跟读练习: B1 English Listening Practice - Fads - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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Hey everybody, welcome to this B1 English listening practice video.
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You can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as I speak.
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Before we start, remember to download the Listening Time podcast
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Okay, today I'm going to talk about fads from the past.
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First of all, we need to define the word fad.
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A fad is something that becomes really popular really fast and then eventually becomes forgotten.
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For a while it seems like everyone is excited about this thing and follows the trend, but after a while they move on to the next big thing.
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Often this is because people are more interested in it just because everyone else is.
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You don't necessarily love this thing, you just get caught up in the excitement.
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So let's go through some popular fads from the past.
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One of the fads I remember as a kid was Heely's shoes.
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These are shoes that have wheels on the heel of the shoe.
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The word heel just refers to the back part of your foot.
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So tons of kids started wearing these shoes and they would kind of skate around as they walked.
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Skateboarding and other wheel sports have always been considered to be pretty cool, so I think that's why Heelys became so popular.
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I have to admit that I thought they were pretty cool, but I didn't end up buying them.
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These shoes still exist today and sometimes I see kids wearing them, which takes me back to my childhood a little bit.
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Alright the next fad that I want to talk about is Furby.
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Furbies are these little electronic toys that look like owls.
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If I remember correctly, they talk, sing, and do other stuff like that.
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They come in a lot of different varieties, so you can choose the one that you think is the best or cutest.
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This fad was huge when I was a kid.
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For some reason, everyone wanted a Furby and I saw them everywhere.
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To be honest, I was always kind of freaked out by their eyes.
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really big and it just seems like they're always following you.
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But maybe that's just me.
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Nowadays I have no idea if these furry little toys are still sold.
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But one thing's for sure, Furbies were all the rage at one point.
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Alright, one fad that I actually got caught up in as a kid was Beanie Babies.
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Beanie Babies are these small animals that are stuffed with beans instead of the normal soft stuffing.
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You can feel the texture of the beans inside.
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One of their most recognizable features is the red heart-shaped tag attached that says Thai for Thai incorporated.
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Beanie Babies became a huge fad in the late 90s.
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I can remember collecting them as a kid and always wanting more.
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I can't say for sure how many I ended up with but it was a lot.
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Alright one last fad that I completely forgot about is Livestrong bracelets and other wristbands.
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Livestrong bracelets were these yellow silicone gel bracelets that people started buying
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and wearing in 2004 to raise funds to support people affected by cancer.
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What started out as a noble cause very quickly became a fashion trend across America.
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I remember when I was in 5th grade I started seeing these bands everywhere.
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In all honesty, I wanted one of these bands just because everyone else had one.
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I never ended up getting one, but I did get some other wristbands.
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What's funny is that people started wearing all kinds of different wristbands, not just these Livestrong bands.
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I had a handful of different colored ones that I wore every day for a period of time.
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I remember matching the color of my wristband with the color of my clothes.
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Needless to say, I bought into this fad 100%.
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Okay, that's all for today.
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Leave a comment and tell me about a fad that you remember from the past.
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欢迎来到这段B1级英语听力练习视频。在本课中，您将通过听讲者的讲述来提高您的听力和理解能力。我们将讨论一些过去流行的趋势，帮助您练习英语口语并扩展您的词汇量。希望您能在这一过程中享受到乐趣，同时增强您的英语口语练习能力。
关键词汇与短语
- fad - 一种快速流行而随后被遗忘的事物。
- heel - 鞋子的后跟部分。
- collect - 收集，积累。
- bracelet - 手腕上佩戴的饰物，手链。
- silicone gel - 硅胶材料，常用于制作手环等物品。
- excited - 兴奋的，激动的。
- trend - 趋势，流行风尚。
- remember - 记住，回忆。
练习技巧
在观看视频时，请遵循以下shadow speak的技巧，来提高您的口语能力：
- 尽量模仿讲者的语速和语调。可以暂停视频，先听一句后再复述，这样可以帮助您更好地理解句子的构造和发音。
- 注意讲者对不同流行趋势的情感表达，例如他对Furby的个人看法，这能帮助您感受到言语中的情绪和语气。
- 若遇到不理解的单词或短语，及时暂停并查找其意义，增强词汇记忆，有助于提高将来雅思口语练习的表现。
- 尝试对自己也进行录音，然后与讲者的原音进行对比，这样您可以修改和改进您的发音和流利度。
通过反复练习您将能更流利自信地使用英语，特别是在日常交流和口语考试中。请记住，现在开始练习是提升能力的关键！
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