跟读练习: An App for Alzheimer's Caregivers - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.
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Alzheimer's disease is mostly a condition of old age.
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Today, life expectancy is increasing around the world.
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As a result, the number of people affected by Alzheimer's is expected to triple in some countries by 2050.
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People with this brain disease often have other medical needs that require the services of many health care professionals.
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Caregivers often have a hard time keeping up with all the medical information.
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More and more often, family members are being called on to help care for loved ones with Alzheimer's.
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It is a responsibility for which most people are unprepared.
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That is why the Hebrew Home,
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a private healthcare group in Riverdale,
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New York, developed an iPhone and iPad application called Balance.
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The app offers caregivers advice on recognizing symptoms and on feeding,
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bathing, and providing a healthy environment for the patient.
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It can be bought on the internet for $4.00.
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The Hebrew Home is a not-for-profit organization that provides care to 75,000 patients in New York City.
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David Pomeranz is its Program Development Director.
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He created Balance.
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Mr. Pomeranz says the Balance app is designed to let users organize information
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so they can easily keep track of a patient's health.
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It helps caregivers manage doctor's appointments and share information with doctors about the patient's daily emotional changes.
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Interest in the app has not been limited to the United States.
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David Pomeranz says people in other countries are also using it.
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Software developers are working on a version of Balance for mobile devices using the Android operating system.
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For VOA Learning English, I'm Laurel Bowman.
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Thank you.
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关于本节课程
在本节课程中，学习者将获得关于阿尔茨海默病及其护理的相关信息，增强对医疗领域英语的理解。通过对该主题相关语句的学习，您将能够提高自己在医疗情境下的英语发音。借助此材料，您能够在对话中熟练运用护理知识，提升与患者及医务人员的交流能力。
关键词汇与短语
- 阿尔茨海默病 (Alzheimer's disease)：一种主要影响老年人的脑部疾病。
- 医疗保健专业人员 (health care professionals)：提供医疗服务的专业人员，如医生、护士等。
- 照顾者 (caregivers)：为有特殊需求患者提供日常照料的人。
- 应用程序 (application/app)：用于智能手机或平板电脑的软件。
- 组织信息 (organize information)：整理和管理信息，以便更好地使用。
- 情绪变化 (emotional changes)：个体在情绪上出现的波动或转变。
- 健康环境 (healthy environment)：为患者提供身心健康的生活空间。
练习技巧
在进行听说练习时，建议您使用shadow speech的技巧，模仿视频中的发音和语调。视频中的讲话速度适中，您可以选择以下方式来进行深度学习：
- 首先，观看视频，理解整体内容。在理解后，再开始进行跟读练习。
- 使用shadowing site来对比您的发音与视频中的讲话者，找出差异并加以调整。
- 找出视频中的关键句子，反复模仿，确保提高英语发音的准确度和流畅度。
- 可以录音回放自己说的内容，与视频中的语调和发音进行比较。
- 增加与他人的互动练习，讨论阿尔茨海默病相关的话题，这样能更好地运用新学到的词汇和短语。
通过实践这些技巧，您将能够在相关的对话中更自信地使用英语技能，提升您的语言能力，走向更广泛的交流。
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。