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  • I don't know if we have time for me to tell you the story about the wave, it'll take about two minutes.

  • You want to hear it?

  • There's this little wave.

  • This he-wave.

  • Who's bobbing up and down, I'll shorten it, bobbing up and down on the ocean.

  • Having a great time.

  • And all of a sudden he recognizes he's going to crash into the shore.

  • And this big wide ocean, he's now walking, moving toward the shore.

  • And we get annihilated.

  • He gets so despairing.

  • My God, what's going to happen to me and he's got this sour despairing look on his face.

  • Along comes a female wave, bobbing up and down, having a great time.

  • The female wave says to the male wave, why are you so depressed?

  • Male says, you don't understand, you're going to crash into that shore and you'll be nothing.

  • She says, you don't understand, you're not a wave, you're part of the ocean.

  • That's what I believe.

  • You're part of the ocean.

  • That's right, I'm not a wave, I'm part of humanity.

  • So you're not going to die?

  • I'm going to die, but I'm also going to live on.

I don't know if we have time for me to tell you the story about the wave, it'll take about two minutes.

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B1 US wave ocean shore great time male female

Morrie Schwartz "You're Part of the Ocean"

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    禾昂 posted on 2025/05/23
Video vocabulary

Keywords

recognize

US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

  • other
  • To accept that something is true or important
  • To know someone or something because you have seen or heard them before
  • To officially accept or approve of a country, government, etc.
  • To realize or understand something
  • To acknowledge the existence, validity, or legality of something.
  • To show appreciation for someone's efforts or qualities.
  • To identify someone or something seen before.
  • To understand and accept the importance of something.
  • verb
  • To accept the truth or reality of something
  • To officially accept or approve of something
  • To consider something as important or special
  • To accept the legal authority of someone, thing
  • To know someone or something because you have seen or heard them before
  • To publicly show appreciation for someone's work
  • To know someone or something because you have seen or heard him or her or experienced it before
humanity

US /hjuˈmænɪti/

UK /hju:ˈmænəti/

  • noun
  • Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
  • All human beings collectively; the human race.
  • The quality of being humane; benevolence.
  • The humanities (as a field of study).
  • other
  • Compassionate behavior, especially towards those suffering.
  • The quality of being human; human nature.
  • All human beings collectively; the human race.
  • All human beings collectively; humankind.
  • The quality of being humane; benevolence.
  • other
  • All human beings collectively; the human race.
  • The quality of being humane; benevolence.
  • other
  • The humanities as an area of study.
  • other
  • The branches of learning concerned with human culture, such as literature, philosophy, and history.
shore

US /ʃɔr, ʃor/

UK /ʃɔ:(r)/

  • noun
  • Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
crash

US /kræʃ/

UK /kræʃ/

  • noun
  • Accident when two objects (cars) hit each other
  • Loud sound made by the impact of an object
  • Sudden drop in value or amount
  • verb
  • To damage an object by causing it to hit something
  • To drop or fall suddenly
  • To enter a social event without permission
  • To strike against loudly
  • To suddenly drop in value or amount
  • To stay at another person's house
  • To be very tired and fall asleep
sour

US /saʊr/

UK /ˈsaʊə(r)/

  • verb
  • (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
  • To spoil something or make something acidic
  • adjective
  • Being mean and not friendly
  • Spoiled or made more acidic
  • Tasting like an acid
sudden

US /ˈsʌdn/

UK /ˈsʌdn/

  • adjective
  • Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
great

US /ɡret/

UK /ɡreɪt/

  • adverb
  • Very good; better than before
  • adjective
  • Very good; excellent.
  • Used to describe the relationship between a grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc. and their grandchild, nephew, niece, etc.
  • Very large in size
  • Very important
  • Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the average
  • Remarkable or outstanding
  • Very good at a particular activity
  • Very good; fantastic; wonderful
  • noun
  • Successful and well-admired person
part

US /pɑ:rt/

UK /pɑ:t/

  • noun
  • Division of a book
  • Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
  • A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
  • Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
  • Some, but not all of a specific thing
  • Role in causing something to happen
  • verb
  • To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
  • To move two things apart creating a space
  • To leave someone, or to break off a relationship
  • adjective
  • To some degree; half; not fully
wide

US /waɪd/

UK /waɪd/

  • adjective
  • Having a large distance from one side to the other.
  • Having a great distance from one side to the other
  • Extensive; covering a large scope or range.
  • adverb
  • Fully; completely
  • Away from the intended target.
  • Fully open.
understand

US /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

UK /ˌʌndə'stænd/

  • other
  • To be aware of something
  • To believe something to be the case
  • Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).
  • To feel or show sympathy for; empathize with.
  • other
  • To grasp something mentally.
  • verb
  • To know the meaning of language, what someone says