跟读练习: Brain Science for Kids - Thinking and Feeling - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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You know, the brain isn't just a simple thinking machine.
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You know, the brain isn't just a simple thinking machine.
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The brain can think in different ways at different times.
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Let's have a look at two parts of the brain.
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The job of the bottom bit down here is to keep you safe.
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Some people like to call it the downstairs brain.
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When you are feeling threatened or scared,
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it wakes up and sends you into action to help you keep safe.
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This is the part of the brain where fear lives and worry and sometimes even anger.
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And it's not just a human thing.
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Almost every creature on earth has a brain part just like this.
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Now this top part of the brain is a little bit more complicated and it's particularly busy in humans.
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It's the part of the brain that helps us solve some really tricky problems.
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This is where our sensible thinking works best.
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It helps us solve problems using facts and clear reason.
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It can also come up with some amazingly clever and creative ideas.
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This is the part of the brain that has helped humans throughout history to build houses,
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plan roads, write stories, invent electricity and create some amazing artwork, music and technology.
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Another great talent of the upstairs brain is that it helps us plan and organize the things we need to do.
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It can help us to get started on our schoolwork,
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work out tricky maths problems,
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get projects done, stay persistent,
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finish our work and even give it in to the teacher on time.
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The brain is incredibly clever but it can't do all of these jobs at once.
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So how does the brain decide what is important and what to focus on?
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When we feel scared or threatened,
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the downstairs brain automatically gets all of the attention.
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This is great because it can keep us safe from danger when there is no time to wait.
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Imagine that a soccer ball is flying towards your head while you are chatting with your friends in the playground.
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This is not a time to be thinking up a creative idea for your science project,
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so the upstairs brain is not really needed in that moment.
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Instead it shuts down and gives all the energy to the downstairs brain.
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This is a great plan because it's the downstairs brain
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that has the power to move you out of the way of that soccer ball really quickly.
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The brain is really clever and useful like that.
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What about all those times when you feel really scared
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but there's no actual danger to your body like
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when you are worried about giving a speech
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or getting in trouble the upstairs brain doesn't realize
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that your body is safe from harm
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but it still gives its energy to the downstairs brain
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so the worry part gets louder
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and the sensible part of the brain gets all covered up
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and mushed over and harder to connect with life can get pretty difficult when we can't connect with our sensible brain.
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It can be really hard to make good decisions.
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This is why it's harder to think straight when you are really worried or angry.
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It can make our worries exaggerate or make our anger grow.
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It can make us want to do things our way and only our way because our ways and ideas feel much safer.
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The problem is it can cause fights with our friends especially if they want to do it their way.
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When we can't connect with our sensible brain it also means
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that when our parents try to explain stuff to us we might not be able to listen properly
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and then arguments can grow bigger.
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It's really really hard making good decisions when the sensible brain is hidden.
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The The good thing is,
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once the downstairs brain calms down,
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we can find our sensible brain again and can apologise for our actions or problem solve for next time.
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Often humans don't even realise which part of the brain is being loudest,
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but if you get better at noticing which part of the brain is working in different situations,
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you will find it easier to connect with the sensible part of the brain more often.
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Sometimes we can do this even though we are scared at the same time.
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Some kids can even notice that it's happening and ask their parents for help.
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I'm not saying it's easy, but it is possible.
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And the better we get at it, the easier life gets.
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关于本课
在这一课中，学习者将重点练习与大脑思维和情感相关的英语口语。通过分析和讨论大脑的不同部分及它们在面对威胁或挑战时的作用，学生将能够更好地理解如何表达复杂的思维过程和情感反应。这不仅有助于提高理解能力，还可以帮助学习者在口语练习中运用这些概念，与他人进行更深层次的交流。
关键词汇与短语
- 大脑 (brain) - 研究情感和思维的身体部位。
- 威胁 (threatened) - 面对危险时的感觉。
- 解决 (solve) - 寻找问题的解决方案的过程。
- 创意 (creative) - 独特而新颖的想法。
- 计划 (plan) - 安排需要做的事情的过程。
- 听 (listen) - 认真听取他人意见的能力。
- 情感 (emotion) - 影响个人反应的心情状态。
- 选择 (decide) - 做出判断或选择的过程。
练习技巧
在观看这个视频时，建议使用shadowspeak的方法进行口语练习。首先，调整视频的播放速度，以便能够跟上讲解者的语速。这个视频的内容情感丰富，因此适当的播放速度可以帮助你更好地捕捉每个情感表达和语调变化，提升你的提高英语发音和流利度。在准备模仿时，建议分段进行，每次集中在一至两个句子上，尽量模仿其语气和情感，以帮助你建立更自然的表达方式。可以尝试在shadowing site上录制自己的声音，并与原视频进行对比，找出发音和语调上的差异。通过shadowing练习，你将能够提高你的英语口语能力，使交流更加流畅和自信。
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。