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If you could go back in time knowing what you know today and give your younger self one piece of advice, what would you say?
Nếu bạn có thể quay ngược thời gian với tất cả những kiến thức bạn có ngày nay và đưa ra một lời khuyên duy nhất cho bản thân khi còn trẻ, bạn sẽ nói gì?
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People view you as not an ongoing person anymore.
Mọi người không còn coi bạn là người đang hoạt động tích cực nữa.
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It's sad and lonely.
Thật buồn và cô đơn.
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There's no cure and there's no hope.
Không có cách chữa trị và cũng chẳng còn hy vọng gì.
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It's a big mistake.
Đó là một sai lầm lớn.
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That's something that I only discovered 40 years into my life.
Đó là điều mà tôi chỉ khám phá ra sau 40 năm sống trên đời.
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Five years ago I wasn't like this at all.
Năm năm trước tôi hoàn toàn không như thế này.
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It's hard.
Điều đó thật khó khăn.
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Bloody hard.
Khó chết đi được.
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You make yourself miserable.
Bạn tự làm mình khổ sở.
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You want the truth?
Bạn muốn biết sự thật à?
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In this video, I'll be in Montreal, Canada, asking strangers in their 80s, some of the oldest and wisest people in the world, what advice they would give to their younger self.
Trong video này, tôi sẽ có mặt tại Montreal, Canada, để hỏi những người lạ ở độ tuổi 80 — những người thuộc nhóm lớn tuổi nhất và có nhiều kinh nghiệm nhất trên thế giới — về lời khuyên mà họ muốn dành cho chính bản thân mình khi còn trẻ.
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Let's get into it.
Bắt đầu thôi.
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How old are you?
Bạn bao nhiêu tuổi?
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88. What does it feel like to be 88?
88. Cảm giác như thế nào khi ở tuổi 88?
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Well, I just came back from my cardiologist.
Vâng, tôi vừa mới đi khám bác sĩ tim mạch về.
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I'm in perfect shape physically, but I lost my wife a couple of years ago, so mentally I'm still working on it.
Về thể chất thì tôi đang ở trong tình trạng hoàn hảo, nhưng tôi đã mất vợ cách đây vài năm, nên về tinh thần tôi vẫn đang nỗ lực để vượt qua.
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How was that like, if you don't mind me asking?
Nếu bạn không phiền thì chuyện đó diễn ra như thế nào nhỉ?
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Well, it's sad and lonely.
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I eat most of my meals alone, but I'm doing okay.
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As long as I'm in good physical shape for another year, that'll be fine.
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I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get there.
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Yeah.
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How long were you guys together for?
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63 years.
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It was a perfect relationship, but, you know.
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My wife contacted ALS.
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She lived for a year after the diagnosis, but there's no cure, and there's no hope, And she had no quality of life,
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but she opted for medical assistance in dying and went very quietly and with dignity.
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What was your favorite memory of her?
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Oh, everything.
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Three sons and seven wonderful grandkids.
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We did a lot of cruising.
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We were in Vietnam, we were in the Baltics.
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We had a good life.
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What did she mean to you?
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Everything.
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How old are you?
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Seventy.
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What does it feel like to be 70?
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Oh, man.
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It's been a rough year.
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My wife died at the end of March and my mother died two weeks ago.
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Otherwise I'm doing good.
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How long were you and your wife together?
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35 years.
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It was a great combination.
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We did real well. So what?
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Kind of lost my mother, who I was with for 70 years.
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And I lost my wife, with whom I was with, for 35 years.
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So a lot of adjustments.
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Can you define the word love?
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wishing the best for the other person.
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What is important to you guys at this point in life?
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I think for me, now I lost my husband this year, he was 97, and it's very hard to live alone after you've lived with someone for 60 years.
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Really a different kind of living.
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And everything starts to go.
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Your back told me I've got bones broken in my back.
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I'm like, broken?
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So that's why I'm with the Walker.
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Five years ago I wasn't like this at all.
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Everything's lost.
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My eyesight is going.
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But I'm alive!
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I'm here and I see my grandchildren and I see my kids.
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Alright, I just want to cut in here.
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It's the first video that we filmed, I think, where an overwhelming number of the interviewees have dealt with loss recently.
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These videos, it's one thing to listen to the advice you hear, but it's also another thing to really think about what these people are saying.
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Like, we are going to be going through very similar emotions and feelings that they are going through right now.
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I just invite you to take the time to text somebody that you love.
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Call, not text them, honestly.
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Don't text them.
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Take time to call somebody to go make an appointment with somebody that you love.
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Tell them that you love them.
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Tell them you appreciate them.
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And you never know when the last time will be.
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You know, life is really short and all these interviews have been showing me this recently.
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So I know I'm going to do that after I finish filming this today, so.
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How does the world look at you differently?
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Just by the age.
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And if you're 88, you probably have dementia and you probably have very few interests left in life.
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People view you as not an active, ongoing person anymore.
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It's a person who is saying goodbye, you could say.
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But you don't feel that way, right?
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I don't feel that way.
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Not yet, anyways.
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Yeah.
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How do you feel about the way people think about you?
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I accept it because I know it's the truth.
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That's what they think.
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I must have thought the same thing when I was younger.
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What have you done in your life to feel this good at this point?
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A lot of exercise, I'm in the gym three, four times a week, bicycling, walking.
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Like even now, I'm going for lunch and I'm up to 10 ,000 steps.
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My grandfather died when he was about 97 and he remained intellectually active to the very last day of his life.
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And I'm very busy.
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I'm writing and doing voiceovers.
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I'm very, very busy.
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My days are full.
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If you know how to channel your creativity and you let others benefit from it, you've defeated age.
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I'm also a fine artist and nobody can tell you when to stop that.
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So you're in control.
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It's not like you have to retire from your job.
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And that I think is very, very satisfying in some ways, you know, that you can just keep producing, keep making.
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What's the truth about life that you could teach to young people?
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If you live in the past, you're depressed.
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If you live in the future.. you're anxious, but if you live in the present, you're at peace and focused on the present.
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That everything is impermanent, so let's enjoy this moment 100%.
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Everything has a beginning, everything has an end.
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When we are young, we think that it's never going to end.
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It's a big mistake.
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Enjoy the moment.
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Exactly.
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And also not to be so full of yourself and so proud in the sense of empty pride.
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What you can do with your body or what your achievements.
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You know as you get older you see that many of those things get weaker, you know Like your body is not as strong so you cannot do as much But when you are young,
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you know, sometimes you look at old people and you say, you know, why don't they move faster?
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You know, why don't they understand?
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You know, right?
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I guess when you are Confronted with somebody like that
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and then you feel your impatience knowing so that's the moment to practice Deep breathing and mindfulness.
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That's the way to combat stress
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If you could go back in time knowing what you know today and give one piece of advice to your younger self, what would you say?
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I'd say to myself, my husband would come alive again.
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I'd never argue with him again.
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I would want to encourage that guy to be more able and courageous to act on his gut feeling.
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That's something that I only discovered 20, 30, 40 years into my life.
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You know, what is this gut feeling that people talk about?
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It was as if it was a sound that was beyond my ability to hear.
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I was brought up in an environment, in a mindset where you did what you were told, you obeyed.
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That resulted me in getting into a relationship that I went too far in it because I don't want to disappoint her,
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don't want to say no. My gut feeling was saying, this doesn't feel good.
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I wish I'd had more courage in myself, more confidence in my gut feeling.
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What's the lesson or takeaway that you have from that experience?
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It's one of balance.
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Not being a total robot and not being a total inward looking person either.
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If you could go back in time knowing what you know today and give your younger self one piece of advice, what would you say to her?
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No. Nothing.
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Everything was perfect the way it was because it took me to this moment.
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Looking back, what do you wish young people knew earlier in life?
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I think you know exactly what you should be knowing at this point in your life.
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You can't say what you should have known and been better at.
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You can only do what you can do.
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You'll make yourself miserable, thinking that you're not keeping up to what you should be.
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What's one thing that when you were younger, you put a lot of importance on, and as you got older, you realized it wasn't actually that important?
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You want the truth?
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Chasing girls.
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And then I met my wife, and we've been married for 45 years.
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I saw the futility of that.
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It's a lot nicer to be in a very loving couple than to be chasing women all the time.
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Don't be afraid to fall in love.
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Yeah, no, it's true.
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Some people are.
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Some people are very sort of, you know?
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They're afraid of becoming dependent or getting hurt or whatever, but you shouldn't.
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You gotta risk it.
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What's your recipe for living a good life?
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Do the right thing was the number one thing.
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That was my wife's credo.
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Keep your chin up, don't be judgmental, and give the other person the benefit of the doubt.
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Kindness, fairness, honesty.
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She had it all.
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She had it all.
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I mean, I could go on and on.
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She had it all.
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A lot of people my age feel very lost in life.
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They feel like it's very hard to navigate their life to figure out what they want to do.
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What would be your advice to those people?
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How did they figure their life out or piece it together?
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Well, I'm 70 and I feel very much like you do.
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I mean, apart from wanting to have a really good relationship, which I succeeded after a number of failures, I never really had any major goal.
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I never really had that kind of a priori list.
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It's sort of more like, wow, what does she like?
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I learned a bunch of things.
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Do you regret that?
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Not having a specific big goal?
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At times I felt I should have had some goals
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that were more explicit because then you can put your efforts at achieving it.
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Sort of think like, well maybe if I had had them, I might have actually achieved them.
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Instead, I had quite a few, let's say, minor successes.
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Yeah.
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Which, it is what it is.
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My advice to young people, smoke a lot of dope.
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Well, not a lot.
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Not a lot, people.
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Don't smoke a lot.
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Especially before going to bed at night, I have either an edible or a joint of indica.
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Every night?
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Every night?
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Almost.
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And it relaxes me.
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Well, you should.
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The smell in the whole bloody house.
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You don't really get stoned, I must say.
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Well, maybe you do.
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You wouldn't know, yeah?
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You know, we have to work with what we have and start from there.
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How do we figure out what we need?
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What costs us the most to do.
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That's what we need the most.
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What costs us?
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Like energy?
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The effort.
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The effort.
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Is that also what scares us too?
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Yes, scare, bored with, or, no, I don't want to bother with that.
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Well, maybe you'll have to look into it.
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Don't focus on all the noise that's around you.
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If there's nothing you.. could do about the noise around you.
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Find something positive that you could do and affect other people.
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My expression is I aspire to inspire.
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If you could go back in time and give your younger self one piece of advice, knowing what you know today, what would you say to him?
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Develop more personal friendships.
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You know, men don't usually have a lot of friends.
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My wife had hundreds.
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At her funeral, there were 150 people and 200 condolences on the website of the funeral home.
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You know, she was really loved and I know I can do better.
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What is the value of community?
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The value is very important, the influence is very important.
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If it's fraught with people who had their own issues, that got projected onto you or prevented you from seeing other opportunities, you're starting at a deficit.
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My wife came from a very supportive, loving family, very social, and I could see the dramatic differences in how we approach life.
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And I think she ended up choosing some good people going forward.
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Me included I guess.
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Invest heavily in your relationships.
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Relationships are more important than anything else.
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Having relationships that are good or someone very close to you is worth everything.
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More important than anything else.
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Then from there you go on.
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But you have to have that.
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Don't cheat on it and don't run away from it.
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Most people are not doing that.
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It's a very individualistic society right now that we live in.
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At least, pretty young people.
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Everyone's anxious about being forgotten or not get where they want to get.
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It's hard.
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Bloody hard today.
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I'm glad I got that young.
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I couldn't do it.
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I mean, I couldn't do it.
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Thank you so much for watching this video.
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Listen, our mission is not just to inspire you to live a more fulfilling life through these interviews, but to also give you the tools and resources you need to make it happen for yourself.
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The way that I was able to make it happen for myself and live my dream life was through creating content.
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Click the link in the description to watch it.
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Thanks again for watching the video and I'll see you in the next one.
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Bài luyện nói trình độ B2 này dựa trên video “80 Year Olds Share Advice for Younger Self”. Video này có 246 câu và 2361 từ để luyện shadowing. Phần lời nói dài 12:21. Người nói nói nhanh, khoảng 191 từ mỗi phút, nên sẽ có nhiều chỗ nối âm và nuốt âm. 88% số từ nằm trong 3.000 từ tiếng Anh thông dụng nhất, nên từ vựng dễ theo. 46 trong 246 câu là câu hỏi, nên bài này hợp để luyện ngữ điệu câu hỏi và cách trả lời ngắn.
Từ vựng quan trọng trong video
15 từ khó nhất trong video, kèm phiên âm và nghĩa:
| Từ | Phiên âm | Nghĩa |
|---|---|---|
| miserable tính từ | /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/ | khốn khổ |
| anxious tính từ | /ˈæŋkʃəs/ | nao |
| eyesight danh từ | /ˈaɪˌsaɪt/ | thị lực, sức nhìn |
| grandchild danh từ | /ˈɡɹændˌtʃaɪld/ | cháu |
| edible tính từ | /ˈɛdəbəl/ | ăn được |
| disappoint động từ | /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ | làm thất vọng |
| dementia danh từ | /dɪˈmɛnʃə/ | suy giảm trí nhớ, chứng mất trí |
| obey động từ | /oʊˈbeɪ/ | phục tùng, tuân theo |
| mindset danh từ | /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ | tư duy, tư tưởng |
| adjustment danh từ | /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/ | sự điều chỉnh |
| bore động từ | /boɹ/ | khoan, đục |
| explicit tính từ | /ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/ | rõ ràng |
| satisfy động từ | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | thỏa mãn, thoả mãn |
| bicycle danh từ | /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ | xe đạp |
| honesty danh từ | /ˈɑ.nɪ.sti/ | tánh thành thật, tánh thanh liêm |
Những câu đáng luyện lại
Các câu ngắn, trọn ý trong video mà bạn có thể dùng lại khi giao tiếp hằng ngày:
- How was that like, if you don't mind me asking?
- How long were you guys together for?
- What was your favorite memory of her?
- You know, why don't they understand?
- What's your recipe for living a good life?
Ngữ pháp trong video
Những cấu trúc người nói dùng nhiều nhất, kèm đúng cụm từ trong video:
| Cấu trúc | Trong video |
|---|---|
| Thì hiện tại hoàn thành have/has + quá khứ phân từ — việc đã xảy ra nhưng còn liên quan đến hiện tại | It's been · you've lived · have dealt |
| Câu bị động be + quá khứ phân từ — nhấn vào việc xảy ra, không phải người làm | was brought · was really loved · being forgotten |
| Mệnh đề quan hệ who / which + mệnh đề — thêm thông tin về người hoặc vật | person who is · people who had |
Phát âm cần chú ý
Người nói dùng 70 dạng rút gọn, ví dụ I'm, don't, you're. Hãy nói theo dạng ngắn đúng như bạn nghe.
- Âm “sh” và “zh”: anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/, impatience /ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/, dementia /dɪˈmɛnʃə/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
- Từ dài — đặt trọng âm cho đúng: miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/, cardiologist /ˌkɑɹdiˈɑlədʒɪst/, futility /fjuˈtɪləti/, individualistic /ˌɪn.dɪˌvɪ.dʒu.əˈlɪ.stɪk/, interviewee /ˌɪn.tɚ.vjuːˈiː/
Những âm người Việt thường gặp khó:
- Cụm phụ âm cuối — đọc đủ từng âm, đừng nuốt âm cuối: cardiologist /ˌkɑɹdiˈɑlədʒɪst/, condolence /kənˈdoʊləns/, grandchild /ˈɡɹændˌtʃaɪld/, impatience /ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/, overwhelm /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/
- Âm /tʃ/, /dʒ/ và /ʒ/ — tiếng Việt không có, đừng đọc thành “ch” hay “gi”: cardiologist /ˌkɑɹdiˈɑlədʒɪst/, grandchild /ˈɡɹændˌtʃaɪld/, individualistic /ˌɪn.dɪˌvɪ.dʒu.əˈlɪ.stɪk/, judgmental /ˌd͡ʒʌd͡ʒˈmɛnt(ə)l/, courageous /kəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/
- Âm /æ/ — mở miệng rộng hơn âm “e”: anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/, grandchild /ˈɡɹændˌtʃaɪld/, grandkid /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌkɪd/, navigate /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/, satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/
Cách luyện với video này
- Nghe hết video một lần, chưa cần nói, và ghi lại những từ bạn chưa biết.
- Bắt đầu ở tốc độ 0,75×, nói đuổi từng câu, rồi quay lại tốc độ bình thường khi đã quen.
- Ghi âm giọng mình rồi so với bản gốc, chú ý các từ như miserable, anxious, eyesight.
Phương Pháp Shadowing Là Gì?
Shadowing là kỹ thuật học ngôn ngữ có cơ sở khoa học, ban đầu được phát triển cho chương trình đào tạo phiên dịch viên chuyên nghiệp và được phổ biến rộng rãi bởi nhà đa ngôn ngữ học Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Nguyên lý cốt lõi đơn giản nhưng cực kỳ hiệu quả: bạn nghe tiếng Anh của người bản xứ và lặp lại to ngay lập tức — như một "cái bóng" (shadow) đuổi theo người nói với độ trễ chỉ 1–2 giây. Khác với luyện ngữ pháp hay học từ vựng bị động, Shadowing buộc não bộ và cơ miệng phải đồng thời xử lý và tái tạo ngôn ngữ thực tế. Các nghiên cứu khoa học xác nhận phương pháp này cải thiện đáng kể phát âm, ngữ điệu, nhịp điệu, nối âm, kỹ năng nghe và độ lưu loát khi nói — đặc biệt hiệu quả cho người luyện IELTS Speaking và muốn giao tiếp tiếng Anh tự nhiên như người bản ngữ.