跟读练习: 1.05a Drag - Effortless Original English - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Drag.
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High price of mom's help is drag on family business.
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Dear Abby, 20 years ago, my sister and I bought a business from our mother.
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We all love and respect one another and get along well.
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We will be finished paying off the business in two years.
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Our problem.
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Mom, who is now 77,
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still draws a salary from us above and beyond the payment for the business.
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Her workload has lessened greatly, as it should.
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She could do all of her work in one day and lessen the burden of her salary.
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However, she says she'd go crazy if she retired.
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We don't want that.
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She could still come in as often as she wants and do her personal paperwork,
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work, banking, letter writing, reading,
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etc. These are all things she does at work on the clock.
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If we try to discuss this, mom gets hurt and says,
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just let me know when I'm not worth the money.
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We don't want to do that.
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We would hope she would see the fairness of this and suggest it herself.
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business expenses are going through the roof and there are updates we should make
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but we can't do it as long as we are paying mom at the level
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we are on top of the money for the buyout signed daughter's dearest
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“1.05a Drag - Effortless Original English”为素材。 这段视频共有 22 个句子、220 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:21。 说话人语速较慢,每分钟约 94 个词,你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 89% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,词汇容易理解。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中 9 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| dragon 名词 | /ˈdɹæɡən/ | лун, 龍 /龙 |
| salary 名词 | /ˈsæləɹi/ | 薪金, 薪水 |
| greatly 副词 | /ˈɡɹeɪ̯t.li/ | 大大 |
| burden 名词 | /ˈbɝdn̩/ | 負荷 /负荷 |
| expense 名词 | /ɪkˈspɛns/ | 費用 /费用, 花费 |
| retire 动词 | /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ | 退休, 引退 |
| paperwork 名词 | /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝk/ | 文書工作 /文书工作, 公文處理 /公文处理 |
| litter 名词 | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | 垫料 |
| lessen 动词 | /ˈlɛsən/ | 減少 /减少 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| get along 动词 | 相處 /相处 |
| go through 动词 | 通過 /通过 |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 5 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 don't, can't, I'm。请按听到的简短形式来说。
中文母语者容易读错的音:
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚,后面不要加元音: clock /klɑk/, expense /ɪkˈspɛns/, paperwork /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝk/, fairness /ˈfɛɚ.nəs/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: salary /ˈsæləɹi/, greatly /ˈɡɹeɪ̯t.li/
- /æ/ — 嘴张大,不要读成 /e/: dragon /ˈdɹæɡən/, salary /ˈsæləɹi/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
- 用正常速度逐句跟读,每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 dragon, salary, greatly 这类单词。
什么是跟读法?
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧,最初开发用于专业口译员的培训,并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大:您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同,跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性,语调,节奏,连读,听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。




























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