跟读练习: American English Intonation | Business English: Sales Meeting (part two) - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Hey, what's up?
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It's Alex.
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Today I'd like to look at the intonation in the short piece about a sales meeting.
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Let's take a look.
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I just wanted to let you know that the meeting went really well.
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I just wanted, I just wanted to.
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So two here gets reduced because it's a function word.
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And the same thing happens later on with that the.
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I just wanted to let you know that the, that the, that the meeting went really well.
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We have a rise
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and a fall right at the end of the sentence really
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well really well she said they're ready to commit to the deal we talked about in the email
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so the important part of the next sentence is the deal
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we talked about in the email the deal we talked about in the email
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so in the normally gets reduced
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because it's also function words right in the our function words
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but about in the email about in the email talked about email.
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We need to go between the rise in talked about and the fall in email.
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We're falling on email because it's the last word of the sentence, but talked about is a very important part of the sentence's meaning.
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She said they're ready to commit to the deal we talked about in the email.
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Commit to the deal is another really important part, so we stress both of those words.
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Commit to the deal.
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It's going to be a two-year contract.
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It's going to be a two-year contract.
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Two-year contract.
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So two-year modifies contract.
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And for that reason, two-year is spoken in a higher tone.
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A two-year contract, just like we were hoping for.
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Hoping for.
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Just like we were hoping for.
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That's the end of the sentence, and it's kind of good news.
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So you have a little bit more energy when you're saying this.
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Just like we were hoping for.
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Just like we were hoping for.
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A rise and a fall near the end of the sentence.
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I already wrote up the contract with the new pricing.
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New pricing.
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So new is spoken with a higher tone because it modifies pricing.
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And the rest of it is I already wrote up the contract, wrote up the, wrote up the contract.
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I already wrote up the contract with the new pricing.
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The and with the have low tones because they're not that important.
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They're just grammar function words.
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So once you take a look, I'll send it over to them.
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I'll send it over to them.
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So once you take a look, I'll send it over to them.
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There's kind of a contrast in this part of the sentence.
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Once this happens, then this happens.
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Once you take a look, I'll send it over to them.
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So we have a rise and a fall near the end of the sentence again.
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I just wanted to let you know that the meeting went really well.
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She said they're ready to commit to the deal we talked about in the email.
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It's going to be a two-year contract just like we were hoping for.
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I already wrote up the contract with the new pricing, so once you take a look I'll send it over to them.
关于本课
在这一课中，我们将重点练习销售会议中的语调。这段文字的语音特点和表达方式将帮助学习者在商务英语中更好地掌握语调变化，从而提高英语发音。通过跟读和模仿，我们可以了解如何在重要信息中强调关键字，让对方更好地理解我们的意图。
关键词汇和短语
- 会议 (meeting) - 指商务谈判或讨论的场合。
- 承诺 (commit to) - 表示对某项协议的保证或意向。
- 合同 (contract) - 法律上订立的协议文件。
- 新定价 (new pricing) - 更新后的价格条款。
- 谈论 (talked about) - 讨论的内容或话题。
- 希望 (hoping for) - 期望某种结果或情况。
- 发送 (send over) - 传递文件或信息的动作。
练习技巧
在进行跟读练习时，务必注意视频中提到的句子速度和语调。对于没有经验的学习者来说，慢速跟读可以帮助你更好地理解每个单词的发音，同时捕捉到语调的起伏变化。根据语境的不同，适当调整音量及语调，以便于强调重要信息。例如，在讲到 承诺某项交易 的时候，可以提高音调以显示热情。在进行 shadowspeak 时，先听取原声，然后尝试用相似的语气和语调复述，这样可以有效提高你的英语发音。
此外，跟读时还可以使用 雅思口语练习 中提到的技巧，专注于句子中最重要的部分，确保每个单词的清晰度。随着练习的深入，你将能自然地在商务交流中使用这些语调变化，从而使表达更加生动且有感染力。
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。