跟讀練習: New Exploring 1 - UNIT 1: The Sun and the Earth - 通過影片學習英語口語
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For hundreds of years, people thought that the sun moved around the earth.
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This was only natural because when we see the sun rise in the morning and set in the evening,
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we can only think that the sun is moving around us.
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But one man did not agree with this idea.
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He said that if the sun is moving around the earth, we cannot explain the movements of Venus.
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This man finally concluded that the sun does not move around the earth, but the earth moves around the sun.
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This man's name is Copernicus.
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At first, people thought Copernicus was crazy.
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They said he was a liar and that he must be killed.
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And so, Copernicus was burned to death for saying that the earth moved around the sun.
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Later, though, people learned that Copernicus was in fact telling the truth.
FOR YOU
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “New Exploring 1 - UNIT 1: The Sun and the Earth”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sun, earth, Copernicus. This video has 11 sentences and 142 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:48. The speaker talks at a natural 176 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| liar noun | /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ | Someone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies. |
| conclude verb | /kənˈkluːd/ | To end; to come to an end. |
| burn verb | /bɝn/ | To cause to be consumed by fire. |
| agree verb | /əˈɡɹi/ | To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people. |
| movement noun | /ˈmuːv.mənt/ | Physical motion between points in space. |
| explain verb | /ɪkˈspleɪn/ | To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. |
| rise verb | /ɹaɪz/ | To move upwards. |
| hundred noun | /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ | A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| move around verb | To relocate to new homes repeatedly; to not live in any one place for long. |
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 |
|---|---|
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼,而不是誰做的 | must be killed · was burned |
| 現在進行時 am/is/are + -ing — 此刻或近期正在發生的事 | is moving |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like liar, conclude, burn.
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。












