跟讀練習: Meet the Voice Behind Your GPS - 通過影片學習英語口語
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At the bottom of the hill, make a right.
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Continue straight ahead.
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At the next intersection, turn left.
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My name is Karen Jacobson and I'm known as the only woman men will take directions from.
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My speaking voice ended up in over a billion GPS and smartphone devices giving directions to people around the world.
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You have reached your destination.
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Well I'll take you right back to the beginning...
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I'm originally from Mackay, which is a town in North Queensland near Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
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I wanted to become a professional singer and move to America.
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And I did follow that dream to New York.
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And not long after I moved there, there was an audition and a client was looking for a native Australian female voiceover artist living in the northeast of the United States.
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And I went to that audition and I got the job.
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Proceed to the route. Proceed to the route. Proceed to the route.
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At the time I was told that the Australian voice was a high priority because the Australian accent was considered the most pleasant English-speaking accent to listen to which is pretty cool.
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Turn left. At the roundabout, turn right.
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There was a huge script, a massive script, and the team of engineers had figured out every combination of syllables possible for me to record so they could chop that up and create this voice system based on my speaking voice.
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I went into the booth and recorded these different lines.
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At the next intersection, turn left. At the roundabout, turn right. You have reached your destination.
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What are some other ones? Let me think...
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Oh everybody's favorite: recalculating.
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I had to say the word 'approximately' approximately 168 times in a row.
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There is a red light camera approaching.
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I like to keep people safe.
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When I'm asked to use the voice, I do, because it's fun.
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My voice is going to live on forever? Wow the power is going to go to my head.
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I mean that's mind-blowing. Really. Isn't it?
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You have reached your destination.
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為什麼要用這個影片練習口語?
觀看並聽取這個影片不僅可以瞭解一位著名的導航語音背後的故事,還可以提升您的英語口語能力。通過重複和跟讀影片中的語句,您可以有效提高自己的發音和語調,這是使用英語影子跟讀技術的重要部分。當您模仿Karen Jacobson的聲音時,您實際上在與一個真實的語音例項互動,幫助您更自然地掌握英語表達方式。
語法與表達在語境中的應用
在影片中,發言者使用了一些關鍵的語法結構和表達。以下是三個重要的例子:
- 命令句:例如“Turn left.” 和 “Make a right.” 這些句子簡潔明瞭,非常適合用於導航場景。
- 從句:發言者提到“because the Australian accent was considered the most pleasant”這種句型,展示瞭如何通過從句來解釋理由。
- 將來時:在提到她的聲音“is going to live on forever”,這種將來時的用法可以讓您瞭解如何表達未來的事件。
練習這些句子和結構,將幫助您在雅思口語練習中脫穎而出.
常見的發音陷阱
在影片中,有一些單詞和短語可能會讓學習者感到困難。以下是幾個發音比較棘手的例子:
- approximately:這個詞在發音時容易出錯,因為音節較多,可以通過多次重複,提高您對這個詞的熟悉度,記住在練習中要適當地停頓和放慢速度。
- destination:這個詞的重音通常會被忽視,正確的發音是“des-ti-NA-tion”。注意重音對於提高您整體發音的重要性。
- 此外,發音時的連讀,例如“you have”和“reached your”在快速說話中會連貫起來,掌握這些連讀技巧,能讓您的口語更加流暢自然。
通過系統地練習這些技巧,您將可以有效提高您的英語發音水平,構建更自信的口語能力,順利應對各種語言環境。同時,提升對方對你表達的理解和響應能力,使日常溝通更加順暢。
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 | have reached |
| “will” 表將來 will + 動詞 — 決定、承諾或預測 | will take · I'll take |
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。
























