跟讀練習: My Scary Older Brother - 通過影片學習英語口語
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So I've come to the realization that I don't really talk about my family much, so let's change that today with a story that happened years ago involving my oldest brother, John.
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Except we're not going to call him John because he actually goes by Sim, since he thought the name John was a little too bland and didn't suit him.
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To all the Johns watching this, I'm sorry, I'm sure you're all lovely people.
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Except you, John.
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You're kind of lame.
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You know who you are.
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I have a second older brother named Josh, and the thing about the three of us is the fact that we're nothing alike.
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Like at all.
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We hardly even look related.
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Sim was the athletic one, Josh had the brains, and I...
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I liked to draw.
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I was also the only one who had a weeb face, so both of them thought I was a total weirdo growing up.
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Although come to think of it, they probably still think I'm a weirdo.
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They really wanted me to be the cool tomboy little sister who could play basketball with them, but I ended up being the complete opposite.
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Actually, you know what?
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I really wanted to take Taekwondo when I was like nine, but my dad never let me take classes because he was scared it'd make me too boyish.
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Now I suck at defending myself.
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Thanks a lot, Dad.
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I'm just kidding, Dad, I love you.
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My brothers and I do have one thing in common, though.
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We're all not very good at speaking in Korean.
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Like, we can hold a conversation pretty okay, but we struggle with grammar and picking the right words.
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This little tidbit will be evident later.
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Now, my oldest brother's appearance can best be described as.. intimidating.
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He was never afraid of confrontation, liked wearing leather jackets, and after glass shards got stuck in his hair following a car accident in 2004,
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he had to shave his head and he actually liked it enough to continue doing it to this day.
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He also looks slightly irritated, like, all the time.
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You know those people who just normally have a pissed off
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looking resting face even though they're probably just thinking about the weather or what to eat for dinner or something?
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He's one of those.
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And on top of all this, he's athletic and muscular.
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So at first glance, he doesn't look all that approachable.
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So in 2012, when he landed a job as a strength and conditioning coach for the US Army base in South Korea, he stuck out like a sore thumb.
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A scary thumb.
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I'm mentioning this because this story happens to take place in South Korea.
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So one evening during his first month there, he was out hanging out with some friends of his at a little cafe that they frequented, with these two girls working behind the counter.
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And in the middle of this pleasant, relaxing evening, this middle-aged man staggers in and he's clearly had a little too much to drink.
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Instead of going up to the counter to order like you're supposed to, he sits down and barks from his seat.
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Hey, give me a coffee!
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This was all in Korean, by the way, but I don't trust myself to accurately translate it
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so just keep in mind none of this was in English.
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Uh, what kind of coffee?
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Just.. get me a coffee!
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So already this dude isn't giving off any good vibes, and everyone can tell he's probably gonna be kind of an ahole.
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And they were right!
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While waiting for the coffee he so rudely demanded, the man pulled out a cigarette and started lighting it.
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Uh-um, sir, you can't smoke here.
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Screw you!
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If I wanna.. if I wanna smoke, then I'm gonna smoke!
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Sir, you.. you really aren't allowed to smoke in here!
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Bleh.
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How hard do I have to hit this guy to knock him out, but not injure him?
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So the man continues to smoke, completely ignoring the cafe employees, who can't really do anything because it's not like they have any sort of security to assist them,
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and I guess they didn't think it was worth it to call the cops.
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But my brother wasn't having any of it.
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He wasn't gonna just let this old crusty creature disrespect the cafe employees and smoke up the place like he lives there.
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So without a word, Sim gets up, walks up to the man, and yanks the cigarette out of his mouth.
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Except he yanked it too quickly, so half of it was still in the guy's mouth.
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At this point, he's already committed to this confrontation, so he walks out of the cafe to toss the half cigarette, walks back into the cafe, yanks out the rest of it,
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and goes back outside to toss it.
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Maybe it made less of an impact that way, but he got the job done, and that's all that matters here.
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Just go with it." In an attempt to be a helpful citizen, he walks over to the counter to ask the cafe girls if they wanted him to take the guy outside.
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Now the message my brother was trying to convey was, "'Ma'am, would you like for me to remove this belligerent,
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intoxicated gentleman from the premises so that he and his prohibited tobacco use are outside?
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Or in short, do you want me to get rid of him?' But he, with his very limited Korean skills,
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instead said, Which translates to, do you want me to erase him?
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Or, should I make him disappear?
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Or pretty much anything that suggests the possibility of murder?
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So, in their perspective, this random cafe patron who looks like he's possibly affiliated with the Korean mafia just suggested
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that he'd be willing to make someone cease to exist if they just say the word.
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So they respond how any normal person would respond.
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N-NO!
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No!
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Wait, really?
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Yes, that really won't be necessary!
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I mean, it really wouldn't be difficult, I was just gonna take him outside and- PLEASE DON'T DO THAT!
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Okay, shoot yourself then.
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No pun- What did you just say?
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His friends urged him to sit back down and that starting a fight with an old drunk guy wasn't worth it.
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So he did, preparing himself to retaliate if the man tried to throw hands with him.
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So what happened next?
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Did the guy throw a punch his way?
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Did my brother block it and Omaewa mo Shindeiru him into the afterlife, dazzling the cafe girls with his manly charms?
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No, the guy just called up his designated driver to come pick him up and went on his way.
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BOOOOO!
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That's boring!
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Bad ending!
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Well, that's what happened.
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I don't know what to tell you.
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It wasn't until after they'd left when he realized...
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Oh, I definitely didn't word that question right.
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Oops.
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He's been living in Korea for about six or seven years now, so I'm pretty sure his Korean has improved significantly since then.
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And despite how he appears on the outside, my brother is actually really nice and is currently married with two kids, believe it or not.
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Since he's so much older than me, he's always had to take care of me and he's taught me so much since I was a little kid,
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which I really appreciate him for because now I know how to make really bomb scrambled eggs.
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Among other things, of course.
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I know this story has nothing to do with me, but after hearing about it, I knew I had to illustrate it.
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So thank you to my brother for granting me permission to draw this whole mess out.
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I, uh, I hope I did it justice. So, it's finally 2019.
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I was supposed to finish this video in December, but I got caught up in the holiday frenzy and finished it kind of late.
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I hope everyone had a good New Year.
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I started off my New Year with food poisoning, so that's fun.
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Actually, as I'm recording this last bit, I've vomited like four times already, so I'm not exactly in the best condition right now, but it'll pass quickly, so I'm not too worried.
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By the way, I'll be attending Anime Los Angeles all four days next week, so if you're also going and you happen to see me walking around, feel free to say hi.
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I'll be posting updates on Twitter about what I'll be doing and or wearing.
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I'm really looking forward to spending all my money at the artist alley.
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Thank you to everyone who drew me fan art, and I'll see you again soon.
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為什麼要通過這個影片練習口語？
通過觀看這個名為《我可怕的哥哥》的YouTube影片，英語學習者可以在真實而生動的語境中提高英語口語練習。影片中的故事圍繞演講者的家庭展開，尤其是她的兩個哥哥，展示了家庭互動和個人經歷的有趣場景。這種日常對話的情境提供了理想的口語練習平臺，有助於學習者提升口語表達的流利度。
該影片中的語言風格輕鬆幽默，讓學習者能夠輕鬆理解並模仿。通過聆聽演講者如何表達情感和幽默，學習者可以更好地掌握英語的自然對話技巧，提升英語發音和語速，從而在日常交流中變得更加自信。
語法與表達在語境中的應用
- “你知道那些人嗎？”— 該表達方式用於引入對話，示範瞭如何在對話中提出問題並保持互動。
- “他看起來總是有點生氣。”— 通過描述人的表情和情緒，這個句型展示瞭如何運用形容詞增強描述的細節。
- “我想學跆拳道。”— 在表達願望時，該結構簡單明瞭，非常適合學習者用來表達他們的興趣和希望。
- “有人隨便吸菸！”— 這句話展示了在遇到不當行為時如何進行干預，適合在不快場合中使用。
通過在語境中學習這些表達，學習者能夠更好地理解如何在口語中運用它們，進而提高英語發音和對話能力。
常見的發音陷阱
在這段影片中，有幾個單詞和短語可能對學習者造成發音難度。比如：“咖啡”（coffee）和“煙”（smoke）這類詞，可能會因為拼寫與發音不一致而使學習者困惑。此外，短語“你真不應該吸菸”（you really aren’t allowed to smoke）涉及到連讀和重音的處理，對於提高英語發音至關重要。
學習者在進行英語口語練習時，可以模仿演講者的發音和語調，嘗試進行“shadow speech”（影子發音）練習，從而鞏固自己的發音準確性。
通過觀看這個影片，不僅可以提高英語發音，提升交流能力，還有助於學習者在日常生活中自信地與他人對話。因此，選擇《我可怕的哥哥》作為練習材料，能夠有效助力提高英語口語能力，歡迎在課後分享你們的練習成果！
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 | I've come · has improved · I've vomited |
| 定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物 | one who had · people who just · everyone who drew |
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | be described · aren't allowed |
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。