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Let's find a cafe and have a quick snack or a light meal.
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And I could really do with a refreshing drink.
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I'm dying of hunger.
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I need a decent meal,
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not just a quick snack.
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So let's better find a restaurant.
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I know you have a healthy appetite,
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but you had a hearty breakfast a short while ago.
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I had breakfast three hours ago,
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so I'm already hungry again.
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Well, how about having a soft drink and a bag of potato chips now,
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and a proper lunch later?
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Potato chips will only spoil your appetite.
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They're not a nourishing meal.
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Besides, they're processed food.
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They're not a healthy choice.
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They contain food additives.
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Processed foods may damage our health in the long run.
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Don't you know that?
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It's perfectly healthy to enjoy your favorite snack food once in a while,
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as long as you consume these foods in moderation.
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Look!
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This restaurant looks good, and the set menu is reasonably priced.
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They have both light meals and substantial meals,
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and they even have home-cooked food too.
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Isn't that amazing?
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Maybe we could have dinner here too.
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And it seems to have a pleasant setting.
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Let's go in.
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I hope we'll not get food poisoning or something.
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How did you and Nicholas meet, Chloe?
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We met in the last year of high school through a mutual friend.
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I fell madly in love with him from the moment I met him.
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It was certainly love at first sight.
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I felt so comfortable to be with him.
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He was caring, patient, loyal and sweet.
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I knew at once that he was the love of my life,
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but at first, I was not sure if my love was returned or not.
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Within a few days, however,
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he had told me that he was desperately in love with me, too.
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That's so romantic.
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We were a perfect match for one another.
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We had no fights, no arguments.
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So you got married?
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Unfortunately, we both moved to different cities for university.
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We were so busy with our new lives that we finally decided to break up.
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A long-distance relationship was not an option for us.
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What happened next?
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We both ended up working in the same city after graduation,
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so we met again after four years.
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We decided to get back together and just pick up where we left off.
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We rekindled our romance and decided to try to make the relationship work again.
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A couple of weeks later,
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we realized that we wanted to make a commitment to each other.
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And when Nicholas asked me to marry him,
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I immediately accepted his proposal.
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I'm sure we will always love each other unconditionally.
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Neither of us would ever consider having an affair with someone else.
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Hey, Monica!
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Have you and David moved into your new house yet?
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Yes, we moved in a few days ago.
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So, what is your house like?
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Please describe it to me.
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It's such a cozy home.
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It's a big old two-story house.
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You enter the house from the covered front porch entry.
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The door opens into a small foyer that leads into a spacious living room,
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which has a wonderful view of the backyard.
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There are also two lovely light airy bedrooms which overlook the garden,
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2 full bathrooms A cozy study And a front-entry two-car garage The bedrooms have walk-in closets
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The kitchen has great granite counters A wonderful island and custom cabinets There is also a covered patio,
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which is great for entertaining or spending quality family time outdoors.
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The backyard is fully landscaped and with an irrigation system.
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I'd like to invite you this weekend to our housewarming party.
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Thanks.
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I'd love to come and see your house.
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I'm sure it looks awesome.
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I'd love to move out of my awful one-bedroom apartment too.
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It's in such a dilapidated building.
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You go into a drafty hall,
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down a chilly hallway, and into this really cramped room.
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I want to buy a place of my own,
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but there's a shortage of affordable housing here,
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And I don't want to take out a big mortgage.
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Well, I'm sure you'll finally be able to find your dream home, too.
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What do you do for a living, Rose?
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I am a personal assistant.
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And what does your job consist of?
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Well, my role is to assist my manager with her daily tasks and arrange her schedule.
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I have to make sure nothing goes wrong.
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I am her right hand.
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I answer phone calls, take notes,
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schedule meetings, and send emails on behalf of my manager as well as organize events.
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I make appointments for her and I make sure she keeps her appointments.
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When my manager has to travel,
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I make the reservations for her.
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When she has to give a presentation,
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I make all the preparations that are required.
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You must be a very well-organized person to be able to do all this.
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Yes, I am.
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Every morning I make a list of everything I need to do.
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I also keep a record of everything my manager does at work and set myself targets.
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I do my best to achieve my goals.
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You seem really busy.
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Do you work on weekends too?
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Tours tend to be 9 a.m to 5 p.m on weekdays,
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but sometimes I work overtime.
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I'm very used to being called or texted early in the morning
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or late at night with problems and having to sort them out.
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I've sorted issues at 9.15 a.m on a Sunday when I should be resting,
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but I knew it was urgent.
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What is the best part of being a personal assistant?
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I love how varied the job can be,
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and you never know what you'll be doing next.
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I have to make a choice about my career and life,
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and I'm not sure what to choose.
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My girlfriend has been given the chance of working for a big company in New York.
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Wow, New York?
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That sounds like the opportunity of a lifetime So, did she say yes?
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She decided to take this opportunity,
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yes So she asked me to move to New York with her next month I love her very much,
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and we even plan to get married next year But I'm not sure I can quit my job here
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I love my workplace, my colleagues, and my life here.
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I'd much prefer just to stay here.
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Anyway, I'm going to consider all the options before I decide.
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Just think of the bright future you might have in New York.
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There are many opportunities there.
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I'm sure you could find another job easily.
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And you're lucky to have a girlfriend like Martha.
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You can't just break up with her because of this.
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I know, but it's a tough choice.
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Well, I think you're just taking the soft option if you choose to stay here.
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You shouldn't pass up the opportunity of a life in New York.
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Well, we all face difficult choices now and then.
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I strongly advise you sit down together and talk about your dreams for the future,
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and see if they are the same dreams.
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I think you should let Martha move there first,
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and you can go on weekends and see how you feel about life there.
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Thanks a lot for that.
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I think that's really good advice.
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I'm going to weigh up all the options and come to a decision.
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You have an amazing house, Paul.
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Have you always had such a glamorous life?
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Not at all.
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I grew up in a poor family where money was always tight.
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We couldn't even afford to pay for electricity or our phone bill.
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My father died when I was 7 years old.
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My mother raised us by working as a cook.
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I hoped that when I was a grown-up,
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money would never be in short supply for me anymore.
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My dream was not to have just a steady income.
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I wasn't interested in just earning a good salary.
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I wanted to make big money.
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I started making money at school when I sold the cookies my mother had made for me to other children.
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I also delivered newspapers around my neighborhood to earn money At 17,
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I had to work three jobs at the same time to make ends meet
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And did well enough to support my family
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and save a little money I put this money in a bank account and hardly ever made a withdrawal from it
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When I left school, I bought a barbershop
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I got a really good deal because I found a shop that was going cheap.
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It was a pretty profitable business,
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but after a few years,
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I decided to set up a car rental business with my savings combined with a bank loan.
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By the time I was 30,
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I had already made a small fortune.
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I'm still successfully running my car rental business,
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dedicating 12 hours each day.
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Wow!
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You are definitely a hard worker.
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What do you like spending money on?
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I like spending money especially on traveling.
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That's my hobby.
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But I'm careful not to waste my money on unimportant things.
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I never throw my money around.
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I spend it wisely.
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And my business donates a lot of money each year to charity.
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關於本課
在這一課中,您將練習如何使用英語搭配(collocations),幫助您提升口語表達能力。通過觀看我們的影片,您將學習到如何按照不同場景恰當地選擇詞彙,比如在餐館點餐時使用的短語,或在描述與他人的感情經歷時用到的表達方式。這些搭配不僅能豐富您的詞彙量,還能提高您的雅思口語練習水平。
重點詞彙與短語
- quick snack - 快餐
- refreshing drink - 解渴飲料
- nourishing meal - 有營養的餐食
- home-cooked food - 家常菜
- love at first sight - 一見鍾情
- perfect match - 理想伴侶
- long-distance relationship - 異地戀
練習建議
在觀看影片並進行雅思口語練習時,建議您嘗試shadowing(跟讀)。這個過程涉及到在聽到語言時,儘快模仿說話者的語調、語速和情感。在本影片中,您可以注意到對話的節奏相對輕鬆,使用了許多日常用語。為了讓您的學習更加有效,您可以先暫停影片,重複短句,直至能順暢說出。當您跟讀時,儘量將自己融入對話中,試著表現出說話者的情感和語氣。
此外,通過觀看YouTube學英語,您可以獲取豐富的語言素材。與影片中的對話進行充分的互動,結合您的生活場景,嘗試自己用這些搭配講述故事。通過這種方式,不僅能提高您的表達流暢度,還能增強對不同話題的討論能力。記得,要保持適度——在享受美食時,也要關注健康。這樣的練習將有助於您在雅思口語中表現得更加自信。
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 |
|---|---|
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼,而不是誰做的 | was returned · are required · being called |
| 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 sorted · has been given · Have you always had |
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。































