跟讀練習: Steve Jobs on Failure - 通過影片學習英語口語
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27 句
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I've actually always found something to be very true,
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which is most people don't get those experiences because they never ask.
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I've never found anybody that didn't want to help me if I asked them for help.
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I always call them up.
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I called up, this will date me, but I called up Bill Hewlett when I was 12 years old and he lived in Palo Alto.
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His number was still in the phone book.
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And he answered the phone himself.
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He said, yes?
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He said, hi, I'm Steve Jobs.
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I'm 12 years old.
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I'm a student in high school, and I want to build a frequency counter.
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And I was wondering if you had any spare parts I could have.
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And he laughed, and he gave me the spare parts to build his frequency counter, and he gave me a job that summer in Hewlett-Packard working on the assembly line,
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putting nuts and bolts together on frequency counters.
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He got me a job in the place that built them.
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And I was in heaven.
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And I've never found anyone who said no or hung up the phone when I called.
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I just asked.
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And when people ask me, I try to be as responsive, you know, to pay that debt of gratitude back.
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Most people never pick up the phone and call.
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Most people never ask.
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And that's what separates sometimes the people that do things from the people that just dream about them.
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You've got to act.
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And you've got to be willing to fail.
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You've got to be willing to crash and burn.
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with people on the phone, with starting a company, whatever.
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If you're afraid of failing, you won't get very far.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節 B2 級別的口語課以影片“Steve Jobs on Failure”為素材。 這段影片共有 27 個句子、285 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 1:32。 說話人語速較快，每分鐘約 186 個詞，會出現較多連讀和弱讀。 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 9 個單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| frequency 名詞 | /ˈfɹiːkwənsi/ | 頻率 /頻率, 頻度 /頻度 |
| bolt 名詞 | /boʊlt/ | 螺栓 |
| gratitude 名詞 | /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/ | 感恩, 謝意 /謝意 |
| counter 名詞 | /ˈkaʊn.tɚ/ | 棋子, 計數 /計數 |
| fail 動詞 | /feɪl/ | 失敗 /失敗 |
| laugh 動詞 | /læf/ | щё, 笑 |
| assembly 名詞 | /əˈsɛmb.li/ | 集會 /集會, 會議 /會議 |
| crash 名詞 | /ˈkɹæʃ/ | 墜毀 /墜毀, 墜落 /墜落 |
| burn 動詞 | /bɝn/ | 燃燒 /燃燒, 燒 /燒 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| pick up 動詞 | 拾取, 撿 /撿 |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 13 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, I've, you've。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
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: bolt /boʊlt/, gratitude /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/, responsive /ɹɪˈspɑn.sɪv/, laugh /læf/, crash /ˈkɹæʃ/
- /æ/ — 嘴張大，不要讀成 /e/: gratitude /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/, laugh /læf/, crash /ˈkɹæʃ/
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。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 frequency, bolt, gratitude 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。