跟讀練習: Good Grocery Shopping Habits - 通過影片學習英語口語
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I know our lives are so busy.
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We've got work, we've got family responsibilities and all the rest.
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But every time before you go grocery shopping,
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I want you to spend 10 minutes doing the Clark Method to save big money.
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We first interviewed Starla Bailey about food prices in 2022.
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She was living in an apartment with her son after selling her previous home and looking to downsize.
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The pandemic sidelined those plans.
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Since then, life overall has been really well.
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We've since moved.
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We've bought a new home.
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Bailey says she feels fortunate to be able to afford a home despite higher interest rates and home prices.
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However, one place she's had to be more flexible is at the checkout.
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Years ago, I could choose my grocery store that I absolutely loved and and take care of all of my needs there,
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but there's changes now.
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Those changes directly affect your wallet.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
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since January of 2020, just before the pandemic,
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to January of 26, milk has gone up over 26%,
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bread 36%, and chicken is up almost 45%.
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I'm searching in the circulars for the items that are buy one, get one free.
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I love supermarket circulars.
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Using those flyers can help you save before stepping out the door by using a reverse shopping list.
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Find the items on sale and plan your meals around the discounts.
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And if you don't have the paper copies,
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the Flip app has them all in one place.
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Another key to saving at the store?
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I'm definitely switching to items that are not necessarily the big name brands.
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That has been able to save us some money.
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When you compare the store brand versus the name brand,
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the savings can be huge.
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Walmart store brand whole milk was listed at $2.76 a gallon.
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Name brand, $4.57.
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Store brand bread, $1.42 a loaf.
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Name brand, $2.47 and chicken store brand $2.57 a pound while the brand was $3.42 a pound.
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That's $6 of savings if you shop for the store brand on just three items.
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It's more about what it is that is on sale and what benefits us financially.
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And where you shop can make a huge difference.
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Using Walmart as a baseline,
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Consumer Reports found that your typical grocery store can cost you a little under 10 or more than 10% more on average.
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And shopping at the warehouse clubs,
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get this, can save you over 20% more on average.
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Just make sure to check the expiration dates on anything you buy in bulk,
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giving you plenty of time to use it.
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I've seen our grocery bill almost cut in half.
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It definitely helps to feed that money back into your budget
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and to be able to really see where your efforts are paying off.
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All righty.
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Groceries can be so expensive.
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Life is so expensive right now.
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The more you can think through every bit of spending you do,
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the more money you'll keep in your wallet.
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It becomes a habit.
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Try to make it one in your life.
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I'm Clark Howard.
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Thank you.
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背景與上下文
在現在忙碌的生活中,我們常常需要平衡工作和家庭責任。購物是生活中不可避免的一部分,尤其是食品購物。影片中,講者分享了她的購物習慣,並介紹了一些實用的方法來幫助大家在超市省錢。這些經驗不僅反映了她個人的生活故事,還強烈指出了經濟壓力對家庭預算的影響。她提到,通過適當的購物策略,人們可以有效地管理日常開支,提升財務靈活性。
日常溝通的五個重要短語
- 我想買一些打折的商品。 - 這表明您在尋找更便宜的選擇。
- 這個品牌的奶比超市自有品牌貴。 - 有助於比較不同品牌的價格。
- 你可以在超市的廣告中找到特價商品嗎? - 詢問他人如何獲取折扣資訊。
- 我們可以在網上找到更好的優惠。 - 有助於探討尋找更好價格的其他渠道。
- 我沒有足夠的預算去高檔商店購物。 - 表達個人的財務限制。
逐步影子跟讀指南
要提升您的英語口語表達能力,不妨嘗試以下的英語影子跟讀技巧。無論您是初學者還是有一定基礎的學習者,這個影片都能帶給您很多啟發,尤其適合準備雅思口語練習的同學。
- 觀看影片並仔細傾聽:在您首次觀看影片時,專注於講者的發音和語調,儘量不看字幕,培養聽力。
- 分段跟讀:將影片分成小段,每段先聽一遍再嘗試模仿。可以重複每段,直到您能自然地說出。
- 運用關鍵短語:在跟讀的過程中,特別關注上述的五個短語,嘗試在不同情況下使用它們。
- 對比自己的發音:錄下自己跟讀的聲音,然後與影片中的發音做比較,找出需要改進的地方。
- 定期練習:養成每天觀看影片並進行影子跟讀的習慣,逐漸提高流利度與自信心。
通過這樣的影子跟讀方法,您可以有效提升英語口語能力。當您瞭解如何在生活中實際運用這些短語時,您將會感到自信並更願意使用英語。
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。












