跟读练习: 4.19 Special Paintings - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Story 19 Special Paintings My mother saw a man sitting at the corner of the street.
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Beside him were his paintings.
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She talked to the man.
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He said that he used to be homeless.
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Painting gave him a new life.
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His paintings were actually very good.
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My mother bought two paintings.
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Each cost her $20.
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Later, my mom said to me, Why would anyone spend a million dollars on a painting?
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The money can give new lives to many people on the street.
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Painting gave me a new life.
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If you want to shine tomorrow, you have to sparkle today.
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10 minutes a day goes a long way.
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Thank you for watching and see you next time.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 14 sentences and 114 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:00. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing.

Key vocabulary in this video

9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
beside/bɪˈsaɪd/Next to; at the side of.
shine verb/ʃaɪn/To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
sparkle noun/ˈspɑɹ.kəl/A little spark; a scintillation.
painting noun/ˈpeɪ.nɪŋ/An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
paint verb/peɪnt/To apply paint to.
dollar noun/ˈdɑ.lɚ/Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere…
spend verb/spɪnd/To pay out (money).
sit verb/sɪt/To move oneself into such a position.
corner noun/ˈkɔɹnɚ/The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like beside, shine, sparkle.

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
“used to” used to + 动词 — 过去的习惯或状态,现在已不再如此used to be
义务:must / have to / need to 表示某事是必要的have to sparkle

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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