Shadowing Practice: Lucy: Time is Unity (HD CLIP) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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How did you manage to access all this information?
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Electrical impulses.
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Every cell knows and talks to every other cell.
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They exchange a thousand bits of information between them per second.
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Cells group together, forming a giant web of communication, which in turn forms matter.
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Cells get together, take on one form, deform, reform, makes no difference, it's all the same.
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Humans consider themselves unique, so they've rooted their whole theory of existence on their uniqueness one is their unit of measure
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but it's not all social systems we put into place are
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a mere sketch one plus one equals two that's all we've learned
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but one plus one has never equaled two there are in fact no numbers
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and no letters we've codified our existence to bring it down
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to human size to make it comprehensible We've created a scale so that we can forget its unfathomable scale.
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But if humans are not the unit of measure, and the world isn't governed by mathematical laws, what governs all that?
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Film a car speeding down a road.
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Speed up the image infinitely, and the car disappears.
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So what proof do we have of its existence?
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Time gives legitimacy to its existence.
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Time is the only true unit of measure.
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It gives proof to the existence of matter.
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Without time, we don't exist.
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Time is unity.
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We won't be able to hold her for much longer.
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Time to go then.
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Are you sure you need such huge doses?
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I'm afraid you won't survive.
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Some cells inside me will fight and defend their integrity till the very end.
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In order to attain the last few percent, I have to force it to crack the cells open to their nucleus.
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But all of this knowledge, Lucy...
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I'm not even sure that mankind is ready for it We're so driven by power and profit Given man's nature
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It might bring us only instability and chaos Ignorance brings chaos,
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not knowledge I'll build a computer
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and download all my knowledge in it I'll find a way for you to have access to it Yeah

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "Lucy: Time is Unity (HD CLIP)" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →