跟读练习: 24k - 通过视频学习英语口语

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This is a story from a recent past.
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In a city, there lived a little beautiful girl.
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It was New Year's Eve, and the girl was walking on the roadside with bundles of matches in her hands.
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She had a few of them in the pockets of her apron too.
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There was snowfall which had covered her hair and the beautiful curls around her neck.
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She was walking since the morning but couldn't sell a single matchbox.
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She approached people walking on the road
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but nobody purchased a single match from her as everybody was enjoying the eve out there.
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Walking through the footpath, the girl saw many shops full of cakes and various foods.
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She saw many restaurants with people eating different foods with candles
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burning on their tables The girl too was very hungry as she had had nothing since morning
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She ignored the sight and walked ahead.
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She was shivering as it was night and the cold was quite piercing
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She was unable to walk properly as she was barefoot
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During daytime when she was at home sitting beside her ill grandmother Mary,
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would you please go out today to sell the matches?
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We could get some food if you could sell a few of them.
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No, Mother.
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It's too cold out there.
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Go, you silly girl.
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Go and sell all those matches by evening.
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And don't come home unless you sell them all.
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Oh, go, dear.
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Or else he will hit you again.
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I feel so sorry to have such a cruel son.
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Don't cry, Grandma.
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I'll go.
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Mary put some matches in her apron, wore her mother's slippers, and left.
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She tried her best, approaching people to buy the matches from her, but no one responded.
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It was getting dark, and Mary was very hungry, But she remembered her father's threat
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and she started walking again at the corner of the road She bumped on a group of people.
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Oh Sorry I'm fine.
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Would you like to purchase any matches?
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Sorry little angel.
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I don't need any and
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They went on Mary then felt that she is barefoot She realized that one of her slippers is broken
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She searched for another one and found it in the gutter.
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She couldn't take it out from there.
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Mary decided to walk barefoot.
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Before moving on, she checked if her matches were safe.
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She met many people but failed to sell any match.
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Tired, she found a corner between two houses and decided to sit there for a while.
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The cold was getting bitterer.
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The girl with the matches in her hands thought, If I burn a matchstick, I can get some warmth.
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Again, a thought came in her mind.
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If father came to know about it, he would be very angry.
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But the shivering forced her to think.
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How would he know if I burnt just one stick?
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She dared to take out a matchstick and burn it on a wood stick nearby.
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And what a surprise!
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The matchstick turned into an iron stove!
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The girl felt warm.
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She put her hand near the iron stove
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and tried to grasp the warmth she was very happy
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but soon in a few moments a snowdrop fell on the matchstick
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and the flame went out she was very disappointed in a while she started shivering again.
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She thought for a moment and took out the matchbox.
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She picked out another matchstick and burnt it against the wall adjacent to her.
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Ah, to her surprise, the wall turned transparent.
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She could see through the wall now.
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The house was very beautiful and well decorated.
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There was fire and light as many candles were burning.
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The family living there was having their food.
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She could see ample food
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and cakes kept on the dining table where the family members were chatting and discussing something sitting around the table.
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Mary saw a roasted goose kept in a plate on the table.
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All of a sudden, the goose started staring at Mary.
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She was surprised again.
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The very next moment, she saw the goose coming towards her.
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As she was very hungry, she felt happy to see the goose coming to her.
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The goose came near the wall.
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Mary was about to insert her hand in the wall and hold the goose.
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Just then, the flame of the matchstick went off, and everything vanished at once.
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Now there wasn't any transparent wall anymore.
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Mary was very disappointed.
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She looked at the sky, pleading God to help her.
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Oh, God!
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Please take me out of the situation.
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Just then, she saw a star falling down.
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A thought struck her mind.
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They say, when a star falls, someone dies.
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My grandma is very sick.
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Does it mean that I've lost my grandma?
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Oh, she loved me the most.
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Crying, she took out another matchstick and burnt it.
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She was not surprised to see her grandmother standing in front.
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Oh, Grandma, you're here?
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Yes, my child.
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I'm here for you.
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Mary was pleased to see her grandmother, but got scared the next moment.
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She thought her grandmother also will disappear.
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She took out more sticks from the match and put them on the burning stick.
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And there was a light, a light as bright as the sunlight.
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In that hour of night, there was a bright sunlight around Mary and her grandmother.
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Mary looked upon at her grandmother grandmother.
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She was looking very beautiful in her new white gown.
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Grandmother was looking at Mary, smiling.
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Grandma, I am too scared to stay here anymore.
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Please take me with you, please.
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Yes dear, I'll take you with me.
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Give me your hand.
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The grandmother held Mary's hand and lifted her in her arms.
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They both started flying upwards.
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Mary was so pleased that she started clapping.
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How are you feeling now, my little angel?
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Now, Grandma, I don't feel hungry or cold or scared anymore.
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I'm feeling very light.
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The grandmother smiled at her, and they both flew to the heaven.
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There was an innocent smile on Mary's face, and the sun rays lightened her face in the morning.
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There were many people gathered around her.
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All of them were watching Mary, lying down in the corner, between the two houses.
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They all felt pity for her.

本课的词汇与口语要点

视频中反复出现的词有:Mary, grandmother, matches, matchstick, goose。 这段视频共有 112 个句子、1050 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 7:36。 说话人语速平稳,每分钟约 138 个词,很适合跟读。 83% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:

单词发音释义
grandmother 名词/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/奶奶, 祖母
goose 名词/ɡus/鵝 /鹅, 雁
hungry 形容词/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/飢餓 /饥饿, 餓 /饿
scare 动词/skɛɚ/嚇唬 /吓唬, 使害怕
angel 名词/ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/тянщян, 天使
disappointed 形容词/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/敗興 /败兴, 失望
flame 名词/fleɪm/火焰, 火舌
transparent 形容词/tɹænsˈpæɹənt/透明
candle 名词/ˈkæn.dəl/蠟燭 /蜡烛, 蠟 /蜡
sunlight 名词/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/陽光 /阳光, 日光
stove 名词/stoʊv/火爐 /火炉, 爐 /炉
ignore 动词/ɪɡˈnɔː/無視 /无视, 忽略
pocket 名词/ˈpɑ.kɪt/口袋, 荷包
innocent 形容词/ˈɪnəsənt/無猜 /无猜
sudden 形容词/ˈsʌd.ən/突然, 急劇 /急剧

视频中出现的短语动词

单词发音释义
take out 动词取出
go out 动词出, 出口
fall down 动词/fɔl ˈdaʊn/落下, 倒下
see through 动词看透

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:

  • Would you like to purchase any matches?
  • How would he know if I burnt just one stick?
  • Does it mean that I've lost my grandma?
  • Yes dear, I'll take you with me.
  • How are you feeling now, my little angel?

视频中的语法

说话人最常用的结构,并附上视频中的原话:

结构视频中的用法
过去进行时 was/were + -ing — 过去某一时刻正在进行的动作was walking · was enjoying · was shivering
动词 + -ing enjoy、keep、stop… + -ing — 后接 -ing 形式的动词started walking · started shivering · started staring
“will” 表将来 will + 动词 — 决定、承诺或预测will hit · I'll go · will disappear

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 14 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 don't, I'm, couldn't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

  • “th” 音: grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, warmth /wɔɹmθ/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, footpath /ˈfʊtˌpæθ/
  • “sh” 和 “zh” 音: shiver /ˈʃɪvɚ/, vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/

如何用这段视频练习

  1. 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
  2. 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。
  3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 grandmother, goose, hungry 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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