跟讀練習: RE3 Unit 11 A - 通過影片學習英語口語

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Track 21, Reading 11A, Van Gogh's World Starry nights and sunflowers,
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self -portraits and cafe settings, all painted in bold, intense colors.
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Today, people around the world immediately recognize these as the work of Vincent van Gogh, the Dutch painter.
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Probably no other artist at any time in any culture has achieved such popularity.
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But who was this man, and why, even today, do his art and life have such an ability to move us?
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An artist is born.
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Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Zindert, a small village in southern Holland.
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As a child, he was serious and sensitive.
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He loved to draw, and his work showed talent, but no one encouraged him to become an artist.
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Instead, his father thought he should take a sensible job, something like a sales clerk or carpenter.
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As a young adult, he wandered from job to job with little success and very little money, becoming more depressed with each failure.
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In March 1880, however, just before his 27th birthday, something changed inside Van Gogh.
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He realized that he was meant to be a painter, and he began to study art in Brussels, receiving financial help from his brother Theo.
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Discovering Color In 1886, Van Gogh moved to Paris,
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hoping to learn more about the color techniques being used by Impressionist artists there.
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Instead of grays and browns, his work began to emphasize blue and red and then yellow and orange.
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Soon he began to see life differently.
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Go slow.
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Stop thinking.
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Look around.
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You'll see something beautiful if you open yourself.
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These were the principles that guided his art.
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With his innovative color combinations, Van Gogh wanted to show others how to better appreciate a flower,
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the night sky, or a person's face.
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Descent into Madness Few who lived in Van Gogh's time appreciated his work, however.
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Many laughed when they saw his paintings, which hurt the sensitive artist terribly.
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In February 1888, he moved away from Paris to Aul, a town in southern France.
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Often he could not eat or sleep and stayed up into the early morning hours painting.
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Days passed, and he spoke to no one.
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Following an argument with fellow artist Paul Gauguin, Van Gogh took a razor and cut off his own earlobe.
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He never explained why he injured himself, but, by now, many were convinced that
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Van Gogh was crazy, and, indeed, his mental health started to decline.
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He began to have attacks during which he would hear strange sounds and think people were trying to hurt him.
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In the spring of 1889, he was sent to a mental hospital in Saint -Rémy, a town near all.
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What exactly was Van Gogh suffering from?
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No one knows for certain, but some now think it may have been a form of manic depression.
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Whatever his condition, Van Gogh's illness both inhibited and inspired his creativity.
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When his attacks came, he could not paint, but during his periods of calm, he was able to complete more than a hundred masterpieces,
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including the classic
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The Starry Night.
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Working on my pictures, he wrote, is almost a necessity for my recovery.
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Following his release from the hospital in May 1890, Van Gogh took a room in Auvers -Gilloise, a town just north of Paris.
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For the 70 days that he lived there, he produced, on average, a painting a day.
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Until his death, however, he was unable to sell a single one.
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Today, those paintings would be worth more than a billion U .S dollars.
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It was at this time that
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Van Gogh either borrowed or stole a gun.
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On the afternoon of July 27, 1890, he went out to the country and shot himself in the stomach.
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Two days later, Vincent Van Gogh died at age 37.
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What caused him to take his own life?
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His lack of financial success?
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Mental illness?
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Loneliness?
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Van Gogh's Legacy Over a century after his death, Van Gogh remains extremely popular.
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His story of a man who resisted materialism and greed, who was alone and unappreciated, gives people something they need.
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We find pieces of ourselves in him.
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This may also explain the high prices paid for Van Gogh's work.
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His Portrait of Dr. Gachet sold in 1990 for more than $80 million to a Japanese businessman, breaking the world record for a painting.
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Many of his other works have also sold for millions.
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Of course, people are buying great art when they purchase one of Van Gogh's paintings, but they are also buying a piece of his story,
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which, like his work, will live on forever over.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節口語課以影片“RE3 Unit 11 A”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有:van, Gogh, painting, artist, color。 這段影片共有 61 個句子、756 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 5:47。 說話人語速平穩,每分鐘約 131 個詞,很適合跟讀。 83% 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
sensitive 形容詞/ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/敏感
illness 名詞/ˈɪl.nəs/疾病, 病症
painter 名詞/ˈpeɪntɚ/畫家 /畫家
technique 名詞/tɛkˈniːk/技術 /技術, 技巧
encourage 動詞/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/鼓勵 /鼓勵, 激勵 /激勵
gray 形容詞/ɡɹeɪ/灰色
suffer 動詞/ˈsʌfɚ/受苦, 遭受
flower 名詞/ˈfloʊɚ/хуа, хуар
stomach 名詞/ˈstʌmək/дўзы, 胃
steal 動詞/stiːl/偷, 盜 /盜
decline 動詞/dɪˈklaɪn/惡化 /惡化
discover 動詞/dɪˈskʌvə/發現 /發現, 發覺 /發覺
principle 名詞/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/原理, 原則 /原則
bold 形容詞/ˈbəʊld/膽大 /膽大, 勇敢
convince 動詞/kənˈvɪns/說服 /說服

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞發音釋義
cut off 動詞/ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf]切下, 割下
look around 動詞環顧 /環顧

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is born · was born · was meant
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has achieved · have also sold

需要注意的發音

  • 長單詞——注意重音位置: popularity /ˌpɑ.pjəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, innovative /ˈɪn.əˌveɪtɪv/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, necessity /nɪˈsɛsəti/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音:

  • /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/,上齒輕觸下唇: sensitive /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/, discover /dɪˈskʌvə/, convince /kənˈvɪns/, innovative /ˈɪn.əˌveɪtɪv/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/
  • 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚,後面不要加母音: sensitive /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/, illness /ˈɪl.nəs/, technique /tɛkˈniːk/, encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/, stomach /ˈstʌmək/
  • /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: principle /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/, popularity /ˌpɑ.pjəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, terribly /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/, materialism /məˈtɪɹiəlɪzəm/

如何用這段影片練習

  1. 先完整聽一遍影片,不要開口,記下不認識的單詞。
  2. 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。
  3. 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比,特別注意 sensitive, illness, painter 這類單詞。

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