跟读练习: A1 English Listening Practice - Cultural Customs - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Hey English learners, welcome to this A1 English listening practice video.
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Today, I'm going to talk about some different customs in the US, and in Mexico.
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I've lived in both of these countries,
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and I have a lot of experience with the different customs in these different cultures.
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So hopefully you find this topic interesting.
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Many people like hearing about my experience living in Mexico,
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because interesting to live abroad and experience these differences in culture and in customs.
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So, that's what I'm gonna talk about today.
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Okay, let's talk about some different customs in the US and in Mexico.
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The first thing I want to talk about is meals,
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eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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These are meals.
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Let's talk about the different meal times in the US and in Mexico.
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In the US, Lunch is usually between 12 and 1 p .m.
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usually.
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it's usually not the biggest meal of the day.
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So sometimes people eat a lot, but Often, it's not a heavy meal.
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It's a light.
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meal.
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So perhaps someone might just eat a sandwich for example.
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people can also eat hot meal.
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maybe.
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It depends on the person.
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But lunch usually isn't the biggest meal of the day.
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And sometimes people eat lunch at their office while they're working.
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or in their car on their lunch break when they have a break from work.
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So this is different in Mexico.
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In Mexico, lunch is later in the day.
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It's usually between two and four.
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PM.
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So, maybe around 3 p .m. on average.
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it's usually the biggest meal of the day.
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This is usually when people eat the most.
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People might go to restaurants, around this time.
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So you see a lot of people at restaurants at 3 :00 p .m.,
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3 :30 p .m.
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This is very Typical.
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It's Comet.
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In the US, you don't see as many people at restaurants at
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that time because that's too late for lunch in the US and it's too early for dinner, right?
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In the US, dinner is is Typically,
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around six 6 :30, 7 :00 p .m dinner is usually served around that time.
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And Dinner is usually the biggest meal.
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of the day.
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This is when people eat the most.
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And When I was a kid, I always ate dinner with my family.
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my parents, and my sister, and we ate Almost.
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every day at the same time.
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We ate dinner, around 6 :30.
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PM and we sat down together,
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and my mom cooked a big meal for us.
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This was the most important meal of the day.
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for me and my family when I was growing up.
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Thank you and This is when restaurants are the busiest you see many people at restaurants,
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around dinner time.
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in the US.
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In Mexico, dinner is later.
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It's usually between eight and 10 p .m.
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maybe, and usually it's not too heavy.
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It's not a really big meal because lunch is typically the biggest meal.
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And for example, my wife's family, often eats sweet foods for dinner.
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Not everyone does that, but they often eat snacks and sweet foods for dinner,
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but There are many different things people might eat for dinner in Mexico.
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It's a little strange for many of us to think about eating dinner that late.
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It's hard to imagine eating dinner at 9 p .m for example, that's not typical.
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in the US.
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Alright, let me talk about another custom.
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The custom of arriving on time or arriving late in the US Most people think that it's normal.
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to arrive on time for events,
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parties, appointments, etc. They don't want to be late.
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It's not good.
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to be late.
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in the US.
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Of course, Sometimes people arrive late.
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It's not always a problem,
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but in general, People think that it's good to arrive on time to things.
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In Mexico, this is less strict.
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Many people arrive late.
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to different events or appointments,
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meetings, parties, and Often, the other people don't get mad.
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And I remember arriving at a birthday party.
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in Mexico that started at 6 :00 p .m.
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or they told us that it started at 6 :00 p .m and we arrived
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at 6 p .m and nobody was there and The host,
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the person who was having the party,
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they weren't even ready for us to come inside yet.
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And this shows the difference in culture.
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In the US, if someone says that a birthday party is going to start at 6 :00 p .m.
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it's gonna start at 6 :00 p .m.
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If you show up at 6 p .m you arrive, at 6.
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that's normal but In Mexico,
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it's normal for people to arrive late, and sometimes very late. to parties.
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I remember that at that party, people came at like 7 p .m.
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or later even.
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But the party was supposed to start at 6 :00.
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So, some people like when a culture is less strict about arriving on time,
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Some people like Punctuality, meaning They like when people are on time.
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People have different opinions about this and you probably prefer one or the other.
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I like being on time.
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But that's just me.
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Alright, one other custom I want to talk about is greetings.
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When you say, "hello" and "goodbye" to people.
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In Mexico, It's common.
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to give people a kiss on the cheek.
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Usually, you don't touch your lips to there.
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skin, but you make the sound, you touch your cheeks together,
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and women do this with Other women, men, men.
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Do it with women. as well.
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And, People do this even if you don't know the person very well,
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even if you don't know them that well, you probably still greet them with a kiss on the cheek.
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It depends.
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Sometimes you don't do this, but I did this many times when I lived in Mexico.
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This was new for me.
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It was something that I had to adapt to.
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when I lived in Mexico.
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Because in the US, This is not a common greeting.
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Some people do this, but usually It's people who they're very close with and Typically,
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older people might do this.
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It's not common to see young people give a kiss on the cheek.
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I don't remember seeing that in the US.
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So this is not a common greeting in the US and so it can be a little strange
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when someone from the US goes to Mexico, and people greet them like this.
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You have to realize that this is a very different custom.
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in the two countries.
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In the US, It's common to give people a handshake, in some situations.
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Or It's also common to give a hug different types of hugs depending on the situation,
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It depends on how well you know the other person.
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If you know them, really well, and you're really close to them,
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you might have a different type of greeting than someone who you don't know well at all,
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there are different types, different ways to greet people in the US but Normally,
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People don't give each other a kiss, especially if they don't know each other well.
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It depends, like I said.
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There are many other examples of customs that are different in the US and in Mexico,
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but Those are a few that I wanted to talk about.
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Hopefully this video was helpful for you.
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I know it was probably challenging, for some of you.
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I don't only use A1 language in my A1 videos because the purpose
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of an A1 listening practice video is to challenge you and help you get to the next level,
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A2.
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So, there are some things I say that are challenging, But that's okay.
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If you are at an A1 level,
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you should listen to things that are above that level.
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Okay, thank you for watching and remember that you can check out my listening practice seminars that will help you
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All right.
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Thank you so much for watching this video, and I'll talk to you in the next one.
背景与背景
在这段视频中，讲者分享了他在美国和墨西哥生活的经验，探讨了这两个国家的文化习俗。通过对比两国的饮食习惯、时间观念和问候方式，他展示了文化差异如何影响人们的日常生活。这不仅为英语学习者提供了语言实践的机会，也让他们深入了解文化背景，增强文化理解能力。
日常交流的五个关键短语
- 午餐通常不会是一天中最大的一餐。 (Lunch is usually not the biggest meal of the day.)
- 在墨西哥，午餐通常比较晚。 (In Mexico, lunch is usually later.)
- 在美国，按时到达被认为是正常的。 (In the US, arriving on time is considered normal.)
- 在墨西哥，迟到是普遍现象。 (In Mexico, arriving late is common.)
- 与陌生人问好时，亲吻脸颊是很常见的。 (Greeting with a kiss on the cheek is common even with strangers.)
逐步跟读指南
要有效地练习和提高英语发音，可以遵循以下步骤：
- 观看视频。 首先，专心观看视频内容，了解讲者所讨论的文化习俗。
- 暂停与重放。 在听到重要短语时暂停视频，尝试跟读。这样可以帮助你更好地掌握语言的节奏和语调。
- 使用笔记。 把你觉得难以理解的短语记录下来，确保你了解它们的含义和用法。
- 模仿练习。 采用shadow speak技巧，模仿讲者的发音和语调。可以反复联系，直到听起来更自然。
- 实际应用。 尝试在日常交流中使用学到的短语，无论是与朋友交谈还是在雅思口语练习中。
通过这样的方法，你不仅能提高英语发音，还能在看YouTube学英语的过程中，增加对跨文化交流的理解。记住，跟读的过程是提高语言能力的关键，运用shadowspeak技巧时，请保持耐心并持续练习。
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。