跟讀練習: david bowie interview 1973 - 通過影片學習英語口語
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What did David Bowie think about David Bowie?
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Well, all right.
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I find that I'm a person who can take on the guises of different people that I meet.
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I can switch accents in seconds of meeting somebody and I can adopt their accent.
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I've always found that I collect.
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I'm a collector.
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And I've always just seemed to collect personalities.
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ideas.
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I have a hodgepodge philosophy which really is very minimal.
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Do you believe in God, for instance?
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What?
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Do you believe in God?
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I believe in an energy form.
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I wouldn't like to put a name to it.
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Do you indulge in any form of worship?
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Life.
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I love life very much indeed.
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You split people down the middle, don't you, a lot?
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That is to say that people are hostile to you or they're totally indifferent.
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Oh, absolutely.
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What kind of reaction do you get from the people who are violently in favour of you?
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I mean, do you get fan mail?
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Yes, a lot.
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Is it scabrous or dangerous or interesting or exciting?
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It's very sexy. In what way?
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Well, I seem to draw a lot of fanfaces out of people.
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A lot of the fan mail I get.
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A lot of it is awfully nice.
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I mean, they say, how's your baby and how's your wife and what's your mum's name and things like that.
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But some of them are worth framing.
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Can you tell us about one or two of the framed ones?
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No, I couldn't really.
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No, they really are quite heavy.
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Heavy-duty letters, they are.
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Heavy-duty?
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Heavy-duty.
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Sorry, do you?
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I drop my tea sometimes.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “david bowie interview 1973”. This video has 38 sentences and 276 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:44. The speaker talks at a natural 160 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 13 of its 38 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| accent noun | /ækˈsɛnt/ | A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to… |
| awfully adverb | /ˈɔ.f(ə.)li/ | Badly, terribly. |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| hodgepodge noun | /ˈhɑd͡ʒˌpɑd͡ʒ/ | A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. |
| indifferent adjective | /ɪnˈdɪf.ɹənt/ | Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic. |
| scabrous adjective | /ˈskæbɹəs/ | Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough. |
| indulge verb | /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/ | To yield to a temptation or desire. |
| violently adverb | /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/ | In a violent manner. |
| collector noun | /kəˈlɛk.tɚ/ | A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection. |
| hostile adjective | /ˈhɑstəl/ | Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure. |
| minimal adjective | /ˈmɪn.ə.məl/ | The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree. |
| adopt verb | /əˈdɑpt/ | To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I've always found that I collect.
- I wouldn't like to put a name to it.
- Do you indulge in any form of worship?
- You split people down the middle, don't you, a lot?
- I mean, do you get fan mail?
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | I've always found · I've always just seemed |
| 定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物 | person who can · people who are |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, couldn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like accent, awfully, excite.
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。