跟读练习: 1 Kaizen MAIN - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Hi, this is AJ with your next lesson.
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The rest of the lessons are going to be a little bit different than what you've had up till now.
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In the rest of these lessons, I'm going to talk about some book or article or idea.
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I'll probably read a little bit of it just
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so you can get the general idea of the topic and then I'll talk about that topic.
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And of course we'll have our same mini-stories.
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We're going to have our vocabulary lessons and we're going to add one more kind of lesson, the point of view lesson.
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The point of view lesson is really great for learning grammar in an intuitive way.
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Alright, so let's get started.
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This lesson is called The Kaizen Way.
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We're going to talk about a book.
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The book is called The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer.
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Now, kaizen is a Japanese word, although we use it in English now a little bit.
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Especially in business, you find it a lot, kaizen.
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Kaizen, as our Japanese students already know, means small improvements over time.
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It really means constant and never-ending improvement.
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But it has this idea of making little tiny improvements again and again and again and again for one week,
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for one month, for one year, forever.
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So Kaizen is kind of the opposite of innovation.
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Innovation means a sudden big change, a sudden big improvement.
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And that's a great way to learn and improve.
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For example, you could study English very intensely for one month or two months and you would make a big, sudden improvement.
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That's the innovation idea.
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But there's another way you can improve and that is the Kaizen way.
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And the Kaizen way means maybe you just listen to English or read English or study English.
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Maybe you just do it 20 minutes every day.
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And every day you improve just a little bit.
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But the key, the secret is you do it every single day.
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Every day you make one little improvement.
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Well, after one week, one month, one year, two years, five years,
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you will make a huge change just by making little tiny improvements over time.
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That's the idea of Kaizen.
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So I'm going to read a little bit from the Kaizen way, this book, just a couple paragraphs and then I'll talk about it more.
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Okay, so here's a section.
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It's called Kaizen Tip and this is from Robert Maurer, M-A-U-R-E-R.
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That's his last name.
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Okay, Kaizen Tip.
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You want to do something creative.
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Write a story or a song.
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Paint a picture.
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Time up your perfect career, learn something, or come up with a zinger of a solution to an office problem.
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But you have no idea where to start.
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Your mind keeps coming up empty.
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During times like these, Kaizen can help you summon your powers of inspiration.
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Although you can't force your brain to cough up creative ideas on demand,
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you can program it to launch the imaginative process simply by asking yourself a small question.
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Here are some of the most popular small questions my clients use for creativity.
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Feel free to come up with your own.
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Whatever question you use, your challenge is to ask it with a gentle and patient spirit.
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When you use harsh or urgent tones with yourself, fear will clog the creative process.
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So here are some questions you can ask yourself.
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Number one, what's one thing I wish to contribute to the world with my project or idea?
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Number two, whom could I ask for help or inspiration?
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Number three, what is special about my creative process, about my talents, about my team?
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Number four, what type of work would excite and fulfill me?
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Number five, what small, tiny change could I make now, today, to improve?
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Remember, if you repeat the question for several days or weeks, or however long it takes,
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the hippocampus, which is the part of the brain that stores information, will have no choice but to address it.
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And in its own way, on its own timetable, the brain will begin giving you answers.
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Okay, that's the section from the Kaizen way.
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So this is very interesting from Robert Morrow here.
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This technique of asking small questions to yourself is very powerful.
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You can use it for anything.
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You could use it for learning English, of course.
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You could ask yourself small questions every day.
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For example, how could I improve today just a little bit?
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Or, how could I improve my pronunciation 2% this week?
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The important part of asking these questions, they must be small questions.
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So don't say, how could I be totally perfect with English in one month?
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That's a huge question and often you'll feel stress or worry or fear if you ask this gigantic huge question.
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You think, oh my god, I don't know, can I do it?
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But if you ask a very small question, it seems so small, so easy, your brain will say, oh, I can do that, that's easy.
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And then you will start to take action.
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And of course, action is the most important part.
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Action is what we need.
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So if you try to ask big questions, you're trying to improve very fast and you're feeling stress, maybe you can change your strategy.
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Try the Kaizen way.
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Instead, ask yourself little small questions.
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How could I improve just a little bit?
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How could I learn just one new word each day?
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How could I improve my pronunciation?
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Just a tiny bit each week.
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Ask yourself these little questions.
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And another point from this article, you need to repeat the questions again and again and again.
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You have to ask the same question or questions
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every day for one week or two weeks or maybe even a couple months.
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By asking yourself these questions again, again, every day you're asking the same question.
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Your brain must come up with an answer.
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Your brain must find an answer.
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It will find answers.
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Keep asking questions, your brain will give you answers.
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It will give you better and better answers the more you ask these small questions.
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So anytime you have some big goal,
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some big project that seems so difficult, try the Kaizen way.
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Try to approach this problem with little, small, tiny improvements.
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Ask yourself little, small, easy questions every day again and again and again.
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Your brain will get more energy.
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It will find the answers.
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You'll get momentum.
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You'll start to take action.
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And then after one month, you'll take bigger actions.
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After two, three months, bigger actions, bigger actions.
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Actually, these improvements start to grow.
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The improvements get bigger and faster and faster.
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That's the magic of the Kaizen way.
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It seems so small and tiny, seems so easy, but over time it builds, it grows stronger and stronger.
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So try this.
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Try this method.
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Try the Kaizen way.
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And again the book title is The Kaizen Way, that's K-A-I-Z-E-N, Kaizen.
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The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer.
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All right, and remember, of course, keep your psychology strong, keep your physiology strong.
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I hope you're smiling right now.
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I hope those shoulders are back.
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Chin up!
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Lots of energy.
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Don't forget that.
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Every single lesson.
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You must be smiling.
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You must be moving.
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You must have energy in your body.
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That's how you're going to learn English much, much faster.
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Okay, I will see you next time.
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Bye-bye.
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Thank you.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 B2 级别的口语课以视频“1 Kaizen MAIN”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：kaizen, improvement, lesson, improve, brain。 这段视频共有 125 个句子、1257 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 9:18。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 135 个词，很适合跟读。 88% 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
视频中最难的 15 个单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| pronunciation 名词 | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | 發音 /发音 |
| excite 动词 | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | 激動 /激动 |
| hippocampus 名词 | /ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈkæm.pəs/ | 海馬 /海马 |
| imaginative 形容词 | /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/ | 富有想像力的, 充滿創意的 /充满创意的 |
| timetable 名词 | /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/ | 時刻表 /时刻表, 時間表 /时间表 |
| intuitive 形容词 | /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/ | 直覺的 /直觉的 |
| physiology 名词 | /ˌfɪziˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ | 生理, 生理學 /生理学 |
| gigantic 形容词 | /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ | 巨大的 |
| vocabulary 名词 | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | 詞匯 /词汇, 語匯 /语汇 |
| fulfill 动词 | /fʊlˈfɪl/ | 履行 |
| chin 名词 | /ˈt͡ʃɪn/ | 下巴, 頷 /颔 |
| creativity 名词 | /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/ | 創造力 /创造力, 創造性 /创造性 |
| paragraph 名词 | /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/ | 段, 段落 |
| momentum 名词 | /ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/ | 動量 /动量 |
| harsh 形容词 | /ˈhɑɹʃ/ | 粗暴 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| come up with 动词 | 想出, 提出 |
| come up 动词 | 上來 /上来 |
值得反复跟读的句子
视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：
- Alright, so let's get started.
- We're going to talk about a book.
- You think, oh my god, I don't know, can I do it?
- How could I improve just a little bit?
- How could I improve my pronunciation?
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 23 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 you're, you'll, don't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, hippocampus /ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈkæm.pəs/, imaginative /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/, intuitive /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/, physiology /ˌfɪziˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: imaginative /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/, intuitive /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/, excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/, hippocampus /ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈkæm.pəs/, imaginative /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/, intuitive /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/
- /æ/ — 嘴张大，不要读成 /e/: hippocampus /ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈkæm.pəs/, imaginative /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/, gigantic /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, paragraph /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/
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 pronunciation, excite, hippocampus 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。