跟读练习: Alien Contact. | 6 Minute English. - 通过视频学习英语口语
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This is 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com Hello, I'm Rob and this is 6 Minute English.
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I'm joined today by Alice.
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Hello Alice.
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Hi Rob.
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Today we're talking about alien life form and who on planet Earth would aliens speak to if they one day made contact.
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Alien life form.
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This is something that's written about in science fiction books but nobody has actually discovered anything extraterrestrial yet.
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Extraterrestrial.
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That's something that's not from our planet.
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Now, Alice, I've got a question for you.
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OK.
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What was the year that man first walked on the moon?
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Hmm, I'm not sure.
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Can I have a think? Of course.
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You can give me the answer at the end of the programme.
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But back to the subject of contact from aliens.
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If someone from another planet did land on Earth, what do you think they might say?
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Would they say, take me to your leader?
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That's a nice thought.
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But who would our leader be?
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Who would be the first person they should speak with?
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That's difficult.
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Maybe the President of the United States of America?
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The leaders of China or Russia?
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What about me?
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Well, the answer, according to one expert, is a space ambassador.
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A space ambassador.
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What would they do?
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Well, they would be the first point of contact for aliens trying to communicate with us.
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So they would be the first person to talk to, a point of contact.
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And would they meet and greet these aliens when they land in their UFOs, their unidentified flying objects?
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Not exactly.
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A space scientist called Professor John Zanicki, who has suggested the idea of a space ambassador, can explain.
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He thinks it's unlikely to be a face-to-face meeting.
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The likelihood is not that aliens will suddenly appear in Guildford or Manchester or somewhere like that.
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The contact, if it does happen, is most likely to be through radio signals.
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Because, you know, in the last decade we've discovered something like 500 planets orbiting other stars like our sun.
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So it's no longer fanciful to think about the possibility of life on distant planets.
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Ah, so Professor Zanecki doesn't think aliens will land in a town or a city.
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Our contact will be through radio signals.
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Yes, radio signals.
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We will pick up some kind of sound.
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He believes it might really happen one day and the idea is no longer fanciful.
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Fanciful.
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That's something that's unreal or imagined.
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But, he says, this is no longer fanciful.
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Yes, that's because in the last decade, 500 new planets orbiting other stars have been discovered.
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So it's no longer fanciful to think that there may be life on distant planets.
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I see.
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So he wants us to be prepared for a possible contact from aliens.
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Yes.
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And who might this space ambassador be?
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Well, next week a meeting at the Royal Society in London will be discussing the appointment of someone, and a likely candidate is an astrophysicist called Maslan Othman.
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She already heads the Office of Outer Space Affairs for the United Nations.
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So the UN has an Office of Outer Space Affairs.
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It deals with issues that are literally out of this world.
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That's right.
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Professor Zaneki can explain a bit more about the things it looks after.
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There are laws and regulations
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that have been signed up by many countries about what we can and can't do on the moon, you know, who owns the moon,
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and also concerning the non-proliferation of weapons in outer space.
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So the Office of Outer Space Affairs oversees laws and regulations about which activities can take place on the moon,
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who owns it, and also the non-proliferation of weapons in outer space.
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Non-proliferation.
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That's a limit on the use of weapons in space and keeping it a peaceful place.
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Well, having a space ambassador seems like a good idea, but they may have a lot of waiting to do.
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Hmm, possibly.
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Professor Zaneki says alien contact could happen next week, next year, next century or maybe even never.
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But it would be really unfortunate to miss their call.
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Now Alice, what's the first thing you would say if you were contacted by aliens?
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I would ask them if they knew the answer to your question.
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What year did man first walk on the moon?
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And what do you think their answer might be?
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1969?
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Yes, that's correct.
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American Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969.
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And what do you think he said?
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After such a long journey, I'd like a cup of tea.
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No, not quite.
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His famous words were, that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
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It really was a big step, but he didn't encounter any aliens.
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OK, Alice, we've taken a small step in learning English today.
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Could you remind us of some of the words that we've learnt, please? Of course.
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Alien life form Science fiction Extraterrestrial Ambassador
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Fanciful Orbiting Appointment Non-proliferation
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Weapons Thank you.
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That's all we've got time for today, so thanks for joining us and see you next time.
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Bye!
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That was 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 B1 级别的口语课以视频“Alien Contact”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：alien, space, contact, planet, fanciful。 这段视频共有 88 个句子、861 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 6:06。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 141 个词，很适合跟读。 85% 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。 全部 88 个句子中有 17 个是问句，适合练习疑问语调和简短回答。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中最难的 14 个单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| proliferation 名词 | /pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ | 增殖 |
| extraterrestrial 形容词 | /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/ | 地球外的, 外星的 |
| orbit 名词 | /ˈɔɹ.bɪt/ | 軌道 /轨道, 軌跡 /轨迹 |
| astrophysicist 名词 | /ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/ | 天體物理學家 /天体物理学家 |
| oversee 动词 | /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/ | 調查 /调查 |
| unreal 形容词 | /ʌnˈɹi.əl/ | 不真實的 /不真实的 |
| greet 动词 | /ɡɹiːt/ | 迎接, 打招呼 |
| mankind 名词 | /mænˈkaɪnd/ | 人類 /人类, 芸芸眾生 /芸芸众生 |
| likelihood 名词 | /ˈlaɪklihʊd/ | 可能性 |
| leap 动词 | /ˈliːp/ | 跳躍 /跳跃, 飛躍 /飞跃 |
| unfortunate 形容词 | /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ | 不幸 |
| scientist 名词 | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | 科學家 /科学家 |
| encounter 动词 | /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/ | 遇到, 遇見 /遇见 |
| unlikely 形容词 | /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ | 不可能的 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| pick up 动词 | 拾取, 撿 /捡 |
| sign up 动词 | 報名 /报名, 註冊 /注册 |
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：
- That's something that's not from our planet.
- Can I have a think?
- Would they say, take me to your leader?
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 actually discovered · has suggested · we've discovered |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | have been discovered · be prepared · have been signed |
| 用 “might / may” 表可能 might/may + 动词 — 有可能但不确定的事 | might say · might really happen · may be |
| “will” 表将来 will + 动词 — 决定、承诺或预测 | will suddenly · will land · will be |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 13 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 we've, I'm, can't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- 长单词——注意重音位置: proliferation /pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, extraterrestrial /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/, astrophysicist /ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/, unidentified /ˌʌnaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd/, unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: orbit /ˈɔɹ.bɪt/, distant /ˈdɪstənt/, astrophysicist /ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/, unidentified /ˌʌnaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd/, greet /ɡɹiːt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: proliferation /pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, extraterrestrial /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/, unreal /ʌnˈɹi.əl/
- /æ/ — 嘴张大，不要读成 /e/: fanciful /ˈfænsɪfl̩/, astrophysicist /ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/, mankind /mænˈkaɪnd/
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 proliferation, extraterrestrial, orbit 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。