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, heel, shoe, symbol 같은 단어에 특히 주의합니다.
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