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For some of us, happiness and excitement never seem to last for very long.
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Every time we finally take pride in ourselves and develop a confidence about the future, something adverse seems to happen within a relatively short order.
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It might be something that we find ourselves actively doing that collapses our spirits, or we start to worry acutely about a matter that suddenly enters our minds,
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or an incident occurs from out of the blue that unsettles us.
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Maybe we read something online that seems mean-minded and worrying.
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Or we catch sight of ourselves in the mirror and feel repulsed.
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Or we suddenly think of something we said or did seven
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and a half years ago that may have been misinterpreted and misconstrued and start to panic.
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Or by some odd impulse that we really don't understand and so can't resist, we do something foolish and contrary to our normal values, which brings on guilt and shame.
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And as a result, we are brought back down to earth fairly sharply.
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We end up, only hours or days after the good mood began, in a familiar place of fear, anxiety and disappointment.
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It can be as if, without quite realising it, we are operating under some sort of secret law.
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Thou shalt never be exuberant.
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Thou shalt never live life too much to the full.
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Thou shalt never be too happy, thou shalt not believe in yourself, thou shalt worry a lot.
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Where might such perverse and sad edicts have come from?
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It may be the result of growing up in an environment where our flourishing was somehow deemed unwelcome and provocative.
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Had we ever been too conspicuously happy, we might have upset a parent who was battling a sense of despair
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or resignation and was furious at the deprivations they had once had to endure.
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We may have grown up to associate a low, fearful mood with safety.
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Sadness means you don't get attacked, it doesn't provoke envy, it keeps you out of trouble.
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Whenever happiness does seem on the cards, a part of us will hence be very keen to return us to a lower altitude as soon as possible.
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To achieve our ends, there may be some favourite websites we like to go to
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that confirm that we are unattractive or strange or in danger.
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We may provoke arguments, insults or offence.
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We've got a repertoire of secret skills to wipe the smile off our own faces.
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Were any of this to ring bells, we should ask ourselves what incentives against happiness and self-satisfaction might there have been in our early lives?
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Who might we have upset with our joy?
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Was there a conflict between our flourishing and someone else's sense of well-being?
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Then we need to reassure the frightened child in us
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that the person who demanded our sadness as a price for their protection is no longer in authority over us.
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We don't have to apologise for being attractive or intelligent or gifted or within reach of stability, sanity, potency and good spirits.
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We are, whatever we once believed, allowed to live without continuous sadness and fear.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “Why We Sabotage Our Own Happiness”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: shalt, thou, ourselves, seem, sadness. Deze video bevat 33 zinnen en 525 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:05. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 170 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| sadness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsædnəs/ | verdriet, droefenis |
| provoke werkwoord | /pɹəˈvəʊk/ | uitlokken |
| flourish werkwoord | /ˈflʊ̈ɹ.ɪʃ/ | floreren, bloeien |
| conspicuously bijwoord | opvallend | |
| deprivation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/ | beroving, afneming |
| exuberant bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ɪɡˈzuːbəɹənt/ | uitbundig |
| frighten werkwoord | /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/ | bang maken, beangstigen |
| misconstrue werkwoord | /mɪskənˈstɹuː/ | misverstaan, verkeerd interpreteren |
| provocative bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /pɹəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/ | provocatief |
| reassure werkwoord | /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/ | geruststellen |
| repertoire zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹɛp.əɹ.twɑɹ/ | repertoire |
| unattractive bijvoeglijk naamwoord | onaantrekkelijk | |
| fearful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈfɪəfəl/ | angstig, bang |
| endure werkwoord | /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/ | voortduren |
| despair zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/ | wanhoop |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| end up werkwoord | belanden, terechtkomen |
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 | have come · have been |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | have been misinterpreted · are brought |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 6 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, can't, doesn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: flourish /ˈflʊ̈ɹ.ɪʃ/, deprivation /ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/, reassure /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/, sharply /ˈʃɑɹpli/, foolish /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: deprivation /ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/, exuberant /ɪɡˈzuːbəɹənt/, misinterpret /ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/, provocative /pɹəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/, disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
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 sadness, provoke, flourish.
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.