跟读练习: British Accent Shadowing | The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James | British Accent Practice (C1–C2) - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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Hello and welcome to British Accent Shadowing.
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I'm Ashley Howard, a UK voice coach,
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and among many things I help people with standard southern British English.
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Today we're working with an extract from The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James,
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one of the great classics of English literature.
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This passage sits around C1 to C2 level,
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meaning the language is advanced with complex sentence structures and nuanced vocabulary.
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Texts like this are ideal for developing a natural British accent,
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strengthening connected speech and refining your sense of rhythm and phrasing.
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I'll read the passage once at a natural pace,
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then we'll go through it line by line so you can shadow and repeat after me,
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helping you build fluency, clarity and confidence in spoken English.
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You can also download the free PDF of today's passage with vocabulary notes using the link in the description below.
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Let's begin.
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Under certain circumstances, there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
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There are circumstances in which,
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whether you partake of the tea or not ,
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the situation is in itself delightful.
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Those that I have in mind in beginning to unfold this simple history offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime.
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The implements of the little feast had been disposed upon the lawn of an old English country house,
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in what I should call the perfect middle of a splendid summer afternoon.
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Part of the afternoon had waned,
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but much of it was left,
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and what was left was of the finest and rarest quality.
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Real dusk would not arrive for many hours,
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but the flood of summer light had begun to ebb,
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the air had grown mellow,
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the shadows were long upon the smooth, dense turf.
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They lengthened slowly, however, and the scene expressed that sense of leisure still to come,
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which is perhaps the chief source of one's enjoyment of such a scene at such an hour.
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From five o'clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity,
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but on such an occasion as this,
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the interval could be only an eternity of pleasure.
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The persons concerned in it were taking their pleasure quietly,
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and they were not of the sex which is supposed to furnish the regular votaries of the ceremony I have mentioned.
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The shadows on the perfect lawn were straight and angular.
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They were the shadows of an old man sitting in a deep wicker chair near the low table on
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which the tea had been served,
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and of two younger men strolling to and fro in desultory talk in front of him.
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The old man had his cup in his hand.
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It was an unusually large cup of a different pattern from the rest of the set,
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and painted in brilliant colours.
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He disposed of its contents with much circumspection,
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holding it for a long time close to his chin,
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with his face turned to the house.
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His companions had either finished their tea or were indifferent to their privilege.
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They smoked cigarettes as they continued to stroll.
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One of them, from time to time,
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as he passed, looked with a certain attention at the elder man,
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who, unconscious of observation, rested his eyes upon the rich red front of his dwelling.
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The house that rose beyond the lawn was a structure to repay such consideration,
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and was the most characteristic object in the particularly English picture I have attempted to sketch.
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Now copy after me.
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Under certain circumstances, there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour
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dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
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There are circumstances in which,
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whether you partake of the tea or not some people of course never do,
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the situation is in itself delightful.
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Those that I have in mind in beginning to unfold this simple history
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offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime.
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The implements of the little feast
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had been disposed upon the lawn of an old
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English country house in what I should call the perfect middle
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of a splendid summer afternoon.
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Part of the afternoon had waned,
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but much of it was left.
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and what was left was of the finest and rarest quality.
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Real dusk would not arrive for many hours,
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but the flood of summer light had begun to ebb.
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The air had grown mellow.
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The shadows were long upon the smooth, dense turf.
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They lengthened slowly, however,
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and the scene expressed that sense of leisure still to come,
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which is perhaps the chief source of one's enjoyment of such a scene at such an hour.
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from five o'clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity.
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But on such an occasion as this,
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the interval could be only an eternity of pleasure.
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The persons concerned in it were taking their pleasure quietly and they were not of the sex which is supposed
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to furnish the regular votaries of the ceremony I have mentioned.
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The shadows on the perfect lawn were straight and angular.
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They were the shadows of an old man
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sitting in a deep wicker chair near the low table on
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which the tea had been served.
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and of two younger men strolling to
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and fro in desultory talk in front of him.
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The old man had his cup in his hand.
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It was an unusually large cup of a different pattern from the rest of the set,
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and painted in brilliant colours.
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He disposed of its contents with much circumspection,
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holding it for a long time close to his chin,
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with his face turned to the house.
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His companions had either finished their tea or were indifferent to their privilege.
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They smoked cigarettes as they continued to stroll.
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One of them, from time to time,
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as he passed, looked with a certain attention at the elder man who, unconscious of observation,
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rested his eyes upon the rich red front of his dwelling,
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The house
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that rose beyond the lawn was a structure to repay such consideration
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and It was the most characteristic
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object in the particularly English picture I have attempted to sketch.
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Now speak with me at the same time.
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contemporary standard British accent.
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Under certain circumstances, there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
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There are circumstances in which,
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whether you partake of the tea or not ,
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the situation is in itself delightful.
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Those that I have in mind in beginning to unfold this simple history offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime.
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The implements of the little feast had been disposed upon the lawn of an old English country house,
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in what I should call the perfect middle of a splendid summer afternoon.
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Part of the afternoon had waned,
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but much of it was left,
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and what was left was of the finest and rarest quality.
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Real dusk would not arrive for many hours,
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but the flood of summer light had begun to ebb,
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the air had grown mellow,
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the shadows were long upon the smooth dense turf.
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They lengthened slowly, however, and the scene expressed that sense of leisure still to come,
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which is perhaps the chief source of one's enjoyment of such a scene at such an hour.
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From five o'clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity,
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but on such an occasion as this the interval could be only an eternity of pleasure.
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The persons concerned in it were taking their pleasure quietly,
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and they were not of the sex which is supposed to furnish the regular votaries of the ceremony I have mentioned.
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The shadows on the perfect lawn were straight and angular.
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They were the shadows of an old man sitting in a deep wicker chair near the low table on
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which the tea had been served,
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and of two younger men strolling to and fro in desultory talk in front of him him.
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The old man had his cup in his hand.
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It was an unusually large cup of a different pattern from the rest of the set,
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and painted in brilliant colours.
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He disposed of its contents with much circumspection,
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holding it for a long time close to his chin,
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with his face turned to the house.
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His companions had either finished their tea or were indifferent to their privilege.
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They smoked cigarettes as they continued to stroll.
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One of them, from time to time,
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as he passed, looked with a certain attention at the elder man who,
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unconscious of observation, rested his eyes upon the rich red front of his dwelling.
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The house that rose beyond the lawn was a structure to repay such consideration,
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and as the most characteristic object in the particularly English picture I have attempted to sketch.
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Great work today!
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Shadowing a literary passage, like The Portrait of a Lady,
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is a powerful way to develop rhythm,
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stress patterns and expressive flow of British English.
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Regular practice like this helps you move from careful pronunciation to natural, confident speech.
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Your support makes it possible for me to keep creating these resources.
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Thanks for watching, and I'll see you in the next British Accent Shadowing Session.
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在视频中，Ashley教练使用了几个重要的英语结构，这些结构对于提升语言表达能力尤其有效：
- 复杂句: 例如“Under certain circumstances, there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”在这个句子中，使用了“under certain circumstances”的条件句，帮助表述情况的变化。
- 非谓语动词: 例如“whether you partake of the tea or not”展示了对于参与与否的选择，能够灵活运用这类结构，能使表达更加丰富。
- 定语从句: “that I have in mind in beginning to unfold this simple history”中的“that”引导的定语从句，用于更具体地描述该句所提及的“历史”，这种结构的使用使得表达更为细腻。
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- “circumstances”: 注意这个词中“circum”的轻音和“stances”的重音，能够帮助你正确发音。
- “afternoon tea”: 这个短语在快速说时容易变得模糊，练习发音时要确保每个音节都清晰可辨。
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