跟讀練習: The Amazing Effects of Gratitude - 通過影片學習英語口語
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Back in ancient Rome, the philosopher Cicero described gratitude as "the mother of all virtues."
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This concept of being thankful has been stressed in religion and philosophy for a long time.
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Back in 1820, Scottish philosopher Thomas Brown defined gratitude as "that delightful emotion of
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love to him who has conferred a kindness on us." But scientifically,
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gratitude doesn't qualify as There's no universal facial expression for it.
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As an emotion, gratitude is a little hard to define.
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Today, the Oxford Dictionary defines gratitude as "the quality or condition of being thankful,
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the appreciation of an inclination to return kindness." And we've only really started to study gratitude scientifically in the past 30 years.
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In a 2015 study, participants were asked to imagine how they would feel if a complete stranger saved their life.
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I mean, how would you feel?
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The participants had to rate how grateful they were to strangers who provided them with gifts of food or clothing,
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all while they had their brains scanned in an fMRI machine.
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Researchers found their ratings of gratitude positively correlated with activity in brain areas associated with fairness and value judgments.
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It makes sense because gratitude is often thought of as a moral emotion.
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There are even benefits in just noting how grateful you are.
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Another study asked people to write down three things that went well that day and why for one week.
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At the end of the week, people were slightly happier than at the beginning, and over time, their happiness scores kept improving.
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After one month, they were 5 % happier, and after six months, 9 % happier, just from one week of writing a journal.
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A similar study with participants with heart disease found that keeping a gratitude journal increased their heart health and quality of sleep,
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perhaps because it reduces stress.
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Counting your blessings quite literally makes people happier and healthier.
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And some people are even hard -wired to be more thankful.
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In a recent study of 77 couples, those with a particular genetic variation that affects the secretion of oxytocin,
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expressed more gratitude towards their partners.
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Oxytocin is thought to play a big role in promoting close social bonds, so gratitude is part of the glue that keeps these relationships together.
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So if you think it's the thought that counts, Think again!
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Science says there's some pretty amazing benefits to our mind, body and relationships when we say those two small words.
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Thank you.
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關於本課
在本課中，學習者將通過觀看影片《感恩的驚人效果》來練習英語口語。這段影片探討了感恩的歷史、科學研究及其對我們生活的積極影響。通過這種學習方法，學習者不僅能夠提高英語聽力，還能夠理解感恩在日常生活中的重要性，從而在實際交流中使用相關詞彙和短語。
關鍵詞彙與短語
- 感恩 (gratitude)：對給予我們善意的人表示感謝的情感。
- 情緒 (emotion)：指心理狀態，如快樂、悲傷等。
- 心智活動 (brain activity)：與思考和判斷相關的大腦功能。
- 幸福感 (happiness)：對生活的滿意度和積極心態。
- 壓力 (stress)：對負面情緒或環境因素的反應。
- 日記 (journal)：記錄日常生活或情感的書寫方式。
練習建議
在進行英語口語練習時，使用shadow speech的方法將極大提高你的說話能力。你可以選擇在合適的環境下進行shadowing，比如在家中或安靜的地方。在觀看《感恩的驚人效果》時，注意影片的語速和語調，嘗試跟隨說話者進行模仿。在這一過程中，儘量捕捉說話者的情感表達和語音重音，以達到更自然的口語表現。
建議每天集中進行20分鐘的shadowing練習，回放影片中的關鍵段落並重復。使用詞彙表中的單詞，結合個人的感受進行表述，比如“我感恩於某人給予我的幫助。”通過這種方式，你能在與他人交流時更自信。
利用看YouTube學英語的方式，不僅能幫助你提升英語水平，還能更深入地理解情感因素如何影響我們的溝通。持之以恆的努力，會讓你在英語口語練習中獲得顯著進步。
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 | has been · has conferred · we've only really started |
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | were asked · is often thought · is thought |
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。