Shadowing Practice: I sometimes wish I didn't think so much - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I sometimes wish I didn't think so much like life would be better
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if I just never asked so many questions
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if I wasn't trying to observe or trying to make sense of things
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and I just kind of lived you know maybe ignorance really is bliss
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but I don't know there was like this switch in my life
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when I was about 14 years old where things just weren't okay with me anymore.
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I didn't want to do the same things.
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I started thinking more deeply.
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I started questioning life and I don't even know why I did that.
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What was the point?
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What came up for me that was like,
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yeah, now I want to start doing this because it's not even like something that you can control,
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not something that you can just forget about.
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It's like, I guess it just happens.
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And you realize certain things.
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And you can't get over it.
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So then you turn into this different person.
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Now, you know, I'm 18, four years later.
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And I don't know where it's gotten me.
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Genuinely has thinking more has trying to figure out life
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and all these things has it benefit me like genuinely
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or has there been intangible benefit or is it just maybe personal growth or just maturing?
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I don't know but I wonder at the end of the day what's the point?
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Maybe it is better to think to try to make sense of life to be more critical
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but also I look at other people sometimes and I think I imagine
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that That person probably doesn't think about anything that much.
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And they're 10 times happier than me.
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So what is it?
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Is that the secret to not think at all?
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Or is it the secret to just,
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you know, find this balance?
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Or maybe there is no secret.
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It's just kind of who you are.
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And you just got to deal with it.
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I think I've gotten better over the years.
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I don't think so pessimistically now.
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I used to think very pessimistically and have this sort of cynical life outlook.
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But now I'm, I'm more at peace with certain things.
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And I'm less concerned with figuring out the whole world.
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And I'm more just concerned with figuring out myself.
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I mean, that is a big undertaking in itself.
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Understanding yourself.
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And it's so weird, right?
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You would think that because you are you,
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you would understand yourself, you would know so much,
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you be an expert at it but it's like I'm in the dark
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and I guess that's just what it is it takes your whole life to figure out who you are
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and even by the end of your life you still don't know for sure
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so it's just this journey this journey of figuring all these things out
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and I guess I've come to this sort of acceptance this acceptance
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that there's so much that I don't know and I will never know
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that it's not pointless to think about
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but it's pointless to worry about it's pointless to wrestle with
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so much that you are damaging your own enjoyment in life or you're just your livelihood.
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So I guess what I've learned is just to continue to think
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because me just I guess I've found that who I am is just someone who likes to think a lot
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but direct it towards something that will do you some good or that will leave you with maybe some lesson because
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thinking in a negative way,
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it's of no benefit, genuinely.
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And if you are, I guess,
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in some sense, mature enough,
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you'll realize that this life is so short,
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so minute, so just small,
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that it is not worth wasting time or spending time thinking things that hurt you,
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that make you feel anxious or worried or sad or things like that.
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And these things will come and go no matter what.
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So if you will, no matter what,
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at some point in your life,
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throughout different phases, you will feel anxious,
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you will feel sad, you will feel worried,
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then why just like why purposely do it why purposely think these things
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because it doesn't help you and that's what I've learned
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so more and more what I'm trying to do is I don't know have this sort of metacognition
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and realize well what am I thinking about why am I thinking about this is this even relevant
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because we always focus on our actions right what we are physically doing
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to help ourselves is what we are doing relevant
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but is what you're thinking relevant are your thoughts productive
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and it's not like what you what you're thinking has to be always about work
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or like the next project that you're working on
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but like are your thoughts just benefiting your your being your soul
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and that is just something I've tried to focus on more
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and more because you get into these loops in your mind where you can get anxious
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or you start thinking about the past you get nostalgic
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or sad or you reminisce and or maybe you just like have arguments in your head and then Then I think,
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wait, why am I even doing this?
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It's like, I'm just trying to fill up this empty space with some noise,
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but it doesn't matter and it's not helping me
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and it's not doing me any good and I'm just going to forget it.
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So why don't I think about something that I care about or something that,
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you know, will benefit me or just make me feel a little bit better about my life?
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there is value in the way you think
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and the way you think greatly determines you know just how you will feel
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and I think people know that but we underestimate you know just the passing thoughts
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that we have every day that we just ultimately forget but
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it's like the habit of thought is something to pay attention to
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so i guess that's what i'll leave you with just realize
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what loops do you get into what habits of thought do you find yourself in
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and just observe it stop yourself observe it you don't have to say whether it's good
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or bad or not that's your decision to make but just think about it it's weird thinking about your thinking but
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it's like go from that third person view in your head
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and just ask yourself why am i thinking this is this relevant does this help me
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or am i just fueling something that will ultimately lead me nowhere
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “I sometimes wish I didn't think so much”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: thinking, guess, relevant, benefit, realize. Deze video bevat 102 zinnen en 1104 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:24. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 149 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 88% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 8 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| pointless bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈpɔɪntləs/ | zinloos |
| observe werkwoord | /əbˈzɜːv/ | respecteren, in acht nemen |
| intangible bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/ | ontastbaar, ongrijpbaar |
| livelihood zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ | levensonderhoud |
| cynical bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈsɪnɪkəl/ | cynisch |
| underestimate werkwoord | /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/ | onderschatten |
| bliss zelfstandig naamwoord | /blɪs/ | gelukzaligheid, verrukking |
| ignorance zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns/ | onwetendheid, ignorantie |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| figure out werkwoord | uitvogelen, er achter komen |
| fill up werkwoord | opvullen, vollopen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- I didn't want to do the same things.
- It's like, I guess it just happens.
- It's just kind of who you are.
- I think I've gotten better over the years.
- I don't think so pessimistically now.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 40 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: pessimistically /ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪkli/, intangible /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/, underestimate /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/, undertaking /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: observe /əbˈzɜːv/, livelihood /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als pointless, observe, intangible.
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