跟读练习: B1 English Listening Practice - Procrastination - 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 sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars at polyglossa.com
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and download our free Listening Time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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So today, I'm going to talk about procrastination.
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I imagine that this is a relevant topic for a lot of you because many people have a tendency to procrastinate.
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So what is procrastination?
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Well this refers to the action of delaying your work until a later time.
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For example, let's pretend that you have a task that you're expected to complete by Friday.
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Procrastinating on this task might mean that you start working on it on Thursday.
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You postpone or put off this work until a later time instead of doing it earlier.
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This habit is widespread.
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procrastinate at school, at work,
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and in their personal life.
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And for the most part,
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procrastination isn't necessarily a good thing.
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Let's talk about some of the ways that procrastination can creep into our lives,
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and we'll talk about how we can kick this habit.
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Alright, first let's talk about procrastination when it comes to school.
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In my experience, I find that the vast majority of students put off their assignments,
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projects, and preparation until the last minute.
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For example, when a teacher would assign an essay that was due the following week,
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my classmates wouldn't even begin until the night before.
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They would pull an all-nighter as we say in English and try to do it all in one go.
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In this area, I can honestly say that I never procrastinated,
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but I was practically the only one.
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When I was given an essay to write,
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I would split the work up evenly and write a little bit each day.
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Let's say I had 7 days to write an essay and the essay was supposed to be 10 pages long.
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What I would do is divide 7 by 10,
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which is 0.7, and I would use that as the metric to know how much I needed to write each day.
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I'd write 0.7 pages each day and then by the 10th day,
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I'd have my essay finished.
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Instead of cramming all my work into one day,
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I'd space it out in a way that felt much more manageable.
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I never stressed out about having to do a ton of writing on the last day.
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This is one technique that you can employ in your own studies.
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Try to do an equal amount of work each day,
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and then you won't have to work against the clock to try to get your whole assignment
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or studying done in one night.
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Now let's talk about procrastination when it comes to work.
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There's a common tendency to put off undesirable tasks until later.
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While in the moment that might seem okay,
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later on you often end up regretting that decision.
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For me personally, when I put off an important task until later,
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I often dwell on the fact that I haven't finished it yet
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and I dread having to do it at a later time.
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In other words, I don't even get to enjoy the time
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that I spend not doing the task because I'm thinking about the fact that I still have to do it later.
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I'm sure some of you have experienced this as well.
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In my opinion, the best way to avoid procrastinating in this way is to do your most important
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or difficult task first thing in the morning.
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This is an important concept that can really change your life.
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Suffer now so you can enjoy yourself later.
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It takes a lot of discipline
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and willpower to commit yourself to doing the hardest task first
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but after you finish it the rest of the day is smooth sailing.
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Alright, lastly let's talk about procrastination in your personal life.
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Maybe you have some goals you want to achieve
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or things you want to do in life but you never actually get around to doing them.
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Well, one thing you can do to change this is to be more specific with your goals.
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For example, instead of having the goal to get good at English as soon as possible,
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make your goal measurable.
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How about, be able to hold a conversation with the native English speaker by the end of the year.
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This goal is actually something you can visualize, measure, and accomplish.
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Don't be vague with your goals.
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In this way, you can actually plan and take steps towards this concrete objective.
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Okay, now I'm going to ask you three questions about today's video.
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Write your answers in a comment down below.
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Number one, what is procrastination?
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Number two, what's one way to avoid procrastinating at work?
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And number three, how can you improve your personal goals?
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All right, before we go,
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remember to sign up for our $1 listening practice seminars
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and download our free Listening Time podcast so you can practice your listening skills.
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And of course, subscribe to the channel,
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click on the bell, and follow us on Instagram.
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I'll see you next time.
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在这段视频中，您将能够提高您的英语听力和理解能力，同时也有机会练习口语表达。通过“看YouTube学英语”，您可以感受真实的对话场景，帮助您更好地掌握英语口语练习的技巧。此外，您可以尝试跟随视频中的对话内容，通过反复练习，加强您在日常交流中的流利度。
语法和表达在语境中
在这段视频中，讲者介绍了关于拖延症（procrastination）的概念，并通过以下几点表达其中的语法结构：
- I imagine that... – 这个句型常用于表达个人的看法和猜测，可以帮助您在对话中插入自己的观点。
- Instead of doing... – 这个结构能够让您谈论替代性选择，非常适合在日常交流中提出不同的建议。
- It might mean that... – 这种表达方式用来说明某种情况的可能性，能够帮助您讨论不确定性。
- For example... – 通过提供实例，您可以让您的表达更加生动有趣，也能帮助听众更好地理解您的观点。
以上结构在雅思口语练习中也非常有用，可以增加您表达的丰富性。
常见的发音陷阱
在视频中，有几个单词和短语可能会给非母语者带来发音上的挑战：
- Procrastination – 注意重音的放置，发音时要清晰区分每个音节。
- Assignments – 该词的连读可能让发音变得困难，建议多次练习以增强流利度。
- Pull an all-nighter – 这个习语在英语中常用，但其发音与书写形式略有不同，需加以注意。
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