Prática de Shadowing: Middlemarch by George Eliot | Brief Plot Summary - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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In the introduction of Middlemarch,
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the novel's omniscient narrator, who's wise, empathetic, and clear-sighted, takes time to comment on the action of the story and its meaning,
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as well as comment on how epic life is not possible in modern times.
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In The Rising Action, Dorothea Brooke, an ardent and religious young woman who aspires to lead an epic life, is being courted by a handsome baronet, Sir James.
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But she chooses instead a middle-aged clergyman,
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Edward Cazabon, because she thinks he has a great mind and will broaden her intellectual and spiritual horizons.
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Cazabon has been compiling notes for 30 years for a treatise he called the key to all mythologies.
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Essentially, he's a failed scholar and writer.
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Will Ladislaw, a student and Casabon's cousin, falls in love with Dorothea.
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He comes to Middlemarch to work for Mr. Brooke.
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Meanwhile, Fred Vinci does not inherit the wealthy Featherstone's money.
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Casabon has a bad heart, and after an emotional scene with Dorothea, he has a heart attack.
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Not long after, he dies, having left a codicil to his will, saying that if Dorothea ever marries Ladislaw, she will lose Casabon's wealth and estate.
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A secondary protagonist, Tertius Lydgate, a gifted doctor who comes to Middlemarch hoping to participate in medical reform and make an important scientific discovery,
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falls for the beautiful and charming narcissist, Rosamund Vinci, who marries him to move up the social ladder.
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The shady character Raffles arrives in Middlemarch, lurking around Mr. Bolstrode, a powerful evangelical Christian,
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philanthropist, banker, and the paternal uncle of Lydgate's wife, threatening to reveal the man's dark family secrets.
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It turns out Bolstrode made his first fortune by snatching the inheritance of the heirs of his first wife, who is now deceased.
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Lydgate, as a result of his marriage, teeters on the edge of bankruptcy.
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In the climax of the novel, Raffles gets sick because of his drinking and is taken to Stone Court, a property Bolstrode recently bought.
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Raffles is suffering from alcohol poisoning, and when Bolstrode doesn't follow Lydgate's treatment orders, he passively kills the patient.
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In the following action, the town finds out about Bolstrode's disreputable past.
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Lydgate is under suspicion of taking a bribe.
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Dorothea defends Lydgate.
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Rosamond clarifies a mix-up of whether or not Will loves her.
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Dorothea and Will determine to defy the codicil.
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In the resolution, Dorothea and Will marry, and Fred marries lower-class Mary Garth, whom he's always loved.
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Thank you.

Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição

Este vídeo tem 28 frases e 410 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 2:49. O falante mantém um ritmo estável de cerca de 146 palavras por minuto, confortável para o shadowing. Apenas 69% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês, por isso o vocabulário é exigente.

Vocabulário principal deste vídeo

15 palavras menos comuns do vídeo, com pronúncia e significado:

  • marry /ˈmæɹi/ (verbo) — casar. To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
  • epic /ˈɛp.ɪk/ (substantivo) — épico, epopeia. An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
  • meanwhile /ˈmiːnwaɪl/ (advérbio) — ao mesmo tempo, simultaneamente. During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place.
  • defend /dɪˈfɪnd/ (verbo) — defender, proteger. To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
  • discovery /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/ (substantivo) — descoberta. Something discovered.
  • suffer /ˈsʌfɚ/ (verbo) — sofrer. To undergo hardship.
  • uncle /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ (substantivo) — tio. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
  • reveal /ɹɪˈviːl/ (verbo) — revelar. To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
  • essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/ (advérbio) — em essência, essencialmente. In essence: by nature.
  • participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ (verbo) — participar. To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
  • cousin /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ (substantivo) — primo, prima. Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a…
  • spiritual /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/ (adjetivo) — espiritual. Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
  • arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (verbo) — chegar. To reach; to get to a certain place.
  • fortune /ˈfɔːtjuːn/ (substantivo) — destino, fortuna. Destiny, especially favorable.
  • intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/ (adjetivo) — intelectual. Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive.

Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir

  • fall for (verbo) — cair em. To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).
  • turn out (verbo) — terminar. To end up; to result.

Pronúncia para ficar de olho

  • Os sons de “th”: wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, mythology /mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, empathetic /ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/
  • Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, suspicion /səˈspɪʃ.ən/, shady /ˈʃeɪdi/, omniscient /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/
  • Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/, inheritance /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/, protagonist /pɹəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/

Como praticar com este vídeo

  1. Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
  2. Faça shadowing frase por frase na velocidade normal, repetindo cada uma até o seu ritmo ficar igual ao do falante.
  3. Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como marry, epic, meanwhile.

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.

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