跟讀練習: The Story of Us - 通過影片學習英語口語
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The story of us began long ago with a lifeless rock.
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A long rain turned wasteland into ocean.
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Algae breathed oxygen into the air, fueling an explosion of life.
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And when the hot, humid planet finally cooled, Our primate ancestors came down from the trees,
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explored the new savannah, harnessed fire and raised the civilization from the dirt.
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But as we prospered, we plundered the land, polluted the air, disturbed a balance four and a half billion years in the making.
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Now we have a cosmic nanosecond, less than one decade to reverse course.
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MUSIC PLAYS Conservation International was founded on a simple principle.
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Humans and nature are connected in profound ways.
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So we work alongside communities in more than 100 countries,
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putting science into practice and protecting the irreplaceable.
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Since 1987, we've been about big, bold ideas.
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Ideas that others might consider impractical or difficult to implement.
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Perhaps unproven, certainly unusual, a little bit out there.
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But our purpose has always been about how we redefine conservation.
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To change how we do it and for whom.
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With that mentality, Conservation International and our partners have protected 1.5 billion acres of land and sea over 35 years,
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benefiting millions of people.
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And in this decisive decade, we have big goals.
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First, use the miracle of photosynthesis to slow climate change.
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By conserving one-of-a-kind places like the Amazon rainforest and the Congo basin,
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we can store away billions of tons of planet-warming carbon.
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Second, double the area of ocean under protection to secure food, jobs and marine life for generations to come.
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And third, develop new economic models that replenish our natural wealth instead of looting it.
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Industry by industry, we're transforming how humans produce and prosper, starting with farming, fishing and fashion.
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There's no precedent for what we are trying to do, but we're not doing it alone.
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We work with thousands of partners around the world to heal our planet and protect our future.
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Somos pueblos indígenas liderando nuestras comunidades, protegiendo nuestros bosques y agua, conservando nuestra herencia.
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We are Rangers bringing old wisdom and new science to revive the savannah.
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We are policy makers trying to do right by our people and our planet.
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We are government leaders working across borders, languages and cultures to protect the planet we share.
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We are business leaders proving that good business means doing right by the planet
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and centering communities in the solutions to protect it.
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We are the future!
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And together, we write humanity's next chapter.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這段影片共有 35 個句子、417 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 3:55。 說話人語速較慢,每分鐘約 106 個詞,你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。 只有 78% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞,詞彙難度較高。
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 |
|---|---|---|
| conservation 名詞 | /ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/ | 儲存 |
| alongside | /əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/ | 旁邊 /旁邊 |
| unusual 形容詞 | /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/ | 稀有 |
| connect 動詞 | /kəˈnɛkt/ | 連線 /連線 |
| principle 名詞 | /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/ | 原理, 原則 /原則 |
| explore 動詞 | /ɪkˈsploɹ/ | 探索, 探險 /探險 |
| wisdom 名詞 | /ˈwɪzdəm/ | 智慧 |
| ton 名詞 | /tʌn/ | 噸 /噸, 公噸 /公噸 |
| bold 形容詞 | /ˈbəʊld/ | 膽大 /膽大, 勇敢 |
| breathe 動詞 | /bɹiːð/ | 呼吸, 吸 |
| oxygen 名詞 | /ˈɑksɪd͡ʒən/ | 氧 |
| dirt 名詞 | /dɝt/ | 泥土, 汙垢 |
| maker 名詞 | /ˈmeɪk.ɚ/ | 製造者 /製造者 |
| explosion 名詞 | /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/ | 爆炸, 爆發 /爆發 |
| implement 動詞 | /ˈɪmpləmənt/ | 實施 /實施, 執行 /執行 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事 | we've been · has always been · have protected |
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼,而不是誰做的 | was founded · are connected |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 3 次縮略和弱讀形式,例如 we're, we've。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “th” 音: breathe /bɹiːð/, photosynthesis /ˌfoʊ.toʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: conservation /ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, explosion /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/, civilization /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, replenish /ɹɪˈplɛn.ɪʃ/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: conservation /ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, civilization /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, mentality /mɛnˈtæləti/, impractical /ɪmˈpɹæktɪkəl/
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 conservation, alongside, unusual 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。





























