跟讀練習: RE 3 Unit 1A - 通過影片學習英語口語
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Reading 1A The World's Game Throughout history,
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humans have played some kind of kicking game.
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What the world now calls football, or soccer in the United States,
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began as far back as 2500 BCE with the Chinese game of Kuju.
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However, the sport we know today originated in Britain.
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In the 1840s, England's Football Association established a set of rules, and the modern game was born.
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Today, more than 200 million players all over the globe participate in the game, truly making soccer the world's sport.
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So why is soccer so popular?
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Maybe it's the game's camaraderie, the feeling that the team on the field is your team, their win is your victory,
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and their loss is your defeat.
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Or maybe it's the game's international quality.
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In countries like France, England, Spain, and Brazil, major teams have players from many different nations,
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and these clubs now have fans all over the world.
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Or perhaps it's the promise of great wealth.
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A number of professional soccer players, including Brazil's Neymar and Nigeria's Victor Moses, come from poor families.
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Today, both of these players make millions of euros every year.
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Soccer is popular for all of these reasons, but ultimately, the main reason for its universal appeal may be this.
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It's a simple game.
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It can be played anywhere with anything, a ball, a can, or even some bags tied together.
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And anyone can play it.
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You don't need to be rich to play soccer, says historian Peter Allegi.
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You just need a flat space and a ball.
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It is this unique simplicity that makes soccer the most popular sport in Africa.
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Here, even in rural areas, far from the bright lights and big stadiums, children and adults play the game, often with handmade balls.
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A love for soccer The story of soccer in Africa is a long one.
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In the 19th century, European colonists brought the game to Africa.
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Early matches were first played in the South African cities of Cape Town and Port Elizabeth in 1862.
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In time, the sports spread across the continent.
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Today, several of the game's best players come from African nations,
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including Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Nigeria.
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All over the continent, thousands of soccer academies now recruit boys from poorer cities and towns to play the game.
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Many learn to play in their bare feet, and they are tough, creative competitors.
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Their dream is to play for the national team or to join one of the big clubs in Europe someday.
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For some, the dream comes true.
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But the chance to make money with a professional team is
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probably not the main reason for soccer's popularity in Africa in Africa.
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Soccer is the passion of everyone here, says Abu Bakari Abdul Ghaniyu, a teacher who works with youth clubs in Tamaulay, Ghana.
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It unifies us.
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In fact, more than once, the game has helped to bring people together.
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In Ivory Coast, for example, immigrants and Muslims face discrimination for years.
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Yet many of the country's best soccer players are from Muslim and immigrant families.
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As a result, the national team has become a symbol of unity and has helped to promote peace throughout the country.
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All over Africa, soccer is popular with parents and teachers for another reason.
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It keeps young people, especially boys, in school and out of trouble.
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Most clubs in Tamole, Ghana don't allow boys to play if they don't go to school, explains Abu Bakari.
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We're trying our best to help young people and to make them responsible in society.
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Soccer helps us do this.
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For us, soccer is also a tool for hope.
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Soccer without borders More than 200 national teams from six regions
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competed to get a place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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32 soccer teams qualified for the final tournament.
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Although each team represents a country, it doesn't mean all its players were born there.
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Family relations and dual citizenship, having two nationalities, influence which country a player plays for.
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Of the 32 teams competing for the World Cup, shown here, 25 had at least one foreign-born player.
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In total, 97 foreign-born players competed in the 2018 World Cup.
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Thank you.
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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“RE 3 Unit 1A”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有:soccer, player, Africa, clubs, sport。 這段影片共有 56 個句子、688 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 5:24。 說話人語速平穩,每分鐘約 127 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
影片中最難的 15 個單詞,附發音和釋義:
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| immigrant 名詞 | /ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/ | 移民, 移民者 |
| continent 名詞 | /ˈkɑntɪnənt/ | 大陸 /大陸 |
| camaraderie 名詞 | /ˌkɑm(ə)ˈɹɑdəɹi/ | 友情, 友誼 /友誼 |
| colonist 名詞 | /ˈkɑlənɪst/ | 殖民者 |
| handmade 形容詞 | /ˈhændˌmeɪd/ | 手工 |
| nationality 名詞 | /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/ | 國籍 /國籍 |
| competitor 名詞 | /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/ | 競爭者 /競爭者, 比賽者 /比賽者 |
| recruit 動詞 | /ɹɪˈkɹut/ | 招聘, 徵兵 /徵兵 |
| historian 名詞 | /hɪˈstɔɹi.ən/ | 歷史學家 /歷史學家, 歷史家 /歷史家 |
| someday 副詞 | 日後 /日後, 有一天 | |
| euro 名詞 | /ˈjʊɹoʊ/ | 歐元 /歐元 |
| citizenship 名詞 | /ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/ | 公民權 /公民權, 國籍 /國籍 |
| unity 名詞 | /ˈjunɪti/ | 統一 /統一 |
| popularity 名詞 | /ˌpɑ.pjəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/ | 名望, 聲望 /聲望 |
| globe 名詞 | /ɡloʊb/ | 地球儀 /地球儀 |
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 |
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| 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 | have played · has helped · has become |
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼,而不是誰做的 | was born · can be played · were born |
| 最高階 the -est / the most … — 一組中最高或最低的 | the most popular · our best |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 5 次縮略和弱讀形式,例如 don't, doesn't, we're。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: nationality /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/, citizenship /ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/, relation /ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, discrimination /dɪskɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: camaraderie /ˌkɑm(ə)ˈɹɑdəɹi/, originate /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/, nationality /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/, simplicity /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/, competitor /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.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: immigrant /ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/, continent /ˈkɑntɪnənt/, colonist /ˈkɑlənɪst/, originate /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/, handmade /ˈhændˌmeɪd/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: popularity /ˌpɑ.pjəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/, relation /ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
- /æ/ — 嘴張大,不要讀成 /e/: handmade /ˈhændˌmeɪd/, nationality /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/, popularity /ˌpɑ.pjəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/
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 immigrant, continent, camaraderie 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。
































