Shadowing Practice: 10분의 변화 - 버락 오바마 연설 (한영자막) Barack Obama Speech (Eng/Kor Sub) - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention.
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Let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention.
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Tonight is a particular honor for me because,
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let's face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely.
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My father was a foreign student,
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born and raised in a small village in Kenya.
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He grew up herding goats,
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went to school in a tin-roof shack his father,
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my grandfather, was a cook,
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a domestic servant to the British.
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But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son.
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Through hard work and perseverance,
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my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place,
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America, that shone as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had come before.
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While studying here, my father met my mother.
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She was born in a town on the other side of the world, in Kansas.
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My parents shared not only an improbable love,
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they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation.
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They would give me an African name,
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Barack, or Blessed, believing that in a tolerant America,
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your name is no barrier to success.
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They imagined me going to the best schools in the land,
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even though they weren't rich,
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because in a generous America,
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you don't have to be rich to achieve your potential.
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They're both passed away now.
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And yet I know that on this night,
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they looked down on me with great pride.
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Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation,
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not because of the height of our skyscrapers,
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or the power of our military,
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or the size of our economy.
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Our pride is based on a very simple premise,
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summed up in a declaration made over 200 years ago.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident.
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That all men are created equal.
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That they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights.
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And among these are life,
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liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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That is the true genius of America.
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A faith in simple dreams.
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An insistence on small miracles.
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That we can tuck in our children at night and know that they are fed and clothed and safe from harm.
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That we can say what we think,
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write what we think, without hearing a sudden knock on the door.
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that we can have an idea and start our own business without paying a bribe,
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that we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution,
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and that our votes will be counted at least most of the time.
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This year, in this election,
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we are called to reaffirm our values and our commitments,
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to hold them against a hard reality,
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and see how we're measuring up to the legacy of our forebearers and the promise of future generations.
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And fellow Americans, Democrats, Republicans,
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Independents, I say to you tonight,
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we have more work to do.
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For alongside our famous individualism,
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there's another ingredient in the American saga,
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a belief that we're all connected as one people.
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If there's a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read,
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that matters to me even if it's not my child.
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If there's a senior citizen somewhere who can't pay for their prescription drugs and having to choose between medicine and the rent,
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that makes my life poorer even if it's not my grandparent.
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If there's an Arab-American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process,
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that threatens my civil liberties.
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It is that fundamental belief,
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I am my brother's keeper,
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I am my sister's keeper that makes this country work.
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It's what allows us to pursue our individual dreams and yet still come together as one American family.
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E pluribus unum, out of many, one.
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Now, even as we speak,
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there are those who are preparing to divide us.
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The spin masters, the negative ad peddlers,
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who embrace the politics of anything goes.
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Well, I say to them tonight,
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there is not a liberal America and a conservative America.
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There is the United States of America.
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There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America.
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There's the United States of America.
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In the end, that's what this election is about.
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Do we participate in a politics of cynicism,
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or do we participate in a politics of hope?
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I'm not talking about blind optimism here.
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The almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't think about it,
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or a healthcare crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it.
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That's not what I'm talking about.
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I'm talking about something more substantial.
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It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs.
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The hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores.
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The hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta.
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The hope of a mill worker's son who dares to defy the odds.
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The hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him too.
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Hope in the face of difficulty.
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Hope in the face of uncertainty.
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The audacity of hope.
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In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us.
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The bedrock of this nation.
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A belief in things not seen.
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A belief that there are better days ahead.
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I believe that we can give our middle class relief and provide working families with a road to opportunity.
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I believe we can provide jobs to the jobless,
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homes to the homeless, and reclaim young people in cities across America from violence and despair.
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I believe that we have a righteous wind at our backs,
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and that as we stand on the crossroads of history,
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we can make the right choices and meet the challenges that face us.
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America, tonight, if you feel the same energy that I do,
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if you feel the same urgency that I do,
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if you feel the same passion that I do,
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if you feel the same hopefulness that I do,
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if we do what we must do,
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then I have no doubt that all across the country,
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from Florida to Oregon, from Washington to Maine,
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the people will rise up in November,
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and John Kerry will be sworn in as president,
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and John Edwards will be sworn in as vice president,
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and this country will reclaim its promise,
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and out of this long political darkness,
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a brighter day will come.
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Thank you very much everybody.
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God bless you.
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Thank you.

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Why practice speaking with this video?

Practicing speaking with Barack Obama's powerful speech offers numerous benefits for English learners. The context of this address provides not only a chance to engage with the language but also an opportunity to connect with themes of resilience, ambition, and the American dream. By using this video in your English speaking practice, you can enhance your vocabulary, improve fluency, and develop a more nuanced understanding of emotional expression in English. Engaging with such inspirational content helps learners become more confident in their speaking abilities while simultaneously exploring the rich historical context of America.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

Barack Obama's speech contains various key grammatical structures and expressions that are effective for communicating ideas vividly. Here are a few examples:

  • Use of conditional sentences: "If you can believe in simple dreams, you can achieve great things." This structure is useful in crafting sentences that discuss potential outcomes based on certain conditions.
  • Past Perfect Tense: “They had given me an African name." This tense helps convey experiences that occurred prior to a certain point in the past, useful for storytelling and sharing personal narratives.
  • Parallel structure: "That we can tuck in our children at night... that we can say what we think..." Using parallel structure strengthens your sentences and makes them more impactful, which is an essential technique in learn English with YouTube content.
  • Inversion for emphasis: “Not because of the height of our skyscrapers...” This technique emphasizes the focal point of a statement and is effective in persuasive speech.

Common Pronunciation Traps

As you practice with this speech, be mindful of certain pronunciation challenges that may arise:

  • “Inalienable”: This word can be tricky. Break it down into syllables to master its flow: in-alien-able.
  • “Perseverance”: The stress falls on the third syllable, pronounced as per-se-VER-ance, which is crucial for correct pronunciation.
  • Connection and linking: Words like “my father got” can sound like “my father'gott” when spoken quickly, highlighting the natural flow in conversational English.

Utilizing the shadowing technique with this video will immerse you in authentic language use, allowing you to grasp these nuances effortlessly. By repeating phrases and imitating intonation, you’ll strengthen not only your pronunciation but also your overall speaking ability.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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