跟讀練習: Personal Best B1 Learning Curve Unit 5 pt. 1 - 通過影片學習英語口語
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51 句
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Hello and welcome to LearningCurve.
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This is my desk.
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Can you hear that?
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These devices are so noisy.
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My mobile gets texts all the time.
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Kate and I have hundreds of comments, videos and email messages to answer every day.
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And sometimes our printer doesn't work.
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All this can make us feel a bit stressed.
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So, how do we beat this stress?
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Sometimes it's important to take a deep breath and make a decision about what we can do.
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Me, I do one thing at a time.
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I make a list of everything I have to do.
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I'm a planner.
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Um, okay, I'm not always a planner, but I usually make a list.
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I don't always do everything on the list.
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Kate likes to take a break once an hour and walk around.
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Right, Kate?
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Yes, that's true, Simon.
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Well, um, no, not really.
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I walk around the office every hour, but I don't take a break every hour.
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but walking helps me beat stress.
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What other things do you do, Simon?
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Well, sometimes I have a chat with my friend
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Penny at Learning Curve in New York.
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It's good to talk to friends when you feel stressed.
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Do you think your life is stressful?
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We all do our best to manage our lives and daily tasks, but at some point, most people agree, stress can be bad for us.
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Even small things like a crying baby, giving a presentation at work, or a broken pipe, a traffic jam,
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or studying for an exam can cause stress.
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Well, but maybe they're not all the same kind of stress.
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The American Institute of Stress says that 77 % of US citizens suffer from stress every day.
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Last year in the UK, according to the Health and Safety Executive,
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400 ,000 people felt stress from their work was making them ill.
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But let's look at the other side of stress.
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Is stress always bad for us?
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Sometimes it has positive effects.
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Researchers in California found that small amounts of stress can be good for us.
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They also say that people without any stress in their lives can become bored.
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But sometimes the right level of stress helps our brains.
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A little bit of stress can actually cause people to work better or faster.
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For example, runners and their coaches often experience stress before a race.
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They feel a sudden increase of energy called adrenaline.
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Adrenaline helps them run faster.
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People in high stress jobs like emergency room doctors,
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police officers or firefighters also use that stress to succeed at their jobs.
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When you work hard to finish your work by 6pm
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or do well on a two hour test or even do well in a sport, that is your adrenaline.
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That's good stress.
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So now, what are ways we can beat stress?
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I often make a cup of tea.
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Now, let's find out from you, our viewers, how you deal with stress.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“Personal Best B1 Learning Curve Unit 5 pt. 1”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有:stress, hour, adrenaline, Kate, helps。 這段影片共有 51 個句子、486 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 3:41。 說話人語速平穩,每分鐘約 132 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。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞,附發音和釋義:
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| adrenaline 名詞 | /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/ | 腎上腺素 /腎上腺素 |
| suffer 動詞 | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | 受苦, 遭受 |
| desk 名詞 | /dɛsk/ | 書桌 /書桌, 寫字檯 /寫字枱 /寫字臺 /寫字臺 |
| sudden 形容詞 | /ˈsʌd.ən/ | 突然, 急劇 /急劇 |
| citizen 名詞 | /ˈsɪtɪzən/ | 市民 |
| breathe 動詞 | /bɹiːð/ | 呼吸, 吸 |
| examination 名詞 | /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | 檢查 /檢查 |
| pipe 名詞 | /ˈpaɪp/ | 笛子, 管子 |
| runner 名詞 | /ˈɹʌnɚ/ | 跑步者, 跑者 |
| penny 名詞 | /ˈpɛni/ | 便士 |
| bore 動詞 | /boɹ/ | 煩擾 /煩擾 |
| printer 名詞 | /ˈpɹɪntɚ/ | 印刷者 |
| researcher 名詞 | /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ | 研究員 /研究員, 研究者 |
| viewer 名詞 | /ˈvju.ɚ/ | 觀眾 /觀眾, 看客 |
| noisy 形容詞 | /ˈnɔɪzi/ | 吵鬧 /吵鬧, 吵 |
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:
- Can you hear that?
- I don't always do everything on the list.
- Do you think your life is stressful?
- Is stress always bad for us?
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 6 次縮略和弱讀形式,例如 don't, I'm, doesn't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: adrenaline /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/
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: distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/, desk /dɛsk/, succeed /səkˈsiːd/, pipe /ˈpaɪp/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: adrenaline /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/, stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/
- /æ/ — 嘴張大,不要讀成 /e/: planner /ˈplænɚ/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
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 adrenaline, suffer, desk 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。
























