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Hello lovelies, welcome back to my channel.
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Today I'm going to be talking about how to deal with embarrassing situations.
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So everyone always has something embarrassing happen to them at some point in their lives, right?
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It's just the way that we handle it that makes it something
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that we're going to remember forever or if it's something that just happens to us because we're human.
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So today I'm going to be talking about one of my embarrassing situations recently
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and how someone can go about making it seem very smooth
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and just kind of accepting the fact that it's an embarrassing situation and moving on with your life.
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So keep watching.
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So one of the first things to do
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when you have something embarrassing happen to you is just kind of roll with it.
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Don't freeze and let it freak you out and cause a scene
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because that will make everyone look at you and that will make you even more embarrassed.
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So do what you can to just kind of play it off.
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Sometimes my heel will slip when I'm walking in heels.
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That happens if you're in the grocery store and it's on a slippery tile.
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If that stuff happens, just kind of say, and keep walking.
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Not a big deal.
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If you do have one of those bigger situations when it's something that you can't really avoid,
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like when I was in Las Vegas a couple weekends ago, I was having so much fun in the Inglot store
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and I knocked over an entire tray of lipsticks like all over the floor
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and it was super embarrassing and the best way
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that I handled it was just apologizing profusely to the team or to the employees there.
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I helped clean up when I could because there were seriously lipsticks everywhere and then just kind of apologizing and walking away.
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They asked me if I was okay
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and I just kind of touched my face because I was blushing
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and I was like yes I'm just embarrassed and of course everyone laughed
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and everything was just fine after that and I think just accepting
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that an embarrassing situation happened is the best way to handle it especially
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if it's something that you can't just kind of blow off or roll
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roll off of so I think the best way to handle it is just to accept
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that it happened admit that you're embarrassed because everyone understands
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that no one's going to be like I wonder what that's
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like doing something embarrassing no everyone has embarrassing situations happen to them
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and just accepting the fact that it was embarrassing will give you a little bit of empathy from the others around you.
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When you are helping to fix an embarrassing situation, don't try to overly help.
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I tried when that happened to me in the Inglot store, I tried to help clean up but I wasn't out there,
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you know, like, oh just show me the mop, where is it at?
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I'll totally clean all of this up.
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You do what you can, let the employees take care of it.
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These things happen, but don't make such a big deal out of trying to mend the embarrassing situation
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that it becomes a bigger ordeal than it has to be.
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And in the end, just forget that it ever happened.
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Whenever, when I dropped that stuff at the Inglot store, I was so excited to be there.
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I was just, I had too many bags in my hand and everything fell over.
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Those things happen.
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Apologize, but you don't have to feel like you have to run away from the situation.
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I stayed there and I shopped and I got lots of fun Inglot stuff, but I didn't let it affect my day.
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And once we kind of laughed about it because I admitted I was embarrassed,
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you know, we were all able to kind of lighten the situation and I could continue with my day.
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Don't let embarrassing situations make or ruin your day.
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They happen to everyone, so just accept them as that.
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If you see someone having an embarrassing circumstance, or if you see someone in an embarrassing situation, do what you can to help,
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even if that means changing the subject and getting the attention off of that person.
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We all know that when we do something embarrassing, it feels like everyone's eyes are on us.
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And if you can help by changing the subject or getting the attention off of that person,
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that will be so helpful to them and they will appreciate it.
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That's just another way of showing, you know, we all have those embarrassing situations
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and we can help one another by kind of lessening the pain of that embarrassing situation.
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In those situations too, when you're seeing someone else having an embarrassing moment, help them if they need it,
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but not so much that you make a big ordeal of it either.
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The helpfulness is appreciated, but when you are over the top with it...
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Then it can even draw more attention to that individual
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so do the best you can in keeping it discreet and
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That will help the person to save face and to keep from feeling as embarrassed as you know
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As they would have had it been a lot larger situation again if you notice someone has had an embarrassing situation
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Try not to tease them about it.
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That is unkind and and teasing people about those situations can make them feel even more embarrassed and it's more scarring.
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So, do what you can to kind of lessen the situation.
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If it's possible to lighten the mood or if that person's, you know, they're very fun and lighthearted for the most part,
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then they might be able to appreciate some teasing, but don't do it at their expense.
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Do it to kind of lighten the mood.
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These things happen to everyone and we just have to move on and try to make it as easy as possible.
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Just keep in mind that these happen to everyone,
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that if it happens to someone else and you can help them lessen the impact of that embarrassing moment, do it.
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So distract someone's attention or help them clean up the mess.
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That's the best way to help those individuals save face.
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You would want that to be done for you.
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And really, in terms of etiquette, that is really the most appropriate thing to do.
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You want to help others save face as much as possible.
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I hope this is helpful, guys.
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Remember, being embarrassed is okay.
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I used to get embarrassed all the time in high school my face would just blow up red.
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I would get so hot and embarrassed and I just kind of grew out of it.
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Like I said, when you are embarrassed, it's okay to be embarrassed.
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Everyone understands that.
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What I do is just kind of apologize profusely, help if I can, and just kind of accept the fact that I'm embarrassed.
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I usually feel the temperature of my face and then just kind of say,
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you know, I'm embarrassed and then kind of move on from there.
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Remember don't let it take over your day.
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Help others.
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All in all that's the end of it.
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I hope you guys enjoyed it and I hope this is helpful to you especially if you get embarrassed all the time.
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So let me know your thoughts and your embarrassing moments and how you were able to get out of them really smoothly.
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So thank you for coming back, guys.
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I hope to see you soon.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “How to Deal with Embarrassing Situations”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: embarrassing, situation, embarrassed, happen. Deze video bevat 99 zinnen en 1306 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:40. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 170 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 86% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| embarrassed bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/ | in verlegenheid gebracht |
| apologize werkwoord | /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ | zich verontschuldigen, verantwoorden |
| helpful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | behulpzaam |
| mood zelfstandig naamwoord | /muːd/ | humeur, stemming |
| heel zelfstandig naamwoord | /hil/ | hak, hiel |
| lipstick zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɪpˌstɪk/ | lippenrood, lippenstift |
| smooth bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /smuːð/ | vlot |
| knock werkwoord | /nɑk/ | kloppen, aankloppen |
| ruin zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | ruïne, bouwval |
| slip werkwoord | /ˈslɪp/ | slippen, uitglijden |
| expense zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪkˈspɛns/ | uitgave |
| freeze werkwoord | /ˈfɹiːz/ | bevriezen |
| wrist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹɪst/ | pols |
| scar zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɑɹ/ | litteken |
| tray zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɹeɪ/ | dienblad |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| clean up werkwoord | schoonmaken |
| come back werkwoord | terugkomen |
| fall over werkwoord | omvallen |
| knock over werkwoord | omgooien |
| take over werkwoord | overnemen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- I'll totally clean all of this up.
- Don't let embarrassing situations make or ruin your day.
- Remember don't let it take over your day.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is appreciated · be done |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the best · the most appropriate |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | was having · was just apologizing · was blushing |
| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | keep watching · keep walking |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 26 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: smooth /smuːð/, empathy /ˈɛmpəθi/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, tease /tiːz/, mood /muːd/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, mend /mɛnd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: embarrassed /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/, distract /dɪˈstɹækt/, circumstance /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/, embarrass /ɪmˈbæɹəs/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als embarrassed, apologize, helpful.
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