跟讀練習: Neil Gaiman's advice for aspiring writers - 通過影片學習英語口語
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What is your number one tip for an aspiring writer?
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Ah, finish things.
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Yeah, I get to work.
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You know, that's got to be...
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I mean, write only takes you so far.
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Finish things Um.. takes you most of the rest of the way.
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write things people want to read, write things you care about.
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Um...
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Don't, you know, I get puzzled and lost when people start asking me questions about, what they should be writing for the market, whatever.
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There is no market.
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Nobody...
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There's nobody in the whole world of...
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marketing ever would have woken up one day and said A series of unfortunate events is exactly what the world needs.
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Yes.
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You know, nobody would have turned around and gone,
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"Ah, your market niche is do a sort of reply to Kipling's The Jungle Book and set it in the graveyard.
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That's not, you know, things like that happen
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because somebody wants to tell a story and because you
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have an idea because you think you can tell that story better than anybody else.
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And it turns out there's room which is, I think, so...
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Inspiring to me.
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I mean, when I was starting out, I felt...
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Like there wasn't room.
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Thank you.
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I think it's something that our characters feel in books that we do, that they feel shut out.
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Coraline thinks What am I doing here?
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Gwen thinks, "I want to leave the world and be a pirate." And I think that It speaks to some uh, alienation that you feel when you're starting out as a writer.
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You think there is literature and there's the stupid scribbles that I'm doing and there's no room for it.
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And it turns out there is.
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It turns out that the world of literature is infinite and wide,
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And I'm forever grateful to be part of the adventure where People come to a dark room and talk about it.
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Thank you very much.
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Thank you so much.
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為什麼通過這個影片練習口語？
觀看Neil Gaiman的訪談不僅是享受文學的藝術，更是提高英語口語能力的絕佳機會。通過他分享的經驗和見解，英語學習者可以在真實的上下文中感受到語言的運用。這種互動式的學習讓人容易沉浸其中，有助於提升理解能力和表達能力。尤其是對於準備成為創作者的學生，實踐這些口語能力將極大增強他們的自信心，進一步推動他們在寫作和創作過程中與他人分享自己的故事。通過"shadow speech"的方法，學生可以模仿Gaiman的語音、語調和節奏，把他們的英語口語練習提升到一個新的層次。
語法與表達在上下文中的運用
- 完成事情: Gaiman提到了“finish things”的重要性。這不僅是一個簡單的短語，更是一種寫作心態。在口語中，可以用這個結構來表達完成某件事情的決心。
- 市場需要: 他指出“there is no market”的說法，這種反語讓人深思。在口語中使用這種表達可以顯示出批判思考的能力。
- 故事的獨特性: “you think you can tell that story better than anybody else”展示了自信。在練習口語時，學習這種表達可以幫助學生在回答關於自己創作的問題時更具說服力。
常見的發音陷阱
在影片中，有一些詞彙和表達可能給英語學習者帶來挑戰，例如“unfortunate”和“literature”。這些詞在發音時可能會出現困難，尤其是對於非母語者。此外，Gaiman的語調和節奏有時較為快速，學習者在進行"shadow speak"練習時，應該特別注意他的重音和語調變化，以提高他們的口音和流利度。
總的來說，通過“看YouTube學英語”，學習者可以在有趣的內容中練習他們的口語技能，提升自信，突破語言障礙。將這些技巧應用在日常生活中，尤其是使用“shadowspeaks”的方法，將幫助學習者更好地掌握英語。
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。