Prática de Shadowing: The privilege of failure - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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Tell us about your departure from Apple.

Oh, it was very painful.

I'm not even sure I want to talk about it.

What can I say?

I hired the wrong guy.

That was Scully?

Yeah.

And he destroyed everything I spent 10 years working for.

Steve Jobs spent 10 years building Apple.

10 years.

And he lost it all in a single moment.

He failed.

Years of dedication just to get fired from a company he created.

And yet, that failure might have been the greatest thing that ever happened to him.

But this isn't going to be one of those videos that tells you to embrace failure, to not be afraid of it.

Because the truth is, failure is something to fear.

For a lot of people, failure isn't a lesson, it's the end.

The end of a dream, the end of stability, the end of everything you've worked for.

But for some, being able to fail and still try again, that's a privilege.

In 1976, Los Altos, California.

Two college dropouts build a computer in their garage.

They call it Apple One, and that tiny machine would lead them to creating one of the most influential companies of all time.

And we are calling it, iPhone.

This is a day I've been looking forward to for two and a half years.

Apple just hit a trillion dollars in market value.

Fast forward to 1983, Apple's on top of the world.

Steve Jobs recruits the CEO of PepsiCo, John Scully, to help run the company.

But two years later, they would get into a clash after two new products, the Lisa and the Macintosh, failed to live up to sales expectations.

Apple's board sides with Scully and Steve Jobs is forced out of his own company.

So anyway, I was told in no uncertain terms that there was no job for me.

It was really, really tragic.

Imagine that, being fired from the company you built, from the thing that gave your life meaning.

I started this company.

You know how much I sacrificed?

Most people would have stopped there most people do

but for jobs this wasn't the end

he would go on to invest into a small animation company called the graphics group

which he would then develop into what we now know as Pixar

he started another company next designing high -end computers for businesses

and universities this is kind of the first computer the 1990s in other words

it's coming out with optical storage with the ability to synthesize sounds as good to orchestral quality in real time.

And in 1996, Next was sold to Apple for $429 million.

And Steve Jobs returned to the company as the new CEO.

The same failure that ended his career became the very reason he got it back.

But if I'm being honest with you, Steve Jobs had a privilege.

He had time.

He had money.

He had experience.

And all of those things gave him the ability to fail and still come back stronger.

That's what most people don't realize.

Failure is a privilege.

Most of you watching this right now, you probably have more privileges than you've realized.

For one, you have access to infinite amounts of knowledge literally in your pocket.

But I think one of the most underrated privileges you have right now is the privilege to fail.

Because if there was ever a time to fail, it's now.

You can fail and it won't destroy your life.

You can start something, fall flat on your face, and wake up tomorrow with another chance.

Mark Zuckerberg once said, The greatest successes come from having the freedom to fail.

But I know too many people who haven't had the chance to pursue their dreams

because they didn't have a cushion to fall back on if they failed.

But not many people have that freedom.

For them, failure isn't a lesson.

It's a luxury.

Failure isn't free.

And that's what makes it a privilege.

So if you can afford it,

even just once, I urge you to start now before the cost of failure becomes too high.

But what about the people who don't have that safety net?

the ones who can't afford to fail.

For them, failure is terrifying.

I know you hear people all the time telling you failure is good.

You should embrace failure.

I have failed far more times than I've succeeded.

Far more.

You know why?

Because failure is a wonderful teacher.

But it's easy to say that when you have the time, money, or resources to start again.

Some people don't.

For some people, failure isn't an option.

Going all in on their dreams might mean quitting the job

that puts food on their table or investing all of their savings into something that might not work out.

If I had to support my family growing up instead of having the time to learn how to code,

if I didn't know that I was gonna be fine and Facebook didn't work out, then I wouldn't be standing up here today. In 1981,

a 19 year old kid packed his bags and moved to Hollywood to pursue his dreams of becoming a successful actor,

he didn't have anything to his name.

Failure to him would mean the end of everything.

But had he not taken that risk, he wouldn't become the man that he is today.

Jim Carrey, one of the most successful actors in Hollywood.

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the show.

I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which was that you can fail at what you don't want,

so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.

So to try, even knowing failure could mean the end.

Maybe that's the real privilege.

Having the courage to try at all.

Going all in on your dreams, knowing it might not work out.

Because even if you fail, you'll know that you did something.

You tried, and that alone puts you ahead of everyone who never did.

But here's the thing, even if failure means the end, even if you don't have the luxury to start over,

there's still a greater risk than failing.

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Not starting at all.

101

Because the failure to start is a failure in itself.

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When you look back on your life, you won't be thinking about the times you failed,

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but instead you'll be thinking about the things you didn't start.

104

Because you can recover from failure, but you'll never recover from regret.

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So even if you believe you're sacrificing everything for starting, just know that the real sacrifice is not starting at all.

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To live wondering, what if?

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What if I took that risk when I was 20?

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Maybe my life would be different.

109

And now is the time to take that risk.

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Because it shouldn't be failure that you fear.

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You should be afraid of never trying.

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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição

Esta aula de conversação usa o vídeo “The privilege of failure”. As palavras que mais se repetem: failure, fail, privilege, Steve, Apple. Este vídeo tem 111 frases e 1155 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 7:59. O falante mantém um ritmo estável de cerca de 145 palavras por minuto, confortável para o shadowing. 88% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês, por isso o vocabulário é fácil de acompanhar.

Vocabulário principal deste vídeo

15 palavras do vídeo que vale a pena aprender, com pronúncia e significado:

Palavra	Pronúncia	Significado
privilege substantivo	/ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/	privilégio
lesson substantivo	/ˈlɛs.ən/	lição
sacrifice substantivo	/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/	sacrifício
luxury substantivo	/ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/	luxo
invest verbo	/ɪnˈvɛst/	investir
recover verbo	/ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/	recuperar
pursue verbo	/pɚˈsu/	perseguir
embrace verbo	/ɛmˈbɹes/	abraçar
pocket substantivo	/ˈpɑ.kɪt/	bolso, algibeira
hire verbo	/ˈhaɪɹ/	contratar, alugar
resource substantivo	/ɹɪˈzɔːs/	recurso, expediente
regret verbo	/ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/	arrepender-se, lamentar
courage substantivo	/ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/	coragem, coração
painful adjetivo	/ˈpeɪn.fl̩/	doloroso, dolorido
stability substantivo	/stəˈbɪlɪti/	estabilidade

Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir

Palavra	Pronúncia	Significado
work out verbo	/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/	calcular
come back verbo		voltar
grow up verbo		crescer
look forward to verbo		ansiar por, estar ansioso para
stand up verbo		levantar
wake up verbo	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	acordar, despertar

Frases que vale a pena repetir

Frases curtas e completas do vídeo que você pode usar na conversa do dia a dia:

What can I say?
You know how much I sacrificed?
You can fail and it won't destroy your life.
I have failed far more times than I've succeeded.
Because it shouldn't be failure that you fear.

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 worked · you've realized · haven't had
Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem faz	is forced · was told · being fired
Orações relativas who / which + oração — informação extra sobre uma pessoa ou coisa	people who haven · people who don · ones who can

Pronúncia para ficar de olho

O falante usa 34 contrações e formas reduzidas, como didn't, don't, isn't. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.

Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/, garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/, animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, influential /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: stability /stəˈbɪlɪti/, animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, influential /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

Sons difíceis para falantes de português:

Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: invest /ɪnˈvɛst/, pocket /ˈpɑ.kɪt/, regret /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/, succeed /səkˈsiːd/, infinite /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
/l/ final — a língua toca o céu da boca, não vira “u”: influential /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/, optical /ˈɑptɪkəl/, orchestral /ˌɔɹˈkɛstɹəl/

Como praticar com este vídeo

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

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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