跟讀練習: Mom is Struggling - 通過影片學習英語口語
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Ereda Malav, good morning.
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Good morning, Your Honor.
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You have two different registrations and you have two parking meter violations.
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What do you want to tell me about these?
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Okay, I was here to ask you permission to see if I could pay the...
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The original fine.
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Yeah, in the beginning of next month, because right now I'm a little low economically.
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And to see the other ticket from 2014 that I just found out now, I totally forgot.
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I'm asking sorry, because I knew that I had that ticket.
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But I'm a busy mom, I'm always.
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How many children do you have?
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My two girls.
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Get them up here.
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Gini, later.
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Okay.
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This is my nine-year-old.
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Do I release? hi you want to come up here come on Okay,
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you want to speak into the microphone
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when I talk to you okay now your mom is telling me that she's having some financial issues
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So it's going to be difficult for her to pay these tickets.
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Are you aware of that?
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Yeah.
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You are.
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And she's asking that I give her some help.
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So I can charge her a couple of things.
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So I'm gonna give you just the parameters.
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I can charge her $150, $50 or nothing.
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So what should I charge?
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Should I charge her 50, 150 or nothing?
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Nothing.
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Nothing?
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Now are you asking me to do that
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because she's having such financial hardship right now that she's having trouble supporting you and your sister?
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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Well, I asked you the question, so once I asked the question, I have to listen to you, so I'm gonna do that.
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Is that okay with you?
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Yeah.
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All right, so you're a judge today, okay?
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Yeah.
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Okay, good luck. Of course.
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Thank you, Your Honor.
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You're hitting you real tough, aren't you?
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Mm-hmm.
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Well, your daughter just bailed you out.
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Thank you so much.
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You've done a good job with your daughter.
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Thank you.
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And I can tell she loves her mother.
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I know.
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Actually, these tickets are because I was parking, because I have to be in a bunch of appointments with her,
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because she has problems with the thyroid and also absence seizures.
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So, you know, she has a bunch of conditions.
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You saw her there.
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I'm trying my best, I'm struggling.
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Though these tickets are because I was in the office and time expired, so when I got back to the car, I just saw the tickets, that's why.
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You keep doing what you're doing, don't worry about this.
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Okay.
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God love you.
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Thank you.
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God bless you all.
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It troubles me when I see so many people like this young mother who are struggling financially because of health issues.
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Only 49% of Americans have health insurance from their employers, and those who do have seen their premiums and deductibles skyrocket.
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Unpaid medical are now the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States.
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It's heartbreaking.
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I'm not sure what the solution is, but I do know that I was happy to dismiss Ms. Mailoff's tickets
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and wish her and her daughter good health and happiness.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節 B1 級別的口語課以影片“Mom is Struggling”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：ticket, charge, asking, daughter。 這段影片共有 67 個句子、519 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 3:40。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 142 個詞，很適合跟讀。 85% 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。 全部 67 個句子中有 11 個是問句，適合練習疑問語調和簡短回答。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中最難的 15 個單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| skyrocket 動詞 | /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/ | 飛漲 /飛漲, 平步青雲 /平步青雲 |
| thyroid 形容詞 | /ˈθaɪ.ɹɔɪd/ | 甲狀腺的 /甲狀腺的 |
| expire 動詞 | /ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ | 失效 |
| hardship 名詞 | /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/ | 困難 /困難 |
| parameter 名詞 | /pəˈɹæm.ə.tɚ/ | 引數 /引數, 參量 /參量 |
| microphone 名詞 | /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ | 麥克風 /麥克風, 話筒 /話筒 |
| unpaid 形容詞 | /ʌnˈpeɪd/ | 未付款的 |
| seizure 名詞 | /ˈsi.ʒɚ/ | 奪取 /奪取, 佔用 /佔用 |
| metre 名詞 | /ˈmiːtəɹ/ | 米, 公尺 |
| dismiss 動詞 | /dɪsˈmɪs/ | 解僱 /解僱 |
| financially 副詞 | 財政上地 /財政上地 | |
| bail 名詞 | /beɪl/ | 保釋金 /保釋金 |
| bankruptcy 名詞 | /ˈbæŋkˌɹʌp(t).si/ | 破產 /破產 |
| violation 名詞 | /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ | 違規 /違規 |
| employer 名詞 | /ɪmˈplɔɪə/ | 僱主, 老闆 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| come up 動詞 | 上來 /上來 |
| find out 動詞 | 找出, 查明 |
值得反覆跟讀的句子
影片中簡短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常對話裡：
- What do you want to tell me about these?
- How many children do you have?
- Are you aware of that?
- Is that okay with you?
- You're hitting you real tough, aren't you?
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 | You've done · have seen |
| 用 “should” 提建議 should + 動詞 — 表示應該做的事 | should I charge |
| 現在進行時 am/is/are + -ing — 此刻或近期正在發生的事 | I'm asking · is telling · are you asking |
| “going to” 表將來 be going to + 動詞 — 計劃或明顯即將發生的事 | it's going to be · gonna give · gonna do |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 17 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, you're, gonna。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: hardship /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/, seizure /ˈsi.ʒɚ/, violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, registration /ˌɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: deductible [dɪˈdʌktəbəɫ], parameter /pəˈɹæm.ə.tɚ/, economically /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kli/, violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, registration /ˌɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: skyrocket /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/, thyroid /ˈθaɪ.ɹɔɪd/, hardship /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/, unpaid /ʌnˈpeɪd/, dismiss /dɪsˈmɪs/
- /æ/ — 嘴張大，不要讀成 /e/: parameter /pəˈɹæm.ə.tɚ/, bankruptcy /ˈbæŋkˌɹʌp(t).si/
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。
- 用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 skyrocket, thyroid, expire 這類單詞。
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。