Shadowing Practice: The Most Life Changing Marcus Aurelius Quotes - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Marcus Aurelius Concentrate every minute on doing what's in front of you.
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You don't have to turn this into something.
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It doesn't have to upset you.
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The present is all we have to live in, or to lose.
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Stop whatever you're doing for a moment and ask yourself, Am I afraid of death because I won't be able to do this anymore?
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Let each thing you would do, say or intend be like that of a dying person.
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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind mind.
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Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.
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Today, I escaped anxiety.
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Or no, I discarded it because it was within me, in my own perceptions, not outside.
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You have You have to assemble your life yourself, action by action.
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The impediment to action advances action.
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What stands in the way becomes the way.
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The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
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You can also commit injustice by doing nothing.
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Receive without pride.
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Let go without attachment.
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If it's endurable, then endure it.
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Stop complaining.
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Have I done something for the common good?
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Then I share in the benefits.
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It never ceases to amaze me.
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We all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.
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It's unfortunate that this has happened.
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No, it's fortunate that this has happened and I've remained unharmed.
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If it is not right, do not do it.
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If it is not true, do not say it.
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You always own the option of having no opinion.
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Ask yourself at every moment, is this necessary?
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If something is humanly possible, it's attainable by you too.
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Think of yourself as dead.
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You have lived your life.
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Now take what's left and live it properly.
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Someone despises me.
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That's their problem.
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Everything is born from change.
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You have power over your mind, not outside events.
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When jarred, unavoidably by circumstance,
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revert at once to yourself and don't lose the rhythm more than you can help.
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You could leave life right now.
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Let that determine what you do, say and think.
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Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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If you don't have a consistent goal in life, you can't live it in a consistent way.
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Get back up when you fail.
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Celebrate behaving like a human.
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Limit yourself to the present.
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The tranquility that comes when you stop caring what they say, or think, or do only what you do.
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Don't you see how much you have to offer, and yet you still settle for less?
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Mastery of reading and writing requires a master.
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The struggle is great, the task divine, to gain mastery, freedom, happiness and tranquility.
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Do not let others hold you back.
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A blazing fire makes flame and brightness out of everything that is thrown into it.
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To love only what happens, no greater harmony.
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If it's humanly possible, you can do it too.
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Choose not to be harmed, and you won't feel harmed.
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Don't feel harmed, and you haven't been.
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Don't procrastinate.
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Don't confuse.
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Don't wander.
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Don't be passive or aggressive.
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Don't be all about business.
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Love the hand that fate deals you, and play it as your own.
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Practice even what seems impossible.
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There is never any need to get worked up about things you can't control.
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People exist for one another.
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The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.
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This is my first copy of Meditations.
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It's almost 15 years old.
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I've read it more times than I can count.
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This is my new edition, which is the same translation, but hopefully going to stand the test of time better.
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This is a leather-bound edition of Gregory Hayes' Meditations, meant to really be able to put some miles on it,
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which you can check out at dailystoic.com slash meditations.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “The Most Life Changing Marcus Aurelius Quotes”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: action, harmed, meditations. Deze video bevat 72 zinnen en 643 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:16. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 89 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 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
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| meditation zelfstandig naamwoord | /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/ | meditatie, overpeinzing |
| discard werkwoord | /dɪsˈkɑɹd/ | verwerpen, afdanken |
| endurable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | draaglijk |
| impediment zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/ | hindernis, obstakel |
| procrastinate werkwoord | /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/ | uitstellen, voor zich uitschuiven |
| unharmed bijvoeglijk naamwoord | ongedeerd, onbeschadigd | |
| despise werkwoord | /dɪˈspaɪz/ | verachten |
| brightness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbɹaɪtnəs/ | glans, helderheid |
| assemble werkwoord | /əˈsɛm.bəl/ | in elkaar zetten |
| circumstance zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/ | omstandigheid |
| wander werkwoord | /ˈwɑndɚ/ | zwerven, rondtrekken |
| confuse werkwoord | /kənˈfjuːz/ | verwarren, in de war brengen |
| blaze zelfstandig naamwoord | /bleɪz/ | vuur, vlam |
| injustice zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪnˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/ | onrecht, onrechtvaardigheid |
| endure werkwoord | /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/ | voortduren |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- You don't have to turn this into something.
- It doesn't have to upset you.
- Have I done something for the common good?
- If it's humanly possible, you can do it too.
- Don't feel harmed, and you haven't been.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | has happened · have lived · haven't been |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is born · is thrown · be harmed |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 19 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, can't, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: meditation /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/, perception /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: tranquility /træŋˈkwɪlɪti/, attainable /əˈteɪ.nə.bəl/, endurable /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ.ɪ.bəl/, impediment /ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/, procrastinate /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: discard /dɪsˈkɑɹd/, despise /dɪˈspaɪz/, confuse /kənˈfjuːz/, blaze /bleɪz/, bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: tranquility /træŋˈkwɪlɪti/, mastery /ˈmæs.tɚ.i/, procrastinate /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/, circumstance /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/, attachment /əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: tranquility /træŋˈkwɪlɪti/, wander /ˈwɑndɚ/
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 meditation, discard, endurable.
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.