Shadowing Practice: "Focalors: Ultimate Sacrifice" | Full Cutscene - Genshin Impact - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What's happening with the Oratrees?
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I believe it is preparing to carry out the death sentence.
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Marina!
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Ah!
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No, I still need answers!
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You...
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Sorry, that shocked expression on your face is just too amusing.
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I couldn't help myself.
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You are not Farina.
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Who are you?
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Ah, the sweet sound of bewilderment.
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Marvelous.
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A sure sign that my attempt to deceive everyone was a resounding success.
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But to answer your question, I am Fosalor.
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You know, the god.
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Fosalor?
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Why did you deceive us?
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Oh, that wasn't my goal, of course.
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Goodness, no. But I had to fool everyone else, too, if I was to stand any chance of deceiving the heavenly principles.
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Deceiving the heavenly principles?
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It's all because of that pernicious prophecy.
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Dreadful, wasn't it?
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Everyone doomed to dissolve.
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Fontaine condemned to be flooded.
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One was not amused.
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In fact, one was positively bemused when that problem was thrust upon me by my dearest predecessor.
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That's the former Hydro Archon Egeria for the uninitiated.
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hardly gets more disastrous than a preordained national catastrophe, now does it?
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She knew full well that the prophecy would surely come to pass.
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And as one of the seven, she also knew full well that one defies the heavenly principles at one's peril.
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So yes, as you have no doubt surmised, it was a rather impossible situation that I found myself in.
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I spent a terribly long time mulling it over, alone on the ocean floor.
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And I was almost growing barnacles by the time I finally realized there was only one possible solution to this confounding conundrum.
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I had to outwit the heavenly principles, allow the prophecy to be fulfilled,
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ostensibly at least, while saving everyone at the same time.
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I'm a genius, I know.
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I can only assume that's why Egyria chose me as her successor.
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Although, looking back now, it was hardly the inheritance one dreams of.
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Between the task of saving the nation, the quotidian duties of the Hydro Archon,
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and not to mention the original sin of creating a new race of humans,
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I dare say she left me quite a colossal mess to clean up.
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That one can only play the hand one is dealt.
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I did not choose this any more than I chose to be one of her Oceanid familiars.
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So you were also once one of the Oceanids, transformed into a human by Egyria's hand.
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Yes, I was.
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I always dreamed of becoming human.
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And I still do, even now.
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In my eyes, to be human is to be part of the greatest opera ever known.
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After becoming a god, I separated my divinity from my body and spirit, leaving behind only a self that was as naive
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and bewildered as my past self on her first day as a human being.
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The me you see before you now is that divinity.
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And the human counterpart I left behind, I named Farina.
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She could feel joy, sorrow, and everything in between.
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She could be as vain and conceited, or as meek and vulnerable as she wished.
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Her strengths were of a kind only a human could possess, as were her shortcomings.
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But in my eyes, Farina's humanity was what made her perfect.
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She was perfectly human in every way.
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The person I always wanted to be.
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Anyway, so then I cursed her.
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All part of the plan, of course.
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The plan to deceive the heavenly principles.
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Do you still remember the final scene of the prophecy?
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The Hydro Archon alone, weeping on her throne.
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In order that the prophecy might appear fulfilled, I invited Farina to be an actress,
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to play the part of the Hydro Archon in the prophecy.
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After the curse I placed on her, so long as I, Fosilor's divinity, continued to exist, she could not die.
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But nor was she free to live her life in the pursuit of happiness.
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Instead, she was forced to take the stage in the Opera House, to embrace the role of leading lady,
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to forever play the part of the god from the prophecy,
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all to create a the deceitful appearance of that prophecy coming to pass.
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I suppose now you probably understand why your court is called the Opera Epicles.
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But Farina is only human, isn't she?
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Even though she has had a long life, her mind is no stronger than that of any other ordinary human being.
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I cannot begin to fathom what she has had to endure.
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It must have been torture for her.
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It has indeed.
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And although she is, in a sense, me in human form, I most definitely owe her an apology for it.
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It's been five hundred years, and all along, she's been playing her part in the most unimaginably long,
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unbearably lonely, and agonizingly painful opera of all time.
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So even Farina doesn't know the truth?
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You've never once let her in on the full plan?
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Yes, it had to be done.
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To deceive the heavenly principles, you must first deceive yourself.
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She did very well.
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If she had let her resolve falter even once in these five centuries, Fontaine would have been doomed to the most tragic fate.
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It seems that trusting humanity was the right decision after all.
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I believe that I understand how your deception works.
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But that is only half the truth, is it not?
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How would you build on this foundation to save the people of Fontaine?
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That is the most important thing.
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Ah, good, good.
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Of course the Eudex of Fontaine has pinpointed the crux of the issue.
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I'm sure you've long sensed that the Oratrice is no simple machine, yes?
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I've always suspected that it had its own consciousness, and Linny did mention that he heard a human voice within the core chamber.
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It now seems that that person was you, hidden within the machine all along.
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Am I right?
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And then I became one with the Oratrice, taking Fontaine's gnosis with me.
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Yes, it would seem so, wouldn't it?
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Alas, your understanding of this device still lacks sufficient depth.
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In truth, it is no enactor of justice.
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It is, in fact, a device created to kill the god of justice.
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I beg your pardon?
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Oh, you have it.
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And to be more precise, not only will the Oratrice take down the God of Justice,
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it will also take down the divine throne upon which she has been placed.
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I mean, did you think I would be the sort to enjoy peaceful repose while Farina suffered?
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My work over these last 500 years has been to constantly accumulate Indemnidium within the Oratrees.
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But really, some have already discovered
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that only a small fraction of the energy generated by the device was ever used to provide power to Fontaine.
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The vast majority has been, had to be accumulated to enact this death sentence.
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It was all a part of your plan then.
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Both the trial and the sentence.
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Indeed.
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This power, accrued over five centuries, could have sustained Fontanians for millennia had it only been used for that purpose.
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Almost all of it has now been stored within the Oratrees.
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But only power of this magnitude could hope to destroy the Hydro Archon's divine throne.
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Shaking the rules established by Celestia, and breaking through the institution that is the Seven.
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So the Oratrice's call for death was for neither Farina nor Phocelor, but for the Hydro Archon.
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The destruction of that divine throne...
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If I do not misunderstand your intent, you must be...
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Returning what's rightfully yours to you, of course.
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In other words, this was all done to return the authority of the Hydro Archon to the Hydro Dragon of this planet. But...
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Oh, what?
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Getting sad again, are we?
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The authority of the ancient dragons shall soon be yours once more, oh Hydro Dragon Sovereign.
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And this is the face you make.
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All you've done throughout the years is just so you can sacrifice yourself at the very end.
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I've never quite seen it that way, you know.
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Even now, I'm quite pleased at how well my deception worked.
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Hydrodragon, Hydrodragon, don't cry.
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I must say, had it been within my rights, I would have loved to judge the heavenly principles themselves.
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Were they not guilty of essentially the same crime?
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Egyria stole the power of the primordial sea, and the heavenly principles stole the power you ancient dragons possessed.
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I, for my part, am the god of justice.
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And is it not just that your original powers should be returned to you?
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Speaking of justice, I have always believed that justice lies in the process of pursuing human existence itself.
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So, if the theft of the primordial seized might was Fontaine's original sin.
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Then, leaving matters of procedural right and wrong aside,
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the descent of the Fontaineans as humans and their right to exist in this world would be Fontaine's original justice.
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In other words, existence was Egeria's justice,
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and to me, justice is the continuation of that existence.
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Defying the prophecy and ensuring that Fontaine's people shall live on,
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that should be the justice enthroned over all others.
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At this point, we, whether it be myself or all other Fontanians,
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have shouldered the burden of this sin for far too long.
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Eudex Nervilet, the highest judge in our land, when you regain your full power as an elemental sovereign,
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what verdict shall you pass upon us?
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So when I was invited to the Court of Fontaine to serve as Eudex, I see now that that was your idea too. At last.
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I now understand the true purpose behind this position.
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In the beginning, I was uninterested in human existence.
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But these five centuries of living alongside them have gradually brought about mutual understanding between us.
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And I have even attempted to feel as they feel.
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You are a devious one, Fus'alor.
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Things being as they are, surely you know that I could never declare them to be guilty.
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Ah, the hour of my execution is almost here.
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For the sinner, the curtain call has come.
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I know I may not sound it, but faced with death, I find myself a little afraid.
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this is one thing both gods and humans have in common.
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Farewell, Nervilette.
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I hope you've enjoyed the part you played these 500 years.
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I love you.
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The End
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The End
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I, Eudex Nuvillet, hereby declare,
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people of Fontaine, your sins are forgiven.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “"Focalors: Ultimate Sacrifice"”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: justice, Hydro, prophecy, heavenly, principles. This video has 165 sentences and 1737 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:36. The speaker talks slowly, about 99 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| prophecy noun | /ˈpɹɑfɪsi/ | A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration. |
| heavenly adjective | /ˈhɛvənli/ | Of or pertaining to Heaven, the eternal celestial abode of God or the gods. |
| deceive verb | /dɪˈsiːv/ | To trick or mislead. |
| throne noun | /θɹəʊ̯n/ | An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions. |
| divinity noun | /dɪˈvɪnɪti/ | The state, position, or fact of being a god or God. |
| accumulate verb | /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/ | To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent. |
| amuse verb | /əˈmjuːz/ | To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions. |
| defy verb | /dɪˈfaɪ/ | To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition). |
| primordial adjective | /pɹaɪˈmɔɹ.di.əl/ | First, earliest or original. |
| deception noun | /dɪˈsɛpʃən/ | An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy. |
| doom noun | /duːm/ | Destiny, especially terrible. |
| fulfill verb | /fʊlˈfɪl/ | To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.). |
| sovereign noun | /ˈsɑv(ə)ɹɪn/ | A monarch: a supreme ruler of a country in a monarchical system. |
| possess verb | /pəˈzɛs/ | To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own. |
| declare verb | /dɪˈklɛɚ/ | To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| leave behind verb | To abandon. | |
| take down verb | To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed. | |
| break through verb | To gain popularity. | |
| carry out verb | /ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/ | To hold while moving it out. |
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. | |
| look back verb | To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight). | |
| work over verb | To improve a prototype, or first draft. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why did you deceive us?
- I'm a genius, I know.
- Do you still remember the final scene of the prophecy?
- You've never once let her in on the full plan?
- Getting sad again, are we?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has had · It's been · has pinpointed |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be flooded · was not amused · be fulfilled |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as you've, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: throne /θɹəʊ̯n/, enthrone /ɪnˈθɹəʊn/, fathom /ˈfæðəm/, thrust /θɹʌst/, theft /θɛft/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: deception /dɪˈsɛpʃən/, pernicious /pɚˈnɪʃəs/, shortcoming /ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ/, uninitiated /ʌnɪnˈɪʃi.eɪtɪd/, continuation /kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
- Long words — get the stress right: divinity /dɪˈvɪnɪti/, accumulate /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/, primordial /pɹaɪˈmɔɹ.di.əl/, agonizingly /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ.li/, bewilderment /bɪˈwɪldəɹmənt/
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 prophecy, heavenly, deceive.
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.