Shadowing Practice: 365天逐句学完绝望主妇不用字幕看美剧 Day1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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My name is Mary Alice Young.
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When you read this morning's paper, you may come across an article about the unusual day I had last week.
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Normally, there's never anything newsworthy about my life.
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But that all changed last Thursday.
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Of course, everything seemed quite normal at first.
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I made breakfast for my family.
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I perform my chores.
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I completed my projects - I'm gonna go.
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I ran my errands. In truth...
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I spent the day as I spent every other day.
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quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection.
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Come across 偶然遇到 無意中看到 Newsworthy is worth to report the news.
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Chore ,家庭杂物 Tidy up.
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整理、收拾房間 Wrong, errant.
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跑腿 辦事。 polishing ,打磨 ,潤色.
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乳听 日常事物 惯例 GLEAM!
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"Sign a sign" "Sign a sign" "Sign a sign" "Sign a
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sign" "Sign a sign" "Sign a sign" "Sign a sign" "Sign a My name is Mary Alice Young.
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When you read this morning's paper, you may come across an article about the unusual day I had last week.
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Normally, there's never anything newsworthy about my life.
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But that all changed last Thursday.
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Of course, everything seemed quite normal at first.
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I made breakfast for my family.
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I perform my chores.
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I completed my projects.
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- Thank you.
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I ran my errands.
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In truth, I spent the day as I spent every other day.
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quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed. with perfection.
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When you read this morning's paper, you may come across an article about the unusual day I had last week.
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当你今天早上读报者的时候啊 You may see a book on the "The One Day" of the day of the year on the weekend.
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Normally, there's never anything newsworthy about my life.
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通常我的生活里没有什么值得新闻报道的事情 But that all changed last Thursday.
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Of course, everything seemed quite normal at first.
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Of course Actually, the whole thing looks like it is very normal.
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I made breakfast for my family.
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I performed my chores.
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I completed my projects.
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I made my project.
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I ran my errands.
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I ran my errands.
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In truth, I spent the day as I spent every other day.
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说实在的啊。 I had a daily life like the old days.
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安静的打磨着我的日常生活 直到它闪耀着完美 everything seemed quite normal at first I made breakfast for my family.
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I perform my chores.
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I completed my projects I ran my errands. In truth.
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I spent the day as I spent every other day.
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quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 48 sentences and 392 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:10. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| polish verb | /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/ | To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding. |
| unusual adjective | /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/ | Not usual, out of the ordinary. |
| routine noun | /ɹuˈtin/ | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
| quietly adverb | /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ | Producing little or no noise. |
| perfection noun | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/ | The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence. |
| chore noun | /t͡ʃoɹ/ | A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals. |
| errand noun | /ˈɛɹənd/ | A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or business affairs (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.) |
| gleam noun | /ɡlim/ | An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived. |
| newsworthy adjective | Interesting enough to be reported as a news | |
| errant adjective | /ˈɛɹənt/ | Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits. |
| perform verb | /pəˈfɔːm/ | To do (something); to execute. |
| breakfast noun | /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/ | The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. |
| normally adverb | /ˈnɔː.mə.li/ | Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come across verb | To change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition. |
| tidy up verb | To make clean, to make satisfactorily neat. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: polish /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like polish, unusual, routine.
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.