跟讀練習: How Are Genetic Tests Changing Families? - 通過影片學習英語口語
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At home genetic tests can uncover connections you never knew existed.
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Revelations like these can upend families with upsetting findings or enrich them with incredible discoveries.
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That's what happened to Edric McNary of Chicago in 2017.
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So it's interesting, so I am adopted, and so it's always been a curiosity of mine for most of my adult life.
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I decided to try this Ancestry DNA kit to try to see if I could find my parents that way.
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And then about a month after we sent in the results, we got our information back.
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Genetic test companies start by reading the sequence of the three billion letters in your genetic code.
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All variations in the code serve as markers that make your genes unique.
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Algorithms identify those who share many of these markers, making them very likely to be close relatives.
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In McNary's case, the test revealed a life-altering surprise.
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It mentioned that there was someone else that had a very similar parent-child relationship genetically.
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And so I reached out and was like, hey, I'm looking for a mother.
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Did you live in Indiana?
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Like, you know, in the 70s, you know, and actually the response I got back was actually, this is, um, this is for my daughter.
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I'm actually looking for her father.
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Well, obviously, I think the first thing was just like, there's no way.
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You know, it's just kind of like how, I mean, obviously we know how that's possible.
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And, you know, if I had awareness of that, I would have, you know, done the right thing by, you know, taking care of the mother and getting married and all that fun stuff.
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So after some conversation, we kind of realized that she absolutely is my daughter.
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Spitting image.
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You cannot deny it.
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It turned out that 17 years before, when McNary's daughter was conceived, her mother couldn't reach him.
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When I first moved to Chicago, I had aspirations to be in the entertainment industry.
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That being said, I was broke a lot.
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So my cell phone was shut off a lot.
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And so, you know, her mother and I were, you know, we had gone out and dated a little bit in our own separate ways.
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We actually went to Michigan to meet with them.
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My oldest daughter now, they're like peas in a pod.
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They text each other, they talk to each other.
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She comes and visits all the time.
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She'll be here next week.
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We get along great.
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She's my homie.
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She really is.
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When she comes into town, we go for a pool.
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She has been wanting to find her dad for her entire life, but now she has it, and she feels complete.
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I actually turned on my GPS tracking on my phone, so she knows where I'm at all the time.
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Maybe extreme, but I just want to just reinforce that point
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that you will always know where I'm at before the rest of your life.
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I love her.
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I'm not going anywhere.
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I'm here for good.
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It's a message a genetic test allowed this father to send.
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Kat Sandoval, Newsy.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節 B2 級別的口語課以影片“How Are Genetic Tests Changing Families?”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：genetic, daughter, test, mother。 這段影片共有 44 個句子、522 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 3:06。 說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 168 個詞，接近日常對話。 84% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中最難的 11 個單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| aspiration 名詞 | /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/ | 希望 |
| conceive 動詞 | /kənˈsiːv/ | 懷孕 /懷孕, 懷 /懷 |
| pea 名詞 | /piː/ | 豌豆 |
| reinforce 動詞 | /ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfɔːs/ | 加強 /加強 |
| spit 動詞 | /spɪt/ | 吐痰, 吐 |
| revelation 名詞 | /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ | 洩露 /洩露, 揭發 /揭發 |
| curiosity 名詞 | /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/ | 好奇, 好奇心 |
| algorithm 名詞 | /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/ | 演算法, 演算法 |
| alter 動詞 | /ˈɔl.təɹ/ | 改變 /改變, 轉變 /轉變 |
| variation 名詞 | /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/ | 變化 /變化, 變動 /變動 |
| adopt 動詞 | /əˈdɑpt/ | 收養 /收養 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| get along 動詞 | 相處 /相處 |
| go out 動詞 | 出, 出口 |
| turn out 動詞 | 原來 /原來 |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 9 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, couldn't, she'll。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: aspiration /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/, revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: aspiration /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/, genetically /d͡ʒəˈneɾɪkli/, revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: conceive /kənˈsiːv/, uncover /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/, revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: conceive /kənˈsiːv/, enrich /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/, reinforce /ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfɔːs/, spit /spɪt/, adopt /əˈdɑpt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, algorithm /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/, alter /ˈɔl.təɹ/
如何用這段影片練習
- 先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 aspiration, conceive, pea 這類單詞。
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