跟讀練習: READING EXPLORER 1 UNIT 1: Monkey College - 通過影片學習英語口語
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The coconuts
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from very tall trees.
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Trainer Somporn Saekwo says it takes months for the young monkeys to learn the strategy for picking coconuts.
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For the first month, he just lets the monkey play.
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He shows him how to spin a coconut in a box.
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Then he holds the monkey's hand and encourages him to twist the coconut himself.
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Later he brings the monkey to a tree
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and lets him learn how to pick the coconuts that and the water ready to eat.
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Step by step, the monkey goes higher and higher.
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The trainer uses a rope to control and direct the monkey's work.
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The monkey goes left, right, up and down.
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When Somporn pulls the rope, the monkey goes faster.
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Monkeys have been helping Thai farmers to pick coconuts for more than 100 years.
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The monkeys climb trees and twist coconuts with their hands until the fruit falls to the ground.
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Sompon Saekwo explains the advantages of using monkeys for this job.
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Nowadays there are about 12,000 monkeys in Suratani that are working to pick coconuts helping humans.
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If we climb up those trees, we can fall and die.
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The coconut is an important fruit for farmers here.
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Farmers can earn about $2 for every 100 coconuts that they bring to market.
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People buy the fruit on Thai beaches, and it is also used in the country's popular coconut curry.
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A huge number of coconuts, about 2 million, are produced each month in Thailand.
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And many farmers say they couldn't pick the fruit without help from their monkeys.
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Park D's three-year-old monkey assists with his work.
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The monkey picks fruit from Park's own trees.
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Park also lends the monkey to other farmers to earn extra money.
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The animal is so valuable that Park never leaves it home alone.
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The monkey could run away or somebody could take it.
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Park D describes the system he uses.
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I tie the monkey to a coconut tree near the house.
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I give him rice to eat, sometimes with curry.
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The monkey can live to be 13 years old, so he has 10 more years that he can work.
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I don't need any more monkeys than I have now.
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I just want to carry on with this monkey for his lifetime.
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Farmers say that because the monkeys are so important to them, most are well cared for and don't have a hard life.
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But some people make the animals work too hard and treat them badly.
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In the past, everyone was training monkeys in a different way, and some people were hurting the monkeys.
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Trainer Somporn Saekwo created a different, more gentle method of teaching monkeys, which is now used by others at the Monkey Training College.
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Because a lot of Thailand's forests have disappeared, more and more monkeys now need man's help to be able to live.
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All the monkeys that come to stay with us have a better living than in the jungle.
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One side does not have an advantage over the other.
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As long as Thailand continues to produce coconuts, these farmers will probably continue to use monkeys.
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You see, the monkey and the coconut will be together always.
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As long as you have the coconut, you will also have the monkey.
FOR YOU
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關於本課
在這一課中,學習者將通過觀察與梳理有關猴子採摘椰子的過程,來提高英語聽力和口語技能。通過理解猴子與農民之間的互動,您將能更好地掌握與水果採摘相關的用詞。同時,本課也將幫助您提高英語發音,在學習內容的基礎上進行模仿練習,從而實現說得更流利和自信。
關鍵詞彙與短語
- 椰子 (coconut) - 一種重要的水果,對泰國農民收入至關重要。
- 猴子 (monkey) - 用於採摘椰子的動物,幫助農民完成繁重的工作。
- 訓練 (training) - 教導猴子如何採摘椰子的方法和過程。
- 水果 (fruit) - 椰子是主要的水果,廣受歡迎。
- 工作 (work) - 猴子與農民合作,以採摘椰子為生。
- 幫助 (help) - 猴子為人類在椰子採摘方面提供的支援。
- 方法 (method) - 老師所創造的溫和訓練猴子的方法。
練習技巧
在觀看這段影片的過程中,建議您進行shadowing練習,也就是模仿影片中講者的發音和語調。您可以在適當的地方暫停,重複講者所說的話,特別注意他們的語速和情感表達。由於影片中的對話較快,您可能需要多次回放以跟上節奏。
要提高英語發音,尤其可以關注聽到的一些短語和句子結構,嘗試用自己的方式複述。通過這種方式,您不僅可以提升口語能力,還能增強對語音的敏感性,改善發音。
此外,可以使用一些shadowing site來幫助您進行練習。通過不斷重複與模仿,您就能在看YouTube學英語的同時,逐步熟悉並掌握自然流暢的表達方式。通過這種方法,您將能更好地適應不同的說話人風格,提高英語口語的自信心與流利度。
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。












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