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This is 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.
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Hello, I'm Rob.
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Welcome to 6 Minute English.
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With me today is Finn.
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Hello, Finn.
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Hello, Rob.
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Now, Finn, I'd like to start by asking you a question.
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Would you eat a purple-coloured tomato?
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Purple.
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Well, that depends.
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Is it a naturally-coloured tomato?
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Where does it come from?
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Is this an artificial tomato?
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Rob, tell me more.
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Artificial, yes.
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You mean, is it man-made and trying to copy something that is natural?
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Well, in a way, yes, because scientists have developed a genetically modified purple tomato.
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They took red tomato plants and changed their genetic patterns, so they now produce new purple tomatoes.
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Yes, so this would be an example of GM, genetically modified food.
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It's something we'll be discussing more soon and, of course, looking at some related vocabulary.
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But here's another question for you, Finn, that hasn't been modified or changed in any way.
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Not a GM question.
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No. GM food has been researched and experimented with for many years,
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but do you know when the first genetically modified food was first sold commercially? Was it in A.
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1974, B.
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1984 or C.
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1994?
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Well, we think of GM food as a recent thing, so I'll say the opposite.
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A 1974.
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Okay we'll find out if you're right later on.
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Now let's talk more about genetically modified food or GM food.
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It's called this because the food's genes have been changed.
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This means the way it grows is different from the way it grows when it isn't touched by humans.
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Yes so growing GM food or crops is quite controversial.
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Some Some scientists think it's needed to meet the world's growing demand for food.
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Yes, GM food can resist or stop the effects of some pests or bad weather.
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It can grow more quickly, meaning even more crops can be cultivated or grown.
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But opponents of GM food, people who argue against it, say we don't know enough about its effect on the environment.
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And then there are the fears about who controls what's grown.
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Yes, but despite this, GM food has become an important part of food production.
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Crops like sweet corn, rape plants, wheat and tomatoes have all been genetically modified.
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Yes, like the purple tomato, which was recently developed in the UK.
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It has a dark pigment or colour which gives it the same potential health benefits as blueberries.
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Well, that sounds like a good thing.
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And not only that, it has an antioxidant.
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That's a substance that stops the decaying process, which tests show could help fight cancer.
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One day we could see these purple tomatoes on pizzas or in our tomato ketchup.
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Let's hear from Professor Cathy Martin, who's a plant biologist from the John Innis Centre, who developed this tomato.
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What does she say is good about this new food?
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So with these purple tomatoes you can get the same compounds
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that are present in blueberries and cranberries that give them their health benefits,
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but you can apply them to foods that people actually eat in significant amounts and that are reasonably affordable.
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So, she says, the good thing about this development is we can get health benefits from something we eat significant amounts of,
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so lots of, and they will be reasonably affordable, so it'll be cheap.
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Yes, but there's still maybe a problem with the colour.
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We are affected by the colour of stuff we put in our mouths.
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I mean, who eats blue food?
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That's true.
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And also, because the European Union has restrictions on growing GM food, this tomato has to be grown in Canada,
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where rules are more supportive of GM foods.
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OK.
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Well, Professor Nick Pidgeon, who is an environmental psychologist, says In the UK, there is some distrust of GM food.
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He says some people are concerned all this is messing with nature, it's not natural, and maybe we don't know what the long-term consequences are.
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And a big concern is that large corporations will have control over the technology,
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and this could mean they control food prices too.
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You know, Rob, I think this is a debate that will just go on and on and on.
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Indeed.
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But it's now time to reveal the answer to today's question.
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OK.
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Earlier, I asked you if you knew when the first genetically modified food was first sold commercially.
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I said A 1974.
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Interesting.
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The answer is actually 1994.
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Oh, come on.
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OK.
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A company called Calgene sold a product that delayed the ripening of tomatoes.
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Oh, OK.
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Well, I guess that means the fruit could last longer and it would stop it going soft.
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That was the idea.
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Now, before we go, Finn, could you remind us of some of the vocabulary that we've heard today?
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Yes, I will.
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Artificial.
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Genetically modified.
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Genes.
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Resist.
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Pests.
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Cultivated.
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Pigment.
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Antioxidant.
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Significant.
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Affordable.
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Distrust.
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Ripening.
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Well, that brings us to the end of today's Six Minute English.
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We hope you've enjoyed today's programme.
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Please join us again soon.
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Bye-bye.
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Bye.
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That was Six Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.
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為何這個影片是絕佳的英語口語練習素材?
這段關於“紫色番茄”的對話節奏適中,話題貼近生活,充滿自然的交流感,非常適合用來練口語。對話中既有對轉基因食品的探討,又有日常問答,包含了疑問、解釋、舉例等多種口語場景,能讓學習者在模仿中掌握真實的表達邏輯。尤其是主持人與嘉賓的互動,語氣親切,語調起伏自然,是shadow speak(影子跟讀法)的理想素材,輕鬆實現“邊聽邊說”的快速提升。
拆解自然表達,掌握地道口語
我們來拆解幾個讓對話聽起來自然的句子:
- “Well, that depends. Is it a naturally-coloured tomato?” 這裡用“Well”和“that depends”體現了思考過程,讓回答更真實。口語中無需追求完美,適當的猶豫反而更自然。
- “Yes, so this would be an example of GM, genetically modified food.” 用“so”承接上文,並用縮寫“GM”簡化表達,符合日常交流的簡潔習慣。
- “But opponents of GM food, people who argue against it, say we don't know enough...” 用同位語“people who argue against it”解釋“opponents”,避免重複,同時讓句子更易懂,這是口語中常用的擴充套件技巧。
這些細節讓對話流暢不生硬,值得反覆模仿。
簡單高效的shadowing練習步驟
利用這個影片做英語口語練習,只需三步:
- 先完整聽一遍,熟悉內容和語調。
- 逐句暫停,進行shadow speech(影子跟說):播放一句,立刻跟讀,注意模仿語氣和節奏。若跟不上,就重複播放,直到能同步說出。
- 用錄音裝置記錄自己的跟讀,對比原音,重點糾正發音和語調的差異。
每天堅持10分鐘,一週就能感受到進步。這個方法不僅鍛鍊聽力,還能快速提升口語流暢度,是shadowing site(影子跟讀網站)上最受歡迎的練習方式之一。記住,關鍵是“同步”和“重複”,哪怕一開始跟不上,也要堅持,量變終將帶來質變!
影片中的語法
說話人最常用的結構,並附上影片中的原話:
| 結構 | 影片中的用法 |
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| 現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事 | have developed · hasn't been modified · has been researched |
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼,而不是誰做的 | been modified · has been researched · have been changed |
| 定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物 | people who argue · tomato, which was |
| “will” 表將來 will + 動詞 — 決定、承諾或預測 | we'll be · I'll say · we'll find |
什麼是跟讀法?
跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧,最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓,並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大:您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同,跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性,語調,節奏,連讀,聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。
































