跟读练习: A love worth more than gold - 通过视频学习英语口语

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A love worth more than gold.
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One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all.
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And sixty cents of it was in pennies.
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The story, The Gift of the Magi, begins with this line.
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It's a short story by the American writer O.
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Henry He is known for the surprise endings in his stories
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The Gift of the Magi is perhaps the most famous of all his works The story is about Della and Jim,
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a young couple with little money Jim only makes $20 a week,
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and their flat alone costs $8 of that They have to worry about money every day Even though they're poor,
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Della and Jim each have one special treasure For Della,
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it is her beautiful hair For Jim,
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it is his gold watch It's Christmas Eve Della has tried hard to save money to buy Jim a gift.
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But $1.87 is certainly not enough.
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It breaks her heart.
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And so, she sells her hair to buy Jim a nice chain for his watch.
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When Jim comes home, he is shocked.
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Della's hair is gone At first, Della thinks he's angry with her But then she knows why
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Jim also brings Della a gift An expensive set of combs for her hair How does he do it?
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Well, here comes the O'Henry surprise Jim has sold his watch The gift of the Magi is a warm story
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In the end, Della and Jim have no money and nothing but the useless gifts for each other But O.
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Henry does not invite us to laugh at the couple Instead,
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he writes at the end that they are the wisest They have something much more important than money They have love.

本课的词汇与口语要点

这段视频共有 22 个句子、281 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:47。 说话人语速较慢,每分钟约 101 个词,你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 86% 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 12 个不太常见的单词,附发音和释义:

  • shock /ʃɔk/ (名词) — 衝擊 /冲击. A sudden, heavy impact.
  • invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ (动词) — 邀請 /邀请, 請 /请. To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
  • treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/ (名词) — 珍寶 /珍宝, 寶藏 /宝藏. A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
  • penny /ˈpɛni/ (名词) — 便士. In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.
  • comb /koʊm/ (名词) — муфу, муфур. A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
  • writer /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ (名词) — 作家, 作者. A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
  • ending /ˈɛndɪŋ/ (名词) — 結束 /结束. A termination or conclusion.
  • angry /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ (形容词) — 恼怒的, 憤怒的 /愤怒的. Displaying or feeling anger.
  • laugh /læf/ (动词) — щё, 笑. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
  • chain /ˈt͡ʃeɪn/ (名词) — 鏈 /链, 鏈子 /链子. A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
  • dollar /ˈdɑ.lɚ/ (名词) — 圓 /圆, 元. Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere…
  • wise /waɪz/ (形容词) — 明智, 英明. Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.

需要注意的发音

  • “sh” 和 “zh” 音: shock /ʃɔk/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/

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 shock, invite, treasure 这类单词。

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
现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事has tried · has sold
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么,而不是谁做的is known · is shocked
最高级 the -est / the most … — 一组中最高或最低的the most famous · the wisest

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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