跟讀練習: Where Did "Ba-Dum-Tss" Come From? - 通過影片學習英語口語
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Ba -dum -tis.
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Two snare hits and the strike of a hi -hat.
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This rhythmic phrase has been used to punctuate bad jokes for a long time now, and in some way or another, we've all become familiar with it.
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But where did it actually come from?
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What is the origin of ba -dum -tis?
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Well, we don't really know for sure.
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But, but, but, but, we do have some idea as to where it could have come from.
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Unfortunately, it seems like Bedumtis is just not well documented at all, and most of what I could find on its history is just hearsay.
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This is in contrast to its much -belothed counterpart, the laugh track.
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We know exactly who made it, why they made it, and when.
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I guess in this case we're dealing with one of those things that's difficult to determine the exact origins of, like when we started using to build tension and excitement.
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But the point of this video isn't to give a crystal clear answer.
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I thought it would be interesting to explore two different origin points that people claim Bedumptus was born out of, talk about them a little, and explore how they could link back to this iconic sound.
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Because sometimes when you go on a deep dive on a topic, you become more engrossed in the dive itself than what you were diving for.
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Again, take all of this with as many grains of salt as you would like.
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Before we actually, you know, dive deeper, there's gotta be a better name we can use than "Badumtis", right?
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A lot of people refer to it as "The Rimshot", that is the term that it's called by in the entertainment industry.
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However, as a person with a music degree, I am required to tell you that this term can be misleading.
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In music terms, "rimshot" refers to a drumming technique where you hit the center
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and the rim of the snare drum with your stick at the same time, producing a louder sound and a different timbre.
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confusion to the point where some sites mistakenly cite acclaimed jazz drummer Gene Krupa, often credited as the pioneer of the rimshot snare technique,
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as the inventor of the bedumtis drumline.
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Wikipedia refers to the comedic punctuation as a sting, but this is also a generic term that could mean a number of things.
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Since rimshot became the industry term for bedumtis, I'll just refer to it as that for the rest of the video.
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So when I say it, I don't mean the snare technique.
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You got that?
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Don't make me go musicologist on your ass!
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Let's take a look at the first of the proposed origin points for the rim shot: vaudeville performances.
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These were entertainment shows often compared to burlesque or cabaret that were popular in North America from the 1890s till the 1930s,
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and they featured a wide variety of unrelated acts performed back to back, including musical performances, magic shows,
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various other displays of skill and talent, and comedy routines.
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whose names you might recognize include Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, The Three Stooges, Abbott and Costello, and the Marx Brothers.
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Now what interests me about vaudeville is the drummer's role in these live performances, and I found out more about it through this book called Kick It: A Social History of the Drum Kit,
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written by musicologist Matt Brennan.
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According to Brennan's research, during the vaudeville era, drummers were frequently hired to play sound effects for shows and events.
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silent films, which people thought were unsettling without sound.
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Drummers would invent and make use of various instruments and tools to produce different sounds.
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And this is actually how we ended up with the wire brush sticks that drummers still use to this day.
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Seeing as drummers were essentially tasked with "catching the falls" for the various acts at vaudeville shows, it's possible that this is what led to the invention of the rimshot.
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And I know that this concept very likely did not originate from vaudeville entirely, but vaudeville is the name that popped up the most often often in my research.
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If the rimshot really did originate from vaudeville, then it wouldn't be the only recognizable influence it left on comedy.
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If you ever witnessed the trope of someone getting pulled off stage by a long hook, well, that's called the vaudeville hook,
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a tool designed for closing curtains that showed its effectiveness in pulling unfunny comedians off the stage.
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But that does it for vaudeville.
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Now the second alleged origin point of the rimshot is borscht belt comedy.
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The borscht belt is the name given to a region of New York State
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that used to be a popular vacation destination nation for Jewish Americans, its popularity peaking in the 1950s and 60s.
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And for that reason, it is named after the soup borscht, a dish that Jews brought over to America from Eastern Europe.
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A lot of the resorts throughout the borscht belt would host these stand -up comedy shows, and thanks to these shows,
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many comedians that would go on to lead successful careers ended up getting their start in the borscht belt.
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These include Rodney Dangerfield, Buddy Hackett, supposedly Jerry Seinfeld is among these names as well, and also Mel Brooks, the director of the Borscht Belt, and also Mel Brooks, the director of the Borscht Belt,
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and the director of the Borscht Belt of movies like Spaceballs, and Young Frankenstein.
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"Call it." "A ham -ch -broom -chip !" Oh, and sort of off -topic here, but do you remember that old -ass meme of the prairie dog with the dramatic music?
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Well, turns out that music is from Young Frankenstein, and that revelation just completely blindsided me as I was watching the film for the first time recently.
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But yeah, the man said it himself.
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No Borschtbelt, no Mel Brooks.
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"I just got back from Venice, and boy are my arms tired !" didn't age well, because of course they didn't,
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this is 1950s and 60s America we're talking about.
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The humor of the Borscht Belt proved to be appealing to the rest of the country as well, as evident by the success of the comedians that it nurtured.
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Borscht Belt comedy is typically described as being self -deprecating, but also fast -paced.
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"Well, when I was born, the doctor told my mother I did all I could, but he pulled through anyway, you know?" And this is what gives me reason to believe that the rim shot could have originated from it,
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because the fast pace really lends itself to be coupled with some sort of musical sense sting.
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Not just the rimshot, but really anything that can help punctuate a joke.
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"This guy walks in the doctor and says, 'Doctor, I have a ring in my ear, what'll I do is you don't answer?'" This is Henny Youngman,
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another borscht belt comedian that I've seen associated heavily with the rimshot.
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His rapid -fire style of comedy, relying on short, bite -sized jokes instead of telling stories, earned him the title of "The King of One -Liners".
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He also made an appearance in the movie Goodfellas
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"I take my wife everywhere but she finds her way home." It's an interesting
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but unsurprising coincidence that a lot of successful figures in comedy are also drummers.
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And you know, this is the point where I'd say something about the importance of timing and rhythm in comedy, but I think I've yapped enough.
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And even after all that talking, I haven't even given you guys the true answer to the question at hand: where does Badumtis come from?
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Well...
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Obviously, it comes from the drum kit that it's played on, Eh?
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It comes from the...
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Are you gonna -
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Sorry, sorry guys.
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It wasn't all that good actually.
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Can you just play the thing?
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為何這個影片是絕佳的英語口語練習素材？
影片中主持人以自然的口語節奏講述"Ba-Dum-Tss"的起源，包含大量日常對話中常見的連讀、弱讀和語氣詞，如"well"、"but"的重複使用，非常適合訓練聽力理解與口語流暢度。其內容涉及文化背景知識，能幫助學習者在練習口語的同時，積累跨文化交流素材，尤其對雅思口語練習中"文化與傳統"類話題大有裨益。
拆解自然表達，掌握地道口語
1. "Well, we don't really know for sure." 句中"well"作為語氣詞，起到緩和語氣的作用，是英語母語者常用的口語習慣。"don't really know"比"don't know"更委婉，符合日常交流的表達邏輯。
2. "This is in contrast to its much-beloved counterpart, the laugh track." "in contrast to"是高頻連線詞，用於對比兩個事物，替換"but"能讓表達更高階。"much-beloved"一詞簡潔地傳達出"深受喜愛"的意思，比"very popular"更生動。
3. "Take all of this with as many grains of salt as you would like." 這一習語表示"對某事持懷疑態度"，是雅思口語中加分的地道表達，掌握此類短語能讓口語更具native感。
影子跟讀（shadow speak）訓練步驟，高效提升英語發音
Step 1: 播放影片片段，逐句聽寫臺詞，重點標註連讀（如"Ba-dum-tis"的連讀發音）和弱讀（如"of"、"the"的弱讀）。
Step 2: 進行影子跟讀練習，即播放一句，暫停後立即重複，模仿主持人的語氣、節奏和發音。注意"rimshot"、"vaudeville"等專業詞彙的正確發音。
Step 3: 錄音對比，將自己的跟讀錄音與原影片進行對比，找出發音、語調上的差異，針對性改進。每天堅持15分鐘，可顯著提高口語流暢度與發音準確性。
通過以上訓練，不僅能提升英語口語能力，還能掌握影子跟讀技巧，為雅思口語練習打下堅實基礎。
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 | has been · I've seen · I've yapped |
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | was born · is named · be coupled |
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。