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I'm a single mum.
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Well you've done something really horrible though.
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You've dragged someone and forced them into a position they didn't want to be in.
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No one ever asked to be born.
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I feel like you're on another planet.
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Having children is obviously such a joy and a great thing in life.
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It's a natural feeling as a woman.
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We all have that maternal instinct as well.
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My view on biological children, I don't think people should have them.
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I'm going to have to stop here and just ask you why.
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No one ever asks to be born.
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When you give birth, you're choosing to do something to someone else.
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You're creating them.
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They never ask for it.
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You know, you can't get consent from someone to bring them into the world.
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But it is a natural process.
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But just because something's natural doesn't mean it's right.
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There are many things that happen in nature which we would say that's bad, like malaria, you know, animals rape each other, things like this.
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If you look at any other situation in our daily lives where we would talk about consent should not act
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if you can't get consent from someone.
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I'm a single mum and I have a son who's nine years old
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and just before I turned 20 I decided
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that I was going to be a surrogate and I was UK's youngest surrogate to triplets.
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I can totally understand that people have this biological drive.
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Nothing's stopping me like I could do it.
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Well actually I had a vasectomy two weeks ago
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so there is something stopping me there was nothing okay
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there was nothing there was nothing stopping me what made you make
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that decision so young because i know already
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that i'm not going at the age of 23
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i did not know half of what i know
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now the feelings change i'm sure you're not the same i'm definitely not the same person
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that i was when i was 19 to experience like pregnancy i can't even put into words how
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that feels like it's a feeling
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that you've never ever felt before like i don't know it kind of saddens me to know
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that you'll never experience that all of
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that to me just sounds like an ego trip you've brought someone into existence
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and it's made you feel all these things yeah that's good for you
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but we can't see other people as a means to our own ends okay
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i'm just gonna say it how it is i feel like you're on another planet i can understand now
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that bringing someone into the world just for my selfish desires is not a good reason to do it
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when you do create someone you're bringing them into a world where you you know
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that there are loads of bad things
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that could happen to them they could be hit by a car
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and live with lasting pain they could get cancer very early on fall victim to sex trafficking all things like this
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do you think that your selfish desire to have that kid is worth it if they live a life like that
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that's a bit crazy like why are you always picking up the negative in this sit
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because that's all i'm hearing you say is so this could happen
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that could happen so i'm sure you've had a bad experience
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or event some point in your life up until now most people have whether it's a bad memory
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or you've lost someone or whatever the case is you learn to deal
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and cope you learn you learn to mitigate the bad things
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that happen to you but no one can just live their life but
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but bringing someone into existence well you've done something really horrible there you've dragged someone
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and forced them into a position they didn't want to be in
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and those bad things are happening to them and you've done
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that biologically your gene pool that will end with you
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so what's bad about that just how do you feel just knowing
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that yeah fine good i'm not opening the door to any more bad things happening to people
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it just literally makes no sense i mean most people
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that i interact with have um the same view as you
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so like you've never met anyone who thinks my way
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and literally everyone i meet thinks your way are you a lonely child no no no
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i have a sister no did you have a good childhood
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like yeah yeah yeah everyone thinks anyone who has this view no not not even
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that if you had a good childhood then you know what it feels like to experience joy and memories.
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Yeah, as someone who exists, but if I was never born, I would have never have missed that.
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So what would you say to me if I was the one that was looking for a surrogate?
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Well, I would think you shouldn't.
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And I would say, like, if you want to have a child and raise them, adopt.
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I've had debates with many people, but that was something else.
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I just feel more sad for him, really, that just at a young age, he's made such a life -changing decision.
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Just frustrated with all the negativity about why you shouldn't have children and not the positive side of what you should enjoy.
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I'd rather have kids.
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100 % life is here to be lived and I can't wait to have more children.
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We don't agree but I enjoyed it.
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I do understand where people are coming from.
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This is a topic where I'm so often confronted by the opposing view
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that if I would have heard anything by now that would make me change my mind, I think I would have heard it.
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I would rather have no biological children, but I'm perfectly up for adopting someone.
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Esta aula de conversação usa o vídeo “Is Having Children Selfish?”. As palavras que mais se repetem: happen, view, experience. Este vídeo tem 80 frases e 986 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 5:04. O falante fala rápido, cerca de 195 palavras por minuto, então espere sons ligados e reduzidos. 86% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês; vale a pena estudar o restante antes de começar.
Vocabulário principal deste vídeo
15 palavras do vídeo que vale a pena aprender, com pronúncia e significado:
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| consent verbo | /kənˈsɛnt/ | consentir, aprovar |
| biological adjetivo | /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ | biológico |
| horrible adjetivo | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | horrível |
| drag verbo | /dɹæɡ/ | arrastar |
| adopt verbo | /əˈdɑpt/ | adotar |
| selfish adjetivo | /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/ | egoísta |
| topic substantivo | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | tópico, assunto |
| gene substantivo | /d͡ʒiːn/ | gene |
| pregnancy substantivo | /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/ | gravidez, prenhez |
| lonely adjetivo | /ˈloʊnli/ | solitário |
| interact verbo | /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ | interagir |
| oppose verbo | /əˈpoʊz/ | opor |
| instinct substantivo | /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ | instinto |
| confront verbo | /kənˈfɹʌnt/ | confrontar, enfrentar |
| maternal adjetivo | /məˈtɝnəl/ | maternal |
Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir
| Palavra | Significado |
|---|---|
| pick up verbo | pegar |
Frases que vale a pena repetir
Frases curtas e completas do vídeo que você pode usar na conversa do dia a dia:
- I feel like you're on another planet.
- Nothing's stopping me like I could do it.
- We don't agree but I enjoyed it.
Gramática neste vídeo
As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:
| Estrutura | No vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agora | you've done · You've dragged · you've never ever felt |
| Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem faz | be born · could be hit · was never born |
| Orações relativas who / which + oração — informação extra sobre uma pessoa ou coisa | anyone who thinks · anyone who has · someone who exists |
| Conselho com “should” should + verbo — dizer o que é uma boa ideia | should have · should not act · shouldn't have |
Pronúncia para ficar de olho
O falante usa 45 contrações e formas reduzidas, como I'm, you've, you're. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.
- Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: biological /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, malaria /məˈlɛəɹi.ə/, negativity /ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/, vasectomy /vəˈsɛktəmi/
Sons difíceis para falantes de português:
- Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: consent /kənˈsɛnt/, drag /dɹæɡ/, adopt /əˈdɑpt/, topic /ˈtɑpɪk/, interact /ɪn.təˈɹækt/
- /l/ final — a língua toca o céu da boca, não vira “u”: biological /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/, maternal /məˈtɝnəl/
Como praticar com este vídeo
- Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
- Comece na velocidade 0,75×, faça shadowing frase por frase e volte à velocidade normal quando ficar fácil.
- Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como consent, biological, horrible.
O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.