跟讀練習: The More You Learn, The More You See - 通過影片學習英語口語
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I've been thinking a lot lately about the frequency illusion.
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This is probably something you've experienced before.
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It's the phenomenon where you learn something new
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and then all of a sudden you start seeing it everywhere in the world around you.
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It's a form of selective attention.
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Once something's on your mind, you're much more likely to notice it.
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You might have heard it described as the red car theory because the classic example is, imagine you decide to buy a red car,
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all of a sudden you start seeing red cars on the road everywhere.
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It's not that there are actually more red cars, though it might feel that way, it's that you're more likely to notice them.
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People sometimes point to this idea in the self-development space as evidence
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that you can train your attention toward the things that you desire to encounter them more frequently.
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you're focused on seeing opportunities for example you're more likely to notice them when they appear.
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An example for me would be learning to forage for mushrooms which I realize is kind of a dorky hobby.
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Before that was something that I was thinking about and putting effort into, I would go hiking or go camping and be out in the woods
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and I would see mushrooms but they would barely register in the background.
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I would notice it walk away and it wouldn't connect to anything else, and so I would almost immediately forget it.
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The more I learned about mushrooms, the easier they were to find.
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My eyes got more practiced and I started recognizing patterns around
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when and where certain mushrooms appeared and which ones I often found together.
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I've wondered how many times I've walked right past something
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that I'd be excited to find today simply because I didn't yet know what I was looking at.
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By refocusing your attention, you're not literally changing the world around you, but you are changing your perception.
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And I think you could argue that distinction doesn't really matter.
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I think there's definitely value to that, but I've been thinking about it a little bit further
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and thinking about the way that we learn and the way
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that we perceive depth and detail in the world around us
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and how that can lead to just a richer experience in life.
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When someone's an expert in something, they perceive layers of detail and meaning that other people don't notice.
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For example, a musician can hear harmony and chord progressions where where someone else simply hears a song.
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We are experiencing the same stimulus, but the knowledge allows one of us to hear more of it.
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When we don't know what to look for, a lot of detail passes below our perception and gets missed.
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I've been thinking about that especially as it relates to the natural world and getting to know the woods here.
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Nature is full of relationships between organisms, seasons, weather, geography, and more.
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A forest like this one has layers of information to reveal, and a lot of it's still invisible to me.
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Take this thought experiment for example.
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Imagine two people standing right here at this creek bed.
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They're looking at exactly the same place, but they're not seeing the same thing.
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A deer hunter notices tracks, browse lines, and the trails animals use through the woods.
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A bird watcher notices nesting habitat and can guess the species that are likely to be nearby.
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So for people like this, because they've developed this level of knowledge, they notice things others don't see and they can read meaning from it.
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And I think that makes the world a much more interesting place.
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As we gain experience, new observations stop feeling like isolated pieces of information and begin connecting to things we've already learned,
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including personal experiences and memories.
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A single mushroom isn't just a mushroom anymore.
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It tells you something about the trees nearby, the weather, the season, and the ecology of the forest.
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The more fluent and knowledgeable you become in a domain the more detail and depth you can notice
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for example I think it would be really cool to come out in the woods
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and be able to identify bird species around me just by listening to song
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because it would add a whole new layer of information
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and honestly I just think that's really interesting the world is so interesting
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and rich with so much color and depth and most of it passes beyond our perception.
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We just can't.
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There's a deer over there.
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It feels a little bittersweet to think about how many beautiful or fascinating details I must be overlooking all the time.
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I know there's so much I'll probably never see or understand, but at the same time it's encouraging to think that there's always more out there to discover.
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By being more intentional about what I give my attention to and by leaning into curiosity, I find my life feels fuller.
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There's a lot to uncover by taking a closer look at the ordinary things around us.
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On this channel, I explore the natural world and reflect on what it teaches us about being human.
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If that interests you, I hope you'll subscribe and I'll see you in the next one.
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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“The More You Learn, The More You See”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有:notice, mushroom, example, detail, thinking。 這段影片共有 59 個句子、880 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 5:54。 說話人語速平穩,每分鐘約 149 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
影片中最難的 15 個單詞,附發音和釋義:
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| perception 名詞 | /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ | 知覺 /知覺, 感知 |
| perceive 動詞 | /pɚˈsiv/ | 察覺 /察覺, 感知 |
| deer 名詞 | /dɪɹ/ | 鹿 |
| bittersweet 形容詞 | /ˈbɪtɚˌswit/ | 苦甜 |
| fascinate 動詞 | /ˈfæsɪneɪt/ | 誘惑 /誘惑, 迷住 |
| fluent 形容詞 | /ˈfluənt/ | 流利, 滔滔 |
| overlook 動詞 | /ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/ | 俯瞰, 俯視 |
| knowledgeable 形容詞 | /ˈnɑ.lɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/ | 知識淵博的 /知識淵博的, 有見識的 /有見識的 |
| organism 名詞 | /ˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/ | 生物, 有機體 /有機體 |
| browse 動詞 | /bɹaʊz/ | 隨便看 /隨便看, 閒逛 /閒逛 |
| isolate 動詞 | /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/ | 孤立 |
| chord 名詞 | /kɔɹd/ | 和音, 弦 |
| intentional 形容詞 | /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/ | 故意, 蓄意 |
| ecology 名詞 | /ɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ | 生態 /生態, 生態學 /生態學 |
| stimulus 名詞 | /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/ | 刺激物 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 現在完成進行時 have/has been + -ing — 以前開始、現在仍在繼續的動作 | I've been thinking |
| 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 | you've experienced · I've wondered · they've developed |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 27 次縮略和弱讀形式,例如 I've, you're, don't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/, perception /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/, intentional /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/, progression /pɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/, illusion /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: knowledgeable /ˈnɑ.lɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/, organism /ˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/, intentional /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/, ecology /ɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音:
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/,上齒輕觸下唇: perceive /pɚˈsiv/, uncover /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/, overlook /ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/, selective /səˈlɛktɪv/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚,後面不要加母音: perceive /pɚˈsiv/, bittersweet /ˈbɪtɚˌswit/, fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/, forage /ˈfoɹɪd͡ʒ/, fluent /ˈfluənt/
- /æ/ — 嘴張大,不要讀成 /e/: fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/, habitat /ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/
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 perception, perceive, deer 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。












