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Welcome to Spotlight.
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I'm Liz Waid.
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And I'm Colin Lowther.
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Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting.
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What do you think of when you hear the word 'luxury'?
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Some people may think of lying in the sand on a beautiful ocean beach.
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Others may think of sitting on a costly boat in the sun, enjoying a cold drink.
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These are experiences of luxury.
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But luxury also involves goods and services.
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Here are some real luxury goods that people can buy.
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A solid gold baby bed for 16 million dollars.
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Women's underwear covered in jewels.
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For $10 million.
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A brand name watch for $42 ,000.
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A popular handbag for $4 ,900.
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A martini drink for $1 ,000.
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A one -person dinner for $270.
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These are extreme examples of available luxury goods.
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Most people could never buy these expensive things. and do?
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What makes people want luxury?
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Is it good for us?
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Today's Spotlight is on luxury.
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To some people, luxury means excess.
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Or having more than what is necessary.
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To others, luxury means goods and services that cost a lot of money.
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In this case, Luxury can represent high quality.
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Or, it can also just represent the image of a particular brand name.
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- Yeah.
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The Oxford Dictionary defines luxury as both a state of being And as a thing.
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It says that luxury is "a state of living with ease and excess.
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And, it says, "Luxury is a thing that is not needed. but desired.
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Expensive And difficult to get.
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Bye.
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The global market for luxury goods and services is growing.
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Euromonitor reports that in five years,
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from 2010 to 2014, the luxury goods market grew 36%.
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It estimates that by 2019,
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The global market for luxury goods will have increased 88 % in 10 years.
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Thank you.
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So why are luxury goods so popular?
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especially since they are difficult to get.
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One of the reasons is because they are so difficult to get.
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It makes people feel like they have status, or a high position.
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that other people do not have.
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The website Psychology Today states: Thank you.
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Buyers purchase luxury goods for different reasons.
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One reason is that luxury goods give a sense of status and wealth.
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They help people feel exclusive.
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or More rare and special. than others.
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Luxury brand names want to stay exclusive, or only available to a few people.
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They encourage the sense that people who buy their products are better than others.
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If too many people have a particular product, it loses its appeal.
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Simon Peck is from the House of Luxury, a company that sells watches and jewels.
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Peck told the BBC: When the person who drives you around owns the same watch as you,
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It is time to look for something better.
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But not everyone wants luxury just to feel better than everyone else.
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Some people simply want to be like everyone else.
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Farnoosh Brock writes a blog on the internet.
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She wrote about her desire for luxury products.
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Brock travelled several times to Japan.
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There, she saw many women with expensive $5 ,000 bags.
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Then she wanted one.
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She wrote about it on her blog Prolific Living.
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She said that buying particular brands is very popular in Japan.
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place in society.
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The top Western brand names speak loudly in that culture.
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So naturally, everyone buys them.
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Possibly this is because everyone wants to belong - to be accepted as an equal.
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desire for a luxury bag.
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She writes: I really badly want a luxury Prada bag.
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Suppose I buy my Prada bag.
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Will I stop wanting the beautiful sunglasses that go with it?
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What about the perfect little black dress?
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pleased and satisfied.
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For other people, luxury is more about beauty.
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Writer Dana Thomas wrote a book about luxury.
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Thomas says that not all luxury is greed.
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She told the Luxury Society: Luxury is moral when it comes from creativity and not greed.
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When you create, to make something beautiful Then you are being mortal.
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Spiritual? and true Luxury does not have to only represent a fashionable brand.
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It can also represent high achievement in beauty and creativity.
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But you still need to have wealth to possess luxury.
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Buying and experiencing luxury puts a person in a rare group.
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Many many people in this world are poor.
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The World Bank reports that more than two billion people live in poverty.
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And more than one billion live in extreme poverty.
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The United Nations reports that almost half of the world's children live in extreme poverty.
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300 million children actually go to bed hungry.
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Every night, The inequality of people living in poverty and in luxury is very clear.
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And it brings up an important question. Is luxury morally wrong?
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Is it wrong to spend $16 million on a golden bed for a baby?
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Is it wrong to spend thousands of dollars on shoes?
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That money could buy food for very poor people.
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It could support schools.
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It could do many other things too.
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you Thank you.
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This is a complex debate.
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You may not be able to buy $5 ,000 shoes.
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But you may be able to spend $50,
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or $100, or possibly even $500.
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These are still large amounts of money.
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Any of those amounts could help a poor person.
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But you need shoes too.
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How can you tell what exact amount is morally right to spend?
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Christian teaching moves the question away from numbers and products.
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The Christian Bible does not say that having wealth is wrong.
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Or even that desire for beauty and comfort is wrong.
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It says, 'Keep your lives free from the love of money.' Be happy with what you have.
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For Jesus said, "I will never leave you." This teaching asks us to examine our hearts.
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Jesus' followers believe that they do not have to chase wealth.
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They can have money, but they should not love money.
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They believe that God will provide for their needs, including the presence of Jesus.
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The writer of this program was Jen Hawkins.
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The producer was Michio Ozaki.
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The voices you heard were from the United States and the United Kingdom.
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All quotes were adapted for this program and voiced by Spotlight.
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You can listen to this program again, and read it on the Internet. at www.
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dot radioenglish .com dot net.
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This program is called "Buying Things That Cost A Lot." Tell us what you think about today's program.
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You can leave a comment on our website.
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We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program.
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Goodbye.
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Thank you.
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Об этом уроке
В этом уроке вы будете практиковать английский язык, обсуждая тему роскоши и дорогих предметов. Мы исследуем, что такое роскошь и почему она привлекает внимание многих людей. Вы познакомитесь с новыми словами и фразами, которые помогут вам не только лучше понять тему, но и улучшить произношение английского. Этот урок будет полезен для тех, кто хочет улучшить навыки говорения и уверенность при общении на английском языке.
Ключевая лексика и фразы
- Luxury - роскошь
- Status - статус
- High quality - высокое качество
- Difficult to get - трудно достать
- Expensive - дорогой
- Exclusive - эксклюзивный
- Brand name - бренд
- Desire - желание
Советы по практике
Для успешного овладения темой роскоши и практики английского языка, вы можете использовать технику shadowing, или shadow speak. Начните с того, что прослушайте видео несколько раз, обращая внимание на скорость и интонацию говорящих. Затем попытайтесь повторять за ними, подражая их произношению и ритму.
Рекомендуется не просто слушать, а shadow speech, это означает, что вы должны стараться говорить в унисон с аудио. Это поможет вам не только запомнить новые слова, но и улучшить произношение английского, что является важной частью процесса изучения языка. Не забудьте делать перерывы, когда это необходимо, чтобы справиться с трудными фразами или терминами.
Посетите shadowing site, чтобы найти дополнительные ресурсы и видео, которые помогут вам в этой практике. Чем больше вы будете практиковаться, тем увереннее будете себя чувствовать при разговоре на английском!
Грамматика в этом видео
Конструкции, которые говорящий использует чаще всего, с точными словами из видео:
| Конструкция | В видео |
|---|---|
| Пассивный залог be + причастие прошедшего времени — важно, что происходит, а не кто это делает | is not needed · be accepted · is greed |
| Придаточные определительные who / which + предложение — уточнение о человеке или предмете | people who buy · person who drives |
| Вероятность с «might / may» might/may + глагол — возможно, но не точно | may think · may not be · may be |
| Сравнительная степень -er than / more … than — сравнение двух вещей | better than |
Что такое техника Shadowing?
Shadowing — это научно обоснованная техника изучения языка, изначально разработанная для подготовки профессиональных переводчиков и популяризированная полиглотом доктором Александром Аргуэльесом. Метод прост, но эффективен: вы слушаете аудио на английском от носителей языка и немедленно повторяете вслух — как тень, следующая за говорящим с задержкой в 1–2 секунды. В отличие от пассивного прослушивания или грамматических упражнений, Shadowing заставляет мозг и мышцы рта одновременно обрабатывать и воспроизводить реальные речевые паттерны. Исследования показывают, что это значительно улучшает точность произношения, интонацию, ритм, связную речь, понимание на слух и беглость речи — что делает его одним из самых эффективных методов для подготовки к IELTS Speaking и реального общения на английском.