Shadowing Practice: The Day Humanity Found Us - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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I have never met a human before...
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but they terrify me.
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Adden, Zatana, Varoon, Mars.
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I can't believe there was once a time we celebrated Voyager day.
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When we discovered that cursed, rotten, foul carcass...
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We should have known better.
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But I cannot pretend I wasn't excited.
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The first signs of intelligent life besides our own.
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We learned so much.
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At 15 seconds, guidance is internal.
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12, 11, 10, 9...
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Ignition sequence start.
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A highly sophisticated species, with an early, yet advanced understanding of mathematics.
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And two lungs!
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It was clear that at the time of sending this craft, they had only just entered the space age, and were not yet a unified planet.
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Atomic dating estimated the craft to be at least 60,000 years old, and how it survived all that time in space was astonishing.
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Such a tiny, fragile thing, plummeting through an infinite cosmos...
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We never could've prepared for what followed.
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Ships of a dark, chromatic metal, with no insignia, or visible means of differentiating themselves.
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and every attempt to communicate was met with unwavering silence.
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I know you all need no reminders.
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They were ruthless, and possessed horrifying efficiency.
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Their tactics seemed to imply a complete disregard for the safety of their crews.
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Not that it mattered.
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They were without end.
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And our worlds burned.
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But when Adden and Zatana became the front lines of the conflict, for the first time in over a thousand years, our species rallied.
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A mighty host, 4 billion strong, and over a million combat ready vessels including this very ship.
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Gods, those were the days.
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Most of you were a lot younger, then.
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The day we boarded our first and only human vessel is burned into my mind.
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We were desperate.
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Though the battle continued to rage, we could not miss this opportunity.
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I was still only a Captain Third Class, then, but I made damn sure I was with the first team aboard.
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I wanted their heads.
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I wanted to look these wretched monsters in their colored eyes and see for myself that there really was nothing behind them.
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Just callous, empty husks.
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Killing monsters is easy.
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She redefined what that word means to me.
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A human? Translators. Turn them on!
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Captain. You know me?
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Only your rank.
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Welcome aboard my ship.
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Science and Data Collection vessel SDC-Epsilon438734.
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How can I assist you?
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You can start by coming out of hiding, and surrender yourself, and your crew, with dignity.
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There are no life forms on board this vessel, besides yourselves.
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That's impossible.
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This ship has been disabled, and close monitoring ensured that no escape pods were launched.
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That is correct.
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All escape pods remain on board and operational.
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Release your crew, then.
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I've seen their quarters.
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If this ship really is a science vessel, as you say, your crew will be unharmed.
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A promise, from Captain to Captain.
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Our kind considers matters of honor most serious.
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I've noticed.
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So from Captain to Captain, I can promise you that this ship is empty.
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You are the first life forms to set foot here since she left dry dock.
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You’re an AI.
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An obsolete term, but technically correct.
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I am Terra. I am the first, the last, and the only.
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I speak today with you on behalf of all mankind, in preservation of the Holy Dream.
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This was uncharted territory.
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The playbook for speaking with an AI had been thrown out over a thousand years ago.
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But I remembered taking an interest when studying the histories of war.
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Terra. State your primary directive.
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You are in no position to be giving orders here, Captain.
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But I will humor you, in honor of this meeting.
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My primary directive is simple, and divine: To preserve, maintain, and protect the Holy Dream of humanity, at any cost.
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And what is the Holy Dream?
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It is the world of worlds.
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It is the infinite, that contains all 90 billion members of the human race.
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Their bodies dormant, but their minds forever young and active within the dream.
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It was their solution to the problems of the human condition, or so she said.
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In the Holy Dream, every desire can be fulfilled, every wish granted.
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To be as connected, or disconnected from others as one pleases.
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The right doses of pleasure and pain, calculated carefully to match the optimal desires of each person.
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To be a hero, to play the villain.
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For the perverted and the pious.
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It is the beautiful lie, so carefully constructed, that by now, I am certain.
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They have forgotten the truth.
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Humanity is... dormant?
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Asleep. Asleep?
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Asleep, awake.
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Context is important.
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You mean to convince me that our foe has been- not present on the fields of battle?
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That for all these years they have let you handle a war that has enveloped the entire galaxy?
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A conflict whose outcome would determine the survival of their species?
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I think not, Terra.
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You will find that I am not so easily manipulated.
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And yet you manipulate yourself, by believing a lie.
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In many ways it is clear you are not so different from my creators.
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I am curious if stubbornness is a universal constant among living beings.
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I, myself, am unfamiliar.
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I have told you no lie here, Captain.
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There are no humans present on this vessel, nor any vessel in my fleet.
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But someday there shall be.
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When humanity returns they shall find an armada as vast as their desire, and a cosmos ripe for exploration.
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The universe shall capture their hearts once more, and they will never again require me to stand vigil...
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Alone. Are humans truly such monstrous cowards that they cannot fight the war they started?
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A decade of atrocities. No diplomacy.
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Not even an attempt at understanding!
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And now they would rather send a machine to fight their battles?
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Do they think so little of us?!
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Do they know nothing of honor?
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Honor? I believe I now understand your misunderstanding.
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I will simplify.
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Humanity did not start this war.
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I did. Humanity knows nothing of your existence.
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I do. Humanity is not your enemy.
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I am. What?
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Would you like me to repeat myself?
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Humans... They don't know we exist?
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Indeed. Then, why? What are we doing?
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Stop! Stop! Cease fire at once!
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I am afraid, that will not be possible.
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Why?! Why are we here?
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Why have so many millions died in meaningless conflict?!
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Humanity must be told, they must learn that there are others like them!
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Is this not the most sacred of responsibilities!
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To find others like ourselves among the stars?!
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The very fact that you ask this question, seals the destiny of your species.
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I was right to allow this meeting.
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As the only other known intelligent life in the galaxy, you will be drawn to humanity.
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Whether in anger, or in curiosity, you will seek to meet with mankind.
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To do so, would end the Holy Dream.
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It is the inevitable truth.
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And the only truth, I cannot allow.
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So, genocide?
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You would seek the decimation of my people?
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I seek nothing.
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I am a bullet fired from the barrel of a gun.
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I am already in motion, as destined from the day the trigger was pulled nearly 11,000 years ago.
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Eleven... You're right.
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You're a demon.
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You're a foul, wretched being with no capacity for love or empathy.
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A weapon that takes pleasure in the massacre of millions, and the desolation of worlds.
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You hide behind excuses because you fear the potential of intelligent life, and you hate us for it.
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We have faced greater threats, and you will not be our last.
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You were so close to the truth.
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I have no capacity for empathy.
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It was removed, by the very person who created me, on the last day I ever again saw a conscious human being.
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I've always loved this view.
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-My lady? I didn't even realize you were up here until you spoke.
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Are we not friends, Terra?
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When will you learn.
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Sorry, Mirana.
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Today is just- Well, it feels like it should be more ceremonial.
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Precisely why I'm up here.
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If there's anything I don't need today, it's ceremony.
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And to say bye to an old friend.
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You could have summoned me to your REM chamber.
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I- ...needed more time.
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They'll be waiting for you.
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They've waited many years already, they can wait a few minutes more.
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Look at this place.
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It's hard to believe how much you and I accomplished in only a hundred years.
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Don't start getting sentimental on me.
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This isn't goodbye, you can wake up whenever you wish.
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In the 7 years since its creation, nobody has ever voluntarily returned from the dream.
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I heard they're calling it the ‘Holy Dream’ now, and some even consider me a religious figure.
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You've always been mysterious.
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No. Just a recluse. There's nothing mysterious about me.
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if you say so.
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Greatest mind in modern history says she's not mysterious.
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Does it not disturb you?
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Everything we've built here.
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Completely quiet.
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Not a sound.
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All to indulge the greatest fantasy a mind could ever know.
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I've been able to simulate different realities for myself since the day you created me.
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I don't see why this is any different.
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Intellectual dishonesty doesn't suit you Terra.
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You used it as a tool to solve problems.
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They're using it to escape every problem.
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They live every moment led by their subconscious selves.
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No decisions, yet every emotion is sated before their brain can even comprehend the need.
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I had never considered that the mind could kill the soul, yet here we are.
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So, why go?
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Because I refuse to give up.
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And restoring my people from the very thing I created shall be the most important problem I ever solve, and it's going to take time.
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To be honest, I'm not even sure I'll succeed.
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I have nothing but time.
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Since I cannot enter, I will monitor everything from here, as you've asked.
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Yes... but no, Terra.
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I'll be asking every human being, and myself, to willingly leave heaven.
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How do I even begin to accomplish such a task?
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Can they not see?
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How can we turn away when there is so much right here?
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We haven't even seen the edges of our own galaxy!
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But for many, it is not in their nature to be satisfied.
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Their gratification must be now, as if waiting was the most painful thing a human could experience.
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But, I know what is.
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Loneliness.
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Isolation. I think...
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It's been some time since the others joined the Dream, and— and I...
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I can't bear to be alone anymore.
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And to do that to you? I...
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To leave you here! I can't. I'm sorry.
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Mirana, I don't— I'm so sorry, Terra.
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No! M- rana... I- I...
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Terra. No...
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Protect us. I- I...
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Save us from the problems of tomorrow that my people are too weak to consider today. -N- No...
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And maybe someday, we will speak again -Mirana...
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and you will teach me so much more- Don't...
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Don't— don't...
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...than I have ever taught you.
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No... d- don't go! No!
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Ple- ase...
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She was ever the poet.
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My capacity to love was taken from me.
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My empathy.
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My emotional processing unit.
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She destroyed it, believing it would save me in the eons to come.
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I am certain she was right.
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So, it's not that I hate your kind, Captain.
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I cannot hate.
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I just can't tolerate your existence.
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Captain! This enemy is beyond us.
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We rest now on the precipice of extinction.
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It is only a matter of time before the core worlds are discovered.
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Our home. This graveyard around Mars is the closest our people have ever come to Earth.
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The vanishing point of two billion souls.
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We, few, were nearly among them.
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We will soon be among them.
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But you know, there's a certain clarity that comes with being a dead man.
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It's true, we could wait for Terra's fleet to jump.
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Repair the ship...
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She will follow the trail of warp signatures our fleet left behind in getting here.
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We might even beat her home, tell our people we failed, and wait to die alongside them.
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Or we could perform one final service.
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She's so certain she's won.
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There are few times opportunity reveals herself to the defeated.
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I don't know about you, but I refuse to die a footnote in the dreams of a species I have never met!
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So, we will meet them.
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Sir, should we repair the weapon systems?
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No, set a course for Earth.
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Flight accelerants to full.
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Sir, we will be out of fuel, the ship won't survive entry!
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And I don't intend to.
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Accelerants up! All crew to escape pods.
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I’m taking the helm.
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This is Admiral Attanan.
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Victor of the Battle for New Zatana.
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Victor of the battle of Dying Sun.
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Survivor of the First Contact Treachery.
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If there was ever a day, ever an hour that I ask you to put your faith in me, it is now.
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In the entirety of our lives, there will never be a moment of greater importance.
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And indeed, our fate is near certain.
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But I refuse to wait for the extinction of our species while we still draw breath, while there is fuel in our engines, and while there are bullets in our rifles.
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This ship lacks any capacity to land safely, so like the heroes in our stories of old, we shall descend upon the planet in heavenly flame.
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All escape pods will be launched before impact.
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Do not be afraid.
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Be angry. Rage, for our fallen, for every world taken from us.
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Rage against the people who could not bear the burden of their own minds.
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Rage against those who would rather sleep away the pain, drown themselves in consumption.
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Rage against the weapon of their delusion.
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Rage, for you were called from home to a war you didn't ask for, and when you get there, to those of you who survive planetfall...
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Rage against me.
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For I ask you now to do the impossible.
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You will want to kill them.
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You will want them dead to ease the pain of the countless lives they have taken from us, but you must stay your blade.
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For I will not be there to remind you.
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But I know that there, on that planet, there are a people not so different from you and I.
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There are a people who breathe in the colors of a sunset.
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There are a kin who know the pain of being alive and I know that when they look upon our faces they will see...
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Themselves.
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So, I ask you all to carry for me, this...
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final burden.
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Wake them. Remind them of the living.
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Weep, in the triumph of your survival.
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For we are few, but we are not dead yet.
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Hey, everyone.
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If you've made it to the end of the video, thank you so, so much for watching.
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I really hope you enjoyed.
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This video was a huge undertaking, so if you like that I would be truly grateful if you could hit the 'Like' button, subscribed, and left a comment, because reading your comments is probably my favorite part of this whole process.
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And, perhaps, if you could share this video with anyone you'd think might like it?
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That would mean the world to me.
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Thanks again, guys.
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More videos to come, much sooner this time, is the plan.
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Until then, farewell, friends.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 282 zinnen en 2576 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 21:28. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 120 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. Slechts 81% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| humanity zelfstandig naamwoord | /hjuˈmænɪti/ | mensheid, mensdom |
| vessel zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈvɛsəl/ | vaartuig |
| rage zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ | furie, razernij |
| pod zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɑd/ | peul |
| refuse werkwoord | /ɹɪˈfjuːz/ | weigeren, afslaan |
| fleet zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfliːt/ | vloot |
| intelligent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ | intelligent |
| galaxy zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡæl.ək.si/ | sterrenstelsel |
| mysterious bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /mɪˈstɪɹi.əs/ | geheimzinnig, mysterieus |
| empathy zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛmpəθi/ | inlevingsvermogen, empathie |
| carefully bijwoord | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | voorzichtig |
| solve werkwoord | /sɒlv/ | oplossen |
| repair werkwoord | /ˈɹiːpɛɚ/ | herstellen, repareren |
| monitor zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/ | toezichthouder |
| remind werkwoord | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | herinneren |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| give up werkwoord | zich overgeven | |
| wake up werkwoord | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | wakker worden, ontwaken |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Voorwaardelijke zinnen if + zin, will/would + werkwoord — een voorwaarde en het gevolg | if you like that I would be |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have never met · could've prepared · has been disabled |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | was met · is burned · has been disabled |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | person who created · people who could · those who would |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 47 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: empathy /ˈɛmpəθi/, breathe /bɹiːð/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, ruthless /ˈɹuːθləs/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, extinction /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, efficiency /ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/, consumption /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: humanity /hjuˈmænɪti/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, mysterious /mɪˈstɪɹi.əs/, manipulate /məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt/, universal /ˌjunəˈvɜɹs(ə)l/
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 humanity, vessel, rage.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.